What Is Love? Lyrics
[Intro]
TWICE!
What is love?
[Verse 1: Nayeon, Jeongyeon]
매일같이 영화 속에서나
책 속에서나 드라마 속에서
사랑을 느껴
Mmm, 사랑을 배워
내 일처럼 자꾸 가슴이 뛰어
두근두근거려 설레임에 부풀어 올라
Mmm, 궁금해서 미칠 것만 같아
[Pre-Chorus: Mina, Chaeyoung]
Ooh, 언젠간 내게도
이런 일이 실제로 일어날까
그게 언제쯤일까? 어떤 사람일까?
[Chorus: Sana, Tzuyu]
(I wanna know) 사탕처럼 달콤하다는데
(I wanna know) 하늘을 나는 것 같다는데
(I wanna know, know, know, know, what is love?)
사랑이 어떤 느낌인지?
(I wanna know) 하루 종일 웃고 있다는데
(I wanna know) 세상이 다 아름답다는데
(I wanna know, know, know, know, what is love?)
언젠간 나에게도 사랑이 올까?
지금 이런 상상만으로도
떠올려만 봐도
가슴이 터질 것 같은데
Mmm, 이렇게 좋은데
만일 언젠가 진짜로 내게
사랑이 올 때 난 울어버릴지도 몰라
Mmm, 정말 궁금해 미칠 것만 같아
[Pre-Chorus: Mina, Dahyun]
Ooh, 언젠간 내게도
이런 일이 실제로 일어날까
그게 언제쯤일까? 어떤 사람일까?
[Chorus: Sana, Tzuyu]
(I wanna know) 사탕처럼 달콤하다는데
(I wanna know) 하늘을 나는 것 같다는데
(I wanna know, know, know, know, what is love?)
사랑이 어떤 느낌인지?
(I wanna know) 하루 종일 웃고 있다는데
(I wanna know) 세상이 다 아름답다는데
(I wanna know, know, know, know, what is love?)
언젠간 나에게도 사랑이 올까?
[Verse 3: Dahyun, Chaeyoung]
지금 세상 어느 곳에 살고 있는지
도대체 언제쯤 나와 만나게 될는지
언제 어떻게 우리의 인연은
시작될는지 모르지만 느낌이 어쩐지
진짜 좋을 것 같아 왠지
영화 드라마보다도 더 멋진 (멋진)
사랑이 올 거야 내 예감 언제나 맞지 (Ooh-ooh)
어서 나타나봐
나는 다 준비가 됐지 ready
어디 있을까? 찾아낼 거야
어디 있을까? 보고 싶어 죽겠어
더 이상 참을 수 없을 것만 같아
[Chorus: Jihyo, Nayeon]
사탕처럼 달콤하다는데
하늘을 나는 것 같다는데
(I wanna know, know, know, know, what is love?)
사랑이 어떤 느낌인지?
하루 종일 웃고 있다는데
세상이 다 아름답다는데
(I wanna know, know, know, know, what is love?)
언젠간 나에게도 사랑이 올까?
[Outro: All, Jihyo, Nayeon]
I wanna know (Ooh; What is love?)
I wanna know (I wanna know)
I wanna know, know, know, know, what is love?
I wanna know, I wanna know, what is love?
I wanna know
I wanna know
I wanna know, know, know, know, what is love?
I wanna know
About
“What Is Love?” is the title track for the 5th mini album with the same name performed by K-pop girl group TWICE. “What Is Love?” was written and composed by J.Y. Park, who produced TWICE' hit “Signal” back in 2017.
Lyrically, the song is about the fantasy of love that viewers see and imagine after learning about it through books, movies or dramas. In this same respect, the music video consists of several scenes that are reconstructed from these books, movies and dramas. Sonically, TWICE sticks with the bright melody and uptempo dance beat incorporating a little trap much like their past releases.
The song debuted atop Gaon Digital Chart and Billboard Korea’s K-Pop Hot 100. It also peaked at #3 and #6 on Billboard charts' World Digital Songs and Billboard Japan Hot 100, respectively.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
In the music video, members of the group portray characters from various famous films.
Nayeon plays Mia from The Princess Diaries, Jeongyeon and Sana play Molly and Sam from Ghost, Mina and Dahyun play Vic and Matthieu from La Boum, Sana and Tzuyu play Mia and Vincent from Pulp Fiction.
Jeongyeon and Tzuyu play Romeo and Juliet from Romeo + Juliet, Jihyo and Jeongyeon play Hiroko and Itsuki from Love Letter, Momo and Tzuyu play Mia and Sebastian from La La Land, and Dahyun and Chaeyoung play Léon and Mathilda from Léon: The Professional.
The music video broke the record for fastest K-pop girl group music video to hit 50 million views. “What is Love?” is now the second fastest K-pop group music video to reach 50 million views, with only BTS’s “DNA” ahead. It became the group’s fastest music video to hit 100M views and their eighth one to do so.
As of May 5th, the song has won 12 trophies including a triple win on Show Champion and Inkigayo, 2 wins on M! Countdown, Music Bank, Show Music Core.
