TWICE – SUNSET Lyrics | Romanization & Meaning

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SUNSET

TWICE (트와이스)

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Album

YES or YES (6th Mini Album)

Release Date

November 5, 2018

Genre

Dance / R&B

Label

JYP Entertainment

Composers / Lyricists

Jihyo (TWICE), Maria Marcus, LISA DESMOND, FAST LANE, Secret Weapon

Participating Members

Nayeon Jeongyeon Momo Sana Jihyo Mina Dahyun Chaeyoung Tzuyu

About the Song

《Sunset》 is a warm and emotionally layered B-side recorded by TWICE, featured as the fifth track on their sixth extended play YES or YES, released in 2018 through JYP Entertainment. Framed around the image of a fading sunset, 《Sunset》 captures the tension between closeness and distance, expressing longing, hesitation, and quiet determination through a restrained yet evocative mood. The lyrics were written by JIHYO, whose personal touch adds emotional depth and sincerity, revealing a reflective side of TWICE as they explore vulnerability and the courage to follow feelings even as they slowly slip out of reach.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation

sae-ppal-ga-ke mul-deul
neo-wa na-ui SUN-SET
oh boy

Vividly colored, you and I in our sunset, oh boy.

o-myo-han jeo bit-i waen-ji
na-reul bu-reu-deut tu-uk
oh cheo-um bo-neun deu-tan
saek-e ppa-jyeo-ga-neun deu-tae

That mysterious light seems to call out to me, as if I’m seeing it for the first time, I’m falling into its colors.

ba-ra-bo-myeon na-reul an-a-jul deut
da-ga-ga-ryeo ha-myeon jeom-jeom meol-eo-ji-neun
boy waen-ji neoreul dal-meun deut

When I look, it feels like you’ll embrace me, but as I get closer, you seem to drift away, boy, like I’m chasing you.

all night long
bam-sae bo-go pa-do geum-bang jyeo-beo-ril
all night long
geu-reon neoreul na gi-da-ryeo

All night long, watching until the waves suddenly crash, all night long, I’m waiting for you.

tta-ga-un SUN-SET
ba-ra-bo-gi-jo-cha him-deul-eo baby
du nun-i ppal-gae-jyeo-do
mam-eul NO-GI-GO ma-neun geol

The warm sunset, it’s hard to even look at it, baby, even if my eyes turn red, I can’t let go of my heart.

bul-geun jeo SUN-SET
meol-ge-man neu-kkyeo-ji-neun ne-ge
dal-ryeo-ga ppa-reu-ge ne-ge

The red sunset, I can only feel you from afar, I’m running quickly to you.

oh boy a-mu-geot-do a-nin ha-neul
bul-geo-jin tat-eun neo-ya
oh gu-reum-eul mil-eo-nae-go
na-wa na-reul bi-chwo-bwa oh

Oh boy, the sky is nothing without you, you’re the burning sun, pushing away the clouds, shine on me.

a-reun-a-reun bit-e HOL-LYEO-beo-ryeo
na-do mo-reu-neun bal-geol-eum han bal han bal
boy jeom-jeom neo-e-ge-ro ga

The dazzling light captivates me, even I don’t know where my steps are taking me, boy, I’m slowly coming to you.

all night long
kka-man ha-neul ha-neul bo-myeo tteo-ol-ryeo
all night long
it-hyeo-ji-ji-ga an-neun neol

All night long, looking at the dark sky, you come to mind, all night long, I can’t forget you.

tta-ga-un SUN-SET
ba-ra-bo-gi-jo-cha him-deul-eo baby
du nun-i ppal-gae-jyeo-do
mam-eul NO-GI-GO ma-neun geol

The warm sunset, it’s hard to even look at it, baby, even if my eyes turn red, I can’t let go of my heart.

if we were to-ge-ther
sae-ro-un se-sang-eul man-na-ge dwae
geu an-e oh
ga-chin-da ha-deu-ra-do tta-ra-ga bol-rae

If we were together, we’d meet a new world, inside it, even if it’s rough, I’ll follow you.

a-deuk-ha-ge meon gil him-deul-da-go han-dae-do
dong-gul-cheo-reom KAM-KAM-han gil-i-ra han-dae-do
neo-ui se-sang-eul al-go sip-eo oh
i-je gal-ge

Even if the distant road seems hard, even if it’s a dark tunnel, I want to know your world, I’m going now.

sae-ppal-ga-ke mul-deul
neo-wa na-ui SUN-SET

Vividly colored, you and I in our sunset.

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🗣️ Practice Korean Words

오묘한 (o-myo-han)

mysterious

💡 Note: describing a subtle, profound, and strangely beautiful light or atmosphere

홀려버려 (hol-lyeo-beo-ryeo)

bewitched

💡 Note: the state of being completely fascinated or captivated by something beautiful

아득하게 (a-deuk-ha-ge)

distantly

💡 Note: a sense of being very far away in distance or time, often feeling unreachable

캄캄한 (kam-kam-han)

pitch black

💡 Note: a state of intense darkness where nothing can be seen, used here to describe a difficult path

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The lyrics describe being drawn toward someone like a glowing sunset that feels both beautiful and distant. Attraction grows through longing, as the speaker moves closer despite uncertainty and fading light. Even when the path seems unclear or difficult, the pull of connection creates desire and quiet hope to follow that feeling to the end.