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

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[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.