Fame
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Beneath hollow recognition, a wounded heart chooses genuine love over applause and public approval.
Album
Release Date
November 24, 2025
Genre
K-pop / Hip-hop / Alternative Hip-hop
Label
SM Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
HARING, 차메인 (ChaMane), Awrii (THE HUB), BIGONE (빅원)
Participating Members
Shotaro
Eunseok
Sungchan
Wonbin
Sohee
Anton
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
they don’t really love me
they don’t really love me
they na na na na
they don’t really love me
they don’t really love me
na na na
they don’t really love me
they na na na na
they don’t really love me
they don’t really love me
na na na
shout, loud, cry, tears,
fear, pain, but keep going
all i did it for
my love, not fame
fear, pain, but keep going
all i did it for
my love, not fame
will she love me
nae-ga mu-neo-jyeo-do
nan a-nin cheok-hae
do i look like i’m good
sum mak-hi-neun bam-i
na-reul kkeu-reo-an-ji
nae-ga mu-neo-jyeo-do
nan a-nin cheok-hae
do i look like i’m good
sum mak-hi-neun bam-i
na-reul kkeu-reo-an-ji
Will she love me
Even if I fall apart
I pretend not to
Do I look like I’m good
The suffocating night
Embraces me
Even if I fall apart
I pretend not to
Do I look like I’m good
The suffocating night
Embraces me
i-reon nae mo-seup bo-il-kka bwa
kkum-eun don’t lie
ra-neun mal geo-jit-mal
na-reul wi-hae
sseo-naen drama il-kka
when you call me out
kkum-eun don’t lie
ra-neun mal geo-jit-mal
na-reul wi-hae
sseo-naen drama il-kka
when you call me out
Afraid to show this side of me
Dreams Don’t lie
Is a lie
Is it a drama
Written for me
When you call me out
Dreams Don’t lie
Is a lie
Is it a drama
Written for me
When you call me out
mang-seo-ri-ji wae
nae-ge mu-reo-bwa
do i deserve your faith
nae-ge mu-reo-bwa
do i deserve your faith
Why hesitate
Ask me
Do I deserve your faith
Ask me
Do I deserve your faith
all this fake fame,
maybe i don’t need it
kkeu-reo-an-a
han jo-gak-ui feeling
o-jik gip-go jit-eun
sa-rang-eul won-ha-neun geol
maybe i don’t need it
kkeu-reo-an-a
han jo-gak-ui feeling
o-jik gip-go jit-eun
sa-rang-eul won-ha-neun geol
All this fake fame,
maybe I don’t need it
Embrace it
A piece of feeling
I only want deep and intense
Love
maybe I don’t need it
Embrace it
A piece of feeling
I only want deep and intense
Love
won’t stop
on the way dal-lyeo neol wi-hae
nal bo-neun ji-geum neon eo-ttae
a-jik-do won-hae where u at
still can’t see meol-li so-ri-chyeo
neo-reul cha-ja
on the way dal-lyeo neol wi-hae
nal bo-neun ji-geum neon eo-ttae
a-jik-do won-hae where u at
still can’t see meol-li so-ri-chyeo
neo-reul cha-ja
Won’t stop
Running on the way for you
How do you feel seeing me now
Still want it Where u at
Still can’t see, shout from afar
Looking for you
Running on the way for you
How do you feel seeing me now
Still want it Where u at
Still can’t see, shout from afar
Looking for you
shout loud for your name
ain’t ’bout the fame
shout loud for your name
ain’t ’bout the fame
ain’t ’bout the fame
shout loud for your name
ain’t ’bout the fame
super hard
make it loud
eo-tteon nal
won-hal-kka
geot-mo-seup mal-go
jin-jja na-in nae mo-seup
make it loud
eo-tteon nal
won-hal-kka
geot-mo-seup mal-go
jin-jja na-in nae mo-seup
Super hard
Make it loud
What kind of day
Would you want
Not the appearance
But the real me
Make it loud
What kind of day
Would you want
Not the appearance
But the real me
teo-teu-ryeo nan ji-geum-ppun
bass go boom boom boom boom
turning up for my reason
nal bi-chu-neun bit
shot shot flashlight
pass me the key
bass go boom boom boom boom
turning up for my reason
nal bi-chu-neun bit
shot shot flashlight
pass me the key
Explode, only now
Bass go boom boom boom boom
Turning up for my reason
The light shining on me
Shot shot flashlight
Pass me the key
Bass go boom boom boom boom
Turning up for my reason
The light shining on me
Shot shot flashlight
Pass me the key
nan neo-wa yeong-won-hi
all this fake fame,
maybe i don’t need it
all this fake fame,
maybe i don’t need it
Forever with you
All this fake fame,
maybe I don’t need it
All this fake fame,
maybe I don’t need it
kkeu-reo-an-a
han jo-gak-ui feeling
we gon’ run and chase,
make it everyday
ham-kke-ra-myeon
u-rin i-ruo-nae
han jo-gak-ui feeling
we gon’ run and chase,
make it everyday
ham-kke-ra-myeon
u-rin i-ruo-nae
Embrace it
A piece of feeling
We gon’ run and chase,
make it everyday
If together
We achieve it
A piece of feeling
We gon’ run and chase,
make it everyday
If together
We achieve it
you know that i need you
on the way dal-lyeo neol wi-hae
nal bo-neun ji-geum neon eo-ttae
a-jik-do won-hae where u at
still can’t see meol-li so-ri-chyeo
neo-reul cha-ja
on the way dal-lyeo neol wi-hae
nal bo-neun ji-geum neon eo-ttae
a-jik-do won-hae where u at
still can’t see meol-li so-ri-chyeo
neo-reul cha-ja
You know that I need you
Running on the way for you
How do you feel seeing me now
Still want it Where u at
Still can’t see, shout from afar
Looking for you
Running on the way for you
How do you feel seeing me now
Still want it Where u at
Still can’t see, shout from afar
Looking for you
shout loud for your name
ain’t ’bout the fame
shout loud for your name
ain’t ’bout the fame
ain’t ’bout the fame
ain’t ’bout the fame
shout loud for your name
ain’t ’bout the fame
ain’t ’bout the fame
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
무너져도
(muneojyeodo)
even if I collapse
💡 Note: Reveals the fear that affection may disappear when strength and confidence finally give way.
숨 막히는 밤
(sum makhineun bam)
suffocating night
💡 Note: Depicts a period of intense anxiety and loneliness that closes around the narrator.
한 조각의 감정
(han jogagui gamjeong)
a fragment of feeling
💡 Note: Suggests that even a small trace of sincere emotion is worth more than empty public admiration.
겉모습 말고
(geonmoseup malgo)
not the outward appearance
💡 Note: Expresses the desire to be loved for one’s authentic identity rather than a carefully presented image.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics expose the loneliness and doubt concealed beneath public recognition. Surrounded by attention that feels false, the narrator questions whether anyone would remain if he collapsed and whether he deserves another person’s faith. He rejects hollow applause in favor of one genuine bond, admitting that every struggle, tear, and relentless step forward has been driven by love rather than status. Through private vulnerability, hollow recognition, and fierce devotion, he searches beyond the spotlight for someone who will embrace his real self and keep running beside him.
