NewJeans - How Sweet Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes
NewJeans - How Sweet
π΅ Album: How Sweet - EP | π Release: 2024-05-24
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Song Overview & Meaning
"How Sweet" by NewJeans is a vibrant Miami bass-infused pop track that centers on the exhilarating taste of freedom after cutting ties with a manipulative ex-partner ("toxic lover"). With a breezy rhythm, razor-sharp hooks, and empowering lyricism, the girls celebrate reclaiming their peace of mind and stepping into their own light.
Verse 1
All I know is now
μκ² λμ΄ λ (I know)
Al-ge dwaes-seo na (I know)
Now I finally realized (I know)
κ·Έλμ 맨λ
Geu-dong-an maen-nal
All this time, day in and day out
Always up and down (No more)
μκ° λ μκ°
Saeng-gak tto saeng-gak
Overthinking again and again
Spinnin' 'round and 'round
Changing my mind
- μκ² λμ΄ (Al-ge dwaes-seo): "Came to realize / Found out" — Formed by combining μλ€ (to know) and ~κ² λλ€ (to end up doing/becoming).
- κ·Έλμ (Geu-dong-an): "During that time / All this while / In the meantime".
- 맨λ (Maen-nal): "Every single day / Always" — Colloquial Korean term expressing repetitiveness or continuous frustration.
- μκ° λ μκ° (Saeng-gak tto saeng-gak): "Thought after thought / Overthinking" — Repeating μκ° (thought) with λ (again) emphasizes an endless loop of worries.
Verse 2
μμν΄μ κ·Έλ μ§
Su-sang-hae-seo geu-reot-ji
It was so suspicious, that's why
μ΄λ° νμ리 (No more)
I-reon heot-so-ri (No more)
Nonsense like this (No more)
How it's supposed to be
κ·Έλ§ν΄ cus it's clear (It's simple)
Geu-man-hae cus it's clear (It's simple)
Stop it, cus it's clear (It's simple)
It's like biting an apple
- μμν΄μ (Su-sang-hae-seo): "Because it's shady / suspicious" — From μμνλ€ (to be suspicious).
- νμ리 (Heot-so-ri): "Nonsense / Bullshit / Empty talk" — Combining ν- (pointless/empty) and μ리 (words/sound).
- κ·Έλ§ν΄ (Geu-man-hae): "Stop it / Cut it out" — Casual imperative form of κ·Έλ§νλ€.
Pre-Chorus
Toxic lover
You're no better, κ±°κΈ° μ¨μ§ λ§κ³ μΌλ₯Έ λμ
You're no better, geo-gi sum-ji mal-go eol-leun na-wa
You're no better, don't hide back there, come out right now
You little demon in my storyline
Don't knock on my door, I'll see you out
- κ±°κΈ° (Geo-gi): "There / Over there".
- μ¨μ§ λ§κ³ (Sum-ji mal-go): "Don't hide" — μ¨λ€ (to hide) + ~μ§ λ§λ€ (prohibitive form "don't").
- μΌλ₯Έ λμ (Eol-leun na-wa): "Hurry up and come out" — μΌλ₯Έ (quickly/right away) + λμ€λ€ (to come out).
Chorus
And don't you know how sweet it tastes
(How sweet it tastes)
Ya don't you know how sweet it tastes
(How sweet it tastes)
Ya don't you know how sweet it tastes
Now that I'm without you
λ λλ λ¬»μ§ μμλ
Na deo-neun mut-ji a-neul-lae
I won't ask anymore
(How sweet it tastes)
μλ €μ£Όμ§ μμλ λΌ
Al-lyeo-ju-ji a-na-do dwae
You don't even have to tell me
(How sweet it tastes)
Wow don't you know how sweet it tastes
Now that I'm without you
- λ (Na): "I / Me" — Informal first-person pronoun.
- λλ (Deo-neun): "Anymore / Any longer" — λ (more) + μ/λ (topic particle emphasizing limitation).
- λ¬»μ§ μμλ (Mut-ji a-neul-lae): "I won't ask / I refuse to question" — λ¬»λ€ (to ask) + ~μ§ μλ€ (negation) + ~(μΌ)γΉλ (speaker's intention).
- μλ €μ£Όμ§ μμλ λΌ (Al-lyeo-ju-ji a-na-do dwae): "You don't need to let me know / It's fine not telling me" — Expresses total indifference to whatever excuses the other person might make.
Verse 3
λͺ¨λ κ² typical
Mo-deun ge typical
Everything is typical
So I've been praying so hard for a miracle
λΆλ₯΄κ³ μμ΄ λμ μ΄λ¦μ
Bu-reu-go is-seo na-ui i-reu-meul
Calling out my own name
λλ μ λ΄ drama it's good karma
Deo-neun an bwa drama it's good karma
I'm done watching the drama, it's good karma
Done scrolling thousand times
λ€ μκ³ μμ΄ λ»ν μμμΌ λΏμ΄μΌ
Da al-go is-seo ppeon-han su-ja-gil ppu-ni-ya
I see through it all, it's just an obvious trick
μμ μ¬μ΄ 곡μμ΄μΌ
Wan-jeon swi-un gong-si-gi-ya
It's a completely simple formula
It's like biting an apple
- λͺ¨λ κ² (Mo-deun ge): "Everything" — λͺ¨λ (all/every) + κ² (thing) + μ΄ (subject marker).
- λμ μ΄λ¦ (Na-ui i-reum): "My name" — Reflects reclaiming one's true identity and self-worth.
- λ»ν μμ (Ppeon-han su-jak): "Obvious scheme / cheap trick" — λ»νλ€ (transparent/obvious) + μμ (ploy/scheme/trick).
- μμ μ¬μ΄ 곡μ (Wan-jeon swi-un gong-sik): "A totally easy formula" — μμ (completely) + μ½λ€ (to be easy) + 곡μ (formula).
Chorus
And don't you know how sweet it tastes
(How sweet it tastes)
Ya don't you know how sweet it tastes
(How sweet it tastes)
Ya don't you know how sweet it tastes
Now that I'm without you
λ λλ λ¬»μ§ μμλ
Na deo-neun mut-ji a-neul-lae
I won't ask anymore
(How sweet it tastes)
μλ €μ£Όμ§ μμλ λΌ
Al-lyeo-ju-ji a-na-do dwae
You don't even have to tell me
(How sweet it tastes)
Wow don't you know how sweet it tastes
Now that I'm without you
Bridge
I won't wait, I'm feeling
My own way, I'm in it
Cause me and you are diο¬erent
So I won't stay, I'm leaving
I won't wait, I'm feeling
My own way, I'm in it
Cause me and you are diο¬erent
So I won't stay, I'm leaving
Chorus
And don't you know how sweet it tastes
(How sweet it tastes)
Ya don't you know how sweet it tastes
(How sweet it tastes)
Ya don't you know how sweet it tastes
Now that I'm without you
λ λλ λ¬»μ§ μμλ
Na deo-neun mut-ji a-neul-lae
I won't ask anymore
(How sweet it tastes)
μλ €μ£Όμ§ μμλ λΌ
Al-lyeo-ju-ji a-na-do dwae
You don't even have to tell me
(How sweet it tastes)
Wow don't you know how sweet it tastes
Now that I'm without you
Outro
Toxic lover
You're no better, κ±°κΈ° μ¨μ§ λ§κ³ 빨리 λμ
You're no better, geo-gi sum-ji mal-go ppal-li na-wa
You're no better, don't hide over there, get out quickly
You little demon in my storyline
Don't knock on my door λ μΌλ₯Έ λκ°λ²λ €
Don't knock on my door neo eol-leun na-ga-beo-ryeo
Don't knock on my door, get out of here right now
Toxic lover
You're no better, κ±°κΈ° μ¨μ§ λ§κ³ μΌλ₯Έ λμ
You're no better, geo-gi sum-ji mal-go eol-leun na-wa
You're no better, don't hide back there, come out right now
You little demon in my storyline
Don't knock on my door, I'll see you out
- 빨리 λμ (Ppal-li na-wa): "Come out quickly" — Variation of μΌλ₯Έ λμ, conveying sharp urgency.
- λ (Neo): "You" — Informal second-person singular pronoun.
- λκ°λ²λ € (Na-ga-beo-ryeo): "Get lost / Get out for good" — λκ°λ€ (to leave/go out) + ~μ/μ΄ λ²λ¦¬λ€ (auxiliary verb denoting finality and thorough completion).
