Learn Korean with BTS "Spring Day" and Song So-hee’s Gugak Cover

  

Table of Contents

🎶 Song So-hee - “Spring Day”: Music Video

🎯 Key Takeaways

🎶 BTS - “Spring Day”: Lyrics Summary

🎶 BTS - “Spring Day”: Additional Information

 

“BTS의 명곡 ‘봄날’의 가사를 공부하면서, 노래 감상은 국악인 송소희님의 멋진 퍼포먼스로 즐겨 보세요. 색다른 감동을 느낄 수 있습니다.”

“While studying the lyrics of BTS’s iconic song 'Spring Day,' enjoy listening to the song through the stunning performance by traditional Korean musician Song So-hee. It offers a uniquely moving experience.”

🎶 Song So-hee - “Spring Day”: Music Video

[Source] YouTube, KBS Kpop

 

On November 14, 2020, traditional Korean musician Song So-hee performed a remake of BTS's "Spring Day" on KBS 2TV's Immortal Songs: Singing the Legend, during the "Pdogg Special" episode. She reinterpreted the song using her distinctive gugak (국악, traditional Korean music) vocal style, delivering a profoundly emotional and lyrical performance that resonated with the live audience and viewers at home. Notably, Song So-hee mentioned that she prepared the stage with extra dedication for her younger sibling, who is an ARMY (BTS fan), adding a layer of sincerity to her rendition.

The performance garnered significant attention even before the broadcast. BTS member V expressed his anticipation, stating that he was particularly looking forward to Song So-hee's version of "Spring Day " and remarking, "I think it's going to be legendary," highlighting his interest in traditional Korean music. Following the broadcast, her performance received widespread acclaim for its beautiful fusion of gugak, K-pop, and Song So-hee's unique interpretation.

 

🐾 Pdogg is a renowned music producer from South Korea, whose real name is Kang Hyo-won. His stage name “Pdogg” is derived from the word “Producer” and the name of rapper Snoop Dogg, whom he has admired since childhood. The “Dogg” part carries a connotation of being cool or stylish, so the name ultimately signifies “a cool producer.”

 

🎯 Key Takeaways

1. "더 보고 싶다"

- "더 보고 싶다" means "I miss you more" or "I want to see you more." It expresses a deepening feeling of longing.

- "더": more, increasingly

- "보고": from "보다 (to see)" in verb base form

 • “보다” + connector “-고” → “보고”

- "싶다": expresses desire to do something, attaches to a verb stem

📌 Example Usage

"이렇게 말하니까 더 보고 싶다."

"Saying it like this makes me miss you even more."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"그리워하다" – "to long for, to miss"

📌 Example Usage

"나는 매일 너를 그리워해."

"I miss you every day."

2. "보고 있어도 / 보고 있다"

- "보고 있어도 / 보고 있다" means "even though I’m looking at you" or "I’m watching (you)." It conveys ongoing observation or presence.

- "보고 있다": "보다 (to see)" + progressive form "-고 있다" = "am/are/is seeing"

- "보고 있어도": "보고 있다" + concessive connector "-아/어도" = "even though (I am) seeing"

📌 Example Usage

"너의 사진을 보고 있어도 보고 싶다."

"Even when I look at your photo, I still miss you."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"쳐다보다" – "to look at, to gaze"

📌 Example Usage

"그녀를 계속 쳐다보았다."

"I kept staring at her."

3. "이렇게 말하니까 / 이렇게 말하다"

- "이렇게 말하니까 / 이렇게 말하다" means "because I say it like this" or "to speak like this." It shows the cause-and-effect relation based on one’s way of speaking.

- "이렇게": like this, in this way

- "말하다": to speak, to say

- "말하니까": "말하다" + connector "-(으)니까" (because)

📌 Example Usage

"이렇게 말하니까 더 보고 싶다."

"Saying it like this makes me miss you more."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"말을 꺼내다" – "to bring up (words), to mention"

📌 Example Usage

"그 이야기를 먼저 말을 꺼냈다."

"He was the first to bring up that topic."

4. "너의 사진"

- "너의 사진" means "your photo." It refers to a picture of someone (you), typically with an emotional connotation.

- "너의": "너 (you)" + possessive particle "-의" = your

- "사진": photo, picture

📌 Example Usage

"너의 사진을 보고 있어도 보고 싶다."

"Even when I look at your photo, I still miss you."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"네 얼굴" – "your face"

📌 Example Usage

"네 얼굴이 자꾸 떠올라."

"Your face keeps coming to mind."

5. "너무 야속한 시간"

- "너무 야속한 시간" means "a time that feels too heartless" or "too cruel time." It expresses how time passes coldly or without mercy.

- "너무": too much, excessively

- "야속한": "야속하다 (to be heartless, cold, unkind)" + attributive "-ㄴ"

- "시간": time

📌 Example Usage

"너무 야속한 시간 때문에 더 힘들어."

"This heartless time makes things even harder."

6. "나는 우리가 밉다"

- "나는 우리가 밉다" means "I hate us" or "I resent what we’ve become." It reflects self-blame or frustration toward a relationship.

- "나는": "나 (I)" + subject marker "-는"

- "우리가": "우리 (we)" + subject marker "-가"

- "밉다": to hate, to feel resentful (emotionally charged, not literal hatred)

📌 Example Usage

"나는 우리가 밉다."

"I hate us (for what we’ve become)."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"원망하다" – "to resent"

📌 Example Usage

"나 자신을 원망하게 됐다."

"I ended up resenting myself."

7. "얼굴 한 번 보는 것도 / 얼굴을 한 번 보다"

- "얼굴 한 번 보는 것도 / 얼굴을 한 번 보다" means "even seeing your face once" or "to see your face once." It emphasizes rarity or difficulty.

- "얼굴": face

- "한 번": once

- "보는 것도": "보다 (to see)" + attributive "-는" + noun "것" + particle "-도" (even)

📌 Example Usage

"얼굴 한 번 보는 것도 힘들어진 우리."

"Even seeing your face once has become hard for us."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"마주치다" – "to run into, to encounter"

📌 Example Usage

"우연히 거리에서 마주쳤다."

"I ran into her on the street by chance."

8. "힘들어진 / 힘들어지다 / 힘들다"

- "힘들어진 / 힘들어지다 / 힘들다" means "has become difficult" or "to be hard." It describes the increasing hardship or emotional weight.

- "힘들다": to be hard, difficult

- "힘들어지다": to become hard (힘들다 + -어지다 = change of state)

- "힘들어진": attributive form of "힘들어지다" using "-ㄴ"

📌 Example Usage

"힘들어진 우리."

"We’ve become something painful and difficult."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"지쳐버리다" – "to be worn out, to become exhausted"

📌 Example Usage

"계속 싸우다 보니 서로 지쳐버렸다."

"After constant fighting, we ended up exhausted with each other."

9. "여긴"

- "여긴" means "here is" or "this place." It’s a contracted form of "여기는."

- "여기": here, this place

- "-는": topic particle

- "여긴": contraction of "여기는"

📌 Example Usage

"여긴 온통 겨울뿐이야."

"This place is all winter."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"이곳은" – "this place (formal)"

📌 Example Usage

"이곳은 나에게 특별한 곳이다."

"This place is special to me."

10. "온통"

- "온통" means "entirely" or "all over." It emphasizes that something is completely filled or covered.

📌 Example Usage

"여긴 온통 겨울뿐이야."

"This place is filled with nothing but winter."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"모두 다" – "everything, all"

📌 Example Usage

"그의 방은 모두 다 파란색으로 꾸며져 있다."

"His room is decorated entirely in blue."

11. "겨울뿐이야 / 겨울뿐이다 / 겨울이다"

- "겨울뿐이야 / 겨울뿐이다 / 겨울이다" means "it’s only winter" or "it’s just winter." It expresses emotional isolation or a frozen state.

- "겨울": winter

- "뿐이다": only, nothing but

- "겨울이다": it is winter

- "겨울뿐이야": "겨울뿐이다" with informal, emotive ending "-야"

📌 Example Usage

"여긴 온통 겨울뿐이야."

"This place is nothing but winter."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"추운 계절이다" – "it is a cold season"

📌 Example Usage

"지금은 추운 계절이다."

"It’s the cold season now."

12. "겨울이 와 / 겨울이 온다"

- "겨울이 와 / 겨울이 온다" means "winter comes." It can be literal or symbolic of hardship.

- "겨울이": "겨울 (winter)" + subject particle "-이"

- "오다": to come

- "온다": present tense declarative

- "와": informal present form

📌 Example Usage

"8월에도 겨울이 와."

"Even in August, winter comes."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"추위가 찾아오다" – "the cold arrives"

📌 Example Usage

"밤이 되자 추위가 찾아왔다."

"As night fell, the cold arrived."

13. "겨울을 끝내고파 / 겨울을 끝내다 / 겨울이 끝나다"

- "겨울을 끝내고파 / 겨울을 끝내다 / 겨울이 끝나다" means "I want to end the winter" or "the winter ends." It can symbolize overcoming sadness.

- "겨울을": "겨울 (winter)" + object particle "-을"

- "끝내다": to end (transitive)

- "끝내고파": "끝내고 싶다" contraction (want to end)

- “겨울이": “"겨울 (winter)" + subject particle "-이"

- "끝나다": to be ended (intransitive)

📌 Example Usage

"겨울을 끝내고파."

"I want to end the winter."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"이 슬픔을 벗어나고 싶다" – "I want to escape this sadness"

📌 Example Usage

"이제는 이 슬픔을 벗어나고 싶어."

"I want to get out of this sadness now."

14. "8월에도"

- "8월에도" means "even in August." It highlights the contrast between expected warmth and persistent cold.

- "8월": August

- "-에도": even, also

📌 Example Usage

"8월에도 겨울이 와."

"Even in August, winter comes."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"한여름에도" – "even in midsummer"

📌 Example Usage

"한여름에도 그는 외투를 입는다."

"Even in midsummer, he wears a coat."

15. "마음은"

- "마음은" means "the heart (is)" or "as for the heart." It focuses the topic on one’s emotions.

- "마음": heart, mind

- "-은": topic particle

📌 Example Usage

"마음은 시간을 달려가네."

"My heart runs through time."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"가슴속은" – "inside the heart"

📌 Example Usage

"가슴속은 아직도 아프다."

"Inside my heart, it still hurts."

16. "시간을 달려가네 / 시간을 달려간다 / 시간을 달려가다"

- "시간을 달려가네 / 시간을 달려간다 / 시간을 달려가다" means "to run through time." It expresses emotional urgency or longing to reach a moment.

- "시간을": "시간 (time)" + object particle "-을"

- "달려가다": to run toward

- "달려간다": present form of “달려가다”

- "달려가네": narrative or emotive present form

📌 Example Usage

"마음은 시간을 달려가네."

"My heart is racing through time."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"시간을 거슬러 가다" – "to go back through time"

📌 Example Usage

"그 시절로 시간을 거슬러 가고 싶다."

"I want to go back to that time."

17. "홀로 남은 / 홀로 남다"

- "홀로 남은 / 홀로 남다" means "left alone" or "to remain alone." It implies emotional solitude or abandonment.

- "홀로": alone

- "남다": to remain, be left

- "남은": attributive form "-은"

📌 Example Usage

"홀로 남은 설국열차."

"The snowpiercer left behind alone."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"외로이 남다" – "to be left lonely"

📌 Example Usage

"그는 마지막까지 외로이 남았다."

"He remained alone until the end."

18. "설국열차"

- "설국열차" means "Snowpiercer"—a metaphorical or literal train traveling through a frozen world.

- "설국": snowy country

- "열차": train

📌 Example Usage

"홀로 남은 설국열차."

"A Snowpiercer left behind alone."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"눈 속의 기차" – "a train in the snow"

📌 Example Usage

"눈 속을 달리는 기차는 외로워 보였다."

"The train running through the snow looked lonely."

19. "네 손 잡고 / 네 손을 잡다"

- "네 손 잡고 / 네 손을 잡다" means "holding your hand." It represents comfort, companionship, and emotional connection.

- "네": your

- "손": “손 (hand) + omission of object particle “-을”

- "잡다": to hold

- "잡고": "잡다" + connector "-고" (and then)

📌 Example Usage

"네 손 잡고 지구 반대편까지 가."

"I’ll hold your hand to the other side of the world."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"손을 맞잡다" – "to hold hands together"

📌 Example Usage

"우리는 힘들 때마다 손을 맞잡았다."

"We held hands whenever things got tough."

20. "지구 반대편까지 가다"

- "지구 반대편까지 가다" means "to go to the other side of the Earth." It expresses a willingness to go to the ends of the world for someone.

- "지구": Earth

- "반대편": the opposite side

- "-까지": up to, as far as

- "가다": to go

📌 Example Usage

"네 손 잡고 지구 반대편까지 가."

"I’ll hold your hand to the other side of the world."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"끝까지 함께하다" – "to stay together until the end"

📌 Example Usage

"우리는 세상의 끝까지 함께할 거야."

"We’ll be together until the end of the world."

21. "그리움들이 눈처럼"

- "그리움들이 눈처럼" means "longings like snow." It expresses emotions falling softly or silently like snowflakes.

- "그리움들": plural of "그리움 (longing, yearning)"

- "-이": subject particle

- "눈처럼": "눈 (snow)" + "-처럼 (like, as)"

📌 Example Usage

"그리움들이 눈처럼 내려야 봄날이 올까."

"Will spring come only after longings fall like snow?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"생각들이 비처럼" – "thoughts like rain"

📌 Example Usage

"생각들이 비처럼 쏟아졌다."

"My thoughts poured down like rain."

22. "눈처럼 내려야 / 눈처럼 내리다"

- "눈처럼 내려야 / 눈처럼 내리다" means "must fall like snow." It conveys a condition or poetic image of emotional release.

- "눈처럼": like snow

- "내리다": to fall (rain, snow, etc.)

- "내려야": "내리다" + connective "-아야/어야" = "must fall"

📌 Example Usage

"그리움들이 눈처럼 내려야 봄날이 올까."

"Will spring come only after longings fall like snow?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"눈발이 흩날리다" – "snow flurries scatter"

📌 Example Usage

"눈발이 흩날리며 거리를 덮었다."

"Snow flurries scattered and covered the street."

23. "봄날이 올까 / 봄날이 온다 / 봄날이 오다"

- "봄날이 올까 / 봄날이 온다 / 봄날이 오다" means "will spring come?" It symbolizes hope and emotional renewal.

- "봄날이": "봄날 (spring day)" + subject particle "-이"

- "오다": to come

- "온다": present tense

- "올까": future question form, soft curiosity or doubt

📌 Example Usage

"봄날이 올까."

"Will spring ever come?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"따뜻한 날이 올까" – "will a warm day come?"

📌 Example Usage

"이 추운 날이 지나면 따뜻한 날이 올까?"

"Will warm days come after these cold ones?"

24. "허공을 떠도는 / 허공을 떠돌다"

- "허공을 떠도는 / 허공을 떠돌다" means "drifting through the air" or "wandering in space."

- "허공을": "허공 (void, empty air)" + object particle "-을"

- "떠돌다": to drift, to wander

- "떠도는": attributive form "-는"

📌 Example Usage

"허공을 떠도는 작은 먼지처럼."

"Like tiny dust drifting through the air."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"공중을 맴돌다" – "to hover in the air"

📌 Example Usage

"연기가 공중을 맴돌았다."

"The smoke hovered in the air."

25. "작은 먼지처럼"

- "작은 먼지처럼" means "like small dust." It conveys something light, fragile, or insignificant, drifting gently.

- "작은": "작다 (small)" + attributive "-은"

- "먼지처럼": "먼지 (dust)" + "-처럼 (like)"

📌 Example Usage

"작은 먼지처럼 날리는 눈이 나라면."

"If I were like tiny dust snowflakes."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"하찮은 것처럼" – "like something trivial"

📌 Example Usage

"그는 나를 하찮은 것처럼 대했다."

"He treated me like something insignificant."

26. "날리는 눈이"

- "날리는 눈이" means "the snow that is flying (fluttering)." It creates an image of snow being carried by the wind.

- "날리는": "날리다 (to blow, to fly)" + attributive "-는"

- "눈이": snow + subject marker "-이"

📌 Example Usage

"날리는 눈이 나라면 조금 더 빨리 닿을 수 있었을 텐데."

"If I were the snow flying through the air, I might’ve reached you faster."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"흩날리는 눈" – "scattered snow"

📌 Example Usage

"흩날리는 눈이 창밖을 하얗게 만들었다."

"The scattering snow turned the window white."

27. "나라면"

- "나라면" means "if it were me" or "if I were (that)." It’s a conditional clause using the copula "이다."

- "나": I

- "-라면": conditional form of "이다" = if (I) were

📌 Example Usage

"나라면 조금 더 빨리 닿을 수 있었을 텐데."

"If it were me, I might have reached you sooner."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"내가 된다면" – "if I become (someone/something)"

📌 Example Usage

"그 사람이 내가 된다면 널 이해할까?"

"If I became that person, would I understand you?"

28. "조금 더 빨리"

- "조금 더 빨리" means "a bit faster." It intensifies speed or urgency slightly.

- "조금": a little

- "더": more

- "빨리": quickly, fast (adverb)

📌 Example Usage

"조금 더 빨리 닿을 수 있었을 텐데."

"I might have reached you just a bit faster."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"좀 더 서둘러서" – "by hurrying a bit more"

📌 Example Usage

"좀 더 서둘렀다면 기차를 탔을 거야."

"If I had hurried a little more, I would’ve caught the train."

29. "네게 닿을 수 있을 텐데 / 네게 닿을 수 있다 / 네게 닿다"

- "네게 닿을 수 있을 텐데 / 네게 닿을 수 있다 / 네게 닿다" means "I could’ve reached you" or "might’ve been able to reach you."

- "네게": "너 (you)" + dative particle "-에게" = to you

 • “너에게” → “네게” (contraction)

- "닿다": to reach, to touch

- "닿을 수 있다": can reach

- "닿을 수 있을 텐데": speculative + conditional regret

📌 Example Usage

"조금 더 빨리 네게 닿을 수 있었을 텐데."

"I might’ve been able to reach you a bit sooner."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"닿지 못하다" – "to not be able to reach"

📌 Example Usage

"그 마음은 결국 닿지 못했다."

"That feeling couldn’t reach in the end."

30. "눈꽃이 떨어져요 / 눈꽃이 떨어진다"

- "눈꽃이 떨어져요 / 눈꽃이 떨어진다" means "snow blossoms fall." It poetically describes snowflakes as flowers.

- "눈꽃이": "눈꽃 (snowflake as blossom)" + subject marker "-이"

- "떨어지다": to fall

- "떨어진다": declarative present

- "떨어져요": polite present form

📌 Example Usage

"눈꽃이 떨어져요."

"The snow blossoms are falling."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"눈발이 흩날리다" – "snow flurries scatter"

📌 Example Usage

"눈발이 흩날려 하늘이 흐려졌다."

"The swirling snow made the sky blurry."

31. "조금씩 멀어져요 / 조금씩 멀어진다"

- "조금씩 멀어져요 / 조금씩 멀어진다" means "we slowly grow apart." It emphasizes gradual emotional or physical distance.

- "조금씩": little by little

- "멀어지다": to become distant

- "멀어진다": declarative present

- "멀어져요": polite present

📌 Example Usage

"조금씩 멀어져요."

"We’re slowly drifting apart."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"서서히 떨어지다" – "to separate gradually"

📌 Example Usage

"서서히 마음이 떨어졌다."

"Our hearts slowly grew apart."

32. "얼마나 기다려야"

- "얼마나 기다려야" means "how long must I wait?" It’s a question expressing longing.

- "얼마나": how much, how long

- "기다려야": "기다리다 (to wait)" + connector "-아야/어야" (must)

📌 Example Usage

"얼마나 기다려야 만날 수 있을까?"

"How long must I wait to see you again?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"언제쯤 올까?" – "When will they come?"

📌 Example Usage

"도대체 언제쯤 올까 계속 생각해."

"I keep wondering when they’ll come."

33. "몇 밤을"

- "몇 밤을" means "how many nights." It’s often used poetically to count nights of waiting or suffering.

- "몇": how many

- "밤을": "밤 (night)" + object particle "-을"

📌 Example Usage

"몇 밤을 더 새워야 다시 볼 수 있을까?"

"How many more nights must I stay up before seeing you again?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"며칠 밤을 지새우다" – "to stay up for several nights"

📌 Example Usage

"그녀를 기다리며 며칠 밤을 지새웠다."

"I stayed up several nights waiting for her."

34. "밤을 더 새워야 / 밤을 새우다 / 밤을 새다"

- "밤을 더 새워야 / 밤을 새우다 / 밤을 새다" means "must stay up more nights" or "to stay up all night." It expresses prolonged waiting or emotional unrest.

- "밤을": "밤 (night)" + object particle "-을"

- "새다": to pass (a night), to stay up

- "새우다": causative form of "새다" (to let pass)

- "새워야": must stay up; "새우다" + "-아야/어야 (must)"

📌 Example Usage

"밤을 더 새워야 다시 볼 수 있을까?"

"Must I stay up more nights to see you again?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"밤을 지새우다" – "to spend the night sleeplessly"

📌 Example Usage

"그 생각에 밤을 지새웠다."

"I stayed up all night thinking about it."

35. "보게 될까 / 보게 된다 / 보게 되다"

- "보게 될까 / 보게 된다 / 보게 되다" means "will (we) see each other again" or "end up seeing." It uses the grammatical construction "-게 되다" to indicate change or result.

- "보다": to see

- "보게 되다": end up seeing

- "보게 된다": declarative present

- "보게 될까": interrogative, wondering if it will happen

📌 Example Usage

"다시 보게 될까?"

"Will we see each other again?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"다시 마주치다" – "to meet again"

📌 Example Usage

"그 사람과 다시 마주칠 날이 올까?"

"Will I ever run into that person again?"

36. "만나게 될까 / 만나게 된다 / 만나게 되다"

- "만나게 될까 / 만나게 된다 / 만나게 되다" means "will we meet again" or "end up meeting." Similar to seeing, but emotionally more direct.

- "만나다": to meet

- "만나게 되다": to end up meeting

- “만나게 된다”: ‘to end up meeting' in the present tense

- "만나게 될까": will (we) happen to meet

📌 Example Usage

"언젠가 다시 만나게 될까?"

"Will we meet again someday?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"재회하다" – "to reunite"

📌 Example Usage

"오랜 시간이 지나 우리는 재회했다."

"After a long time, we reunited."

37. "머물러줘 / 머무르다"

- "머물러줘 / 머무르다" means "stay" or "please stay." It expresses a heartfelt request not to leave.

- "머무르다": to stay

- "머물러줘": imperative polite form = "please stay"

📌 Example Usage

"지금 이 순간에 머물러줘."

"Please stay in this moment."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"곁에 있어줘" – "stay by my side"

📌 Example Usage

"힘들 때 곁에 있어줘서 고마워."

"Thank you for staying by my side when it was hard."

38. "나의 전부야"

- "나의 전부야" means "you are my everything." It’s a poetic way to express complete emotional dependence or love.

- "나의": "나 (I)" + possessive "-의" = my

- "전부": everything, all

- "-야": informal present declarative

📌 Example Usage

"넌 나의 전부야."

"You are my everything."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"내 전 존재야" – "you are my whole being"

📌 Example Usage

"그 사람은 내 전 존재야."

"That person is my entire being."

39. "나의 세상아"

- "나의 세상아" means "my world." It’s a vocative phrase expressing deep affection toward someone representing the speaker’s entire world.

- "나의": my

- "세상": world

- "-아": vocative suffix used to call someone tenderly

📌 Example Usage

"나의 세상아, 어디에 있어?"

"My world, where are you?"

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"내 전부야" – "my everything"

📌 Example Usage

"그대는 내 전부야."

"You are my everything."

40. "어떤 어둠도"

- "어떤 어둠도" means "no darkness" or "any darkness." It’s used with negative emphasis, often with negation, such as “can’t stop.”

- "어떤": any, what kind of

- "어둠": darkness

- "-도": even (with negative emphasis)

📌 Example Usage

"어떤 어둠도 우릴 멈출 수 없어."

"No darkness can stop us."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"그 어떤 그림자도" – "not even a shadow"

📌 Example Usage

"그 어떤 그림자도 널 가릴 수 없어."

"Not even a shadow can hide you."

41. "어떤 계절도"

- "어떤 계절도" means "no season" or "any season." Used similarly to the line above with negation or contrast.

- "어떤": any

- "계절": season

- "-도": even

📌 Example Usage

"어떤 계절도 우리를 바꾸지 못해."

"No season can change us."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"모든 계절" – "all seasons"

📌 Example Usage

"모든 계절을 너와 함께하고 싶어."

"I want to spend all seasons with you."

42. "영원할 순 없으니까 / 영원할 수는 없다 / 영원하다"

- "영원할 순 없으니까 / 영원할 수는 없다 / 영원하다" means "it can't last forever." It acknowledges the impermanence of things.

- "영원하다": to be eternal

- "영원할 수 없다": cannot be eternal

 • “영원할 수는 없다” → “영원할 수 없다” (omission of subject marker)

- "영원할 순 없다": contraction of "영원할 수는 없다"

- "-으니까": because (causal connector)

📌 Example Usage

"영원할 순 없으니까 더 소중한 거야."

"Because it can’t last forever, it’s more precious."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"끝이 있다" – "there is an end"

📌 Example Usage

"모든 사랑에는 끝이 있다."

"Every love has an end."

43. "조금만 더"

- "조금만 더" means "just a little more." It expresses a plea or effort to extend time, emotion, or endurance.

- "조금": a little

- "-만": only

- "더": more

📌 Example Usage

"조금만 더 기다려줘."

"Please wait just a little longer."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"잠깐만 더" – "just a moment more"

📌 Example Usage

"잠깐만 더 내 곁에 있어줘."

"Stay with me just a moment longer."

44. "며칠만 더"

- "며칠만 더" means "just a few more days." It expresses a time-limited extension.

- "며칠": several days

- "-만": only

- "더": more

📌 Example Usage

"며칠만 더 네 생각에 잠기고 싶어."

"I want to stay lost in thoughts of you for just a few more days."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"조금만 더 시간" – "a little more time"

📌 Example Usage

"조금만 더 시간이 있으면 좋겠어."

"I wish I had just a bit more time."

45. "기다려줘 / 기다리다"

- "기다려줘 / 기다리다" means "please wait" or "to wait." A plea to someone not to leave or give up.

- "기다리다": to wait

- "기다려줘": imperative form = please wait (for me)

📌 Example Usage

"조금만 더 기다려줘."

"Please wait just a little longer."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"조금만 참아줘" – "please endure a bit more"

📌 Example Usage

"지금 힘들어도 조금만 참아줘."

"Even if it’s hard now, please hold on a little more."

46. "꽃 피울 때까지 / 꽃을 피우다"

- "꽃 피울 때까지 / 꽃을 피우다" means "until the flowers bloom." A metaphor for enduring hardship until good times arrive.

- "꽃을": “꽃 (flower) + object marker “-을”

- "피우다": to make bloom (causative form of "피다")

- "피울 때까지": until it blooms; "-을 때까지" = until

📌 Example Usage

"꽃 피울 때까지 기다려줘."

"Please wait until the flowers bloom."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"봄이 올 때까지" – "until spring comes"

📌 Example Usage

"봄이 올 때까지 마음을 놓지 말자."

"Let’s not give up until spring comes."

47. "봄이 올 때까지 / 봄이 오다"

- "봄이 올 때까지 / 봄이 오다" means "until spring comes." It expresses endurance through hardship with hope for renewal.

- "봄이": "봄 (spring)" + subject particle "-이"

- "오다": to come

- "올 때까지": "오다" + future connective "-(으)ㄹ 때까지" = until it comes

📌 Example Usage

"봄이 올 때까지 기다려줄게."

"I’ll wait until spring comes."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"새벽이 밝을 때까지" – "until dawn breaks"

📌 Example Usage

"새벽이 밝을 때까지 함께 있자."

"Let’s stay together until dawn."

48. "네가 갈 때까지 / 네가 간다 / 네가 가다"

- "네가 갈 때까지 / 네가 간다 / 네가 가다" means "until you go." It reflects anticipation of separation or the desire to stay until the end.

- "네가": "너 (you)" + subject particle "-가"

- "가다": to go

- "간다": present declarative

- "갈 때까지": future clause = until you go

📌 Example Usage

"네가 갈 때까지 여기 있을게."

"I’ll stay here until you leave."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"작별할 때까지" – "until we part"

📌 Example Usage

"작별할 때까지 웃고 싶어."

"I want to smile until we say goodbye."

49. "내가 갈 때까지 / 내가 간다 / 내가 가다"

- "내가 갈 때까지 / 내가 간다 / 내가 가다" means "until I go." It suggests a personal decision to stay until a particular moment or change.

- "내가": "나 (I)" + subject particle "-가"

- "가다": to go

- "간다": present declarative

- "갈 때까지": until I go

📌 Example Usage

"내가 갈 때까지 조금만 기다려줘."

"Please wait just a little until I go."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"떠날 때까지" – "until I leave"

📌 Example Usage

"떠날 때까지 당신을 지켜줄게."

"I’ll protect you until I leave."

50. "벚꽃이 피나봐요 / 벚꽃이 핀다 / 벚꽃이 피다"

- "벚꽃이 피나봐요 / 벚꽃이 핀다 / 벚꽃이 피다" means "cherry blossoms are blooming" or "I guess they are blooming." It expresses seasonal change and hopeful emotion.

- "벚꽃이": "벚꽃 (cherry blossom)" + subject marker "-이"

- "피다": to bloom

- "핀다": declarative present

- "피나봐요": speculative present polite form = I guess it’s blooming

📌 Example Usage

"벚꽃이 피나봐요."

"I guess the cherry blossoms are blooming."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"봄꽃이 활짝 피다" – "spring flowers bloom fully"

📌 Example Usage

"공원에는 봄꽃이 활짝 피어 있었다."

"The park was full of blooming spring flowers."

51. "만나러 갈게 / 만나러 간다 / 만나다"

- "만나러 갈게 / 만나러 간다 / 만나다" means "I’ll come to meet you." It expresses intent and future movement toward reunion.

- "만나다": to meet

- "만나러": purpose form = to meet

- "가다": to go

- “간다”: present tense

- "갈게": future informal polite = I will go

📌 Example Usage

"곧 만나러 갈게."

"I’ll come to meet you soon."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"찾아갈게" – "I’ll come find you"

📌 Example Usage

"어디에 있든 찾아갈게."

"I’ll come find you wherever you are."

52. "데리러 갈게 / 데리러 간다 / 데려가다"

- "데리러 갈게 / 데리러 간다 / 데려가다" means "I’ll come get you" or "I’ll come to take you with me." It expresses caring and action.

- "데려가다": to take someone (along)

- "데리러": purpose form = to pick up/take

- "가다": to go

- “간다”: present tense

- "갈게": informal future = I’ll go

📌 Example Usage

"지금 데리러 갈게."

"I’ll come get you now."

🌀🎨 Similar & Additional Expressions

"마중 나갈게" – "I’ll go out to greet/pick you up"

📌 Example Usage

"역까지 마중 나갈게."

"I’ll come pick you up at the station."

 

🎶 BTS – “Spring Day”: Additional Information

- Song Title (Korean): 봄날

- Release Date: February 13, 2017

- Album: You Never Walk Alone

- Genre: Rap, Hip-hop

- Lyrics by: Peter Ibsen, RM, Arlissa Ruppert, SUGA, Pdogg, ADORA, Bang Si-hyuk

- Composed by: ADORA, Pdogg, RM, Bang Si-hyuk, SUGA, Arlissa Ruppert, Peter Ibsen

- Music Video Views: Over 500 million (as of 2025)

 

Cultural Note:

“Spring Day” is widely interpreted as a tribute to the victims of the Sewol Ferry disaster in 2014. Its themes of grief, waiting, and remembrance deeply moved the Korean public and beyond. Though BTS never confirmed a single direct inspiration, the song has become a symbol of emotional healing for many fans.

 

Legacy:

As one of BTS’s most beloved tracks, “Spring Day” remains a staple at concerts and commemorative events. Critics have praised its lyrical depth, elegant metaphors, and ability to blend poetic storytelling with social empathy. It’s a rare example of K-pop crossing into universal themes of mourning, healing, and hope—delivered with restraint, beauty, and emotional sincerity.

 

 

🌍 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.

 

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