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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
Standing next to you
Standing next to you
네 곁에 서 있을게
Ne gyeote seo isseulge
I'll stand next to you
아무것도 두렵지 않아
Amugeotdo duryeopji ana
I'm not afraid of anything
I'll be right here
I'll be right here
I'll be right here
네 손을 잡고
Ne soneul jabgo
Holding your hand
Eodideun hamkke gaja
Let's go anywhere together
Don't you worry now
Don't you worry now
Don't you worry now
내가 여기 있어
Naega yeogi isseo
I'm right here
Standing next to you, yeah
Standing next to you, yeah
Standing next to you, yeah
영원히 함께할게
Yeongwonhi hamkkaehallge
I'll be with you forever
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“Standing next to you” Standing next to you
"Standing Next to You" leans hard into a Michael Jackson influence — its funk-driven groove and the music video's styling and choreography openly evoke MJ, which Billboard noted when the video teaser dropped (Billboard). It was a single from Jungkook's solo album Golden and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 (Soompi). Opening with the English title line over a retro-funk bassline frames the whole track as a confident, old-school pop statement.
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“eodideun hamkke gaja” 어디든 함께 가자
"어디든 함께 가자" (eodideun hamkke gaja) means "let's go anywhere together" — a warm, plain-spoken promise of devotion. The simplicity is the point: instead of grand poetic imagery, the line uses casual everyday Korean (the -자 ending is a soft "let's"), making the vow feel personal rather than performed. It pairs naturally with the song's English refrain "I'll be right here," reinforcing the theme of steady, unconditional presence.
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