SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS) — LE SSERAFIM: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync단골이 된 넌 fall in love 참을 수 없는 맛dan·go·ri doen neon fall in love cha·meul ssu eom·neun matYou became a regular and fell in love, a taste you can't resistListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
LE SSERAFIM’s “SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)” is a cheeky food-metaphor song about being a temptation people can't resist. They cast themselves as a busy kitchen and a hot restaurant, serving a dish that sticks in your teeth and your head, while doubters who claim to hate it sneak back, diet forgotten. The tone is confident and teasing, shrugging off critics with a playful dare to give in.
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.
단골이 된 넌 fall in love 참을 수 없는 맛Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): dan·go·ri doen neon fall in love cha·meul ssu eom·neun mat
Meaning: You became a regular and fell in love, a taste you can't resist
Words in this line- 단골이dan·go·riregular
- 된doenwho became
- 넌neonyou
- 참을cha·meulto endure
- 수ssuway/ability
- 없는eom·neunlacking
- 맛mattaste
단골 means a regular customer of a shop. 참을 수 없는 literally means 'unable to endure', i.e. irresistible.
(Ooh) 이빨 사이 낀 spaghetti 빼고 싶니 Bon appétitListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): o·o i·ppal sa·i kkin spaghetti ppae·go sim·ni bon a·pe·ti
Meaning: Want to pick the spaghetti out from between your teeth? Bon appétit
Words in this line- 이빨i·ppalteeth
- 사이sa·ibetween
- 낀kkinstuck
- 빼고ppae·goto remove
- 싶니sim·nido you want
모든 줏대를 홀리는 타로, 넌 음미해 나로 (uh, uh)Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): mo·deun jut·ttae·reul hol·li·neun ta·ro, neon eum·mi·hae na·ro uh uh
Meaning: I'm the tarot that bewitches every backbone — savor me
Words in this line- 모든mo·deunevery
- 줏대를jut·ttae·reulbackbone
- 홀리는hol·li·neunbewitching
- 타로,ta·ro,tarot
- 넌neonyou
- 음미해eum·mi·haesavor
- 나로na·rowith me
줏대 means 'backbone/own opinion' and 홀리다 'to bewitch'; together: charming even the most firm-minded.
오늘도 제 발로 달려온 건 너잖아 yeah yeah yeahListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): o·neul·do je bal·lo dal·lyeo·on geon neo·ja·na yeah yeah yeah
Meaning: Today too, you're the one who came running here on your own.
Words in this line- 오늘도o·neul·dotoday too
- 제jeown
- 발로bal·loon foot
- 달려온dal·lyeo·oncame running
- 건geonthe fact that
- 너잖아neo·ja·nait's you, you know
제 발로: 제 'own', 발 'foot', 로 'by'. Together: 'of one's own accord', no one forced you.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가면 | ga·myeon | if you go |
| 갔어 | ga·sseo | went |
| 거야 | geo·ya | I will |
| 거지 | geo·ji | is (that) |
| 걸러 | geol·leo | filter out |
| 고칼로리 | go·kal·lo·ri | high-calorie |
| 곱씹어 | gop·ssi·beo | chewing over |
| 기울여 | gi·u·ryeo | tilting |
| 김치 | gim·chi | kimchi |
| 깊이 | gi·pi | deeply |
| 까에서 | kka·e·seo | from hater |
| 꺾지 | kkeok·jji | bend/break |
| 남몰래 | nam·mol·lae | secretly |
| 머릿속 | meo·rit·ssok | inside the head |
| 스며들어 | seu·myeo·deu·reo | seeping in |
| 어차피 | eo·cha·pi | anyway |
| 좋은 | jo·eun | good |
| 포기해 | po·gi·hae | give up |
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Questions about “SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)”
What is “SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)” by LE SSERAFIM about?
LE SSERAFIM’s “SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)” is a cheeky food-metaphor song about being a temptation people can't resist.
What does “단골이 된 넌 fall in love 참을 수 없는 맛” mean in “SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)”?
You became a regular and fell in love, a taste you can't resist.
What does “(Ooh) 이빨 사이 낀 spaghetti 빼고 싶니 Bon appétit” mean in “SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)”?
Want to pick the spaghetti out from between your teeth? Bon appétit.
How do you pronounce “모든 줏대를 홀리는 타로, 넌 음미해 나로 (uh, uh)”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “mo·deun jut·ttae·reul hol·li·neun ta·ro, neon eum·mi·hae na·ro uh uh”: that's how it's actually sung by LE SSERAFIM, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “SPAGHETTI (feat. j-hope of BTS)” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Sohee goes through all 52 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
- LE SSERAFIM
- Official video
- HYBE LABELS · YouTube
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