JUN
9 — JUN: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync넌 아직 뭘 망설이고 있어neon a·jik mwol mang·seo·ri·go i·sseoYou're still hesitatingListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
JUN's “9” is about a man so fixated on one woman that he can't sleep, and he keeps urging her to drop her guard and let him in. He circles closer step by step, promising to fulfill her wishes, while she hesitates over something in her past. His obsession feels both confusing and freeing, and he says he will patiently wait until she is ready to speak.
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.
넌 아직 뭘 망설이고 있어Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): neon a·jik mwol mang·seo·ri·go i·sseo
Meaning: You're still hesitating
Words in this line- 넌neonyou
- 아직a·jikstill
- 뭘mwolwhat
- 망설이고mang·seo·ri·gohesitating
- 있어i·sseo(continuous)
Word for word: You still what hesitating are
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 뭘 is a contracted form of '무엇을' ('what', as an object) used rhetorically; 있어 adds a progressive-aspect meaning ('to be in the state of ~ing') that has no single-word equivalent, so the literal word order falls apart in a natural translation.
이렇게 날 밤새 잠 못 들게 하는 감정을Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): i·reo·ke nal bam·sae jam mot deul·ge ha·neun gam·jeong·eul
Meaning: This feeling that keeps me from sleeping all night like this
Words in this line- 이렇게i·reo·kelike this
- 날nalme
- 밤새bam·saeall night
- 잠jamsleep
- 못motcannot
- 들게deul·gefall into
- 하는ha·neunthat makes
- 감정을gam·jeong·eulemotion
Word for word: Like-this me all-night sleep not fall-into-making that emotion-(object)
Why it doesn't translate word for word: '못 들게 하는' chains 들다 ('to fall asleep') with the negative 못 ('cannot') and the causative 하는 ('that makes'), literally 'that which makes [me] unable to sleep,' collapsed in English into 'keeps me from sleeping.'
Girl 네가 원하는 대로 하는 것이 나를 온전하게 해Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): Girl ni·ga won·ha·neun dae·ro ha·neun geo·si na·reul on·jeon·ha·ge hae
Meaning: Girl, doing as you wish is what makes me whole
Words in this line- 네가ni·gayou
- 원하는won·ha·neunwant
- 대로dae·roas
- 하는ha·neundoing
- 것이geo·sithe thing
- 나를na·reulme
- 온전하게on·jeon·ha·gewhole
- 해haemakes
Word for word: Girl you-(subject) want-that according-to doing that-(subject) me-(object) wholly makes
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 것이 (literally 'the thing') turns the whole clause '네가 원하는 대로 하는' into a noun that serves as the subject of 해 (makes) — a nominalization Korean requires, which English handles instead with a gerund ('doing...').
Oh 모든 소원을 내가 이루어 줄게Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): Oh mo·deun so·wo·neul nae·ga i·ru·eo jul·kke
Meaning: Oh, I'll make all your wishes come true
Words in this line- 모든mo·deunall
- 소원을so·wo·neulwishes
- 내가nae·gaI
- 이루어i·ru·eomake come true
- 줄게jul·kkewill give/do
Word for word: Oh all wishes I achieve give-will
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 이루어 means 'achieve' and 줄게 means 'will give'; together the pattern '~어 줄게' means 'I'll do it for you', so the line becomes 'I'll make it come true for you'.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 걸까 | geol·kka | I wonder |
| 걸음 | geo·reum | step |
| 경계를 | gyeong·gye·reul | guard |
| 구별해야 | gu·byeo·rae·ya | need to distinguish |
| 기꺼이 | gi·kkeo·i | willingly |
| 기다릴게 | gi·da·ril·kke | will wait |
| 다가가 | da·ga·ga | approach |
| 때까지 | ttae·kka·ji | until |
| 말할 | ma·ral | will say |
| 맴돌며 | maem·dol·myeo | circling |
| 세상은 | se·sang·eun | world |
| 시선을 | si·seo·neul | gaze |
| 어떻게 | eo·tteo·ke | how |
| 어려워 | eo·ryeo·wo | difficult |
| 이상 | i·sang | anymore |
| 이해하기 | i·hae·ha·gi | to understand |
| 풀어 | pu·reo | let down |
| 피하지 | pi·ha·ji | avoid |
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Questions about “9”
What is “9” by JUN about?
JUN's “9” is about a man so fixated on one woman that he can't sleep, and he keeps urging her to drop her guard and let him in.
What does “넌 아직 뭘 망설이고 있어” mean in “9”?
You're still hesitating. 뭘 is a contracted form of '무엇을' ('what', as an object) used rhetorically; 있어 adds a progressive-aspect meaning ('to be in the state of ~ing') that has no…
What does “이렇게 날 밤새 잠 못 들게 하는 감정을” mean in “9”?
This feeling that keeps me from sleeping all night like this. '못 들게 하는' chains 들다 ('to fall asleep') with the negative 못 ('cannot') and the causative 하는 ('that makes'), literally 'that which makes [me] unable to…
How do you pronounce “Girl 네가 원하는 대로 하는 것이 나를 온전하게 해”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “Girl ni·ga won·ha·neun dae·ro ha·neun geo·si na·reul on·jeon·ha·ge hae”: that's how it's actually sung by JUN, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “9” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Eunsu goes through all 72 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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