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OST Singles
In late 2023 NewJeans recorded two drama soundtracks back to back, and both are almost entirely in Korean — a rarity in a catalogue built on code-switching, which makes them the richest Korean in the group's work. 아름다운 구속, for A Time Called You, is a cover of Kim Jong-seo's 1996 hit, and its register is markedly older and more literary: prayer, dread, being changed by love, the beautiful constraint of the title. 우리의 밤은 당신의 낮보다 아름답다, for My Demon, answers it with steadier language — protecting someone's night, the fear held in their eyes, a promise about every morning to come.
Vocabulary
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 행복하다 | to be happy | 네가 행복하면 나도 좋아.If you're happy, I'm glad too. |
| 눈뜨다 | to open one's eyes, to wake | 아침에 눈뜨자마자 창문을 열었어.As soon as I woke up, I opened the window. |
| 기도 | a prayer | 할머니는 매일 조용히 기도를 하셔.My grandmother quietly says a prayer every day. |
| 달아나다 | to run away, to slip away | 고양이가 문틈으로 달아났어.The cat slipped away through the gap in the door. |
| 두렵다 | to be afraid, to dread | 실패할까 봐 두려웠어.I was afraid of failing. |
| 휴일 | a holiday, a day off | 휴일에는 늦잠을 자고 싶어.On my days off I want to sleep in. |
| 약속하다 | to promise; to arrange to meet | 다음 주에 만나기로 약속했어.We arranged to meet next week. |
| 조금씩 | little by little, bit by bit | 조금씩 나아지고 있어.It's getting better little by little. |
| 힘겹다 | to be hard to bear, to take real effort | 혼자 버티기가 힘겨웠어.Holding out on my own was hard to bear. |
| 처음 | the first time, the beginning | 이런 기분은 처음이야.This is the first time I've felt like this. |
| 혼자 | alone, by oneself | 주말엔 혼자 영화를 봐.On weekends I watch films by myself. |
| 구속 | restraint, being bound to someone or something | 규칙이 많아서 구속처럼 느껴져.There are so many rules that it feels like a constraint. |
| 변하다 | to change, to turn into something else | 일 년 사이에 많이 변했더라.They had changed a lot in the space of a year. |
| 살아있다 | to be alive | 살아있는 게 새삼 고마워.I feel freshly grateful just to be alive. |
| 아름답다 | to be beautiful | 해 질 무렵 바다가 정말 아름다워.The sea is truly beautiful around sunset. |
| 함께 | together, along with | 우리 함께 준비하자.Let's get ready together. |
| 느낌 | a feeling, an impression | 왠지 좋은 느낌이 들어.Somehow I have a good feeling about it. |
| 지키다 | to protect, to keep safe; to keep a promise | 약한 사람을 지켜야 해.We have to protect those who are vulnerable. |
| 언젠가 | someday, at some point | 언젠가 꼭 다시 만나자.Let's be sure to meet again someday. |
| 세상 | the world | 세상은 생각보다 넓어.The world is wider than you'd think. |
| 아침 | morning | 아침에는 커피를 꼭 마셔.I always drink coffee in the morning. |
| 흔들리다 | to shake, to waver | 바람에 나뭇가지가 흔들려.The branches are swaying in the wind. |
| 담기다 | to be held or contained in something | 편지에 진심이 담겨 있었어.There was real sincerity in the letter. |
| 그대 | you — a poetic, literary form of address | 그대의 이름을 오래 기억할게요.I will remember your name for a long time. |
| 이미 | already | 그건 이미 다 끝난 얘기야.That's already all over and done with. |
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