All Eyes On Me — JISOO: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync이제 너를 보여 봐i·je neo·reul bo·yeo bwaNow show me yourself.Play the first verse with translationNo sign-upWhat does “All Eyes On Me” by JISOO mean?
JISOO's “All Eyes On Me” is about a woman who demands her love's full, undivided attention and asks him to show his real self. She calls that wish natural rather than greedy, wants words that mean something, and sees her heart as verified like a blue check. She invites him to watch her like a film and leap like a bungee jumper, while hinting that a moment can vanish and love can't be bought.
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.
이제 너를 보여 봐Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): i·je neo·reul bo·yeo bwa
Meaning: Now show me yourself.
Words in this line- 이제i·jenow
- 너를neo·reulyou
- 보여bo·yeoshow
- 봐bwatry
Word for word: Now you show, look.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 보여 means 'show' and 봐 alone means 'look', but after a verb 봐 works as 'try doing it'. Together they mean 'go on, show me'. It is both a request and a challenge.
지금 내게 집중해 알 수 없는 네 맘을 알 수 있게Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ji·geum nae·ge jip·jjung·hae al ssu eom·neun ne ma·meu ral ssu it·kke
Meaning: Focus on me now, so I can understand your unknowable heart.
Words in this line- 지금ji·geumnow
- 내게nae·geon me
- 집중해jip·jjung·haeconcentrate
- 알alknow
- 수ssuway
- 없는eom·neunwithout
- 네neyour
- 맘을ma·meuheart
- 알ralknow
- 수ssuway
- 있게it·kkeso there is
Word for word: Now to-me concentrate, know way not-having your heart know way have-so-that.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 알 수 없는 literally means 'having no way to know', i.e. 'unknowable', while 알 수 있게 is 'so that it can be known'. The line plays on that contrast. 맘 is casual for 마음, 'heart or mind', so it is about feelings.
도대체 잃을 게 뭔지 믿고 뛰어 봐 bungeeListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): do·dae·che i·reul kke mwon·ji mit·kko ttwi·eo bwa bungee
Meaning: What do you even have to lose? Trust and jump, like bungee
Words in this line- 도대체do·dae·cheon earth
- 잃을i·reulto lose
- 게kkething
- 뭔지mwon·jiwhat is
- 믿고mit·kkotrusting
- 뛰어ttwi·eojump
- 봐bwatry
Word for word: On-earth to-lose-thing what-is? Having-believed jump-try, bungee
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 도대체 is an intensifier like on earth. 게 is a shortened thing and 뭔지 means what is. 뛰어 봐 joins 뛰다 (to jump) with 봐 (try), softening the order into a nudge: go on, jump.
내 두 눈은 항상 널 쳐다보고 있잖아Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nae du nu·neun hang·sang neol chyeo·da·bo·go it·jja·na
Meaning: My eyes are always looking at you, you know
Words in this line- 내naemy
- 두dutwo
- 눈은nu·neuneyes
- 항상hang·sangalways
- 널neolyou
- 쳐다보고chyeo·da·bo·golooking at
- 있잖아it·jja·nayou know
Word for word: My two eyes-topic always you look-at-are you-know
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 두 (two) is added before the paired eyes in Korean, where English would just say my eyes. 쳐다보고 있다 is a continuous form, am looking. The ending 잖아 carries a you know, it's obvious tone that no single word holds.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 거야 | geo·ya | it is |
| 깜빡할 | kkam·ppa·kal | to blink |
| 끝엔 | kkeu·ten | at the end |
| 나만 | na·man | only me |
| 눈빛으로만 | nun·bi·cheu·ro·man | only with the eyes |
| 눈을 | nu·neul | eyes |
| 당연한 | dang·yeon·han | natural |
| 딴눈 | ttan·nun | other eye |
| 말들로 | mal·deul·lo | with words |
| 맞춰 | mat·chwo | match up |
| 모자라 | mo·ja·ra | falls short |
| 몰라 | mol·la | don't know |
| 몰아치다가 | mo·ra·chi·da·ga | surging then |
| 바라봐 | ba·ra·bwa | gaze at |
| 반쪽을 | ban·jjo·geul | a half |
| 변한다 | byeon·han·da | changes |
| 의미 | ui·mi | meaning |
| 채우지 | chae·u·ji | fill |
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Questions about “All Eyes On Me”
What is “All Eyes On Me” by JISOO about?
JISOO's “All Eyes On Me” is about a woman who demands her love's full, undivided attention and asks him to show his real self.
What does “이제 너를 보여 봐” mean in “All Eyes On Me”?
Now show me yourself. 보여 means 'show' and 봐 alone means 'look', but after a verb 봐 works as 'try doing it'.
What does “지금 내게 집중해 알 수 없는 네 맘을 알 수 있게” mean in “All Eyes On Me”?
Focus on me now, so I can understand your unknowable heart. 알 수 없는 literally means 'having no way to know', i.e.
How do you pronounce “도대체 잃을 게 뭔지 믿고 뛰어 봐 bungee”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “do·dae·che i·reul kke mwon·ji mit·kko ttwi·eo bwa bungee”: that's how it's actually sung by JISOO, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “All Eyes On Me” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Ari goes through all 27 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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- JISOO
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