Toy (토이) is a one-man project band of South Korean pop singer-songwriter an… Read Full Bio ↴Toy (토이) is a one-man project band of South Korean pop singer-songwriter and pianist You Hee-yeol.

Toy started as a duo of You Hee-yeol (유희열) and Yoon Jeong-oh, and was named after their two initials 'Y', as in Two + Y = Toy.

However, after releasing Toy's debut album "Inside My Heart" (1994), Yoon Jeong-oh left the band to study overseas and You Hee-yeol joined the navy for his mandatory military service. You Hee-yeol has been the sole member of Toy since 1996.

After his discharge from military service, You released Toy's second studio album "Yooheeyeol". The title song "내가 너의 곁에 잠시 살았다는 걸 (Remember I Was Next to You)", sung by Kim Yeon-woo, became a big hit and the album was a commercial success.

In 1997, Toy released the third studio album "Present" and also started a record label named Toy Music (currently Antenna Music). After a six-year hiatus from "Fermata" (2001), the band released their sixth studio album "Thank You", with the title song "뜨거운 안녕 (A Passionate Goodbye)", featuring vocals by E Z Hyoung.

In November 2014, Toy released the seventh studio album "Da Capo"

여전히 아름다운지
토이 Lyrics

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첨엔 혼자라는게 편했지
자유로운 선택과 시간에
너의 기억을 지운듯했어
정말 난 그런 줄로 믿었어
하지만 말야 이른 아침
혼자 눈을 뜰 때 내곁에
니가 없다는 사실 알게 될 때면
나도 모를 눈물이 흘러

변한건 없니 날 웃게 했던
예전 그 말투도 여전히 그대로니
난 달라졌어 예전만큼 웃질 않고
좀 야위였어 널 만날 때보다

나를 이해해준 지난날을
너의 구속이라 착각했지
남자다운거라며 너에게
사랑한단 말조차 못했어
하지만 말야
빈 종이에 가득 너의 이름 쓰면서
내게 전활 걸어 너의 음성 들을때
나도 모를 눈물이 흘러

변한 건 없니 내가 그토록
사랑한 미소도 여전히 아름답니
난 달라졌어 예전만큼 웃질 않고
좀 야위었어 널 만날때보다

그는 어떠니 우리 함께 한 날들
잊을 만큼 너에게 잘해주니

행복해야 돼 나의 모자람 채워줄
좋은 사람 만났으니까

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "여전히 아름다운지" by 토이 (Toy) describe the singer's realization that being alone was easier in the beginning because he had the freedom to make his own choices and erase memories of his past love. However, as time goes on, he wakes up alone and realizes that she is no longer by his side anymore, and tears flow down unknowingly. He wonders if she has changed and if she still has the same way of speaking and the same beautiful smile that he once fell in love with. He also reflects on the time when he was mistaken that the past happy memories he shared with her were a form of shackles and that being a man meant he couldn't express his love for her. He recollects how he wrote her name on an empty piece of paper and heard her voice over the phone, and tears flowed down his face once again.

The song's lyrics express the complicated emotions of a person navigating through the aftermath of a breakup. The lyrics paint a picture of the singer struggling to come to terms with the fact that someone he loved deeply is no longer in his life. It shows the emotional toll that the pain of a breakup can take on a person, even after a significant amount of time has passed. The lyrics also speak to the universal experience of having emotions that are difficult to put into words and how they can be expressed effectively through music.

Line by Line Meaning

첨엔 혼자라는게 편했지
At first, being alone was comfortable for me.

자유로운 선택과 시간에
I enjoyed the freedom of choice and time.

너의 기억을 지운듯했어
It seemed like I had erased memories of you.

정말 난 그런 줄로 믿었어
I truly believed that was the case.

하지만 말야 이른 아침
But early in the morning,

혼자 눈을 뜰 때 내곁에
When I opened my eyes alone,

니가 없다는 사실 알게 될 때면
I realized that you were gone.

나도 모를 눈물이 흘러
I couldn't help but shed a tear.

변한건 없니 날 웃게 했던
Has anything changed, the things that made me smile?

예전 그 말투도 여전히 그대로니
Your style of speech is still the same as before.

난 달라졌어 예전만큼 웃질 않고
I've changed, I don't smile as much as before.