MADTOWN
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Yolo

A 2015 K-pop track that turns the carpe diem motto into a dizzy, defiant chant.

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A 2015 K-pop track that turns the carpe diem motto into a dizzy, defiant chant.

The song leans hard into the physical sensation of the moment: a dizzy head, shaky legs, a crowd moving.

It's not philosophizing about youth; it's trying to become the feeling before it slips away.

Editor's note

MADTOWN's Yolo and the reckless breath

A 2015 K-pop track that turns the carpe diem motto into a dizzy, defiant chant.

Uriga saneun bangsik jeoldae eobseo gasik

The song leans hard into the physical sensation of the moment: a dizzy head, shaky legs, a crowd moving. It's not philosophizing about youth; it's trying to become the feeling before it slips away.

"sumswieo sumswieo" means 'breathe, breathe,' but it feels frantic, not calming. It answers the pressure of living right now, the fear of missing the moment. The lyric 'Uriga saneun bangsik jeoldae eobseo', 'There's absolutely no way we live', reads like a shrug against anyone's rulebook.

It translates to 'There's absolutely no way we live, right?' That rhetorical question, tossed off almost casually, dismantles the whole idea of a correct path. The song builds its philosophy from that empty space.

The way 'Ooh la la la la' cuts through the verses acts like a release valve, a pure exhale after all those stacked syllables.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "sumswieo sumswieo" the pull of "Uriga saneun bangsik jeoldae eobseo" the pull of "Ooh la la la la"
Lyrics

Yolo

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Yolo jeollo iriro jeoriro

Sumswieo sumswieo

Gilge neureojin tisyeocheureul golla

Jiguga heundeullil jeongdoui soriro shout out

Ttakhi rule ttawin musidoen I jeonggeul sogeseo

Nae dwiteullin misoga deotna

Iyu eobsi akdangcheoreom gureo mak

Nugunga mutgetji ireoneun iyuga

Modeun haengdonge pillyohae iyuga

Uril kkiwo neochima neomu jiruhajanha

Heongkeureojin meori ppittakhan dari

I ain’t sorry baby

Daeche mwoga geuri munjein geonji

Ige urinde yeah

Yolo jeollo iriro jeoriro

Ja sumswieo sumswieo

Ooh la la la la

Ooh la la la la

Yolo jeollo iriro jeoriro

Ja sumswieo sumswieo

Ooh la la la la

Ooh la la la la

Sasil neomuna gandanhae

Nunchineun neoheodwo dwitjumeonie

Geurigo nega jeongmal wonhaneun ge mwonji bwabwa

Boy where’s your color at

Daeche eojjeorago jeongdabeun eobseo

Anjaman itgien urin neomu jeormeo what

You know, I know, who knows

Gangmuri seokkideut ildan hwikhwik jeoeo

Modu seodureul ttae nan yeoyuitge

Eokkaee meonjireul teoreonae

Nuga nae sarmeul gyeoljeonghae

Haedapji ttawi chiwodwo

I’ll show you right now

Yolo jeollo iriro jeoriro

Ja sumswieo sumswieo

Ooh la la la la

Ooh la la la la

Yolo jeollo iriro jeoriro

Ja sumswieo sumswieo

Ooh la la la la

Ooh la la la la

Let me breathe out

Uriga saneun bangsik jeoldae eobseo gasik

Almanhan sarameun alji

Uriga saneun bangsik eotteon gusok eobsi

Geujeo jeulgimyeon dwae ya feel me

Uriga saneun bangsik jeoldae eobseo gasik

Almanhan sarameun alji

Uriga saneun bangsik gamchul pillyo eobsi

Boyeojulge jeonbu geudaero

Yolo jeollo iriro jeoriro

Ja sumswieo sumswieo

Ooh la la la la

Ooh la la la la

Yolo jeollo iriro jeoriro

Ja sumswieo sumswieo

Ooh la la la la

Ooh la la la la

Make the crowd move

Yolo jeollo iriro jeoriro

Ja sumswieo sumswieo

Dangerous we are dangerous

Dangerous we are dangerous

You only live once

Yolo jeollo iriro jeoriro

Ja sumswieo sumswieo

Dangerous we are dangerous

You only live once

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What is "Yolo" by MADTOWN about?

A 2015 K-pop track that turns the carpe diem motto into a dizzy, defiant chant. The song leans hard into the physical sensation of the moment: a dizzy head, shaky legs, a crowd moving. It's not philosophizing about youth; it's trying to become the feeling before it slips away.

Who performs "Yolo"?

MADTOWN performs "Yolo", and this lyric page sits inside the MADTOWN catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Yolo"?

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