Rain (K-pop)
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Bad guy

The 2002 track that launched Rain's career, with lyrics about being the wrong kind of man.

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The 2002 track that launched Rain's career, with lyrics about being the wrong kind of man.

The lyric works by refusing to make the badness glamorous or mysterious.

It's just a flat statement of condition, which makes the longing in "neo man eun na reul sarang ha geh ha go ship eot seo" feel more exposed.

Editor's note

Rain's debut single Bad guy, a K-pop confession

The 2002 track that launched Rain's career, with lyrics about being the wrong kind of man.

nan na peun nam ja ya

The lyric works by refusing to make the badness glamorous or mysterious. It's just a flat statement of condition, which makes the longing in "neo man eun na reul sarang ha geh ha go ship eot seo" feel more exposed. He knows what he is, and still wants to be loved anyway.

The phrase "nan na peun nam ja ya" repeats like a stubborn fact he can't shake. It's not an apology so much as a warning label he's stuck wearing, even when he wants to be loved. He keeps saying "I am a bad man" because maybe if he says it enough, someone will finally argue with him.

It's the plainest possible self-description, delivered without drama. That lack of flourish is what gives it weight, he's not performing the bad guy, he's just stating his job title.

The way "nan na peun nam ja ya" sits in the rhythm, blunt and unchanging each time it comes around.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "neo man eun na reul sarang ha geh ha go ship eot seo" how "nan na peun nam ja ya" turns into a mantra the pull of "I am a bad man"
Lyrics

Bad guy

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na neun keu dael ka jil soo eop neun hyong pyon eop neun nam ja gi yeh

neo neun neom pwa seon ahn dwe neun ah reum ta oon yeo ja ee gi yeh

tan nyon hae ya gae geud shi ee joh peo ryo ya ha neun deh wae keu roeh keh ha ji reul mot ha go

na reul cho ah ha geh man deul ko na seo ya ee reoh keh hoo hwel ha neun ji

*nan neo eh geh cho eun nam ja ga ah nya

neo eh geh eo ool ri neun saram ee ah nya

nan ni ga ah neun keu reon saram ee ah nya

nan na peun nam ja ya

nan na peun nam ja ya

ta reun man eun saram deul noon eh neun ah joo poh chal keot eop neun na ji man

neo man eun na reul neo ha na man keum eun na reul sarang ha geh ha go ship eot seo

ha roo ha roo neo eui ma eum eul neh geh jool soo rok nan nan kwe roh oom eh ji chyot go

neo wa ma joo poh go it seu myon na ja goo na peun nam ja ra mal go ship eo

* repeat

mi ahn hae cheo eum poo teo ee reol saeng gak eun ah ni yot seo

ni ga nal cheong mal choh ah ha geh dwel jool eun mol rat seo

keu nyang choh geum man na ta mal ryo keu raet seo

cheong mal ee eot seo neo reul ah peu geh hal saeng gak eun eop seot seo

mi ahn hae mi ahn ha da neun mal ah moo soh yong doh eop get ji man

mi ahn hae ta neun mal pak eh hal mal ee eop seo

ha ji man ja ji man neol jin ja sarang haet seo

*REPEAT X2

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What is "Bad guy" by Rain (K-pop) about?

The 2002 track that launched Rain's career, with lyrics about being the wrong kind of man. The lyric works by refusing to make the badness glamorous or mysterious. It's just a flat statement of condition, which makes the longing in "neo man eun na reul sarang ha geh ha go ship eot seo" feel more exposed.

Who performs "Bad guy"?

Rain (K-pop) performs "Bad guy", and this lyric page sits inside the Rain (K-pop) catalog on LyroVerse.

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Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "Rain's debut single Bad guy, a K-pop confession", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Bad guy"?

Yes. The related section below points to love song (español) and How to Avoid the Sun with a short reason for opening each page next.

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