“Time’s Tickin'”, released by U-KNOW Yunho, is a dance-pop track carrying a message of steadfastness and cherishing life’s precious moments. Through lyrics penned by Yunho himself, the song conveys a message of growth, reminding listeners to stay true to themselves, remain resolute, and keep a sincere heart even as everything around them changes.

Song Credits

  • Artist: U-KNOW
  • Album: Time’s Tickin’
  • Released: July 20, 2026
  • Length: 3:15
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Composition: Ross James, Nolan Lambroza, Ned Houston, Cyrus Villanueva
  • Lyrics: U-KNOW, Park Tae Won, Cho Yun Kyoung

U-KNOW “Time’s Tickin” Official MV

U-KNOW “Time’s Tickin” Lyrics

Hangul

Ooh
Give it my all I do
내 좌표는 더 선명해져
‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
내 눈 속에 뜨고 저문
채워지며 완성된 My move
Let’s get it right get it right
You know I do or die

두 눈을 감으면 또 들려와
아직도 잔상 위에
날카롭게 서 있지
내 혈관에서 On replay tonight
시간은 날 녹여
그래서 난 더 짙어져

쫓고 쫓겨 All day
멈춰 서는 순간 갈릴 This game
잘 봐 That’s how I play
(흘렸던 눈물이
또다시 이유가 됐어)

What’s wrong 한번 더
What’s more 더 바래
완벽한 순간을 이끌어 내

What’s wrong 한번 더
What’s more 더 바래
사라져갈 모습을 지켜내

저 멀리 이어지고 있어
(Go until we hit the top)
소년이여 어서 날 움직여
(Go until we hit that)
Magic that magic
Real magic real magic
깨어지지 않을 꿈에 Only one

Hey
쏟아지는 Flash
All day
이 춤의 끝에
No way
계속돼 ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
맞서고 Replay
All day
We never look back
No way
기억해 ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away

Ay 점점 희미해질 색이
내 안에선 진해지지
(Hear my voice)
소년이여 다시
New 차원이 열리네 Answer me
(Wah wah woh)

시간은 널 깎아 다이아몬드처럼
빛을 내 (지도가 돼)
네 속도대로 이미 Keep going
Know that I’m the GOAT GOAT
Way that I’m glowin’

모든 게 다 흐려지고
세상은 차갑고 말은 날카롭대도
Oh never let go
그게 전부의 모습은 아니잖아

망설인 적 없던 내 대답
몇 번이고 또 그렸던 미래
자 이제 현실이 됐어
더 이상 망설이지는 마
시간은 나를 밀어
난 그 위를 다시 걸어
그 한계마저 넘어서
My new world yeah

Hеy
쏟아지는 Flash
All day
이 춤의 끝에
No way
계속돼 ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
맞서고 Rеplay
All day
We never look back
No way
기억해 ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away

I wanna fly
눈을 감아
I can’t deny

Ooh
Give it my all I do
내 좌표는 더 선명해져
‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
내 눈 속에 뜨고 저문
채워지며 완성된 My move
Let’s get it right get it right
You know I do or die

점점 작아지는 소리
내 안에선 더 커지지
(Hear my voice)
소년이여 너의 춤
차원을 이어내 Answer me
(Wah wah woh)

어느새 좀 더 짙어진
색으로 다가와 계속
(Hear my voice)
시간 속에 가려도
내가 널 찾을게 Answer me
(Wah wah woh)

Hey
놓치지 않아
All day
다쳐도 Won’t break
No way
계속돼 ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
We never end
All day
긴 여운이 돼
No way
기억해 ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away

Romanized

Ooh
Give it my all I do
Nae jwapyo-neun deo seonmyeong-haejyeo
‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
Nae nun sog-e tteugo jeomun
Chaewojimyeo wanseongdoen My move
Let’s get it right get it right
You know I do or die

Du nuneul gameumyeon tto deullyeowa
Ajikdo jansang wie
Nalkaropge seo itji
Nae hyeolgwaneseo On replay tonight
Siganeun nal nogyeo
Geuraeseo nan deo jitteojyeo

Jjotgo jjotgyeor All day
Meomchwo seoneun sungan gallil This game
Jal bwa That’s how I play
(Heullyeotdeon nunmuri
Ttodasi iyuga dwaesseo)

What’s wrong hambon deo
What’s more deo barae
Wanbyeokhan sunganeul Ikkeureo nae

What’s wrong hambon deo
What’s more deo barae
Sarajyeogal moseubeul jikyeonae

Jeo meolli ieojigo isseo
(Go until we hit the top)
Sonyeon-iyeo eoseo nal umjigyeo
(Go until we hit that)
Magic that magic
Real magic real magic
Kkaejeoji anheul kkume Only one

Hey
Ssodajineun Flash
All day
I chumeui kkeute
No way
Gyesokdwae ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
Masseogo Replay
All day
We never look back
No way
Gieokhae ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away

Ay jeomjeom huimihaejil saegi
Nae aneseon jin-haejiji
(Hear my voice)
Sonyeon-iyeo dasi
New chawoni yeolline Answer me
(Wah wah woh)

Siganeun neol kkak-a daiamondeu-cheoreom
Bicheul nae (jidoga dwae)
Ne sokdodaero imi Keep going
Know that I’m the GOAT GOAT
Way that I’m glowin’

Modeun ge da heuryeojigo
Sesangeun chagapgo mareun nalkaropdaedo
Oh never let go
Geuge jeonbueui moseubeun anijana

Mangseor-in jeok eopsdeon nae daedap
Myeot beongigo tto geuryeotdeon mirae
Ja ije hyeonshiri dwaesseo
Deo isang mangseor-ijineun ma
Siganeun nareul mireo
Nan geu wireul dasi geol-eo
Geu hangaemajeo neomoseo
My new world yeah

Hey
Ssodajineun Flash
All day
I chumeui kkeute
No way
Gyesokdwae ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
Masseogo Replay
All day
We never look back
No way
Gieokhae ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away

I wanna fly
Nuneul gama
I can’t deny

Ooh
Give it my all I do
Nae jwapyo-neun deo seonmyeong-haejyeo
‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
Nae nun sog-e tteugo jeomun
Chaewojimyeo wanseongdoen My move
Let’s get it right get it right
You know I do or die

Jeomjeom jag-ajineun Sori
Nae aneseon deo keojiji
(Hear my voice)
Sonyeon-iyeo neoeui chum
Chawoneul ieonae Answer me
(Wah wah woh)

Eonueseo jom deo jitteojin
Saegeuro dagawa gyesok
(Hear my voice)
Sigan sog-e garyeodo
Naega neol chajgeulge Answer me
(Wah wah woh)

Hey
Nothiji ana
All day
Dachyeodo Won’t break
No way
Gyesokdwae ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
We never end
All day
Gin yeowuni dwae
No way
Gieokhae ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away

Translation

Ooh
Give it my all I do
My coordinates become clearer
‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
Rising and setting inside my eyes
Filled up and completed, My move
Let’s get it right get it right
You know I do or die

When I close my eyes, I hear it again
Still standing sharply
On top of the afterimage
In my blood vessels, On replay tonight
Time melts me
So I become even deeper

Chasing and being chased All day
The moment I stop, this game splits apart, This game
Look closely, That’s how I play
(The tears I shed
Became a reason once again)

What’s wrong, once more
What’s more, want it even more
Bring out the perfect moment

What’s wrong, once more
What’s more, want it even more
Protect the image that is fading away

It connects far into the distance
(Go until we hit the top)
Oh boy, hurry up and move me
(Go until we hit that)
Magic that magic
Real magic real magic
In an unbreakable dream, Only one

Hey
Pouring Flash
All day
At the end of this dance
No way
It continues, ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
Confront it and Replay
All day
We never look back
No way
Remember, ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away

Ay, the color that gradually fades
Grows deeper inside me
(Hear my voice)
Oh boy, once again
A new dimension opens up, Answer me
(Wah wah woh)

Time carves you out like a diamond
Making you shine (it becomes a map)
At your own pace, already Keep going
Know that I’m the GOAT GOAT
Way that I’m glowin’

Even if everything turns blurry
The world is cold, and words are sharp
Oh never let go
That’s not all there is to it

My answer, which never hesitated
The future I drew over and over again
Now it has become reality
Don’t hesitate anymore
Time pushes me
I walk on top of it again
Beyond even those limits
My new world yeah

Hey
Pouring Flash
All day
At the end of this dance
No way
It continues, ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
Confront it and Replay
All day
We never look back
No way
Remember, ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away

I wanna fly
Close my eyes
I can’t deny

Ooh
Give it my all I do
My coordinates become clearer
‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
Rising and setting inside my eyes
Filled up and completed, My move
Let’s get it right get it right
You know I do or die

The sound gradually growing quieter
Grows even louder inside me
(Hear my voice)
Oh boy, your dance
Bridge the dimensions, Answer me
(Wah wah woh)

Approaching continuously
With a color that has deepened
(Hear my voice)
Even if hidden within time
I will find you, Answer me
(Wah wah woh)

Hey
I won’t miss it
All day
Even if hurt, Won’t break
No way
It continues, ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away
We never end
All day
It becomes a long lingering feeling
No way
Remember, ‘Cause Time’s Tickin’
Oh Time’s Tickin’ away

U-KNOW “Time’s Tickin” Meaning

U-KNOW Yunho’s “Time’s Tickin’” is an energetic dance-pop track that reflects on the value of time, personal growth, and unwavering determination. Using the sound of a ticking clock as its central motif, the song reminds listeners that every moment is precious and should be lived with purpose and sincerity.

A key theme of the track is the relentless passage of time. The recurring ticking sound symbolizes how time never stops moving forward, encouraging listeners to appreciate the present rather than dwell on the past. The lyrics emphasize the importance of making meaningful choices and cherishing the moments that shape one’s life.

The song also highlights perseverance and authenticity. Through lyrics written by Yunho himself, “Time’s Tickin’” encourages people to remain true to their values and convictions even as circumstances change. It presents maturity not as resisting change, but as staying grounded in who you are while continuing to move forward.

Ultimately, “Time’s Tickin’” serves as both an empowering anthem and a personal reflection on Yunho’s artistic journey. Blending dynamic choreography, dramatic performances, and a sense of urgency created by its clock-inspired production, the song delivers a message about embracing life, pursuing dreams, and making every second count.