DASH — NMIXX: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync떨리는 stars 난 달려가tteol·li·neun stars nan dal·lyeo·gaTrembling stars, and I dash offListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
In “DASH,” NMIXX charge down an unmapped road, choosing speed and their racing pulse over every warning sign. They abandon the map, shrug off a blinking red light and the barricades ahead, and turn wherever they step into a place to launch. The seat beside them stays open for anyone willing to ride along. Fear gives way to a bold, restless thrill.
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.
떨리는 stars 난 달려가Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): tteol·li·neun stars nan dal·lyeo·ga
Meaning: Trembling stars, and I dash off
Words in this line- 떨리는tteol·li·neuntrembling
- 난nanI
- 달려가dal·lyeo·garun/dash off
Word for word: Trembling stars, I run-go.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: Korean fuses "trembling" as a modifier directly onto "stars," and 달려가 welds two verbs, run (달리다) and go (가다), into one word, which literal English can only unpack clumsily. It means the speaker dashes off amid trembling stars. Key words: 떨리는 (trembling), 난 (I), 달려가 (run off).
저 멀리 펼쳐진 거친 road 가본 적 없는 길을 밟아Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): jeo meol·li pyeol·chyeo·jin geo·chin road ga·bon jeok eom·neun gi·reul bal·ba
Meaning: On that rough road stretching far away, I walk a path I've never walked before
Words in this line- 저jeoover there
- 멀리meol·lifar away
- 펼쳐진pyeol·chyeo·jinspread out/unfolding
- 거친geo·chinrough/wild
- 가본ga·bon(that I've) gone on
- 적jeokinstance (of having done)
- 없는eom·neunthat doesn't exist/never
- 길을gi·reulpath (object)
- 밟아bal·bastep on/tread
Word for word: That far spread-out rough road, gone-experience non-existing path-object I tread.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: '가본 적 없는' isn't three separate words but a whole experience-grammar chunk ('have never done'), untranslatable piece by piece. '밟아' isn't just 'walk' but 'tread firmly', carrying a sense of forging the path yourself.
끌어올려 무한대로 발 닿는 그곳이 runwayListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): kkeu·reo·ol·lyeo mu·han·dae·ro bal dan·neun geu·go·si runway
Meaning: Rev it up to infinity — wherever my foot lands becomes a runway
Words in this line- 끌어올려kkeu·reo·ol·lyeorev it up
- 무한대로mu·han·dae·roto infinity
- 발balfoot
- 닿는dan·neunthat touches
- 그곳이geu·go·sithat place
Word for word: Pull-up to-infinity, foot touching that-place-subject runway
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 발 닿는 그곳이 literally reads 'the place where the foot touches', naturally just 'wherever I go'; the runway comparison means she turns any spot she steps on into her own launchpad.
세상에 신호탄을 쏘아 올려 bangListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): se·sang·e sin·ho·ta·neul sso·a ol·lyeo bang
Meaning: Fire a signal flare up into the world — bang!
Words in this line- 세상에se·sang·eto the world
- 신호탄을sin·ho·ta·neulsignal flare
- 쏘아sso·ashoot
- 올려ol·lyeoup/raise
Word for word: World-to signal.flare-obj shooting raising bang
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 쏘다 (shoot) + 올리다 (raise) form the set phrase 쏘아 올리다 — 'launch into the sky,' not two separate actions.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 겁낼 | geom·nael | be afraid |
| 경고일지 | gyeong·go·il·jji | might be a warning |
| 고민 | go·min | worries |
| 곳이 | go·si | the place |
| 길과 | gil·gwa | than the path |
| 깜빡여 | kkam·ppa·gyeo | blinks/flickers |
| 꿈꿔왔던 | kkum·kkwo·wat·tteon | that I've dreamed of |
| 남겨봐 | nam·gyeo·bwa | leave (a mark) |
| 누구든 | nu·gu·deun | whoever |
| 던진 | deon·jin | thrown |
| 따라오면 | tta·ra·o·myeon | if you follow |
| 따윈 | tta·win | things like that |
| 또다시 | tto·da·si | once again |
| 뛰는 | ttwi·neun | racing/pounding |
| 막는 | mang·neun | blocking |
| 막아선 | ma·ga·seon | that blocks (my way) |
| 망설이지 | mang·seo·ri·ji | don't hesitate |
| 멈추란 | meom·chu·ran | telling (me) to stop |
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Questions about “DASH”
What is “DASH” by NMIXX about?
In “DASH,” NMIXX charge down an unmapped road, choosing speed and their racing pulse over every warning sign.
What does “떨리는 stars 난 달려가” mean in “DASH”?
Trembling stars, and I dash off. Korean fuses "trembling" as a modifier directly onto "stars," and 달려가 welds two verbs, run (달리다) and go (가다), into one word, which literal English can only…
What does “저 멀리 펼쳐진 거친 road 가본 적 없는 길을 밟아” mean in “DASH”?
On that rough road stretching far away, I walk a path I've never walked before. '가본 적 없는' isn't three separate words but a whole experience-grammar chunk ('have never done'), untranslatable piece by piece.
How do you pronounce “끌어올려 무한대로 발 닿는 그곳이 runway”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “kkeu·reo·ol·lyeo mu·han·dae·ro bal dan·neun geu·go·si runway”: that's how it's actually sung by NMIXX, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “DASH” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Sohee goes through all 56 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
- NMIXX
- Official video
- JYP Entertainment · YouTube
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