Cultural Post #4 Korean II

[Raymond Luo]

For this final cultural post, I really want to talk about my favorite song of the year -- 에잇 (eight) ft. SUGA by IU.  

So are you happy now (happy now)
Finally happy now yeah (yeah)

뭐 그대로야 난 (그대로야 난)
다 잃어버린 것 같아

모든 게 맘대로 왔다가 인사도 없이 떠나
이대로는 무엇도 사랑하고 싶지 않아
다 해질 대로 해져버린
기억 속을 여행해

우리는 오렌지 태양 아래
그림자 없이 함께 춤을 춰
정해진 이별 따위는 없어
아름다웠던 그 기억에서 만나
Forever young

우우우 우우우우 우우우 우우우우
Forever we young
우우우 우우우우
이런 악몽이라면 영영 깨지 않을게 (슈가)

섬 그래 여긴 섬 서로가 만든 작은 섬
예 음 forever young 영원이란 말은 모래성

작별은 마치 재난문자 같지
그리움과 같이 맞이하는 아침
서로가 이 영겁을 지나
꼭 이 섬에서 다시 만나

지나듯 날 위로하던 누구의 말대로 고작
한 뼘짜리 추억을 잊는 게 참 쉽지 않아
시간이 지나도 여전히
날 붙드는 그 곳에

우리는 오렌지 태양 아래
그림자 없이 함께 춤을 춰
정해진 안녕 따위는 없어
아름다웠던 그 기억에서 만나

우리는 서로를 베고 누워
슬프지 않은 이야기를 나눠
우울한 결말 따위는 없어
난 영원히 널 이 기억에서 만나
Forever young

우우우 우우우우 우우우 우우우우
Forever we young
우우우 우우우우
이런 악몽이라면 영영 깨지 않을게

[Verse 1: IU]
So are you happy now?
Finally happy now, are you?
Well, I'm exactly the same
I think I've lost everything
Everything comes as it pleases and leaves without a goodbye
Like this, I don't want to love anything
Where the sun has set, as far as the sun sets
I travel in those memories

[Chorus: IU]
Under an orange sun
We dance with no shadows
There is no such thing as decided farewells
Meet me in that memory that was once beautiful
Forever young

[Post-Chorus: IU]
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Forever we young
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
If it is this kind of nightmare, I won't ever wake up

[Verse 2: SUGA]
(SUGA)
Island, yeah, here is an island
A small one that we made with each other
Yeah, um, forever young, the word "forever" is a sandcastle
A farewell is like a disaster cast
A morning greeted along with yearning
Let us both pass this eternity
Surely meet once more on this island

[Verse 3: IU]

Like what someone said as they were consoling me, passing
It isn't that easy to forget a memory merely big as a handspan
Even as time goes by, still
At that place which takes hold of me

[Chorus: IU]
Under an orange sun
We dance with no shadows
There is no such thing as decided goodbyes
Meet me in that memory that was once beautiful
Forever young

[Bridge: IU]
We lie down atop of each other
Share stories that aren't of sorrow
There is no such thing as gloomy endings
I will forever meet you in this memory
Forever young

[Post-Chorus: IU]
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
Forever we young
Oh oh oh, oh oh oh oh
If it is this kind of nightmare, I won't ever wake up

The following link is the interpretation of the lyrics and the music video produced by IU. It is surprising and super informative of what IU wants to convey through this song. It would be great if you can check the video as the music is made for IU's best friends Sulli, Goo Hara, and Jonghyun. She tries to send her misses and loves to her three friends who all died because of depression. This song, together with the music video, is very touching yet shocking at the same time. 

Interpretation

EIGHT MV

[Janis Lee]

I really liked this post because this is one of my favorite songs right now! This is a really cool video and I definitely learned some new things about the song that I didn't know before. I also had never seen the music video before, so that was a really interesting watch.