My Name
BoA보아 Lyrics
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Aljanha, naega wonhaneun geot!
Geu eoddeon saramgwado dareun na
Eojjeom neoramyeon nal bakkool su isseo
Oh, gamchwowotdeon nal malhajimyeon
(You feel like, ama nollalkkeoya)
Jigeum nae moseubeun danji eoje gateun moseubdaero choongbunhanji
Naega anin dareun eolgool georamyeon boolleojoollae, my name
Don't wanna fake it!
Neoreul alge dwen hoo mae-il gidarin, phone call
I got to make it!
Eoneusae alge haesseo
Mae-il gateun shik, ddo ajik meon deuthan nae-il
Geureohdamyeon take it! Ajoo jogeummankeum mwodeun dwegopeun hyeonshil
Neoreul alge dwen hoo mae-il dallajin, fine days
Eeshim gatjin ma (Jogeumman deo nareul arabwa)
Johjinha? Nal dalmaganeun geot
Oh, nareul chatneun ne noon sokeseo
(I feel like, dashi gajil geoya)
Heurin boolbit soke momsok gadeuk neomchyeonaneun saero-oon soksakim
Baro jigeumbooteo modoo shijakdwendamyeon boolleojoollae, my name
Don't wanna fake it!
Naega neukkin daero neoreul gajigo shipeo
I got to make it!
Eoseolpeun eoneu soongan
Bbajyeobeoryeosseo, imi nan meomchool su eobseo
Geureohdamyeon, take it! Bogoshipeun mankeum hangsang nae gyeote isseo
Neoreul alge dwen hoo mae-il gidarin, phone call
Naega neukkin daero neoreul gajigo shipeo
(With me)
Don't wanna fake it!
Neoreul alge dwen hoo mae-il gidarin, phone call
I got to make it!
Eoneusae alge haesseo
Mae-il gateun shik, ddo ajik meon deuthan nae-il
Geureohdamyeon take it! Ajoo jogeummankeum mwodeun dwegopeun hyeonshil
Don't wanna fake it!
Naega neukkin daero neoreul gajigo shipeo
I got to make it!
Eoseolpeun eoneu soongan
Bbajyeobeoryeosseo, imi nan meomchool su eobseo
Geureohdamyeon, take it! Bogoshipeun mankeum hangsang nae gyeote isseo
The song “My Name” by BoA is about her expressing her true self and her desire to be known for who she truly is. BoA sings about how she doesn’t want to fake her identity and wants to be recognized for her true self. The lyrics “Neomu gakka-oon (Neukkimmaneul wonhatdeon geonji) Aljanha, naega wonhaneun geot!” is translated to “It was too awkward, I wanted to feel it, you know what I want!”. This particular part suggests that she had been trying to hide her true self, but now she desires to be recognized for who she truly is.
BoA also mentions that she doesn't want to pretend and that she wants people to accept her for who she is "Don't wanna fake it! Naega neukkin daero neoreul gajigo shipeo." The lyrics mention how BoA has been waiting every day for the phone to ring, hoping that they call her. This could suggest that she wants to be recognized for her talent or her true self. The song ends with the idea that she is always with herself and she wants to be known as her true self, no matter what.
Overall, the lyrics of “My Name” depict BoA’s innermost desires to be accepted for her true self and to no longer hide her identity.
Line by Line Meaning
Neomu gakka-oon (Neukkimmaneul wonhatdeon geonji)
I was very distant (I felt like I couldn't feel anything),
Aljanha, naega wonhaneun geot!
But you know what I want!
Geu eoddeon saramgwado dareun na
To you, anyone else is not me,
Eojjeom neoramyeon nal bakkool su isseo
But if I become more like you, I can be loved by you,
Oh, gamchwowotdeon nal malhajimyeon (You feel like, ama nollalkkeoya)
If you don't talk to me about the me who was lost (You feel like, we might not meet again)
Jigeum nae moseubeun danji eoje gateun moseubdaero choongbunhanji
My current appearance is just like yesterday, it's boring,
Naega anin dareun eolgool georamyeon boolleojoollae, my name
If you're looking for a face other than me, then forget my name,
Don't wanna fake it!
I don't want to fake it!
Neoreul alge dwen hoo mae-il gidarin, phone call
Waiting for your call that I saved every day,
I got to make it!
I got to make it!
Eoneusae alge haesseo
I learned the hardness of waiting,
Mae-il gateun shik, ddo ajik meon deuthan nae-il
It's the same routine every day, but tomorrow is still unknown,
Geureohdamyeon take it! Ajoo jogeummankeum mwodeun dwegopeun hyeonshil
Then take it! It's a modest ambition to want to do something,
Eeshim gatjin ma (Jogeumman deo nareul arabwa)
Don't act like you understand me completely (Get to know me a little better),
Johjinha? Nal dalmaganeun geot
Do you really know? The things that hurt me,
Oh, nareul chatneun ne noon sokeseo (I feel like, dashi gajil geoya)
In your eyes that see me (I feel like, I can find myself again)
Heurin boolbit soke momsok gadeuk neomchyeonaneun saero-oon soksakim
In the warm light filling up the gloomy darkness,
Baro jigeumbooteo modoo shijakdwendamyeon boolleojoollae, my name
Only when everything started from that moment, remember my name,
Naega neukkin daero neoreul gajigo shipeo (With me)
I want to hold onto you as I feel (With me),
Naega neukkin daero neoreul gajigo shipeo
I want to hold onto you as I feel,
Eoseolpeun eoneu soongan
One vague whisper
Bbajyeobeoryeosseo, imi nan meomchool su eobseo
Has slipped away, I can't stop it anymore,
Bogoshipeun mankeum hangsang nae gyeote isseo
Stay by my side where you want to be,
Contributed by Alexander C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@youreaqt3730
This song is the “Hit Me Baby One More Time” of South Korea.
@kerronwalker1589
Not really that's more in line with No.1, my name is more in line with Britney during her slave 4 you days.
@kaiwenchen2258
@@kerronwalker1589 yeah I've felt the sam eway. No.1 is Baby One More Time, Atlantis Princess is like her Oops I Did It Again, and My Name is aligned more with Toxic
@kerronwalker1589
@@kaiwenchen2258 my name I would say is more inline with slave 4 u lol. BoA never really went TO racy or sexy like toxic, BoA went more mature if anything.
@kaiwenchen2258
@@kerronwalker1589 no i agree, but I feel like in terms also of cultural impact and image change at the time. Any Korean would know My Name just like any American would know Toxic. Both were also a shift away from the earlier bubblegum pop
@superbluerock8327
@@kerronwalker1589 I don’t think anyone is talking about concept. Their talking about cultural impact and success. My Name cultural impact aligns itself to Toxic but in Korea.
@rage455
She was 17 and delivering an iconic era like this. BoA is an endless source of talent.
@keisarodney1504
fact bro
@youngj936
Nope. she was 19 at that time. I remembered she said that
@rage455
@@youngj936 She was 17, the song was released in early 2004. She turned 18 in november that year.
I'm sure she said 19 approximately. She has done a lot in her career to remember everything exactly.