F-R-I-E-N-DS – Bilingual Lyrics Japanese/English

• By: FTISLAND
• Album: 20th SINGLE 『F-R-I-E-N-DS』

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the heart of Korean rock with FTISLAND's "F-R-I-E-N-DS"! This song offers a great opportunity to learn expressive and emotional vocabulary related to friendship and lifelong bonds. The clear and powerful vocals make it easier to follow along and pick up new phrases, all while enjoying a track that celebrates the journey of a veteran K-rock band.

[English]

Don't look back, just be yourself

Time that doesn't fade, stay gold

Sing, someday, surely again

Until we meet, until we meet

Yeah

Since the day we met on the same path

I've come to realize our important relationship

“It can't be done”

“It's impossible,” everybody said

On days when I'm down, you were there, ah

Laughing treasure days

Singing special days

Everything we shared together, evermore

I swear I'm glowing up

Going up even more

Unforgettable memory

I want to move forward, oh, my friends

We'll go down a different path

This is us, always amigo

Dreams are ah, always simple (simple)

The future we parted ways, waiting ahead

Cooler than now

We'll be beautiful, you said

Promise me (me)

So promise you (oh, oh)

Running treasure days

Talking special days

Everything we shared together, evermore

Running, glowing up

Always going up

Now in my heart, memory

Let's do our best, oh, my friends

We gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

We go, we gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

We gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

We go, we gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

Oh, my friends

...

Each of our steps

Let's walk on

We've gone towards our reunion

...

Laughing treasure days

Singing special days

Everything we shared together, evermore (it's for evermore)

I swear I'm glowing up

Going up even more

Unforgettable memory

I want to move forward, oh, my friends

We gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

We go, we gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

We gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

We go, we gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

Oh, my friends

...

[Japanese]

Don't look back, just be yourself

消えない 時はstay gold

Sing いつか きっとまた

会えるまで 会えるまで

Yeah

同じ道の上で出会った日から

大事な関係に気づいてきた

「できっこないから」

「ムチャ」everybody said

へこむ日は 君がいた ah

笑ったtreasure days

歌ったspecial days

一緒に居たすべて evermore

誓ってglowing up

もっとgoing up

忘れないmemory

進みたい oh, my friends

違った道へwe'll go

This is us ずっとamigo

夢は ah いつもsimple (simple)

わかれた未来 その先で待ってる

今よりカッコ良く

We'll be beautiful, you said

Promise me (me)

So promise you (oh, oh)

走ったtreasure days

語ったspecial days

一緒に居たすべてevermore

走ってglowing up

ずっとgoing up

胸に今memory

頑張ろうよ oh, my friends

We gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

We go, we gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

We gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

We go, we gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

Oh, my friends

それぞれのsteps

歩いて行こう

再会へのwe've gone

笑ったtreasure days

歌ったspecial days

一緒に居たすべてevermore (it's for evermore)

誓ってglowing up

もっとgoing up

忘れないmemory

進みたい oh, my friends

We gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

We go, we gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

We gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

We go, we gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

Oh, my friends

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze in a specified direction
back /bæk/ A1	adverb - in the opposite direction
yourself /jʊərˈsɛlf/ A1	pronoun - used to refer to the person being addressed
memory /ˈmɛməri/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
friends /frɛndz/ A1	noun - a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ B1	verb - to assure someone that one will definitely do something
glowing /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/ B2	adjective - giving out a steady light
special /ˈspɛʃəl/ B1	adjective - better, greater, or otherwise different from what is usual
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - a period of 24 hours
going /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move from one place to another
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to have a desire to possess or do something
walk /wɔːk/ A1	verb - to move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn
future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ B1	noun - the time yet to come
together /təˈɡɛðər/ A2	adverb - with or in proximity to another person or people
important /ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/ B2	adjective - of great significance or value

Key Grammar Structures

• Don't look back, just be yourself

  ➔ Imperative sentence with 'don't' and 'just be'

  ➔ Used to give a command or advice, telling someone not to do something and to be themselves.

• 消えない 時はstay gold

  ➔ Use of 'stay' + adjective to express remaining in a state

  ➔ 'Stay' is a verb indicating remaining in a certain state; 'stay gold' means to remain true or valuable.

• Sing いつか きっとまた

  ➔ Use of 'いつか' (itsuka) and 'きっと' (kitto) to express future certainty

  ➔ 'いつか' means 'someday', indicating a future time, while 'きっと' means 'certainly', expressing strong conviction about the future.

• We gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

  ➔ Use of 'gotta' as a contraction of 'got to' to express obligation or necessity

  ➔ 'Gotta' is a colloquial contraction of 'have to', indicating obligation or necessity to do something.

• ずっとgoing up

  ➔ Combination of Japanese 'ずっと' (zutto) meaning 'all along' and English 'going up' indicating continuous improvement or progress

  ➔ 'ずっと' means 'all along' or 'continuously', while 'going up' indicates progress or improvement over time.

• We go, we gotta F-R-I-E-N-DS

  ➔ Use of 'we go' (simple present) and 'we gotta' (colloquial form of 'we have to') to express obligation and action

  ➔ 'We go' is a simple present tense indicating habitual action or general truth, while 'we gotta' is colloquial for 'we have to', expressing necessity or obligation.