Lyrics & Translation
Discover the uplifting message of Joy's 'Hello,' a remake that blends modern rock with a hopeful outlook. Learn how this vibrant song encourages listeners to say goodbye to the past and embrace a brighter, happier future, all while showcasing Joy's unique vocal style and the charm of Korean remakes.
A smile touched by sweat
Even if everything was clumsy, somehow
Those fond memories
The you I met in that season
Easily warmed my heart
I'm awkward with feelings
Back then, when I gladly cast it all away
Dazed eyes
In midsummer
That lingering warmth
Those long-sought moments
In midsummer
Everything aglow with summer light
Back then, us, my mine, your yours
The word "first" from that summer burns intensely
Exciting and scary
Stealing glances made us
Feel so awkward
Like thick, earthy musk
Nights burning within that warmth
Hot even in the sunset glow
I held the whole world
Dazed eyes
In midsummer
That lingering warmth
Those long-sought moments
In midsummer
Everything aglow with summer light
We were back then, me mine, your yours
Even on dazzling days, our everyday
Pages so fresh and dewy
Like a Fado fragrance, you and me
You, resembling that summer
Became my summer
And that perfect feeling too
That dazzling summer shone bright
Dazed eyes, dazed eyes
Back then, us, filled the whole world
The whole world shone midsummer light with you
Us, ever the same, my mine, your yours
Key Vocabulary
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햇살 /해쌀/ A2 |
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향기 /향기/ A2 |
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미소 /미소/ A1 |
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서툴러 /서툴러/ B1 |
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기억 /기억/ A2 |
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계절 /계절/ A2 |
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데우다 /데우다/ B1 |
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감정 /감정/ A2 |
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눈빛 /눈빛/ B1 |
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온기 /온기/ B1 |
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여름 /여름/ A1 |
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설레고 /설레고/ B1 |
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짙은 /짙은/ B2 |
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노을 /노을/ B1 |
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싱그럽다 /싱그럽다/ B2 |
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완전한 /완전한/ B1 |
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반짝이다 /반짝이다/ B1 |
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🚀 "햇살", "향기" – from “Hello” still a mystery?
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Key Grammar Structures
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햇살 과일 닮은 향기
➔ Verb + ㄴ/은 used as an adjective (adnominal) to modify a noun
➔ The modifier "닮은" (resembling) directly describes "향기" (fragrance).
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전부 서툴러도 왠지
➔ Concessive ending -어도 meaning “even if / although”
➔ "서툴러도" means “even if (someone) is clumsy”.
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좋았던 그 기억
➔ Past descriptive ending -았던 used to recall a specific past state
➔ "좋았던" modifies "기억" and means “the memory that was good”.
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찾던 그때
➔ Past progressive/habitual ending -던 indicating an action that was ongoing in the past
➔ "찾던" means “was looking for” or “used to look for”.
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훔쳐본 마음이 우릴 어색했던 것 같아
➔ Expression -것 같다 used to express conjecture or impression “seems like / I think that”
➔ "것 같아" after "어색했던" means “it seems that it was awkward”.
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노을빛에도 뜨겁던 세상을 가졌지 난
➔ Sentence ending -지 used for informal recollection or confirmation, similar to “you know”
➔ "가졌지" ends the clause with -지, reminding the listener of something the speaker once had.
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그 여름을 닮은 너, 내 여름이 되었고
➔ Connector -고 linking two clauses, equivalent to “and / then”
➔ "닮은 너, ... 되었고" uses "-고" to join the description of "you" with the statement "became my summer".
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쉽게 마음을 데웠고
➔ Adverbial suffix -게 turning an adjective into an adverb (“easily”)
➔ "쉽게" is the adverbial form of "쉽다" (to be easy) and modifies the verb "데웠고".
