Release Date
July 16, 2018
Label
Composers / Lyricists
WOOZI, BUMZU, Anchor (PRISMFILTER), S.COUPS, Vernon, Mingyu, Wonwoo
Participating Members
About the Song
Our Dawn Is Hotter Than Day is a warm, shimmering track by SEVENTEEN, featured on SEVENTEEN 5th Mini Album ‘YOU MAKE MY DAY’, released in 2018 under PLEDIS Entertainment. Composed by WOOZI, BUMZU, and Anchor(PRISMFILTER), written by WOOZI, BUMZU, S.COUPS, Vernon, Mingyu, and Wonwoo, and arranged by BUMZU and Anchor(PRISMFILTER), the song captures the glowing aftertaste of a summer night that refuses to cool down. Our Dawn Is Hotter Than Day feels relaxed yet emotional, blending SEVENTEEN’s youthful brightness with a soft, lingering sense of romance.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
byeol-deul-gwa mo-rae-al geu sa-i
pok-juk-eul sso-neun tang-tang so-ri-e
u-ri-ui u-seum-kkot pi-u-go
jeo meol-li dal-bit
u-ri-ui jo-myeong-i doe-go
Between stars and grains of sand
In the bang bang sound of fireworks
Our laughter blooms
The distant moonlight
Becomes our spotlight
ae-ge-seo nae-ge-ro beon-jyeo-seo gal ttae-e
nun-mu-reun da sa-ra-jyeo ga-ne
sa-ra-jyeo ga-ne u-ri dwin-mo-seub-i
du so-neul kkwak jwin chae no-eul-i jin
kkam-kkam-han ha-neul byeol-deul-man ga-deuk chae-wo-jin chae
Spreads from me to you
Tears disappear
Disappear, our backs
Holding hands tight, as the sunset falls
The dark sky filled only with stars
hae-ga tteo-o-reul ttae-kka-ji ah
u-rin gye-sok ta-o-reu-ji ah
mi-so-reul meo-geum-go i sun-gan-e
seol-le-meul neo-e-ge ba-ton-teo-chi
u-ri-ui sae-byeok-eun nat-bo-da tteu-geo-wo
Until the sun rises Ah
We keep burning Ah
With a smile in this moment
Passing excitement to you
Our dawn is hotter than day
oh summer summer
summer summer oh
yeo-reum-ba-me u-ri-reul sae-gi-go
oh summer summer
summer summer oh
Oh summer summer
Summer summer oh
Engraving us in the summer night
Oh summer summer
Summer summer oh
oh oh
geu-ttaen eo-tteol-kka
oh oh oh
geu-ttaen eo-tteol-kka
Oh oh
How will it be then
Oh oh oh
How will it be then
i-ri a-reum-da-un-ga
dal-bit-eul da-ma-naen neo-ui mi-so-ga
eo-du-un ba-meul bit-nae
pa-do gat-eun u-seum-so-ri
gwi-reul gan-ji-reop-hyeo
Is it this beautiful?
Your smile capturing moonlight
Brightens the dark night
Laughter like waves
Tickles the ears
into the wild
geu-deu-reui gi-jun-e bu-hap-ha-ji ma
i si-gan-eun
u-ri-ui sae-byeok-eun deo tteu-geop-go
nal-i bal-geu-myeon
Into the wild
Don’t conform to their standards
This time
Our dawn is hotter
When the day breaks
jeo meol-li bul-bit
u-ri-ui chu-eok-i doe-go
neom-chi-neun pa-do
geu a-rae nam-gyeo-dun u-ri geul-ssi-e
seo-ro-ui i-reum-eul sae-gi-myeo
The distant lights
Become our memories
Overflowing waves
In the writing we left below
Engraving each other’s names
a-chi-mi ol ttae-kka-ji
oh summer summer
summer summer oh
yeo-reum-ba-me u-ri-reul sae-gi-go
oh summer summer
Until morning comes
Oh summer summer
Summer summer oh
Engraving us in the summer night
Oh summer summer
da-si cha-ja-ol geu-ttaen eo-tteol-kka?
oh oh
geu-ttaen eo-tteol-kka
oh oh oh
geu-ttaen geu-ttae
When it comes again, how will it be?
Oh oh
How will it be then
Oh oh oh
How will it be then
ak-kyeo-ju-go
sa-rang-ha-go oh
mae-il u-seo-ju-go
ji-geum-cheo-reom
a-reum-dap-gil
Cherishing you
Loving you Oh
Smiling every day
Just like now
May it be beautiful
a-chi-mi ol ttae-kka-ji
na-ui ma-eum-eun nat-bo-da tteu-geo-wo
ji-geum-cheo-reom neo-e-ge
oh oh oh
Until morning comes
My heart is hotter than day
Just like now, to you
Oh oh oh
The lyrics capture the brilliant, uncontainable passion of youth shared during a picturesque summer night, where the emotional connection intensifies as the rest of the world sleeps. Urging each other to break away from societal standards and step into the wild, the narrative reframes the natural elements—like moonlight and coastal winds—as their personalized stage lights. Ultimately, it illustrates a profoundly fiery intimacy and shared memories engraved in the sand, vowing that their mutual devotion will remain an ever-burning sanctuary until a new dawn arrives.
