N.Flying - I Think I Did (From Lovely Runner OST) Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes

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Official K-Drama Soundtrack

Lovely Runner (선재 업고 튀어) OST Part 2

Featured prominently throughout tvN's hit youth romance drama Lovely Runner (선재 업고 튀어), "I Think I Did (그랬나봐)" is N.Flying's nostalgic and guitar-driven revival of Kim Hyung-joong's 2003 masterpiece. Perfectly soundtracking Ryu Sun-jae's pure, heart-fluttering devotion to Im Sol, this song delivers a bittersweet confession of realizing one has fallen head over heels in love.

[Verse 1]

많은 친구 모인 밤 그 속에서 늘 있던 자리에

maneun chingu moin bam geu sogeseo neul itdeon jarie

On a night when many friends gathered, in the spot where you always sat

니가 가끔 보이질 않을 때

niga gakkeum boijil aneul ttae

Whenever you're not in sight from time to time

내가 좋아했던 너의 향길 맡으며

naega joahaetdeon neoui hyanggil mateumyeo

Catching a scent of your fragrance that I've always loved

혹시 니가 아닐까 고갤 돌려 널 찾을 때

hoksi niga anilkka gogael dollyeo neol chajeul ttae

Wondering if it might be you, turning my head to search for you

우연히 너의 동넬 지나갈때면

uyeonhi neoui dongnel jinagallttaemyeon

Whenever I happen to walk past your neighborhood

어느새 니 얼굴 자꾸 떠오를 때

eoneusae ni eolgul jakku tteooreul ttae

When your face keeps floating into my thoughts before I know it

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 니가 (Ni-ga): Informal spoken form of "네가" meaning "You (subject)". Pronounced "Ni-ga" in spoken Korean to easily distinguish from "내가 (Nae-ga = I)".
• 향기 (Hyang-gi) / 향길 (Hyang-gil): Fragrance, pleasant scent — Here, "향길" is a conversational contraction of "향기를" (scent + object particle).
• 고갤 돌려 (Go-gael dol-lyeo): Turning one's head — Idiomatic contraction of "고개를 돌려", portraying the instinctive physical reaction of looking around for a crush.
• 동네 (Dong-ne) / 동넬 (Dong-nel): Neighborhood, local village — "동넬" is a spoken contraction of "동네를". Walking past someone's neighborhood is a classic K-Drama trope indicating growing affection.

[Chorus]

그랬나봐 나 널 좋아하나봐

geuraenna-bwa na neol joahanabwa

I think that's it, I think I've fallen for you

하루하루 니 생각만 나는걸

haruharu ni saenggangman naneungeol

Day after day, all I can do is think of you

널 보고 싶다고 잘할 수 있다고

neol bogo sipdago jalhal su itdago

That I miss you, that I can treat you right

용기내 전활걸고 싶었는데

yongginae jeonhwalgeolgo sipeonneunde

I wanted to build up the courage and call you

그게 잘 안돼 바보처럼

geuge jal andwae babocheoreom

But it just doesn't work out, like a fool

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 그랬나봐 (Geu-raen-na-bwa): "I guess it was so" or "I think that was it" — Derived from "그러하다" (to be so) + "-았/었나 보다" (speculative deduction), expressing a sudden realization of one's own feelings.
• 좋아하나봐 (Jo-a-ha-na-bwa): "I guess I like (you)" — The core sentiment of realizing unspoken romantic attraction.
• 하루하루 (Ha-ru-ha-ru): Day by day, each and every day.
• 용기내다 (Yong-gi-nae-da): To muster up courage, to summon bravery.
• 바보처럼 (Ba-bo-cheo-reom): Like a fool, like an idiot — Self-deprecating affection expressing shyness and helplessness in front of love.

[Verse 2]

우연히 너의 메일을 알게되면서

uyeonhi neoui meeireul algedoemyeonseo

As I happened to find out your email address

모니터 앞에 널 밤새 기다릴때

moniteo ape neol bamsae gidarilttae

When I sat in front of the monitor waiting for you all night long

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 메일 (Me-il): Email (borrowed from English) — A charming 2000s nostalgic retro element perfectly tying back to the early internet messenger era featured in Lovely Runner.
• 모니터 (Mo-ni-teo): Computer monitor.
• 밤새 (Bam-sae): All night through, staying up all night — Short for "밤을 새워".

[Chorus 2]

그랬나봐 나 널 좋아하나봐

geuraenna-bwa na neol joahanabwa

I think that's it, I think I've fallen for you

하루하루 니 생각만 나는걸

haruharu ni saenggangman naneungeol

Day after day, all I can do is think of you

널 보고 싶다고 잘할 수 있다고

neol bogo sipdago jalhal su itdago

That I miss you, that I can treat you right

용기내 전활걸고 싶었는데 그게 잘 안돼

yongginae jeonhwalgeolgo sipeonneunde geuge jal andwae

I wanted to build up the courage and call you, but it just doesn't work out

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 전활걸다 (Jeon-hwal-geol-da): Spoken contraction of "전화를 걸다" (to place a phone call).
• 잘 안돼 (Jal an-dwae): It doesn't go smoothly, it doesn't work out as intended.

[Bridge]

말하지 못한 막막함을 너는 알고 있을까

malhaji mothan mangmakameul neoneun algo isseulkka

Could you ever know the helpless frustration I couldn't speak of?

오랫동안 기다려온 사랑 내 앞에 숨쉬고 있는걸

oraetdong-an gidaryeoon sarang nae ape sumswigo inneungeol

The love I've waited for so long is breathing right in front of me

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 막막함 (Mang-ma-kam): Helplessness, desolation, being at a loss — Expresses the suffocating feeling of having so much to say but not knowing where to begin.
• 숨쉬고 있는걸 (Sum-swi-go in-neun-geol): Breathing, alive right before my eyes — "숨쉬다" (to breathe) conveys that love has transformed from an abstract dream into a real living person standing right there.

[Chorus 3]

그랬나봐 나 널 좋아하나봐

geuraenna-bwa na neol joahanabwa

I think that's it, I think I've fallen for you

하루하루 니 생각만 나는걸

haruharu ni saenggangman naneungeol

Day after day, all I can do is think of you

널 보고 싶다고 잘할 수 있다고

neol bogo sipdago jalhal su itdago

That I miss you, that I can treat you right

용기내 전활걸고 싶었는데 그게 잘 안돼

yongginae jeonhwalgeolgo sipeonneunde geuge jal andwae

I wanted to build up the courage and call you, but it just doesn't work out

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 보고 싶다고 (Bo-go sip-da-go): Saying/thinking that "I miss you" — Indirect quotation form "-다고" used to express an internal yearning.

[Outro]

넌 언제나 나를 꿈꾸게 하지

neon eonjena nareul kkumkkuge haji

You always make me dream

지금보다 더 좋은 남자 되고 싶다고

jigeumboda deo joeun namja doego sipdago

Wishing to become a better man than I am right now

널 만나러 가는 이 시간 난 연습해

neol mannareo ganeun i sigan nan yeonseupae

On my way to meet you right now, I keep practicing

그토록 오랜시간 가슴속에 숨겨왔던 말

geutorok oraensigan gaseumsoge sumgyeowatdeon mal

Those words I have kept hidden deep inside my heart for so long

사랑해

saranghae

I love you

📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:

• 꿈꾸게 하지 (Kkum-kku-ge ha-ji): Makes me dream — "꿈꾸다" (to dream) + causative grammatical structure "-게 하다" (to make/cause to).
• 더 좋은 남자 (Deo jo-eun nam-ja): A better man — A timeless romantic promise reflecting Sun-jae's pure devotion to protect and cherish Sol.
• 연습해 (Yeon-seu-pae): (I) practice — From "연습하다" (to practice, rehearse), portraying someone nervously rehearsing a confession while walking toward the person they love.
• 사랑해 (Sa-rang-hae): I love you (informal/intimate polite).

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