SNEAKERS — ITZY: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync색안경 끼고 보는 게 죄지sae·gan·gyeong kki·go bo·neun ge joe·jiLooking at things with prejudice — that's the sinListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
ITZY's “SNEAKERS” is about a young woman who shrugs off labels and other people's judgment and sets out to live as herself. She feels light and unafraid, ignores stares and orders, and treats lacing up her shoes as the start of a run toward the top. The mood is cocky, free and playful, driven by a heartbeat of youthful energy and the sense that her best is still ahead.
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.
색안경 끼고 보는 게 죄지Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): sae·gan·gyeong kki·go bo·neun ge joe·ji
Meaning: Looking at things with prejudice — that's the sin
Words in this line- 색안경sae·gan·gyeongtinted glasses
- 끼고kki·gowearing
- 보는bo·neunlooking
- 게gethe fact that
- 죄지joe·jiis a sin
색안경 (tinted glasses) alone is just colored glasses, but '색안경 끼고 보다' is a fixed idiom for 'to view with prejudice.' 죄 (sin) at the end isn't literal crime — it's a reproach: being judgmental is itself the wrongdoing.
다 가질 듯한 attitude 그거면 돼 ahListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): da ga·jil tteu·tan attitude geu·geo·myeon dwae ah
Meaning: An attitude like I could have it all — that's all I need (ah)
Words in this line- 다daall
- 가질ga·jilwill have
- 듯한tteu·tanas if
- 그거면geu·geo·myeonif that
- 돼dwaethat'll do
Word for word: All possess-seeming attitude that-if becomes (ah)
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 다 가질 듯한 isn't 'I have it all' but 'looking like I could have it all' (듯한 = 'as if'). 그거면 돼 literally 'if that, it becomes', but idiomatically means 'that's enough' — a conversational formula for sufficiency, not literal becoming.
요즘 꽂힌 말이 하나 있지Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): yo·jeum kko·chin ma·ri ha·na it·jji
Meaning: There's a phrase I've been hooked on lately
Words in this line- 요즘yo·jeumthese days
- 꽂힌kko·chinstuck on
- 말이ma·riphrase
- 하나ha·naone
- 있지it·jjithere is
꽂히다 literally means 'to get pierced/stuck into', but colloquially it means 'to become hooked on/obsessed with' — here, a phrase stuck in their head.
자유롭게 뛰고 싶어 다른 사람Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ja·yu·rop·kke ttwi·go si·peo da·reun sa·ram
Meaning: I want to run free, unlike everyone else
Words in this line- 자유롭게ja·yu·rop·kkefreely
- 뛰고ttwi·gorun/dash
- 싶어si·peowant to
- 다른da·reunother
- 사람sa·rampeople
'다른 사람' (other people) here starts a phrase completed by '시선들' in the next line: together, 'other people's stares.'
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가게 | ga·ge | to end up going |
| 가보자고 | ga·bo·ja·go | let's go |
| 거야 | geo·ya | will |
| 걸어 | geo·reo | walking |
| 끝을 | kkeu·teul | tip |
| 나로 | na·ro | as myself |
| 될지 | doel·jji | whether it'll be |
| 멀리 | meol·li | far |
| 멈추지 | meom·chu·ji | stop |
| 모르지만 | mo·reu·ji·man | don't know, but |
| 살고 | sal·go | live |
| 상관없어 | sang·gwa·neop·sseo | I don't care |
| 시선들 | si·seon·deul | stares |
| 어디까지 | eo·di·kka·ji | how far |
| 올린 | ol·lin | raised |
| 일단은 | il·da·neun | for now |
| 채로 | chae·ro | while staying |
| 치켜 | chi·kyeo | tilting up |
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Questions about “SNEAKERS”
What is “SNEAKERS” by ITZY about?
ITZY's “SNEAKERS” is about a young woman who shrugs off labels and other people's judgment and sets out to live as herself.
What does “다 가질 듯한 attitude 그거면 돼 ah” mean in “SNEAKERS”?
An attitude like I could have it all — that's all I need (ah). 다 가질 듯한 isn't 'I have it all' but 'looking like I could have it all' (듯한 = 'as if').
What does “색안경 끼고 보는 게 죄지” mean in “SNEAKERS”?
Looking at things with prejudice — that's the sin.
How do you pronounce “요즘 꽂힌 말이 하나 있지”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “yo·jeum kko·chin ma·ri ha·na it·jji”: that's how it's actually sung by ITZY, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “SNEAKERS” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Ari goes through all 70 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
- Artist
- ITZY
- Official video
- JYP Entertainment · YouTube
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