Free — HUNTR/X: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync어두워진 앞길 속에 (ah)eo·du·wo·jin ap·kkil so·ge ahInside the darkened path aheadListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
HUNTR/X's “Free” is about a girl who spent years hiding and feeling like a ghost, then steps into the light and owns who she is. She remembers living a double life and being labeled a problem, yet now she shines on stage with her group beside her. The mood is defiant and radiant, built on gold, glowing and unbreakable togetherness.
Key lines
3 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
어두워진 앞길 속에 (ah)Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): eo·du·wo·jin ap·kkil so·ge ah
Meaning: Inside the darkened path ahead
Words in this line- 어두워진eo·du·wo·jingrown dark
- 앞길ap·kkilroad ahead
- 속에so·geinside
Word for word: Darkened front-road inside
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 앞 means front and 길 means road, but together 앞길 means the future, the path still to be walked. 속에 literally means inside, so with "grown dark" it becomes "surrounded by darkness". The literal version sounds clipped, while the real image is fear of an unknown future.
영원히 깨질 수 없는Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): yeong·won·hi kkae·jil ssu eom·neun
Meaning: Forever unbreakable
Words in this line- 영원히yeong·won·hiforever
- 깨질kkae·jilto break
- 수ssupossibility
- 없는eom·neunwithout
깨지다 alone means 'to break', 수 없다 means 'cannot'; together 깨질 수 없는 means 'something that cannot be broken', i.e. unbreakable.
밝게 빛나는 우린Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): bal·kke bin·na·neun u·rin
Meaning: We, who shine brightly
Words in this line- 밝게bal·kkebrightly
- 빛나는bin·na·neunshining
- 우린u·rinwe
우린 is short for 우리는: 우리 means 'we' and 는 marks the topic. 빛나는 means 'shining' and describes 우리, so together: 'we who shine'.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 깨질 | kkae·jil | to break |
| 끝없이 | kkeu·deop·ssi | endlessly |
| 밝게 | bal·kke | brightly |
| 빛나는 | bin·na·neun | shining |
| 속에 | so·ge | inside |
| 앞길 | ap·kkil | road ahead |
| 어두워진 | eo·du·wo·jin | grown dark |
| 영원히 | yeong·won·hi | forever |
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Questions about “Free”
What is “Free” by HUNTR/X about?
HUNTR/X's “Free” is about a girl who spent years hiding and feeling like a ghost, then steps into the light and owns who she is.
What does “어두워진 앞길 속에 (ah)” mean in “Free”?
Inside the darkened path ahead. 앞 means front and 길 means road, but together 앞길 means the future, the path still to be walked.
What does “영원히 깨질 수 없는” mean in “Free”?
Forever unbreakable.
How do you pronounce “밝게 빛나는 우린”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “bal·kke bin·na·neun u·rin”: that's how it's actually sung by HUNTR/X, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Free” explained?
This page explains 3 key lines. In the theIDOL app Mina goes through all 46 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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Credits and sources
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- HUNTR/X
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