TWICE – My Headphones on Lyrics | Romanization & Meaning

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Headphones On

TWICE (트와이스)

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Album

PAGE TWO

Release Date

April 25, 2016

Genre

Pop / Ballad

Label

JYP Entertainment

Composers / Lyricists

Ylva Dimberg, Niclas Kings, Didrik Thott, Kim Eun-soo

Participating Members

Nayeon Jeongyeon Momo Sana Jihyo Mina Dahyun Chaeyoung Tzuyu

About the Song

《My Headphones On》 (Hangul: Headphone 써) is a bright yet emotionally grounded track by Twice, featured as the sixth song on their second mini-album Page Two, released in 2016 under JYP Entertainment. Built around a playful rhythm and an easy-listening pop arrangement, the song captures the feeling of choosing self-control and emotional distance after a breakup, using headphones as a symbol of shutting out noise and protecting one’s heart. The light, youthful delivery contrasts with its quietly resolute message, reflecting how Twice balances innocence with growing emotional awareness during this era, making the track a subtle but meaningful moment within Page Two.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation

Goodbye-ra-do gwaen-chan-a
nae he-deu-pon sseo
na hon-ja-in ge eo-ttae-seo
nan tto he-deu-pon sseo

Even if it’s goodbye, it’s alright, I put on my headphones. Being alone, it’s okay, I put on my headphones again.

eo-di-deun
gat-i ga-go sip-da-go hae-seo
eum yeah yeah eum
neo-neun nae mok-so-ril deur-eo-ya
mam noh-in-da hae-seo
eum yeah yeah eum

Wherever you want to go together, yeah yeah, you need to listen to my voice, yeah yeah.

he-eo-ji-neun sang-sang-eul
meon-jeo ha-jin an-at-seo
jo-at-seu-ni-kka
an geu-reon-cheok-hae-do
neol jo-a-haet-seo

I hadn’t imagined breaking up first, because I liked you. Even if I pretended not to, I really liked you.

cha-ga-wo-jin in-sa-ga
sa-sil jo-geum a-pat-seo
seul-peot-seu-ni-kka
nun-mul-i na-neun-geol
kkuk cham-at-seo

The cold farewell actually hurt a little. Because it was sad, I held back my tears.

Goodbye-ra-do gwaen-chan-a
nae he-deu-pon sseo
na hon-ja-in ge eo-ttae-seo
nan tto he-deu-pon sseo

Even if it’s goodbye, it’s alright, I put on my headphones. Being alone, it’s okay, I put on my headphones again.

Goodbye-ra-do gwaen-chan-a
nae he-deu-pon sseo
sa-rang an ha-myeon eo-ttae-seo
nan tto he-deu-pon sseo

Even if it’s goodbye, it’s alright, I put on my headphones. If there’s no love, it’s okay, I put on my headphones again.

As long as I got my headphones on
geu-nyang deom-deom-han ge
na-do nae-ga sin-gi-hae like
wha wha wha wha wha wha what
da-deul bap-do mot-meok-go
jam-do mot jal geo-ra-go nan
nah nah nah nah nah nah nah

As long as I got my headphones on, I’m surprisingly calm, like wha wha wha wha wha wha what. Everyone can’t eat or sleep, but I’m like nah nah nah nah nah nah nah.

ul eom-ma
a-mu nun-chi mot-chaen-deut
na-do a-mu-reoch-ji an-eun-deut
Cause I don’t care

Mom, I act like I don’t notice anything, and I don’t care.

nan o-hi-ryeo jal dwaet-seo
kkeut-na-ga-neun neu-kkim-eun
myeo-chil mo-reun-cheok-haet-seo
sil-eot-seu-ni-kka
mo-reun-cheok-haet-ji-man
da al-at-seo

I ended up doing well, pretending not to know for a few days. I didn’t like it, but I pretended not to know, though I knew everything.

ne-ga meon-jeo
nae mam-eul heun-deul-go
nal tteo-nan geon
na-ppat-seu-ni-kka
na-cheo-reom neo-do
jom seul-peot-eu-myeon

You were the first to shake my heart and leave, it was bad. I hope you feel a bit sad like I did.

Goodbye-ra-do gwaen-chan-a
nae he-deu-pon sseo
na hon-ja-in ge eo-ttae-seo
nan tto he-deu-pon sseo

Even if it’s goodbye, it’s alright, I put on my headphones. Being alone, it’s okay, I put on my headphones again.

Goodbye-ra-do gwaen-chan-a
nae he-deu-pon sseo
sa-rang an ha-myeon eo-ttae-seo
nan tto he-deu-pon sseo

Even if it’s goodbye, it’s alright, I put on my headphones. If there’s no love, it’s okay, I put on my headphones again.

Goodbye-ra-do gwaen-chan-a
nae he-deu-pon sseo
na hon-ja-in ge eo-ttae-seo
nan tto he-deu-pon sseo

Even if it’s goodbye, it’s alright, I put on my headphones. Being alone, it’s okay, I put on my headphones again.

Nothing gets me down
Nothing gets me down
You can’t hurt me now
neon i-je
mo-reu-neun sa-ram-i doen geo-ya

Nothing gets me down, nothing gets me down. You can’t hurt me now, you’re just someone I don’t know anymore.

Goodbye-ra-do gwaen-chan-a
nae he-deu-pon sseo
na hon-ja-in ge eo-ttae-seo
nan tto he-deu-pon sseo

Even if it’s goodbye, it’s alright, I put on my headphones. Being alone, it’s okay, I put on my headphones again.

Goodbye-ra-do gwaen-chan-a
nae he-deu-pon sseo
sa-rang an ha-myeon eo-ttae-seo
nan tto he-deu-pon sseo

Even if it’s goodbye, it’s alright, I put on my headphones. If there’s no love, it’s okay, I put on my headphones again.

Goodbye-ra-do gwaen-chan-a
nae he-deu-pon sseo
na hon-ja-in ge eo-ttae-seo
nan tto he-deu-pon sseo

Even if it’s goodbye, it’s alright, I put on my headphones. Being alone, it’s okay, I put on my headphones again.

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🗣️ Practice Korean Words

상상 (sang-sang)

imagination

💡 Note: The act of forming images or concepts in the mind; here, imagining the breakup beforehand.

눈치 (nun-chi)

wits / sense

💡 Note: The ability to gauge others’ moods; here, implying the mother didn’t notice the narrator’s sadness.

덤덤한 (deom-deom-han)

composed / calm

💡 Note: Describing a state of being unruffled or indifferent despite an emotional event like a breakup.

모른척 (mo-reun-cheok)

turning a blind eye

💡 Note: Pretending not to know something or ignoring a situation intentionally.

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

the lyrics describe coping with a breakup by shutting out the world, choosing emotional distance over pain, and finding strength in solitude, where wearing headphones becomes a shield for self-protection, turning heartbreak into quiet resilience and a sense of emotional independence.