SUPER JUNIOR – What if Lyrics | Romanization & Meaning

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What If

SUPER JUNIOR (슈퍼주니어)

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Album

Sorry, Sorry (The 3rd Album)

Release Date

March 12, 2009

Genre

R&B / Ballad

Label

SM Entertainment

Composers / Lyricists

Sim Eun-jee, Sean Alexander, Kwon Yun-jung

Participating Members

Kyuhyun Ryeowook Yesung Sungmin

About the Song

《What If》 explores the endless possibilities and hypothetical scenarios that come with uncertain love in SUPER JUNIOR‘s evolving sound, capturing the restless questioning of what could happen if you took a chance on romance. Released in 2009 as part of their third full-length album Sorry, Sorry under SM Entertainment, the song shifts away from bold declarations and intensity, instead embracing curiosity, anticipation, and the nervous excitement of imagining every outcome before making a move. Rather than certainty or confidence, 《What If》 dwells in the space of wondering and hoping, positioning SUPER JUNIOR as artists capable of expressing the universal experience of standing on the edge of possibility with sincerity, charm, and relatable vulnerability.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation

ssa-yeo-ga-neun si-gan-deu-reun a-ma-do yok-si-meul bu-reu-na bwa-yo
eo-je-bo-da o-neul deo a-pa-jin-geol bo-myeon….oh girl
na-reul hyang-han mi-so-e-do ma-nyang haeng-bo-kal su eop-seo-jin geon
tteuk-byeol-ha-mi eop-da-neun geol a-ra beo-rin hu-bu-teo-yeot-jyo baby

As time passes by, it seems like it only brings more greed. Seeing how today hurts more than yesterday… oh girl. Even your smile can’t simply make me happy anymore. I realized too late that there’s nothing special about it, baby.

what if geu-dae-ga nal sa-rang-hal geot-man gat-a
jo-geum gi-da-ri-myeon nae-ge ol geot-man gat-a-seo
i-reon gi-dae-ro na-neun geu-dael tteo-nal su eop-jyo
geu-reo-ke si-gan-i ssa-yeo a-peum-i doe-neun geol
jal al-go i-sseo-myeon-seo oh girl

What if you were to love me? It feels like if I wait a little longer, you’ll come to me. With this hope, I can’t leave you. Even though I know that as time passes, it only turns into pain… oh girl.

nae-ge-man ju-neun geo-ra-go mit-go si-peo-ji-neun mi-so-yeot-ji-man
a-nin geo-get-jyo geu-rae-do hok-si-na ha-myeon-seo…

I wanted to believe that your smile was just for me, but I know it’s not true. Still, there’s a tiny hope…

what if nae-ga geu-dael meon-jeo man-na-sseot-da-myeon…
a-ni cha-ra-ri na geu-dae-reul mol-lat-sseot-da-myeon…
i-reon saeng-gak-do nae-gen a-mu so-yong-i eop-jyo
gip-su-ka-ge ba-khin geu-dae-ra-neun si-gan so-ge
i-mi sal-go i-sseu-ni…

What if I had met you first… or if I had never known you at all… These thoughts are useless to me now. I’m already living deeply entangled in the time called you.

si-gan-e mu-ge-man-keum sa-rang-eun deo-hae-ga-go a-peum-i mu-geo-wo-do
geu-rae-do eon-jen-gan nal sa-rang-hal geot-man gat-a

As time gets heavier, love deepens, and even if the pain is burdensome, I still believe that someday you’ll love me.

jo-geum gi-da-ri-myeon nae-ge ol geot-man gat-a-seo
i-reon gi-dae-ro na-neun geu-dael tteo-nal su eop-jyo
geu-reo-ke si-gan-i ssa-yeo o-neu-reul man-deun geol
jal al-go i-sseo-myeon-seo…oh girl oh~ lady

It feels like if I wait a little longer, you’ll come to me. With this hope, I can’t leave you. Even though I know that as time passes, it creates today… oh girl oh~ lady.

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🗣️ Practice Korean Words

욕심 (yok-sim)

greed

💡 Note: expressing the growing desire for affection as time passes

특별함 (teuk-byeol-ham)

specialness

💡 Note: referring to the realization that a smile wasn’t unique to the protagonist

소용이 (so-yong-i)

use

💡 Note: describing how hypothetical thoughts about the past are useless in the present

무게만큼 (mu-ge-man-keum)

as much as weight

💡 Note: symbolizing how the burden of love and pain increases over time

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The lyrics convey the painful anticipation of a one-sided love where the protagonist remains hopeful that the other person might return their feelings. It reflects on the growing ache over time, as the protagonist realizes their feelings have no special place, yet they remain trapped in the futile thoughts of “what if” while their love grows heavier.