A K-pop ballad about waiting for someone who keeps slipping away.
Most breakup songs are about the explosion.
This one is about the slow leak, the air leaving the room day by day.
Lyric guide
Sunrise
A K-pop ballad about waiting for someone who keeps slipping away.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Editor's note
GFRIEND's Sunrise and the morning after
A K-pop ballad about waiting for someone who keeps slipping away.
jabeuryeo halsurok meoreojigo isseo
Most breakup songs are about the explosion. This one is about the slow leak, the air leaving the room day by day. The lyric doesn't dramatize the loss; it just notes the distance growing in centimeters.
The phrase 'jabeuryeo halsurok meoreojigo isseo', the more I try to hold on, the further you go, captures that specific frustration. It's not about anger, just the quiet exhaustion of reaching for someone who keeps moving. The song sits in that space where you know you should let go, but your hand won't unclench.
It's a plain observation about how effort sometimes backfires in love. The words don't blame; they just state the mechanics of a thing falling apart.
The way 'haeya haeya neoreul bwaya bwaya', I have to, have to see you, repeats like a mantra that's losing its power.
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the pull of "jabeuryeo halsurok meoreojigo isseo"
how "haeya haeya neoreul bwaya bwaya" turns into a mantra
Lyrics
Sunrise
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saeparan haneurinde
saeppalgan maeuminde
geureohge boiji anha
anya anya
neukkimi wassdanikka
bokjaphae neoraneun saram ttaeme
majji majji na geureon geo majji
sesang modeun bichdeuri ssodajin geoya
tto museun iri ireonalji algo sipeunde
jeogi haeya haeya
neoreul bwaya bwaya
naega bulhwaksilhan miraemajeo
jogeumssik deo gakkawojyeo
jabeuryeo halsurok
meoreojigo isseo
jantteuk geobi naseo naseo
gidarigo isseulge
taneun simjangi beotiji moshae
nareul jeonbu da bonaelge
geuraeya nega tteooreul su issge hae
deo isang bulleobwassja
amuri geuraebwassja
jogeumdo kkumjjeokhaji anhjanha
dwaesseo ije geuman
kkumeseo kkaeeona
amugeosdo moreuncheokhaji marajwo
ne saenggageul kyeonoheun chae jami deureodo
eochapi amu ildo ireonaji anha
jeogi haeya haeya
neoreul bwaya bwaya
naega bulhwaksilhan miraemajeo
jogeumssik deo gakkawojyeo
jabeuryeo halsurok
meoreojigo isseo
jantteuk geobi naseo naseo
gidarigo isseulge
taneun simjangi beotiji moshae
nareul jeonbu da bonaelge
geuraeya nega tteooreul su issge hae
gieok sogeseo neol gieokhae
jamsiman nae yaegireul deureojwo
nega piryohae da wa gajanha
daeche eonje eodum sogeul
beoseonage hal geoya
chadichan chanranhan
haeya haeya
sumeo bwaya bwaya
jeoldae doragaji anheul geoya
nareul butjabajwo
nega sijakhagil
gidarigo isseo
cheoeumbuteo majimakkkaji
ne mameul algo sipeojyeo
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What is "Sunrise" by GFRIEND about?
A K-pop ballad about waiting for someone who keeps slipping away. Most breakup songs are about the explosion. This one is about the slow leak, the air leaving the room day by day.
Who performs "Sunrise"?
GFRIEND performs "Sunrise", and this lyric page sits inside the GFRIEND catalog on LyroVerse.
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Are there related songs to explore after "Sunrise"?
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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