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🎶 Hearts2Hearts - “The Chase” Overview

"The Chase" by Hearts2Hearts, released in 2025, blends intense sound with striking visuals. The song encapsulates the feeling of chasing after love with a dynamic and electrifying expression, featuring a strong rhythmic beat and an alluring melody.

Rather than portraying a simple romance, "The Chase" conveys the moments of hesitation amid the pursuit of love and the never-ending flow of emotions. The lyrics reflect the psychological struggle of taking control in a relationship—chasing love while simultaneously feeling like the one being pursued.

 

🎶 Hearts2Hearts - “The Chase”: Music Video

[Source] YouTube, SMTOWN

 

The music video amplifies the song's energy with a sleek neon aesthetic and fast-paced camera work.

- The chase sequence set against a dark city backdrop visually embodies the song's theme.

- Rapid editing and stark color contrasts enhance visual immersion, heightening the tension and energy of the track.

- Performance scenes showcase powerful choreography and expressive acting, emphasizing the group’s signature charisma.

- The concept of "chase" is vividly illustrated through gripping visuals and inner conflicts, making the song’s message even more dramatic.

 

🎯 Key Takeaways

1. 꿈이 꿈을 꾸다


🔍 Analysis

- "꿈이": "꿈 (dream)" + subject marker "-이"

- "꿈을": "꿈 (dream)" + object marker "-을"

- "꾸다": verb "꾸다 (to dream)"


📌 Example Usage

"내 꿈이 또 다른 꿈을 꾸고 있어."

"My dream is dreaming another dream."


☀️ Meaning

"하나의 꿈이 또 다른 꿈을 만들어내거나 계속되는 것."

"A dream creating or continuing another dream."

 

2. 빛에 홀리다 / 빛에 홀린 듯이


🔍 Analysis

- "빛에": "빛 (light)" + locative particle "-에 (in, by)"

- "홀리다": verb "홀리다 (to be enchanted, mesmerized)"

- "빛에 홀린 듯이": "빛에 홀리다" + attributive "-ㄴ" (present tense) + "-듯이 (as if, like)"


📌 Example Usage

"그는 빛에 홀린 듯이 그녀를 바라봤다."

"He looked at her as if mesmerized by the light."


☀️ Meaning

"빛의 아름다움이나 강렬함에 매료된 상태."

"Being captivated or enchanted by the light."

 

3. 따라 걷다 / 따라 걸어


🔍 Analysis

- "따라": adverb "따라 (following, along with)"

- "걷다": verb "걷다 (to walk)"

- "걸어": informal form of "걷다"


📌 Example Usage

"나는 너를 따라 걸어갔다."

"I walked following you."


☀️ Meaning

"누군가를 따라 이동하는 것."

"To walk following someone."

 

4. 호기심이 커지다


🔍 Analysis

- "호기심이": "호기심 (curiosity)" + subject marker "-이"

- "커지다": verb "크다 (to be big)" + passive "-지다 (to become)"


📌 Example Usage

"점점 호기심이 커져 간다."

"My curiosity keeps growing."


☀️ Meaning

"새로운 것에 대한 궁금증이 증가하는 것."

"Curiosity growing over time."

 

5. 자꾸만


🔍 Analysis

- "자꾸만": adverb "자꾸 (repeatedly, constantly)" + emphatic "-만 (only)"


📌 Example Usage

"자꾸만 네 생각이 나."

"I keep thinking of you."


☀️ Meaning

"계속해서 반복적으로 발생하는 것."

"Something happening repeatedly or constantly."

 

6. 이걸 마셔


🔍 Analysis

- "이걸": "이것 (this)" + object marker "-을" (contracted form)

• "이것을" → "이걸" (contracted, colloquial form)

- "마셔": verb "마시다 (to drink)" + imperative/casual suggestion "-어"


📌 Example Usage

"이걸 마셔 보면 알아."

"Drink this and you’ll understand."


☀️ Meaning

"무언가를 마시라고 권유하는 표현."

"A phrase encouraging someone to drink something."

 

7. 보게 될 걸


🔍 Analysis

- "보게": verb "보다 (to see)" + causative "-게 되다 (to end up seeing)"

- "될 걸": "보게 되다" + "-ㄹ걸 (expectation, assumption)"


📌 Example Usage

"조금만 기다리면 보게 될 걸?"

"If you wait a bit, you’ll see."


☀️ Meaning

"결국 어떤 상황이 발생할 것이라는 암시."

"Suggesting that something will eventually happen."

 

8. 파란 잉크 빛깔


🔍 Analysis

- "파란": adjective form of "파랗다 (to be blue)"

- "잉크": "ink"

- "빛깔": "빛깔 (color, hue)"


📌 Example Usage

"이건 파란 잉크 빛깔이야."

"This is the color of blue ink."


☀️ Meaning

"파란색 잉크가 가지는 색감."

"The color of blue ink."

 

9. 속


🔍 Analysis

-"속”: inside, within, depth


📌 Example Usage

"마음 속 깊이 새겼어."

"I engraved it deep in my heart."


☀️ Meaning

"어떤 것의 내부나 깊은 곳을 의미함."

"Referring to the inside or depths of something."


 

10. 헤엄치다 / 헤엄쳐


🔍 Analysis

- "헤엄치다”: to swim

- "헤엄쳐": "헤엄치다" + imperative "-어라" (command, suggestion) → "헤엄치어라" → "헤엄쳐라" → “헤엄쳐” (contracted, informal)


📌 Example Usage

"물 속에서 자유롭게 헤엄쳤다."

"I swam freely in the water."


☀️ Meaning

"물 속에서 움직이며 수영하는 것."

"To swim in the water."

 

11. 삐걱대다 / 삐걱대는


🔍 Analysis

- "삐걱대다” to creak, to squeak

- "삐걱대는": present participle form


📌 Example Usage

"오래된 문이 삐걱댔다."

"The old door creaked."


☀️ Meaning

"낡거나 헐거운 것이 내는 삐걱거리는 소리."

"A squeaky or creaky sound made by old or loose things."

 

12. 분필


🔍 Analysis

- "분필”: chalk


📌 Example Usage

"칠판에 분필로 글씨를 썼다."

"I wrote on the blackboard with chalk."


☀️ Meaning

"칠판에 쓰는 흰색 또는 색깔 있는 가루로 된 필기도구."

"A powdered writing tool used on a blackboard."

 

13. 가지런히


🔍 Analysis

"가지런히”: neatly, evenly, in order


📌 Example Usage

"책을 가지런히 정리했다."

"I neatly organized the books."


☀️ Meaning

"정돈된 상태로 고르게 놓여 있는 것."

"Things being placed in an orderly or neat manner."

 

14. 우리 얘기


🔍 Analysis

- "우리": pronoun "우리 (we, us)"

- "얘기": contracted form of "이야기 (story, talk)"

- "우리의 이야기" → "우리 이야기" (omitting particle) → "우리 얘기" (contracted)


📌 Example Usage

"우리 얘기는 여기서 끝내자."

"Let’s end our story here."


☀️ Meaning

"우리 둘 사이에 있었던 이야기나 경험."

"The story or experiences shared between us."

 

15. 받아쓰다


🔍 Analysis

- "받다 (to receive)" + "쓰다 (to write)" → "받아쓰다 (to take dictation)"


📌 Example Usage

"선생님이 말하는 문장을 받아쓰세요."

"Write down the sentence the teacher says."


☀️ Meaning

"듣고 그대로 받아 적는 것."

"To write down something exactly as heard."

 

16. 어떻게 그래


🔍 Analysis

- "어떻게 (how)" + "그래 (to do so, to be like that)"


📌 Example Usage

"어떻게 그래? 정말 이해가 안 돼."

"How can you do that? I truly don’t understand."


☀️ Meaning

"상황이 이해되지 않거나 믿기 어려울 때 사용하는 표현."

"Used when something is hard to understand or believe."

 

17. 모험


🔍 Analysis

- "모험”: adventure, risky journey


📌 Example Usage

"이건 새로운 모험의 시작이야."

"This is the beginning of a new adventure."


☀️ Meaning

"새로운 경험을 하거나 도전하는 것."

"Engaging in new experiences or challenges."

 

18. 첫걸음을 디디다 / 첫걸음을 디뎌


🔍 Analysis

- "첫걸음 (first step)" + object marker "-을" + "디디다 (to step, to take a step)"


📌 Example Usage

"나는 꿈을 향해 첫걸음을 디뎠다."

"I took my first step toward my dream."


☀️ Meaning

"어떤 일을 시작하는 순간."

"The moment of beginning something."



19. 온통


🔍 Analysis

"온통”: all over, entirely, completely


📌 Example Usage

"온통 네 생각뿐이야."

"All I can think about is you."


☀️ Meaning

"완전히, 모든 것이 특정한 상태로 되어 있는 것."

"Everything being in a certain state completely."

 

20. 수수께끼


🔍 Analysis

- "수수께끼”: riddle, mystery


📌 Example Usage

"이건 풀기 어려운 수수께끼야."

"This is a difficult riddle to solve."


☀️ Meaning

"쉽게 풀 수 없는 문제나 상황."

"A question or situation that is not easy to solve."

 

21. 더 알고 싶다

🔍 Analysis

- "더 (more)" + "알다 (to know)" + "-고 싶다 (want to do)"


📌 Example Usage

"너에 대해 더 알고 싶어."

"I want to know more about you."


☀️ Meaning

"더 많은 정보를 원하거나 궁금한 상태."

"Wanting to know more information or being curious."

 

22. 내 맘대로


🔍 Analysis

- "내 (my)" + "맘 (heart, mind, shortened from '마음')" + "-대로 (as one pleases)"


📌 Example Usage

"오늘은 내 맘대로 할래."

"I’ll do whatever I want today."


☀️ Meaning

"자신이 원하는 대로 행동하는 것."

"Acting according to one's wishes."

 

23. 잘라내다


🔍 Analysis

- "자르다 (cut)" + connective "-아" + "내다 (to remove, to take out)"


📌 Example Usage

"필요 없는 부분을 잘라내야 해."

"You need to cut out the unnecessary parts."


☀️ Meaning

"필요하지 않은 것을 제거하는 것."

"Removing or cutting out something unnecessary."

 

24. 환상의 조각


🔍 Analysis

- "환상 (fantasy, illusion)" + "의 (possessive particle)" + "조각 (piece, fragment)"


📌 Example Usage

"이건 환상의 조각 같아."

"This feels like a piece of a dream."


☀️ Meaning

"환상적인 경험이나 순간을 조각에 비유한 표현."

"Comparing a dreamy experience to a piece of something."

 

25. 그새


🔍 Analysis

- "그새”: in the meantime, during that time


📌 Example Usage

"그새 이렇게 변했어?"

"You changed this much in such a short time?"


☀️ Meaning

"짧은 시간 동안 변화가 있었을 때 사용."

"Used when something changes in a short amount of time."

 

26. 커버리다


🔍 Analysis

- "크다 (to grow, to become big)" + connective "-어" + "버리다 (completely, unfortunately)"


📌 Example Usage

"너 정말 많이 커버렸구나."

"You've grown so much."


☀️ Meaning

"완전히 성장하거나 커진 상태."

"To have grown completely."

 

27. 설명할 수 있다 / 설명할 수 없다


🔍 Analysis

- "설명하다 (to explain)" + possibility/negation "-할 수 있다/없다 (can/cannot do)"


📌 Example Usage

"이건 말로 설명할 수 없어."

"I can’t explain this in words."


☀️ Meaning

"어떤 것을 설명할 수 있는지, 없는지를 나타내는 표현."

"A phrase indicating whether something can or cannot be explained."



28. 온 힘을 다하다


🔍 Analysis

- "온 (whole, entire)" + "힘 (strength, power)" + "-을 다하다 (to put in all effort)"


📌 Example Usage

"온 힘을 다해 노력했다."

"I put all my effort into it."


☀️ Meaning

"자신이 가진 모든 힘을 다 쓰는 것."

"Using all one's energy or effort."

 

29. 달리다


🔍 Analysis

- "달리다”: to run


📌 Example Usage

"바람을 가르며 달렸다."

"I ran through the wind."


☀️ Meaning

"빠르게 움직이거나 목표를 향해 나아가는 것."

"Moving quickly or heading toward a goal."

 

30. 멈춰 서 있다


🔍 Analysis

- "멈추다 (to stop)" + "서 있다 (to stand)"


📌 Example Usage

"길 한복판에서 멈춰 서 있었다."

"I stood still in the middle of the road."


☀️ Meaning

"어떤 행동을 멈추고 정지한 상태."

"Being stopped and standing still."

 

31. 커다란 감정


🔍 Analysis

- "커다란 (big, large)" + "감정 (emotion, feeling)"


📌 Example Usage

"커다란 감정이 밀려왔다."

"A wave of overwhelming emotions hit me."


☀️ Meaning

"강렬하고 깊은 감정을 나타냄."

"Describes strong and deep emotions."

 

32. 떠다니다


🔍 Analysis

- "떠다니다”: to float, to drift


📌 Example Usage

"구름처럼 하늘을 떠다녔다."

"I floated in the sky like a cloud."


☀️ Meaning

"가벼운 것이 일정한 방향 없이 움직이는 것."

"Something light moving without a fixed direction."

 

33. 틈새


🔍 Analysis

- "틈새": In the space of the widening gap.


📌 Example Usage

"틈새로 빛이 새어 나왔다."

"Light seeped through the cracks."


☀️ Meaning

"어떤 물체나 상황 속의 작은 공간이나 기회."

"A small space or opportunity within something."

 

34. 손을 뻗다


🔍 Analysis

- "손 (hand)" + "을 (object marker)" + "뻗다 (to reach, to extend)"


📌 Example Usage

"멀리 있는 책을 잡으려고 손을 뻗었다."

"I reached out to grab the book far away."


☀️ Meaning

"어떤 것을 잡거나 닿기 위해 손을 내미는 동작."

"An action of extending the hand to grasp or reach something."

 

35. 낚아채다


🔍 Analysis

- "낚아채다": To snatch something away from someone.


📌 Example Usage

"그가 공을 낚아챘다."

"He snatched the ball."


☀️ Meaning

"빠르게 잡아채는 동작."

"A swift motion of grabbing or seizing something."

 

36. 열쇠


🔍 Analysis

- "열쇠”: key


📌 Example Usage

"이 문을 열려면 열쇠가 필요해."

"You need a key to open this door."


☀️ Meaning

"문을 여는 도구 혹은 문제 해결의 단서."

"A tool for unlocking a door or a clue to solving a problem."


 

37. 요란스럽다 / 요란스레


🔍 Analysis

- "요란스럽다”: to be noisy, to be loud

- "요란스레" adverbial form


📌 Example Usage

"요란스럽게 떠들지 마."

"Don’t make such a fuss."


☀️ Meaning

"시끄럽고 부산스러운 상태."

"A noisy and boisterous state."

 

38. 문을 열다 / 문을 열어봐


🔍 Analysis

- "문 (door)" + "을 (object marker)" + "열다 (to open)"

- "문을 열어봐" "열다" + suggestion "-어봐 (try doing it)"


📌 Example Usage

"한번 문을 열어봐."

"Try opening the door."


☀️ Meaning

"닫혀 있는 문을 열거나 새로운 기회를 탐색하는 것."

"To physically open a door or metaphorically explore new opportunities."

 

39. 졸라대다 / 졸라대겠지


🔍 Analysis

- "졸라대다”: to beg persistently, to pester

- "졸라대겠지": “졸라대다” + future tense "-겠지 (will probably)"


📌 Example Usage

"엄마한테 장난감을 사달라고 졸라댔다."

"I pestered my mom to buy me a toy."


☀️ Meaning

"끈질기게 요구하는 행동."

"Persistently asking for something."

 

40. 주문보다 강하다


🔍 Analysis

- "주문 (spell, incantation)" + "보다 (than)" + "강하다 (to be strong)."


📌 Example Usage

"진실은 어떤 주문보다 강하다."

"The truth is stronger than any spell."


☀️ Meaning

"어떤 힘이나 의지가 마법보다 더 강하다는 의미."

"Indicating that certain power or will is stronger than magic."

 

41. 햇살에 눈을 감다


🔍 Analysis

- "햇살 (sunlight)" + "에 (by, due to)" + "눈을 감다 (to close one’s eyes)."


📌 Example Usage

"따뜻한 햇살에 눈을 감았다."

"I closed my eyes under the warm sunlight."


☀️ Meaning

"햇빛을 느끼며 눈을 감는 순간."

"A moment of closing one's eyes while feeling sunlight."

 

42. 가만히


🔍 Analysis

- "가만히”: quietly, still, motionlessly


📌 Example Usage

"가만히 앉아서 생각에 잠겼다."

"I sat still and got lost in thought."


☀️ Meaning

"움직이지 않거나 조용한 상태."

"A state of being still or quiet."

 

43. 내 세상을 가져보다


🔍 Analysis

- "내 (my)" + "세상 (world)" + "을 (object marker)" + "가져보다 (to take, to experience)."


📌 Example Usage

"이제 내 세상을 가져볼 거야."

"I will take control of my world now."


☀️ Meaning

"자신의 삶이나 세계를 만들어 가는 것."

"Taking control or shaping one’s world."

 

44. 환상에 빠지다


🔍 Analysis

- "환상 (fantasy, illusion)" + "에 (in)" + "빠지다 (to fall into)."


📌 Example Usage

"나는 환상에 빠져 현실을 잊었다."

"I got lost in fantasy and forgot reality."


☀️ Meaning

"비현실적인 세계에 깊이 몰입하는 것."

"Being deeply immersed in an unrealistic world."

 

45. 너와 나


🔍 Analysis

- "너 (you)" + "와 (and)" + "나 (I, me)."


📌 Example Usage

"너와 나는 운명일까?"

"Are you and I destined?"


☀️ Meaning

"두 사람의 관계를 표현하는 문구."

"A phrase describing the relationship between two people."

 

🎶 Hearts2Hearts - “The Chase”: Lyrics Summary

This song conveys a whirlwind of emotions that never stops. It portrays the relentless pursuit of love and the realization that the other person seems just out of reach.

“The Chase” goes beyond a simple love story. Chasing love isn’t just about desiring someone but reflects an internal battle with oneself. The narrator questions their emotions, experiences moments of anxiety, but never stops moving forward.

Ultimately, the song views love not as a mere destination but an ongoing process, weaving tension and passion into its musical composition.

 

🎶 Key Points for Enjoying "The Chase"

- Intense Beats & Addictive Melody

The song’s fast-paced progression and rhythmic repetition create a highly immersive listening experience.

- Energetic Vocals & Emotional Depth

The members’ vocals heighten the song’s tension, particularly in the climax, where emotions explode.

- Perfect for Performance

The dance break and strong beats enhance the song’s dynamic nature, making live performances even more powerful.

- Seamless Synergy with the Music Video

The connection between the song’s message and the MV’s storytelling offers a deeper appreciation of the track.

 

🎶 Hearts2Hearts - “The Chase”: Additional Information

- Release Date: February 24, 2025

- Album: The Chase

- Genre: Pop, Dance

- Lyrics: KENZIE

- Composer: Lauren Faith, Hannah Yadi, Jorja Douglas, Renee Downer, Stella Quaresma, KENZIE, no2zcat

 

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