FTISLAND
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Age-height (feat. Song Eun Yi)

A Korean rock band's song about longing for a partner who sees past superficial standards.

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A Korean rock band's song about longing for a partner who sees past superficial standards.

There's a quiet defiance in how the lyric insists on being a 'gwaenchanheun yeojaeyo', a good woman, as if repeating it might make it true.

The song doesn't argue with the world's shallow standards; it just states the desire to be chosen anyway, which feels more vulnerable than any protest.

Editor's note

FTISLAND's 'Age-height' and the search for love

A Korean rock band's song about longing for a partner who sees past superficial standards.

Wae ireoseyo nai, kiga dain gayo

There's a quiet defiance in how the lyric insists on being a 'gwaenchanheun yeojaeyo', a good woman, as if repeating it might make it true. The song doesn't argue with the world's shallow standards; it just states the desire to be chosen anyway, which feels more vulnerable than any protest.

The repeated line 'Wae ireoseyo nai, kiga dain gayo', 'Why is it like this, my height is too short', anchors the whole frustration. It's not just about physical measurement; it's the exhaustion of having your worth reduced to a number before anything else gets a chance. The singer keeps circling back to that same raw spot, almost like they're trying to wear down the listener's resistance by sheer repetition.

That blunt question cuts through any pretense. It's the sound of someone who's heard 'too short' one too many times and is just tired of it.

The way 'gaseumi dugeundugeun sarangeul gidaryeoyo', 'my heart pounds waiting for love', drops after all that defensive talk sticks with you. It's a sudden flash of hope in the middle of the doubt.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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Age-height (feat. Song Eun Yi)

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Sarangeul almanhan naieyo

Sesangeul almanhan naieyo

Goreun geon anijiman ajikdo honjaeyo

Jagado maeryeogeun itjanhayo

Adamhan yeojado gwaenchanhayo

Gaseumi dugeundugeun sarangeul gidaryeoyo

Barami bureool ttaemada sallangdaeneun maeum

Keopeul bol ttaemada mamdo heundeulheundeul

Hajiman nal swipgeneun boji mayo

Wae ireoseyo nai, kiga dain gayo

Wae ireoseyo nai, kiman bosinayo

Nal hanbeon dasi bwayo gwaenchanheun yeojaeyo

Mianhaji man namjaegen jungyohae yeojae nai, ki

Gin darie eoullineun seksihan yeojaui haihil

Gyeolhonhaneun namjadeul bwa

Gakkeum eotteon keopeureun tti donggap

Nai, ki an bondaneun maldeureun da geojitmal

Eolgulman yeppeumyeon joheungayo

Jjuk ppajin mommaeman joheungayo

Sewori jinagamyeon modeunge ttokgatayo

Dangsini mwol haedo ihaehaeyo

Dangsini wonhamyeon matchulgeyo

Gaseumi kongdakkongdak sarangeul gidaryeoyo

Barami bureool ttaemada sallangdaeneun maeum

Keopeul bol ttaemada mamdo heundeulheundeul

Hajiman nal swipgeneun boji mayo

Wae ireoseyo nai, kiga dain gayo

Wae ireoseyo nai, kiman bosinayo

Nal hanbeon dasi bwayo gwaenchanheun yeojaeyo

Ani gwaenchanha naege matchul

Pillyoneun jeonhyeo eobseo

Eorin yeoja mannaseo Oppa sori deutgo sipeo

Nan soljikhi yeppeunge joha

Mommaedo joheumyeon joha

Geogida ki keumyeon deo joha

Joheunge joheun geonikka

Wae ireoseyo nai, kiga daingayo

Wae ireoseyo nai, kiman bosinayo

Nal hanbeon dasi bwayo

Gwaenchanheun yeojaeyo

Wae ireoseyo nai, kie sokji mayo

Wae ireoseyo nai, kineun sanggwaneobtjyo

Nal hanbeon jikyeobwayo sok kkwak chan yeojaeyo

Nal hanbeon jikyeobwayo sok kkwak chan yeojaeyo

Matchwo gabwayo uri dul sarangui ki

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What is "Age-height (feat. Song Eun Yi)" by FTISLAND about?

A Korean rock band's song about longing for a partner who sees past superficial standards. There's a quiet defiance in how the lyric insists on being a 'gwaenchanheun yeojaeyo', a good woman, as if repeating it might make it true. The song doesn't argue with the world's shallow standards; it just states the desire to be chosen anyway, which feels more vulnerable than any protest.

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