Bad Desire (With or Without You) — ENHYPEN: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “Bad Desire (With or Without You)” by ENHYPEN mean?
ENHYPEN's “Bad Desire (With or Without You)” is about a dangerous love, where the singer fears their own darkness could harm the person they want to protect. They warn that person to keep away and fight the urge to reach out, while a huge moon tints desire red and a beautiful fire burns.
What the song is about
Heaven and hell swap places depending on whether the loved one is near, and it closes with a plea to hear their deepest desires.
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4 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
널 향한 내 손을 막아도Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): neol hyang·han nae so·neul ma·ga·do
Meaning: Even if I hold back my hand reaching for you.
Words in this line- 널neolyou (object)
- 향한hyang·handirected toward
- 내naemy
- 손을so·neulhand (object)
- 막아도ma·ga·doeven if I block
Word for word: You-toward my hand even if I block.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Korean puts the modifier before the noun: 널 향한 ('directed toward you') describes 손 ('hand'), hence the odd word order. 막아도 is 'block' plus -아도 'even if'. Together: however much I restrain it, the hand still reaches out.
영겁 같은 시간을 함께할 저주를 내려도Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): yeong·geop kka·teun si·ga·neul ham·kke·hal jeo·ju·reul nae·ryeo·do
Meaning: Even if I lay a curse to be together for an eternity
Words in this line- 영겁yeong·geopeternity
- 같은kka·teunlike
- 시간을si·ga·neultime
- 함께할ham·kke·halto share
- 저주를jeo·ju·reulcurse
- 내려도nae·ryeo·doeven if I cast
Word for word: Eternity-like time will-share curse even if I cast
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 영겁 is a Buddhist-flavored word for an endless span, and 같은 means 'like', so 'eternity-like time' sounds odd. 내리다 alone means 'to lower', but with 저주 it means 'to inflict a curse'. Together: cursing you to be with me forever.
넌 결국 날 위해 기쁘게 웃을 거라서Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): neon gyeol·gung na rwi·hae gi·ppeu·ge u·seul kkeo·ra·seo
Meaning: Because in the end you'll smile happily for me
Words in this line- 넌neonyou
- 결국gyeol·gungin the end
- 날name
- 위해rwi·haefor
- 기쁘게gi·ppeu·gehappily
- 웃을u·seulwill smile
- 거라서kkeo·ra·seobecause it will be
Word for word: You in the end me for happily will smile because it will be
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 위해 alone means 'for the sake of' and 웃다 means 'to smile/laugh', together 'smile for me'. The tail 거라서 joins 'will be' and 'because', carrying the speaker's confidence about the future. It makes the line a self-assured justification.
With or without you, 너를 잃은 천국은 지옥인 걸Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): With or without you, neo·reul i·reun cheon·gu·geun ji·o·gin geol
Meaning: With or without you, a heaven without you is hell
Words in this line- 너를neo·reulyou
- 잃은i·reunhaving lost
- 천국은cheon·gu·geunheaven
- 지옥인ji·o·ginis hell
- 걸geolyou know
Word for word: With or without you, you-lost heaven hell-is you-know
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 잃은 means 'having lost' and 천국 means 'heaven', so 'you-lost heaven' is awkward, though it means 'heaven without you'. The tail 인 걸 joins 'is' and a 'you know' feeling, adding a sigh or realization. Together it sounds like a bitter discovery.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 34
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 2:22
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 것으로 | geo·seu·ro | as a thing |
| 그만 | geu·man | enough |
| 다가가지 | da·ga·ga·ji | approach |
| 달이 | da·ri | moon (subject) |
| 닿을 | da·eul | to touch |
| 멈춰서 | meom·chwo·seo | stop |
| 물들여 | mul·deu·ryeo | dyes |
| 붉게 | bul·kke | red |
| 비켜가 | bi·kyeo·ga | steer clear |
| 싶어 | si·peo | want to |
| 안은 | a·neun | having embraced |
| 어둠아 | eo·du·ma | darkness (vocative) |
| 욕망을 | yong·mang·eul | desire (object) |
| 이럼 | i·reom | if like this |
| 지옥은 | ji·o·geun | hell (topic) |
| 천국인 | cheon·gu·gin | is heaven |
| 커다란 | keo·da·ran | huge |
| 태우는 | tae·u·neun | burning |
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Questions about “Bad Desire (With or Without You)”
What is “Bad Desire (With or Without You)” by ENHYPEN about?
ENHYPEN's “Bad Desire (With or Without You)” is about a dangerous love, where the singer fears their own darkness could harm the person they want to protect. They warn that person to keep away and fight the urge to reach out, while a huge moon tints desire red and a beautiful fire burns. Heaven and hell swap places depending on whether the loved one is near, and it closes with a plea to hear their deepest desires.
What does “널 향한 내 손을 막아도” mean in “Bad Desire (With or Without You)”?
In “Bad Desire (With or Without You)” by ENHYPEN, “널 향한 내 손을 막아도” means: Even if I hold back my hand reaching for you. Korean puts the modifier before the noun: 널 향한 ('directed toward you') describes 손 ('hand'), hence the odd word order. 막아도 is 'block' plus -아도 'even if'. Together: however much I restrain it, the hand still reaches out.
What does “영겁 같은 시간을 함께할 저주를 내려도” mean in “Bad Desire (With or Without You)”?
In “Bad Desire (With or Without You)” by ENHYPEN, “영겁 같은 시간을 함께할 저주를 내려도” means: Even if I lay a curse to be together for an eternity. 영겁 is a Buddhist-flavored word for an endless span, and 같은 means 'like', so 'eternity-like time' sounds odd. 내리다 alone means 'to lower', but with 저주 it means 'to inflict a curse'. Together: cursing you to be with me forever.
How do you pronounce “넌 결국 날 위해 기쁘게 웃을 거라서”?
“넌 결국 날 위해 기쁘게 웃을 거라서” from “Bad Desire (With or Without You)” by ENHYPEN is romanized as “neon gyeolgung na rwihae gippeuge useul kkeoraseo”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
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