A 2014 K-pop hit about cutting your hair and leaving the past behind.
The power here is in the mundane gesture.
Choosing a haircut becomes the only action you can control when everything else feels uncertain.
Lyric guide
단발머리 (Short Hair)
A 2014 K-pop hit about cutting your hair and leaving the past behind.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Quick meaning
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Editor's note
AOA's Short Hair and the fresh start
A 2014 K-pop hit about cutting your hair and leaving the past behind.
"오늘따라 머리가 맘에 안 들어"
The power here is in the mundane gesture. Choosing a haircut becomes the only action you can control when everything else feels uncertain. It's a pop song about agency, disguised as a trip to the salon.
The Korean lyric asks, "Should I cut my short hair?" and later, "Should I dye it reddish brown?" It's that small, tangible decision, the haircut, the color, that holds all the weight. The song isn't about grand philosophy; it's about using a physical change to force an internal one, hoping the new look will keep old memories from getting stuck in your heart.
It translates to "Today, my hair just won't sit right in my heart." That's the whole feeling, a physical restlessness that mirrors an emotional one, plain and perfect.
The way the phrase "Gonna be alright" repeats like a mantra, almost willing itself into truth.
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What to keep in your ear
the pull of "Should I cut my short hair?"
how "Gonna be alright" turns into a mantra
the pull of "Today, my hair just won't sit right in my heart."
Lyrics
단발머리 (Short Hair)
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(Whoa oh oh) hey, hey, hey
(Whoa oh oh) hey, hey, hey
Gonna be alright, right, right
Gonna be alright, right, right
(Whoa oh oh) hey, hey, hey
(Whoa oh oh) hey, hey, hey
Uh, AOA
Uh, AOA
(Whoa oh oh) hey, hey, hey
(Whoa oh oh) hey, hey, hey
Gonna be alright, right, right
Gonna be alright, right, right
(Whoa oh oh) hey, hey, hey
(Whoa oh oh) hey, hey, hey
Brave Sound, let's do it
Brave Sound, let's do it
짧은 치말 입어볼까 (hey!)
jjalbeun chimal ibeobolkka (hey!)
아님 반바질 입을까 (hey!)
anim banbajil ibeulkka (hey!)
이것 저것 고민하다 시간만 가
igeot jeogeot gominhada siganman ga
분홍 립스틱을 바를까 (hey!)
bunhong ripseutigeul bareulkka (hey!)
살이 좀 찐 것 같아 (hey!)
sari jom jjin geot gata (hey!)
옷 입는 맵시가 나질 않아
ot imneun maepsiga najil ana
오늘따라 머리가 맘에 안 들어
oneulttara meoriga mame an deureo
투덜투덜 대요, oh, oh, oh, oh
tudeoltudeol daeyo, oh, oh, oh, oh
거울 앞에 하루 종일 새로운 사랑하긴
geoul ape haru jong-il saeroun saranghagin
아직 준비가 안됐나 봐요 이제 어떡해요?
ajik junbiga andwaenna bwayo ije eotteokaeyo?
단발머리 하고 그댈 만나러 가
danbalmeori hago geudael mannareo ga
뭔가 좀 자꾸 어색해요, oh
mwon-ga jom jakku eosaekaeyo, oh
단발머리 하고 지난 날은 잊고
danbalmeori hago jinan nareun itgo
나 새롭게 태어날 거예요
na saeropge tae-eonal geoyeyo
It's gonna be fine
It's gonna be fine
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh (hey, hey, hey)
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh (hey, hey, hey)
날씨 참 좋아요
nalssi cham joayo
분위기 참 좋아요
bunwigi cham joayo
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh (hey, hey, hey)
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh (hey, hey, hey)
날씨 참 좋아요
nalssi cham joayo
I'm sure it's gonna be fine
I'm sure it's gonna be fine
Yeah, 짧은 단발머리를 하고 고민
Yeah, jjalbeun danbalmeorireul hago gomin
고민 끝에 고른 옷을 빼입고
gomin kkeute goreun oseul ppaeipgo
오늘따라 조금 높은 하이힐
oneulttara jogeum nopeun haihil
어색하지만 들떠버린 걸음걸이 (whoa oh oh)
eosaekajiman deultteobeorin georeumgeori (whoa oh oh)
점점 다가갈수록 눈치도 없는
jeomjeom dagagalsurok nunchido eomneun
내 마음은 떨고 (whoa oh oh)
nae ma-eumeun tteolgo (whoa oh oh)
어느새 저기 너 환히 웃으며
eoneusae jeogi neo hwanhi useumyeo
내게 손 흔들고
naege son heundeulgo
오늘따라 머리가 맘에 안 들어
oneulttara meoriga mame an deureo
투덜투덜 대요, oh, oh, oh, oh
tudeoltudeol daeyo, oh, oh, oh, oh
거울 앞에 하루 종일 새로운 사랑하긴
geoul ape haru jong-il saeroun saranghagin
아직 준비가 안됐나 봐요 이제 어떡해요?
ajik junbiga andwaenna bwayo ije eotteokaeyo?
단발머리 하고 그댈 만나러 가
danbalmeori hago geudael mannareo ga
뭔가 좀 자꾸 어색해요, oh
mwon-ga jom jakku eosaekaeyo, oh
단발머리 하고 지난 날은 잊고
danbalmeori hago jinan nareun itgo
나 새롭게 태어날 거예요
na saeropge tae-eonal geoyeyo
It's gonna be fine
It's gonna be fine
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh (hey, hey, hey)
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh (hey, hey, hey)
날씨 참 좋아요
nalssi cham joayo
분위기 참 좋아요
bunwigi cham joayo
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh (hey, hey, hey)
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh (hey, hey, hey)
날씨 참 좋아요
nalssi cham joayo
I'm sure it's gonna be fine
I'm sure it's gonna be fine
이젠 눈물 흘리지 않아
ijen nunmul heulliji ana
너 밖에 몰랐던 내가
neo bakke mollatdeon naega
니 말만 들었던 내가
ni malman deureotdeon naega
절대 두 번 다시 상처 받을
jeoldae du beon dasi sangcheo badeul
일 없을 거예요 날 울리지 마요
il eopseul geoyeyo nal ulliji mayo
단발머리 하고 그댈 만나러 가 (ooh)
danbalmeori hago geudael mannareo ga (ooh)
뭔가 좀 자꾸 어색해요, oh (뭔가 좀 어색해요)
mwon-ga jom jakku eosaekaeyo, oh (mwon-ga jom eosaekaeyo)
단발머리 하고 지난날은 잊고 (oh yeah, oh)
danbalmeori hago jinannareun itgo (oh yeah, oh)
나 새롭게 태어날 거예요 (oh baby)
na saeropge tae-eonal geoyeyo (oh baby)
It's gonna be fine
It's gonna be fine
(Whoa oh oh) oh yeah
(Whoa oh oh) oh yeah
Gonna be alright, right, right
Gonna be alright, right, right
(Whoa oh oh)
(Whoa oh oh)
Oh whoa, oh yeah yeah
Oh whoa, oh yeah yeah
(Whoa oh oh) oh yeah
(Whoa oh oh) oh yeah
Gonna be alright, right, right
Gonna be alright, right, right
(Whoa oh oh)
(Whoa oh oh)
I'm sure it's gonna be alright, yeah
I'm sure it's gonna be alright, yeah
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What is "단발머리 (Short Hair)" by AOA about?
A 2014 K-pop hit about cutting your hair and leaving the past behind. The power here is in the mundane gesture. Choosing a haircut becomes the only action you can control when everything else feels uncertain.
Who performs "단발머리 (Short Hair)"?
AOA performs "단발머리 (Short Hair)", and this lyric page sits inside the AOA catalog on LyroVerse.
Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "단발머리 (Short Hair)"?
Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "AOA's Short Hair and the fresh start", followed by the full lyric and related songs.
Are there related songs to explore after "단발머리 (Short Hair)"?
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