A duet that keeps returning to the moment everything began.
A duet that keeps returning to the moment everything began.
The tension isn't in whether they'll stay together, but whether they can ever get back to the version of themselves that fell in love.
The phrase 'cheoeumcheoreom', 'like the first time', does all the heavy lifting here.
A duet that keeps returning to the moment everything began.
Take me back to when we first started
Most love songs promise a future. This one keeps bargaining for a past. The tension isn't in whether they'll stay together, but whether they can ever get back to the version of themselves that fell in love.
The phrase 'cheoeumcheoreom', 'like the first time', does all the heavy lifting here. It's not just nostalgia; it's a wish to reset the clock, to feel that specific shock of recognition again. The song leans on that feeling like a crutch, as if repeating it might make it true.
It's a command, not a request. The English line cuts through the Korean verses with a bluntness that feels less like romance and more like an urgent need for repair.
Irene's delivery on 'nan ajik shingihae', 'I'm still surprised', has a quiet, almost private quality that cuts through the track's bigger production.
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gakkeumsshik gunggeumhae
saegi byeonhaeganeun jeo haneureul bol ttae
sesange modeun ge
cheoeumgwa neul gateun moseubil sun eopseulkka
pureunbicheul meogeumeun namunnipdeureun
eoneu sungan gyejeoreul
ttara saegeul jeomjeom ireogagon hae
yeongweoniran yaksokdo
dareun nugungayegen
geumse euimil illeunde
Take me back to when we first started
seoro maju bogo seoitteon uri
gin shigandeureul jina yeojeonhi
cheoeumcheoreom nae gyeote You’re the only
The only
You are the one for me
Wanna be with you, always
nan ajik shingihae
neoreul cheoeum mannatteon geu ondocheoreom
eonjena nae mameun
neowa isseumyeon saljjak deultteoinneun geol
Take me back to when we first started
seoro maju bogo seoitteon uri (maju bon uri)
gin shigandeureul jina yeojeonhi
cheoeumcheoreom nae gyeote You’re the only
The only
You are the one for me
Wanna be with you, always
Stay with me always
gapjagi bureooneun geochin baram soge
eonjenacheoreom urin hamkke geotgo inneun geol
idaero jabeun soneul notchiji aneullae
Cause you’re the only
Yeah you’re the only
nuguboda gakkaun geori (gakkai)
seoro ieojeo itgireul nan barae (neul geuraetteushi)
i haru kkeutto yaksokan deushi (tto duri)
cheoeumcheoreom nae gyeote You’re the only
The only
You are the one for me
Wanna be with you, always
Ooh
You are the one for me
Ooh
Wanna be with you, always
A duet that keeps returning to the moment everything began. The tension isn't in whether they'll stay together, but whether they can ever get back to the version of themselves that fell in love. The phrase 'cheoeumcheoreom', 'like the first time', does all the heavy lifting here.
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