G-Dragon
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A Boy

A Korean rap track that looks back at the early hunger and the weight of becoming G-Dragon.

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A Korean rap track that looks back at the early hunger and the weight of becoming G-Dragon.

The lyric circles back to 'Remember back in the days' like a mantra, but it's not pure nostalgia.

It's a grounding wire, a way to touch the person he was before the name G-Dragon carried all its weight.

Editor's note

G-Dragon's 'A Boy' remembers the climb

A Korean rap track that looks back at the early hunger and the weight of becoming G-Dragon.

Meot moreuneun jasingam naegen gajang keun mugiyeosseo

The lyric circles back to 'Remember back in the days' like a mantra, but it's not pure nostalgia. It's a grounding wire, a way to touch the person he was before the name G-Dragon carried all its weight. You hear him holding onto that boy as proof he's still real.

He raps 'Meot moreuneun jasingam naegen gajang keun mugiyeosseo', which translates roughly to 'The ignorance of not knowing what cool was became my greatest weapon'. That line holds the whole tension of the track: the raw, unpolished drive of a kid who didn't yet understand the rules he'd later break. It's less about confidence and more about the fuel that comes from not having any blueprint.

It captures that specific, useful blindness of youth, not knowing what 'cool' is meant to look like, so you invent your own. That's where the sound started.

The way he delivers 'Shine alive' at the end of each chorus feels like a command to himself, not just a hook.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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how "Remember back in the days" turns into a mantra the pull of "Meot moreuneun jasingam naegen gajang keun mugiyeosseo" how "Shine alive" turns into a mantra
Lyrics

A Boy

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Aye gd

Your choice

Drop it on me yo

Bameun gipeonneunde jameun anogo

Neureonan dutonggwa ssaugo

Irijeori dwicheogida saenggage jamgyeo

Tto peneul butjapgo

Ppaegokhi sseonaeryeoganeun gasa

I ane nae cheolhagi gadeukhada

Ppuyeon dambaeyeongi kkwakchan nae bang

Home sweet home aneukhada

13sal naie waseo

Swilteumeobsi dallyeo wasseo

Meot moreuneun jasingam naegen gajang keun mugiyeosseo

Oreumakgiriramyeon

Naerimakgildo inneun beop

Doragagien neomu neujeobeoryeosseo

I cant let go

Remember back in the days

We are the woo woo

Nameun jeoldae mitji motae

Geurado woo woo

Dont forget back in the days

Sonyeoniyeo geu meotjin moksoriro

Sesange sorichyeo shine alive

I'm G-Dragon namdeuri mworageon

Jakdago eoridago

Nan G-Dragon

Namdeuri mworageon (wo)

Saramdeureun malhae naega bureowo gajin ge neomu manha

Yeonyeindeureun da pyeonhageman sara

Ttak haruman geu ipjangi dwae bwara

Boineun ge daga aniran geol ara

Shigani heulleogamyeonseo

Oeroumman keojyeo gasseo

Meot moreuneun uimugam naegen gajang keun budamyeosseo

Oreumakgiriramyeon

Naerimakgildo inneun beop

Domangchigien neomu neujeobeoryeosseo

I wont let go

Remember back in the days

We are the woo woo

Nameun jeoldae mitji motae

Geurado woo woo

Dont forget back in the days

Sonyeoniyeo geu meotjin moksoriro

Sesange sorichyeo shine alive

Shimnyeondongan sumanheun mureumdeulgwa

Naega heullin su manheun ttambanguldeulgwa

Naega chamaon chagaun nunmuldeul

A-a ja sijakhae boneungeoya

Remember back in the days

We are the woo woo

Nameun jeoldae mitji motae

Geurado woo woo

Dont forget back in the days

Sonyeoniyeo geu meotjin moksoriro

Sesange sorichyeo shine alive

Just once

Remember back in the days (go back)

We are the woo woo (huh)

Nameun jeoldae mitji motae (forget)

Geurado woo woo (huh)

Dont forget back in the days (way back)

Sonyeoniyeo geu meotjin moksoriro

Sesange sorichyeo (huh huh) shine alive

Come back to me now woo

Come back to me now

Shimnyeoni jinado

Come back to me now woo

Come back to me now

Jinagan sewol

Nae jinshimeul

Remember back in the days (its time to shine)

Nameun jeoldae mitji motae (best choice)

Dont forget back in the days (brought to you by GD)

Geu meotjin moksoriro

Sesange sorichyeo shine alive

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What is "A Boy" by G-Dragon about?

A Korean rap track that looks back at the early hunger and the weight of becoming G-Dragon. The lyric circles back to 'Remember back in the days' like a mantra, but it's not pure nostalgia. It's a grounding wire, a way to touch the person he was before the name G-Dragon carried all its weight.

Who performs "A Boy"?

G-Dragon performs "A Boy", and this lyric page sits inside the G-Dragon catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "A Boy"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "G-Dragon's 'A Boy' remembers the climb", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "A Boy"?

Yes. The related section below points to Without You (feat. Rosé) and 1 Year with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by G-Dragon?

Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through G-Dragon's lyric pages.

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