HARD – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: SHINee
• Album: HARD

Lyrics & Translation

Thinking of learning Korean? Let SHINee's 'HARD' be your energetic and motivating starting point! This song is packed with powerful and confident phrases that are easy to catch on to. By listening to 'HARD', you can pick up on strong vocabulary and feel the dynamic energy of modern K-Pop. What makes this song special is SHINee's venture into a new hip-hop style, showing that it's never too late to try something new – a great mindset for any language learner!

[English]

Bring the fire

Unstoppable, yeah

I’ve conquered this long, long night

Your clear scars shined bright

Oh

Clench your fist, lift your chin

Yeah, Ad Astra

Hold the distant future in your hand

Feeling like a rockstar

Lights shining on us

Fire in the pouring applause

We go

We go

We go hard

Hard like a criminal

Hard like the beat

Hard like my flow

Did you want it too?

Until the night melts

Hot and intense

A new hit

Can't stop now, right?

Hard like a criminal

Hard like the beat

Hard like my flow

Did it get you excited?

Yeah, show off, taste it

Who’s coming next?

Are they gonna surprise you? We go hard

Walking like King Kong

That guy’s a real catch

Even if you look away for a moment, I’ll be champion again

The crown finds its rightful owner

To the ends of the world, yeah, we don’t stop

Oh

Wasting time, Tic Toc

Hurry up, sold out

Want and desire as much as you’ve been thirsty for

Feeling like a rockstar

Lights shining on us

Step out and soak in your moment

We bring the fire

We go

We go

We go hard

Hard like a criminal

Hard like the beat

Hard like my flow

Did you want it too?

Until the night melts

Hot and intense

A new hit

Can't stop now, right?

Hard like a criminal

Hard like the beat

Hard like my flow

Did it get you excited?

Yeah, show off, taste it

Who’s coming next?

Are they gonna surprise you? We go hard

Shall we go together?

We can't rewind

Just remember this moment

No looking back

You know it

Go crazy, fly high

We’re strong, we get you right

KO

We’ll knock you out

MC, countdown to...

Zero

Yes, sir

We go

We go

We go hard

Hard like a criminal

Hard like the beat

Hard like my flow

Did you want it too?

Until the night melts

Hot and intense

A new hit

Can't stop now, right?

Hard like a criminal

Hard like the beat

Hard like my flow

Did it excite you?

Yeah, show off, taste it

Who’s coming next?

Are they gonna surprise you? We go hard

[Korean]

Bring the fire

거침없이 Yeah

기나긴 밤 이겨냈지

선명한 너의 그 상처는 빛났어

Oh

주먹 쥐고 턱을 올려

그래 Ad Astra

아득한 미래도 내 손안에 잡아

Feeling like a rockstar

Lights on us

쏟아지는 갈채속의 Fire

We go

We go

We go hard

Hard like a criminal

Hard like the beat

Hard like ma flow

너도 원했니

밤이 녹을 만큼

뜨겁고 진한

새로운 히트

멈추지 못 했다지?

Hard like a criminal

Hard like the beat

Hard like ma flow

구미 당겼지

Yeah 멋 내 봐 맛을 봐

누가 누가 와

너를 놀래키나 We go hard

걸음은 킹콩

그 놈 참 물건

잠시 한 눈 좀 팔아도 다시 챔피언

왕관은 주인을 되찾아내

세상의 끝까지 Yeah we don’t stop

Oh

시간이 아까워 Tic Toc

서둘러 Sold out

목말랐던 만큼 원하고 원해 봐

Feeling like a rockstar

Lights on us

걸어나와 네 순간을 마셔

We bring the fire

We go

We go

We go hard

Hard like a criminal

Hard like the beat

Hard like ma flow

너도 원했니

밤이 녹을 만큼

뜨겁고 진한

새로운 히트

멈추지 못 했다지?

Hard like a criminal

Hard like the beat

Hard like ma flow

구미 당겼지

Yeah 멋 내 봐 맛을 봐

누가 누가 와

너를 놀래키나 We go hard

같이 가볼까

되감을 순 없어

지금 이 순간만 기억해 줘

No looking back

넌 알잖아

미쳐 봐 날아 봐

우린 강해 We get you right

KO

We gon’ knock you out

거기 MC count down to…

Zero

Yesir

We go

We go

We go hard

Hard like a criminal

Hard like the beat

Hard like ma flow

너도 원했지

밤이 녹을 만큼

뜨겁고 진한

새로운 히트

멈추지 못 했다지?

Hard like a criminal

Hard like the beat

Hard like ma flow

구미 당겼지

Yeah 멋 내 봐 맛을 봐

누가 누가 와

너를 놀래키나 We go hard

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
fire /faɪər/ A2	noun - the process of combustion that produces heat and light
hard /hɑːrd/ B1	adjective - solid, firm, and resistant to pressure; not easily broken
rockstar /ˈrɒk.stɑːr/ B2	noun - a famous and successful rock musician
beat /biːt/ A2	noun - the rhythmic unit in music
future /ˈfjuː.tʃər/ A2	noun - the time yet to come
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time
champion /ˈtʃæm.pi.ən/ B1	noun - a person who has defeated all rivals in a competition
memory /ˈmem.ər.i/ B1	noun - the faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time
star /stɑːr/ A1	noun - a luminous point in the night sky
flow /floʊ/ B1	noun - the action or fact of moving along in a steady, continuous stream
light /laɪt/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ A2	noun - a very brief period of time

Key Grammar Structures

• Feeling like a rockstar

  ➔ Simile using 'like' to compare feelings or states.

  ➔ This shows a **simile**, where 'like' compares the speaker's feeling to that of a 'rockstar'.

• Bring the fire

  ➔ Imperative verb form used as a command or encouragement.

  ➔ This is an **imperative** construction, directly telling someone to 'bring the fire'—metaphorically meaning to energize or ignite passion.

• 거침없이 Yeah

  ➔ Adverb + interjection expressing 'without hesitation' or 'fearlessly'.

  ➔ This phrase combines an **adverb** and an **interjection** to emphasize acting **fearlessly** or boldly.

• 아득한 미래도 내 손안에 잡아

  ➔ Use of poetic language with '도' (also/even) to emphasize 'even the distant future' as within reach.

  ➔ The particle '**도**' (also/even) emphasizes **including** the distant future within the speaker's grasp, creating a poetic tone.

• 시간이 아까워 Tic Toc

  ➔ Use of idiomatic expression '아까워' (a waste of time/precious) combined with English onomatopoeia 'Tic Toc'.

  ➔ The phrase combines the idiom '**아까워**' (meaning 'a waste of' or 'precious') with **onomatopoeia** 'Tic Toc' to emphasize urgency and valuing time.

• 우린 강해 We get you right

  ➔ Use of present tense **'we'** + **adjective** and **phrasal verb** 'get you right' to express strength and reassurance.

  ➔ The **present tense** 'we' combined with a **phrasal verb** 'get you right' indicates active support and strength.