🎶 Turtles
- “Bingo”: Music Video
🎯 Key
Takeaways
🎶 Turtles
- “Bingo”: Lyrics Summary
🎶 Turtles
- “Bingo”: Additional Information
In memory of Turtleman Lim Sung-hoon, the
brilliant musician and leader of Turtles, who left us too soon, I dedicate this
blog to sharing his legacy with the world and celebrating his music together.
🎶 Turtles - “Bingo”: Music Video
Lyrics
Stage Performance
🎯 Key
Takeaways
1. 아싸
"Aww yeah!"
2. 또 왔다
"Here I come again."
📌 Example Usage
"나 또 왔다!"
"I'm back again!"
3. 기분 좋아서 / 기분 좋다
"Because I feel great" / "To
feel good"
📌 Example Usage
"기분 좋아서 노래 불렀어."
"I sang because I felt great."
4. 노래 한 곡
"A song"
📌 Example Usage
"노래 한 곡 불러볼게요."
"Let me sing a song."
5. 하나 둘 셋 넷
"One two three four"
📌 Example Usage
"하나 둘 셋 넷, 시작!" "One two three four, go!"
6. 터질 것만 같은
"About to burst"
📌 Example Usage
"가슴이 터질 것만 같은 기분이었다." "I felt like my heart was about to burst."
7. 행복한 기분으로
"In a happy mood"
📌 Example Usage
"행복한 기분으로 하루를 시작했어."
"I started the day in a happy mood."
8. 틀에 박힌 관념
"Fixed ideas"
📌 Example Usage
"틀에 박힌 관념을 깨고 싶다."
"I want to break away from fixed ideas."
9. 다 버리고 / 다 버리다
"Throw everything away" / "To
discard everything"
- “다 버리다” + connector
"-고"
📌 Example Usage
"과거를 다 버리고 새롭게 시작했어." "I threw everything away and started fresh."
10. 이제 또
"Now again"
📌 Example Usage
"이제 또 시작이야."
"Now it begins again."
11. 맨주먹 정신
"Fighting spirit with bare fists"
📌 Example Usage
"맨주먹 정신으로 도전했다."
"I faced the challenge with just my fighting spirit."
12. 다시 시작하면 / 다시 시작하다
"If I start again" / "To start
again"
📌 Example Usage
"다시 시작하면 더 잘할 수 있어."
"If I start again, I can do better."
13. 이루리라 / 이루다
"I will achieve it" / "To
achieve"
- “이루다” → “이루리라” (A strong will or firm conviction about the future.)
📌 Example Usage
"꿈을 이루리라."
"I will achieve my dream."
14. 나 바라는 대로
"As I wish"
📌 Example Usage
"모든 게 나 바라는 대로 흘러갔어." "Everything went just the way I wished."
15. 지금 내가 있는 이 땅
"This land I'm standing on now"
📌 Example Usage
"지금 내가 있는 이 땅이 소중하다." "This land I'm standing on now is precious."
16. 너무 좋아 / 너무 좋다
"I love it so much" / "It’s
really good"
- “너무 좋다” + sentence ending
“-아” → “너무 좋아”
📌 Example Usage
"여기 너무 좋아!"
"I love this place so much!"
17. 이민
"Immigration"
📌 Example Usage
"이민을 생각해 본 적이 있다."
"I've thought about immigrating."
18. 따위
"Such as, things like" (derogatory
nuance)
📌 Example Usage
"이민 따위는 생각하지도 마."
"Don’t even think about things like immigration."
19. 생각 한 적 없었고요 / 생각 한 적 없다
"I’ve never thought about it" /
"To have never thought"
- “없다” → “없었다” (past tense) → “없었고요”
• “-고요”: It is a colloquial expression used to further explain what was
previously said or to prompt a response from the listener.
📌 Example Usage
"그건 생각 한 적 없었고요."
"I've never even considered that."
20. 금 같은 시간
"Time is as precious as gold."
📌 Example Usage
"금 같은 시간을 낭비하지 마."
"Don’t waste time as precious as gold."
21. 아끼고 / 아끼며 / 아끼다
"To save / While cherishing / To
cherish"
- “아끼다” + connector “-고” (A connective ending used to coordinate two or more
facts)
- “아끼다” + connector “-며” (A connective ending used to list two or more actions or states.)
📌 Example Usage
"시간을 아끼고 싶다."
"I want to save time."
“시간을 아끼며 일하고 싶다.” “I
want to work while saving time.”
22. 비상하리라 / 비상하다
"I will soar" / "To soar"
- “비상하다” → “비상하리라” (A strong will or firm conviction about the future.)
📌
Example Usage
"나는 하늘 높이 비상하리라."
"I will soar high into the sky."
23. 산속
"In the mountains"
📌 Example Usage
"산속에 조용한 절이 있다."
"There’s a quiet temple in the mountains."
24. 바다 속
"In the sea"
📌 Example Usage
"바다 속은 신비로 가득하다."
"The sea is full of mysteries."
25. 이렇게 행복할 순 없을 거야 / 이렇게 행복할 순 없다
"I could never be this happy" /
"It’s impossible to be this happy"
- “~할 수는 없다”: am not
able to ~
- “~할 수는 없다” → “~할
순 없다” (contraction)
- “없다” – “없을 것이다” (future tense, speculation) → “없을 거다”
(contraction) → “없을 거야” (sentence ending, informal, colloquial)
📌 Example Usage
"이렇게 행복할 순 없을 거야."
"I could never be this happy."
26. 랄랄랄라
"La la la la" 🎶
📌 Example Usage
"랄랄랄라 노래하며 걷는다."
"La la la la, I walk while singing."
27. 구름 타고 / 구름을 타다
"Riding clouds" / "To ride the
clouds"
- “구름을 타다” + connector “-고”
📌 Example Usage
"구름을 타고 날아가는 꿈을 꿨어."
"I dreamed of riding clouds."
28. 세상을 날아도 / 세상을 날다
"Even if I fly across the world" /
"To fly across the world"
- “세상을 날다” + “-아도” (a connective ending used to indicate condition or concession)
📌 Example Usage
"세상을 날아도 네가 그리워."
"Even if I fly across the world, I miss you."
29. 지금처럼 좋을 수는 없을거야 / 지금처럼 좋을 수는 없다
"It could never be as good as now" /
"It can’t be better than now"
- “~할 수는 없다”: am not
able to ~
- “없다” – “없을 것이다” (future tense, speculation) → “없을 거다”
(contraction) → “없을 거야” (sentence ending, informal, colloquial)
📌 Example Usage
"지금처럼 좋을 수는 없을 거야."
"It could never be as good as now."
30. 울랄랄라
"Ooh la la la" 🎶
📌 Example Usage
"울랄랄라 흥이 난다!"
"Ooh la la la, I’m feeling excited!"
31. 모든 게
"Everything"
- “모든 것이” → “모든 게” (contraction)
• “모든 (all)” + “것 (thing)” + topic marker “-이”
📌 Example Usage
"모든 게 잘 풀렸어."
"Everything worked out well."
32. 마음먹기 달렸어 / 마음먹기 달렸다
"It depends on your mindset" /
"It depended on the mindset"
- “마음먹기 달렸다” → “마음먹기
달렸어” (sentence ending, colloquial)
📌 Example Usage
"성공은 결국 마음먹기 달렸어."
"Success ultimately depends on your
mindset."
33. 어떤 게
"Which one / What kind of thing"
- “어떤 것이” → “어떤 게” (contraction)
• “어떤 (some, any,
which)” + “것 (thing)” + topic marker “-이”
📌 Example Usage
"어떤 게 제일 좋아?"
"Which one do you like the most?"
34. 행복한 삶
"A happy life"
📌 Example Usage
"행복한 삶을 원해요."
"I want a happy life."
35. 사는 게 힘이 들다 / 사는 게 힘들다
"Living is hard" / "Life is
difficult"
- “힘” + “이” + “들다”: "to require strength" or
"to be hard"
- “힘들다”: adjective,
hard, difficult, tough
📌 Example Usage
"요즘 사는 게 힘들어."
"These days, life is hard."
36. 하지만
"But"
📌 Example Usage
"하지만 포기할 수는 없어."
"But I can’t give up."
37. 쉽게만 살아가면 / 쉽게만 살아가다
"If you only live easily" / "To
live only an easy life"
📌 Example Usage
"쉽게만 살아가면 의미가 없지."
"If you only live easily, there’s no
meaning."
38. 재미없어 / 재미없다
"It’s no fun" / "To be
boring"
- “재미없다” → “재미없어” (sentence ending, colloquial)
📌 Example Usage
"이 영화 진짜 재미없어."
"This movie is really boring."
39. 빙고
"Bingo!"
📌 Example Usage
"정답! 빙고!"
"Correct! Bingo!"
40. 거룩한 인생
"A noble life"
📌 Example Usage
"거룩한 인생을 살고 싶다."
"I want to live a noble life."
41. 고귀한 삶을 살며 / 고귀한 삶을 살다
"Living a noble life" / "To live
a noble life"
📌 Example Usage
"고귀한 삶을 살며 남을 도와주자."
"Let’s live a noble life and help
others."
42. 부끄럼 없는
"Without shame"
📌 Example Usage
"부끄럼 없는 선택을 했어."
"I chose without shame."
43. 투명한 마음으로
"With a transparent heart"
📌 Example Usage
"투명한 마음으로 대화했어."
"I spoke with a transparent heart."
44. 이내 삶이 끝날 / 이내 삶이 끝나다
"When my life ends" / "To come
to the end of life"
- “끝나다” + attributive “-ㄹ” (future tense)
📌 Example Usage
"이내 삶이 끝날 줄은 몰랐다."
"I didn’t know my life would end so
soon."
45. 마지막 순간에
"At the final moment"
📌 Example Usage
"마지막 순간에 미소 지었다."
"At the final moment, I smiled."
46. 웃어보리라 / 웃어보다
"I will try to smile" / "To try
smiling"
📌 Example Usage
"슬퍼도 웃어보리라."
"I will try to smile even if I’m
sad."
47. 한 치 앞도 모르는 / 한 치 앞도 모르다
"Not knowing even an inch ahead" /
"To not know what lies ahead"
📌 Example Usage
"한 치 앞도 모르는 게 인생이다."
"Life is about not knowing even an inch
ahead."
48. 앞만 보고 달리는 / 앞만 보고 달리다
"Running while only looking forward"
/ "To run ahead without looking around"
📌 Example Usage
"앞만 보고 달리는 인생도 때론 위험해."
"Sometimes, a life where you only run
forward can be dangerous."
49. 쉴 새 없는 인생
"A life without rest"
📌 Example Usage
"쉴 새 없는 인생에 지쳤다."
"I'm tired of this nonstop life."
50. 언제나 젊을 수 없음을 / 언제나 젊을 수 없다
"That we can’t always be young" /
"We can’t stay young forever"
- “젊을 수 없다” → “젊을
수 없음” (noun form) + object particle “-을”
📌 Example Usage
"언제나 젊을 수 없음을 알고 있어."
"I know we can’t stay young forever."
51. 알면서도
"Even though I know"
📌 Example Usage
"알면서도 자꾸 그리워져."
"Even though I know, I still miss
it."
52. 하루하루
"Day by day"
📌 Example Usage
"하루하루 최선을 다하고 있어."
"I’m doing my best every single day."
53. 지나가고 / 지나가다
"Passes by" / "To pass by"
- “지나가다” + connector “-고”
📌 Example Usage
"시간이 너무 빨리 지나가고 있어."
"Time is passing by so quickly."
54. 느끼면서 / 느끼다
"While feeling" / "To feel"
- “느끼다” + “-면서” (“a conjunctive ending that indicates two or more actions or
states occurring simultaneously or in combination)
📌 Example Usage
"감사함을 느끼면서 살고 싶어."
"I want to live while feeling
gratitude."
55. 매일매일
"Every single day"
📌 Example Usage
"매일매일 너를 생각해."
"I think of you every single day."
56. 미뤄가고 / 미루다
"Keep delaying" / "To
postpone"
- “미루다” → “미뤄가다” (keep postponing) + connector “-고”
📌 Example Usage
"계속 미뤄가고 있었어."
"I kept putting it off."
57. 평소
"Usually / In daily life"
📌 Example Usage
"평소처럼 행동해."
"Act like you usually do."
58. 해보고 싶은 / 해보고 싶다
"Something I want to try" / "To
want to try"
📌 Example Usage
"예전부터 해보고 싶던 일이야."
"It’s something I’ve always wanted to
try."
59. 가보고 싶은 / 가보고 싶다
"A place I want to visit" / "To
want to go"
📌 Example Usage
"가보고 싶은 나라가 있어."
"There’s a country I want to visit."
60. 단 한 번도 못 가다
"To never have gone even once"
📌 Example Usage
"단 한 번도 못 가본 곳이야."
"It’s a place I’ve never been to even
once."
61. 청춘
"Youth"
📌 Example Usage
"청춘은 다시 오지 않아."
"Youth never comes again."
62. 피할 수 없다면 즐겨봐요 / 피할 수 없다면 즐겨라
"If you can’t avoid it, enjoy it"
- “피할 수 없다면 즐겨라” → “피할
수 없다면 즐겨봐요” (polite ending)
- “피할 수 없다면 즐겨라” = “피할
수 없으면 즐겨라”
📌 Example Usage
"피할 수 없다면 즐겨봐요."
"If you can’t avoid it, enjoy it."
63. 힘들다 불평하지만 말고
"Instead of complaining about how hard it
is"
📌 Example Usage
"힘들다 불평하지만 말고 이겨내보자."
"Instead of complaining that it’s hard,
let’s overcome it."
64. 고생이라지만
"Even if it’s called hardship"
📌 Example Usage
"고생이라 하지만 다 추억이 될 거야."
"Even if it’s called hardship, it will all
become memories."
🎶 Turtles - “Bingo”: Lyrics Summary
“Bingo” delivers a bright, high-energy
message about living life with joy, intention, and integrity. It opens with an
enthusiastic re-entrance into life’s stage—“아싸 또 왔다 나”—and proceeds to advocate for
self-driven happiness, urging people to discard rigid social expectations and
start fresh with a “bare-fist” spirit.
The song celebrates the present moment,
praising the land one lives on and the time one has. It insists that joy isn’t
found in distant dreams or faraway lands, but in the now, in the air we
breathe and the choices we make. Even when faced with uncertainty, stress, or
unfulfilled dreams, the song encourages pushing forward with courage and
clarity.
The recurring line “모든 게 마음먹기 달렸어” (“It all depends on your mindset”)
sums up the core philosophy. The track stresses that happiness isn’t guaranteed
by ease or comfort—“쉽게만 살아가면 재미없어”—but by a life lived earnestly,
transparently, and without shame. The singer dreams of smiling at the end of
life, knowing they lived according to their values.
Despite acknowledging the hardships of
youth and the fast-paced nature of modern life, “Bingo” remains defiantly
cheerful. It closes by cheering on perseverance and laughter, declaring that
even if life is tough, it’s still worth enjoying—because that’s where the real
fun begins. And in that realization: Bingo!—you’ve won.
🎶 Turtles - “Bingo”: Additional Information
Released: November 16, 2004
Album: Turtles 3
Genre: K-Pop / Dance / Funk Hip-Hop
Lyrics: Turtleman
Composer: Turtleman
Label: Turtle Entertainment
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Commission.
❗This analysis
is intended for educational and language-learning purposes and does not replace
the official lyrics.
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