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Love U, Hate U

A K-pop ballad that spells out the push and pull of a relationship stuck between two feelings.

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A K-pop ballad that spells out the push and pull of a relationship stuck between two feelings.

This one refuses to, holding both emotions in the same breath until they blur together.

It's less about indecision and more about admitting that some feelings can't be untangled.

Editor's note

2AM's Love U, Hate U Spells Out Confusion

A K-pop ballad that spells out the push and pull of a relationship stuck between two feelings.

Love love love u but I hate u

Most love songs pick a side. This one refuses to, holding both emotions in the same breath until they blur together. It's less about indecision and more about admitting that some feelings can't be untangled.

The repeated 'Love love love u but I hate u / Hate hate hate u but I love u' isn't just a catchy hook. It's the sound of someone stuck in a loop, trying to name a feeling that won't settle into one word. The whole song lives in that 'but'.

It's the whole argument in one line, delivered without a period. The feeling doesn't resolve; it just hangs there, contradicting itself.

The way the vocal delivery strains on 'wae irae', 'why is it like this?', carries more weight than the translation alone.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "wae irae" the pull of "Love love love u but I hate u"
Lyrics

Love U, Hate U

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H 2 the a 2 the t 2 the e eoje bamdo jamsu tto yeonlak eobsi

Don't wanna hate u (don't wanna hate u)

L 2 the o 2 the v 2 the e nae apeseon aegyo tto sajeongeobsi

Don't wanna love u (don't wanna love u)

Deo deo deo deoneun mot chama

Neo neo neo wae neol mot tteona

Nado tteonal su isseo

Love love love u but I hate u

Hate hate hate u but I love u

Wae nae ga wae irae

Love love love u but I hate u

Hate hate hate u but I love u

Nae mam almyeonseo nae mam almyeonseo naege naege wae irae

Geuman jom haejwo naega neol miwohagi jeone

Dan myeochil mane eotteoke iri sarami byeonhae?

Sarangi byeonhae? No! Nan yeogi geudaeroya

Pihaejain cheok ma, uri munjen ni taedoya

Yeonghwa bogiro han nare ttak kkeojyeo inneun pon

Deopdaneun pinggyereul daemyeo tteoreojyeo inneun son

I can't handle anymore, deo keun mideumeul jwo

Aegyoburiji mallanikka na jinjja ppijyeosseo

Deo deo deo deoneun mot chama

Neo neo neo wae neol mot tteona

Nado tteonal su isseo

Love love love u but I hate u

Hate hate hate u but I love u

Wae nae ga wae irae

Love love love u but I hate u

Hate hate hate u but I love u

Nae mam almyeonseo nae mam almyeonseo naege naege wae irae

Daeche sarang ttawiga mwogillae neoreul tteonaji motana miunde

I wanna hate you. Wanna hate you.

Ijen kkeuchira gyeolsimhaenneunde neoui misoe tto haengbokhane

I love love love u!

Oneuldo hansigan jjae natanaji annneun neo ttaeme sogeun tago

Jigeum gago itdadeon ni moseubeun boiji anko

Tto jigakhaneun neowa neol gidarineun na

Aksunhwane maeil chokbakhaejyeoman ganeun sigan

Neowa nan jaseogui geukcheoreom dallaseo kkeullyeo

Hajiman urin ajik seorol ihae haneunden seotun geol

Girl, mianhadeusi jitneun ni misoe

Oneuldo nan mitgiro hae "dareugetji ibeonen"

Love love love u but I hate u

Hate hate hate u but I love u

Wae nae ga wae irae

Love love love u but I hate u

Hate hate hate u but I love u

Nae mam almyeonseo nae mam almyeonseo naege naege wae irae

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What is "Love U, Hate U" by 2AM about?

A K-pop ballad that spells out the push and pull of a relationship stuck between two feelings. This one refuses to, holding both emotions in the same breath until they blur together. It's less about indecision and more about admitting that some feelings can't be untangled.

Who performs "Love U, Hate U"?

2AM performs "Love U, Hate U", and this lyric page sits inside the 2AM catalog on LyroVerse.

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Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "2AM's Love U, Hate U Spells Out Confusion", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Love U, Hate U"?

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

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