My My — SEVENTEEN: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync거울 속에 나는 나를 만나 새로운 나를 꽃피워geo·ul so·ge na·neun na·reul man·na sae·ro·un na·reul kkot·pi·woIn the mirror I meet myself and bloom a new mePlay the first verse with translationNo sign-upWhat does “My My” by SEVENTEEN mean?
SEVENTEEN's “My My” is a warm song about choosing your own path and trusting yourself to reach it at your own pace. They imagine a journey through dry desert and under a bright sun, where clouds give shade and a mirror shows a new self each day. Only they can decide where to go, so they loosen their grip, take steady steps, and head toward who they are.
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.
거울 속에 나는 나를 만나 새로운 나를 꽃피워Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): geo·ul so·ge na·neun na·reul man·na sae·ro·un na·reul kkot·pi·wo
Meaning: In the mirror I meet myself and bloom a new me
Words in this line- 거울geo·ulmirror
- 속에so·geinside
- 나는na·neunI
- 나를na·reulmyself
- 만나man·nameet
- 새로운sae·ro·unnew
- 나를na·reulme
- 꽃피워kkot·pi·wobloom
Word for word: Mirror inside I me meet, new me make-bloom.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 꽃 is a flower and 피우다 is to make open, so 꽃피우다 means to let something flourish. 만나 is meet, but here it is not meeting someone else, it is recognizing yourself. The particles 는 and 를 mark I and me, which a literal chain makes clumsy.
시간은 단지 그리면 돼 그리면 돼 정해진 건 하나 없는 Yeh yehListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): si·ga·neun dan·ji geu·ri·myeon dwae geu·ri·myeon dwae jeong·hae·jin geon ha·na eom·neun Yeh yeh
Meaning: You can just draw time; nothing is fixed
Words in this line- 시간은si·ga·neuntime
- 단지dan·jijust
- 그리면geu·ri·myeonif you draw
- 돼dwaeit's fine
- 그리면geu·ri·myeonif you draw
- 돼dwaeit's fine
- 정해진jeong·hae·jindecided
- 건geonthing
- 하나ha·naone
- 없는eom·neunwithout
Word for word: Time just if draw it's fine, if draw it's fine, decided one thing without. Yeah yeah.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 돼 alone means becomes, but in -면 돼 it means that is enough. 그리다 is to draw, and drawing time is an image of freedom to shape your own timeline. 하나 없는 literally means without one, but it really means not a single thing.
한 걸음마다 가까이 가까이Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): han geo·reum·ma·da ga·kka·i ga·kka·i
Meaning: With every step, closer and closer.
Words in this line- 한hanone
- 걸음마다geo·reum·ma·daevery step
- 가까이ga·kka·iclose
- 가까이ga·kka·iclose
Word for word: One step-every close close.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 한 means 'one', 걸음 means 'step' and -마다 means 'each'. Together 한 걸음마다 means 'at every step', not literally 'one step'. Repeating 가까이 ('close') adds the feel of gradually getting nearer.
내가 바라던 곳이야 흔들리지 않게 맘을 잡아Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nae·ga ba·ra·deon go·si·ya heun·deul·li·ji an·ke ma·meul ja·ba
Meaning: This is the place I longed for; steady your heart so it won't waver.
Words in this line- 내가nae·gaI
- 바라던ba·ra·deonlonged-for
- 곳이야go·si·yait's the place
- 흔들리지heun·deul·li·jiwaver
- 않게an·keso as not to
- 맘을ma·meulheart
- 잡아ja·bahold
Word for word: I longed-for place is, waver not-so-that heart hold
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 잡다 alone means 'grab' and 맘 means 'heart', but 맘을 잡다 together means to steady yourself and collect your mind. 않게 is literally 'so as not to', and with 흔들리지 ('waver') it gives 'so it won't waver'. The ending 야 adds a casual spoken tone.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가득 | ga·deuk | full |
| 걷네 | geon·ne | walk |
| 그대로 | geu·dae·ro | as is |
| 길은 | gi·reun | road |
| 꿈의 | kku·mui | of dreams |
| 나야 | na·ya | is me |
| 나에게로 | na·e·ge·ro | toward me |
| 노래 | no·rae | song |
| 서두르지 | seo·du·reu·ji | hurry |
| 시작은 | si·ja·geun | the start |
| 아무도 | a·mu·do | no one |
| 여행 | yeo·haeng | journey |
| 여행의 | yeo·haeng·ui | of the journey |
| 위로 | wi·ro | up above |
| 있어도 | i·sseo·do | even if staying |
| 충분하니까 | chung·bun·ha·ni·kka | because it's enough |
| 태양 | tae·yang | sun |
| 행복의 | haeng·bo·gui | of happiness |
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Questions about “My My”
What is “My My” by SEVENTEEN about?
SEVENTEEN's “My My” is a warm song about choosing your own path and trusting yourself to reach it at your own pace.
What does “거울 속에 나는 나를 만나 새로운 나를 꽃피워” mean in “My My”?
In the mirror I meet myself and bloom a new me. 꽃 is a flower and 피우다 is to make open, so 꽃피우다 means to let something flourish.
What does “시간은 단지 그리면 돼 그리면 돼 정해진 건 하나 없는 Yeh yeh” mean in “My My”?
You can just draw time; nothing is fixed. 돼 alone means becomes, but in -면 돼 it means that is enough.
How do you pronounce “한 걸음마다 가까이 가까이”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “han geo·reum·ma·da ga·kka·i ga·kka·i”: that's how it's actually sung by SEVENTEEN, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “My My” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Youngjae goes through all 35 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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- SEVENTEEN
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