Walk — NCT 127: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “Walk” by NCT 127 mean?
NCT 127's “Walk” is about strutting along with a loose, creaky stride, carefree and happy to be watched. They keep time like a metronome, shake worries off like dust, and tell anyone in the way to move aside or be overtaken.
What the song is about
Likes pour in, a phone buzzes, and their steps heat up as they go their own way, whatever others say.
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.
좌우로 흔들리지 난 메트로놈의 침Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): jwa·u·ro heun·deul·li·ji nan me·teu·ro·no·me chim
Meaning: I sway left and right like a metronome's needle
Words in this line- 좌우로jwa·u·roleft and right
- 흔들리지heun·deul·li·jisway
- 난nanI (topic)
- 메트로놈의me·teu·ro·no·memetronome's
- 침chimneedle
침 means needle or pointer. A metronome's pointer swings side to side, just like the singer's swaying walk.
걸음걸이 고장 난 듯이 삐그덕Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): geo·reum·geo·ri go·jang nan deu·si ppi·geu·deok
Meaning: My gait creaks as if it were broken.
Words in this line- 걸음걸이geo·reum·geo·rigait
- 고장go·jangbreakdown
- 난nanoccurred
- 듯이deu·sias if
- 삐그덕ppi·geu·deokcreak
Word for word: Step-step-manner breakdown occurred as-if creak.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 걸음걸이 is built from 걸음 (a step) and 걸이 (a manner), and together they simply mean gait, not step-manner. 고장 난 literally says a breakdown occurred, a phrase normally used for machines, so the singer is likened to a faulty device. 듯이 on its own means in the way of, but in this phrase it means as if, and 삐그덕 is a creaking sound effect with no exact English word.
비켜 내 앞에 끼지 말아 위험 위험Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): bi·kyeo nae a·pe kki·ji ma·ra wi·heo mwi·heom
Meaning: Move, don't get in front of me: danger, danger!
Words in this line- 비켜bi·kyeomove aside
- 내naemy
- 앞에a·pein front of
- 끼지kki·jibutt in
- 말아ma·radon't
- 위험wi·heodanger
- 위험mwi·heomdanger
끼다 means to squeeze in and 말다 means to stop or not do; 끼지 말아 together means don't butt in.
내 걸음이 더 뜨거워져 뜨거워Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nae geo·reu·mi deo tteu·geo·wo·jeo tteu·geo·wo
Meaning: My steps keep getting hotter and hotter.
Words in this line- 내naemy
- 걸음이geo·reu·misteps
- 더deomore
- 뜨거워져tteu·geo·wo·jeoget hotter
- 뜨거워tteu·geo·wohot
뜨거워져 is 뜨거워 'hot' + 져 'become': the energy keeps rising, not just literal heat.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 90
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 3:12
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 걸어 | geo·reo | walk |
| 굳이 | gu·ji | going out of my way |
| 기분대로 | gi·bun·dae·ro | as I feel |
| 깜짝할 | kkam·jja·kal | blink |
| 끌지 | kkeul·ji | attract |
| 나버린 | na·beo·rin | broke for good |
| 누가 | nu·ga | who |
| 눈길을 | nun·gi·reul | gaze |
| 떠나보낸 | tteo·na·bo·naen | let go |
| 먼지 | meon·ji | dust |
| 문제는 | mun·je·neun | problems (topic) |
| 반응해 | ba·neung·hae | react |
| 뱄어 | bae·sseo | soaked in |
| 버린 | beo·rin | completely |
| 부딪히다간 | bu·di·chi·da·gan | if you collide |
| 뺏어 | ppae·seo | take away |
| 삐끗해 | ppi·kkeu·tae | you'll slip |
| 삐용 | ppi·yong | wee-woo |
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Questions about “Walk”
What is “Walk” by NCT 127 about?
NCT 127's “Walk” is about strutting along with a loose, creaky stride, carefree and happy to be watched. They keep time like a metronome, shake worries off like dust, and tell anyone in the way to move aside or be overtaken. Likes pour in, a phone buzzes, and their steps heat up as they go their own way, whatever others say.
What does “걸음걸이 고장 난 듯이 삐그덕” mean in “Walk”?
In “Walk” by NCT 127, “걸음걸이 고장 난 듯이 삐그덕” means: My gait creaks as if it were broken. 걸음걸이 is built from 걸음 (a step) and 걸이 (a manner), and together they simply mean gait, not step-manner. 고장 난 literally says a breakdown occurred, a phrase normally used for machines, so the singer is likened to a faulty device.
What does “좌우로 흔들리지 난 메트로놈의 침” mean in “Walk”?
In “Walk” by NCT 127, “좌우로 흔들리지 난 메트로놈의 침” means: I sway left and right like a metronome's needle.
How do you pronounce “비켜 내 앞에 끼지 말아 위험 위험”?
“비켜 내 앞에 끼지 말아 위험 위험” from “Walk” by NCT 127 is romanized as “bikyeo nae ape kkiji mara wiheo mwiheom”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “Walk” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Mingyu goes through all 90 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
- NCT 127
- Official video
- SMTOWN · YouTube
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