고민중독 – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: FT Island, QWER

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of K-pop with QWER's hit song '고민중독' (T.B.H)! This energetic track is perfect for language learners, offering catchy phrases and relatable expressions about young love and everyday worries. Its simple yet powerful lyrics, combined with an infectious rock sound, make it an engaging way to pick up colloquial Korean and understand modern Korean pop culture.

[English]

What kind of greeting would be okay?

I’ve imagined it about a thousand times.

But today, I’m still worrying for the thousandth and one time.

Standing in front of you, I froze completely.

The feelings I’ve been hiding

I couldn’t even show half of a fraction.

Oh, oh, not yet—

I’m just not ready.

It’s swirling, making me dizzy.

Can’t I stop these overflowing feelings?

Your simple greeting makes me so restless.

I want to press the password to your heart and open it,

but even though I worry about you so much, what can I do if it feels good?

The greeting I practiced in front of the mirror until dawn—

I raised my hand, put on a smile,

and bowed my head.

Oh, oh, I guess I’m still not ready.

It’s swirling, making me dizzy.

Can’t I stop these overflowing feelings?

Your simple greeting makes me so restless.

I want to press the password to your heart and open it,

but even though I worry about you so much,

I’m stuck, unable to move forward or back.

My insides are turning upside down,

At this point, you should catch on—

look at me, please.

I like you, I like you, I like you.

I really, really like you, I’m telling you.

My heart is so overwhelmed it aches.

I can’t say it twice, listen carefully now.

The words I’ve worried about and practiced every day—

I like you.

[Korean]

어떤 인사가 괜찮을까

천 번쯤 상상해 봤어

근데 오늘도 천 번 하고 한 번 더 고민 중

막상 네 앞에 서니 꽁꽁 얼어버렸다

숨겨왔던 나의 맘

절반의 반도 주지를 못했어

아 아 아직은

준비가 안됐다구요

소용돌이쳐 어지럽다구

쏟아지는 맘을 멈출 수가 없을까

너의 작은 인사 한마디에 요란해져서

네 맘의 비밀번호 눌러 열고 싶지만

너를 고민고민해도 좋은 걸 어쩌니

거울 앞에서 새벽까지 연습한 인사가

손을 들고 웃는 얼굴을 하고서

고개를 숙였다

아 아 아직도 준비가 안됐나 봐요

소용돌이쳐 어지럽다구

쏟아지는 맘을 멈출 수가 없을까

너의 작은 인사 한마디에 요란해져서

네 맘의 비밀번호 눌러 열고 싶지만

너를 고민고민해도 좋은 걸

이러지도 저러지도 못하는데

속이 왈칵 뒤집히고

이쯤 왔으면 눈치 챙겨야지

날 봐달라구요

좋아한다 너를 좋아한다 좋아해

너를 많이 많이 좋아한단 말이야

벅차오르다 못해 내 맘이 쿡쿡 아려와

두 번은 말 못 해 너 지금 잘 들어봐

매일 고민하고 연습했던 말

좋아해

Key Grammar Structures

• 어떤 인사가 괜찮을까

  ➔ Interrogative sentence with -ㄹ까/을까 ending

  ➔ The ending -ㄹ까/을까 expresses a question asking for advice or pondering possibilities. Here, it means 'What kind of greeting would be okay?' The speaker is wondering what to say.

• 막상 네 앞에 서니 꽁꽁 얼어버렸다

  ➔ Adverbial clause with '막상' + Past Tense

  ➔ '막상' indicates 'actually' or 'when it comes to'. It emphasizes the contrast between expectation and reality. The speaker expected to be able to greet the person, but *when actually* standing in front of them, they froze.

• 숨겨왔던 나의 맘

  ➔ Past progressive + Possessive pronoun

  ➔ '숨겨왔던' is the past progressive form of '숨기다' (to hide), indicating an action that was ongoing in the past. '나의 맘' means 'my heart/feelings'. The phrase means 'my feelings that I had been hiding'.

• 소용돌이쳐 어지럽다구

  ➔ Verb + -쳐 + Adjective + -다구 (informal explanatory ending)

  ➔ '-쳐' is an auxiliary verb indicating a swirling or chaotic movement. '어지럽다' means 'dizzy'. '-다구' is an informal explanatory ending, often used to express the speaker's internal state or feelings. The sentence means 'It's swirling and making me dizzy!'

• 좋아한다 너를 좋아한다 좋아해

  ➔ Repetition for emphasis + Verb

  ➔ The verb '좋아하다' (to like/love) is repeated three times for emphasis. This highlights the intensity of the speaker's feelings. The use of the plain form '좋아해' adds to the emotional directness.