The K-pop group's 2014 track turns a goodbye into a declaration of independence.
This isn't a song about missing someone.
It's about the relief of finally naming the rot, the 'jalmot hago isseo', the wrongs we keep doing to each other.
Lyric guide
Ah Yah Yah
The K-pop group's 2014 track turns a goodbye into a declaration of independence.
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Editor's note
2NE1's Ah Yah Yah, a breakup song with bite
The K-pop group's 2014 track turns a goodbye into a declaration of independence.
time to say good bye, motdeuleun cheokhajima
This isn't a song about missing someone. It's about the relief of finally naming the rot, the 'jalmot hago isseo', the wrongs we keep doing to each other. The lyric insists on moving forward, even if the memory sticks around.
The repeated 'break it down now' at the start isn't just a dance command; it's a demand to dismantle the whole failing situation. When they sing 'nan ni junhwareul pihae', I'm avoiding your calls, it's that specific, petty act of self-preservation, the kind you do when you're tired of the same old fight.
It cuts off any negotiation. No more pretending not to hear the end; the decision is already made, and the delivery is flat, final.
The way 'a-eeya-eeya' punctuates the chorus, almost like a sigh or a shrug, gives the whole thing a weary, real rhythm.
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the pull of "jalmot hago isseo"
how "break it down now" turns into a mantra
the pull of "nan ni junhwareul pihae"
Lyrics
Ah Yah Yah
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break it down now
break it down now
break it down now
this how it’s goin’ down
saranghandamyeonseo wae
nal jakku himdeulgae hae
dodaechae mweoga bulmanindae
yojeun deuleo bujjeok neuleonan ganseop
chamgyeoni nal jichigae hae
hey, geureokhae ddo myeochiljjae
nan ni junhwareul pihae
i tell you what’s going on
naman haengbokhagae haejugaetdadun ni geu
yaksok, boy
tell me what’s up, what’s up neon mani dalla
jyeosseo
neoneun shwipgae neomeo garyeo hajiman
beolsseo shigani da dwaetna bwa
time to say good bye, motdeuleun cheokhajima
oorin imi yejeonae over, eejaen gogaereul dolryeo
nan eebyul norael bulleo, bye my love
deo nopeun nal kkoya jeo meolli
dalkomhan yuhokae na sokjineun ana
saero-oon shijak eejaen eebyulae shigan
himchgae dashi naganeun geoya
geureoni neo yeokshi naegaeseo youngwonhee
jayuroweo jigil barae jigeun eesoongan
sarangeun eonjaena a-eeya-eeya apeumdo itneun
geoya
eejae neol itneun geoya
bujjeok neuleonan datoomae
jeollo heulleona-oneun hamsoom
oorin seoro-aegae jalmot hago isseo neodo algo
isseo geugeol
that i”m better without you
banbokdwaeneun seoro-aegae jwaega
dwaeneun georeon ssa-oom oorin seoro igiryeo hae
eerun nae jashini sileo geuraeseo deo
niga miweo eejaen neoreul ji-ooryeo hae
eebyuldo saragirago saenggakhaejweo
you’d drive me crazy,
eereodaga neol miweo halgeoman gata
daeshin malhaejulgae it’s over, eejaen gogaereul
dolryeo
nan eebyul norael bulleo, bye my love
deo nopeun nal kkoya jeo meolli
dalkomhan yuhokae na sokjineun ana
saero-oon shijak eejaen eebyulae shigan
himchgae dashi naganeun geoya
geureoni neo yeokshi naegaeseo youngwonhee
jayuroweo jigil barae jigeun eesoongan
sarangeun eonjaena a-eeya-eeya apeumdo itneun
geoya
eejae neol itneun geoya
eodil gadeun i will think of you
eonjaena neul gyeotae neul yeopae (all right)
neol wihae gidohaejulgae du sohn moa
haengbokhae youngwonhee youngwonhee youngwonhee
hamkkae handago
deo nopeun nal kkoya jeo meolli
dalkomhan yuhokae na sokjineun ana
saero-oon shijak eejaen eebyulae shigan
himchgae dashi naganeun geoya
geureoni neo yeokshi naegaeseo youngwonhee
jayuroweo jigil barae jigeun eesoongan
sarangeun eonjaena a-eeya-eeya apeumdo itneun
geoya
eejae neol itneun geoya
break it down now
it’s almost over now
nan itji ana day and night
eonjaena neowa hamkkaehan chu-eok
neowa hamkkaehan chu-eok
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What is "Ah Yah Yah" by 2NE1 about?
The K-pop group's 2014 track turns a goodbye into a declaration of independence. This isn't a song about missing someone. It's about the relief of finally naming the rot, the 'jalmot hago isseo', the wrongs we keep doing to each other.
Who performs "Ah Yah Yah"?
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