T.O.P
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Friend

A Korean hip-hop track that turns a simple greeting into a quiet lament for lost connection.

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Quick meaning

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A Korean hip-hop track that turns a simple greeting into a quiet lament for lost connection.

What sticks is how the lyric frames distance not as drama, but as a slow, confusing fade.

'Ije naega eodin neunji eodil ganeunji molla', I don't know where I'm going or where I'm headed now.

Editor's note

T.O.P's 'Friend' and the ache of drifting apart

A Korean hip-hop track that turns a simple greeting into a quiet lament for lost connection.

Ije naega eodin neunji eodil ganeunji molla

What sticks is how the lyric frames distance not as drama, but as a slow, confusing fade. 'Ije naega eodin neunji eodil ganeunji molla', I don't know where I'm going or where I'm headed now. It's disorientation phrased as plain fact, which makes it heavier.

The phrase 'I still remember them days. You remember?' hangs there like an unanswered question. It's less about nostalgia and more about checking if the other person feels the same weight of what's gone. The whole verse feels like someone trying to sound casual, 'But I'm aight! Like always', while admitting they don't know where the friend is anymore.

That line lands because it's not about missing someone; it's about feeling lost yourself once they're gone. The confusion is quiet and total.

The way 'Long time no see' gets repeated, almost sighed, gives the whole track its weary, grounded tone.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 17
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the pull of "Ije naega eodin neunji eodil ganeunji molla" how "Long time no see" turns into a mantra
Lyrics

Friend

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Yeah T.O.P right here ! (with SOL !)

And It's been a while You see ! (Long time no see)

I still remember them days... You remember ?

Reminiscin' over you...

But I'm aight !

Like always

Useupkke bwa ttaga

Beolsseo kkeu chinan nabwa

Majimak ma chimpyo

Jjigeon watdeon naui jido

Da jjitkko

Dashi gilgeo riro

Heme hemeneunge anya

Nal chaja ganeun geoshiji

Mwol domangga ?

Pureun bada geuwireul

Eomcheo-eomcheo he-eomcheo ganeun

Gorae-ui kkum

Eosae kaesseotdeon cheot daemyeon

Ogo gadeon seoro-ui baeryeo

Eoneu-deot hamkke han sewol

Gakkeum-ui galtteun ggwa

Uri hamkke bamsaemyeo

Uri-ui yeok ssaneun saebyeok

Saero-un ujeongeul ttajim hane ttaettae ron

Nado andago

Eoriseogeotdeon babo

Nalkaroun jijeo-ge chinguwa iyagi hago do

Majimak iraneun yakssok

Ajing nado jikyeo jil jin molla (molla)

Nado nal (molla)

Jalmollaseo geuraeseo gollanhae

Chingu yeotjjana

Uri hamkke ramyeon

Eorin ae manyang

Ije naega eodin neunji eodil ganeunji molla

(deo-uktteo heojeonhae yeojeonhae)

Bang hwang hajana

Neol tteona bonaen hu-en

Kkam kkam hajana

Ije niga eodin neunji eodi ganneunji nan molla

(ajiktto yeojeonhae heojeonhae)

Chagapkko geosen

Bitjjul giwa baram

Ajik mareuji anneun haneul kkwa ttang ttang

Aju orae boji motan

Byeori binnaneun bam... Bambam

Oh nareul ppwa

Naneun il-nyeon, i-nyeon, ship-nyeon

Baek-nyeon cheon-nyeon i jina

Hu hwe eomneun seontaek iraneun

Heotdoen da geojinmal

Wae ije seoya hu-hwe haneun geonga

Dora bomyeon

Nae joega deo mana

Sa sa sa sa ralla ranga

Maeseo-un baramman sallang sallang

Naega beorin gi-eok

Buseojin gaksseoltang

Bulpyeonhan kkumjari mogi malleowa

Naui young love

Ajigeun yeoreoseo

Cheompeong cheompeong

He-eomman chi ne

Heme i-ne

I don't know

Chinguyeotjjana

Uri hamkke ramyeon

Eorin ae manyang

Ije naega eodin neunji eodil ganeunji molla

(deo-uktteo heojeonhae yeojeonhae)

Bang hwang hajana

Neol tteona bonaen huen

Kkam kkam hajana

Ije niga eodin neunji eodi ganneunji nanmolla

(ajiktto yeojeonhae heojeonhae)

Long time no see

Amubudam eopsshi

Tteonarago haetjjiman

(nado-Oh neodo-Oh)

Niga eopsshi

Saraga naneun eojji

Seulpeun wae gireogi

(neodo-oh nado-Oh)

Chingu yeotjjana

Uri hamkke ramyeon

Eorin ae manyang

Ije naega eodin neunji eodil ganeunji molla

(deo-uktteo heojeonhae yeojeonhae)

Bang hwang hajana

Neol tteona bonaen hu-en

Kkamkkam hajana

Ije niga eodin neunji eodi ganneunji nan molla

(ajiktto yeojeonhae heojeonhae)

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What is "Friend" by T.O.P about?

A Korean hip-hop track that turns a simple greeting into a quiet lament for lost connection. What sticks is how the lyric frames distance not as drama, but as a slow, confusing fade. 'Ije naega eodin neunji eodil ganeunji molla', I don't know where I'm going or where I'm headed now.

Who performs "Friend"?

T.O.P performs "Friend", and this lyric page sits inside the T.O.P catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Friend"?

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Are there related songs to explore after "Friend"?

Yes. The related section below points to Big Boy and Because (19 OST) with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by T.O.P?

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