TWICE – SCIENTIST Lyrics | Romanization & Meaning

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SCIENTIST

TWICE (트와이스)

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Album

Formula of Love: O+T=<3

Release Date

November 12, 2021

Genre

Dance-pop

Label

JYP Entertainment

Composers / Lyricists

Anne-Marie, Melanie Fontana, Michel 'Lindgren' Schulz, 72, Sim Eun-jee

Participating Members

Nayeon Jeongyeon Momo Sana Jihyo Mina Dahyun Chaeyoung Tzuyu

About the Song

《SCIENTIST》 is a playful yet pointed pop track by TWICE that challenges the habit of overthinking love and turns emotional hesitation into a confident message of instinct. Released in 2021 as the title track of the album Formula of Love: O+T=<3 under JYP Entertainment, the song flips scientific metaphors into something lighthearted and bold, suggesting that romance cannot be solved through formulas or calculations. Composed by Anne-Marie, Melanie Fontana, Michel ‘Lindgren’ Schulz, and 72, with lyrics written by Sim Eun-ji and arrangement by Michel ‘Lindgren’ Schulz, the track blends bright melodies with witty confidence. Rather than asking for perfect answers, 《SCIENTIST》 highlights instinct, timing, and emotional honesty, framing love as something that works best when it is felt, not analyzed.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation

wae ja-kku nal YEON-GU-hae
a-in-syu-ta-in-do a-ni-go
wae geu-reot-ge gak-eul jae
sin cos-do a-ni-go

Why do you keep analyzing me. You’re not einstein. Why are you measuring every angle. You’re not doing sin cos.

mil-go dang-gi-neun ge
nae seu-ta-il-eun deo a-ni-go
al-a-bo-da mal geo-myeon
nun-e BAL-PHI-JI-na ma jom je-bal

Pushing and pulling. That’s not my style anymore. If you’re going to look that closely. Please don’t step on my feelings.

neon saeng-gak-i man-a MUN-JE-ya mun-je
meo-rit-sok-man deu-ryeo-da-bo-myeon mwo hae
gak jael si-gan-e dap nael si-gan-e
better make a move

You think too much, that’s the problem. What’s the point if you only stay in your head. When it’s time to act, give an answer. Better make a move.

love ain’t a science
don’t need no license
meo-ri ssa-mae-go go-min-hal-su-rok MINUS

Love ain’t a science. Don’t need no license. The more you rack your brain and worry, it’s a minus.

don’t try to be a genius
why so serious?
mam-i ga-neun dae-ro wooah
mam-i si-kin dae-ro what u what u waiting for?

Don’t try to be a genius. Why so serious. Just go where your heart flows, wooah. Do what your heart tells you, what u what u waiting for.

geu-rae mwol AL-A-NAET-EO?
geu-dong-an na-e dae-hae
da-um gwa-mok-eun mwo-ya?
so what’s the next class then?

So what did you figure out. About me all this time. What’s the next subject. So what’s the next class then.

baek-nal yeon-gu-hae-bwat-ja i-reon sik-i-myeon FAILURE
bun dan-wi-ro ba-kkyo-dae-neun
nae mam-eun mot pu-reo-nael-geol

Even if you study me for days, like this it’s a failure. My heart changes by the minute. You’ll never solve it.

neon saeng-gak-i man-a mun-je-ya mun-je
meo-rit-sok-man deu-ryeo-da-bo-myeon mwo hae
gak jael si-gan-e dap nael si-gan-e
better make a move

You think too much, that’s the problem. What’s the point if you only stay in your head. When it’s time to act, give an answer. Better make a move.

love ain’t a science
don’t need no license
meo-ri ssa-mae-go go-min-hal-su-rok minus

Love ain’t a science. Don’t need no license. The more you rack your brain and worry, it’s a minus.

don’t try to be a genius
why so serious?
mam-i ga-neun dae-ro wooah
mam-i si-kin dae-ro what u what u waiting for?

Don’t try to be a genius. Why so serious. Just go where your heart flows, wooah. Do what your heart tells you, what u what u waiting for.

you got a crush on me
you’re gonna fall for me
sa-rang ap-e-seo i-ron-i mu-seun so-yong
it’s all useless uh huh

You got a crush on me. You’re gonna fall for me. In front of love, what use is logic. It’s all useless uh huh.

i-ron ppa-sak-han genius a-in-syu-ta-in
bo-dan BUL-DO-JER curious peu-rang-ken-syu-ta-in
cheo-reom DOL-JIN-hae seo-tun-de meot-ji-ne
geo-chim-eop-si se-ge RUSH

Instead of a sharp genius like einstein. Be boldly curious like frankenstein. Clumsy but fearless, that’s cooler. Rush in without holding back.

got a crush on me
dab-i eop-seo jae-mi-it-neun geol neon wae mol-ra
dab-eul mol-ra seol-re-eot-deon geol neon wae mol-ra

Got a crush on me. There’s no right answer, that’s what makes it fun, why don’t you know. Not knowing the answer is what made you flutter, why don’t you know.

na-sa ha-na ppa-jin geot-cheo-reom sa-rang-ha-ja
ttak ha-na-man a-neun BA-BO doen geot-cheo-reom

Let’s love like we’re missing one screw. Like fools who only know one thing.

love ain’t a science uhm uhm
need no license uhm uhm
yeon-gu-hae about me ’bout me
chung-bu-ni you know ’bout me

Love ain’t a science uhm uhm. Need no license uhm uhm. You’ve studied me enough, about me, about me. You already know enough about me.

love ain’t a science uhm uhm
need no license uhm uhm
mal-haet-ja-na what u what u
what u waiting for?

Love ain’t a science uhm uhm. Need no license uhm uhm. I told you already, what u what u. What u waiting for.

love ain’t a science
don’t need no license
meo-ri ssa-mae-go go-min-hal-su-rok minus

Love ain’t a science. Don’t need no license. The more you rack your brain and worry, it’s a minus.

don’t try to be a genius
why so serious?
mam-i ga-neun dae-ro wooah
mam-i si-kin dae-ro what u what u waiting for?

Don’t try to be a genius. Why so serious. Just go where your heart flows, wooah. Do what your heart tells you, what u what u waiting for.

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🗣️ Practice Korean Words

연구해 (yeon-gu-hae)

study/research

💡 Note: the act of investigating something deeply or systematically

밟히지나 (bal-phi-ji-na)

being caught

💡 Note: the state of someone continuously appearing in one’s mind or sight

돌진해 (dol-jin-hae)

rush/charge

💡 Note: moving forward with great force and speed toward a target

거침없이 (geo-chim-eop-si)

without hesitation

💡 Note: doing something boldly and fluently without stopping or doubt

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The lyrics challenge the need to overanalyze love, insisting that emotion cannot be solved like an equation. They celebrate instinct over logic, urging action instead of hesitation. Love is portrayed as something irrational, driven by impulse and feeling, where thinking less and trusting the heart leads to real connection.