I.O.I
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Hold On

A K-pop ballad about clinging to love even when you feel the other person slipping away.

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A K-pop ballad about clinging to love even when you feel the other person slipping away.

The lyric circles the same few questions without ever getting an answer back.

'Geureom neoneun eotteoni' ('Then how are you?') hangs there, followed by the bleak assumption 'Ijen nal mot bwado gwaenchanhgetni' ('Would it be okay if you couldn't see me now?').

Editor's note

I.O.I's Hold On and the fear of being forgotten

A K-pop ballad about clinging to love even when you feel the other person slipping away.

Idaero gamyeon nareul mot bolji molla

The lyric circles the same few questions without ever getting an answer back. 'Geureom neoneun eotteoni' ('Then how are you?') hangs there, followed by the bleak assumption 'Ijen nal mot bwado gwaenchanhgetni' ('Would it be okay if you couldn't see me now?'). It's a one-sided conversation where the only certainty is the singer's own daily love.

The phrase 'I sanghwangi neomu duryeowo' translates to 'Right now, this moment is too scary.' It's not about a general fear of loss, but the specific terror of what might happen in the next instant, 'Jamkkanman mwo haneun geoya' ('What are you doing for just a moment?'). The trust is a wall built against that immediate, breath-held panic.

It means 'If you keep hiding like this, you might not be able to see me.' There's a quiet threat in it, not of leaving, but of disappearing from the other person's sight if they don't look back soon.

The way 'I trust trust you you' stutters out, breaking the smoother 'love you' repetitions, feels like someone trying to convince themselves mid-sentence.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "Geureom neoneun eotteoni" the pull of "I trust trust you you" the pull of "If you keep hiding like this, you might not be able to see me."
Lyrics

Hold On

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Ah~ I trust you, you, you, you

Na manhi johahaetna bwa

Nae bari wae tteoreojijil anhni

Geureom neoneun eotteoni

Naega eoptdamyeon gwaenchanhgetni

Naneun love you love you love you

Love you love you everyday

Maeil nan neoman saranghaesseo

Naneun love you love you love you love you

Jigeum I sanghwangi neomu duryeowo

Jamkkanman mwo haneun geoya

Idaero gamyeon nareul mot bolji molla

Nae nuneul bwa nuneul barabwa ajik meoreosseo

Neoneun nareul jal molla boy

Kkeuchi animyeon naege dallyeowa

Kkeuchi aniramyeon naege dallyeowa

I trust I trust trust you you

Neol manhi saranghaetna bwa

Ipsuri wae tteoreojijil anhni

Geureom neoneun eotteoni

Ijen nal mot bwado gwaenchanhgetni

Naneun love you love you love you

Love you love you everyday

Maeil nan neoman saranghaesseo

Naneun love you love you love you love you

Jigeum I sanghwangi neomu duryeowo

Jamkkanman mwo haneun geoya

Idaero gamyeon nareul mot bolji molla

Nae nuneul bwa nuneul barabwa

Ajik meoreosseo neoneun nareul jal molla boy

Kkeuchi animyeon naege dallyeowa

Kkeuchi aniramyeon naege dallyeowa

I trust I trust trust you you

Oh urineun gallimgire seo itjyo

Majimak japgo itneun du son nohji marayo

Neon nareul itgetjiman ajik mot ijeo neol gidarimyeo

Neoui naraneun geon byeonchi anhjyo

Ijji marajwoyo

Jamkkanman mwo haneun geoya

Idaero gamyeon nareul mot bolji molla

Nae nuneul bwa nuneul barabwa

Ajik meoreosseo neoneun nareul jal molla boy

Kkeuchi animyeon naege dallyeowa

Kkeuchi aniramyeon naege dallyeowa

I trust I trust trust you you

Majimageuro neoege hanmadiman halge

Jjalpatjiman neol chungbunhi neukkil su isseosseo

Urin geu nuguboda jeongmal saranghaetdan geol ijji marajwo

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What is "Hold On" by I.O.I about?

A K-pop ballad about clinging to love even when you feel the other person slipping away. The lyric circles the same few questions without ever getting an answer back. 'Geureom neoneun eotteoni' ('Then how are you?') hangs there, followed by the bleak assumption 'Ijen nal mot bwado gwaenchanhgetni' ('Would it be okay if you couldn't see me now?').

Who performs "Hold On"?

I.O.I performs "Hold On", and this lyric page sits inside the I.O.I catalog on LyroVerse.

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Are there related songs to explore after "Hold On"?

Yes. The related section below points to 너무너무너무 (Very Very Very) and Hip Song with a short reason for opening each page next.

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