XOXZ — IVE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync내가 다 이뤄줄게, 너는 그냥 꿈만 꾸면 돼nae·ga da i·rwo·jul·kke, neo·neun geu·nyang kkum·man kku·myeon dwaeI'll make it all come true, you just keep dreamingListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
“XOXZ” by IVE is a confident song about drawing someone into a dream and asking for all of their love, and then some. The title swaps the final O of XOXO, hugs and kisses, for a sleepy Z. The singer promises to make any fantasy real as long as they keep dreaming, hints that waking up won't be easy, and asks for trust despite warning signals like red lights. The tone is playful and bold, with a stubborn insistence on keeping them even after the dream ends.
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.
내가 다 이뤄줄게, 너는 그냥 꿈만 꾸면 돼Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nae·ga da i·rwo·jul·kke, neo·neun geu·nyang kkum·man kku·myeon dwae
Meaning: I'll make it all come true, you just keep dreaming
Words in this line- 내가nae·gaI
- 다daall
- 이뤄줄게,i·rwo·jul·kke,I'll fulfil for you
- 너는neo·neunyou
- 그냥geu·nyangjust
- 꿈만kkum·manonly dream
- 꾸면kku·myeonif you dream
- 돼dwaeit's enough
Word for word: I all will-fulfil-for-you, you just dream only if dreaming — becomes
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 이뤄줄게 joins 이루다 'to achieve', 주다 'to give' and -ㄹ게 'I promise', so it means 'I'll make it happen for you'. 꿈을 꾸다 is literally 'to dream a dream', and 꾸면 돼 'if you dream, it works' means 'all you need to do is dream'. The endings carry a promise and a coaxing tone that no single word has.
점점 커지는 silence (you know it), 아득히 너를 이끈 소리Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): jeom·jeom keo·ji·neun silence yu know it a·deu·ki neo·reul i·kkeun so·ri
Meaning: The silence keeps growing (you know it), the sound that led you far away
Words in this line- 점점jeom·jeomgradually
- 커지는keo·ji·neungrowing
- 아득히a·deu·kifar away
- 너를neo·reulyou (obj.)
- 이끈i·kkeunthat led
- 소리so·risound
Word for word: Gradually growing silence (you know it), distantly you-led sound
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 커지는 'becoming big' and 이끈 'that led' are modifier forms placed before the noun, so English has to flip the order. 아득히 means 'faintly, far off' and gives a feeling of sinking away. The English silence and you know it are dropped straight into the Korean line.
너는 깨어날 수 없을 걸 깨어나지 마Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): neo·neun kkae·eo·nal ssu eop·sseul kkeol kkae·eo·na·ji ma
Meaning: You won't be able to wake up, so don't wake up
Words in this line- 너는neo·neunyou
- 깨어날kkae·eo·nalwake up
- 수ssuway/ability
- 없을eop·sseulnot exist
- 걸kkeolI guess
- 깨어나지kkae·eo·na·jiwake up
- 마madon't
Word for word: You wake-up way not-exist I-guess, wake-up don't
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 수 없다 literally means 'there is no way', and the tail 걸 adds a soft guess, giving 'you probably can't'. 마 on its own is just 'don't', but ending the line it becomes a coaxing command. Together it sounds like a velvety threat.
꿈을 깨더라도 가져야겠어Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): kku·meul kkae·deo·ra·do ga·jyeo·ya·ge·sseo
Meaning: Even if the dream ends, I'm going to have you
Words in this line- 꿈을kku·meuldream
- 깨더라도kkae·deo·ra·doeven if it breaks
- 가져야겠어ga·jyeo·ya·ge·sseoI must have
Word for word: Dream even-if-wake, must-have-I-will
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 꿈을 깨다 means 'to wake from a dream', while 깨다 alone is 'to wake/break'. The ending -더라도 means 'even if' and -야겠어 states firm resolve. Together: even if it all turns out to be a dream, I'll still get it.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 감아볼래 | ga·ma·bol·lae | want to close |
| 것을 | geo·seul | thing |
| 괜히 | gwaen·hi | needlessly |
| 끄덕여봐 | kkeu·deo·gyeo·bwa | try nodding |
| 너라면 | neo·ra·myeon | if it's you |
| 노래를 | no·rae·reul | the song |
| 다치지 | da·chi·ji | get hurt |
| 더는 | deo·neun | any more |
| 됐으니 | dwae·sseu·ni | enough |
| 따라와 | tta·ra·wa | follow |
| 모든 | mo·deun | every |
| 모조리 | mo·jo·ri | every last bit |
| 못되게 | mot·ttoe·ge | meaner |
| 믿니 | min·ni | do you trust? |
| 상상하든 | sang·sang·ha·deun | whether you imagine |
| 순진한 | sun·jin·han | innocent |
| 어때 | eo·ttae | how about |
| 원해 | won·hae | I want |
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Questions about “XOXZ”
What is “XOXZ” by IVE about?
“XOXZ” by IVE is a confident song about drawing someone into a dream and asking for all of their love, and then some.
What does “내가 다 이뤄줄게, 너는 그냥 꿈만 꾸면 돼” mean in “XOXZ”?
I'll make it all come true, you just keep dreaming. 이뤄줄게 joins 이루다 'to achieve', 주다 'to give' and -ㄹ게 'I promise', so it means 'I'll make it happen for you'.
What does “점점 커지는 silence (you know it), 아득히 너를 이끈 소리” mean in “XOXZ”?
The silence keeps growing (you know it), the sound that led you far away. 커지는 'becoming big' and 이끈 'that led' are modifier forms placed before the noun, so English has to flip the order.
How do you pronounce “너는 깨어날 수 없을 걸 깨어나지 마”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “neo·neun kkae·eo·nal ssu eop·sseul kkeol kkae·eo·na·ji ma”: that's how it's actually sung by IVE, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “XOXZ” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Yoona goes through all 47 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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