A K-pop track about keeping up appearances when everything feels wrong.
Most pop songs about smiling treat it as an aspiration or a mask.
This one treats it as labor, something you do for others until you're exhausted.
Lyric guide
Smile
A K-pop track about keeping up appearances when everything feels wrong.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Editor's note
B1A4's 'Smile' and the weight of pretending
A K-pop track about keeping up appearances when everything feels wrong.
Nachorom uso bwa da bojana
Most pop songs about smiling treat it as an aspiration or a mask. This one treats it as labor, something you do for others until you're exhausted. The weariness in 'bojana' ('everyone sees') turns a personal act into public theater.
That phrase 'Nachorom uso bwa da bojana' holds the whole tension. It's not just about faking a smile; it's about being seen while you fake it, the extra layer of exposure. The song answers the pressure to perform happiness even when you're empty, and the lyric makes that visibility plain.
It admits the performance isn't fooling anyone, least of all the person singing. The exhaustion is in the admission itself.
The way the vocal delivery tightens around 'nappeun nom gatjana', 'like a bad person', gives away the strain beneath the bright melody.
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What to keep in your ear
the pull of "everyone sees"
the pull of "Nachorom uso bwa da bojana"
the pull of "nappeun nom gatjana"
Lyrics
Smile
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Jumoni aneso mot kkone
Mani bissaji anaso mot gonne
Jogeumman do joheun gol
Sal su itge moeul gol
Jigeum animyon neujeul got gataso
Jilkkeun nun-gamgo yonggi ne kkonesso
Mangsoridon maeumeul
Sumgyowatdon sonmureul
Uh uh uh ah i banjiboda do
Uh uh uh ah ni ane sarangi
Hwolssin gapjigo bitnaneun gol
We jakku uro saramdeuri bojana
Nugun-ga nareul bomyon nappeun nom gatjana
Gogereul deuro ne mareul jom deuro bwa
Joheul tten hengbokhal tten jolde uneun ge anya
Nachorom uso bwa da bojana
Ne pareul danggimyo haneun mal
Doni odisso iron gol da sasso
Mwoga dedanhadago
Bune nomchyohanyago
Uh uh uh ah nega do gomawo
Uh uh uh ah neul gyote issoso
Hangsang ireoke deundeunhan geol
We jakku uro saramdeuri bojana
Nugun-ga nareul bomyon nappeun nom gatjana
Gogereul deuro ne mareul jom deuro bwa
Joheul tten hengbokhal tten jolde uneun ge anya
Nachorom uso bwa da bojana
Ajik nega he jun gotboda
Do he jul ge maneunikka
Mideulle? nol gippeuge he julge
We jakku uro saramdeuri bojana
Nugun-ga nareul bomyon nappeun nom gatjana
Gogereul deuro ne mareul jom deuro bwa
Joheul tten hengbokhal tten jolde uneun ge anya
Nachorom uso bwa da bojana
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What is "Smile" by B1A4 about?
A K-pop track about keeping up appearances when everything feels wrong. Most pop songs about smiling treat it as an aspiration or a mask. This one treats it as labor, something you do for others until you're exhausted.
Who performs "Smile"?
B1A4 performs "Smile", and this lyric page sits inside the B1A4 catalog on LyroVerse.
Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Smile"?
Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "B1A4's 'Smile' and the weight of pretending", followed by the full lyric and related songs.
Are there related songs to explore after "Smile"?
Yes. The related section below points to Super Sonic and 10 Times with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by B1A4?
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