Magnetic — ILLIT: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync거대한 자석이 된 것만 같아 my heartgeo·dae·han ja·seo·gi doen geon·man ga·ta my heartIt feels like my heart became a huge magnetListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
ILLIT's “Magnetic” is about a girl who tries to stay cool but can't hide how strongly she's drawn to someone. She feels the pull like a magnet in her chest, and even their opposite personalities become proof that they fit. Nervous and giddy at first, she ends up choosing courage, signaling yes and rushing toward him without holding back.
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.
거대한 자석이 된 것만 같아 my heartListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): geo·dae·han ja·seo·gi doen geon·man ga·ta my heart
Meaning: It feels like my heart became a huge magnet
Words in this line- 거대한geo·dae·hanhuge
- 자석이ja·seo·gimagnet
- 된doenbecame
- 것만geon·manonly thing
- 같아ga·tafeels like
"것만 같아" literally reads like "as if it's only the same thing," a fixed expression meaning "it feels like..."; together it gives "it feels like (my heart) became a magnet."
네 모든 게 내 맘에 달라붙어버려 boyListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ne mo·deun ge nae ma·me dal·la·bu·teo·beo·ryeo boy
Meaning: Everything about you sticks to my heart, boy
Words in this line- 네neyour
- 모든mo·deunevery
- 게gething
- 내naemy
- 맘에ma·meto my heart
- 달라붙어버려dal·la·bu·teo·beo·ryeosticks completely
Word for word: Your everything-subject my heart-to sticks-completely-away, boy
Why it doesn't translate word for word: '맘' is the casual contraction of '마음' (heart/mind). '모든 게' is a contraction of '모든 것이' (everything). '달라붙어버려' = '달라붙다' (to stick) + '버리다' (a completion ending with a nuance of 'it just happened, can't stop it') — stronger than plain 'sticks.'
숨기고 싶지 않아 자석 같은 my heartListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): sum·gi·go sip·jji a·na ja·seok ga·teun my heart
Meaning: I don't want to hide my magnet-like heart
Words in this line- 숨기고sum·gi·gohiding
- 싶지sip·jjiwant to
- 않아a·nanot
- 자석ja·seokmagnet
- 같은ga·teunlike
내 맘의 끌림대로 너를 향해 갈게, boyListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nae ma·mui kkeul·lim·dae·ro neo·reul hyang·hae gal·kke, boy
Meaning: I'll go toward you, following my heart's pull, boy
Words in this line- 내naemy
- 맘의ma·muiheart's
- 끌림대로kkeul·lim·dae·ropull
- 너를neo·reulyou
- 향해hyang·haetoward
- 갈게,gal·kke,I'll go
Word for word: my heart's pull you toward I'll go boy
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Korean piles postpositions like 대로 ("according to") and 향해 ("toward") before the verb and drops the subject "I," so the literal order feels backwards in English. It means she'll follow her heart's pull straight to him. Key words: 끌림 (pull/attraction), 갈게 (I'll go).
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 과몰입해 | gwa·mo·ri·pae | get absorbed |
| 그래서 | geu·rae·seo | that's why |
| 극이지만 | geu·gi·ji·man | poles, but |
| 끌리지 | kkeul·li·ji | drawn |
| 끌어당겨 | kkeu·reo·dang·gyeo | pulls in |
| 너에게 | neo·e·ge | to you |
| 네게 | ne·ge | on you |
| 뛰어 | ttwi·eo | beats |
| 만들래 | man·deul·lae | will make |
| 멀리서도 | meol·li·seo·do | even from afar |
| 뭐지 | mwo·ji | what |
| 배짱이지 | bae·jjang·i·ji | has guts |
| 순간에 | sun·ga·ne | moment |
| 심장이 | sim·jang·i | heart |
| 여잔 | yeo·jan | a girl |
| 이끌림 | i·kkeul·lim | attraction |
| 인정할게 | in·jeong·hal·kke | I'll admit |
| 직진해 | jik·jjin·hae | go straight |
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Questions about “Magnetic”
What is “Magnetic” by ILLIT about?
ILLIT's “Magnetic” is about a girl who tries to stay cool but can't hide how strongly she's drawn to someone.
What does “네 모든 게 내 맘에 달라붙어버려 boy” mean in “Magnetic”?
Everything about you sticks to my heart, boy. '맘' is the casual contraction of '마음' (heart/mind).
What does “내 맘의 끌림대로 너를 향해 갈게, boy” mean in “Magnetic”?
I'll go toward you, following my heart's pull, boy. Korean piles postpositions like 대로 ("according to") and 향해 ("toward") before the verb and drops the subject "I," so the literal order feels backwards in…
How do you pronounce “거대한 자석이 된 것만 같아 my heart”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “geo·dae·han ja·seo·gi doen geon·man ga·ta my heart”: that's how it's actually sung by ILLIT, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Magnetic” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Rena goes through all 55 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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