Weeekly
After School — Weeekly: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
What does “After School” by Weeekly mean?
Weeekly's “After School” follows a girl who can't wait for the final bell, then rides skateboards with her closest friend through an orange evening. She swaps school clothes for sporty ones, races the fading light, and films the sparkling moments so she can keep them.
What the song is about
Beneath the speed is a bond so close the friend feels like another version of herself, and the mood stays bright, free 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.
우린 스케이트보드 위로Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): u·rin seu·ke·i·teu·bo·deu wi·ro
Meaning: We get up on our skateboards.
Words in this line- 우린u·rinwe
- 스케이트보드seu·ke·i·teu·bo·deuskateboard
- 위로wi·roonto
Word for word: We-as-for skateboard onto-top.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 우린 is a contraction of 우리는, where 는 marks the topic 'as for us...'. 위로 literally means 'toward the top', i.e. 'onto', and the verb is left out and understood from the scene.
같이 만든 우리 playlist, 좀 더 크게 틀어줘Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): ga·chi man·deu nu·ri playlist, jom deo keu·ge teu·reo·jwo
Meaning: Play our playlist we made together a bit louder.
Words in this line- 같이ga·chitogether
- 만든man·deumade
- 우리nu·riour
- 좀joma bit
- 더deomore
- 크게keu·geloudly
- 틀어줘teu·reo·jwoplay it
Word for word: Together made our playlist, a bit more big turn-give.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 크게 literally means 'bigly', but for sound it means 'loudly'. 틀다 is 'to turn on' and 주다 is 'to give', so 틀어줘 is a casual 'play it for us'. 좀 softens the request like 'just a bit'.
You know 말을 안 해도 늘 맘이 잘 통하는 걸Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): You know ma·reu ran hae·do neul ma·mi jal tong·ha·neun geol
Meaning: You know, we always understand each other even without words.
Words in this line- 말을ma·reuwords (object)
- 안rannot
- 해도hae·doeven if we say
- 늘neulalways
- 맘이ma·miheart (subject)
- 잘jalwell
- 통하는tong·ha·neunconnecting
- 걸geolyou see (nuance)
Word for word: You know, words not saying even, always heart well passing-through thing.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 통하다 means "to pass through" and 맘 means "heart, mind". Together 맘이 통하다 means "to understand each other without words". The ending 걸 gives a warm "you see". The literal version reads like a string of loose words.
그때 마주친 그 표정을 잊을 수 없었지Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): geu·ttae ma·ju·chin geu pyo·jeong·eul i·jeul ssu eop·sseot·jji
Meaning: I couldn't forget the look on your face when we met
Words in this line- 그때geu·ttaethen
- 마주친ma·ju·chincome face to face
- 그geuthat
- 표정을pyo·jeong·eulexpression
- 잊을i·jeulto forget
- 수ssuway, ability
- 없었지eop·sseot·jjithere wasn't
Word for word: Then the come-face-to-face that expression to forget way there-wasn't, you know
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 수 means 'way or possibility' and 없다 means 'there is none', so 수 없다 together means 'cannot'. 마주치다 means 'to run into face to face', i.e. our eyes met. The ending -지 adds a soft, nostalgic tone, as if recalling it together with the listener.
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Song facts
- Lines
- 56
- Key lines explained
- 4
- Words explained
- 18
- Length
- 3:44
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가로질러 | ga·ro·jil·leo | crossing |
| 굴러 | gul·leo | roll/push |
| 기분인 | gi·bu·nin | feeling |
| 끝까지 | kkeut·kka·ji | to the end |
| 날리고 | nal·li·go | letting fly |
| 눈을 | nu·neul | eyes |
| 따라와 | tta·ra·wa | follow me |
| 마치 | ma·chi | as if |
| 맞추고 | mat·chu·go | matching |
| 머리 | meo·ri | hair |
| 멀리 | meol·li | far |
| 바람 | ba·ram | wind |
| 발을 | ba·reul | foot |
| 보는 | bo·neun | seeing |
| 사이를 | sa·i·reul | the gap |
| 여기저기 | yeo·gi·jeo·gi | everywhere |
| 추듯 | chu·deut | like dancing |
| 춤을 | chu·meul | dance |
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Questions about “After School”
What is “After School” by Weeekly about?
Weeekly's “After School” follows a girl who can't wait for the final bell, then rides skateboards with her closest friend through an orange evening. She swaps school clothes for sporty ones, races the fading light, and films the sparkling moments so she can keep them. Beneath the speed is a bond so close the friend feels like another version of herself, and the mood stays bright, free and playful.
What does “우린 스케이트보드 위로” mean in “After School”?
In “After School” by Weeekly, “우린 스케이트보드 위로” means: We get up on our skateboards. 우린 is a contraction of 우리는, where 는 marks the topic 'as for us...'. 위로 literally means 'toward the top', i.e. 'onto', and the verb is left out and understood from the scene.
What does “같이 만든 우리 playlist, 좀 더 크게 틀어줘” mean in “After School”?
In “After School” by Weeekly, “같이 만든 우리 playlist, 좀 더 크게 틀어줘” means: Play our playlist we made together a bit louder. 크게 literally means 'bigly', but for sound it means 'loudly'. 틀다 is 'to turn on' and 주다 is 'to give', so 틀어줘 is a casual 'play it for us'. 좀 softens the request like 'just a bit'.
How do you pronounce “You know 말을 안 해도 늘 맘이 잘 통하는 걸”?
“You know 말을 안 해도 늘 맘이 잘 통하는 걸” from “After School” by Weeekly is romanized as “You know mareu ran haedo neul mami jal tonghaneun geol”: that is how it is actually sung, sound changes included, not the textbook spelling.
Where can I see every line of “After School” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Mina goes through all 56 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
Official music video
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Credits and sources
- Artist
- Weeekly
- Official video
- 1theK (원더케이) · YouTube
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