ILLIT – Midnight Fiction Lyrics | Romanized & Meaning

Midnight Fiction

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아일릿(ILLIT) Midnight Fiction lyrics romanization and English meaning
Midnight Fiction captures a teen’s dreamy escape into a cozy, limitless world of late-night imagination.

Release Date

March 25, 2024

Genre

Dance / K-pop

Label

BELIFT LAB

Composers / Lyricists

dyvahh, Stella Jones(153/Joombas), 류현우, 문지영 (lalala studio), 김수지 (라라라스튜디오), “hitman”bang, VINCENZO, danke

Participating Members

YUNAH MINJU MOKA WONHEE IROHA

About the Song

《Midnight Fiction》 is a dreamy and delicate track by ILLIT, released on March 25, 2024, as part of the album SUPER REAL ME under BELIFT LAB. Written and composed by dyvahh, Stella Jones, Ryu Hyunwoo, Moon Jiyoung, Kim Suji, “hitman” bang, VINCENZO, and danke, the song highlights ILLIT’s soft imagination with a gentle pop sound, a late-night emotional glow, and the feeling of slipping into a private story that unfolds somewhere between dream and reality.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation
ha-ru-ui kkeut chim-dae wi-ro sseu-reo-jyeo
jam-deul-gi-neun jom a-swi-wo
ga-mat-deon nu-neul sal-po-si da-si tteum si-jak-dwae
my teenage dream
At the end of the day, I collapse on the bed
Too reluctant to fall asleep
Gently open my closed eyes, it begins
My teenage dream
eo-neu-sae nae mo-mi sae-ga doen deut (fly away)
nal-gae-do eop-si tteo-ol-la
jeom bo-da ja-ga-jin jip it’s like a dot
ba-ram-ui so-rin my favorite song
Suddenly my body feels like a bird (fly away)
Rising without wings
The house becomes smaller than a dot
The sound of the wind is my favorite song
dal-bit-do jam-deun sa-i
si-jak-dwaen na-ui story
kkeut-eop-si pyeol-chyeo-ji-neun
midnight fiction
While the moonlight sleeps
My story begins
Endlessly unfolding
Midnight fiction
seol-le-mi ga-deuk-ha-ji
ja-geu-man nae chim-dae wi
eong-ttung-ha-ji-man eo-ttae
midnight fiction
Filled with excitement
On my small bed
It’s silly but so what
Midnight fiction
like a fantasy
like a fantasy
mi-seu-teo-ri a-po-kal-lib-seu
ro-maen-tik ko-mi-di
jeon-hwan-doe-neun jang-reu
until the morning
Mystery apocalypse
Romantic comedy
Genres shifting
Until the morning
u-ri-jip gang-a-ji-reul dal-meun gu-reum-gwa san-chaek
geu da-eum-eun u-ju-ro jam-su
deeper and deeper yeah
Walking with clouds like my dog
Then diving into space
Deeper and deeper yeah
so-weon-eul bil-eo won-hae my genie
ae mam-dae-ro sseu-neun scenario
jak-ga-do ju-in-gong-do ttak only one
mo-deun ge na-man-e teenage dream
Make a wish, I want my Genie
Writing my own scenario
Both writer and main character, just the only one
Everything is my teenage dream
dal-bit-do jam-deun sa-i
si-jak-dwaen na-ui story
kkeut-eop-si pyeol-chyeo-ji-neun
midnight fiction
While the moonlight sleeps
My story begins
Endlessly unfolding
Midnight fiction
seol-le-mi ga-deuk-ha-ji
ja-geu-man nae chim-dae wi
eong-ttung-ha-ji-man eo-ttae
midnight fiction
Filled with excitement
On my small bed
It’s silly but so what
Midnight fiction
like a fantasy
like a fantasy
like a dream a-deuk-hi
pyeol-chyeo-jin jang-myeon sa-i
a-swi-wo ending credits
ending credits
Like a dream, far away
Between unfolding scenes
Regretful ending credits
Ending credits
nae-il a-chim
si-jak-doe-neun story
it’d be sweet and tasty
yeah so tasty
Tomorrow morning
The story begins
It’d be sweet and tasty
Yeah so tasty
dal-kom-han kkum-sok-kka-ji
i-eo-jil na-ui story
kkeut-eop-si ban-jja-gi-neun
midnight fiction
Continuing into sweet dreams
My story unfolds
Endlessly sparkling
Midnight fiction
ending-i eop-neun story
sum-gyeo-dwo sae-byeok sa-i
ae-il tto cha-ja-ol-ge
midnight fiction
A story without an ending
Hidden between dawn
I’ll come back tomorrow
Midnight fiction
like a fantasy
kkum-ui kkeut-kka-ji
play with me
na-ra jeo meol-li
like a fantasy
To the end of the dream
Play with me
Fly far away
Like a fantasy
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
살포시 (salposi)
gently
💡 Note: Describes a soft, light, and delicate movement, used here to depict the tender opening of one’s eyes in the quiet night.
엉뚱하지만 (eongttunghajiman)
eccentric
💡 Note: Refers to being quirky, unusual, or unpredictable, celebrating the unique and unorthodox nature of one’s imagination.
잠수 (jamsu)
diving
💡 Note: Metaphorically describes immersing oneself deeply into an abstract, boundless space like the universe or a deep dream.
아득히 (adeukhi)
distantly
💡 Note: Conveys a sense of being far away or faint, capturing the hazy and mesmerizing boundary between reality and a dream.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The lyrics beautifully illustrate the vivid, boundless imagination of a teenager who transforms the quiet moments before sleep into a personal wonderland. Floating above the world on their bed, the narrator acts as both the sole author and protagonist of an endless stream of late-night dreams, effortlessly weaving through genres from romance to sci-fi fantasy. This playful journey captures the cozy excitement of nighttime thoughts, where whimsical scenarios blend seamlessly into a sweet, sparkling escape that never needs to face an abrupt ending.

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