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Playboy

A track where the bravado of a 'playboy' masks a plea for someone to stay.

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A track where the bravado of a 'playboy' masks a plea for someone to stay.

The lyric turns the playboy archetype inside out.

All that swagger about 'My place' and 'Your trace' is just a fancy frame for the plain fear in 'Nal tteonaryeogo hajima', 'Don't try to leave me'.

Editor's note

EXO's Playboy is a game of emotional hide-and-seek.

A track where the bravado of a 'playboy' masks a plea for someone to stay.

Gwaenchanha gwaenchanha Ne maeum jeonbu algo isseo gwaenchanha

The lyric turns the playboy archetype inside out. All that swagger about 'My place' and 'Your trace' is just a fancy frame for the plain fear in 'Nal tteonaryeogo hajima', 'Don't try to leave me'.

The repeated 'Gwaenchanha gwaenchanha', 'It's okay, it's okay', does a lot of heavy lifting. He's telling her not to worry, that he understands her completely, but the insistence feels like he's trying to convince himself. It's the sound of someone trying to play it cool while quietly begging, 'jebal domangchiji marajwo', 'please don't run away'.

He claims to know her heart completely, but saying 'it's okay' three times in one breath gives the whole game away. The reassurance is too frantic to be real.

The way the spoken interjections, '(You know what it is?)', '(an geurae?)', punctuate the flow. They sound like casual check-ins, but they're really just more attempts to control the conversation.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "My place" how "Gwaenchanha gwaenchanha" turns into a mantra the pull of "jebal domangchiji marajwo"
Lyrics

Playboy

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Hey Playboy haha (boy)

Let’s play!

Ullineun jeonhwado batjima joyonghi duja

Uri dul malgon amudo

Allyeojul piryodo eopjanha geudaero duja

Wae geokjeonghani neon

Gwaenchanha gwaenchanha

Ne maeum jeonbu algo isseo gwaenchanha

Gwaenchanha gwaenchanha

Boyeojwo ne bimireul da

Kkamake deopyeojin nae mameun Your place

Hayake tabeorin ne mameun My place

Jillil su eomneun ge dangyeonhan i Play

(You know what it is?)

Kkamake ityeojin nae mareun My base

Hayake sarajin ne mareun Your trace

Dollil su eomneun ge dangyeonhan i Play (boy)

Play play (boy) Play play (boy)

Play (boy) Play (boy) Play

Neujeotda sipeul ttaen imi son sseul

Su eopseul jeongdoro naege ppajyeotdago (an geurae?)

Jeonbuda almyeonseo sijak haenokon

Ije waseoneun jeonbu nae tasirago

Na motdoen ne sangsangboda

Motdoen chakhamgwaneun

Georiga meon saramira deouk

Haengbokhae jebal domangchiji marajwo

Nal tteonaryeogo hajima

Gwaenchanha gwaenchanha

Ne maeum jeonbu algo isseo gwaenchanha

Gwaenchanha gwaenchanha

Boyeojwo ni bimireul da

Kkamake deopyeojin nae mameun Your place

Hayake tabeorin ne mameun My place

Jillil su eomneun ge dangyeonhan i Play

(Geugeo ara?)

Kkamake ityeojin nae mareun My base

Hayake sarajin ne mareun Your trace

Dollil su eomneun ge dangyeonhan i Play

(Yeah, playboy)

Na hoching jeongnin dwaesseo

Ipmachum hanbeon That’s all

Na gateun nom mannan geon

Neo haengunilji agyeonilji galliji

Du gallae gil Yes! kkok jalmot samkin wiseuki

Neol tteugeopge deo deultteuge

Na mandeulge (leggo)

Motdwaetji haji mallan geol deo jeulgyeo nan

malhaetdeut ajik sijakdo an han mein geim

Deo milgo nal danggyeobwa

Igil jasin neomchyeo nan

Ireoke maeiri sinseonhan oeroumeul dallae nan

Oh! na meomchul su eoptdago

Neodo machangajijanha

Geunyang nal nochigi siljanha (an geurae?)

My babe

Kkamake deopyeojin nae mameun Your place

Hayake tabeorin ne mameun My place

Jillil su eomneun ge dangyeonhan i Play

(You know what it is?)

Kkamake ityeojin nae mareun My base

Hayake sarajin ne mareun Your trace

Dollil su eomneun ge dangyeonhan i Play (boy)

Play play (boy) Play play (boy)

Play (boy) Play (boy) Play (boy)

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What is "Playboy" by EXO about?

A track where the bravado of a 'playboy' masks a plea for someone to stay. The lyric turns the playboy archetype inside out. All that swagger about 'My place' and 'Your trace' is just a fancy frame for the plain fear in 'Nal tteonaryeogo hajima', 'Don't try to leave me'.

Who performs "Playboy"?

EXO performs "Playboy", and this lyric page sits inside the EXO catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Playboy"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "EXO's Playboy is a game of emotional hide-and-seek.", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Playboy"?

Yes. The related section below points to Promise and Baby You Are with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by EXO?

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