신선놀음 (DIVINE) — Stray Kids: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync신통방통한 요술을 부리는 mic로sin·tong·bang·tong·han yo·su·reul bu·ri·neun mic-roWith a mic that works wondrous magicListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
Stray Kids' “신선놀음 (DIVINE)” has the group playing like carefree immortals, rising above the world's rules to make their own music and a fresh kind of pop. The title names the unhurried play of immortals, and they borrow that image to rise past Earth and make a tiger back down. The mood is playful and self-assured, treating music as a game and a craft at once.
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.
신통방통한 요술을 부리는 mic로Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): sin·tong·bang·tong·han yo·su·reul bu·ri·neun mic-ro
Meaning: With a mic that works wondrous magic
Words in this line- 신통방통한sin·tong·bang·tong·hanmarvelous
- 요술을yo·su·reulmagic
- 부리는bu·ri·neunwielding
- mic로mic-rowith a mic
Word for word: With the marvelous-wonderful magic-wielding mic
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 신통방통한 is an echo-compound: 신통 means "miraculous power" and 방통 just reinforces it. 요술 means "magic" and 부리다 means "to wield or operate", and together they mean "to cast spells". So the literal chain is clumsy, while the natural meaning is a mic that works wonders.
우린 정도 몰라 우리네 모습에 범도Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): u·rin jeong·do mol·la u·ri·ne mo·seu·be beom·do
Meaning: We don't know the proper way; even the tiger at the sight of us…
Words in this line- 우린u·rinwe
- 정도jeong·dothe proper way
- 몰라mol·ladon't know
- 우리네u·ri·neour
- 모습에mo·seu·beat the look
- 범도beom·doeven a tiger
Word for word: We proper-path don't know, at our appearance even tiger
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 정도 means "the right path" and joins the rhyme set 법도, 선도, 범도. 범 means "tiger" and sounds nearly like 법 ("law"), which creates the wordplay. 우리네 is a warm form of "our", and the particle -도 ("even") leaves the sentence hanging for the next line to finish.
풍수지리상 내 앞길 창창해Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): pung·su·ji·ri·sang nae ap·kkil chang·chang·hae
Meaning: By feng shui, my road ahead is bright
Words in this line- 풍수지리상pung·su·ji·ri·sangper feng shui
- 내naemy
- 앞길ap·kkilroad ahead
- 창창해chang·chang·haebright
Word for word: Feng-shui-geomancy-standpoint my front-road bright-bright
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 풍수지리 literally stacks wind, water, earth and principle, which is feng shui, and 상 means 'from the standpoint of'. Together they say 'by the laws of feng shui'. 창창 means vast and bright, so the line boasts that success is destined.
덩 기덕 쿵 더러러Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): deong gi·deok kung deo·reo·reo
Meaning: Deong gideok kung deororo (drum rhythm)
Words in this line- 덩deongdrum beat
- 기덕gi·deokdrum beat
- 쿵kungthump
- 더러러deo·reo·reodrum roll
Word for word: Deong gideok kung deororo
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 덩, 기덕, 쿵 and 더러러 have no dictionary meaning on their own. They are syllables used to notate the rhythm of the Korean janggu drum. Together they give a traditional rhythm pattern, not a message.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가리키는 | ga·ri·ki·neun | pointing to |
| 감히 | gam·hi | daring |
| 거인 | geo·in | giant |
| 겁먹고 | geom·meok·kko | getting scared |
| 구름 | gu·reum | cloud |
| 그렇게 | geu·reo·ke | like that |
| 껴든 | kkyeo·deun | butted in |
| 꽁무니 | kkong·mu·ni | tail end |
| 놀래키고 | nol·lae·ki·go | startling and |
| 놀며 | nol·myeo | while playing |
| 놀았다 | no·rat·tta | played |
| 놀음에 | no·reu·me | into the game |
| 높이 | no·pi | high |
| 다르지 | da·reu·ji | is different |
| 닦아 | da·kka | polishing |
| 도를 | do·reul | the Way |
| 만든 | man·deun | made |
| 선도 | seon·do | leading |
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Questions about “신선놀음 (DIVINE)”
What is “신선놀음 (DIVINE)” by Stray Kids about?
Stray Kids' “신선놀음 (DIVINE)” has the group playing like carefree immortals, rising above the world's rules to make their own music and a fresh kind of pop.
What does “신통방통한 요술을 부리는 mic로” mean in “신선놀음 (DIVINE)”?
With a mic that works wondrous magic. 신통방통한 is an echo-compound: 신통 means "miraculous power" and 방통 just reinforces it.
What does “우린 정도 몰라 우리네 모습에 범도” mean in “신선놀음 (DIVINE)”?
We don't know the proper way; even the tiger at the sight of us… 정도 means "the right path" and joins the rhyme set 법도, 선도, 범도.
How do you pronounce “풍수지리상 내 앞길 창창해”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “pung·su·ji·ri·sang nae ap·kkil chang·chang·hae”: that's how it's actually sung by Stray Kids, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “신선놀음 (DIVINE)” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Hyunwoo goes through all 59 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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