Smart – LE SSERAFIM: Lyrics, Meaning, and Korean Words Explained

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Smart

LE SSERAFIM (르세라핌)

Album

EASY (3rd Mini Album)

Release Date

February 19, 2024

Genre

Afro-pop

Label

Source Music

Composers / Lyricists

SCORE (13), Megatone (13), Supreme Boi, Arineh Karimi, BB ELLIOT, Zzz., “hitman” bang, Paige Garabito, JASMIN LEE MING YONG, Tepp Pepper, Huh Yunjin

Participating Members

Sakura Kim Chaewon Huh Yunjin Kazuha Hong Eunchae

About the Song

《Smart》 is a track by the South Korean girl group LE SSERAFIM from their third EP Easy, released on March 5, 2024 as the EP’s second single. First introduced during the group’s February comeback rollout, the song followed Source Music’s announcement of the project and a series of teaser materials including sampler videos and the full tracklist. Its music video was previewed on March 4 and officially released the next day, with an English version and a later remix expanding its reach. Written and produced primarily by Score and Megatone of the collective 13—alongside contributors such as Supreme Boi, Hitman Bang, and member Huh Yunjin—《Smart》 is characterized as an amapiano-inspired Afropop track composed in C-sharp major at 113 BPM, blending rhythmic nuance with the group’s confident, sharp-edged narrative.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

i'm a SMARTER baby, SMARTER

SMARTER baby, SMARTER

hanal bomyeon yeolkkaji

if i see one, i see through ten

ganpahaeseo dolpahaji

i read it all and break through

wanna be a WINNER

gyehoekdaero dwaegaji

everything goes as planned

nan nabi-ga doel aesongi

i’m just a rookie meant to be a butterfly

wonhaneun geon seungniran nom

what i want is something called VICTORY

i call it "SUGAR"

plan-daero-ramyeon nochil liga eopji

if it’s by the plan, i’ll never miss it

nae SUGAR, SUGAR

my SUGAR, SUGAR

nugun malhae, naega mean-mean-mean-mean-mean

some say that i’m mean-mean-mean-mean-mean

singyeong an sseo swit swit swit swit swit

don’t care about it, shh shh shh shh shh

nae paebae wie pil areumdaum daesin

instead of beauty that blooms on defeat

deo ganghan ireum "VILLAIN"eul taekhaetji

i chose the stronger name, "VILLAIN"

so geuge baro me-me-me-me-me

so that’s exactly me-me-me-me-me

naegen boyeo, si-si-si-si-si

i can see it, see-see-see-see-see

LE SSERAFIM nal ikkeureo to VICTORY

LE SSERAFIM leads me to VICTORY

i'm a SMARTER baby, SMARTER

SMARTER baby, SMARTER

hanal bomyeon yeolkkaji

if i see one, i see through ten

ganpahaeseo dolpahaji

i read it all and break through

wanna be a WINNER

gyehoekdaero dwaegaji

everything goes as planned

nan nabi-ga doel aesongi

i’m just a rookie meant to be a butterfly

i'm a SMARTER baby

work hard in secret

agwiga chakchak matge

so everything clicks perfectly

i planned that, don’t be mad

plan-daero-ramyeon nan doel suga eopji

if things go by the plan, i can’t be

geu loser, loser

that loser, loser

nugun malhae, naega mean-mean-mean-mean-mean

some say that i’m mean-mean-mean-mean-mean

singyeong an sseo swit swit swit swit swit

don’t care about it, shh shh shh shh shh

nae paebae wie pil areumdaum daesin

instead of beauty that blooms on defeat

deo ganghan ireum "VILLAIN"eul taekhaetji

i chose the stronger name, "VILLAIN"

so i just wanna be me-me-me-me

naegen boyeo, si-si-si-si-si

i can see it, see-see-see-see-see

LE SSERAFIM nal ikkeureo to VICTORY

LE SSERAFIM leads me to VICTORY

i'm a SMARTER baby, SMARTER

SMARTER baby, SMARTER

hanal bomyeon yeolkkaji

if i see one, i see through ten

ganpahaeseo dolpahaji

i read it all and break through

wanna be a WINNER

gyehoekdaero dwaegaji

everything goes as planned

nan nabi-ga doel aesongi

i’m just a rookie meant to be a butterfly

i'm a SMARTER baby

nae sigyeneun TICK-TOCK

my clock goes TICK-TOCK

piryohatdeon SHORTCUT

the needed SHORTCUT

chajanaego nan jabatji, huh

i found it and grabbed it, huh

nuguneun malhae, "that's all LUCK"

someone says, "that’s all LUCK"

nan malhae, "no, it's not LUCK"

i say, "no, it’s not LUCK"

nae ttameun not lying, lying

my sweat is not lying, lying

don't slow down, i salmeun superfast

don’t slow down, this life is super fast

best scheme, nae meoritsoge

best scheme, inside my head

gat-saeng, nan junbireul kkeunnaesseo

living my best life, i’m all prepared

DINNER of the WINNER,

that is what i want to get

i'm a SMARTER baby, SMARTER

SMARTER baby, SMARTER

hanal bomyeon yeolkkaji

if i see one, i see through ten

ganpahaeseo dolpahaji

i read it all and break through

wanna be a WINNER

gyehoekdaero dwaegaji

everything goes as planned

nan nabi-ga doel aesongi

i’m just a rookie meant to be a butterfly

i'm a SMARTER baby

View Full Korean Lyrics

🗣️ Practice Korean Words

애송이 (aesongi)

immature kid

💡 Note: a young, inexperienced person growing into strength

간파해서 (ganpa-haeseo)

to see through

💡 Note: perceiving the truth and breaking through obstacles

패배 (paebae)

defeat

💡 Note: the loss one transforms into motivation

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The song portrays confidence built through discipline, strategy, and self-belief. Framed through sharp, playful lyrics, it celebrates choosing ambition over perfection, embracing one's inner “villain” as a symbol of power, and trusting personal growth. “Smart” embodies LE SSERAFIM’s theme of self-forged strength, turning effort and intention into unstoppable momentum.