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unlucky

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unlucky by IU is a great song to learn Korean through music. This page breaks down 37 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as life, we're, still. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.

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기를 쓰고 사랑해야 하는 건 아냐

You don't have to go out of your way to love

하루 정도는 행복하지 않아도 괜찮아

It's okay to not be happy for a day

그럼에도 역시 완벽하군 나의 여인 hmm

Still, you are perfect, my woman hmm

여전히 무수한 빈칸들이 있지

There are still countless blank spaces

끝없이 헤맬 듯해

I feel like I'm wandering endlessly

풀리지 않는 얄미운 숙제들 사이로 oh

Amidst the unsolvable and unpleasant homework, oh

마치 하루하루가

As if every day

잘 짜여진 장난 같아

It seems like a well-planned prank

달릴수록 내게서 달아나

The more you run, the more you run away from me

Just life, we're still good without luck

Just life, we're still good without luck

길을 잃어도 계속 또각또각 또 가볍게 걸어 (Take your time)

Even if you lose your way, keep walking lightly again and again (Take your time)

There's no right 실은 모두가 울고 싶을지 몰라

There's no right Actually, everyone might want to cry

슬퍼지고 싶지 않아서 화내는지도 몰라

Maybe I'm angry because I don't want to be sad.

여전히 무수한 질문들이 있지

There are still countless questions

이번에도 틀린 듯해

Looks like I was wrong this time too

아주 사소한 토씨 하나의 차이로

Just one very small difference

No- wo- ah

No- wo- ah

마치 하루하루가

As if every day

삐뚤은 동그라미 같아

It’s like a crooked circle

도망쳐도 여기로 돌아와

Even if I run away, I come back here

Just life, we're still good without luck

Just life, we're still good without luck

비틀거려도 계속 또박또박 똑바르게 걸어 (Take your time)

Even if you stumble, keep walking straight and steady (Take your time)

There's no right 때론 모두가 외로운지도 몰라

There's no right, sometimes everyone might be lonely

지워지고 싶지 않아서 악쓰는지도 몰라

Maybe I'm complaining because I don't want to be erased.

(La-la-la-la la-la, I love my days)

(La-la-la-la la-la, I love my days)

I know that life is sometimes so mean

I know that life is sometimes so mean

(La-la-la-la la-la, I love my days)

(La-la-la-la la-la, I love my days)

It is true, so I'm trying

It is true, so I'm trying

난 나의 보폭으로 갈게 hmm

I'll go at my own pace hmm

불안해 돌아보면서도

Even though I look back with anxiety

별 큰일 없이 지나온 언제나처럼

As always, it passed without any major incident.

이번에도 그래 볼게 음

I'll try it this time too, um

Just life, we're still cool without luck

Just life, we're still cool without luck

길을 잃어도 계속 또각또각 또 가볍게 걸어

Even if I lose my way, I keep walking lightly again and again

There's no right 실은 모두가 모르는지도 몰라

There's no right Actually, maybe not everyone knows

어쩌면 나름대로 더디게 느림보 같은

Maybe in its own way, it's slow and slow

지금 이대로 괜찮은지도 몰라

Maybe it's okay as it is now

Song Vocabulary

Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.

life

[salm]

life

we're

[urineun]

we're

still

[seutil]

still

without

[eopsi]

without

luck

[un]

luck

there's

[isseo]

there's

right

[oreunjjok]

right