_WORLD — SEVENTEEN: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync우린 처음이지만 모든 재미를 느낄 수 있어 더 알고 싶어u·rin cheo·eu·mi·ji·man mo·deun jae·mi·reul neu·kkil ssu i·sseo deo al·go si·peoWe've just met, but it's so much fun, I want to know you morePlay the first verse with translationNo sign-upWhat does “_WORLD” by SEVENTEEN mean?
SEVENTEEN's “_WORLD” is an invitation to step into a bright, carefree place of their own, where a new connection can begin. They offer to take a newly met person somewhere unfamiliar, promising to accept even their darker side. Along the way they brush aside whipped-cream clouds, fly toward the sunset in sneakers and dance where sadness can't reach, and it closes on joined hands and a shared future.
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.
우린 처음이지만 모든 재미를 느낄 수 있어 더 알고 싶어Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): u·rin cheo·eu·mi·ji·man mo·deun jae·mi·reul neu·kkil ssu i·sseo deo al·go si·peo
Meaning: We've just met, but it's so much fun, I want to know you more
Words in this line- 우린u·rinwe
- 처음이지만cheo·eu·mi·ji·manthough it's the first time
- 모든mo·deunall
- 재미를jae·mi·reulfun
- 느낄neu·kkilto feel
- 수ssuway/ability
- 있어i·sseothere is
- 더deomore
- 알고al·goto know
- 싶어si·peowant to
Word for word: We though first time, all fun feel can exist, more know want
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 처음이지만 means 'although it's the first time', 수 있어 is a 'can' pattern rather than a literal 'there is a way', and 알고 싶어 'want to know' really means 'want to get to know you'.
가본 적이 없는 곳에 너를 데려가 줄게Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ga·bon jeo·gi eom·neun go·se neo·reul de·ryeo·ga jul·kke
Meaning: I'll take you somewhere you've never been
Words in this line- 가본ga·bonbeen to
- 적이jeo·giexperience
- 없는eom·neunwithout
- 곳에go·seto a place
- 너를neo·reulyou
- 데려가de·ryeo·gatake along
- 줄게jul·kkeI'll do for you
Word for word: Gone-to occasion without place-to you, taking, I'll give
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 가본 적이 없는 literally 'no occasion of having gone', i.e. 'never been'. 데려가 줄게 is 'take along' plus 줄게 ('give'), which marks doing it as a favor for you.
지금부터 난 널 만나 InterviewListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ji·geum·bu·teo nan neol man·na Interview
Meaning: From now on, I'm meeting you like an interview
Words in this line- 지금부터ji·geum·bu·teofrom now
- 난nanI
- 널neolyou
- 만나man·nameet
Word for word: From now I you meet Interview
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 만나 simply means 'meet', but Interview turns the meeting into a screening: the singer sizes up the other person like a candidate.
네가 원한 모든 걸 다 줄 수가 있어Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ni·ga won·han mo·deun geol da jul ssu·ga i·sseo
Meaning: I can give you everything you want.
Words in this line- 네가ni·gayou (subject)
- 원한won·hanwanted
- 모든mo·deunall
- 걸geolthing (object)
- 다daall of it
- 줄julto give
- 수가ssu·gaability
- 있어i·sseothere is
Word for word: You wanted all things entirely to give ability there is.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: On its own 수 means 'way' or 'ability', 있어 means 'there is', and 줄 means 'to give'. The pattern 줄 수 있다 together means 'can give', and the particle 가 adds emphasis. Word by word it sounds like a pile of parts, but together it is a confident promise.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 거야 | geo·ya | will be |
| 결국 | gyeol·guk | in the end |
| 곳에서 | go·se·seo | in the place |
| 기쁨의 | gi·ppeu·mui | of joy |
| 나에게 | na·e·ge | to me |
| 날아 | na·ra | fly |
| 내게 | nae·ge | to me |
| 내게로 | nae·ge·ro | to me |
| 너에게 | neo·e·ge | to you |
| 놓지 | no·chi | let go |
| 마치 | ma·chi | as if |
| 모습까지도 | mo·seup·kka·ji·do | even the side |
| 손을 | so·neul | hand |
| 어두운 | eo·du·un | dark |
| 영원을 | yeong·wo·neul | eternity |
| 이대로 | i·dae·ro | just like this |
| 잡을 | ja·beul | will hold |
| 천국의 | cheon·gu·gui | of heaven |
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Questions about “_WORLD”
What is “_WORLD” by SEVENTEEN about?
SEVENTEEN's “_WORLD” is an invitation to step into a bright, carefree place of their own, where a new connection can begin.
What does “우린 처음이지만 모든 재미를 느낄 수 있어 더 알고 싶어” mean in “_WORLD”?
We've just met, but it's so much fun, I want to know you more. 처음이지만 means 'although it's the first time', 수 있어 is a 'can' pattern rather than a literal 'there is a way', and 알고 싶어 'want to know' really means 'want to…
What does “가본 적이 없는 곳에 너를 데려가 줄게” mean in “_WORLD”?
I'll take you somewhere you've never been. 가본 적이 없는 literally 'no occasion of having gone', i.e.
How do you pronounce “지금부터 난 널 만나 Interview”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “ji·geum·bu·teo nan neol man·na Interview”: that's how it's actually sung by SEVENTEEN, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “_WORLD” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Sunwoo goes through all 52 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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