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Happier (feat. Crush)

A Korean-language track from the 'Gangnam Style' artist that trades satire for a quiet, persistent ache.

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A Korean-language track from the 'Gangnam Style' artist that trades satire for a quiet, persistent ache.

The lyric treats happiness as a location you can see but never arrive at, 'the end of that road'.

It's a clever, weary inversion of the chase narrative, the closer you get, the further it moves.

Editor's note

PSY's 'Happier' and the Unreachable Star

A Korean-language track from the 'Gangnam Style' artist that trades satire for a quiet, persistent ache.

haengbogeun jeo haneurui byeol nae sone dahji anhneun gos

The lyric treats happiness as a location you can see but never arrive at, 'the end of that road'. It's a clever, weary inversion of the chase narrative, the closer you get, the further it moves. The desire isn't for a feeling, but for a place that keeps receding.

He sings about happiness being like 'a star in the sky that my hand can't reach'. That phrase 'my hand can't reach' does all the work. It's not about rejecting happiness, but about watching it hang there, fixed and beautiful and just out of touch. The whole song is built around that distance, the space between wanting and having.

Calling happiness a star you can't touch makes it celestial and permanent, not a passing mood. It turns longing into astronomy, something to observe, map, and accept you'll never hold.

The way 'i wanna be happier' breaks through the Korean verses, simple and direct in English. It's the one thing he says plainly, the title of a wish he can't fully articulate in his own language.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "Gangnam Style" the pull of "the end of that road" the pull of "a star in the sky that my hand can't reach"
Lyrics

Happier (feat. Crush)

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jaldwaeya haneunde

jal dwaeyaman geuge

haengbogin jul arasseo, uh

haengbogin jul arasseo, uh

geurae haengbogiran geon ama tteungureum gateun geos

silnatgateun huimangeul jumyeonseo nareul yuhokhaneun teocc

haengbogeun jeo haneurui byeol nae sone dahji anhneun gos

geu eodingae meomulmyeo muneojineun nal bogoman isseo

jigyeowo gwaenchanheun cheok himnaeraneun maldo sseok

deutgi johjineun anha geudeurui mareun gasiga dallin jangmikkot, uh

i sesangiran byeogi neomu nopa

sumi gappa michin deut dallyeowassjiman nan ttak jungganjjeume seo isseo, uh

jeo haneureul bwa, yeojeonhi pureujanha

geuge wonmangseureoul ttaedo issgessjiman hanttaeppunijanha

moreujanha, saram ireun amudo moreujanha

nan saraissgo miraereul kkumkkujanha

mudyeojil jul arassdeon geu apeumdo

kkeutnae jiuji moshae

eojjeomyeon son ppeodeumyeon daheul geora mideossneunde ijen

meolli wabeorin deushae

i wanna be happier

geuttae gieogeul kkeonaeyo

geurae haengbogiran geon jeo girui kkeute issneun jeom

dagagamyeon galsurok meoreojyeo manjil suga eopsneun geos

haengbogeun bihaenggieseo naeryeodabon sesang gateun geos

nae jeonbuneun sesangui ilbuigo nan geu ilbuui ilburaneun geos

sinisiyeo nae maeumui byeongeul jebal gochyeo jusipsyo

malhaja, da arasseuni ne maeumeul yeogi kkeonae bogeora

nae eolgureun nae eorui kkore pin yoksimiraneun kkocc

ibeneun yok, nuneneun dok, chaeul su eopsneun miti ppajin dok, uh

jeo badareul bwa, kkeuti an boijanha

kkeuteul boryeogo balbeodung chyeobwassja gyeolguk je jarijanha

moreujanha saram ireun amudo moreujanha

nan saraissgo miraereul kkumkkujanha

mudyeojil jul arassdeon geu apeumdo

kkeutnae jiuji moshae

eojjeomyeon son ppeodeumyeon daheul geora mideossneunde ijen

meolli wabeorin deushae

i wanna be happier

geuttae gieogeul kkeonaeyo

areumdapgo sipeoseo, saramdapgo sipeoseo

nugungaui sarangigo sipeosseo, jarangigo sipeosseo

areumdapgo sipeoseo, saramdapgo sipeoseo

nugungaui sarangigo sipeosseo, jarangigo sipeosseo

mudyeojil jul arassdeon geu apeumdo (mudyeojil jul arasseossneunde)

kkeutnae jiuji moshae

eojjeomyeon son ppeodeumyeon daheul geora mideossneunde ijen

meolli wabeorin deushae (meolli wabeoryeossneunde)

i wanna be happier (happier)

geuttae gieogeul kkeonaeyo (geu sojunghaessdeon gieokdeul)

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What is "Happier (feat. Crush)" by PSY about?

A Korean-language track from the 'Gangnam Style' artist that trades satire for a quiet, persistent ache. The lyric treats happiness as a location you can see but never arrive at, 'the end of that road'. It's a clever, weary inversion of the chase narrative, the closer you get, the further it moves.

Who performs "Happier (feat. Crush)"?

PSY performs "Happier (feat. Crush)", and this lyric page sits inside the PSY catalog on LyroVerse.

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Are there related songs to explore after "Happier (feat. Crush)"?

Yes. The related section below points to I LUV IT and Badly with a short reason for opening each page next.

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