FEVER — ENHYPEN: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
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ENHYPEN's “FEVER” is about being consumed by longing for someone cold and commanding, whom the singer can't stop wanting even though it hurts. Icy, red-tinted eyes and a figure on a throne meet heat everywhere: a body on fire, a thirsty heart, a blaze that survives even as ash. It plays as a restless, feverish plea to be held and to be known.
Key lines
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.
얼음 같은 눈 (그 붉은 눈빛)Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): eo·reum ga·teun nun (geu bul·geun nun·bit)
Meaning: Eyes like ice (that red gaze)
Words in this line- 얼음eo·reumice
- 같은ga·teunlike
- 눈nuneyes
- (그(geuthat
- 붉은bul·geunred
- 눈빛)nun·bit)gaze
Word for word: ice like eyes that red gaze
Why it doesn't translate word for word: The literal order is backwards because Korean puts the comparison "ice-like" before the noun it describes, so English comes out as "ice like eyes" instead of "eyes like ice." It means her eyes are cold as ice, yet carry a reddish glint. Key words: 눈 (eyes), 붉은 (red), 눈빛 (gaze).
왕좌에 앉은 네 앞에 설 때Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): wang·jwa·e an·jeun ne a·pe seol ttae
Meaning: When I stand before you, seated on your throne
Words in this line- 왕좌에wang·jwa·eon the throne
- 앉은an·jeunseated
- 네neyou
- 앞에a·pein front of
- 설seolto stand
- 때ttaewhen
Word for word: on the throne seated you in front of to stand when
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Korean attaches the description "seated on the throne" directly onto "you" before the noun, and puts "when" at the very end, so the literal version reads back-to-front compared to English. It simply means standing before someone enthroned as ruler. Key words: 왕좌 (throne), 앉은 (seated), 설 때 (when standing).
너 때문에 온몸이 타올라Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): neo ttae·mu·ne on·mo·mi ta·ol·la
Meaning: Because of you, my whole body is on fire
Words in this line- 너neoyou
- 때문에ttae·mu·nebecause of
- 온몸이on·mo·miwhole body
- 타올라ta·ol·lais burning
Word for word: you because of whole body is burning
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Korean's "때문에" (because of) follows the noun it attaches to instead of leading the clause like English "because of," so the literal version sounds back-to-front. It means the speaker's whole body is burning up on account of this person. Key words: 때문에 (because of), 온몸 (whole body), 타올라 (burning up).
재가 돼도 불꽃이 피어나Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): jae·ga dwae·do bul·kko·chi pi·eo·na
Meaning: Even turned to ash, the flame still blooms
Words in this line- 재가jae·gaashes
- 돼도dwae·doeven if it becomes
- 불꽃이bul·kko·chiflame
- 피어나pi·eo·nablooms
Word for word: ashes even if it becomes flame blooms
Why it doesn't translate word for word: The literal version reads oddly because 재가 돼도 fuses "becomes ashes" with "even if," and 피어나 is normally the verb for flowers blooming, used here poetically for flame. It means the passion survives even after being reduced to nothing. Key words: 재 (ashes), 피어나 (blooms).
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 그래 | geu·rae | yeah |
| 그만 | geu·man | enough |
| 너에게 | neo·e·ge | to you |
| 놓아줘 | no·a·jwo | let go |
| 멈추지 | meom·chu·ji | stop |
| 멈춰 | meom·chwo | stop |
| 목말라 | mong·mal·la | is thirsty |
| 밀어내도 | mi·reo·nae·do | even if I push away |
| 불길 | bul·gil | flame |
| 심장이 | sim·jang·i | heart |
| 싶어 | si·peo | want to |
| 안고 | an·kko | hugging |
| 안아줘 | a·na·jwo | hug me |
| 안에 | a·ne | inside |
| 알고 | al·go | to know |
| 어떻게 | eo·tteo·ke | how |
| 제발 | je·bal | please |
| 타는 | ta·neun | burning |
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Questions about “FEVER”
What is “FEVER” by ENHYPEN about?
ENHYPEN's “FEVER” is about being consumed by longing for someone cold and commanding, whom the singer can't stop wanting even though it hurts.
What does “얼음 같은 눈 (그 붉은 눈빛)” mean in “FEVER”?
Eyes like ice (that red gaze). The literal order is backwards because Korean puts the comparison "ice-like" before the noun it describes, so English comes out as "ice like eyes" instead…
What does “왕좌에 앉은 네 앞에 설 때” mean in “FEVER”?
When I stand before you, seated on your throne. Korean attaches the description "seated on the throne" directly onto "you" before the noun, and puts "when" at the very end, so the literal version reads…
How do you pronounce “너 때문에 온몸이 타올라”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “neo ttae·mu·ne on·mo·mi ta·ol·la”: that's how it's actually sung by ENHYPEN, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “FEVER” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Jaemin goes through all 42 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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