TWICE - TT Lyrics (Hangul / Romanized / English Translation) & Vocabulary Notes
TWICE - TT
🎵 Album: Twicecoaster: Lane 1 | 📅 Release: 2016-10-24
🇰🇷 Hangul
🗣️ Romanization
💬 English Translation
📚 Vocab Notes
🎬 Official Music Video / Audio Player — Press play to listen while learning the lyrics below!
Twicecoaster: Lane 1
TWICE (트와이스)
"TT" is the era-defining mega-hit that cemented TWICE's status as the top girl group of third-generation K-pop. Named after the Korean crying emoticon (TT / T_T), the track showcases the girls experiencing heart-racing innocent crushes that make them feel out of control. Explore the verified lyrics below with full Hangul, accessible Romanization, natural English translations, and native Korean vocabulary notes!
[Verse 1: Nayeon, Sana]
이러지도 못하는데 저러지도 못하네
ireojido mothaneunde jeoreojido mothane
I can't do this, nor can I do that
그저 바라보며 ba-ba-ba-baby
geujeo barabomyeo ba-ba-ba-baby
I just stare at you, ba-ba-ba-baby
매일 상상만 해 이름과 함께 쓱 말을 놨네 baby
maeil sangsangman hae ireumgwa hamkke sseuk mareul nwatne baby
Every day I just imagine it, casually calling your name and dropping honorifics, baby
아직 우린 모르는 사인데
ajik urin moreuneun sainde
Even though we don't even know each other yet
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 이러지도 저러지도 못하다 (ireojido jeoreojido mothada): To be unable to do this or that — expressing an indecisive dilemma or being frozen in place.
- * 말을 놓다 (mareul nota): To speak casually / drop formal speech (반말) — in Korea, transitioning to informal speech indicates growing intimacy, which the singer dreams about doing effortlessly.
- * 사이 (sai): Relationship / distance between people — "모르는 사이" literally means "a relationship where two people do not know each other (strangers)".
[Verse 2: Jihyo, Mina]
아무거나 걸쳐도 아름다워
amugeona geolchyeodo areumdawo
No matter what I throw on, it looks beautiful
거울 속 단 둘이서 하는 fashion show show
geoul sok dan duriseo haneun fashion show show
A private fashion show with just the two of us inside the mirror
이번에 정말 꼭꼭 내가 먼저 talk talk
ibeone jeongmal kkokkkok naega meonjeo talk talk
This time for sure, I'll definitely talk to you first
다짐 뿐인걸 매번 다짐 뿐인걸
dajim ppuningeol maebeon dajim ppuningeol
It's only ever a promise, every time it's just an empty resolution
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 걸치다 (geolchida): To casually throw on or drape (a piece of clothing).
- * 꼭꼭 (kkokkkok): Firmly, without fail, definitely — used here for emphatic resolve.
- * 내가 (naega): I / me (subject form). Pronounced [nae-ga], distinct from informal 'you' ("네가/니가").
- * 다짐 (dajim): A vow, pledge, or resolution.
[Pre-Chorus: Tzuyu, Momo, Jeongyeon, Nayeon]
나나나나나나나
nanananananana
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
콧노래가 나오다가 나도 몰래
konnoraega naodaga nado mollae
I was humming a tune, then without even realizing it
눈물 날 것 같애
nunmul nal geot gatae
I feel like I'm about to cry
아닌 것 같애 내가 아닌 것 같애
anin geot gatae naega anin geot gatae
It doesn't feel right, this doesn't feel like myself
I love you so much
이미 난 다 컸다고 생각하는데
imi nan da keotdago saenggak-haneunde
I thought I was all grown up by now
어쩌면 내 맘인데 왜 내 맘대로 할 수 없는 건 왜
eojjeomyeon nae maminde wae nae mamdaero hal su eomneun geon wae
After all, it's my own heart, so why can't I control it the way I want?
밀어내려고 하면 할수록
mireonaeryeogo hamyeon halsurok
The more I try to push you away
자꾸 끌려 왜 자꾸 자꾸 끌려 baby
jakku kkeullyeo wae jakku jakku kkeullyeo baby
The more I'm pulled in, why am I repeatedly drawn to you, baby?
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 콧노래 (konnorae): Humming (literally "nasal song").
- * 나도 몰래 (nado mollae): Without even realizing it / unconsciously.
- * 내 맘대로 (nae mamdaero): As I wish / my own way ("내 맘" = my heart/mind + "대로" = in accordance with).
- * 끌리다 (kkeullida): To be attracted or pulled toward someone/something.
[Chorus: Nayeon, Sana, Jihyo]
I’m like TT
Just like TT
이런 내 맘 모르고 너무해 너무해
ireon nae mam moreugo neomuhae neomuhae
You don't understand my feelings, you're so mean, so mean
I’m like TT
Just like TT
Tell me that you’d be my baby
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * TT: A widely recognized digital emoticon representing streams of tears flowing down eyes (T_T), mimicking the point dance with thumbs and index fingers pointed down.
- * 너무해 (neomuhae): "You're being too harsh / that's too much!" — playful, pouty aegyo (애교) expressing harmless frustration toward an oblivious crush.
[Verse 3: Mina, Jihyo]
어처구니 없다고 해
eocheoguni eopdago hae
They say it's utterly ridiculous
얼굴 값을 못한대
eolgul gapseul mothandae
They say I don't live up to my pretty face
전혀 위로 안돼 ba-ba-ba-baby
jeonhyeo wiro andwae ba-ba-ba-baby
It doesn't comfort me at all, ba-ba-ba-baby
미칠 것 같애
michil geot gatae
I feel like I'm going crazy
이 와중에 왜
i wajunge wae
In the midst of all this, why
배는 또 고픈 건데
baeneun tto gopeun geonde
Am I hungry all over again?
하루 종일 먹기만 하는데
haru jong-il meokgiman haneunde
Even though all I do is eat all day long
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 어처구니 없다 (eocheoguni eopda): To be dumbfounded, absurd, or beyond belief.
- * 얼굴값을 못하다 (eolgul-gapseul mothada): Idiom meaning "not acting one's looks" — someone attractive who acts clumsy, timid, or helpless in love.
- * 이 와중에 (i wajunge): In the middle of all this chaos / despite everything going on.
[Verse 4: Dahyun, Chaeyoung]
맴매매매 아무 죄도 없는 인형만 때찌
maemmaemaemae amu joedo eomneun inhyeongman ttaejji
Slap, slap, I just spank my innocent teddy bear
종일 앉아있다가 엎드렸다 시간이 획획획
jong-il anjaitdaga eopdeuryeotda sigani hwaek-hwaek-hwaek
Sitting up then lying down all day, time just whizzes by
피부는 왜 이렇게 또 칙칙
pibuneun wae ireoke tto chikchik
Why does my skin look so dull again?
자꾸 틱틱 거리고 만 싶지
jakku tiktik georigo man sipji
I keep wanting to snap and act irritable
엄만 귀찮게 계속 왜왜왜왜왜
eomman gwichanke gyesok waewaewaewaewae
Mom keeps annoyingly asking why, why, why, why, why
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 맴매 (maemmae) / 때찌 (ttaejji): Korean nursery baby-talk for playful scolding or spanking a toy.
- * 획획 (hwaek-hwaek): Onomatopoeia for something zooming or whizzing past rapidly (time flying).
- * 칙칙하다 (chikchikhada): Dull, dark, lifeless (often describing tired skin complexion).
- * 틱틱거리다 (tiktik-georida): To be cranky, snappy, or petulant in response to people.
[Pre-Chorus: Tzuyu, Momo, Jeongyeon, Nayeon]
나나나나나나나
nanananananana
Na-na-na-na-na-na-na
콧노래가 나오다가 나도 몰래
konnoraega naodaga nado mollae
I was humming a tune, then without even realizing it
짜증날 것 같애 화날 것 같애
jjajeungnal geot gatae hwanal geot gatae
I feel irritated, I feel like getting angry
이런 애가 아닌데
ireon aega aninde
I'm not usually this kind of girl
I love you so much
이미 난 다 컸다고 생각하는데
imi nan da keotdago saenggak-haneunde
I thought I was all grown up by now
어쩌면 내 맘인데 왜 내 맘대로 할 수 없는 건 왜
eojjeomyeon nae maminde wae nae mamdaero hal su eomneun geon wae
After all, it's my own heart, so why can't I control it the way I want?
밀어내려고 하면 할수록
mireonaeryeogo hamyeon halsurok
The more I try to push you away
자꾸 끌려 왜 자꾸 자꾸 끌려 baby
jakku kkeullyeo wae jakku jakku kkeullyeo baby
The more I'm pulled in, why am I repeatedly drawn to you, baby?
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 짜증나다 (jjajeungnada): To feel annoyed, frustrated, or vexed.
- * 화나다 (hwanada): To get angry or flared up.
- * 애 (ae): Shortened form of '아이' (child/kid), colloquially used by young adults to mean "person/girl/guy" ("이런 애" = this kind of person).
[Chorus: Nayeon, Sana, Jihyo]
I’m like TT
Just like TT
이런 내 맘 모르고 너무해 너무해
ireon nae mam moreugo neomuhae neomuhae
You don't understand my feelings, you're so mean, so mean
I’m like TT
Just like TT
Tell me that you’d be my baby
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 모르고 (moreugo): From '모르다' (not know) + '-고' (and/while) — "without knowing / oblivious to".
- * 내 맘 (nae mam): Contraction of '내 마음' (my heart / feelings / emotional state).
[Bridge: Chaeyoung, Dahyun, Mina, Momo]
혹시 이런 나를 알까요
hoksi ireon nareul alkkayo
Could you perhaps know this side of me?
이대로 사라져 버리면 안돼요
idaero sarajyeo beorimyeon andwaeyo
You can't just vanish like this
이번엔 정말 꼭꼭 내가 먼저 talk talk
ibeonen jeongmal kkokkkok naega meonjeo talk talk
This time for sure, I'll definitely talk to you first
다짐 뿐인걸 매번 다짐 뿐인걸
dajim ppuningeol maebeon dajim ppuningeol
It's only ever a promise, every time it's just an empty resolution
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 혹시 (hoksi): Perhaps / by any chance.
- * 사라지다 (sarajida): To disappear, vanish, or fade away.
- * -면 안 돼요 (-myeon an dwaeyo): Grammar pattern meaning "you shouldn't / you must not do ~" in a polite register.
[Post-Bridge: Jeongyeon, Nayeon]
이미 난 다 컸다고 생각하는데
imi nan da keotdago saenggak-haneunde
I thought I was all grown up by now
어쩌면 내 맘인데 왜 내 맘대로 할 수 없는 건 왜
eojjeomyeon nae maminde wae nae mamdaero hal su eomneun geon wae
After all, it's my own heart, so why can't I control it the way I want?
밀어내려고 하면 할수록
mireonaeryeogo hamyeon halsurok
The more I try to push you away
자꾸 끌려 왜 자꾸 자꾸 끌려 baby
jakku kkeullyeo wae jakku jakku kkeullyeo baby
The more I'm pulled in, why am I repeatedly drawn to you, baby?
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * -(으)면 할수록 (-(eu)myeon halsurok): Grammar pattern meaning "the more [A], the more [B]".
- * 밀어내다 (mireonaeda): To push away / reject.
[Chorus / Outro: Nayeon, Sana, Jihyo]
I’m like TT
Just like TT
이런 내 맘 모르고 너무해 너무해
ireon nae mam moreugo neomuhae neomuhae
You don't understand my feelings, you're so mean, so mean
I’m like TT
Just like TT
Tell me that you’d be my baby
📚 Section Vocabulary & Notes:
- * 너무해 너무해 (neomuhae neomuhae): Accompanied by the iconic cross-arm and chest-punching dance move, this phrase became one of the biggest viral trends of 2016 throughout Korean variety shows and pop culture.
