Rotten Love
Kim Jaejoong Lyrics
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Haneureul barabomyeo sowonhan gijeogi mallya
Eojjeomyeon geuge neoran sasireul
Seoro moreugo saranghaetdan ge (irwojin nae)
Kkumeun ije deo isang (kkumi anya)
Hwansangeul jjotgo sipeosseo (nae hwansangeul)
Ireoke kkeutnal sarangiramyeon sijak do an haetjanha
Wae nae ape natana...
Gijeogira mideosseotdeon sunganeuro naege wa bangyeotjanha
Jungdogieosseo eodum sok hanjulgi bichieosseo
Modeunge gajja go gajjaga jinjjaro boyeosseo
Ijewa geuge neoran sasireul
Seoro moreugo saranghaetdan ge (irwojin nae)
Kkumeun ije deo isang (kkumi anya)
Hwansangeul jjot go sipeosseo (nae hwansangeul)
Jjochabeorin nega sirheojyeosseo
Ireoke kkeutnal sarangiramyeon sijakdo an haetjanha
Wae nae ape natana...
Gijeogira mideosseotdeon sunganeuro naege wa bangyeotjanha
Geu jeongdo hwansangeuro nae kkumeul garochael sun eobtjanha
Wae nae ape natana...
Gijeogira mideosseotdeon sunganeuro naege wa tteonatjanha
Ireoke kkeutnal sarangiramyeon sijakdo an haetjanha
Wae nae ape natana...
Gijeogira mideosseotdeon sunganeuro naege wa bangyeotjanha
The lyrics of Kim Jaejoong's Rotten Love describe a love that has come to its end. The first stanza describes the singer staring at a fantasy they had believed in for a long time and realizing that the beautiful dream was finally gone. The second stanza continues this by reflecting on the shared memories and moments of affection that existed between the two lovers. However, in the end, the singer acknowledges that their love was rotten and should have never existed. They wonder why they had kept the relationship going even though it was clear that it wasn't meant to be.
The song captures the feeling of helplessness and confusion after a relationship ends, highlighting the singers' inability to let go of the past while knowing that it had to come to an end. The chorus repeats the same message: "Why did you come into me when you knew it would end? Come back to me when it was just a fantasy." The lyrics capture the regret, pain, and frustration at the end of a relationship when one realizes that everything they've built together wasn't meant to be.
Line by Line Meaning
Eoril jeok gatgo itdeon hwansangi nunape isseo
The faded memory that was stored in my eyes
Haneureul barabomyeo sowonhan gijeogi mallya
The beautiful memories that I made while looking up at the sky
Eojjeomyeon geuge neoran sasireul
That truth is only known by you
Seoro moreugo saranghaetdan ge (irwojin nae)
We loved each other without knowing each other completely (the past me)
Kkumeun ije deo isang (kkumi anya)
The dream is now only a dream (not real)
Hwansangeul jjotgo sipeosseo (nae hwansangeul)
I wanted to capture the moment (my moment)
Jjochabeorin nega sirheojyeosseo
I don't like the you that has become rotten
Ireoke kkeutnal sarangiramyeon sijak do an haetjanha
If love ends like this, we shouldn't have started it in the first place
Wae nae ape natana...
Why did you come to me...
Gijeogira mideosseotdeon sunganeuro naege wa bangyeotjanha
At the moment I believed it was fate, you came to me
Jungdogieosseo eodum sok hanjulgi bichieosseo
I was struggling and shining in the darkness
Modeunge gajja go gajjaga jinjjaro boyeosseo
Everything was a battle, and I saw that clearly
Geu jeongdo hwansangeuro nae kkumeul garochael sun eobtjanha
I can't make my dream come true even with that much effort
Nae ape natana...
Why did you come to me...
Gijeogira mideosseotdeon sunganeuro naege wa tteonatjanha
At the moment I believed it was fate, you left me
Contributed by Kennedy H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@sundarisantosa1975
Kim Jaejoong is different, he is phenomenal. I never heard any male singer who can sings like that, who sounds like that..thank God I found him.
@jajasatorashi136
Same
@xoxoprincessxoxo1000
u know when ur standards go high for other idols (excluding tvxq bc theyre already perfect) when u stan jaejoong
@jajasatorashi136
Agree
@tokyoghoulotaku1838
LOVE ME OR HATE ME BUT KIM JAEJOONG IS MORE PERFECT THAN YOUR IDOL
@MrsSuhoe
Kim Jaejoong is life.
@alissonjovel7349
I agree but my idol is Taeyong so is kinda the same xD
@jajasatorashi136
Yeah rocks
@maddiel3366
I love how you can hear him pouring out his emotions into the song when he sing it. it just shows he's a quality musician
@dangerevilmermaid
This guy had set the bar high for me.