Table of Contents
🎶 Crush
- “Beautiful”: Music Video
🎯 Key
Takeaways
🎶 Crush
-
“Beautiful”: Lyrics Summary
🎶 Crush
- “Beautiful”: Additional Information
🎶 Introduction to Crush
Let me introduce the OST from “Guardian:
The Lonely and Great God (Goblin),” one of the most influential and
beloved Korean dramas ever. While many of you have likely watched it and are
already familiar with the soundtrack, I highly recommend revisiting it, especially
if you’re studying Korean. Among the many iconic songs from Goblin, today I’ve
chosen to explore “Beautiful” by Crush, a track that profoundly
amplifies the emotional arc of the series.
🎶 Crush - “Beautiful”: Music Video
"심장이 하늘에서 땅까지 아찔한 진자운동을 계속하였다. 첫사랑이었다."
"My heart kept swinging in a dizzying pendulum motion, soaring from the sky to the earth. It was my first love."
🎯 Key
Takeaways
1. "난"
- "난" is a
contraction of "나는," which means "I
(topic)."
- "나": I
- "-는": topic
particle
- "난":
informal contraction of "나는"
📌 Example Usage
"난 너만 생각해."
"I only think about you."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"저는" –
"I (polite)"
📌 Example Usage
"저는 매일 아침 운동해요."
"I work out every morning."
2. "너의 곁에"
- "너의 곁에"
means "by your side."
- "너의": your
(possessive of "you")
- "곁": side
- "곁에":
locative particle meaning "at/by (your) side"
📌 Example Usage
"언제나 너의 곁에 있을게."
"I’ll always be by your side."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"네 옆에" –
"next to you"
📌 Example Usage
"네 옆에 조용히 앉아 있었어."
"I quietly sat next to you."
3. "있을게 / 있다"
- "있을게 / 있다" means "to be (there)" or "I will be
(here)."
- "있다": to
be, to exist
- "있을게":
future informal/polite form, meaning "I’ll be (here/there)"
📌 Example Usage
"힘들 때 내가 곁에 있을게."
"I’ll be there when you’re having a hard
time."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"머물다" –
"to stay"
📌 Example Usage
"잠시 그 자리에 머물렀다."
"I stayed in that place for a
moment."
4. "너의 뒤에"
- "너의 뒤에"
means "behind you."
- "너의": your
- "뒤": back,
behind
- "뒤에":
locative particle meaning "at/in the back"
📌 Example Usage
"언제나 너의 뒤에 있어줄게."
"I’ll always be behind you."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"뒤쪽에" –
"in the back"
📌 Example Usage
"가방은 방 뒤쪽에 있어."
"The bag is in the back of the room."
5. "서 있을게 / 서 있다"
- "서 있을게 / 서
있다" means "I will be standing" or "to be
standing."
- "서다": to
stand
- "서 있다":
continuous form, "to be standing"
- "서 있을게":
future informal polite form, "I’ll be standing"
📌 Example Usage
"너를 위해 여기 서 있을게."
"I’ll stand here for you."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"기다리다" –
"to wait"
📌 Example Usage
"여기서 너를 기다릴게."
"I’ll wait for you here."
6. "하늘아래"
- "하늘아래"
means "under the sky."
- "하늘": sky
- "아래":
under, below
📌 Example Usage
"하늘아래 너와 함께 있고 싶어."
"I want to be with you under the
sky."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"세상 아래" –
"beneath the world"
📌 Example Usage
"세상 아래 숨겨진 진실을 찾고 싶다."
"I want to find the truth hidden beneath
the world."
7. "너와 있다면"
- "너와 있다면"
means "if I am with you."
- "너와": with
you
- "있다": to
be, to exist
- "있다면":
conditional form, "if (I) am"
📌 Example Usage
"너와 있다면 어떤 곳이든 좋아."
"If I’m with you, any place is fine."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"너랑 함께라면" –
"if I’m with you (casual)"
📌 Example Usage
"너랑 함께라면 어디든 괜찮아."
"If I’m with you, anywhere is fine."
8. "숨쉬는 것만으로도"
- "숨쉬는 것만으로도"
means "just by breathing" or "even breathing alone."
- "숨쉬는": “숨쉬다 (to breathe)” + attributive “-는” (present
tense)
- "것":
nominalizer, "the act of"
- "-만으로도":
even just by (emphasis)
📌 Example Usage
"너와 있으면 숨쉬는 것만으로도 행복해."
"Being with you makes me happy just by
breathing."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"존재만으로도" –
"just by existing"
📌 Example Usage
"그 사람은 존재만으로도 위로가 돼."
"That person is comforting just by
existing."
9. "좋아"
- "좋아" means
"I like (it/you)" or "It’s good."
- "좋다": to be
good, to like
- "좋아":
present informal form
📌 Example Usage
"너랑 있으면 그냥 좋아."
"I just like being with you."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"마음에 들어" –
"I like it (it suits my taste)"
📌 Example Usage
"이 옷 정말 마음에 들어."
"I really like this outfit."
10. "기억에서"
- "기억에서"
means "from memory" or "in memory."
- "기억":
memory
- "-에서":
locative/ablative particle meaning "in/from"
📌 Example Usage
"그 장면은 아직도 기억에서 떠나지 않아."
"That scene still hasn’t left my
memory."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"마음속에서" –
"from the heart/mind"
📌 Example Usage
"그 말이 아직도 마음속에서 맴돌아."
"Those words still echo in my mind."
11. "내가 살텐데"
- "내가 살텐데"
means "I will live (there/in it)" or "I will probably live (in
it)."
- "내가":
"나 (I)" + subject particle "-가"
- "살다": to
live
- "살텐데":
future conjectural form, suggesting expectation or contrast ("I will live,
but...")
📌 Example Usage
"그 기억 속에서 내가 살텐데."
"I will live in that memory."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"살고 있을 거야" –
"will be living"
📌 Example Usage
"다른 세계에서 나도 살고 있을 거야."
"I’m probably living in another world, too."
12. "내 곁에서"
- "내 곁에서"
means "by my side."
- "내": my
(informal)
- "곁": side
- "곁에서":
locative particle meaning "at/by one’s side"
📌 Example Usage
"언제나 내 곁에서 웃어줘."
"Always smile by my side."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"내 옆에서" –
"next to me"
📌 Example Usage
"그는 항상 내 옆에서 날 지켜줬다."
"He always protected me by my side."
13. "머물러줘 / 머무르다"
- "머물러줘 / 머무르다" means "please stay" or "to stay."
- "머무르다": to
stay
- “머물러주다”: to stay with
someone
- "머물러줘":
request form using "-아/어"
📌 Example Usage
"한순간만이라도 내 곁에 머물러줘."
"Please stay by my side, even just for a
moment."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"남아줘" –
"please remain"
📌 Example Usage
"모두 떠나도 너만은 내 곁에 남아줘."
"Even if everyone leaves, please stay with
me."
14. "언제나"
- "언제나" means
"always."
📌 Example Usage
"언제나 널 지켜줄게."
"I’ll always protect you."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"항상" –
"always"
📌 Example Usage
"항상 네 편이 될게."
"I’ll always be on your side."
15. "널 지켜줄게 / ~를 지켜주다"
- "널 지켜줄게 / ~를
지키다" means "I’ll protect you."
- "널":
contraction of "너를 (you + object particle)"
- "지키다": to
guard, to protect
- “지켜주다”: to protect
someone, to take care of someone
• "지키다" + auxiliary "-아/어 주다" (do for someone)
- "지켜줄게":
"지키주다" + “-ㄹ게” (future
form)
📌 Example Usage
"끝까지 널 지켜줄게."
"I’ll protect you until the end."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"보호해줄게" –
"I’ll protect"
📌 Example Usage
"너만은 내가 꼭 보호해줄게."
"I’ll definitely protect you."
16. "내게 기댈 수가 있게 / 내게 기댈 수가 있다 / 내게 기대다"
- "내게 기댈 수가 있게 / 내게
기댈 수가 있다 / 내게 기대다" means "so
that you can lean on me."
- "내게":
"나 (me)" + dative particle "-에게" → "to me"
• “나에게” → “내게” (contraction)
- "기대다": to
lean on
- "기댈 수가 있다":
possibility/ability form, can lean on
- "기댈 수가 있게":
"so that (someone) can lean"
📌 Example Usage
"언제든지 내게 기댈 수가 있게 곁에 있을게."
"I’ll be by your side so you can lean on
me anytime."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"의지할 수 있게" –
"so you can rely on me"
📌 Example Usage
"힘들 때 의지할 수 있게 옆에 있어줄게."
"I’ll be by your side so you can rely on
me when things get tough."
17. "너의 눈물"
- "너의 눈물"
means "your tears."
- "너의": your
- "눈물": tears
📌 Example Usage
"너의 눈물을 닦아주고 싶어."
"I want to wipe your tears."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"울음" –
"crying"
📌 Example Usage
"그녀의 울음은 멈추지 않았다."
"Her crying didn’t stop."
18. "미소도"
- "미소도" means
"even your smile" or "your smile too."
- "미소": smile
- "-도": also,
too
📌 Example Usage
"너의 눈물, 미소도
내겐 소중해."
"Your tears and even your smile are
precious to me."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"웃음도" –
"laughter too"
📌 Example Usage
"그의 웃음도 따뜻했다."
"His laughter was also warm."
19. "곁에서"
- "곁에서" means
"by (someone's) side."
- "곁": side
- "-에서":
location particle
📌 Example Usage
"언제나 너의 곁에서 함께 할게."
"I’ll always be by your side."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"옆에서" –
"next to"
📌 Example Usage
"그는 조용히 내 옆에서 앉아 있었다."
"He was quietly sitting next to me."
20. "함께 할 수 있도록 / 함께 할 수 있다 / 함께 하다"
- "함께 할 수 있도록 / 함께
할 수 있다 / 함께 하다" means "so
that we can be together" or "to be together."
- "함께 하다": to
be together
- "함께 할 수 있다":
can be together
- "함께 할 수 있도록":
"so that (we) can be together"
📌 Example Usage
"곁에서 함께 할 수 있도록 노력할게."
"I’ll try to be by your side so we can be
together."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"같이 지내다" –
"to spend time together"
📌 Example Usage
"이번 여름은 너랑 같이 지내고 싶어."
"I want to spend this summer with
you."
21. "미치도록 / 미치다"
- "미치도록 / 미치다" means "so much that (I) go crazy" or "to go
mad." It expresses extreme emotion.
- "미치다": to
go crazy, to be driven mad
- "미치도록":
"미치다" + "-도록"
(so that/to the extent that)
📌 Example Usage
"미치도록 널 사랑했어."
"I loved you so much it drove me
crazy."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"정신이 나갈 정도로" –
"to the point of losing one’s mind"
📌 Example Usage
"정신이 나갈 정도로 슬펐어."
"I was so sad I felt like I’d lose my
mind."
22. "사랑했었던 날 / 사랑했었던 나를 / 사랑했다 / 사랑하다"
- "사랑했었던 날 / 사랑했었던
나를 / 사랑했다 / 사랑하다" refers to "the day I loved you," "the me you
loved," or "I loved you."
- "사랑하다": to
love
- "사랑했다":
past form
- “사랑했었다”: past perfect
form
- "사랑했었던": past
perfect attributive form used to intensify or emphasize past love
📌 Example Usage
"사랑했었던 날을 잊지 못해."
"I can’t forget the day I loved you."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"좋아했던 기억" –
"memory of liking (you)"
📌 Example Usage
"그때 네가 좋아했던 기억이 나."
"I remember when you liked me back
then."
23. "너를 잃고 싶지 않아 / 너를 잃고 싶지 않다 / ~를 잃다"
- "너를 잃고 싶지 않아 / 너를
잃고 싶지 않다" means "I don’t want to lose you."
- "너를":
"you" + object particle
- "잃다": to
lose
- "잃고 싶다": to
want to lose
- "잃고 싶지 않다":
to not want to lose
- “잃고 싶지 않아”: informal sentence
ending, colloquial
📌 Example Usage
"너를 잃고 싶지 않아, 절대."
"I never want to lose you."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"떠나보내고 싶지 않다" –
"don’t want to let go"
📌 Example Usage
"널 떠나보내고 싶지 않아."
"I don’t want to let you go."
24. "세상에"
- "세상에" means
"in the world" or "oh my gosh!" depending on context.
- "세상": world
- "-에":
location particle
📌 Example Usage
"세상에 이런 일이 다 있네."
"Oh my gosh, what in the world is
this?"
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"이 세상에" –
"in this world"
📌 Example Usage
"이 세상에 널 만나서 참 다행이야."
"I’m glad I met you in this world."
25. "너와 닮은 / ~와 닮다"
- "너와 닮은 / ~와
닮다" means "resembles you" or "similar to
you."
- "너와": with
you
- "닮다": to
resemble
- "닮은":
attributive form
- “~와 닮다”: resemble ~,
similar to ~
📌 Example Usage
"너와 닮은 사람을 봤어."
"I saw someone who looks like you."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"비슷하다" –
"to be similar"
📌 Example Usage
"너랑 비슷한 분위기였어."
"They had a similar vibe to you."
26. "추억이"
- "추억이" means
"memory (subject form)."
- "추억":
memory (nostalgic or emotional)
- "-이":
subject marker
📌 Example Usage
"추억이 가슴을 먹먹하게 해."
"The memory makes my heart ache."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"기억이" –
"memory (more neutral or factual)"
📌 Example Usage
"그날의 기억이 아직도 생생하다."
"The memory of that day is still
vivid."
27. "또"
- "또" means
"again" or "also."
📌 Example Usage
"또 생각이 나."
"I think of it again."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"다시" –
"again"
📌 Example Usage
"다시 만날 수 있을까?"
"Can we meet again?"
28. "덩그러니"
- "덩그러니"
means "all alone" or "left isolated." Often used with
objects or people in vast emptiness.
📌 Example Usage
"방 한가운데 의자 하나가 덩그러니 놓여 있었다."
"A single chair sat all alone in the
middle of the room."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"홀로" –
"alone (more formal or poetic)"
📌 Example Usage
"그는 홀로 남겨졌다."
"He was left alone."
29. "내게 남겨져 있어 / 내게 남겨져 있다 / 내게 남겨지다"
- "내게 남겨져 있어 / 내게
남겨져 있다" means "is left to me" or "remains
with me."
- "내게": to me
- "남겨지다": to
be left behind (passive)
- "남겨져 있다":
to be in the state of being left
- “남겨져 있어”: informal
sentence ending, colloquial
📌 Example Usage
"너와의 기억이 내게 남겨져 있어."
"The memories with you are left with
me."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"간직하고 있다" –
"to keep/treasure"
📌 Example Usage
"그 순간을 아직도 간직하고 있어."
"I still treasure that moment."
30. "너와의 기억"
- "너와의 기억"
means "memory with you."
- "너와의": with
you + possessive
- "기억":
memory
📌 Example Usage
"너와의 기억이 내 마음속에 남아 있어."
"The memories with you remain in my
heart."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"우리의 추억" –
"our memory"
📌 Example Usage
"우리의 추억은 잊을 수 없어."
"I can’t forget our memories."
31. "추억"
- "추억" means
"memory" (often nostalgic or sentimental).
📌 Example Usage
"추억 하나쯤은 간직하고 싶어."
"I want to hold onto at least one
memory."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"기억" –
"memory" (more general, factual)
📌 Example Usage
"그때의 기억이 또렷하다."
"The memory from that time is vivid."
32. "슬픔을 이기지 못하는 / ~을 이기지 못하다"
- "슬픔을 이기지 못하는"
means "unable to overcome sorrow."
- "슬픔":
sorrow
- "-을":
object marker
- "이기다": to
overcome
- "이기지 못하다":
to fail to overcome
- "이기지 못하는":
attributive form
- “~을 이기지 못하다”: be unable
to overcome ~
📌 Example Usage
"슬픔을 이기지 못하는 나를 이해해줘."
"Please understand me who cannot overcome
sorrow."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"감정을 억누르지 못하다" –
"unable to suppress emotion"
📌 Example Usage
"감정을 억누르지 못하고 눈물을 흘렸다."
"I couldn't hold back my emotions and
cried."
33. "내게"
- "내게" means
"to me."
- "나": I/me
- "-에게":
dative particle meaning "to"
- "내게":
contraction of "나에게"
📌 Example Usage
"내게 기대도 돼."
"You can lean on me."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"나한테" –
"to me" (more casual)
📌 Example Usage
"나한테 말해봐."
"Tell me."
34. "내 곁에서"
- "내 곁에서"
means "by my side."
- "내": my
- "곁에서":
"by (someone’s) side"
📌 Example Usage
"네가 내 곁에서 있어 줘서 고마워."
"Thank you for being by my side."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"내 옆에서" –
"next to me"
📌 Example Usage
"그 사람은 항상 내 옆에서 날 지켜줬다."
"That person always stood by my
side."
35. "떠나지 마 / 떠나다"
- "떠나지 마 / 떠나다" means "don’t leave."
- "떠나다": to
leave
- "떠나지 마":
negative imperative form
📌 Example Usage
"제발 떠나지 마."
"Please don’t leave."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"가지 마" –
"don’t go"
📌 Example Usage
"지금은 가지 마, 제발."
"Don’t go now, please."
36. "추억 속에 살지 않도록"
- "추억 속에 살지 않도록"
means "so that I don’t live in the memories."
- "추억 속에":
"in the memories"
- "살다": to
live
- "살지 않다":
negative form
- "살지 않도록":
purpose clause meaning "so as not to live"
📌 Example Usage
"추억 속에 살지 않도록 노력할게."
"I’ll try not to live in the past."
🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions
"과거에 머무르지 않도록" –
"so as not to stay in the past"
📌 Example Usage
"과거에 머무르지 않도록 앞을 보고 싶어."
"I want to look forward so I don’t stay in
the past."
🎶 Crush – “Beautiful”: Lyrics Summary
“Beautiful” is a heartfelt declaration
of unwavering love, protection, and emotional presence. The narrator expresses
a desire to stay by the side of their loved one, not just in joyful moments,
but through tears, silence, and even across the divide of memory. The idea of
being content “just breathing” beside them evokes a deep, unspoken affection
that transcends the need for grand gestures.
As the song progresses, it touches on
the inevitable pain of separation—how the memories left behind become
hauntingly beautiful yet unbearably lonely. The lyrics acknowledge the sorrow
that arises when love becomes a memory, when what once was present becomes a
lingering absence. Yet, even amidst sorrow, the narrator still calls that love
“beautiful.”
The final verses present a striking
emotional contrast: while the past is filled with warm memories, the present is
heavy with grief and longing. Despite this, the speaker pleads not to be
abandoned to memories alone. They wish to live in love, not just reminisce
within it.
Ultimately, “Beautiful” captures
the joy and sorrow of deep emotional connection—how true love, even in parting,
remains achingly beautiful, and how the presence of someone dear makes life meaningful.
🎶 Crush – “Beautiful”: Additional Information
- Release Date: December 17, 2016
- Album: Goblin (도깨비) OST Part 4
- Genre: R&B / Ballad
- Lyricist: Jihoon
- Composer: Lee Seung-ju, Hwang Chan-hee
🎶 Introduction to Crush
Crush (크러쉬), born Shin Hyo-seob (신효섭), is a South Korean R&B and soul
singer-songwriter celebrated for his smooth vocal tone and emotional depth.
Debuting in 2014 with the album Crush on You, he quickly became a standout
figure in the Korean R&B scene. Known for blending modern groove with
heartfelt lyrics, his work often explores love, loneliness, and introspection.
Crush’s collaborations span various
genres and artists, from K-hip hop to mainstream K-pop. His ability to convey
vulnerability through music has made him a favorite in studio recordings and
OSTs, with “Beautiful” being one of his most iconic contributions to
Korean drama music history.
🌍 If
you’d like to read the full lyrics, please visit official music platforms such
as Melon, Genie Music, Apple Music, or Spotify!
❗The copyright belongs to the original
creators, and the management of music royalties and copyrights is handled by
the respective copyright holders and organizations such as the Korea Copyright
Commission.
❗This analysis
is intended for educational and language-learning purposes and does not replace
the official lyrics.
Not just another lyric translation—this is your
gateway to mastering Korean through K-Pop.
This blog post isn’t about simply translating
or dissecting lyrics word for word. Instead, I break down the key vocabulary
and expressions in K-Pop songs, making Korean learning fun and immersive.
By the time you reach the end, you won’t just understand
the words—you’ll feel the song the way native speakers do.
If you're serious about leveling up your
Korean, make it a daily habit: Pair this with my K-Drama
Bites series, and you’ll be picking up Korean naturally—step by step, with
excitement.
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