CORTIS - REDRED Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes

CORTIS - REDRED

🎵 Album: GREENGREEN - EP | 📅 Release: 2026-04-20

🇰🇷 Hangul 🗣️ Romanization 💬 English Translation 📚 Vocab Notes

Track Overview: CORTIS – REDRED

Artist: CORTIS

Album: GREENGREEN - EP

Release Date: April 20, 2026

[Verse 1]

따바라 한 모금 sip

Tta-ba-ra han mo-geum sip

A sip of hot vanilla latte, sip

카페인이 또 kickin in

Ka-pe-in-i tto kickin in

Caffeine is kickin' in again

어젯밤에 만들던 beat

Eo-jet-bam-e man-deul-deon beat

The beat I was working on last night

내 폰에다 담아서 거리로 나가서

Nae pon-e-da dam-a-seo geo-ri-ro na-ga-seo

Saved it onto my phone and headed out into the streets

다섯이 고개를 빙빙

Da-seo-si go-gae-reul bing-bing

All five of us nodding our heads around

입꼬린 올라가 히히

Ip-kko-rin ol-la-ga hi-hi

Corners of our mouths curling up, hee-hee

핸드폰 바꿔 놔 DND

Haen-deu-pon ba-kkwo nwa DND

Switch the phone over to DND

Seeing all kinds of green green

📚 Verse 1 Vocabulary & Notes:

• 따바라 (Tta-ba-ra): Slang portmanteau for 따뜻한 바닐라 라떼 (Hot Vanilla Latte) commonly used at Korean cafes.
• 한 모금 (Han mo-geum): A sip / a gulp.
• 빙빙 (Bing-bing): Onomatopoeia for spinning or swaying around in circles.
• DND: Do Not Disturb mode on smartphones.

[Pre-Chorus]

쉿 한파에

Swit han-pa-e

Shh, in the freezing cold wave

I put my hands in my pocket

Outside 한 밤에

Outside han bam-e

Outside in the dead of night

사람 없는 스팟으로 빨리

Sa-ram eop-neun seu-pas-eu-ro ppal-li

Quickly heading to an empty spot

I’ll do that sh- all with my team

누군가 싫어할 짓

Nu-gun-ga sil-eo-hal jit

Something someone might hate on

알 바가 아니여 get it get it

Al ba-ga a-ni-yeo get it get it

None of my business, get it get it

신호등 바뀌었어 green green

Sin-ho-deung ba-kkwieoss-eo green green

The traffic light just turned green green

📚 Pre-Chorus Vocabulary & Notes:

• 한파 (Han-pa): Cold wave / freezing winter weather.
• 알 바 아니다 (Al ba a-ni-da): Colloquial Korean expression meaning "none of my concern / I don't care at all".
• 신호등 (Sin-ho-deung): Traffic light.

[Chorus]

팔랑귀 팔랑귀 (that’s red-red)

Pal-lang-gwi pal-lang-gwi (that’s red-red)

Gullible, swayed by everyone (that’s red-red)

눈치나 살피기 (that’s red-red)

Nun-chi-na sal-pi-gi (that’s red-red)

Reading the room nervously (that’s red-red)

도가니 사리기 (that’s red-red)

Do-ga-ni sa-ri-gi (that’s red-red)

Playing it way too safe (that’s red-red)

넘어가 울타리 green green

Neom-eo-ga ul-ta-ri green green

Jump right over the fence, green green

궁뎅이 가리기 (that’s red-red)

Gung-deng-i ga-ri-gi (that’s red-red)

Covering up your butt (that’s red-red)

주변을 살피기 (that’s red-red)

Ju-byeon-eul sal-pi-gi (that’s red-red)

Looking over your shoulder (that’s red-red)

쿨한 척 척하기 (that’s red-red)

Kul-han cheok cheok-ha-gi (that’s red-red)

Faking it to act cool (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

📚 Chorus Vocabulary & Notes:

• 팔랑귀 (Pal-lang-gwi): Literally "flapping ears" — a person who easily falls for what others say without their own convictions.
• 눈치 (Nun-chi): Tact / reading the social atmosphere; "눈치 살피기" refers to excessively caring about others' judgment.
• 도가니 사리기 (Do-ga-ni sa-ri-gi): Slang for acting timidly and playing it safe to protect oneself from risk (도가니 = knee joints).
• 울타리 (Ul-ta-ri): Fence / barrier.
• -척하기 (-cheok-ha-gi): Pretending / putting on an act.

[Post-Chorus]

내 친구들 전부 한 트럭에다 담아서

Nae chin-gu-deul jeon-bu han teu-reok-e-da dam-a-seo

Loading up all my friends in a single truck

거리로 나가서 빙빙

Geo-ri-ro na-ga-seo bing-bing

Cruising out on the streets, spinning around

거리서 돌다가 돌아가 studio

Geo-ri-seo dol-da-ga dol-a-ga studio

Spinning through the streets then heading back to the studio

Cookin up til we get stinky

팔랑귀 팔랑귀 (that’s red-red)

Pal-lang-gwi pal-lang-gwi (that’s red-red)

Gullible, swayed by everyone (that’s red-red)

눈치나 살피기 (that’s red-red)

Nun-chi-na sal-pi-gi (that’s red-red)

Reading the room nervously (that’s red-red)

도가니 사리기 (that’s red-red)

Do-ga-ni sa-ri-gi (that’s red-red)

Playing it way too safe (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

📚 Post-Chorus Vocabulary & Notes:

• 한 트럭 (Han teu-reok): A whole truckload / a massive group.
• 돌아가다 (Dol-a-ga-da): To head back / to return.

[Verse 2]

They called me a freak

홀린 듯이, yeah

Hol-lin deus-i, yeah

Like I'm possessed, yeah

만들던 tracks, yeah

Man-deul-deon tracks, yeah

The tracks I was making, yeah

듣고 모인 friends, yeah

Deut-go mo-in friends, yeah

Friends gathered after listening, yeah

하루가 갈수록 늘어가 pack

Ha-ru-ga gal-su-rok neul-eo-ga pack

With each passing day, the pack grows bigger

진짜배기처럼 밟아가 step

Jin-jja-bae-gi-cheo-reom bal-a-ga step

Stepping up like the real deal

Screaming loud like yeah yeah

고개 까딱여 like yeah yeah

Go-gae kka-ttak-yeo like yeah yeah

Bobbing heads like yeah yeah

F1, 들지 마 red flag

F1, deul-ji ma red flag

F1, don't wave that red flag

You should come mess with the team

📚 Verse 2 Vocabulary & Notes:

• 홀린 듯이 (Hol-lin deus-i): As if possessed / completely spellbound.
• 진짜배기 (Jin-jja-bae-gi): The real McCoy / the authentic real deal.
• 까딱이다 (Kka-ttak-i-da): To bob or nod (one's head).

[Verse 3]

(Tell me what’s red)

차갑게 방치된 city (that’s red)

Cha-gap-ge bang-chi-doen city (that’s red)

A city left coldly abandoned (that’s red)

먼지가 쌓인 그 CD (that’s red)

Meon-ji-ga ssa-in geu CD (that’s red)

That dust-covered CD (that’s red)

정숙한 무대는 시시해

Jeong-suk-han mu-dae-neun si-si-hae

A quiet, well-behaved stage is boring

답답해 정수리 시뻘게지지 (that’s red)

Dap-dap-hae jeong-su-ri si-ppeol-ge-ji-ji (that’s red)

It's so suffocating the crown of my head turns fiery red (that’s red)

We gotta pop out to show how

다시 배워 봐 you gotta note down

Da-si bae-wo bwa you gotta note down

Learn it again, you gotta note down

불러와 버려 두 번째 혼란

Bul-leo-wa beo-ryeo du beon-jjae hon-ran

Bring on the second wave of chaos

신호등 바뀌었어 green green

Sin-ho-deung ba-kkwieoss-eo green green

The traffic light just turned green green

📚 Verse 3 Vocabulary & Notes:

• 방치된 (Bang-chi-doen): Neglected / left unattended.
• 정숙한 (Jeong-suk-han): Quiet / disciplined / demure.
• 시시해 (Si-si-hae): Dull / lame / unexciting.
• 정수리 (Jeong-su-ri): Crown of the head; "정수리 시뻘게지지" means getting so frustrated/heated that the top of your head turns bright red.
• 혼란 (Hon-ran): Chaos / turmoil.

[Chorus]

팔랑귀 팔랑귀 (that’s red-red)

Pal-lang-gwi pal-lang-gwi (that’s red-red)

Gullible, swayed by everyone (that’s red-red)

눈치나 살피기 (that’s red-red)

Nun-chi-na sal-pi-gi (that’s red-red)

Reading the room nervously (that’s red-red)

도가니 사리기 (that’s red-red)

Do-ga-ni sa-ri-gi (that’s red-red)

Playing it way too safe (that’s red-red)

넘어가 울타리 green green

Neom-eo-ga ul-ta-ri green green

Jump right over the fence, green green

궁뎅이 가리기 (that’s red-red)

Gung-deng-i ga-ri-gi (that’s red-red)

Covering up your butt (that’s red-red)

주변을 살피기 (that’s red-red)

Ju-byeon-eul sal-pi-gi (that’s red-red)

Looking over your shoulder (that’s red-red)

쿨한 척 척하기 (that’s red-red)

Kul-han cheok cheok-ha-gi (that’s red-red)

Faking it to act cool (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

[Bridge]

Turn it up

I told you to turn it up

I don’t mess with no stupid red signs

신호등 바뀌었어 green green

Sin-ho-deung ba-kkwieoss-eo green green

The traffic light just turned green green

[Chorus]

팔랑귀 팔랑귀 (that’s red-red)

Pal-lang-gwi pal-lang-gwi (that’s red-red)

Gullible, swayed by everyone (that’s red-red)

눈치나 살피기 (that’s red-red)

Nun-chi-na sal-pi-gi (that’s red-red)

Reading the room nervously (that’s red-red)

도가니 사리기 (that’s red-red)

Do-ga-ni sa-ri-gi (that’s red-red)

Playing it way too safe (that’s red-red)

넘어가 울타리 green green

Neom-eo-ga ul-ta-ri green green

Jump right over the fence, green green

궁뎅이 가리기 (that’s red-red)

Gung-deng-i ga-ri-gi (that’s red-red)

Covering up your butt (that’s red-red)

주변을 살피기 (that’s red-red)

Ju-byeon-eul sal-pi-gi (that’s red-red)

Looking over your shoulder (that’s red-red)

쿨한 척 척하기 (that’s red-red)

Kul-han cheok cheok-ha-gi (that’s red-red)

Faking it to act cool (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team

[Outro]

내 친구들 전부 한 트럭에다 담아서

Nae chin-gu-deul jeon-bu han teu-reok-e-da dam-a-seo

Loading up all my friends in a single truck

거리로 나가서 빙빙

Geo-ri-ro na-ga-seo bing-bing

Cruising out on the streets, spinning around

거리서 돌다가 돌아가 studio

Geo-ri-seo dol-da-ga dol-a-ga studio

Spinning through the streets then heading back to the studio

Cookin up til we get stinky

팔랑귀 팔랑귀 (that’s red-red)

Pal-lang-gwi pal-lang-gwi (that’s red-red)

Gullible, swayed by everyone (that’s red-red)

눈치나 살피기 (that’s red-red)

Nun-chi-na sal-pi-gi (that’s red-red)

Reading the room nervously (that’s red-red)

도가니 사리기 (that’s red-red)

Do-ga-ni sa-ri-gi (that’s red-red)

Playing it way too safe (that’s red-red)

You should come mess with the team