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Slow Dancing — V: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync대충 무리였나봐 babedae·chung mu·ri·yeon·na·bwa babeSeems like it was impossible, babeListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
V’s “Slow Dancing” is a pleading love song about a singer who has spoiled the mood and asks for a little more time to make things right. The singer imagines a slow, dreamy night together, but the other person keeps teasing, pulling close and then backing off. Hurt, the singer talks of starting fresh with someone new, since two people once so alike now feel like neighbors who have drifted apart.
Key lines
3 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
대충 무리였나봐 babeListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): dae·chung mu·ri·yeon·na·bwa babe
Meaning: Seems like it was impossible, babe
Words in this line- 대충dae·chungroughly
- 무리였나봐mu·ri·yeon·na·bwawas impossible
Word for word: Roughly impossible was, babe
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 대충 = roughly; 무리였나봐 = was impossible. Together it expresses regret that the relationship was doomed from the start.
애먼 기분만 해친 채 버티기가 이만큼 힘든데Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ae·meon gi·bun·man hae·chin chae beo·ti·gi·ga i·man·keum him·deun·de
Meaning: I only ruined the mood, and it's getting harder to endure
Words in this line- 애먼ae·meonwrong
- 기분만gi·bun·manonly mood
- 해친hae·chinruined
- 채chaein state
- 버티기가beo·ti·gi·gaendure
- 이만큼i·man·keumthis much
- 힘든데him·deun·dehard
Word for word: Wrong only mood ruined in state, endure this much hard
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 애먼 = wrong/misplaced; 기분만 = only mood. Together: 'I only ruined the atmosphere'. 버티기가 힘든데 = getting harder to endure. Expresses exhaustion from trying to save the relationship.
닮았던 우리가 먼 이웃 같은 날Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): dal·mat·tteon u·ri·ga meon i·ut ga·teun nal
Meaning: We were alike, but now we're like distant neighbors
Words in this line- 닮았던dal·mat·tteonwere alike
- 우리가u·ri·gawe
- 먼meondistant
- 이웃i·utneighbor
- 같은ga·teunlike
- 날nalday/I
닮았던 = were alike; 먼 이웃 같은 = like distant neighbors. Together: 'we were close but now are far apart'
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 기분만 | gi·bun·man | only mood |
| 누군가 | nu·gun·ga | someone |
| 닮았던 | dal·mat·tteon | were alike |
| 대충 | dae·chung | roughly |
| 딛고 | dit·kko | stepping |
| 무리였나봐 | mu·ri·yeon·na·bwa | was impossible |
| 버티기가 | beo·ti·gi·ga | endure |
| 새로 | sae·ro | anew |
| 애먼 | ae·meon | wrong |
| 올라가 | ol·la·ga | climb up |
| 이만큼 | i·man·keum | this much |
| 이웃 | i·ut | neighbor |
| 해친 | hae·chin | ruined |
| 힘든데 | him·deun·de | hard |
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Questions about “Slow Dancing”
What is “Slow Dancing” by V about?
V’s “Slow Dancing” is a pleading love song about a singer who has spoiled the mood and asks for a little more time to make things right.
What does “대충 무리였나봐 babe” mean in “Slow Dancing”?
Seems like it was impossible, babe. 대충 = roughly; 무리였나봐 = was impossible.
What does “애먼 기분만 해친 채 버티기가 이만큼 힘든데” mean in “Slow Dancing”?
I only ruined the mood, and it's getting harder to endure. 애먼 = wrong/misplaced; 기분만 = only mood.
How do you pronounce “닮았던 우리가 먼 이웃 같은 날”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “dal·mat·tteon u·ri·ga meon i·ut ga·teun nal”: that's how it's actually sung by V, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Slow Dancing” explained?
This page explains 3 key lines. In the theIDOL app Jian goes through all 20 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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