RIGHT NOW – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: PSY
• Album: 4X2=8

Lyrics & Translation

Learning Korean through PSY's "RIGHT NOW" offers a fun and energetic way to engage with the language. The song's repetitive and catchy chorus makes it easy to pick up key phrases, while its message of liberation and self-expression provides a culturally significant look into a theme that resonates universally. It's a special song because it showcases PSY's signature style of blending humor and sharp social commentary, which catapulted him to international fame.

[English]

Oh, such aggressive music

What is this? Remove the machine-like noise from my voice

2010, once again

Psy is coming back, hello

Other people's rice cakes are bigger

Other people's girls are prettier

Everything I do feels a bit awkward

But I can't just die

I can't live like this forever

I just keep babbling and rambling in dialect

Shout out (Shout out), shout out (Shout out)

Scream until your throat hurts (Shout out)

Go crazy, jump, and dance around

Feel the heartbeat racing

Who are you, the one worrying about me?

Forget about it, forget and then run

(Right now), spinning 180 degrees and turning round and round

I'm gonna go crazy from now on

(Right now), climbing above the 63-story building and beyond

From this moment, I'm going to run

Right now (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh)

Right now (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh)

Right now

You're so funny

Acting so crazy and ridiculous

Beating drums and playing instruments alone

Putting on a real show

All my life, or my whole being

I won't be discouraged, I won't give up

I'm so cool, you know what I'm saying?

Shout out (Shout out), shout out (Shout out)

Scream until your throat hurts (Shout out)

Go crazy, jump, and dance around

Feel the heartbeat racing

What’s life really about? What is life actually about?

Everyone has their own reason for existing

(Right now), spinning 180 degrees and turning round and round

From this moment, I’ll go crazy

(Right now), climbing above the 63-story building and beyond

From this moment, I’m going to run

Right now (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh)

Right now (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh)

Right now

Now, now, now, now, now-now-now

Now, now, now, now, now-now-now

The world is deceiving me

People are lying because they don’t know

Going in circles

It’s like I’ve seen this in a movie

Life is like harsh alcohol

That’s why it’s art

Magic tricks and illusions

One, two, three, go

(Right now), spinning 180 degrees and turning round and round

From this moment, I’ll go crazy

(Right now), climbing above the 63-story building and beyond

From this moment, I’m going to run

(Right now, now, now, now, now-now-now)

From this moment, I’ll go crazy

(Right now), climbing above the 63-story building and beyond

From this moment, I’m going to run

Right now (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh)

Right now (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh)

Right now

Right now

...

[Korean]

Oh, 매우 공격적인 음악

뭐야 이거? 내 목에 기계소리 빼

2010 once again

Psy is coming back, hello

남의 떡이 더 크고

남의 여자가 예쁘고

내가 하는 모든 것은 뭔가 좀 어설프고

그렇다고 죽을 수도

계속 이대로 살 수도

사투리로 짜투리로 늘어놓을 뿐이고

외쳐 (외쳐), 외쳐 (외쳐)

목이 터져라 외쳐 (외쳐)

미치고 치고 팔짝 뛰고

심장 박동 뛰고

나를 걱정하는 댁은 대체 누구신데?

신경 꺼 잊어 그리고 나서 뛰어

(Right now) 180도 변해 돌고 돌고

지금부터 미쳐 볼란다

(Right now) 63 빌딩위로 그리고 그 위로

지금부터 뛰어 볼란다

Right now (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh)

Right now (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh)

Right now

웃기고 앉았네

아주 놀고 자빠졌네

혼자 북치고 장구 치고

아주 생 쇼를 하네

평생 일생 혹은 나의 이생

기죽지 않아, 굴하지 않아

쿨 하잖아, you know I'm saying?

외쳐 (외쳐), 외쳐 (외쳐)

목이 터져라 외쳐 (외쳐)

미치고 치고 팔짝 뛰고

심장 박동 뛰고

인생 뭐 있냐고? 인생 뭐 있다고

저마다 존재하는 이유가 있다

(Right now) 180도 변해 돌고 돌고

지금부터 미쳐 볼란다

(Right now) 63 빌딩위로 그리고 그 위로

지금부터 뛰어 볼란다

Right now (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh)

Right now (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh)

Right now

Now, now, now, now, now-now-now

Now, now, now, now, now-now-now

세상이 나를 속이고

모르는 게 사람 속이고

뺑뺑이 돌리고

안 봐도 비디오

인생은 독한 술이고

그래서 예술이고

수리수리수리 마술이고

원 고, 투 고, 쓰리 고

(Right now) 180도 변해 돌고 돌고

지금부터 미쳐 볼란다

(Right now) 63 빌딩위로 그리고 그 위로

지금부터 뛰어 볼란다

(Right now, now, now, now, now-now-now)

지금부터 미쳐 볼란다

(Right now) 63 빌딩위로 그리고 그 위로

지금부터 뛰어 볼란다

Right now (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh)

Right now (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh)

Right now

Right now

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
attack /əˈtæk/ B2	verb - to set upon forcibly; to criticize strongly
music /ˈmjuːzɪk/ A1	noun - vocal or instrumental sounds combined to produce beauty of sound
sound /saʊnd/ A2	noun - something that can be heard verb - to make or produce a noise
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B2	adjective - mentally deranged or very enthusiastic
jump /dʒʌmp/ A2	verb - to push oneself off the ground and into the air
heartbeat /ˈhɑːrtˌbiːt/ B2	noun - the pulsation of blood through the arteries
live /lɪv/ B1	verb - to be alive or to happen in real time
alive /əˈlaɪv/ B2	adjective - not dead; living
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot noun - a period of running
believe /bɪˈliːv/ B2	verb - to accept as true or real
famous /ˈfeɪməs/ B2	adjective - widely known and recognized
shine /ʃaɪn/ B2	verb - to emit light; to be bright

Key Grammar Structures

• What is this? (뭐야 이거?)

  ➔ Interrogative pronoun 'what' used to ask a question.

  ➔ It introduces a question about the identity or nature of something.

• Let’s go! (외쳐, 외쳐)

  ➔ Imperative form used to give commands or encourage action.

  ➔ It expresses a direct command or urging someone to take action.

• I will continue to live like this. (계속 이대로 살 수도)

  ➔ Modal verb 'will' indicating future intention or willingness.

  ➔ It shows the singer's decision to keep living in this manner.

• The world deceives me. (세상이 나를 속이고)

  ➔ Present tense verb 'deceives' indicating a habitual action or general truth.

  ➔ It expresses a general truth or ongoing situation about being deceived.

• In life, what is there? (인생 뭐 있냐고?)

  ➔ Interrogative form 'what is there' asking about existence or meaning.

  ➔ It asks about the purpose or meaning of life.

• Time to go! (원 고, 투 고, 쓰리 고)

  ➔ Imperative form used for giving orders or commands in sequence.

  ➔ It commands someone to proceed or move forward.

• Right now, I am transforming 180 degrees. (180도 변해 돌고 돌고)

  ➔ Present continuous tense 'am transforming' indicating an ongoing change.

  ➔ It emphasizes the ongoing process of change happening right now.