LOVE LINE (운명선) — NiziU: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync꼬인 줄 이어폰kko·in jul i·eo·ponLike a tangled earphone cord.Listen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
NiziU's “LOVE LINE (운명선)” is about falling for someone and moving from tangled confusion to the belief that the two of them are meant to be. The Korean part of the title names the fate line on the palm, and the image returns in new lines carved deep into a hand, along with a red thread that may tie two people together. Confusion starts out like a knotted earphone cord, the heart ticks loudly, and the pair drift like parallel lines until a hand finally reaches out.
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.
꼬인 줄 이어폰Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): kko·in jul i·eo·pon
Meaning: Like a tangled earphone cord.
Words in this line- 꼬인kko·intangled
- 줄julcord
- 이어폰i·eo·ponearphones
Word for word: Tangled cord earphones
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 꼬인 means tangled, 줄 means cord, and 이어폰 means earphones. Together they paint a knotted cord as a picture of tangled feelings. The word like is never spoken; the image itself implies it.
너에게로 이대로Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): neo·e·ge·ro i·dae·ro
Meaning: Toward you, just like this.
Words in this line- 너에게로neo·e·ge·rotoward you
- 이대로i·dae·rojust as is
Word for word: Toward-you, this-as.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 너에게로 is 'in the direction of you' and 이대로 is 'in this state'. Together they express heading to you without changing anything.
혹시 우리가 빨간 실로 딱 이어진 걸까Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): hok·ssi u·ri·ga ppal·gan sil·lo ttak i·eo·jin geol·kka
Meaning: Could we really be tied together by a red thread?
Words in this line- 혹시hok·ssiperhaps
- 우리가u·ri·gawe
- 빨간ppal·ganred
- 실로sil·loby thread
- 딱ttaksnugly
- 이어진i·eo·jinconnected
- 걸까geol·kkaI wonder if
Word for word: Perhaps we with red thread snugly connected, I wonder?
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 혹시 alone means 'perhaps', 빨간 실 is just 'red thread', and 걸까 is 'I wonder if'. Together they invoke the red thread of fate that ties destined people, voiced as a shy hope rather than a statement.
이미 기울어진 맘을 애써 버텨 온 시간Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): i·mi gi·u·reo·jin ma·meul ae·sseo beo·tyeo on si·gan
Meaning: The time spent struggling to hold up a heart that already leaned toward you
Words in this line- 이미i·mialready
- 기울어진gi·u·reo·jintilted
- 맘을ma·meulheart
- 애써ae·sseowith effort
- 버텨beo·tyeoendure
- 온onthat came
- 시간si·gantime
Word for word: Already tilted heart with-effort endured came time
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 기울어진 alone is 'tilted', 맘 is 'heart', and 버텨 is 'endure'. Together a 'tilted heart' means feelings already leaning toward someone. 온 시간 'the time that came' sums up a long stretch of holding back.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 그린 | geu·rin | drawn |
| 깊게 | gip·kke | deeply |
| 너로 | neo·ro | into you |
| 닿은 | da·eun | touched |
| 들려 | deul·lyeo | I hear |
| 마디 | ma·di | word |
| 맘의 | ma·mui | of the heart |
| 묶인 | mu·kkin | bound |
| 미래마저 | mi·rae·ma·jeo | even the future |
| 바꿔 | ba·kkwo | changing |
| 버렸어 | beo·ryeo·sseo | for good |
| 버린 | beo·rin | completely |
| 뻗어 | ppeo·deo | stretching |
| 새겨진 | sae·gyeo·jin | engraved |
| 새로 | sae·ro | anew |
| 소리 | so·ri | sound |
| 손금 | son·geum | palm lines |
| 운명선 | un·myeong·seon | fate line |
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Questions about “LOVE LINE (운명선)”
What is “LOVE LINE (운명선)” by NiziU about?
NiziU's “LOVE LINE (운명선)” is about falling for someone and moving from tangled confusion to the belief that the two of them are meant to be.
What does “꼬인 줄 이어폰” mean in “LOVE LINE (운명선)”?
Like a tangled earphone cord. 꼬인 means tangled, 줄 means cord, and 이어폰 means earphones.
What does “너에게로 이대로” mean in “LOVE LINE (운명선)”?
Toward you, just like this. 너에게로 is 'in the direction of you' and 이대로 is 'in this state'.
How do you pronounce “혹시 우리가 빨간 실로 딱 이어진 걸까”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “hok·ssi u·ri·ga ppal·gan sil·lo ttak i·eo·jin geol·kka”: that's how it's actually sung by NiziU, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “LOVE LINE (운명선)” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Chaea goes through all 55 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
- NiziU
- Official video
- JYP Entertainment · YouTube
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