Release Date
December 5, 2016
Genre
Label
Composers / Lyricists
WOOZI, Dongne Hyeong
Participating Members
About the Song
《Don’t Listen In Secret (몰래 듣지 마요)》 reveals a delicate and deeply emotional side of SEVENTEEN, featured on Seventeen 3rd Mini Album ’Going Seventeen’. Composed by WOOZI and Dong Ne Hyung, written by WOOZI, and arranged by Dong Ne Hyung, the song carries a quiet sadness shaped by longing, restraint, and unspoken feelings. Its Korean title suggests listening in secret, and 《Don’t Listen In Secret》 turns that intimate image into a soft, heartfelt ballad that highlights SEVENTEEN’s ability to express vulnerability with sincerity, warmth, and lasting emotional depth.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
geu-reom ja-beum dwae-yo
meo-reo-ji-ji anh-ge
ja-ba-sseu-myeon dwae-sseul ten-de
Then you can hold on
So we don’t drift away
I should have held on
geu-ge mal-cheo-reom
swip-ji anh-ta-neun geol a-ra
gae-rae-do si-gan-i ji-na-myeon jeom-jeom
da it-hyeo-jil su-na i-sseul-kka-yo
haeng-yeo-na dwi-do-ra-bwass-eul ttaen
i no-rael deu-reul-ge
But like they say
It’s not that easy
Even if time passes
Can it all be forgotten?
If I ever look back
I’ll listen to this song
deul-li-ji anh-eul no-rae-ga dwae-do
geu-dael wi-hae man-deun i no-rael
mol-lae deut-ji ma-yo
Even if it becomes a song you can’t hear
This song made for you
Don’t listen in secret
deut-go nun-mul heul-lyeo-do dwae-yo
eu-ma-g-eun weon-lae geu-reon geo-ni-kka
ne-ga deu-reo-ya-man hae i no-raen
deut-go mo-reun cheo-ka-jin ma-ra-yo
ae ma-meul deut-go it-da-myeon
da-si nae-ge wa-jul su-neun eobs-na-yo
It’s okay to cry while listening
That’s what music is for
You must listen to this song
Don’t pretend you didn’t hear
If you’re listening to my heart
Can’t you come back to me?
gi-da-ri-da ji-chi-gi-kka-ji-ga kka-ma-deuk-hae
mu-seo-wo-ji-ji-man
gae-rae-do si-gan-eul mi-deo-bon-da
da-deul yag-i-ra ha-ni-kka
ba-bo gat-a-do nun ga-ma-do
dal-la-ji-neun geon eobs-seu-ni-kka
It’s a long way until I tire of waiting
Though it scares me
I still try to trust time
They say it’s a remedy
Even if it’s foolish, even if I close my eyes
Nothing changes
deul-li-ji anh-eul no-rae-ga dwae-do
geu-dael wi-hae man-deun i no-rael
mol-lae deut-ji ma-yo
Even if it becomes a song you can’t hear
This song made for you
Don’t listen in secret
mwo-reul hal su i-sseul-kka-yo
mu-jak-jeong u-ri ham-kke-yeoss-deon
yeo-gi seo iss-eo na-eui geu-dae
Possibly do?
I’m standing here where
We were together, my dear
deul-li-ji anh-eul no-rae
geu-reon no-rae-ga doen-dae-do
geu-dael wi-hae man-deun i no-rael
mol-lae deut-ji ma-yo
A song you can’t hear
Even if it becomes that
This song made for you
Don’t listen in secret
mol-lae deut-ji ma-yo
Don’t listen in secret
The lyrics depict the bittersweet and painful plea of a speaker urging a former lover not to secretly listen to a song dedicated entirely to them. Desperately waiting at the exact spot of their shared history, the narrator wrestles with the terrifying realization of how long it will take to exhaust their patience. Ultimately, it emphasizes a profound emotional vulnerability and longing, transforming a simple melody into a painful relational conduit while making a desperate heartbreaking plea for reconciliation and honest emotional confrontation.
