Album
Release Date
May 22, 2017
Genre
EDM / Future Bass
Label
Composers / Lyricists
WOOZI, BUMZU, Hoshi, S.COUPS, Jeonghan
Participating Members
About the Song
《Don’t Wanna Cry (울고 싶지 않아)》 is one of SEVENTEEN’s most emotionally defining tracks, released on SEVENTEEN 4th Mini Album ‘Al1’. Composed by WOOZI and BUMZU, with lyrics by WOOZI, Hoshi, BUMZU, S.COUPS, and Jeonghan, and arrangement by BUMZU, the song blends delicate vulnerability with a polished, dance-driven sound. Its Korean title means “I don’t want to cry,” and 《Don’t Wanna Cry》 captures that feeling with restrained emotion, graceful production, and a performance style that helped shape SEVENTEEN’s image as both powerful performers and deeply expressive storytellers.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
ul-go sip-ji anh-a
I don’t wanna cry
bu-jok-hae-seo geu eo-tteon ma-reul kkeo-nae-bwa-do
neo ha-na-man a-kki-deon nal du-go-seo eo-di gan geo-ni
nae-ga si-reo eo-eo jyeo-seo meol-li gan geo-ni
No words are enough, no matter what I say
Leaving me who cherished only you, where did you go?
Did you go far because you hate me?
na-ta-nal geo gat-a ma-nyang gi-da-ri-da
neol cha-ja-ga-ya dwae cha-ja-ga-ya dwae
ji-geum ul-myeon mot bol-ji mo-reu-ni-kka
I feel like you’ll appear, so I just wait
I have to find you, I have to find you
Because if I cry now, I might not see you
ul-go sip-ji anh-a
nun-mu-reun manh-ji-man
ul-go sip-ji anh-a
I don’t wanna cry
Though I have many tears
I don’t wanna cry
a-neun gil manh-neun-ji nae-ge tto mut-ji-yo
hok-si-na geu sa-ram nal chat-go it-ji anh-eul-kka
na-neun ji-geum neol chat-go it-seo-yo
I ask myself if it’s the right way
Maybe that person is looking for me
I’m looking for you right now
na-ta-nal geo gat-a ma-nyang gi-da-ri-da
neol cha-ja-ga-ya dwae ga-ya ha-neun-de
nun-mul go-yeo jeom-jeom heu-ryeo-jyeo
I feel like you’ll appear, so I just wait
I have to find you, I have to go
Tears well up, getting blurrier
ul-go sip-ji anh-a
nun-mu-reun manh-ji-man
ul-go sip-ji anh-a
I don’t wanna cry
Though I have many tears
I don’t wanna cry
neo bo-go sip-ji anh-a (neo-mu bo-go sip-eo)
ma-me eop-neun mal-deul-lo geo-jit-ma-ri-ra-do hae-ya dwae hae-ya dwae
I don’t wanna see you (I miss you so much)
Even if it’s a lie, I have to say words I don’t mean
do-ra-wa do-ra-wa do-ra-wa
jeol-ban-i eop-neun-de eo-tteo-ke ha-na-ro sa-ra
ul-go sip-ji anh-a
Come back, come back, come back
How can I live as one when half is missing?
I don’t wanna cry
ul-go sip-ji anh-a
nun-mu-reun manh-ji-man
ul-go sip-ji anh-a
I don’t wanna cry
Though I have many tears
I don’t wanna cry
u-ri da-si bol ttae
ul-go sip-ji anh-a
When we meet again
I don’t wanna cry
The lyrics capture the profound emotional conflict of a speaker desperately holding back tears following a sudden, painful separation. Battling a sense of disorientation in once-familiar spaces, the narrator hides their true longing behind weak denouncements out of a fearful conviction that crying will completely blind them from finding their lost love. Ultimately, it underscores an agonizing internal contradiction and deep vulnerability, framing the loss of a significant other as a completely fractured existence while clinging to an urgent plea for reversal.
