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At First

The 2014 track 'At First' shows the Korean boy band's signature energy and melodic hooks.

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The 2014 track 'At First' shows the Korean boy band's signature energy and melodic hooks.

The phrase 'Maeum eomneun maeumeul wonhae', wanting a heartless heart, gets at that specific teenage contradiction.

You're asking for numbness because feeling everything is too much, but you still want to feel something.

Editor's note

JJCC's debut single captures early love confusion

The 2014 track 'At First' shows the Korean boy band's signature energy and melodic hooks.

Maeum eomneun maeumeul wonhae

The lyric keeps circling back to that 'Cheomen da geurae' refrain, which roughly translates to 'Just like that, yeah.' It's less a statement than a verbal shrug, the sound of someone trying to convince themselves that chaos is normal.

The phrase 'Maeum eomneun maeumeul wonhae', wanting a heartless heart, gets at that specific teenage contradiction. You're asking for numbness because feeling everything is too much, but you still want to feel something. It's not about logic; it's about wanting armor while knowing you'll never wear it properly.

Wanting a heartless heart is the kind of wish you only make when you're young enough to believe you could actually get one. It's pure, impractical longing.

The way 'Salgi sirheojyeo oh yeah' tumbles out after all that tension, it's a small release that doesn't really solve anything.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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Lyrics

At First

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Cheomen da geurae

Yeah right uh yeah.

Eodinga eogeutnago ppittureojigo isseo

Naui sarangeun

Maeum eomneun maeumeul wonhae teong bin

Neoui sarangeul

Geurae algo isseumyeonseodo geunyang yeope

Isseo jugireul

Barago tto baraji

(Naneun neo eobsineun)

Ildan naega jukgesseunikka

Dangjang himdeunikka

Jinamyeon ichyeojindajiman

Jigeumeun aninikka

(Chang bakkeul baraboni bappi umjiginun

Saramdeul jeo saramdeuldo apa haesseulkka)

Cheomen da geurae apeugo geurae

Haneuri norae

Sesangi modu muneojil geotman gatgo

Salgi sirheojyeo oh yeah

Malloman geurae jukgo sipdago gwaenhi

Malloman geurae

Sigani gamyeon eotteokedeun da itgo

Sarajigetji

Nae sarangeun yeongwonhago yeongnonghagil

Baraesseotji

It’s like a diamond

Heona neowa nan yangjjogeul da sseobeorin

Imyeonji chagapge gudeobeorin keik

Myeot nyeon jinan geimgi gata

Finally

Ttakttakhage gudeobeorin dol gateun neoui

Mam dasi dollil su eopdamyeon geu geollo joha

(Geojitmallorado dasi saranghanda

Malhaejwo jebal jinsim eomneun gaseumirado)

Cheomen da geurae apeugo geurae

Haneuri norae

Sesangi modu muneojil geotman gatgo

Salgi sirheojyeo oh yeah

Malloman geurae jukgo sipdago gwaenhi

Malloman geurae

Sigani gamyeon eotteokedeun da itgo

Sarajigetji

Ireodaga keunillalgeot gata

Controli jal andwae

Gojang nan sudokkokjicheoreom nunmuri

Meomchujil anha yeah

Oh no no no no

Yeah heh yeah yeah

Cheomen da geurae oh yeah yeah

Cheomen da geurae apeugo geurae no

Haneuri norae

Sesangi modu muneojil geotman gatgo

(Can’t live with

Can’t with with out you baby)

Salgi sirheojyeo

Malloman geurae jukgo sipdago gwaenhi no

Malloman geurae

Sigani gamyeon eotteokedeun da itgo

(Can’t live with

Can’t with with out you)

Sarajigetji

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What is "At First" by JJCC about?

The 2014 track 'At First' shows the Korean boy band's signature energy and melodic hooks. The phrase 'Maeum eomneun maeumeul wonhae', wanting a heartless heart, gets at that specific teenage contradiction. You're asking for numbness because feeling everything is too much, but you still want to feel something.

Who performs "At First"?

JJCC performs "At First", and this lyric page sits inside the JJCC catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "At First"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "JJCC's debut single captures early love confusion", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "At First"?

Yes. The related section below points to Where You At and Insomnia with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by JJCC?

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