Album
Release Date
June 22, 2020
Label
Composers / Lyricists
WOOZI, S.COUPS, BUMZU, Bae Ki-tae (PRISMFILTER), Vernon
Participating Members
About the Song
《Kidult (어른 아이)》 is a deeply comforting and emotionally honest track by SEVENTEEN, featured on SEVENTEEN 7th Mini Album ‘Heng:garae’, released in 2020 under PLEDIS Entertainment. Composed by WOOZI, S.COUPS, BUMZU, and Park Ki Tae, with lyrics by S.COUPS, WOOZI, BUMZU, and Vernon, and arranged by Park Ki Tae, the song gently embraces the fragile child within every grown heart, turning pain, reassurance, and quiet resilience into one of SEVENTEEN’s most sincere emotional moments, warm enough to feel like comfort and strong enough to feel like healing.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
o-neul-do eo-ryeo-un ha-ru-ya
ban-dae-ro-man ga-neun neo-wa nan oh
jom-cheo-reom jop-hyeo-ji-ji a-na
mae-il deo-uk deo-uk deo-uk
mae-il deo-uk nae-gen oh
Today is another hard day
You and I go opposite ways, oh
We can’t seem to get closer
Every day more and more and more
Every day more to me, oh
ne-ga i-sseo oe-rop-ji a-na
eo-rin-ae ga-teun nan yeo-gi it-neun-de
eo-di-e su-meo beo-ryeo-sseul-kka
seul-peum-bo-da chan-ran-han mae-il neo-e-ge
gwaen-cha-na neo-e se-sang-eun
But with you, I’m not lonely
I’m here like a child
Where could it have hidden?
Every day more brilliant than sadness, to you
It’s okay, your world is
so-jung-ha-go tto so-jung-hae-seo
stay here with me
eo-reun-seu-reop-ge u-seo-neom-gin dwi-e
eo-rin-ae-ga-chi ul ttae-e-do
u-rin cham dal-ma-sseo ham-kke-hae
Precious and so precious
Stay here with me
After laughing it off like an adult
Even when we cry like children
We really resemble each other, together
eo-reun a-i-cheo-reom
ttae-ron si-ga-neul nang-bi-hae-bwa-do jo-a
cheo-ri eop-da-go hal-ji-ra-do
na-neun geu-reon neo-e mo-seu-be-seo
na-reul bal-gyeon-hae
Like an adult child
Sometimes it’s okay to waste time
Even if they say you’re immature
In your appearance
I find myself
u-ri ham-kke-ra nun-mu-ri du-ryeop-ji a-na
gom-ge deop-hyeo-jin i se-sang wi-ro
sae-ha-yan ma-eu-meul deot-chil-hae-jwo
eo-rin-ae ga-teun nan yeo-gi it-neun-de
eo-di-e su-meo-beo-ryeo-sseul-kka
Together, tears aren’t frightening
Over this dark-covered world
Paint a pure white heart
I’m here like a child
Where could it have hidden?
gwaen-cha-na neo-e se-sang-eun
ji-geu-me neo geu-dae-ro
so-jung-ha-go tto so-jung-hae-seo
stay here with me
eo-reun-seu-reop-ge u-seo-neom-gin dwi-e
It’s okay, your world is
Just as you are now
Precious and so precious
Stay here with me
After laughing it off like an adult
u-rin cham dal-ma-sseo ham-kke-hae
neo-e mo-seup geu-dae-ro
eo-reun a-i-cheo-reom
wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh
wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh
We really resemble each other, together
Just as you are
Like an adult child
Wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh
Wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh
eo-reun a-i-cheo-reom
eo-reun a-i-cheo-reom
wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh
wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh
sum-gyeo-jin u-ri-e seul-peum-ma-jeo sa-rang-ha-ja
Like an adult child
Like an adult child
Wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh
Wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh wo wuh
Let’s love even our hidden sadness
ji-geu-me u-ri geu-dae-ro
so-jung-ha-go tto so-jung-hae-seo
stay here with me
hul-jjeok keo-beo-rin mo-seu-beu-ro
a-i-cheo-reom sa-ra-gal nae-il-do
Just as we are now
Precious and so precious
Stay here with me
With a grown-up appearance
Living like a child tomorrow
neo-e mo-seup geu-dae-ro
eo-reun a-i-cheo-reom
Just as you are
Like an adult child
The song offers a warm embrace to the inner child residing within everyone, acknowledging the daily struggles of navigating a cold and difficult world as an adult. It depicts a beautiful solidarity between individuals who hide their tears behind mature smiles but still cry like children when overwhelmed. Ultimately, the narrative reassures the listener that their world is precious just the way it is, encouraging them to love even their hidden sorrow and live onward with a radiant heart.
