CEREMONY – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: QWER
• Album: CEREMONY

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of QWER's 'CEREMONY' to enhance your Korean language skills! This track is perfect for learning expressive, emotive vocabulary and conversational phrases used to describe excitement and new beginnings, all set to an infectious rock beat that makes learning feel like a celebration.

[English]

作词 : Gesture/Hina/Hong Ji Hye/Kim Hyejung/Lee Donghyuk/Lee Siyeon/Magenta

作曲 : Gesture/Lee Donghyuk

A forced smile in the mirror

Even the hair that isn’t my style

Who is she?

Hmm, I don’t know what’s what

This is not me

My plain, ordinary self

Even this day with no surprises

So bored so bored

A full 180‑degree turn

Now let’s change, let’s go

I’ll surprise everyone with a peek‑a‑boo

I’ll show you my highlights

Just wait and see

Should I take a shot at a challenge just for me?

I got the main character energy

From now on, I’ll do as I please

I give a reckless hand kiss toward the day

This is a ceremony for me

Maybe this is a dream déjà vu

Look, I’m going to fly

The greatest gift, dedicated to me

Ceremony for me

Ceremony for me

Even ordinary greetings now

They sound like words of encouragement

If that’s the case, there’s nothing I can’t do

First, just go ahead and do it

The feelings that were wavering

They burst with excitement and scream

So loud, so loud

From now on, everything

Everyone shout, shout, let’s go

I’ll surprise everyone with a peek‑a‑boo

I’ll show my highlights once more

Watch me

Should I kick off the festival just for me?

I got the main character energy

From now on, I’ll do as I please

I give a reckless hand kiss toward the day

This is a ceremony for me

Maybe this is a dream déjà vu

Look, I’m going to soar

The greatest gift, dedicated to me

Ceremony for me

On those off‑balance days,

Confidently, be more myself, yeah

Even if there’s nothing special

Will you join my ceremony?

I got the main character energy

Now goodbye to my blue‑blue days

A hand kiss to the days I was grateful for

An endless ceremony

This is definitely a dream déjà vu

Look, I could fly

The greatest gift, dedicated to me

Ceremony for me

Ceremony for me

Ceremony for me

[Korean]

作词 : Gesture/Hina/Hong Ji Hye/Kim Hyejung/Lee Donghyuk/Lee Siyeon/Magenta

作曲 : Gesture/Lee Donghyuk

거울 속 Smile 진심 억지

취향 아닌 그 머리까지

Who is she?

흠 뭐가 뭔지 모르겠어

This is not me

무난 무난한 내 모습들이

반전 따윈 없는 이 하루까지

So bored so bored

백팔십도 다

이젠 바꿔 바꿔 Let’s go

모두를 Peek-a-boo 놀래켜줄래

까짓것 보여 줄게 나의 Highlights

두고 봐

날 위한 승부를 한번 걸어볼까

I got the main character energy

이쯤부턴 제멋대로지

무모한 날 향해서 손 키스

이건 날 위한 Ceremony

혹시 이건 꿈의 Dejavu

봐 난 날아오를 거라구

날 위해 부르는 최고의 선물

Ceremony for me

Ceremony for me

평범한 인사도 이젠 말야

꼭 응원의 말 같단 말야

그렇다면 못할 거 없지

일단 막 저질러 보는 거지

우물쭈물대던 감정들이

신이 나서 소리를 질러대지

So loud, so loud

이제부터 다

모두 외쳐 외쳐 Let’s go

모두를 Peek-a-boo 놀래켜줄래

한번 더 보여 줄게 나의 Highlights

지켜봐

날 위한 축제의 막을 열어볼까

I got the main character energy

이쯤부턴 제멋대로지

무모한 날 향해서 손 키스

이건 날 위한 Ceremony

혹시 이건 꿈의 Dejavu

봐 난 날아오를 거라구

날 위해 부르는 최고의 선물

Ceremony for me

갸우뚱거리던 날들에

당당하게 더 Be myself yeah

특별할 건 없대도

함께해 줄래 My ceremony

I got the main character energy

이젠 안녕 나의 Blue blue days

고마웠던 날들에 손 키스

끝나지 않을 Ceremony

역시 이건 꿈의 Dejavu

봐 난 날 수 있었다구

날 위해 부르는 최고의 선물

Ceremony for me

Ceremony for me

Ceremony for me

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
거울 geoul Level 2	noun - mirror
진심 jinsim Level 3	noun - sincerity; true feeling
억지 eokji Level 4	noun - forced; artificial
취향 chwihyang Level 3	noun - taste; preference
무난 munan Level 4	adjective - plain; average; safe
반전 banjeon Level 4	noun - twist; reversal
하루 haru Level 2	noun - day
바꾸다 bakkuda Level 2	verb - to change; to swap
놀래키다 nollaekida Level 4	verb - to surprise; to startle
하이라이트 hiraiteu Level 5	noun - highlight; best part
승부 seungbu Level 4	noun - contest; match; result
제멋대로 jemottdaero Level 4	adjective - reckless; as one wishes
무모한 mumohan Level 4	adjective - reckless; foolhardy
의식 uisik Level 4	noun - ceremony; ritual
꿈 kkum Level 2	noun - dream
데자뷰 dejavu Level 5	noun - déjà vu; feeling of having already experienced something
날아오르다 naraoreuda Level 4	verb - to soar; to fly up
최고의 choegoui Level 4	adjective - the best; supreme
선물 seonmul Level 3	noun - gift; present
평범한 pyeongbeomhan Level 4	adjective - ordinary; common

Key Grammar Structures

• 모두를 Peek-a-boo 놀래켜줄래

  ➔ Future intention with -ㄹ래

  ➔ The ending "-ㄹ래" expresses the speaker’s intention or promise to do something in the future – here, “놀래켜줄래” means “I’ll surprise (you).”

• 이쯤부턴 제멋대로지

  ➔ Colloquial ending -지

  ➔ The ending "-지" adds a casual, self‑affirming tone, similar to saying “that’s how it is” – “제멋대로지” = “It’s just the way it is, being whatever I want.”

• 날 위해 부르는 최고의 선물

  ➔ Relative clause with -는

  ➔ The verb "부르는" (to call) is in the attributive form "-는" and modifies the noun "선물" – "the best gift that sings for me" (i.e., a gift given for me).

• 우물쭈물대던 감정들이

  ➔ Past descriptive -던

  ➔ "우물쭈물대던" uses the past descriptive ending "-던" to refer to emotions that were previously hesitating or wavering.

• 소리를 질러대지

  ➔ Repeated action verb -어대다

  ➔ "질러대지" combines the verb "질러" (to shout) with the suffix "-어대다" indicating a repeated or continuous action – “keeps shouting”.

• 다시 ... 막 저질러 보는 거지

  ➔ Intentional expression -는 거지

  ➔ The pattern "-는 거지" adds a nuance of “I guess/it’s about to” – "저질러 보는 거지" means “I’m going to try doing something reckless”.

• 이건 날 위한 Ceremony

  ➔ Noun modifier -을/를 위한

  ➔ "날 위한" uses the pattern "-을/를 위한" to mean “for (someone)”. Here it means “a ceremony for me”.

• 평범한 인사도 이젠 말야

  ➔ Sentence ending -야 (explanatory/colloquial)

  ➔ The ending "-야" adds an informal, explanatory tone, similar to “you know” – “even a simple greeting now, you see”.

• 고마웠던 날들에 손 키스

  ➔ Past descriptive -던 with noun phrase

  ➔ "고마웠던" uses "-던" to describe past grateful days, modifying "날들" – “the days that were thankful”.

• 끝나지 않을 Ceremony

  ➔ Future negative with -지 않다 + -ㄹ/을

  ➔ "끝나지 않을" combines the verb "끝나다" (to end) with the negative future form "-지 않을" meaning “won’t end”.