SCIENTIST
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TWICEโs Scientist celebrates trusting instinct over logic, embracing loveโs irrational, impulsive nature for true connection.
Album
Formula of Love: O+T=<3
Release Date
November 12, 2021
Genre
Dance-pop
Label
JYP Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
Anne-Marie, Melanie Fontana, Michel 'Lindgren' Schulz, 72, Sim Eun-jee
Participating Members
Nayeon
Jeongyeon
Momo
Sana
Jihyo
Mina
Dahyun
Chaeyoung
Tzuyu
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[FULL LYRICS โ ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
wae ja-kku nal YEON-GU-hae
a-in-syu-ta-in-do a-ni-go
wae geu-reot-ge gak-eul jae
sin cos-do a-ni-go
a-in-syu-ta-in-do a-ni-go
wae geu-reot-ge gak-eul jae
sin cos-do a-ni-go
Why do you keep analyzing me. You’re not einstein. Why are you measuring every angle. You’re not doing sin cos.
mil-go dang-gi-neun ge
nae seu-ta-il-eun deo a-ni-go
al-a-bo-da mal geo-myeon
nun-e BAL-PHI-JI-na ma jom je-bal
nae seu-ta-il-eun deo a-ni-go
al-a-bo-da mal geo-myeon
nun-e BAL-PHI-JI-na ma jom je-bal
Pushing and pulling. That’s not my style anymore. If you’re going to look that closely. Please don’t step on my feelings.
neon saeng-gak-i man-a MUN-JE-ya mun-je
meo-rit-sok-man deu-ryeo-da-bo-myeon mwo hae
gak jael si-gan-e dap nael si-gan-e
better make a move
meo-rit-sok-man deu-ryeo-da-bo-myeon mwo hae
gak jael si-gan-e dap nael si-gan-e
better make a move
You think too much, that’s the problem. Whatโs the point if you only stay in your head. When itโs time to act, give an answer. Better make a move.
love ain’t a science
don’t need no license
meo-ri ssa-mae-go go-min-hal-su-rok MINUS
don’t need no license
meo-ri ssa-mae-go go-min-hal-su-rok MINUS
Love ain’t a science. Don’t need no license. The more you rack your brain and worry, itโs a minus.
don’t try to be a genius
why so serious?
mam-i ga-neun dae-ro wooah
mam-i si-kin dae-ro what u what u waiting for?
why so serious?
mam-i ga-neun dae-ro wooah
mam-i si-kin dae-ro what u what u waiting for?
Don’t try to be a genius. Why so serious. Just go where your heart flows, wooah. Do what your heart tells you, what u what u waiting for.
geu-rae mwol AL-A-NAET-EO?
geu-dong-an na-e dae-hae
da-um gwa-mok-eun mwo-ya?
so what’s the next class then?
geu-dong-an na-e dae-hae
da-um gwa-mok-eun mwo-ya?
so what’s the next class then?
So what did you figure out. About me all this time. Whatโs the next subject. So whatโs the next class then.
baek-nal yeon-gu-hae-bwat-ja i-reon sik-i-myeon FAILURE
bun dan-wi-ro ba-kkyo-dae-neun
nae mam-eun mot pu-reo-nael-geol
bun dan-wi-ro ba-kkyo-dae-neun
nae mam-eun mot pu-reo-nael-geol
Even if you study me for days, like this itโs a failure. My heart changes by the minute. Youโll never solve it.
neon saeng-gak-i man-a mun-je-ya mun-je
meo-rit-sok-man deu-ryeo-da-bo-myeon mwo hae
gak jael si-gan-e dap nael si-gan-e
better make a move
meo-rit-sok-man deu-ryeo-da-bo-myeon mwo hae
gak jael si-gan-e dap nael si-gan-e
better make a move
You think too much, thatโs the problem. Whatโs the point if you only stay in your head. When itโs time to act, give an answer. Better make a move.
love ain’t a science
don’t need no license
meo-ri ssa-mae-go go-min-hal-su-rok minus
don’t need no license
meo-ri ssa-mae-go go-min-hal-su-rok minus
Love ain’t a science. Don’t need no license. The more you rack your brain and worry, itโs a minus.
don’t try to be a genius
why so serious?
mam-i ga-neun dae-ro wooah
mam-i si-kin dae-ro what u what u waiting for?
why so serious?
mam-i ga-neun dae-ro wooah
mam-i si-kin dae-ro what u what u waiting for?
Don’t try to be a genius. Why so serious. Just go where your heart flows, wooah. Do what your heart tells you, what u what u waiting for.
you got a crush on me
you’re gonna fall for me
sa-rang ap-e-seo i-ron-i mu-seun so-yong
it’s all useless uh huh
you’re gonna fall for me
sa-rang ap-e-seo i-ron-i mu-seun so-yong
it’s all useless uh huh
You got a crush on me. You’re gonna fall for me. In front of love, what use is logic. Itโs all useless uh huh.
i-ron ppa-sak-han genius a-in-syu-ta-in
bo-dan BUL-DO-JER curious peu-rang-ken-syu-ta-in
cheo-reom DOL-JIN-hae seo-tun-de meot-ji-ne
geo-chim-eop-si se-ge RUSH
bo-dan BUL-DO-JER curious peu-rang-ken-syu-ta-in
cheo-reom DOL-JIN-hae seo-tun-de meot-ji-ne
geo-chim-eop-si se-ge RUSH
Instead of a sharp genius like einstein. Be boldly curious like frankenstein. Clumsy but fearless, thatโs cooler. Rush in without holding back.
got a crush on me
dab-i eop-seo jae-mi-it-neun geol neon wae mol-ra
dab-eul mol-ra seol-re-eot-deon geol neon wae mol-ra
dab-i eop-seo jae-mi-it-neun geol neon wae mol-ra
dab-eul mol-ra seol-re-eot-deon geol neon wae mol-ra
Got a crush on me. Thereโs no right answer, thatโs what makes it fun, why donโt you know. Not knowing the answer is what made you flutter, why donโt you know.
na-sa ha-na ppa-jin geot-cheo-reom sa-rang-ha-ja
ttak ha-na-man a-neun BA-BO doen geot-cheo-reom
ttak ha-na-man a-neun BA-BO doen geot-cheo-reom
Letโs love like weโre missing one screw. Like fools who only know one thing.
love ain’t a science uhm uhm
need no license uhm uhm
yeon-gu-hae about me ’bout me
chung-bu-ni you know ’bout me
need no license uhm uhm
yeon-gu-hae about me ’bout me
chung-bu-ni you know ’bout me
Love ain’t a science uhm uhm. Need no license uhm uhm. Youโve studied me enough, about me, about me. You already know enough about me.
love ain’t a science uhm uhm
need no license uhm uhm
mal-haet-ja-na what u what u
what u waiting for?
need no license uhm uhm
mal-haet-ja-na what u what u
what u waiting for?
Love ain’t a science uhm uhm. Need no license uhm uhm. I told you already, what u what u. What u waiting for.
love ain’t a science
don’t need no license
meo-ri ssa-mae-go go-min-hal-su-rok minus
don’t need no license
meo-ri ssa-mae-go go-min-hal-su-rok minus
Love ain’t a science. Don’t need no license. The more you rack your brain and worry, itโs a minus.
don’t try to be a genius
why so serious?
mam-i ga-neun dae-ro wooah
mam-i si-kin dae-ro what u what u waiting for?
why so serious?
mam-i ga-neun dae-ro wooah
mam-i si-kin dae-ro what u what u waiting for?
Don’t try to be a genius. Why so serious. Just go where your heart flows, wooah. Do what your heart tells you, what u what u waiting for.
๐ฃ๏ธ Practice Korean Words
์ฐ๊ตฌํด
(yeon-gu-hae)
study/research
๐ก Note: the act of investigating something deeply or systematically
๋ฐํ์ง๋
(bal-phi-ji-na)
being caught
๐ก Note: the state of someone continuously appearing in one’s mind or sight
๋์งํด
(dol-jin-hae)
rush/charge
๐ก Note: moving forward with great force and speed toward a target
๊ฑฐ์นจ์์ด
(geo-chim-eop-si)
without hesitation
๐ก Note: doing something boldly and fluently without stopping or doubt
๐ต Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics challenge the need to overanalyze love, insisting that emotion cannot be solved like an equation. They celebrate instinct over logic, urging action instead of hesitation. Love is portrayed as something irrational, driven by impulse and feeling, where thinking less and trusting the heart leads to real connection.
