VIRAL – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BOYNEXTDOOR
• Album: HOME

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into modern Korean youth culture with 'VIRAL' by BOYNEXTDOOR! This track is a fantastic way to learn contemporary Korean slang and expressions related to social media and trends, all delivered through a catchy, high-energy beat that makes learning feel like a party.

[English]

"Sorry, love you," hate these words

Maybe I still-

You're gone, so I made this song

My muse, you're my nicotine, caffeine, baby

Congrats, my baby, I'll pray and pray that you're at least happy

I wish you'd cry

After a warm "hello," give me a cold farewell

"Hi" turns to "Bye"

Oh, right, you'll probably get the message in this melody

For now, let my story echo through the streets

Day and night, around and 'round

I'm coming to get you back

Girl, it must go viral

Until my image reaches you

Girl, it must go viral

Without you, I'm hurting like a virus

My muse, you're my nicotine, caffeine, baby

It's different from what we had, the stage is my zone

I run this show, setting my mode again

You'll probably shed tears in secret

Trust me, I'll bet my copyrights on it

This song will take over your feed

When you face me then, make sure to click

Look at my next step

You just sip, sip, I'm your nicotine

All night, the lyrics I wrote to the white noise

Right now, they're growing louder, spreading through the audience

Day and night, again 'round and 'round

I'm coming to get you back

Girl, it must go viral

Until my image reaches you

Girl, it must go viral (uh)

Without you, I'm hurting like a virus

My muse, you're my nicotine, caffeine, baby

I'll sing until my voice goes hoarse so you hear everything, even "Te quiero, señorita"

Wherever you go, listen and come visit me at least once

Yeah, pinky swear, oh, I switched up for real, sure

It'll spin 'round and 'round in your head, taka, taka

Girl, it must go viral

Even if it stays like a tattoo, mm

Girl, it must go viral

Are you listening to it, thinking it's just another common love song?

Oh, na-na-na, started with fire

Oh, na-na-na, we're going higher

Oh, na-na-na, started with fire

Oh, na-na-na, we're going higher

I'm on my, my money

But I'm on my lonely

So what you up to now?

...

[Korean]

"Sorry, love you," hate these words

Maybe I still-

You're gone, so I made this song

My muse, you're my nicotine, caffeine, baby

Congrats, my baby, 빌고 빌게 너라도 꼭 행복해

I wish you'd cry

따뜻한 안녕 뒤 싸늘하게 작별해 줘

"Hi" turns to "Bye"

Oh, right, 넌 알겠지 이 멜로디 속 message

For now, 내 스토리가 거리에 울리게

Day and night, 주위 'round and 'round

널 붙잡으러 갈 거야

Girl, it must go viral

내 모습이 닿을 때까지

Girl, it must go viral

너 없는 나는 아파, virus

My muse, you're my nicotine, caffeine, baby

우리 사이와는 달라, stage is my zone

I run this show, 다시 set on my mode

남들 몰래 넌 눈물 흘릴 걸

Trust me, 걸게 내 저작권

이 노랜 도배될 거야 네 feed에

그때 날 마주한다면 꼭 click해

Look at my next step

You just sip, sip, I'm your nicotine

All night, 백색소음에 써 내린 가삿말이

Right now, 점점 커져 객석에 퍼지네

Day and night, 다시 'round and 'round

널 붙잡으러 갈 거야

Girl, it must go viral

내 모습이 닿을 때까지

Girl, it must go viral (uh)

너 없는 나는 아파, virus

My muse, you're my nicotine, caffeine, baby

'Te quiero, señorita'까지 다 듣게 목이 쉬게 불러

Wherever you go, 듣다 한 번은 꼭 찾아와 날 보러

Yeah, 손가락 걸어, oh, I switched up for real, sure

네 머릴 'round and 'round 돌 거야, taka, taka

Girl, it must go viral

문신처럼 남는다 해도, mm

Girl, it must go viral

흔한 사랑 노래라 듣고 있니, 넌?

Oh, na-na-na, started with fire

Oh, na-na-na, we're going higher

Oh, na-na-na, started with fire

Oh, na-na-na, we're going higher

I'm on my, my money

But I'm on my lonely

So what you up to now?

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
행복해 haengbokhae Level 1	adjective - to be happy
따뜻한 ttatteuthan Level 2	adjective - warm
작별 jakbyeol Level 3	noun - farewell
멜로디 mellodi Level 1	noun - melody
거리 geori Level 2	noun - street
울리게 ullige Level 3	verb - to make sound
붙잡으러 butjabeureo Level 3	verb - to catch, to hold on to
모습 moseup Level 2	noun - appearance
아파 apa Level 1	adjective - to be in pain
남들 namdeul Level 2	noun - others
눈물 nunmul Level 2	noun - tear
저작권 jeojakgwon Level 4	noun - copyright
도배될 dobaedoel Level 4	verb - to be covered / flooded (with posts/content)
마주한다면 majuhandamyeon Level 3	verb - if you face / encounter
백색소음 baeksaeksoeum Level 5	noun - white noise
가삿말 gasatmal Level 3	noun - lyrics
퍼지네 peojine Level 3	verb - to spread
문신 munsin Level 4	noun - tattoo

Key Grammar Structures

• You're gone, so I made this song

  ➔ Resultative 'so' clause

  ➔ 'So' is used here to indicate that the second action happened as a direct consequence of the first state.

• I wish you'd cry

  ➔ Subjunctive mood for wishes

  ➔ The structure 'wish + subject + past simple' is used to express a desire for a change in reality or behavior.

• 내 모습이 닿을 때까지

  ➔ Temporal clause with 'until' (-ㄹ 때까지)

  ➔ The Korean suffix '-ㄹ 때까지' acts as 'until' to indicate the time duration up to a specific event.

• 남들 몰래 넌 눈물 흘릴 걸

  ➔ Future supposition/conjecture (-ㄹ 걸)

  ➔ The ending '-ㄹ 걸' conveys a strong sense of personal supposition or prediction about a future state.

• 이 노랜 도배될 거야 네 feed에

  ➔ Passive voice in future tense

  ➔ '도배될 거야' combines the passive suffix '-되다' with the future tense auxiliary to indicate the song will be plastered everywhere.

• 그때 날 마주한다면 꼭 click해

  ➔ Conditional 'if' clause (-(ㄴ)다면)

  ➔ The ending '-(ㄴ)다면' is used to posit a hypothetical situation that may occur in the future.

• 너 없는 나는 아파, virus

  ➔ Relative clause with missing subject

  ➔ '너 없는' acts as an adjectival phrase modifying '나', meaning 'the me who is without you'.

• 문신처럼 남는다 해도

  ➔ Concessive clause (-(ㄴ)다 해도)

  ➔ The structure '-(ㄴ)다 해도' means 'even if', used to express that the main clause holds true regardless of the condition.