BLACKPINK · Korean · 29 words
KILL THIS LOVE
BLACKPINK's 2019 EP KILL THIS LOVE turns a break-up into a decision: the title track cuts a love loose with angel-and-devil imagery, Don't Know What To Do sits in the numb aftermath, Kick It is the defiant walk-out, and 아니길 (Hope Not) closes with a quiet, guilty wish that the other person will not forget. The vocabulary here covers the emotional core of that arc — clinging, enduring, feeling overwhelmed, breaking out, and lingering fondness that will not fade. It also builds out everyday descriptive Korean: adjectives like 하찮다, 멀쩡하다, 초라하다 and 낯설다 that learners meet constantly in conversation.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 천사 | angel; someone who seems impossibly kind at first | 그는 처음엔 천사처럼 다정하게 웃으며 다가왔다.At first he came up to me smiling as sweetly as an angel. |
| 악마 | devil; demon | 헤어지는 순간 그의 얼굴은 악마로 변해 있었다.The moment we broke up, his face had turned into a devil's. |
| 노예 | slave; someone helplessly ruled by something | 나는 더 이상 이 관계의 노예로 살고 싶지 않아.I don't want to live as a slave to this relationship anymore. |
| 벼랑 | cliff; a precarious edge | 그 사람 때문에 나는 매일 벼랑 위를 걷는 기분이야.Because of him I feel like I'm walking along a cliff every single day. |
| 매달리다 | to cling to someone; to hang on desperately | 이제 그런 사람에게 더는 매달리고 싶지 않아.I don't want to cling to a person like that any longer. |
| 나약하다 | to be weak-willed; to be feeble inside | 혼자 있을 때면 내가 참 나약하다는 걸 느껴.When I'm on my own, I really feel how weak I am. |
| 견디다 | to endure; to put up with something painful | 이런 이별은 아무리 강한 사람도 견디기 힘들어.A breakup like this is hard to endure even for a strong person. |
| 어긋나다 | to go wrong; to slip out of alignment | 계획이 어긋나면서 우리 사이도 조금씩 멀어졌어.As things went wrong, the two of us drifted apart little by little. |
| 안쓰럽다 | to look pitiful; to make one's heart ache with sympathy | 거울 속에서 억지로 웃는 내 모습이 안쓰러웠다.The sight of myself forcing a smile in the mirror was pitiful. |
| 하찮다 | to be trivial; to feel worthless or insignificant | 네가 없으니 이 넓은 방도 하찮게 느껴져.Now that you're gone, even this big room feels worthless. |
| 벅차다 | to be overwhelming; to be more than one can handle | 요즘은 하루를 버티는 것조차 벅차게 느껴져.These days even getting through a single day feels overwhelming. |
| 거슬리다 | to grate on one; to be irritating to hear or see | 조용한 방에서는 작은 소리 하나도 거슬리게 들려.In a quiet room even the smallest noise sounds irritating. |
| 멀쩡하다 | to be perfectly fine; to look unharmed on the surface | 속은 무너졌지만 겉으로는 멀쩡한 척했어.Inside I was falling apart, but outwardly I pretended to be fine. |
| 벗어나다 | to break free from; to escape something confining | 그 사람의 그늘에서 벗어나기까지 꽤 오랜 시간이 걸렸어.It took me quite a long time to break free from that person's shadow. |
| 감싸다 | to wrap around; to envelop | 차가운 밤공기가 무대 위의 나를 감싸는 느낌이었어.It felt like the cold night air was wrapping around me on stage. |
| 넘어서다 | to get past; to overcome an obstacle | 나를 가로막던 두려움을 드디어 넘어섰어.I've finally gotten past the fear that was blocking me. |
| 난리 | an uproar; a wild commotion | 우리가 무대에 오르자 관객석이 완전히 난리가 났어.The moment we got on stage, the crowd went completely wild. |
| 부수다 | to smash; to break something to pieces | 나를 가둬 두던 낡은 틀을 전부 부수고 싶어.I want to smash every old mould that kept me locked in. |
| 답답하다 | to be stifling; to be frustrating and suffocating | 네 옆에 있으면 숨이 막힐 만큼 답답했어.Being beside you was so stifling I could hardly breathe. |
| 시원하다 | to be cool and refreshing | 봄 저녁의 바람이 유난히 시원하게 느껴졌다.The spring evening breeze felt unusually cool. |
| 바라보다 | to gaze at; to look off into the distance | 나는 아무 말 없이 강 건너편을 오래 바라보았다.I gazed at the far side of the river for a long time without a word. |
| 사계절 | the four seasons; a full year's cycle | 사계절이 모두 지나갔는데도 네 생각은 그대로야.All four seasons have gone by, and yet my thoughts of you are unchanged. |
| 여전히 | still, just as before — nothing has changed | 몇 년이 지났는데도 그 사람 생각이 여전히 나.Even after several years, I still think about them. |
| 소용없다 | to be no use; to be pointless | 이제 와서 미안하다고 말해도 아무 소용없어.Saying sorry at this point is of no use at all. |
| 애타다 | to ache with longing; to be anxious and yearning | 연락을 기다리며 하루 종일 애타는 마음이었어.I spent the whole day aching with longing, waiting to hear from you. |
| 상처 | a wound; emotional hurt left on someone | 내가 남긴 상처는 시간이 지나도 쉽게 지워지지 않았다.The wounds I left behind did not fade easily even as time passed. |
| 초라하다 | to look shabby; to seem small and pitiful | 화려한 무대가 끝나고 나면 텅 빈 대기실이 초라해 보여.Once the glittering show is over, the empty dressing room looks shabby. |
| 고요하다 | to be still and hushed; quiet in a calm way | 고요한 새벽에 혼자 앉아 있으면 네 목소리가 들려.When I sit alone in the hushed early morning, I can hear your voice. |
| 낯설다 | to feel unfamiliar; to feel strange to one | 몇 달 만에 마주한 그의 얼굴이 조금 낯설게 느껴졌다.His face, seen for the first time in months, felt a little unfamiliar. |
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