A K-pop anthem about holding on to your color through the hardest nights.
Most empowerment songs shout about transformation; this one whispers about preservation.
The real work here is just staying intact long enough to recognize yourself again.
Lyric guide
Better Me
A K-pop anthem about holding on to your color through the hardest nights.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Editor's note
GFRIEND's 'Better Me' finds light in the dark
A K-pop anthem about holding on to your color through the hardest nights.
neoui color neoui hyanggido
Most empowerment songs shout about transformation; this one whispers about preservation. The real work here is just staying intact long enough to recognize yourself again.
The phrase 'neoui color neoui hyanggido', your color, your scent, gets repeated like a mantra. It's not about changing into someone new, but remembering the specific thing that makes you you, even when it feels buried. That pressure to hold on to a self you can barely see gives the song its quiet fight.
In a song full of struggle, those Korean words for 'your color, your scent' are the anchor. They're the specific, tangible details you're trying not to lose.
The way 'I like me better now' lands after each search, it feels earned, not declared.
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What to keep in your ear
how "neoui color neoui hyanggido" turns into a mantra
the pull of "I like me better now"
the pull of "your color, your scent"
Lyrics
Better Me
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ttodasi mangseoriji ma
amudo neoreul makji moshae
aesseo doraseoji ma
apeun gieogeun da jiwonae
pieo bwa oechyeo bwa jeoldae I won't lose
ttangsok gipi neoege dahneun geu sungane
No doubt you’ll shine and bloom
Black dark night
eoduun i bame nun gamji anhgireul baralge
Stay strong
geochin i sigan sogedo
ilheobeorin neol chajabwa find it now
neoui color neoui hyanggido I like me better now
kkoccpiuneun gyejeori dareun geosppun ttaega dwaesseo neol gidaehalge
neoui color neoui hyanggido I like me better now
Better now
ttaeroneun jiteun eodum soge gathyeo heundeullyeo
dasi tto jaba damdamhage mameul biwonae
Keep your eyes wide open
Black dark night
eoduun i bame doraseojin anhgiro hae
Stay strong
deo geochin sigan sogedo
ilheobeorin neol chajabwa find it now
neoui color neoui hyanggido I like me better now
kkoccpiuneun gyejeori dareun geosppun ttaega dwaesseo neol gidaehalge
neoui color neoui hyanggido I like me better now
Better now
gamssaoneun naccseon hyanggi
ijen oraen gidarimui kkeute saeroun neol majuhae
eoneusae dagawa gyeopchyeooneun color
kkumdeuri pyeolchyeojyeo seumyeodeureo sesangeul muldeuryeo
byeolbiccdo sumjugin bam gadeuk chan i ongiga
A flor de flor
Aún más bella
No tengas miedo
neol piwonae bwa deoneun sumgiji ma neol chajanae
dareun saekkkal dareun hyanggicheoreom an boyeodo
neol boyeojwo bwa kkoccpiuneun gyejeori geujeo dareun sigan
kkeokkyeo jichil ttae geu aneseo
Waiting for you 'cause you're on your way
ilheobeorin neol chajabwa find it now
neoui color neoui hyanggido I like me better now
kkoccpiuneun gyejeori dareun geosppun ttaega dwaesseo neol gidaehalge
neoui color neoui hyanggido I like me better now
Better now
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What is "Better Me" by GFRIEND about?
A K-pop anthem about holding on to your color through the hardest nights. Most empowerment songs shout about transformation; this one whispers about preservation. The real work here is just staying intact long enough to recognize yourself again.
Who performs "Better Me"?
GFRIEND performs "Better Me", and this lyric page sits inside the GFRIEND catalog on LyroVerse.
Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Better Me"?
Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "GFRIEND's 'Better Me' finds light in the dark", followed by the full lyric and related songs.
Are there related songs to explore after "Better Me"?
Yes. The related section below points to Room Of Mirrors and Eye Of The Storm with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by GFRIEND?
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