BTS 'One More Night' Lyrics Explained – Learn Korean with BTS
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BTS (방탄소년단) - 'One More Night' Lyrics (With English Translation & Korean Grammar/Vocabulary Notes)
[RM] : 언젠가 너로 인해 Someday, because of you
언젠가: someday / one day
너로: because of you / through you
너 (you) + -로 (particle indicating cause, means, or agency: “by / through / because of”)
인해: due to / because of
인하다 (to be caused by / to be due to) → 인해 (fixed connective form meaning “because of / due to”)
한참을 울게 되겠지 I’ll probably end up crying for a long time
한참을: for quite a while / for a long time
한참 (a long time / quite a while) + -을 (object marker)
울게 되겠지: (I/you) will probably end up crying, you know
울다 (to cry) + -게 되다 (to end up doing / to come to do / to happen to do) + -겠- (guess / supposition: “probably / I guess”) + -지 (soft assertion / seeking agreement: “you know / right”)
난 그 골목길에 서 있었어 I was standing in that alley
난: I / me (topic)
나 (I / me) + -는 (topic marker) → 난 (contraction)
그: that
골목길에: in that alley / on that alleyway
골목길 (alley / alleyway) + -에 (location particle: “at / in / on”)
서 있었어: was standing / had been standing
서다 (to stand) + -아/어 있다 (indicates a resulting state (the subject is in a state after the action) → with 서다 (to stand), it describes being in the state of standing → “standing”) + -었어 (past tense, informal)
*Unlike just “stood,” this emphasizes the state of remaining standing over a period of time—suggesting the speaker was there, continuously standing in that place.
Fallin' back to me
I feel you back to me
두려운 건 What’s scary is… / the scary thing is…
두려운 건: the thing that is scary / what’s frightening
두렵다 (to be scary / to feel fear) + -은 (adnominal ending modifying a noun: “that is ___” → “that is scary”) + 것 (thing) + -은 (topic marker) → 것은 → 건 (contraction, marking “the thing” as the topic)
*Grammar note: When ㅂ is followed by a vowel (like -은), the ㅂ changes to 우/오. So:
두렵다 → 두려- + -운 → 두려운.
벌써 슬픈 건 What’s already sad is…
벌써 슬픈 건: what’s already sad / the thing that’s already sad
벌써 (adverb indicating something has happened sooner than expected or earlier than anticipated: “already / by now”) + 슬프다 (to be sad) + -은 (adnominal ending for descriptive verbs in present tense → “that is sad,” modifying a noun) + 것 (thing / nominalizer turning an idea or state into “a thing”) + -은 (topic marker) → 것은 → 건 (contraction)
너무 닮아버린 그림자 the shadow that's become too much like (you/me)
너무: too / so much / excessively
닮아버린: ended up resembling / has come to resemble (completely / unintentionally)
닮다 (to resemble / to look like) + -아/어 버리다 (auxiliary verb adding nuance of completion, irreversibility, or sometimes regret → “to end up doing,” “to do completely”) + -ㄴ (adnominal ending for past/completed action → modifying a noun → “that has ended up resembling”)
그림자: shadow
[V] : Twenty-four hours in the tub
Twenty-four hours of your thought
Z-z-z, don't wake me up
꿈이면 깨기 싫어 내 If this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up, my
꿈이면: if it’s a dream
꿈 (dream) + 이다 (to be) + -면 (conditional ending: “if / when”)
깨기: waking / the act of waking
깨다 (to wake up / to break out of sleep) + -기 (nominalizer that turns a verb into a noun: “the act of ___ / ___-ing” → creates something that can function as the object of another verb (here, what is being disliked))
싫어: I don’t want to / I dislike
싫다 (to dislike / to not want) + -어 (informal present ending)
*Grammar note: in Korean, 싫다 is commonly used with nominalized verbs (-기) to mean “don’t want to do ___” → so 깨기 싫어 = “I don’t want waking / I don’t want to wake up”
내: my
나 (I / me) + -의 (possessive particle) → 내 (normally possessive “my”) → (connects to next line)
[Jung Kook, RM] : Fantasy
It's a fantasy (Ayy, you next to me)
It's a fantasy (Oh)
You're my fantasy (Take that)
[Jimin, RM] : Let's repeat it one more night (Ayy)
Give me one more night
Give me one more
Fantasy, fantasy
[SUGA] : 기분은 온종일 like cloud nine My mood all day is like cloud nine
기분은: as for my mood / my mood (topic)
기분 (feeling / mood) + -은 (topic marker: sets up what the sentence is about, often with a slight contrast or emphasis → “as for…”)
온종일: all day long / the whole day (noun/adverb meaning “the entire day / from start to finish of the day”)
All day, walkin' it side by side
이런 변화에 나도 놀라 Even I’m surprised by this change
이런: this kind of / like this
이렇다 (to be like this) + -ㄴ (adnominal ending modifying a noun)
변화에: at / by / because of this change
변화 (change / transformation) + -에 (particle indicating cause, trigger, or point of reaction: “at / because of / in response to”)
나도: me too / even I
나 (I / me) + -도 (additive particle: “also / even”)
놀라: am surprised
놀라다 (to be surprised) + -아 (informal present ending) → 놀라
존재 자체로 선물이야 Your existence in itself is a gift
존재: existence / being (noun meaning “existence / presence / being”)
자체로: in itself / by itself / as it is
자체 (itself / one’s own nature) + -로 (particle indicating means, basis, or state: “as / in the form of / by”)
선물이야: is a gift
선물 (gift / present) + 이다 (to be) + -야 (informal ending) → 선물이야
*Grammar note: 이야 comes from 이다 (to be) + -야 (informal ending), and together it functions as the casual way to say “is / am / are” with nouns. After consonant-ending nouns it appears as -이야 (like 선물이야), and after vowel-ending nouns just -야 (like 나야).
너와 함께 맞는 아침 (아침) The morning I greet with you (morning)
너와: with you
너 (you) + -와 (particle meaning “and / with,” used for accompaniment: “together with”)
함께: together → reinforces the sense of doing something jointly (often used even with -와/과 for emphasis)
맞는: (that I) greet / welcome
맞다 (to greet / to receive [a time, like morning]) + -는 (adnominal ending for present tense → modifies a noun: “that [I] am greeting”) → describes the kind of “morning”
*“맞다” here is used in the sense of welcoming or receiving a new day, so the phrase expresses the idea of starting the morning together with someone—giving it a warm, shared, intimate feeling.
아침: morning
말이 없어도 다 알기에 (알기에) Because we know everything even without words (because (we) know)
말이: words (subject)
말 (words / speech) + -이 (subject marker)
없어도: even if there isn’t / even without
없다 (to not exist / to not have) + -어도 (concessive ending: “even if / even though”)
다: everything / all → emphasizes total understanding
알기에: because (we) know / since (we) understand
알다 (to know / to understand) + -기에 (cause/reason ending: “because / since”)
*The line expresses a deep, intuitive connection—where communication isn’t needed because mutual understanding already exists.
굳이 대단한 말 대신 Instead of trying to say something grand
굳이: unnecessarily / deliberately (even though it’s not needed)
*adverb meaning “intentionally / to the point of being unnecessary” → often implies “you don’t have to, but (you would anyway)”
대단한: great / grand / impressive
대단하다 (to be great / impressive / extraordinary) + -ㄴ (adnominal ending → modifies a noun: “that is great / grand”)
말: words / speech (noun meaning “words / what is said”)
대신: instead of / in place of
그저 곁에만 있어줘 Just stay by my side (for me)
그저: just / simply (adverb meaning “just / merely / nothing more than”) → emphasizes simplicity or lack of anything extra
곁에만: only by (my) side
곁 (side / nearby presence) + -에 (location particle: “at / by”) + -만 (limiting particle: “only / just”)
있어줘: stay (for me) / be there (for me)
있다 (to be / to stay) + -아/어 주다 (“do ___ for me”) → 있어줘 = “stay (for me) / please be there (for me)”
*These lines expresses a simple, heartfelt request—nothing grand is needed (no need to use overly impressive or elaborate words), just the other person’s presence is enough.
[Jimin] : Twenty-four hours in the tub
Twenty-four hours of your thought
Z-z-z, don't wake me up
꿈이면 깨기 싫어 내 If this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up, my
꿈이면: if it’s a dream
꿈 (dream) + 이다 (to be) + -면 (conditional ending: “if / when”)
깨기: waking / the act of waking
깨다 (to wake up / to break out of sleep) + -기 (nominalizer that turns a verb into a noun: “the act of ___ / ___-ing” → creates something that can function as the object of another verb (here, what is being disliked))
싫어: I don’t want to / I dislike
싫다 (to dislike / to not want) + -어 (informal present ending)
*Grammar note: in Korean, 싫다 is commonly used with nominalized verbs (-기) to mean “don’t want to do ___” → so 깨기 싫어 = “I don’t want waking / I don’t want to wake up”
내: my
나 (I / me) + -의 (possessive particle) → 내 (normally possessive “my”) → (connects to next line)
[Jung Kook, j-hope] : Fantasy
It's a fantasy (Ayy, you next to me)
It's a fantasy (Oh)
You're my fantasy (Take that)
[V, j-hope] : Let's repeat it one more night (Onе more night)
Give me onе more night (One more night)
Give me one more
Fantasy, fantasy
[Jin, j-hope] : One more night
Fallin'
헤어나올 수 없이 수놓인 Embroidered (in a way that I can’t escape from) / Inescapably embroidered
헤어나올 수 없이: without being able to get out / so that one can’t escape
헤어나오다 (to get out / to escape [often from a state or situation]) + -ㄹ 수 (ability structure: “can”) + 없이 (without: “cannot / unable to”) → -ㄹ 수 없이 = “without being able to / unable to” → functions adverbially to describe the following state
수놓인: embroidered / intricately woven
수놓다 (to embroider / to decorate elaborately) + -이- (passive marker: “be embroidered”) + -ㄴ (adnominal ending for completed action → modifies a noun) → “that has been embroidered / woven”
별들과 너를 The stars and you
별들과: with the stars / the stars and
별 (star) + 들 (plural marker: “stars”) + -과 (particle meaning “and / with” → connects “stars” with another noun (너))
너를: you (object)
너 (you) + -를 (object marker: marks the direct object of the verb that follows)
→ “The stars and you, inescapably embroidered (into me)” → “You’ve become part of my world in a way that’s beautiful, overwhelming, and impossible to undo.”
One more night
Rollin'
깨어나올 수 없이, bad mornin' Unable to wake up (from it), bad mornin'
깨어나올 수 없이: without being able to wake out (of it)
깨어나다 (to wake up / to become conscious) + 나오다 (to come out / to emerge) → 깨어나오다 (to wake up and come out [of a state, dream, or situation]) + -ㄹ 수 (ability structure: “can”) + 없이 (without: “unable to”) → -ㄹ 수 없이 = “without being able to / unable to”
한여름 밤의 꿈을 떠오른 moonlight Moonlight that brings to mind a midsummer night’s dream
한여름: midsummer / peak of summer (compound noun meaning “the height of summer / midsummer”)
밤의: of the night
밤 (night) + -의 (possessive particle: “of” → links “night” to “dream” → “night’s dream”)
꿈을: dream (object)
꿈 (dream) + -을 (object marker → marks what is being “brought to mind”)
떠오른: that came to mind / that rose up (in memory)
떠오르다 (to come to mind / to rise up [thoughts, images]) + -ㄴ (adnominal ending for completed action → modifies a noun) → “that has come to mind / that brings to mind”
*The phrase describes moonlight that evokes or reminds the speaker of a “midsummer night’s dream,” giving it a dreamy, nostalgic, almost magical feeling.
[j-hope] : Selene 같은 너 (Ayy) You who are like Selene
Selene: the Greek goddess of the moon, associated with soft, radiant moonlight and beauty
같은: like / similar to
같다 (to be like / to resemble) + -은 (adnominal ending → modifies a noun) → “that is like / resembling”
너: you
*The person is being compared to Selene—suggesting they have a soft, luminous, almost divine beauty like moonlight.
어젯밤처럼 아름다워 줘 (Hey) Be as beautiful as last night (for me)
어젯밤처럼: like last night / as last night was
어젯밤 (last night) + -처럼 (particle meaning “like / as / similar to”)
아름다워 줘: (please) be beautiful (for me)
아름답다 (to be beautiful) + -아/어 주다 (adds nuance of doing something for the speaker → “please do ___ for me”)
내 곁에서 By my side / beside me
내: my
나 (I / me) + -의 (possessive marker) → 내 (“my”)
곁에서: at (my) side / by (my) side
곁 (side / nearby presence) + -에서 (location particle indicating where an action occurs: “at / in / from”)
어둠을 깨서 Breaking the darkness / shattering the darkness
어둠을: the darkness (object)
어둠 (darkness) + -을 (object marker: marks what is being affected by the action)
깨서: breaking / and breaking / by breaking
깨다 (to break / to shatter / to break through) + -아서/어서 (connects actions or gives reason/context: can mean “and (then)” or “by / because (of doing)” depending on context)
Yeah, yeah
단 한 밤만 더 볼 수 있다면 If I could see you for just one more night
단: only / just (adverb emphasizing limitation: “only / just”)
한 밤만: just one night
한 (one) + 밤 (night) + -만 (limiting particle: “only / just”)
더: more / again / one more (adverb meaning “more / additionally”)
볼 수 있다면: if I could see
보다 (to see) + -ㄹ 수 있다 (“can / be able to”) + -다면 (conditional ending: “if” → forms a hypothetical situation: “if I can / if it were possible”)
새벽을 지나 Passing through dawn
새벽을: dawn (object)
새벽 (dawn / early morning) + -을 (object marker: marks what is being passed through)
지나: passing / going past
지나다 (to pass / to go by / to pass through) → 지나 (connective form)
*Implies moving through the early morning into the next moment—can feel like transitioning from darkness into light or from one phase into another.
Hit it, get it, do it again
[Jin] : Twenty-four hours in the tub
Twenty-four hours of your thought
Z-z-z, don't wake me up
꿈이면 깨기 싫어 내 If this is a dream, I don’t want to wake up, my
꿈이면: if it’s a dream
꿈 (dream) + 이다 (to be) + -면 (conditional ending: “if / when”)
깨기: waking / the act of waking
깨다 (to wake up / to break out of sleep) + -기 (nominalizer that turns a verb into a noun: “the act of ___ / ___-ing” → creates something that can function as the object of another verb (here, what is being disliked))
싫어: I don’t want to / I dislike
싫다 (to dislike / to not want) + -어 (informal present ending)
*Grammar note: in Korean, 싫다 is commonly used with nominalized verbs (-기) to mean “don’t want to do ___” → so 깨기 싫어 = “I don’t want waking / I don’t want to wake up”
내: my
나 (I / me) + -의 (possessive particle) → 내 (normally possessive “my”) → (connects to next line)
[Jimin, j-hope] : Fantasy
It's a fantasy (Ayy)
It's a fantasy (Oh)
You're my fantasy
[Jung Kook, j-hope] : Let's repeat it one more night (One more night)
Give me one more night (One more night)
Give me one more
Fantasy, fantasy
[Jin, j-hope] : Close your eyes, tell me what you see (Ain't nothin' but a dream, baby; One, one)
Baby, I, baby, I give it to you all night (One, one, one, one)
[V, RM] : Every night is our fantasy (Ain't nothin' but a dream, baby; One, one)
Baby, I, baby, I, give me, right at your time, yeah
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