A song about marking time in a specific place where someone used to be.
The waiting room isn't a metaphor he's crafting for us.
It's the actual architecture his mind has built to survive the absence.
Lyric guide
1 Year
A song about marking time in a specific place where someone used to be.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Editor's note
G-Dragon's '1 Year' and the waiting room
A song about marking time in a specific place where someone used to be.
ilnyeon jeonggeojang
The waiting room isn't a metaphor he's crafting for us. It's the actual architecture his mind has built to survive the absence. The bus, the buffer, the station, they're all just different names for the same stalled place.
The phrase 'ilnyeon jeonggeojang' does the heavy lifting. It's not just a year passing; it's a room you sit in, a specific location for the ache. 'Geugoseseo neol neukkil su isseo', in that place, I can still sense you. The lyric needs the physicality of a room because grief often feels like being stuck in one.
He names the room. Giving it a title, 'one-year waiting room', makes the endless feeling containable, a box he can point to and say, this is where I live now.
The way 'ilnyeon jeonggeojang' repeats, almost like he's checking the sign on the door each time he walks back in.
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the pull of "ilnyeon jeonggeojang"
the pull of "Geugoseseo neol neukkil su isseo"
how "ilnyeon jeonggeojang" turns into a mantra
Lyrics
1 Year
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Malhal suga eobseo
Neol butjabeul suga eobseo
Tteollideon ipsureul chamatdeon nunmureul
Bogodo moreun cheok haeya hae
Nal anajwo oneulbami jinamyeon
Niga eobseul geot gata seulpeojyeo
Geobi na jigeum i sungani yeongwonhagil
ALWAYS WAITING FOR YOU
ALL DAY I WAIT FOR YOU
Amureon giyak eobsi neomaneul chatgoisseo
Naega seo inneun jeonggeojang
Sesangi uril jiltuhaetdago saenggakhae
Inneun jeonggeojang
Igoseseo neol neukkil su isseo
Geudaega eomneun jeongdeun jeonggeojang
Najunge uri dasi mannagil gidohae
Ineun jeonggeojang
Igoseseo neol kkumkkulsu isseo
Ani ani anirago dan hanbeonmanirado
Geojitmarirago nal anajwo anirago
Uri mannameun cheoeumbuteo eotgallindeutan gingingin BUFFERING (?)
Neowa nae saien gasideongkuri hyeonsil sok jeonggeuri
Neol ireukyeo jugo sipeo
BUT geureol himi eobseo
Mireonael jasini sirheo
Gin gin gidarime jichyeo
Birok momeun meolli itdeorado
Seoro mameun byeonchimaljago
Mireonaegetji aningeol
Aju jamkkanui hyusigingeol
Neomuna nollasseo
Geunari ol jul jeongmal mollasseo
Igijeogin jamansim ttaemune
Neoui sojunghameul jal mollasseo
365 dasi ilbeon BUS
Naega gidarideon noran BUS
Yeoneunalcheoreom
Hwanhan miso jieumyeo nae pume dagawajwo
Naega seoinneun ilnyeon jeonggeojang
Sesangi uril jiltu haetdago saenggakhae
Ilnyeon jeonggeojang geugoseseo neol neukkil su isseo
Geudaega eomneun teong bin jeonggeojang
Najunge uri dasi mannagil gidohae
Ilnyeon jeonggeojang igoseseo neol kkumkkul su isseo
Ni jageun mame ni jageun sone
Sangcheoneun neomgiji marajwo
Ni jageun eokkaee ni yeppeun nune
Eoduun mirae boiji ankiro hae
Naega seoinneun ilnyeon jeonggeojang
Sesangi uril jiltu haetdago saenggakhae
Ilnyeon jeonggeojang geugoseseo neol neukkil su isseo
Geudaega eomneun teong bin jeonggeojang
Najunge uri dasi mannagil gidohae
Ilnyeon jeonggeojang igoseseo neol kkumkkul su isseo (MY BABY)
Naega seoinneun 1nyeon jeonggeojang
Sesangi uril jiltu haetdago saenggakhae
Ilnyeon jeonggeojang geugoseseo neol neukkil su isseo (BABY)
Geudaega eomneun teong bin jeonggeojang (OH)
Najunge uri dasi mannagil gidohae
Ilnyeon jeonggeojang (WOO) igoseseo neol kkumkkul su isseo (AH AH AH)
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What is "1 Year" by G-Dragon about?
A song about marking time in a specific place where someone used to be. The waiting room isn't a metaphor he's crafting for us. It's the actual architecture his mind has built to survive the absence.
Who performs "1 Year"?
G-Dragon performs "1 Year", and this lyric page sits inside the G-Dragon catalog on LyroVerse.
Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "1 Year"?
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Are there related songs to explore after "1 Year"?
Yes. The related section below points to Without You (feat. Rosé) and Black (feat. Park Bom) (Japanese Version) with a short reason for opening each page next.
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