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UNFORGIVEN

UNFORGIVEN (2023) is LE SSERAFIM's first full-length album, gathering earlier songs such as ANTIFRAGILE with new ones about refusing other people's rules and walking a hard road on your own terms. The vocabulary is defiant and physical — thorny paths, scars, storms, forgiveness nobody asked for — with a softer run in the middle about being honest with the one person who lights the way home. Lyrics switch between Korean and English often, so the Korean that remains tends to be short, punchy and easy to reuse.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
가시밭길	a thorny path; a very hard road	꿈을 이루는 길이 가시밭길이어도 괜찮아요.It's okay even if the road to my dream is a thorny one.
가렵다	to itch, to be itchy	모기한테 물려서 팔이 너무 가려워요.A mosquito bit me, so my arm is really itchy.
무시하다	to ignore; to look down on	제 노력을 무시하지 마세요.Please don't look down on my effort.
멋대로	as one pleases, however one likes	남의 일을 멋대로 판단하면 안 돼요.You shouldn't judge other people's business however you like.
질투	jealousy	친구의 성공에 질투가 조금 났어요.I felt a little jealous of my friend's success.
투명하다	to be transparent, to be clear	바닷물이 유리처럼 투명해요.The seawater is as clear as glass.
섞이다	to be mixed in, to blend	물에 잉크가 섞여서 색이 변했어요.Ink got mixed into the water and the colour changed.
욕심내다	to be greedy for, to want more	이번에는 조금 더 욕심내 볼게요.This time I'll let myself want a little more.
상처	a wound, a scar; emotional hurt	무릎에 난 상처가 아직 안 나았어요.The wound on my knee still hasn't healed.
골칫거리	a headache, a troublemaker, a nuisance	어릴 때 저는 집안의 골칫거리였어요.When I was little, I was the troublemaker of the family.
낡다	to be old and worn out; to be outdated	이 신발은 너무 낡아서 새로 사야 해요.These shoes are so worn out that I need to buy new ones.
용서	forgiveness	친구에게 먼저 용서를 구했어요.I asked my friend for forgiveness first.
철없이	immaturely, childishly, without a care	그때는 철없이 놀기만 했어요.Back then I just played around like a kid without a care.
설레다	to feel a flutter of excitement	내일 여행 갈 생각에 벌써 설레요.I'm already fluttering at the thought of tomorrow's trip.
외치다	to shout, to cry out	산 위에서 친구 이름을 크게 외쳤어요.I shouted my friend's name loudly from the top of the mountain.
낯설다	to be unfamiliar, to be strange	처음 온 도시라서 모든 게 낯설어요.It's my first time in this city, so everything feels unfamiliar.
헷갈리다	to be confusing; to get mixed up	길이 비슷해서 자꾸 헷갈려요.The streets look alike, so I keep getting mixed up.
착하다	to be good, to be well-behaved and kind	착한 아이인 척하는 건 이제 그만할래요.I'm done pretending to be a good kid.
자유롭다	to be free	혼자 여행할 때 제일 자유로워요.I feel freest when I travel alone.
인형	a doll	저는 시키는 대로만 하는 인형이 아니에요.I'm not a doll that only does what it's told.
찡그리다	to frown, to scrunch up one's face	햇빛이 눈부셔서 얼굴을 찡그렸어요.The sunlight was so bright that I scrunched up my face.
솔직히	honestly, frankly	솔직히 저도 가끔은 무서워요.Honestly, I get scared sometimes too.
피어나다	to bloom, to come into flower	봄이 되면 마당에 꽃이 피어나요.When spring comes, flowers bloom in the yard.
길을 잃다	to lose one's way, to get lost	밤에 산에서 길을 잃으면 위험해요.It's dangerous to get lost in the mountains at night.
충분하다	to be enough, to be sufficient	네가 옆에 있는 것만으로 충분해.Just having you next to me is enough.
찬란하다	to be radiant, to be dazzlingly bright	아침 바다가 햇빛을 받아 찬란했어요.The morning sea was radiant in the sunlight.
무릎	a knee	오래 걸었더니 무릎이 아파요.My knees hurt after walking for a long time.
빠지다	to fall for, to fall deeply into	요즘 그 사람한테 완전히 빠졌어요.I've completely fallen for that person lately.
뛰어들다	to jump in, to dive into	생각만 하지 말고 일단 뛰어들어 봐.Don't just think about it — jump in and see.
폭풍	a storm	폭풍 때문에 배가 뜨지 못했어요.The boat couldn't leave because of the storm.
고민	a worry; agonizing over a decision	요즘 진로 때문에 고민이 많아요.I've been worrying a lot about my career path lately.
감추다	to hide, to keep concealed	속마음을 더 이상 감추고 싶지 않아요.I don't want to hide how I really feel any longer.
동료	a companion, a teammate, a colleague	믿을 수 있는 동료가 있어서 든든해요.I feel secure because I have teammates I can trust.

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