LOVE FOOLISH
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LOVE FOOLISH reveals the bittersweet pain of loving someone who hurts you, caught between desire and regret.
Release Date
September 23, 2019
Genre
Synth-pop / Deep House
Label
JYP Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
Shim Eun-ji, Versachoi, Louise Frick Sveen, Momo (TWICE)
Participating Members
Nayeon
Jeongyeon
Momo
Sana
Jihyo
Mina
Dahyun
Chaeyoung
Tzuyu
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
mae-il mae-il ne i-reum-eul bul-reo-sseo
cheon beon-jjeum cheon-man beon-jjeum
neo-ui gwi-e dat-gi jeon-e CUT AND REWIND
why can’t you be mine yeah
cheon beon-jjeum cheon-man beon-jjeum
neo-ui gwi-e dat-gi jeon-e CUT AND REWIND
why can’t you be mine yeah
every day every day i kept calling your name a thousand times ten thousand times right before it reaches your ears CUT AND REWIND why can’t you be mine yeah
ooh na-reul BING-BING dol-ge man-deun geon
it’s you
just round and round and round and
a-round you
it’s you
just round and round and round and
a-round you
ooh the one who makes me spin BING-BING it’s you just round and round and round and a-round you
mae-il ban-bok-doe-neun MID-NIGHT PRO-MISE
i don’t know what to do
CRA-ZY LOVE
i love you love you hate FOO-LISH
i don’t know what to do
CRA-ZY LOVE
i love you love you hate FOO-LISH
the MID-NIGHT PRO-MISE that repeats every day i don’t know what to do CRA-ZY LOVE i love you love you hate FOO-LISH
make me feel so high
LOVE
i love you love you hate FOO-LISH
CRA-ZY LOVE
i hate you
make me so bad
LOVE
i love you love you hate FOO-LISH
CRA-ZY LOVE
i hate you
make me so bad
i-sang-hae ne-ge ppa-jyeo-deul-su-rok
mi-an-hae neo-reul mi-wo-ha-ge dwae
na-do nal mo-reu-ge-sseo seol-myeong-i an-dwae
GA-CHYEOT-SEO i na-tseon gam-jeong sok MI-RO-e
mi-an-hae neo-reul mi-wo-ha-ge dwae
na-do nal mo-reu-ge-sseo seol-myeong-i an-dwae
GA-CHYEOT-SEO i na-tseon gam-jeong sok MI-RO-e
it’s strange the deeper i fall for you i’m sorry i end up hating you even i don’t understand myself i can’t explain it GA-CHYEOT-SEO trapped inside this unfamiliar emotional MI-RO-e
eo-gim-eop-si kkeul-ryeo-deul-eo yes me
i want to give you per-mis-sion that’s me
nae-ga ma-ni a-ni
neo-reul ma-ni a-ni
mal-ha-ji an-eul-rae for my-self
hal-su-rok hae-ro-wo TOX-IC LOVE
i want to give you per-mis-sion that’s me
nae-ga ma-ni a-ni
neo-reul ma-ni a-ni
mal-ha-ji an-eul-rae for my-self
hal-su-rok hae-ro-wo TOX-IC LOVE
i get pulled in without resisting yes me i want to give you per-mis-sion that’s me i’m not the same anymore i’m not the same with you either i won’t say it out loud for my-self the more i try the more it hurts TOX-IC LOVE
you ne-ga gi-ppeul ttae nan seul-peo-jyeo
it’s so i-ro-nic ro-nic ro-nic
yeah it’s true
yeok-si dal-kom-han geon WI-HEOM-hae-sseo
i know i was a fool
it’s so i-ro-nic ro-nic ro-nic
yeah it’s true
yeok-si dal-kom-han geon WI-HEOM-hae-sseo
i know i was a fool
when you’re happy i end up feeling sad it’s so i-ro-nic ro-nic ro-nic yeah it’s true sweet things are always WI-HEOM-hae-sseo i know i was a fool
nun-eul gam-go-seo
neol geu-ri-gi-man hae-do i’m EX-CI-TED
my FOO-LISH heart ooh yeah
i love you love you hate FOO-LISH
neol geu-ri-gi-man hae-do i’m EX-CI-TED
my FOO-LISH heart ooh yeah
i love you love you hate FOO-LISH
with my eyes closed even just missing you makes me EX-CI-TED my FOO-LISH heart ooh yeah i love you love you hate FOO-LISH
GA-CHYEOT-SEO i na-tseon gam-jeong sok MI-RO-e
i love you love you hate FOO-LISH
i love you love you hate FOO-LISH
GA-CHYEOT-SEO trapped inside this unfamiliar emotional MI-RO-e i love you love you hate FOO-LISH
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
빙빙
(bing-bing)
round and round
💡 Note: a word describing the action of spinning or circling continuously in confusion
미로
(mi-ro)
maze
💡 Note: a complex system of paths symbolizing the feeling of being lost in complicated emotions
어김없이
(eo-gim-eop-si)
without fail
💡 Note: an expression meaning that something happens exactly as expected without exception
해로워
(hae-ro-wo)
harmful
💡 Note: describing something that causes damage or negative effects to one’s heart or health
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
this song captures the emotional contradiction of loving someone while knowing that love is slowly hurting you. the narrator is fully aware that the relationship is unhealthy, yet feels irresistibly drawn back into it, trapped between desire and self-blame. affection and resentment coexist at the same time, creating a loop of obsession, regret, and longing. the lyrics express the painful honesty of realizing that love can be both intoxicating and destructive, and that recognizing this truth does not make it any easier to let go.
