GOOD SO BAD — ZEROBASEONE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
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ZEROBASEONE's “GOOD SO BAD” is about falling for someone so dazzling that a love this sweet also feels a little dangerous. They can't stop thinking about her, offer to do anything for her, and imagine flying with her above the sunset. Underneath the glow, doubt creeps in: her feelings are sometimes hard to read, and they ask to be told this isn't one-sided, yet the love holds.
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.
어떻게 날 변하게 해 it's so goodListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): eo·tteo·ke nal byeon·ha·ge hae it's so good
Meaning: How do you change me? It's so good
Words in this line- 어떻게eo·tteo·kehow
- 날nalme
- 변하게byeon·ha·geto change
- 해haemake
내 맘 아프게 하지 마 oneListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): nae mam a·peu·ge ha·ji ma one
Meaning: Don't hurt my heart.
Words in this line- 내naemy
- 맘mamheart
- 아프게a·peu·gepainfully
- 하지ha·jido
- 마madon't
맘 is short for 마음 ('heart, mind'). 아프게 하지 마 literally means 'don't make it hurt', a plain way to say 'don't hurt me'.
널 붙잡을 수 있는 것 다Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): neol but·jja·beul ssu in·neun geot da
Meaning: Everything I can do to hold onto you
Words in this line- 널neolyou
- 붙잡을but·jja·beulto hold
- 수ssuway
- 있는in·neunthere is
- 것geotthing
- 다daall
것 alone is 'thing' and 다 is 'all'. Together with 수 있는 ('able to'), the phrase means 'everything within my power'.
그게 다인 걸 왜 눈물 나는 걸까Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): geu·ge da·in geol wae nun·mul na·neun geol·kka
Meaning: That's all it is (why do tears come?)
Words in this line- 그게geu·gethat
- 다인da·inis all
- 걸geolyou see
- 왜waewhy
- 눈물nun·multears
- 나는na·neuncome out
- 걸까geol·kkaI wonder
눈물 나다 literally means 'tears come out', i.e. 'to well up with tears'.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가끔 | ga·kkeum | sometimes |
| 가득하게 | ga·deu·ka·ge | fully |
| 갇혀 | ga·chyeo | trapped |
| 거야 | geo·ya | it is |
| 고민하지 | go·min·ha·ji | to worry |
| 곳을 | go·seul | place |
| 그녀를 | geu·nyeo·reul | her |
| 네게 | ne·ge | with you |
| 놓치지 | not·chi·ji | miss |
| 눈이 | nu·ni | eyes |
| 말해 | ma·rae | says |
| 보여 | bo·yeo | visible |
| 부셔 | bu·syeo | dazzles |
| 사랑하는데 | sa·rang·ha·neun·de | love, but |
| 싶은 | si·peun | want |
| 우주가 | u·ju·ga | universe |
| 있고 | it·kko | to be |
| 함께 | ham·kke | together |
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Questions about “GOOD SO BAD”
What is “GOOD SO BAD” by ZEROBASEONE about?
ZEROBASEONE's “GOOD SO BAD” is about falling for someone so dazzling that a love this sweet also feels a little dangerous.
What does “어떻게 날 변하게 해 it's so good” mean in “GOOD SO BAD”?
How do you change me? It's so good.
What does “내 맘 아프게 하지 마 one” mean in “GOOD SO BAD”?
Don't hurt my heart.
How do you pronounce “널 붙잡을 수 있는 것 다”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “neol but·jja·beul ssu in·neun geot da”: that's how it's actually sung by ZEROBASEONE, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “GOOD SO BAD” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Taejun goes through all 47 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
- ZEROBASEONE
- Official video
- ZEROBASEONE · YouTube
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