Since their debut, SHINee has won numerous awards. The group has starred in various shows as guests as well as in their own reality shows like Mnet’s “Shinee’s YunHaNam” and KBS’s “Hello Baby.” SHINee are considered to be fashion icons, having started the "SHINee Trend," which is popular amongst the younger generation.
SHINee have featured in tours of SM Town as well as in their own concert, The SHINee World.
In June 2011, they made their Japanese debut with EMI Music Japan.
To date, they have released eight Korean studio albums, The SHINee World (2008), LUCIFER (2010), the two-part Dream Girl: The Misconceptions of You/Why So Serious?: The Misconceptions of Me (2013), Odd (2015), 1 of 1 (2016) , The Story of Light (2018), Don't Call Me (2021) and their most recent album, HARD (2023).
SHINee has also released five Korean mini-albums: Replay (2008), ROMEO (2009), 2009, Year of Us (2009), Sherlock (2012), Everybody (2013) .
They have also released five Japanese studio albums: The First (2011), Boys Meet U (2013), I'm Your Boy (2014), D×D×D (2016) and FIVE (2017), and one Japanese mini-album: SUPERSTAR (2021).
Love Pain
SHINee Lyrics
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Uh, uh, uh (wow wow yeah yeah yeah what?)
Everybody know it hurts
우리 가득담긴 추억 한 장 버리고 wow oh
다시 다짐한다 오늘 널 지운다고 wow wow
버릇처럼 안돼 생각처럼 안돼
맘 깊은 곳엔 추억만이 남아서
널 다시 찾는다 you, you, love pain
지울 수도 없어 버릴 수도 없어 또 하루를 버티고
네 안에 난 갇혀 내 마음만 지쳐 no, no, no
니가 없는 하루가 왜이리 힘든지
살 수 없어 살 수 없어 가슴 가득 love pain
말할 수 없는 버릴 수 없는
넘쳐흐른 my love pain
Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh
넌 내방 가득 너의 향길 채우고
I want you to know
이젠 아무것도 할 수 없게 만든다
눈물을 참는다
지울 수도 없어 버릴 수도 없어 또 하루를 버티고 (또 하루를 버티고)
네 안에 난 갇혀 내 마음만 지쳐 no, no, no
니가 없는 하루가 왜이리 힘든지
살 수 없어 살 수 없어 가슴 가득 love pain
말할 수 없는 버릴 수 없는 (woah)
넘쳐흐른 my love pain
어릴 적 나쁜 버릇 고치듯 널 지워도
독한 약을 삼키듯 oh yeah
흐른 눈물만큼 추억을 더 삼킨다
지울 수도 없어 버릴 수도 없어 또 하루를 버티고
네 안에 난 갇혀 내 마음만 지쳐 no, no, no (you know)
니가 없는 하루가 왜이리 힘든지
살 수 없어 살 수 없어 가슴 가득 love pain
말할 수 없는 버릴 수 없는
끊을 수없는 love of my life
잊혀지지 않아 지워지지 않아 또 하루가 지나고
버릇처럼 아파 오늘은 더 아파 no, no, no, no
잊으려던 마음이 어느 새 약해져
살 수 없어 살 수 없어 가슴 가득 love pain
가질 수 없는 상처만 주는
You're my love pain
The lyrics to SHINee's song Love Pain tells the emotional and painful journey of a person who is trying to let go of their past love, but struggling to do so. The beginning of the song depicts the person attempting to forget the memories of their past love but then realizing that they can’t bring themselves to do so. The person is stuck in a cycle of wanting to let go and having the memories of their lost love take over their heart.
The chorus is a repetition of the person's pain, as they can’t seem to escape their love pain, which is too much for them to bear. The verse "I want you to know, 이젠 아무것도 할 수 없게 만든다, 눈물을 참는다," translates to "I want you to know, I can't do anything anymore, I hold back my tears." The person expresses their sadness and helplessness as they continue to struggle with their love pain.
Towards the end of the song, the person accepts that they may never truly forget their past love but they are willing to move forward even though they will always have a love pain. The lyrics, "끊을 수 없는 love of my life, 잊혀지지 않아 지워지지 않아 또 하루가 지나고," translates to "Love of my life that I can't cut off, it doesn't go away. Another day passes." This suggests that the person will continue to carry their love pain with them for as long as they live.
Overall, the song captures the struggle of letting go of a painful breakup and the emotional turmoil that follows.
Line by Line Meaning
Uh, uh, uh, my love is pain
The singer's love for someone causes them pain.
Uh, uh, uh (wow wow yeah yeah yeah what?)
An exclamation expressing the intense nature of the pain the singer is experiencing.
Everybody know it hurts
People are aware that the singer's love causes them pain.
Throw away a memory that's filled with us wow oh
The artist is trying to move on from their memories with the person they love and decides to throw away a photo of them together.
Making a promise again that I'll erase you today wow wow
The artist is recommitting to the decision to erase the person they love from their life.
It's not a habit, it's not what I think
The singer's pain and inability to move on from their love is not just a habit or idea, it is a true feeling.
I can't live, I can't live, my heart is full of love pain
The singer feels that they cannot continue living with the amount of pain they are feeling in their heart caused by their love.
Only memories remain deep in my heart
Although the artist is trying to move on, they still have memories of the person they love deep in their heart.
I'm searching for you again, you, you, love pain
Despite their attempt to erase the person they love, the artist cannot help but search for them again and feels the pain of this love.
Can't erase you, can't throw you away, just endure another day
The artist is struggling to let go of their love and has to deal with the pain of it for another day.
Trapped inside you, only my heart is tired, no, no, no
The singer feels trapped in their love for the person and is exhausted from feeling so much pain.
Why is a day without you so difficult like this?
The artist is struggling to understand why living without the person they love is so difficult and painful for them.
I can't live, I can't live, my heart is full of love pain
The singer feels that they cannot continue living with the amount of pain they are feeling in their heart caused by their love.
Can't say, can't throw away, overflowing my love pain
The singer feels their love is so strong that they cannot simply ignore it and it causes them pain.
Your scent fills my room
The singer still feels the presence of the person they love and it fills their room.
I want you to know
The artist wants the person they love to understand the pain they are feeling because of their love.
Now I can't do anything
The artist feels helpless and unable to change the situation they are in.
Holding back tears
Despite feeling immense pain, the singer is trying to hold back their tears.
Trapped inside you, only my heart is tired, no, no, no
The singer feels trapped in their love for the person and is exhausted from feeling so much pain.
Why is a day without you so difficult like this?
The artist is struggling to understand why living without the person they love is so difficult and painful for them.
I can't live, I can't live, my heart is full of love pain
The artist feels that they cannot continue living with the amount of pain they are feeling in their heart caused by their love.
Can't say, can't throw away, overflowing my love pain
The artist feels their love is so strong that they cannot simply ignore it and it causes them pain.
Erasing you like fixing a bad habit from childhood
The singer is trying to erase their feelings for the person they love as if it were a bad habit they had since childhood.
Like swallowing bitter medicine, I swallow more memories
The process of getting over the person they love is difficult and painful for the artist, but they feel they have to endure it and swallow the painful memories.
I can't live, I can't live, my heart is full of love pain
The singer feels that they cannot continue living with the amount of pain they are feeling in their heart caused by their love.
Can't say, can't throw away, overflowing my love pain
The singer feels their love is so strong that they cannot simply ignore it and it causes them pain.
Can't forget, can't erase, another day passes
Despite their attempts to move on, the singer cannot forget their love and another day passes with the same pain.
Like a habit, today hurts more, no, no, no, no
Despite trying to move on, the pain of their love is still there and is causing more pain each day for the artist.
The heart I was trying to forget weakens over time
Despite their attempts to move on, the artist is feeling weaker and weaker as their love continues to affect them.
I can't live, I can't live, my heart is full of love pain
The singer feels that they cannot continue living with the amount of pain they are feeling in their heart caused by their love.
Only wounds that cannot be obtained, you're my love pain
The singer feels that they will always have wounds caused by their love for the person and will never be able to fully obtain their love.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Tae Ryung No, Tesung Kim
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