A Korean pop song about a perfect, fleeting moment under a strawberry-colored moon.
Most love songs build toward a declaration or a crisis.
This one stays suspended in the 'gibun', the mood, the feeling, of a single night.
Lyric guide
strawberry moon
A Korean pop song about a perfect, fleeting moment under a strawberry-colored moon.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Editor's note
IU's strawberry moon, a cool breeze of a night
A Korean pop song about a perfect, fleeting moment under a strawberry-colored moon.
so cool salmi eotteoke deo wanbyeokae
Most love songs build toward a declaration or a crisis. This one stays suspended in the 'gibun', the mood, the feeling, of a single night. It trusts that the sensation of a cool breeze and a colored moon is story enough.
The phrase 'so cool salmi eotteoke deo wanbyeokae', 'how can a life be more perfect', isn't asking a real question. It's just sitting with the feeling, almost surprised by it. The whole song hangs on that quiet wonder, the kind you don't want to explain or justify, just hold onto while the strawberry moon is still up.
It's not a boast about perfection, more like a whispered note to yourself when something actually feels complete. The Korean wraps the thought in a soft, wondering tone.
The way 'eh-oh' floats in after 'matgyeobollae' gives the chorus a sighing, effortless lift.
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the pull of "so cool salmi eotteoke deo wanbyeokae"
Lyrics
strawberry moon
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dari igeogani seodulleo jeolmeun piya
mindeulle han song-i deulgo
sarang-i eojireoi tteodanineun bamiya
naraga sappunhi iruryeom
paengpaenghan eodum sairo
tteooreuneun gibun
i geodaehan mujungnyeoge hok hwicheonghaedo
duryeopjin aneul geoya
pureureun uri wiro
keodaran strawberry moon han seukup
na-ege neoreul matgyeobollae eh-oh
barameul serojilleo
naraoreuneun gibun so cool
salmi eotteoke deo wanbyeokae ooh
dasi majuhagi eoryeoun haeng-uniya
onmome simjang-i ttwieo
Oh ohiryeo gikkeoi hemaegopeun bamiya
neowa gil ireul su itdamyeon
matjabeun seoroui soneuro
churipgureul heomun
i muhanhamui kkeutgwa kkeut tto wiaraero
bihaeng-eul tteonal geoya
pureureun uri wiro
keodaran strawberry moon han seukup
na-ege neoreul matgyeobollae eh-oh
barameul serojilleo
naraoreuneun gibun so cool
salmi eotteoke deo wanbyeokae ooh
nollawo iboda
kkumgateun sun-gani tto isseulkka (deo isseulkka)
amado uriga cheoeum balgyeonhan
oneul i bamui modeun geot, geu wiro nara
pureureun uri wiro
keodaran strawberry moon han seukup
sesang-eul gajyeoboni eottae eh-oh
barameul serojilleo
naraoreuneun gibun so cool
salmi eotteoke deo wanbyeokae ooh
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What is "strawberry moon" by IU about?
A Korean pop song about a perfect, fleeting moment under a strawberry-colored moon. Most love songs build toward a declaration or a crisis. This one stays suspended in the 'gibun', the mood, the feeling, of a single night.
Who performs "strawberry moon"?
IU performs "strawberry moon", and this lyric page sits inside the IU catalog on LyroVerse.
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