Phonecert (폰서트) – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: 10cm
• Album: 4.0

Lyrics & Translation

Want to learn Korean through a song that captures the intimacy of modern dating? 10cm’s 'Phonecert' is perfect! The lyrics use conversational, romantic Korean to set a tender scene, focusing on devotion and simple daily comforts. Its calm acoustic style and clear enunciation make it an excellent and charming way to pick up vocabulary related to love, comfort, and exclusive moments.

[English]

This is the most expensive solo concert in the world

The singer is me, and you're the only audience

Before the splendid curtain rises soon

Just a few things, please pay attention

Change into the world's most comfortable clothes

Lie down in your favorite spot

Be careful not to let your battery run out

Keep the call connected at all times

Just tell me the song you want to hear, anything

When you get bored, coffee, popcorn, whatever

Don't feel too pressured, just listen comfortably

Or I'll get too nervous

A song that's touching only for you

A segment just to make you laugh

I'll make you so excited you can't sleep

Now's the time, scream out loud

I know your taste that's more special than anyone else's

Sweet but thrilling like it's sad (right?)

But the next song is important, turn up the volume

Do you remember that song from that day?

Even if I look too serious, don't laugh

It's not a song that's perfect by any standard

I mess up the parts I practiced a lot because of you

Because I'm still too nervous

A song that's touching only for you

A segment just to make you laugh

I'll make you so excited you can't sleep

Now's the time, scream out loud

This concert is almost coming to an end

How was it? Tell me in a text

It's so unfortunate, but I know you're already sleepy

Look forward to the last song, the most touching one here

A segment just to make you laugh

I'll make you so excited you can't sleep

Now's the time, tell me what you want most, what song?

Want to hear it again? Actually, I want you to

You might get so excited you can't sleep

It's an encore, scream out loud

This is the most expensive solo concert in the world

The singer is me, and you're the only audience

[Korean]

이건 세상에서 제일 비싼 단독 공연

가수는 나고 관객은 너 하나

화려한 막이 이제 곧 올라가기 전에

그저 몇 가지만 주의해줘요

세상에서 제일 편한 옷을 갈아 입고

제일 좋아하는 자리에 누워

배터리가 바닥나지 않게 조심하고

통화상태를 항상 유지해줘요

듣고 싶은 노래를 말 만해, everything

입이 심심할 때는, coffee, popcorn, anything

너무 부담주진 말고 편하게 들어줘

아님 내가 너무 떨리니까

오직 너에게만 감동적인 노래

오직 너를 웃게 하기 위한 코너

네가 너무 설레 잠 못 들게 만들 거야

지금이야 크게 소리 질러줘

누구보다 특별한 너의 취향을 알아

달콤한데 슬픈 듯 아찔하게 (맞지)

근데 다음 곡이 중요해 볼륨 높여봐

기억 나니 우리 그 날 그 노래

내가 너무 진지해 보여도 웃지마

누가 봐도 완벽한 노래는 아니지만

많이 연습한 부분을 너 때문에 틀리잖아

아직 나는 너무 떨리니까

오직 너에게만 감동적인 노래

오직 너를 웃게 하기 위한 코너

네가 너무 설레 잠 못 들게 만들 거야

지금이야 크게 소리 질러

이 공연은 거의 다 끝나 가고 있어

어땠는지? 말해줘 문자로

너무나 아쉽지만 졸린 거 이미 알고 있어

기대해줘 마지막 곡 이 중에서도 제일 감동적인 노래

오직 너를 웃게 하기 위한 코너

네가 너무 설레 잠 못 들게 만들 거야

지금이야 제일 원하는 걸 말해 어떤 노래를?

다시 듣고 싶어? 사실 내가 원해

네가 너무 설레 잠 못 들지 모르지만

앵콜이야 크게 소리 질러줘

이건 세상에서 제일 비싼 단독공연

가수는 나고 관객은 너 하나

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
expensive /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ B1	adjective - costing a lot of money
concert /ˈkɒnsət/ B1	noun - a musical performance
singer /ˈsɪŋər/ A2	noun - a person who sings
audience /ˈɔːdiəns/ B1	noun - the people who watch or listen to a performance
curtain /ˈkɜːtən/ A2	noun - a piece of heavy fabric hung at the front of a stage
comfortable /ˈkʌmfətəbəl/ A2	adjective - giving a feeling of physical ease
favorite /ˈfeɪvərɪt/ A2	adjective - preferred above all others
battery /ˈbætəri/ A2	noun - a device that supplies electrical power
listen /ˈlɪsən/ A1	verb - to give attention to someone or something
shout /ʃaʊt/ A2	verb - to call out loudly
excite /ɪkˈsaɪt/ B1	verb - to cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness
special /ˈspɛʃəl/ A2	adjective - different and better than ordinary
taste /teɪst/ A2	noun - a person's preference in things
remember /rɪˈmɛmbər/ A1	verb - to bring back into one's mind
practice /ˈpræktɪs/ A1	verb - to do something repeatedly to become better
perfect /ˈpɜːfɪkt/ A2	adjective - having all the required qualities
sleepy /ˈsliːpi/ A2	adjective - feeling tired and wanting to sleep
encore /ˈɑːŋkɔːr/ B1	noun - an additional performance given after the main one
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - to make sounds with your voice in a happy, amusing, or mocking way

Key Grammar Structures

• 가수는 나고 관객은 너 하나

  ➔ Topic marker (은/는) + conjunction (-고)

  ➔ In the line, the word '은/는' marks the topic. Example: the sentence contains the quoted token '은/는'.

• 화려한 막이 이제 곧 올라가기 전에

  ➔ Temporal '전에' meaning before; use of time clause

  ➔ The line uses the time adverb '전에' to indicate 'before it happens'. The word highlighted is '전에'.

• 그저 몇 가지만 주의해줘요

  ➔ Polite request with 해줘요 (from 주다)

  ➔ Here the polite request is formed with '해줘요'. The quoted piece to note is '해줘요'.

• 세상에서 제일 편한 옷을 갈아 입고

  ➔ Verb-particle compounding with 갈아 입다 (phrasal verb) + object marker

  ➔ The line uses a phrasal verb 갈아 입다 (to change clothes). The highlighted form is '갈아 입고'.

• 배터리가 바닥나지 않게 조심하고

  ➔ Negative adverbial purpose: 지 않게; sequence with -고

  ➔ The line uses 지 않게 to express purpose ('so that it does not run out'). Highlighted word: '지 않게'.

• 듣고 싶은 노래를 말 만해, everything

  ➔ Rel. clause + desire: 듣고 싶은; object marker 를

  ➔ The line uses 듣고 싶은 to express 'the song you want to hear'. Highlighted word: '듣고 싶은'.

• 오직 너에게만 감동적인 노래

  ➔ Exclusive to + particle '에게만' (only for)

  ➔ The line uses the exclusive marker '에게만' to indicate only for you. Highlighted: '에게만'.

• 오직 너를 웃게 하기 위한 코너

  ➔ Purpose clause with 하기 위한

  ➔ The line uses 하기 위한 to express purpose: 'a corner to make you smile'. Highlighted: '하기 위한'.

• 네가 너무 설레 잠 못 들게 만들 거야

  ➔ Causative pattern: 게 만들다 + potential '잠 못 들게'

  ➔ This line uses causative '게 만들다' to make someone not able to sleep; highlighted: '잠 못 들게'.

• 앵콜이야 크게 소리 질러줘

  ➔ Ending exclamation with 앵콜 + imperative 질러줘

  ➔ The line ends with an imperative urging for an encore: '질러줘'.