Ditto Lyrics in English NewJeans

Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Ditto by NewJeans from Korean to English.
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u
Ooh
Stay in the middle
Like you a little
Don't want no riddle
malhaejwo
Tell me
say it ditto
achimeun neomu meoreo
Morning's way too far
So say it ditto
huljjeok keobeoryeosseo
I've grown all of a sudden
hamkkehan gieokcheoreom
Like the memories we shared
neol boneun nae maeumeun
The way I feel when I look at you
eoneusae yeoreum jina gaeul
Before I knew it summer's gone and it's fall
gidaryeotji
I kept waiting
Do you want somebody
Like I want somebody
nal bogo useotjiman
Though you looked at me and smiled
Do you think about me now yeah
All the time yeah
All the time
I got no time to lose
nae gireotdeon haru
My long day
nan bogo sipeo
I want to see you
ratatata ulrin simjang ratatata
Ra-ta-ta-ta a stirring heart Ra-ta-ta-ta
I got nothing to lose
neol johahandago
I like you
ratatata ulrin simjang ratatata
Ra-ta-ta-ta a stirring heart Ra-ta-ta-ta
But I don't want to
Stay in the middle
Like you a little
Don't want no riddle
malhaejwo
Tell me
say it ditto
achimeun neomu meoreo
Morning's way too far
So say it ditto
I don't want to
miro
Maze
da aneun geon anieodo
Though I don't know everything
baradeon daero
Just as I wished
malhaejwo
Tell me
say it ditto
I want you so, want you
So say it ditto
Not just anybody
neoreul sangsanghaetji
I imagined you
hangsang dahaitdeon
Always within reach
cheoeum neukkim geudaero nan
I still feel the way I did at first
gidaryeotji
I kept waiting
I got nothing to lose
neol johahandago
I like you
ratatata ulrin simjang ratatata
Ra-ta-ta-ta a stirring heart Ra-ta-ta-ta
But I don't want to
Stay in the middle
Like you a little
Don't want no riddle
malhaejwo
Tell me
say it ditto
achimeun neomu meoreo
Morning's way too far
So say it ditto
I don't want to
miro
Maze
da aneun geon anieodo
Though I don't know everything
baradeon daero
Just as I wished
malhaejwo
Tell me
say it ditto
I want you so, want you
So say it ditto
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SONG MEANING

“Ditto” feels like opening the pages of a high-school diary and finding a confession scribbled in the margins. NewJeans sings from the heart of a teen crush that sits right between friendship and romance. The narrator’s pulse pounds (ra-ta-ta-ta!) as she wrestles with that awkward “middle” stage: she likes someone, she thinks they might like her back, but no one has said the magic words yet. Rather than keep decoding mixed signals, she pleads, “Say it, ditto,” which is a playful way of asking, “Just tell me you feel the same!”

The song captures the universal suspense of young love—waiting for a text, replaying memories, daydreaming about what could be. Every line flips between courage and hesitation: “I got nothing to lose,” yet she still worries about being left hanging. By the end, “Ditto” becomes an anthem for anyone who is tired of riddles and ready for clarity in their crush. It celebrates that pivotal moment when you stop guessing and simply ask for a clear reply, hoping your heartbeat and theirs will echo in perfect synchrony.

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