CHEERS — SVT LEADERS (SEVENTEEN): meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync피아노 위에 난 뭔가를 뱉지pi·a·no wi·e nan mwon·ga·reul baet·jjiOver the piano, I spit out something.Play the first verse with translationNo sign-upWhat does “CHEERS” by SVT LEADERS (SEVENTEEN) mean?
“CHEERS” by SVT LEADERS is a swaggering party toast to friends, built on the memory of starting small and proving the doubters wrong. They look back at a cramped starting room shared by a dozen people and a basement where everything was built, then flaunt a fast white car and an open highway. Glasses and hands go up, and the mood stays loose, confident and playful.
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.
피아노 위에 난 뭔가를 뱉지Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): pi·a·no wi·e nan mwon·ga·reul baet·jji
Meaning: Over the piano, I spit out something.
Words in this line- 피아노pi·a·nopiano
- 위에wi·eon top of
- 난nanI
- 뭔가를mwon·ga·reulsomething
- 뱉지baet·jjispit out
Word for word: Piano top-on I something spit.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 뱉다 on its own means 'to spit' and 뭔가 means 'something'. In hip-hop together they mean delivering rap lines. The ending -지 adds a confident, casual tone that no single word carries.
Started from 두 평 양옆에는 열두 명Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): Started from du pyeong yang·yeo·pe·neun yeol·du myeong
Meaning: Started from a two-pyeong room, with twelve people on either side.
Words in this line- 두dutwo
- 평pyeongpyeong (area unit)
- 양옆에는yang·yeo·pe·neunon both sides
- 열두yeol·dutwelve
- 명myeongpeople (counter)
Word for word: Started from two pyeong, at both sides twelve persons.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 평 on its own is just a unit of floor area (about 3.3 m²), but 'two pyeong' to a Korean ear means a cramped little room. 'Started from' echoes the hip-hop phrase 'started from the bottom', meaning humble beginnings. The particle -에는 adds contrast: in that tiny space, there were twelve of us.
모두가 우릴 보고 망할 거라고 했어Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): mo·du·ga u·ril bo·go mang·hal kkeo·ra·go hae·sseo
Meaning: Everyone looked at us and said we'd fail.
Words in this line- 모두가mo·du·gaeveryone
- 우릴u·rilus
- 보고bo·golooking
- 망할mang·halwill fail
- 거라고kkeo·ra·gothat it will be
- 했어hae·sseosaid
Word for word: Everyone us seeing will-ruin that said.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 보고 on its own is 'seeing', but here it means 'looking at us and judging'. 망하다 literally means to perish, and in speech it means to flop or go under. The 거라고 했어 pattern reports someone's prediction: 'they said it would happen'.
신나 말을 막 뱉어 살짝 수위 조절Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): sin·na ma·reul mak ppae·teo sal·jjak ssu·wi jo·jeol
Meaning: I'm hyped, spitting words out freely, just toning the level down a little.
Words in this line- 신나sin·naexcited
- 말을ma·reulwords
- 막makcarelessly
- 뱉어ppae·teospit out
- 살짝sal·jjakslightly
- 수위ssu·wilevel
- 조절jo·jeoladjustment
Word for word: Excited words carelessly spit out slightly water-level adjustment.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 뱉다 on its own means 'to spit', but in hip-hop it means 'to rap'. 수위 means 'water level' and 조절 means 'adjustment', yet together they mean 'keeping things from going too far'. The literal version sounds odd because these images are ordinary slang in Korean.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 각자 | gak·jja | each person |
| 건물을 | geon·mu·reul | building |
| 나는 | na·neun | I (topic) |
| 나도 | na·do | me too |
| 들어 | deu·reo | raise |
| 따라 | tta·ra | following |
| 리듬은 | ri·deu·meun | rhythm |
| 모두 | mo·du | everyone |
| 모르겠어 | mo·reu·ge·sseo | don't know |
| 방에서 | bang·e·seo | in the room |
| 분위기 | bu·nwi·gi | mood |
| 손들어 | son·deu·reo | hands up |
| 어디까지 | eo·di·kka·ji | how far |
| 없어도 | eop·sseo·do | even without |
| 올라갈지 | ol·la·gal·jji | will rise |
| 올리지 | ol·li·ji | raise up |
| 자네 | ja·ne | you, pal |
| 지하 | ji·ha | underground |
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Questions about “CHEERS”
What is “CHEERS” by SVT LEADERS (SEVENTEEN) about?
“CHEERS” by SVT LEADERS is a swaggering party toast to friends, built on the memory of starting small and proving the doubters wrong.
What does “피아노 위에 난 뭔가를 뱉지” mean in “CHEERS”?
Over the piano, I spit out something. 뱉다 on its own means 'to spit' and 뭔가 means 'something'.
What does “Started from 두 평 양옆에는 열두 명” mean in “CHEERS”?
Started from a two-pyeong room, with twelve people on either side. 평 on its own is just a unit of floor area (about 3.3 m²), but 'two pyeong' to a Korean ear means a cramped little room.
How do you pronounce “모두가 우릴 보고 망할 거라고 했어”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “mo·du·ga u·ril bo·go mang·hal kkeo·ra·go hae·sseo”: that's how it's actually sung by SVT LEADERS (SEVENTEEN), not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “CHEERS” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Mingyu 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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Credits and sources
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- SVT LEADERS (SEVENTEEN)
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