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Forgetting You

A Korean ballad about the stubborn persistence of memory, even when you're trying to move on.

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A Korean ballad about the stubborn persistence of memory, even when you're trying to move on.

What's sharp here is how the song frames forgetting as an active, almost violent process, 'I will erase,' 'I will let go', while the emotional reality is completely passive.

The narrator isn't choosing to forget; they're waiting for time to do the work they can't.

Editor's note

2AM's 'Forgetting You' and the slow work of letting go

A Korean ballad about the stubborn persistence of memory, even when you're trying to move on.

Sigani jinamyeon itgetjyo i apeumkkajido

What's sharp here is how the song frames forgetting as an active, almost violent process, 'I will erase,' 'I will let go', while the emotional reality is completely passive. The narrator isn't choosing to forget; they're waiting for time to do the work they can't.

The phrase 'Nunmuljochado miryeonjochado', 'even the tears, even the longing', doesn't just list what hurts. It names the specific things that have to be erased, item by item, for forgetting to actually happen. The lyric knows that memory isn't one big thing you delete; it's a collection of small, stubborn attachments that refuse to leave.

'When time passes, even this pain will be gone' sounds like a promise, but it reads more like a plea. You can hear the hope and the doubt in the same breath.

The way the vocal line stretches on 'apeujiman', 'but it hurts', feels like someone trying to breathe through the ache.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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What to keep in your ear

the pull of "I will erase," the pull of "Nunmuljochado miryeonjochado" the pull of "but it hurts"
Lyrics

Forgetting You

The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.

Gaseumi neomu apeun isungando

Eonjengan kkeuchi nagetjyo

Kkeuchi eobseul geotman gatdeon nunmuldo

Eonjenganeun mareugetjyo

Nunmuljochado miryeonjochado

Namji ankireul neomuna apeujiman

Geudaereul itgo (ijeneun) da jiwonaelkkeyo

Geudaeui ireumdo geudaewa sajindo geudae jinhan hyanggikkaji

Sigani heulleo (dasi naege) dareun sarangi omyeon

Majimak nameun chueokdo jiwojulkkeyo

Niga eomneun neoui geu binjarido

Sarangi chaewojigetjyo

Nunmuljochado miryeonjochado

Namji ankireul neomuna apeujiman

Geudae (imi nal ijeotdago) sarangdo (chueokdo da jiwotdago)

Ttansaram gyeoteseo neomuna haengbokhadago

Geudae (amureochido annnayo) ibyeoreun (naman himdeungeongayo)

Sigani jinamyeon itgetjyo i apeumkkajido

Gipi bakhin nae sarang gajyeogaseyo

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What is "Forgetting You" by 2AM about?

A Korean ballad about the stubborn persistence of memory, even when you're trying to move on. What's sharp here is how the song frames forgetting as an active, almost violent process, 'I will erase,' 'I will let go', while the emotional reality is completely passive. The narrator isn't choosing to forget; they're waiting for time to do the work they can't.

Who performs "Forgetting You"?

2AM performs "Forgetting You", and this lyric page sits inside the 2AM catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Forgetting You"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "2AM's 'Forgetting You' and the slow work of letting go", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Forgetting You"?

Yes. The related section below points to Never Let You Go and Always Me with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by 2AM?

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