TOP 5 — ZEROBASEONE: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync네 손짓 한 번에 온 세상이 slow-mo' make me feel likene son·jit han beo·ne on se·sang·i slow-mo' make me feel likeWith one wave of your hand, the whole world goes slow-moListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
ZEROBASEONE's “TOP 5” is about a crush so strong that one person takes over an entire list of all-time favorites. Their lips, style, kiss and smile fill the ranking, with the feeling they give at number one, and the sensation is vivid enough to be no illusion, though even an illusion would be welcome. It turns into a sweet, confident invitation to show that side only to each other and slip away together unnoticed.
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.
네 손짓 한 번에 온 세상이 slow-mo' make me feel likeListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ne son·jit han beo·ne on se·sang·i slow-mo' make me feel like
Meaning: With one wave of your hand, the whole world goes slow-mo
Words in this line- 네neyour
- 손짓son·jithand gesture
- 한hanone
- 번에beo·nein one time
- 온onwhole
- 세상이se·sang·iworld
기억 속 엉켜버린 감정들 넘어 make me feel likeListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): gi·eok sok eong·kyeo·beo·rin gam·jeong·deul neo·meo make me feel like
Meaning: Past the feelings tangled up in my memory
Words in this line- 기억gi·eokmemory
- 속sokinside
- 엉켜버린eong·kyeo·beo·rincompletely tangled
- 감정들gam·jeong·deulfeelings
- 넘어neo·meobeyond
Word for word: Memory inside tangled-up feelings beyond, make me feel like
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 엉켜버린 joins 'to get tangled' with 버리다 ('throw away'), which after a verb means 'completely, irreversibly'. 넘어 alone is 'crossing over', but here it means 'getting past'. Together they describe pushing through a knot of emotions.
기꺼이 받아들여 너의 모든 걸 make me feel like, heyListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): gi·kkeo·i ba·da·deu·ryeo neo·ui mo·deun geol make me feel like, hey
Meaning: I gladly accept everything about you
Words in this line- 기꺼이gi·kkeo·igladly
- 받아들여ba·da·deu·ryeoaccept
- 너의neo·uiyour
- 모든mo·deunevery
- 걸geol(the) thing
Word for word: Gladly receive-in your every thing, make me feel like, hey
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 받아들여 combines 'receive' and 'bring in', meaning 'accept as is'. 모든 걸 is 'every thing', with 걸 a contraction of 'thing + object marker'. Literally it is clumsy, but it works as the confession 'I accept all of you'.
아무도 몰래 여길 떠나, you and IListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): a·mu·do mol·lae yeo·gil tteo·na, you and I
Meaning: Let's slip away from here unseen, you and I
Words in this line- 아무도a·mu·dono one
- 몰래mol·laesecretly
- 여길yeo·gilthis place
- 떠나,tteo·na,leave
Word for word: Anyone secretly this-place leave, you and I
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 아무도 alone is 'no one' and 몰래 is 'secretly', but together they mean 'without anyone noticing'. 떠나 has no explicit 'let's', yet the tone makes it an invitation to escape together, so the natural English adds 'let's'.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가졌어 | ga·jyeo·sseo | have got |
| 감각 | gam·gak | sensation |
| 거부 | geo·bu | refusal |
| 결과는 | gyeol·gwa·neun | result |
| 내게만 | nae·ge·man | only to me |
| 너로 | neo·ro | by you |
| 답을 | da·beul | answer |
| 뒤바뀌어 | dwi·ba·kkwi·eo | got switched |
| 만든 | man·deun | that made |
| 못해 | mo·tae | can't do |
| 미치게 | mi·chi·ge | madly |
| 버린 | beo·rin | ended up |
| 보여줄래 | bo·yeo·jul·lae | will you show? |
| 상상은 | sang·sang·eun | imagination |
| 아니야 | a·ni·ya | is not |
| 이끌려 | i·kkeul·lyeo | drawn in |
| 이미 | i·mi | already |
| 환상이 | hwan·sang·i | illusion |
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Questions about “TOP 5”
What is “TOP 5” by ZEROBASEONE about?
ZEROBASEONE's “TOP 5” is about a crush so strong that one person takes over an entire list of all-time favorites.
What does “기억 속 엉켜버린 감정들 넘어 make me feel like” mean in “TOP 5”?
Past the feelings tangled up in my memory. 엉켜버린 joins 'to get tangled' with 버리다 ('throw away'), which after a verb means 'completely, irreversibly'.
What does “기꺼이 받아들여 너의 모든 걸 make me feel like, hey” mean in “TOP 5”?
I gladly accept everything about you. 받아들여 combines 'receive' and 'bring in', meaning 'accept as is'.
How do you pronounce “네 손짓 한 번에 온 세상이 slow-mo' make me feel like”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “ne son·jit han beo·ne on se·sang·i slow-mo' make me feel like”: that's how it's actually sung by ZEROBASEONE, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “TOP 5” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Taejun goes through all 48 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
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