A K-pop breakup song where the chorus becomes a plea to a ghost.
Most pop heartbreak songs are about missing someone.
This one is about being haunted by the version of yourself that existed when they were still there.
Lyric guide
NUMBER NINE
A K-pop breakup song where the chorus becomes a plea to a ghost.
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Editor's note
T-ARA's Number Nine and the ache of memory
A K-pop breakup song where the chorus becomes a plea to a ghost.
neombeonain neomani nal utge haneun
Most pop heartbreak songs are about missing someone. This one is about being haunted by the version of yourself that existed when they were still there. The 'I'm addict' bridge isn't a metaphor; it's the sound of the habit kicking in when the lights go out.
The repeated 'neombeonain', 'only you', doesn't sound like romance. It sounds like a fact the singer can't escape, a name stuck in her throat. When she says 'nae mam da gajyeogan geudaeneun eodi innayo', 'where are you, who took all of my heart', it's less a question and more a confession that she's been emptied out.
Only you make me laugh, only you make me cry. It flattens the whole world down to one person's shadow, and there's no room left for anyone else.
The way 'apa neomu apaseo geuraeyo', 'it hurts so much, so that's why', gets tossed off, almost shrugged, right before the chorus crashes back in.
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What to keep in your ear
the pull of "I'm addict"
how "only you" turns into a mantra
the pull of "nae mam da gajyeogan geudaeneun eodi innayo"
Lyrics
NUMBER NINE
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dangsineun nal neomu apeugeman haneyo
byeori bitnadeon geuttae uril gieokhaeyo
nae mameul gajyeogan yalmiun geu saram
itjanhayo na jigeum neomu apeugeodeunyo
(neombeonain) neomani nal utge haneun
(neombeonain) neomani nal ulge haneun
(neombeonain) neon naui teoksidogamyeon
nal jikyeojun hieoro nal tteonan geudae miwoyo
nega pillyohae neombeonain neombeonain neombeonain
nareul tteonaji marayo
nal ijeonnayo neombeonain neombeonain neombeonain
geudae eomneun na bame jamdo mot jayo
apa neomu apaseo geuraeyo
apa neomu apaseo geuraeyo
nae mam da gajyeogan geudaeneun eodi innayo
dorawayo neombeonain
jakku nal deureotda nwatda haji marayo
jakku na deullyeotda nwatda himi deuneyo
muhwagwa kkotto pige mandeureotdeon
geuttae itjanhayo na jigeum neomu apeugeodeunyo
(neombeonain) neomani nal utge haneun
(neombeonain) neomani nal ulge haneun
(neombeonain) neon naui teoksidogamyeon
nal jikyeojun hieoro nal tteonan geudae miwoyo
nega pillyohae neombeonain neombeonain neombeonain
nareul tteonaji marayo
nal ijeonnayo neombeonain neombeonain neombeonain
geudae eomneun na bame jamdo mot jayo
apa neomu apaseo geuraeyo
apa neomu apaseo geuraeyo
nae mam da gajyeogan geudaeneun eodi innayo
dorawayo neombeonain
I'm addict, I’m addict, I’m addict, I’m addict
I'm addict, I’m addict, I’m addict, I’m addict
tto nuneul gamatda tteumyeon yeogi na honja isseo
I’m in the dark, in the dark, I’m dancing in the dark
nega pillyohae neo neo neo nareul tteonaji marayo
na na na geudae eomneun na bame jamdo mot jayo
apa neomu apaseo geuraeyo
apa neomu apaseo geuraeyo
nae mam da gajyeogan geudaeneun eodi innayo
dorawayo neombeonain
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A K-pop breakup song where the chorus becomes a plea to a ghost. Most pop heartbreak songs are about missing someone. This one is about being haunted by the version of yourself that existed when they were still there.
Who performs "NUMBER NINE"?
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