Fact Check — NCT 127: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “Fact Check” by NCT 127 mean?
In “Fact Check,” NCT 127 meet doubt and criticism with swagger, inviting everyone to test their claims and see the proof for themselves. They picture themselves as art: breaking the frame like Banksy, hanging in a museum beside a famous portrait, painting their own image the way Van Gogh might.
What the song is about
Every attempt to tear them down only polishes them, and they keep breaking every mold. The tone is playful, cocky and bright.
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.
접어 의심 그냥 보고 fact check (fact check)Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): jeo·beo ui·sim geu·nyang bo·go fact check fakt chek
Meaning: Put your doubts aside, just look — fact check
Words in this line- 접어jeo·beofold away
- 의심ui·simdoubt
- 그냥geu·nyangjust
- 보고bo·golook
Word for word: Folding doubt, just looking, fact check.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 접다 means to fold and 의심 means doubt, but folding doubt together means setting it aside. 그냥 is not 'simple' but 'without overthinking, just'.
난 프레임을 깨 like Banksy 또 한 번 저질러 get back get backListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nan peu·re·i·meul kkae like Banksy tto han beon jeo·jil·leo get back get back
Meaning: I break the frame like Banksy, I cause a stir once more, get back, get back
Words in this line- 난nanI
- 프레임을peu·re·i·meulthe frame
- 깨kkaebreak
- 또ttoagain
- 한hanone
- 번beontime
- 저질러jeo·jil·leoI commit
Word for word: I the frame break like Banksy, again one time commit, get back, get back.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 프레임을 깨다 literally means to smash a frame, but it means to break out of conventional limits; Banksy is the street artist who defies art rules. 저지르다 alone means to commit, usually a misdeed, but here it is said proudly. 'Get back' is not 'receive again' but 'step back, make room'.
모든 시간 속에 우릴 숨 쉬게 할 테니까Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): mo·deun si·gan so·ge u·ril sum swi·ge hal te·ni·kka
Meaning: Because I'll make us breathe through all time
Words in this line- 모든mo·deunall
- 시간si·gantime
- 속에so·geinside
- 우릴u·rilus
- 숨sumbreath
- 쉬게swi·geto breathe
- 할halwill make
- 테니까te·ni·kkasince I will
Word for word: All time inside, us breath to rest make, since will do
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 숨 means breath and 쉬다 means to rest or to breathe, but 숨 쉬게 하다 means to let someone live, to bring them to life. The ending 테니까 adds a promise, since I will make it so, which a word-for-word version renders clumsily.
그리 놀랍지도 않게 내가 태우던 밤 내가 발화점Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): geu·ri nol·lap·jji·do an·ke nae·ga tae·u·deon bam nae·ga bal·hwa·jeom
Meaning: No surprise: the night I burned, I'm its ignition point
Words in this line- 그리geu·rithat much
- 놀랍지도nol·lap·jji·donot even surprising
- 않게an·kenot
- 내가nae·gaI
- 태우던tae·u·deonwas burning
- 밤bamnight
- 내가nae·gaI
- 발화점bal·hwa·jeomignition point
Word for word: That much not surprising, I burning night, I ignition point
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 태우다 means to burn, 밤 means night, and 발화점 literally means the point where fire is emitted. Together they say I'm the spark that set everything alight. 그리 ... 않게 softens it to nothing strange about that.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 52
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 3:05
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 갈았지 | ga·rat·jji | honed |
| 걸어둬 | geo·reo·dwo | hang, leave |
| 깎아내려 | kka·kka·nae·ryeo | belittling |
| 깨져 | kkae·jeo | break |
| 끝없이 | kkeu·deop·ssi | endlessly |
| 담아낼 | da·ma·nael | to contain |
| 따위 | tta·wi | such things |
| 띄워 | ttui·wo | raise |
| 루브르에 | ru·beu·reu·e | in the Louvre |
| 뭐든 | mwo·deun | anything |
| 뭔가 | mwon·ga | something |
| 믿어봐 | mi·deo·bwa | try believing |
| 보게 | bo·ge | so you see |
| 보란 | bo·ran | to be seen |
| 불가사의 | bul·ga·sa·e | wonder, mystery |
| 빛나는 | bin·na·neun | shining |
| 뿐야 | ppu·nya | only |
| 살아 | sa·ra | alive |
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Questions about “Fact Check”
What is “Fact Check” by NCT 127 about?
In “Fact Check,” NCT 127 meet doubt and criticism with swagger, inviting everyone to test their claims and see the proof for themselves. They picture themselves as art: breaking the frame like Banksy, hanging in a museum beside a famous portrait, painting their own image the way Van Gogh might. Every attempt to tear them down only polishes them, and they keep breaking every mold.
What does “접어 의심 그냥 보고 fact check (fact check)” mean in “Fact Check”?
In “Fact Check” by NCT 127, “접어 의심 그냥 보고 fact check (fact check)” means: Put your doubts aside, just look — fact check. 접다 means to fold and 의심 means doubt, but folding doubt together means setting it aside. 그냥 is not 'simple' but 'without overthinking, just'.
What does “난 프레임을 깨 like Banksy 또 한 번 저질러 get back get back” mean in “Fact Check”?
In “Fact Check” by NCT 127, “난 프레임을 깨 like Banksy 또 한 번 저질러 get back get back” means: I break the frame like Banksy, I cause a stir once more, get back, get back. 프레임을 깨다 literally means to smash a frame, but it means to break out of conventional limits; Banksy is the street artist who defies art rules. 저지르다 alone means to commit, usually a misdeed, but here it is said proudly. 'Get back' is not 'receive again' but 'step back, make room'.
How do you pronounce “모든 시간 속에 우릴 숨 쉬게 할 테니까”?
“모든 시간 속에 우릴 숨 쉬게 할 테니까” from “Fact Check” by NCT 127 is romanized as “modeun sigan soge uril sum swige hal tenikka”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
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Credits and sources
- Artist
- NCT 127
- Official video
- SMTOWN · YouTube
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