LOCO — ITZY: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync몰라 이젠 이미 난 Blind 끝까지 가볼래mol·la i·jen i·mi nan Blind kkeut·kka·ji ga·bol·laeI don't know anymore, I'm already Blind — I'll see it throughListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
ITZY's “LOCO” is about being so wrapped up in someone that she no longer recognizes herself. Love feels like sweet poison and a room of mirrors, and she circles close like a kitty who has spotted an oasis. Dizzy, dangerous and willing to risk it all, she gives her heart away anyway, and the track keeps the thrill and the confusion spinning together to the end.
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.
몰라 이젠 이미 난 Blind 끝까지 가볼래Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): mol·la i·jen i·mi nan Blind kkeut·kka·ji ga·bol·lae
Meaning: I don't know anymore, I'm already Blind — I'll see it through
Words in this line- 몰라mol·laI don't know
- 이젠i·jennow
- 이미i·mialready
- 난nanI
- 끝까지kkeut·kka·jito the end
- 가볼래ga·bol·laeI'll go and see
Word for word: Don't-know now-topic already I BLIND until-end go-try-will
Why it doesn't translate word for word: '가볼래' fuses '가다' (go) + '보다' (try) + '-ㄹ래' (intend to) = 'I'll go and see,' not a plain 'I'll go'; paired with 'Blind' it shows willingness to move without knowing the outcome.
나도 내가 Outta controlListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): na·do nae·ga Outta control
Meaning: Even I don't recognize myself, I'm out of control
Words in this line- 나도na·dome too
- 내가nae·gaI myself
Word for word: Me-too I — Outta control
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 나도 내가 literally doubles 'I' (나도 = 'me too', 내가 = 'I' as subject) — not a mistake but emphasis: even she, who should know herself best, is stunned by her own state.
날 더 망가뜨려도 널 믿을 수밖에 없게 해줘Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nal deo mang·ga·tteu·ryeo·do neol mi·deul ssu·ba·kke eop·kke hae·jwo
Meaning: Even if you break me even more, make me have no choice but to believe in you
Words in this line- 날nalme
- 더deomore
- 망가뜨려도mang·ga·tteu·ryeo·doeven breaking
- 널neolyou
- 믿을mi·deulto believe
- 수밖에ssu·ba·kkeno choice but
- 없게eop·kkeso there's none
- 해줘hae·jwomake it happen
Word for word: Me more break-even-if you believe except none-so make-for-me
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 믿을 수밖에 없게 uses the -ㄹ 수밖에 없다 grammar pattern, 'cannot help but...' — here, 'cannot help but believe'. 해줘 ('do this for me') turns it into a plea: not 'I'll believe' but 'make me believe', shifting responsibility for the trust onto him.
넌 날 완전 미치게 만들어Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): neon nal wan·jeon mi·chi·ge man·deu·reo
Meaning: You drive me completely crazy
Words in this line- 넌neonyou
- 날nalme
- 완전wan·jeoncompletely
- 미치게mi·chi·gecrazy (causing)
- 만들어man·deu·reomakes
Word for word: You me completely crazy makes
Why it doesn't translate word for word: The literal reads backwards because Korean puts the object before the verb and fuses the causative ending into one word. 넌 (you) and 날 (me) are marked by particles, not word order, and 미치게 만들어 chains "go crazy" with "make." 완전 means "completely" — so it means you drive me totally crazy.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가도 | ga·do | even if |
| 간달까 | gan·dal·kka | I wonder if it makes sense |
| 갔다 | gat·tta | went |
| 갖고 | gat·kko | to have |
| 갖다 | gat·tta | take it |
| 같아 | ga·ta | is like |
| 거울이야 | geo·u·ri·ya | is a mirror |
| 굳이 | gu·ji | needlessly |
| 기분이 | gi·bu·ni | mood |
| 꺼진 | kkeo·jin | gone out |
| 나락 | na·rak | abyss |
| 날뛰어 | nal·ttwi·eo | running wild |
| 내게 | nae·ge | to me |
| 대체 | dae·che | on earth |
| 뭔데 | mwon·de | what is it |
| 미쳐 | mi·chyeo | crazily |
| 반쯤 | ban·jjeum | halfway |
| 오아시스 | o·a·si·seu | oasis |
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Questions about “LOCO”
What is “LOCO” by ITZY about?
ITZY's “LOCO” is about being so wrapped up in someone that she no longer recognizes herself.
What does “몰라 이젠 이미 난 Blind 끝까지 가볼래” mean in “LOCO”?
I don't know anymore, I'm already Blind — I'll see it through. '가볼래' fuses '가다' (go) + '보다' (try) + '-ㄹ래' (intend to) = 'I'll go and see,' not a plain 'I'll go'; paired with 'Blind' it shows willingness to move without…
What does “나도 내가 Outta control” mean in “LOCO”?
Even I don't recognize myself, I'm out of control. 나도 내가 literally doubles 'I' (나도 = 'me too', 내가 = 'I' as subject) — not a mistake but emphasis: even she, who should know herself best, is stunned by her own…
How do you pronounce “날 더 망가뜨려도 널 믿을 수밖에 없게 해줘”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “nal deo mang·ga·tteu·ryeo·do neol mi·deul ssu·ba·kke eop·kke hae·jwo”: that's how it's actually sung by ITZY, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “LOCO” explained?
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- ITZY
- Official video
- JYP Entertainment · YouTube
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