Her career took a major hit, though, in the fall of that same year. A sex tape leaked out on the Internet featuring Baek having sex with her former manager in a hotel. The tape spread widely on the Internet, due to heavy media coverage and South Korea's status as a heavily "wired" country. A major scandal, Baek initially apologized, but then claimed that she had no knowledge of the videotape and refused to remain quiet. Baek underwent severe rejection from the Korean public. Audiences at her performances went so far as to throw straws and apples, amongst other objects, while she was onstage.
The video was recorded secretly in the hotel room without Baek's knowledge and was later used to threaten Baek when she attempted to change her contracted manager at the peak of her career. The former manager, who fled to the U.S., is currently serving time in a Los Angeles jail for charges of sex with a minor, which he recorded on video.
She released a third album, Tres, in June of the following year, and it sold a respectable amount of copies (the total close to 200,000). However, the scandal still plagued her; as a result, Baek took a break from the Korean music industry.
Two years after the release of "Tres", Baek released her fourth album Smile in September of 2003. Although not a runaway success, it managed to sell a decent amount of copies, placing 46th for the year.
As of July 2006, Baek is promoting her fifth album Smile Again, released in March of 2006. Unlike her other singles, 사랑 안해 (I Don't Love), her first single from the album, is a ballad. However, this does not mean that she has alienated her fan base; there are many Latin/dance tracks on the album. In fact, the second single has seen Baek going back to her musical roots, as Ez Do Dance is a sexy Latin number.
On September 7, 2007, Baek's sixth album, The Sixth Miracle, was released, with the lead single "사랑 하나면 돼" ("I Only Need One Love"). She won an award for the album at the Seoul Music Awards in January 2008. Baek released her seventh album, Sensibility, released on November 14, 2008.
The Man
Baek Z Young Lyrics
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알아요 얼마나 아픈지
알아요 가슴이 자꾸 체한 것처럼
아파서 숨을 쉴 수가 없죠
알아요 말하지 않아도
알아요 그 마음 어떤지
알아요 사랑이 내겐 전부이니깐
여자 마음은 같은 거니까
까맣게 다 잊었단 그 말
남자들은 모르는 거짓말
너 없이 잘 지낸다는 말
너 없이 행복하다는 그런 말
죽을만큼 아픈 그 마음 다 알아
안돼요 사진을 버려도
안돼요 친구를 만나도
웃어도 아파할 여자들의 마음을
남자는 절대 모를 테니까
가슴이 널 지웠다는 말
까맣게 다 잊었단 그 말
남자들은 모르는 거짓말
너 없이 잘 지낸다는 말
너 없이 행복하다는 그런말
죽을만큼 아픈 그 마음 다 알아
항상 난 사랑할 때마다
눈물이 나오고 나서야
멀어지는 널 보며 하는 말
가버려 내 못난 사랑아
가여운 바보같은 내 마음이
예전처럼 나 웃을 수 있게 가라
The Korean song, The Man by Baek Z Young, speaks about the pain and sorrow that comes with a broken relationship. The lyrics express the artist’s knowledge of what love is and how much it hurts when it’s gone. The singer understands the feelings of heartache and how the heart constantly feels heavy and weighed down after a broken relationship. Even without speaking, the singer knows that the woman’s heart feels the same way as hers.
The lyrics also dive into the man who left and his lies. The man does not know how much they hurt and how his words impact her. The lies and false statements of moving on without him bring more hurt and pain to her already broken heart. The chorus also speaks on how men will never know the pain that comes with losing love, and how they will never understand the feelings of a broken heart.
The last verse speaks to the singer’s inability to love without shedding tears, and wishing for the love she lost to return. She acknowledges that her love was not enough, but she wants it to be enough for him to come back. However, the singer tells her love to leave, so she can stop hurting and return to a time where she could smile.
Overall, The Man is a song about lost love and the struggles to mend a broken heart. It expresses the differences in how men and women cope with the pain of a broken relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
알아요 사랑이 무언지
I know what love is
알아요 얼마나 아픈지
I know how much it hurts
알아요 가슴이 자꾸 체한 것처럼
I know how it feels like your heart is squeezed
아파서 숨을 쉴 수가 없죠
The pain leaves you breathless
알아요 말하지 않아도
I know without words
알아요 그 마음 어떤지
I know what's in your heart
알아요 사랑이 내겐 전부이니깐
I know love is everything to me
여자 마음은 같은 거니까
Because women share the same heart
가슴이 널 지웠다는 말
The words 'I've forgotten you' hurt my heart
까맣게 다 잊었단 그 말
When you say you've completely forgotten me
남자들은 모르는 거짓말
A lie that men don't understand
너 없이 잘 지낸다는 말
The words 'I'm doing well without you'
너 없이 행복하다는 그런 말
The words 'I'm happy without you'
죽을만큼 아픈 그 마음 다 알아
I know how painfully the heart aches
안돼요 사진을 버려도
Even if I throw away your picture
안돼요 친구를 만나도
Even if I meet my friends
웃어도 아파할 여자들의 마음을
The heart of women who hurt while smiling
남자는 절대 모를 테니까
Because men will never know
항상 난 사랑할 때마다
Every time I love someone
눈물이 나오고 나서야
The tears come afterward
멀어지는 널 보며 하는 말
Words I say while looking at you growing distant
가버려 내 못난 사랑아
Leave, my pathetic love
가여운 바보같은 내 마음이
My pitiful, foolish heart
예전처럼 나 웃을 수 있게 가라
Please let me smile again like before
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