iKON - LOVE SCENARIO Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes
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About the Song
"LOVE SCENARIO" (사랑을 했다) by iKON (아이콘) took the music industry by storm with its infectious, sing-along melody and poignantly mature lyrics. Likening a finished romance to a completed melodrama where both leads gave their all, this track celebrates having loved fully without lingering regrets or bitterness.
[Chorus]
사랑을 했다 우리가 만나
Sa-rang-eul haet-da u-ri-ga man-na
We were in love, having met each other
지우지 못할 추억이 됐다
Ji-u-ji mot-hal chu-eo-gi dwaet-da
It became an unforgettable memory
볼만한 멜로드라마
Bol-man-han mel-lo-deu-ra-ma
A melodrama worth watching
괜찮은 결말
Gwaen-chan-heun gyeol-mal
A decent ending
그거면 됐다 널 사랑했다
Geu-geo-myeon dwaet-da neol sa-rang-haet-da
That's good enough for me, I truly loved you
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- 추억 (Chu-eok): Memory, recollection — specifically implies cherished, nostalgic memories.
- 볼만한 (Bol-man-han): Worth watching / decent enough to see (from the verb '보다' + '-ㄹ 만하다').
- 결말 (Gyeol-mal): Ending, finale, conclusion of a story or film.
- 그거면 됐다 (Geu-geo-myeon dwaet-da): "That is enough" / "I'm satisfied with just that" — expressing acceptance without bitterness.
[Post-Chorus]
우리가 만든 love scenario
U-ri-ga man-deun love scenario
The love scenario that we created
이젠 조명이 꺼지고
I-jen jo-myeong-i kkeo-ji-go
Now the lights are going out
마지막 페이지를 넘기면
Ma-ji-mak pe-i-ji-reul neom-gi-myeon
When we turn the final page
조용히 막을 내리죠
Jo-yong-hi ma-geul nae-ri-jyo
The curtain quietly falls
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- 조명 (Jo-myeong): Lighting / stage lights.
- 막을 내리다 (Ma-geul nae-ri-da): To bring down the curtain — a theatrical idiom meaning to bring something to an end.
[Verse 1]
에이 괜찮지만은 않아
E-i gwaen-chan-ji-man-eun a-na
Ey, I'm honestly not completely fine
이별을 마주한다는 건
I-byeo-reul ma-ju-han-da-neun geon
Facing a breakup like this
오늘이었던 우리의 어제에
O-neul-i-eot-deon u-ri-ui eo-je-e
Knowing that to our yesterday, which once felt like today
더는 내일이 없다는 건
Deo-neun nae-i-ri eop-da-neun geon
There is no longer a tomorrow
아프긴 해도 더 끌었음
A-peu-gin hae-do deo kkeu-reot-seum
Even though it hurts, if we dragged it out any further
상처가 덧나니까 ye
Sang-cheo-ga deon-na-ni-kka ye
The wound would only become infected, yeah
널 사랑했고 사랑 받았으니
Neol sa-rang-haet-go sa-rang ba-dat-seu-ni
I loved you and was loved in return
난 이걸로 됐어
Nan i-geol-lo dwaet-seo
So I'm content with this
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- 마주하다 (Ma-ju-ha-da): To face / confront something directly.
- 끌다 (Kkeul-da): To drag, prolong, or delay. "더 끌었음" refers to dragging out the inevitable breakup.
- 덧나다 (Deon-na-da): For a wound to worsen or get inflamed/infected; used metaphorically for emotional damage deepening.
- 사랑 받다 (Sa-rang bat-da): To receive love / to be loved.
[Pre-Chorus]
나 살아가면서 가끔씩 떠오를 기억
Na sal-a-ga-myeon-seo ga-kkeum-ssik tteo-o-reul gi-eok
Memories that will come back to me from time to time as I live on
그 안에 네가 있다면 그거면 충분해
Geu an-e ne-ga it-da-myeon geu-geo-myeon chung-bun-hae
As long as you are in them, that's more than enough
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- 떠오르다 (Tteo-o-reu-da): To rise up / to pop into one's mind (recalling a memory).
- 네가 (Ne-ga): "You (subject pronoun)". Pronounced "Ni-ga" in everyday spoken Korean to easily differentiate from "내가 (Nae-ga = I)".
- 충분해 (Chung-bun-hae): Sufficient / enough (from '충분하다').
[Chorus]
사랑을 했다 우리가 만나
Sa-rang-eul haet-da u-ri-ga man-na
We were in love, having met each other
지우지 못할 추억이 됐다
Ji-u-ji mot-hal chu-eo-gi dwaet-da
It became an unforgettable memory
볼만한 멜로드라마
Bol-man-han mel-lo-deu-ra-ma
A melodrama worth watching
괜찮은 결말
Gwaen-chan-heun gyeol-mal
A decent ending
그거면 됐다 널 사랑했다
Geu-geo-myeon dwaet-da neol sa-rang-haet-da
That's good enough for me, I truly loved you
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- 지우지 못할 (Ji-u-ji mot-hal): Unable to erase / indelible (지우다 + -지 못하다).
- 멜로드라마 (Mel-lo-deu-ra-ma): Melodrama / romantic drama.
[Post-Chorus]
우리가 만든 love scenario
U-ri-ga man-deun love scenario
The love scenario that we created
이젠 조명이 꺼지고
I-jen jo-myeong-i kkeo-ji-go
Now the lights are going out
마지막 페이지를 넘기면
Ma-ji-mak pe-i-ji-reul neom-gi-myeon
When we turn the final page
조용히 막을 내리죠
Jo-yong-hi ma-geul nae-ri-jyo
The curtain quietly falls
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- 꺼지다 (Kkeo-ji-da): To be turned off / extinguished (referring to the stage lights).
- 넘기다 (Neom-gi-da): To turn over (a page), to flip through.
[Verse 2]
갈비뼈 사이사이가 찌릿찌릿한 느낌
Gal-bi-ppyeo sa-i-sa-i-ga jji-rit-jji-rit-han neu-kkim
That tingling sensation deep between my ribs
나 사랑받고 있음을 알게 해주는 눈빛
Na sa-rang-bat-go it-seu-meul al-ge hae-ju-neun nun-bit
The look in your eyes that let me know I was truly loved
너에게 참 많이도 배웠다 반쪽을 채웠다
Neo-e-ge cham man-i-do bae-wot-da ban-jjo-geul chae-wot-da
I learned so much from you, completed the missing half of me
과거로 두기엔 너무 소중한 사람이었다
Gwa-geo-ro du-gi-en neo-mu so-jung-han sa-ram-i-eot-da
You were someone far too precious to simply leave in the past
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- 갈비뼈 (Gal-bi-ppyeo): Ribs / rib cage — poetic imagery of heart fluttering deep in the chest.
- 찌릿찌릿한 (Jji-rit-jji-rit-han): Tingling, electrifying, fluttering (onomatopoeic word for an electric pulse or butterflies in the stomach).
- 눈빛 (Nun-bit): Look in the eyes / gaze.
- 반쪽을 채웠다 (Ban-jjo-geul chae-wot-da): Filled in the other half (referring to finding one's better half).
- 소중한 (So-jung-han): Precious, cherished, deeply valued.
[Pre-Chorus]
나 살아가면서 가끔씩 떠오를 기억
Na sal-a-ga-myeon-seo ga-kkeum-ssik tteo-o-reul gi-eok
Memories that will come back to me from time to time as I live on
그 안에 네가 있다면 그거면 충분해
Geu an-e ne-ga it-da-myeon geu-geo-myeon chung-bun-hae
As long as you are in them, that's more than enough
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- 살아가면서 (Sal-a-ga-myeon-seo): While living on / as one goes through life.
- 가끔씩 (Ga-kkeum-ssik): From time to time / occasionally / once in a while.
[Chorus]
사랑을 했다 우리가 만나
Sa-rang-eul haet-da u-ri-ga man-na
We were in love, having met each other
지우지 못할 추억이 됐다
Ji-u-ji mot-hal chu-eo-gi dwaet-da
It became an unforgettable memory
볼만한 멜로드라마
Bol-man-han mel-lo-deu-ra-ma
A melodrama worth watching
괜찮은 결말
Gwaen-chan-heun gyeol-mal
A decent ending
그거면 됐다 널 사랑했다
Geu-geo-myeon dwaet-da neol sa-rang-haet-da
That's good enough for me, I truly loved you
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- 널 (Neol): Contraction of '너를' meaning 'you (direct object)'.
- 괜찮은 (Gwaen-chan-heun): Nice, good enough, decent.
[Bridge]
네가 벌써 그립지만
Ne-ga beol-sseo geu-rip-ji-man
I miss you already, but
그리워하지 않으려 해
Geu-ri-wo-ha-ji a-neu-ryeo hae
I try not to long for you
한 편의 영화 따스했던 봄으로
Han pyeon-ui yeong-hwa tta-seu-haet-deon bo-meu-ro
Like a movie, like a warm spring day
너를 기억할게
Neo-reul gi-eok-hal-ge
I'll remember you
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- 벌써 (Beol-sseo): Already.
- 그립다 (Geu-rip-da) / 그리워하다 (Geu-ri-wo-ha-da): To miss someone / to yearn for. Note that "-려 해" denotes an intentional effort to resist yearning.
- 한 편 (Han pyeon): Counter for a piece of work, such as a movie or poem.
- 따스했던 (Tta-seu-haet-deon): That was warm (descriptive past form of '따스하다').
[Post-Chorus]
우리가 만든 love scenario
U-ri-ga man-deun love scenario
The love scenario that we created
이젠 조명이 꺼지고
I-jen jo-myeong-i kkeo-ji-go
Now the lights are going out
마지막 페이지를 넘기면
Ma-ji-mak pe-i-ji-reul neom-gi-myeon
When we turn the final page
조용히 막을 내리죠
Jo-yong-hi ma-geul nae-ri-jyo
The curtain quietly falls
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- 만든 (Man-deun): Made / created (determiner form of '만들다').
- 마지막 (Ma-ji-mak): The last / final.
[Outro]
우린 아파도 해봤고
U-rin a-pa-do hae-bwat-go
We experienced heartbreak
우습게 질투도 했어
U-seup-ge jil-tu-do haet-seo
And felt silly jealousy too
미친 듯이 사랑했고
Mi-chin deu-si sa-rang-haet-go
We loved each other like crazy
우리 이 정도면 됐어
U-ri i jeong-do-myeon dwaet-seo
This is plenty enough for us
사랑을 했다
Sa-rang-eul haet-da
We were in love
우리가 만나
U-ri-ga man-na
Having met each other
그거면 됐다
Geu-geo-myeon dwaet-da
That's good enough
널 사랑했다
Neol sa-rang-haet-da
I loved you
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- 질투 (Jil-tu): Jealousy / envy.
- 우습게 (U-seup-ge): Laughably, sillily, or lightly (from '우스운').
- 미친 듯이 (Mi-chin deu-si): Like crazy, passionately, madly.
- 이 정도면 (I jeong-do-myeon): If it's to this degree / at this level / this much.
