One plus one — Jeonghan X Joshua: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync한 걸음씩 가까워져 가han geo·reum·ssik kka·kka·wo·jeo gaStep by step, I'm getting closerPlay the first verse with translationNo sign-upWhat does “One plus one” by Jeonghan X Joshua mean?
“One plus one” by Jeonghan X Joshua is a playful love song about two people who feel incomplete alone and become whole together. They are used to empty days and a half-empty heart until her gaze matches theirs, like puzzle pieces that finally fit. They ask her to let them join her, picture a moonlit dream they don't want to wake from, and plead for her to feel the same and stay close.
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.
한 걸음씩 가까워져 가Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): han geo·reum·ssik kka·kka·wo·jeo ga
Meaning: Step by step, I'm getting closer
Words in this line- 한hanone
- 걸음씩geo·reum·ssikstep by step
- 가까워져kka·kka·wo·jeogetting closer
- 가gago on
Word for word: One step each becoming-close go.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 한 걸음씩 literally means 'one step each', but -씩 gives the sense of 'gradually, bit by bit'. 가까워져 is 'becoming close', and the final 가 (from 가다, 'to go') adds 'and keep doing so'. Together it is not just 'closer' but a slow, continuing approach.
온전한 하나가 되고 싶어 난Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): on·jeon·han ha·na·ga doe·go si·peo nan
Meaning: I want to become one whole with you
Words in this line- 온전한on·jeon·hanwhole
- 하나가ha·na·gaone
- 되고doe·gobecoming
- 싶어si·peowant to
- 난nanI
Word for word: Whole one becoming want I.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 온전한 alone means 'whole, intact' and 하나 means 'one'. 되고 싶어 is 'want to become'. Together it is not 'be near' but 'fully merge into one'. 난 is short for 나는 and marks 'I' as the topic.
너와 함께 걸을 endingListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): neo·wa ham·kke geo·reul ending
Meaning: An ending we will walk through together
Words in this line- 너와neo·wawith you
- 함께ham·kketogether
- 걸을geo·reulwill walk
Word for word: With you together will-walk ending
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 걸을 is the verb 'walk' in a future modifier form placed before the noun ending, like 'a to-be-walked ending'. That is why the literal version is awkward. The meaning is walking the story to its end together with you.
더 닿고 싶어 아침이 와도Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): deo da·ko si·peo a·chi·mi wa·do
Meaning: Even when morning comes, I want to be closer
Words in this line- 더deomore
- 닿고da·koto touch
- 싶어si·peoI want
- 아침이a·chi·mimorning
- 와도wa·doeven if it comes
Word for word: More to-touch I-want, morning even-if comes
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 닿고 싶어 combines 'touch/reach' with 'want', which together means a longing to be right next to someone. 와도 means 'even if it comes'. Morning stands for the night together ending, yet the feeling does not.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 갇혀 | ga·cheo | trapped |
| 갈증 | gal·jeung | thirst |
| 감싸 | gam·ssa | wrapping |
| 같길 | gat·kkil | hope it's same |
| 같아 | ga·ta | is the same |
| 그럴 | geu·reol | in that case |
| 깨고 | kkae·go | waking |
| 꿈이라면 | kku·mi·ra·myeon | if it is a dream |
| 나와 | na·wa | with me |
| 너도 | neo·do | you too |
| 너만 | neo·man | only you |
| 네게 | ne·ge | to you |
| 눈빛이야 | nun·bi·chi·ya | it's a look |
| 다른 | da·reun | different |
| 달빛 | dal·bit | moonlight |
| 달아나지 | da·ra·na·ji | to run away |
| 당겨가 | dang·gyeo·ga | pull closer |
| 떨림이 | tteol·li·mi | trembling |
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Questions about “One plus one”
What is “One plus one” by Jeonghan X Joshua about?
“One plus one” by Jeonghan X Joshua is a playful love song about two people who feel incomplete alone and become whole together.
What does “한 걸음씩 가까워져 가” mean in “One plus one”?
Step by step, I'm getting closer. 한 걸음씩 literally means 'one step each', but -씩 gives the sense of 'gradually, bit by bit'.
What does “온전한 하나가 되고 싶어 난” mean in “One plus one”?
I want to become one whole with you. 온전한 alone means 'whole, intact' and 하나 means 'one'.
How do you pronounce “너와 함께 걸을 ending”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “neo·wa ham·kke geo·reul ending”: that's how it's actually sung by Jeonghan X Joshua, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “One plus one” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Eunsu goes through all 77 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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