f(x) was a four member (originally five member) South Korean girl group for… Read Full Bio ↴f(x) was a four member (originally five member) South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment active from 2009 to 2016. The name is a play on the mathematical notation for function, with "f" signifying "flower" and "x" representing the female's double X chromosome. The group made their debut on September 1, 2009 with release of a digital single "라차타 (LA chA TA)". The quartet consists of 宋茜 (Victoria), 엠버 (Amber), 루나 (Luna), and 크리스탈 (Krystal).

Krystal was first spotted by SM Entertainment in 2000, which earned her a small role in a short segment of Shinhwa's "Wedding March" music video. Former member 설리 (Sulli) first debuted as a child actress in 2005 when she was selected to play young Princess Sun-hwa in the SBS television drama, The Ballad of Seo-dong. In 2006, SM Entertainment recruited Luna after seeing her performing on SBS's television program, "Truth Game". In September 2007, SM Entertainment recruited Victoria Song. A month later, Amber was cast from an audition in Los Angeles, California.

SM first released a teaser preview of the group via YouTube on August 24, introducing them as "Asia's Pop Dance Group." For five days, SM individually released information through news portals and posted pictures of each member on SM Town's official website, starting with Korean member Sulli on August 26, Taiwanese-American member Amber on August 27, Korean-American member Krystal on August 28, Korean member Luna on August 29, and lastly the Chinese member Victoria on August 30.

On September 1, the group's first single "라차타 (LA chA TA)" was digitally released. Following their first performance at the Samseong-dong Fashion Center on September 2, the music video was screened and released online the next day. The group's first broadcast performance of "La Cha Ta" was held at MBC's music show Show! Music Core on September 5.

On October 7, the group also released the electro-pop version of the digital single, "Chocolate Love", alongside their label mate Girls' Generation. The single was released for the promotion of the 4th edition Blacklabel series of LG CYON phone, LG Chocolate (BL40).

On November 9, f(x) released their first single album Chu~♡.

On May 4, f(x) released their first mini-album NU ABO. The lead single "NU ABO" topped online music portal charts Monkey3, Dosirak and Bugs. The song also made it to the Gaon Chart weekly number-one singles. The music video for the song was released on May 6. The group made their live comebacks on KBS's Music Bank on May 7, MBC's Music Core on May 8 and SBS's Inkigayo on May 9. On July 17, the group started performing their next promotional single, "Mr. Boogie".They had their first performance for the song on MBC's Music Core.

It was announced by SM Entertainment that Amber returned from USA after a long leave since June 2010 and that f(x) are planning to release a studio album in February 2011. f(x) finally released their first album PINOCCHIO on April 20, 2011. The album's lead single "(피노키오) Danger" immediately went to #1 and stayed at the top of various online charts such as Melon. On April 29, f(x) received their first k-chart award on Music Bank.
Their acclaimed second studio album, Pink Tape (2013), was the only K-pop album on US music channel Fuse's "41 Best Albums of 2013", the only idol album to be featured in Korean critics' definitive list of "Top 100 Classic Albums of All Time", and was named "Greatest K-pop Album of the 2010s" by Billboard chart.
The group's third album, Red Light (2014) was commercially successful and well received by music critics. On July 22, 2015, f(x) released a Japanese physical single album, Summer Special Pinocchio / Hot Summer, which debuted at #23 on Oricon's weekly chart. In August, it was announced that Sulli had officially left the group to focus on acting. The remaining four members continued as a group, releasing their fourth studio album, 4 Walls, in October.
Following the release of the SM Station single "All Mine" in 2016, the group halted group promotions and the members have embarked on individual music, acting, and modelling careers. In August 2019, f(x) officially reunited as a three-piece (without Victoria) and performed at the three-night SM Town Live 2019 in Tokyo concert.

Former member Sulli passed away on October 14, 2019.

As of 2020 all 4 members have left SM entertainment to pursue new career endeavors.

좋아해도 되나요
f(x) Lyrics

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너에게 숨겼던 비밀이 있는데
언제쯤 말할 수 있을까
오랫동안 곁에 있었지만
내 맘은 가까이 가지 못했어

너의 일상에 난 어떤 사람인지
가끔은 궁금하기도 해
하지만 나 걱정이 앞서서

맘처럼 너에게 갈 수 없는 걸

그거 아니 내가 요즘
네 생각에 밤이 길어졌어
쓸데없는 걱정 쓸모없는 바램
괜히 나도 몰래 소심해져

Ah 순간순간 마주치는 너의 눈에
내 가슴이 뛴단 말야
어떡해야 하니 나 그냥 이대로
널 좋아해도 되나요

멀리서 비춰진 우리의 거리는
잴 수 없을 만큼 좁은데
오늘도 나 네 옆에 설 때면
아쉬운 공기가 느껴지는 걸

그거 아니 내가 요즘
네 생각에 밤이 길어졌어
쓸데없는 걱정 쓸모없는 바램
괜히 나도 몰래 소심해져

Ah 순간순간 마주치는 너의 눈에
내 가슴이 뛴단 말야
어떡해야 하니 나 그냥 이대로
널 좋아해도 되나요

시간이 갈수록 더 뭔지
모를 사이에 마음만 복잡해져
너의 슬픈 눈빛에
내가 들어갈 수는 없나요

보고 싶어 듣고 싶어
내 맘 나누고 싶어
고갤 돌려 나를 봐봐
난 항상 가까이에 있는데
언제쯤 내 맘을 들을 수 있을까
가끔씩은 혼자 울기도 해

Ah 순간순간 느껴지는 너의 상처에
나도 아프단 말야

언제쯤 닿을까 내 맘이 닿을까
나 좋아하고 있는데

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to f(x)'s song 좋아해도 되나요 describe the inner turmoil of someone who has been keeping a secret from their love interest for a long time. The song speaks to the feeling of being close to someone but not being able to express your true feelings or reveal the secret you’ve been keeping. The singer wonders when they will be able to share their secret and let their love interest know how they truly feel. The chorus of the song asks the question “can I like you?” which is a plea for permission to express the feelings they have been holding back.

The song also touches on the insecurities and doubts that arise when you have feelings for someone but are unsure if those feelings are reciprocated. The singer worries that their love interest sees them as just a person who is there in their daily life and not someone who they have deeper feelings for. The lyrics depict the struggle of wanting to share their feelings but feeling too scared to take that leap of faith.

Overall, 좋아해도 되나요 is a song about the difficulty of communicating your true feelings to someone you care about and how those unspoken feelings can chip away at your confidence and self-esteem over time.

Line by Line Meaning

너에게 숨겼던 비밀이 있는데
I have a secret that I've hidden from you.

언제쯤 말할 수 있을까
When will I be able to tell you?

오랫동안 곁에 있었지만
I've been by your side for a long time,

내 맘은 가까이 가지 못했어
but my heart couldn't get closer to you.

너의 일상에 난 어떤 사람인지
I wonder who I am to you in your everyday life,

가끔은 궁금하기도 해
sometimes I'm curious.

하지만 나 걱정이 앞서서
But my worries come before everything,

맘처럼 너에게 갈 수 없는 걸
so I can't go to you with my heart as I want to.

그거 아니 내가 요즘
It's not that,

네 생각에 밤이 길어졌어
but recently I've been thinking about you and the nights feel longer.

쓸데없는 걱정 쓸모없는 바램
It's just unnecessary worries and useless wishes.