LOVE FOOLISH
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LOVE FOOLISH reveals the bittersweet pain of loving someone toxic, caught between desire, regret, and self-blame.
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 โ 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, I call your name
A thousand times, ten thousand times
Before it reaches your ears, CUT AND REWIND
Why can’t you be mine, yeah
A thousand times, ten thousand times
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 my head spin
It’s you
Just round and round and round and
Around you
It’s you
Just round and round and round and
Around 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
Every night, the same MIDNIGHT PROMISE
I don’t know what to do
CRAZY LOVE
I love you, love you, hate FOOLISH
I don’t know what to do
CRAZY LOVE
I love you, love you, hate FOOLISH
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
The more I fall for you, the stranger it gets
I’m sorry, I end up hating you
I don’t even know myself, can’t explain
Lost in this unfamiliar maze of emotions
I’m sorry, I end up hating you
I don’t even know myself, can’t explain
Lost in this unfamiliar maze of emotions
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
Helplessly drawn to you, yes me
I want to give you permission, that’s me
It’s not me
It’s not you
I won’t say it for myself
The more I try, the more painful this TOXIC LOVE
I want to give you permission, that’s me
It’s not me
It’s not you
I won’t say it for myself
The more I try, the more painful this TOXIC 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 feel sad
It’s so ironic, ironic, ironic
Yeah, it’s true
Sweet things are always dangerous
I know I was a fool
It’s so ironic, ironic, ironic
Yeah, it’s true
Sweet things are always dangerous
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
Closing my eyes
Even just missing you makes me EXCITED
My FOOLISH heart, ooh yeah
I love you, love you, hate FOOLISH
Even just missing you makes me EXCITED
My FOOLISH heart, ooh yeah
I love you, love you, hate FOOLISH
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
Lost in this unfamiliar maze of emotions
I love you, love you, hate FOOLISH
I love you, love you, hate FOOLISH
๐ฃ๏ธ Practice Korean Words
๋น๋น
(bing-bing)
round and round
๐ก Note: a word describing the action of spinning or circling continuously in confusion
๋ฏธ๋ก
(mi-ro)
maze
๐ก Note: a complex system of paths symbolizing the feeling of being lost in complicated emotions
์ด๊น์์ด
(eo-gim-eop-si)
without fail
๐ก Note: an expression meaning that something happens exactly as expected without exception
ํด๋ก์
(hae-ro-wo)
harmful
๐ก Note: describing something that causes damage or negative effects to one’s heart or health
๐ต 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.
