RUN IT — Stray Kids: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync시련 속에서도 계속si·ryeon so·ge·seo·do gye·sokKeep going, even through the trials.Listen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
Stray Kids' “RUN IT” is a determined song about a group that has fought through hardship and now moves forward, confident and unstoppable. They look back on a small room, headphones and long nights of waiting, now paid off as a dream built into a throne and a sound travelling out of Seoul to a wider world. With hands raised to the sky, they keep wanting more, in a proud and steady mood.
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.
시련 속에서도 계속Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): si·ryeon so·ge·seo·do gye·sok
Meaning: Keep going, even through the trials.
Words in this line- 시련si·ryeontrial
- 속에서도so·ge·seo·doeven within
- 계속gye·sokcontinue
Word for word: Trial inside-even continuation.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 속에서 means 'inside' and 도 means 'even', so together 'even in the middle of trials'. 계속 is 'continuation' but here it is a call to keep going.
이 영광에 취하지 않아 더 많은 걸 원해Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): i yeong·gwang·e chwi·ha·ji a·na deo ma·neun geol won·hae
Meaning: This glory doesn't intoxicate me; I want more.
Words in this line- 이ithis
- 영광에yeong·gwang·eby glory
- 취하지chwi·ha·jiget drunk
- 않아a·nanot
- 더deomore
- 많은ma·neunmany
- 걸geolthing
- 원해won·haewant
취하지 않아 literally 'don't get drunk'; it means glory won't go to my head.
전부 다 챙겨 그 많은 포부 전부 쟁취Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): jeon·bu da chaeng·gyeo geu ma·neun po·bu jeon·bu jaeng·chwi
Meaning: I take it all; I seize every one of my big ambitions.
Words in this line- 전부jeon·bueverything
- 다daall
- 챙겨chaeng·gyeotake care of
- 그geuthat
- 많은ma·neunmany
- 포부po·buambitions
- 전부jeon·buall
- 쟁취jaeng·chwiwin by effort
Word for word: Everything all take care of those many ambitions everything winning.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 챙겨 alone means 'look after, gather', but here it means 'take everything for myself'. 쟁취 is 'winning by effort', and with 포부 (ambitions) it means achieving one's goals.
우리 발걸음 맞춰 더 빨라지고 강해지는Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): u·ri bal·geo·reum mat·chwo deo ppal·la·ji·go gang·hae·ji·neun
Meaning: Our steps in sync, getting faster and stronger
Words in this line- 우리u·riour
- 발걸음bal·geo·reumfootsteps
- 맞춰mat·chwomatching
- 더deomore
- 빨라지고ppal·la·ji·gogetting faster
- 강해지는gang·hae·ji·neungetting stronger
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 것처럼 | geot·cheo·reom | just like |
| 고난과 | go·nan·gwa | hardship and |
| 그들의 | geu·deu·rui | their |
| 그래왔던 | geu·rae·wat·tteon | as it has been |
| 남겨질 | nam·gyeo·jil | to be left behind |
| 내는 | nae·neun | to endure |
| 넓어진 | neol·beo·jin | grown wider |
| 높은 | no·peun | higher |
| 들려와 | deul·lyeo·wa | comes to be heard |
| 뛰어들지 | ttwi·eo·deul·ji | let's jump in |
| 멈출 | meom·chul | to stop |
| 멈춤 | meom·chum | stop |
| 멜로딘 | mel·lo·din | melody is |
| 박동 | bak·ttong | beat |
| 부르는 | bu·reu·neun | calling |
| 성취해내 | seong·chwi·hae·nae | achieve |
| 하늘 | ha·neul | sky |
| 향해서 | hyang·hae·seo | toward |
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Questions about “RUN IT”
What is “RUN IT” by Stray Kids about?
Stray Kids' “RUN IT” is a determined song about a group that has fought through hardship and now moves forward, confident and unstoppable.
What does “시련 속에서도 계속” mean in “RUN IT”?
Keep going, even through the trials. 속에서 means 'inside' and 도 means 'even', so together 'even in the middle of trials'.
What does “전부 다 챙겨 그 많은 포부 전부 쟁취” mean in “RUN IT”?
I take it all; I seize every one of my big ambitions. 챙겨 alone means 'look after, gather', but here it means 'take everything for myself'.
How do you pronounce “이 영광에 취하지 않아 더 많은 걸 원해”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “i yeong·gwang·e chwi·ha·ji a·na deo ma·neun geol won·hae”: that's how it's actually sung by Stray Kids, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “RUN IT” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Hyunwoo goes through all 66 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
- Stray Kids
- Official video
- JYP Entertainment · YouTube
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