A Korean ballad about holding onto someone who's gone, built on the quiet pressure of longing.
Most breakup songs are about the pain of leaving.
This one is about the pain of staying behind, of being the one who remembers.
Lyric guide
Longing (Kibum Single)
A Korean ballad about holding onto someone who's gone, built on the quiet pressure of longing.
person
Curated by Ethan Walker
LyroVerse team
Quick meaning
A fast read before the full lyric
Editor's note
U-Kiss's Kibum single aches with memory
A Korean ballad about holding onto someone who's gone, built on the quiet pressure of longing.
Yeong wonhi hamkke itji motaedo
Most breakup songs are about the pain of leaving. This one is about the pain of staying behind, of being the one who remembers. The lyric treats memory not as a comfort but as a duty, something you have to keep doing so the other person still exists somewhere.
The phrase 'Yeong wonhi hamkke itji motaedo', even though we can't be together forever, carries the whole weight. It's not a complaint about the ending, but a quiet insistence that the memory stays alive anyway. The singer is talking to the space where a person used to be, trying to make the past permanent because the present is just too empty.
It's a concession and a vow in one breath. We can't last, but I'll make sure we do.
The way the title word 'geurium', longing, keeps returning, almost like a heartbeat or a thought you can't shake.
verified
LyroVerse editor's notes are interpretation guides, not final truth. If something looks off, use comments, reporting, or Contact.
Listen for
What to keep in your ear
the pull of "Yeong wonhi hamkke itji motaedo"
Lyrics
Longing (Kibum Single)
The lyric stays readable and compact here; the note and related paths sit nearby so you do not lose the song while looking for context.
Geuriumi chaja omyeon
Geuttae mada nal saenggaghae
Bit soriwa I eumageul
Maeume dama
Insaengi salmui
Dalkomhan sigan euroman
Chaeul su eobtdaneun geol
Nan algedoe eotji
Ajigdo nan geudaega
Nae gyeote itneun geotman
Gateun bame jeonhwareul
Geol getji amudo badji anh getjiman
Oneuldo dari barame barae
Machi bit baraen
Nae baram cheoreom nal
Barabwa julkka bulmyeonui bame
Jakkuman geuriwo meongdeun nae gaseume
Seumineun geudae geu
Nunbit gwigae sogsagim but
Mudyeojyeo gagetji tto seuchineun
Yuhaeng ga cheoreom god ijhyeo jigetji
Neoro buteo meoreojyeo himdeul ppuni nikka
Hajiman meoreojyeo isseo
Deo himdeungeon wae ilkka neon...
Geuriumi chaja omyeon
Geuttae mada nal saenggaghae
Bit soriwa I eumageul
Maeume dama
Yeong wonhi hamkke itji motaedo
Gieogen hangsang uriga nama itdorog
Ajigdo igsug haji anha (neol)
Bonaego chueogeuro sara
Nunmullo jeojeo beorin pyeonji hanjang
Bitmul soge noga beoryeosseodo
Nae sarangeun nogji anha
Eolma donganui seulpeum geurigo geurium
Sigan jina gamyeon ijhyeo jinda hajiman
(Neoreul itgo sandaneun geot)
Geu geotman saenggag haedo
Sumi maghyeo naneun sirheo
(Neowana) mandeureot deon chueog deuri
Neomu manha neon naege mogsumi sangui
Keun gachi nan neowa gati
Hago sipeosseo sesangi
Kkeut naneun geu nalkkaji
Mudyeojeo gagetji (geuge jal andoeseo)
Mudyeojyeo gayaji (geuge himdeureoseo)
Bogo sipeo jimyeon (jakku saenggag namyeon)
Nunmulman nagetji
Bogo sipda bogo sipda ajigdo geuriwo handa
Nae maeumeul da kkeonae eo marhago sipda
Deo isang badajul su eobseodo
Neoui gieogsogen naega nama itdorog
Oneuldo honjaseo bioneun geori soge
Neowa hamkke haetdeon
Chueog soge nareul matgigo
Jigeum I sungan neowa hamkke hagireul
Geuriumi chaja omyeon (nae maeume)
Geuttae mada nal saenggaghae (nal saenggaghae)
Bit soriwa I eumageul maeume dama
Yeong wonhi hamkke itji motaedo nama itdorog
Nan hangsang neoboda neuryeosseo
Neol jikyeo jugo sipeot nabwa
Nan (neoui dwie hangsang seo isseo)
Nan hangsang neo boda neuryeosseo (naneun)
Neol jikyeo jugo sipeot nabwa
Nan (neoui dwie hangsang seo isseo)
Quick answers
What this page can answer fast
What is "Longing (Kibum Single)" by U-Kiss about?
A Korean ballad about holding onto someone who's gone, built on the quiet pressure of longing. Most breakup songs are about the pain of leaving. This one is about the pain of staying behind, of being the one who remembers.
Who performs "Longing (Kibum Single)"?
U-Kiss performs "Longing (Kibum Single)", and this lyric page sits inside the U-Kiss catalog on LyroVerse.
Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Longing (Kibum Single)"?
Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "U-Kiss's Kibum single aches with memory", followed by the full lyric and related songs.
Are there related songs to explore after "Longing (Kibum Single)"?
Yes. The related section below points to Believe and It's Time with a short reason for opening each page next.
Where can I find more songs by U-Kiss?
Use the artist link near the top of the page or the related paths section below to keep moving through U-Kiss's lyric pages.
Song Room
Open Song Room
Interpretations, questions, and corrections for this song
Interpretations, questions, memories, and correction notes live together here. The room stays noindex while the best insights are reviewed.
Listener comments
What people are saying
No listener comments on Longing (Kibum Single) yet.
A strong comment here is specific: the phrase you keep hearing, the mood you come back for, or the reason this song stays in rotation.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.