PUSH BACK — IDID: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “PUSH BACK” by IDID mean?
IDID’s “PUSH BACK” is a bold invitation to know them as they are, without labels or resistance. They rip off an ill-fitting price tag, break the mold, and let cracked glass sparkle, treating fear and failure as the start of a story rather than its end.
What the song is about
Through a maze, a crumpled notebook and a puzzle made of their youth, they head skyward, confident even without knowing what waits.
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.
흔들리는 거지 그냥 춤추듯이 Rockin'Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): heun·deul·li·neun geo·ji geu·nyang chum·chu·deu·si Rockin'
Meaning: I'm just swaying as if dancing, rockin'
Words in this line- 흔들리는heun·deul·li·neunswaying
- 거지geo·jiit's just that
- 그냥geu·nyangjust
- 춤추듯이chum·chu·deu·sias if dancing
Word for word: Swaying-one it-is just dance-like Rockin'
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 흔들리는 means 'swaying' and the ending 거지 carries no dictionary meaning but adds a shrug-like 'that's all it is'. 춤추듯이 means 'as if dancing'. Together they turn wobbling into a deliberate dance rather than weakness.
실패가 다 끝은 아니지 나에겐 프롤로그Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): sil·pae·ga da kkeu·teu na·ni·ji na·e·gen peu·rol·lo·geu
Meaning: Failure isn't the end; for me it's the prologue.
Words in this line- 실패가sil·pae·gafailure
- 다daentirely
- 끝은kkeu·teuthe end
- 아니지na·ni·jiis not, right
- 나에겐na·e·gento me
- 프롤로그peu·rol·lo·geuprologue
실패 means failure and 끝 means end; with 다 ... 아니지 it becomes 'not all over, right?'. 프롤로그 (prologue) frames the failure as only the opening chapter of the story.
받아들 일수록 자유로워 이제 빛이 보여Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ba·da·deul il·ssu·rok jja·yu·ro·wo i·je bi·chi bo·yeo
Meaning: The more I accept, the freer I am; now I can see the light.
Words in this line- 받아들ba·da·deulaccept
- 일수록il·ssu·rokthe more
- 자유로워jja·yu·ro·wofree
- 이제i·jenow
- 빛이bi·chilight
- 보여bo·yeois visible
The ending -ㄹ수록 means 'the more... the more', so 받아들일수록 is 'the more I accept'. 보여 alone is 'is visible', so 빛이 보여 means 'I can see the light'.
가까워질수록 강해지는 SignListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ga·kka·wo·jil·ssu·rok kkang·hae·ji·neun Sign
Meaning: The closer we get, the stronger the sign.
Words in this line- 가까워질수록ga·kka·wo·jil·ssu·rokthe closer
- 강해지는kkang·hae·ji·neungrowing stronger
Word for word: Becoming-close-the-more growing-strong Sign.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 가까워질 means 'become close' and 수록 means 'the more', so together 'the closer… the more'. 강해지는 is 'becoming strong', describing a sign that gradually intensifies.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 73
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 2:42
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 괜히 | gwaen·hi | just because |
| 그런 | geu·reon | such |
| 기다려왔어 | gi·da·ryeo·wa·sseo | have been waiting |
| 기다릴진 | gi·da·ril·jin | will wait |
| 대로 | dae·ro | as |
| 맘먹은 | mam·meo·geun | decided |
| 멈춰 | meom·chwo | stopped |
| 모든 | mo·deun | every |
| 몰라 | mol·la | don't know |
| 어떤 | eo·tteon | what kind of |
| 우리만의 | u·ri·ma·ne | our own |
| 일이 | i·ri | thing |
| 있지 | it·jji | be |
| 찾아 | cha·ja | find |
| 커져가 | keo·jeo·ga | keeps growing |
| 필요 | pi·ryo | need |
| 한번 | han·beon | once |
| 확신은 | hwak·ssi·neun | certainty |
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Questions about “PUSH BACK”
What is “PUSH BACK” by IDID about?
IDID’s “PUSH BACK” is a bold invitation to know them as they are, without labels or resistance. They rip off an ill-fitting price tag, break the mold, and let cracked glass sparkle, treating fear and failure as the start of a story rather than its end. Through a maze, a crumpled notebook and a puzzle made of their youth, they head skyward, confident even without knowing what waits.
What does “흔들리는 거지 그냥 춤추듯이 Rockin'” mean in “PUSH BACK”?
In “PUSH BACK” by IDID, “흔들리는 거지 그냥 춤추듯이 Rockin'” means: I'm just swaying as if dancing, rockin'. 흔들리는 means 'swaying' and the ending 거지 carries no dictionary meaning but adds a shrug-like 'that's all it is'. 춤추듯이 means 'as if dancing'. Together they turn wobbling into a deliberate dance rather than weakness.
What does “가까워질수록 강해지는 Sign” mean in “PUSH BACK”?
In “PUSH BACK” by IDID, “가까워질수록 강해지는 Sign” means: The closer we get, the stronger the sign. 가까워질 means 'become close' and 수록 means 'the more', so together 'the closer… the more'. 강해지는 is 'becoming strong', describing a sign that gradually intensifies.
How do you pronounce “실패가 다 끝은 아니지 나에겐 프롤로그”?
“실패가 다 끝은 아니지 나에겐 프롤로그” from “PUSH BACK” by IDID is romanized as “silpaega da kkeuteu naniji naegen peurollogeu”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “PUSH BACK” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Mingyu goes through all 73 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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- Artist
- IDID
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