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Rising Sun (Road to Kingdom)

A K-pop anthem about pushing through pain to find your own light.

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A K-pop anthem about pushing through pain to find your own light.

The lyric leans hard on physical exhaustion, broken wings, a heart filling up, to make the emotional weight feel tangible.

It's not subtle, but in a competition setting, that blunt force is the whole point.

Editor's note

TOO's Rising Sun and the Long Road Back

A K-pop anthem about pushing through pain to find your own light.

cry under my skin

The lyric leans hard on physical exhaustion, broken wings, a heart filling up, to make the emotional weight feel tangible. It's not subtle, but in a competition setting, that blunt force is the whole point.

The phrase 'cry under my skin' does a lot of work here. It's not about public tears; it's the private ache you carry when you're supposed to look strong. That pressure builds into the repeated 'Waiting for rising sun', which sounds less like hope and more like a command you're giving yourself to just keep going until the dawn finally comes.

It captures that specific kind of fatigue where the struggle is entirely internal, hidden from the cameras even when you're standing right in front of them.

The way 'Rise up' cuts through at the end, after all that waiting, feels like a final, necessary shove.

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the pull of "cry under my skin" how "Waiting for rising sun" turns into a mantra the pull of "Rise up"
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Rising Sun (Road to Kingdom)

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Now I cry under my skin

haneureul hyanghae gan naye nunmullo mandeun biga

daejie naeryeodo sewore bakhin

nae apeumeul sshiseogado

No yongseo naegen jeoldaejeogin sachi

No pyojeok eopshi naragan gireul ireun bunno

No na miryeon gateun mallo gidohaneun sokjwe

No here I go, come back

himeul ireobeorin nalgae

jaega dweeobeoril geonman gateun naldeul

bisanghariran kkume papyeondeullo majeun

naye achimen banjjagimi eomneunde

jinshireun nugurado gatgo inneun geot

hajiman boyeojun eolguren geojitppunin geol

yeongwone namgyeojin nareul channeunga

nareul dalma gaseum ane gadeuk cha

keojyeoganeun innocent

bulkkocheun balkge taoreuge

majimagi challanhan noeulcheoreom

Waiting for rising sun

Get ready, we the sun shining bright like

gimhi apeul garidagan jangdamhaji nolla

Who gon deal with us urin limitless ha

Gotta bring the crown we’re the next

bonjireun cheok do hal su eobttaneun geol jeonbu cut up

chaengmanggwa ak pyeongyeoni ije geotteunhani

bukkeureom eopshi deureonae mae sungan deo nan rising rising rising

You know why

(Slow down)

Turn it up

i shiganeun eonjena heulleoga

doraoji anneundaneun geoseul jal ara

haruharu huhwereul namgyeoduji ma

godogi naeun bunnomajeo samkyeobwa

godanaejin seulpeume nunmureseo

shilhyeondweneun haengboge gachireul mideobwa

shiryeondeuri naemin sone jageun immatchum

gonane tteure pin naye sunsuham

amugeotto jeonghan geon eopgetjiman

maeil saeroun nari gyesokdwel tenikka

nareul dalma gaseum ane gadeuk cha

keojyeoganeun innocent

bulkkocheun balkge taoreuge

majimagi challanhan noeulcheoreom

Waiting for rising sun

Rise up

Rise up

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What is "Rising Sun (Road to Kingdom)" by TOO about?

A K-pop anthem about pushing through pain to find your own light. The lyric leans hard on physical exhaustion, broken wings, a heart filling up, to make the emotional weight feel tangible. It's not subtle, but in a competition setting, that blunt force is the whole point.

Who performs "Rising Sun (Road to Kingdom)"?

TOO performs "Rising Sun (Road to Kingdom)", and this lyric page sits inside the TOO catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Rising Sun (Road to Kingdom)"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "TOO's Rising Sun and the Long Road Back", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Rising Sun (Road to Kingdom)"?

Yes. The related section below points to Step By Step and Don't Fear Now with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by TOO?

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