A Korean pop ballad about devotion that survives distance and doubt.
There's a quiet stubbornness in how the lyric treats memory as a contract.
The singer doesn't argue that the love was perfect or easy.
Lyric guide
Kijok
A Korean pop ballad about devotion that survives distance and doubt.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Editor's note
JTL's Kijok remembers a promise kept
A Korean pop ballad about devotion that survives distance and doubt.
Sesangi jun gijog guderur mannan gon
There's a quiet stubbornness in how the lyric treats memory as a contract. The singer doesn't argue that the love was perfect or easy. They just treat the promise itself as something real enough to rebuild around, even if everything else feels uncertain.
The phrase "saranghe jun gamssa jun no dashi kumkue hejwogo", the love you gave, the promise you made, I'll keep it again, doesn't just repeat a pledge. It answers the fear that time or separation might erase what mattered. The singer isn't inventing new feelings; they're returning to an old agreement, as if loyalty means honoring the exact terms set down earlier.
Meeting you was the chance the world gave, that line turns the relationship into a kind of granted opportunity, not an accident. It makes the devotion feel like a responsible answer to a gift.
The way "gude gomawoyo" and later "gude sarangheyo" frame the thanks and love directly to "you" gives the song its pointed address. It's not a general statement; it's aimed at one person.
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What to keep in your ear
how "saranghe jun gamssa jun no dashi kumkue hejwogo" turns into a mantra
the pull of "gude gomawoyo"
the pull of "Sesangi jun gijog guderur mannan gon"
Lyrics
Kijok
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Nan onjena gurium kutheso
nan gurohge amurohjido anhdago
midowadon na nardur gongho ham soge jichyo gadon nar apha han nar
Saranghe jun gamssa jun no dashi kumkue hejwogo
saranghe jun jikhyo jun no ne gyothe isso jun damyon
surpho haji anhayo gude gomawoyo
Arsu obnun nunmuri hullojyo
arsu obnun ne mire sogeso
buran han ne mosube kumur irhgo to hemeidon nar gir irhun nar
Saranghe jun gamssa jun no dashi kumkue hejwogo
saranghe jun jikhyo jun no ne gyothe isso jun damyon
hengbog har puniyeyo gude sarangheyo (wo~)
Sesangi jun gijog guderur mannan gon
ijen guder wihe sara garkeyo (wo~)
Sarangheyo gamsaheyo yongwonhi jikhyo jurkeyo
sarangheyo gude manur yagsog jikhirsu obdamyon
gugon nega sesange obgi temunijyo
Sarangheyo gamsaheyo yongwonhi jikhyo jurkeyo
sarangheyo gude manur yagsog jikhirsu obdamyon
gugon nega sesange obgi temunijyo
Gudenun naui jonbujyo...
ijen gude manur wihe nan BABY
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What is "Kijok" by JTL about?
A Korean pop ballad about devotion that survives distance and doubt. There's a quiet stubbornness in how the lyric treats memory as a contract. The singer doesn't argue that the love was perfect or easy.
Who performs "Kijok"?
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