EVERYTHING — TREASURE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
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TREASURE's “EVERYTHING” is a love song about someone who feels lost without the person they adore and asks to be wanted in return. Their feelings arrived like a flower blooming out of season, and the closer they grow, the more anxious they become about losing that person. They worry, blame themselves when attention drifts elsewhere, and still say that this person is their most precious one, a love needing no reason.
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.
넌 내게 운명처럼 다가왔지Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): neon nae·ge un·myeong·cheo·reom da·ga·wat·jji
Meaning: Like fate, you came to me
Words in this line- 넌neonyou (topic)
- 내게nae·geto me
- 운명처럼un·myeong·cheo·reomlike fate
- 다가왔지da·ga·wat·jjicame close
Word for word: You-topic to-me fate-like came-close-you-know
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 넌 is 너 ('you') plus a topic marker, which English doesn't need. 운명 ('fate') plus 처럼 ('like') gives 'like fate'. The ending -지 has no English word of its own; it adds a 'you know' or gentle remembering tone, which the translation carries through phrasing.
내 마음이 커질수록 두려워Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nae ma·eu·mi keo·jil·ssu·rok du·ryeo·wo
Meaning: The more my heart grows, the more afraid I am
Words in this line- 내naemy
- 마음이ma·eu·miheart
- 커질수록keo·jil·ssu·rokthe more it grows
- 두려워du·ryeo·woI’m afraid
Word for word: My heart-subject growing-the-more fearful
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 마음 alone means 'heart' or 'mind', and 커지다 means 'to become bigger'. The ending -ㄹ수록 turns them into a 'the more… the more…' pattern that no single word carries. That is why the literal version sounds glued together, while the translation uses the familiar 'the more… the more'.
너 없는 난 상상조차도 못 해Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): neo eom·neun nan sang·sang·jo·cha·do mot hae
Meaning: I can’t even imagine myself without you
Words in this line- 너neoyou
- 없는eom·neunwithout
- 난nanI (topic)
- 상상조차도sang·sang·jo·cha·donot even imagine
- 못motcannot
- 해haedo
Word for word: You not-existing I-topic imagination-even cannot do
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 없는 means 'not existing', so with 너 ('you') it gives 'you-absent I', meaning 'me without you'. 상상 is 'imagination' and 못 해 is 'cannot do'. Together 'imagination cannot do' becomes the ordinary 'can’t imagine'.
날 원하길Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): nal won·ha·gil
Meaning: I want you to want me
Words in this line- 날nalme
- 원하길won·ha·gilhoping you want
Word for word: Me want-hoping
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 원하다 means 'to want', and 날 is a short form of 'me'. The ending -길 has no word of its own; it carries a hope, which the translation expresses as 'I want you to'. The line has no stated subject, so the speaker and the 'you' come from context.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가지 | ga·ji | go |
| 겁먹지 | geom·meok·jji | get scared |
| 결국엔 | gyeol·gu·gen | in the end |
| 계절을 | gye·jeo·reul | the season |
| 곳은 | go·seun | place |
| 곳을 | go·seul | place |
| 그런데 | geu·reon·de | but |
| 꽃처럼 | kkot·cheo·reom | like a flower |
| 끌리는 | kkeul·li·neun | that is drawn |
| 남의 | na·mui | of others |
| 너는 | neo·neun | you |
| 떡을 | tteo·geul | rice cake |
| 바빠 | ba·ppa | busy |
| 사랑하는데 | sa·rang·ha·neun·de | I love, and… |
| 신경 | sin·gyeong | nerves, attention |
| 쓰느라 | sseu·neu·ra | being occupied using |
| 이유가 | i·yu·ga | reason |
| 있니 | in·ni | is there |
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Questions about “EVERYTHING”
What is “EVERYTHING” by TREASURE about?
TREASURE's “EVERYTHING” is a love song about someone who feels lost without the person they adore and asks to be wanted in return.
What does “넌 내게 운명처럼 다가왔지” mean in “EVERYTHING”?
Like fate, you came to me. 넌 is 너 ('you') plus a topic marker, which English doesn't need.
What does “내 마음이 커질수록 두려워” mean in “EVERYTHING”?
The more my heart grows, the more afraid I am. 마음 alone means 'heart' or 'mind', and 커지다 means 'to become bigger'.
How do you pronounce “너 없는 난 상상조차도 못 해”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “neo eom·neun nan sang·sang·jo·cha·do mot hae”: that's how it's actually sung by TREASURE, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “EVERYTHING” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Mingyu 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
- TREASURE
- Official video
- TREASURE (트레저) · YouTube
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