Coincidence
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A hidden love survives through longing, imagined coincidences, and the hope of one day confessing everything.
Release Date
March 5, 2025
Genre
K-pop / Rock / Ballad
Label
RBW
Composers / Lyricists
Yonghoon (ONEWE), Jeon Da Woon
Participating Members
Yonghoon
Kanghyun
Harin
Dongmyeong
Giuk
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
a-ju o-rae-jeon jo-a-ha-deon sa-ra-mi i-sseo-yo
geu sa-ra-meun al-ji mot-hae-yo
geu-ge sa-rang-eun a-ni-gej-jyo
heo-na wae a-reum-da-un dang-si-neul bo-myeo
ut-go seol-le-myeo sa-rang-ha-neun geot gat-na-yo
geu sa-ra-meun al-ji mot-hae-yo
geu-ge sa-rang-eun a-ni-gej-jyo
heo-na wae a-reum-da-un dang-si-neul bo-myeo
ut-go seol-le-myeo sa-rang-ha-neun geot gat-na-yo
A long time ago, there was someone I liked
That person never knew
Maybe that wasn’t really love
But then why, whenever I looked at beautiful you,
did I smile, feel my heart flutter, and think it felt like love?
That person never knew
Maybe that wasn’t really love
But then why, whenever I looked at beautiful you,
did I smile, feel my heart flutter, and think it felt like love?
i-reon nae ma-eu-mi bul-pyeon-han-ga-yo
na-neun i so-jung-han nae gam-jeong-eul
sum-gyeo-ya ha-neun-ji mo-reu-ge-sseo-yo
geu-dae meo-mun ja-ri-reul seo-seong-yeot-jyo
geu-ge eo-tteon eu-mi-in-ji a-na-yo
na-neun i so-jung-han nae gam-jeong-eul
sum-gyeo-ya ha-neun-ji mo-reu-ge-sseo-yo
geu-dae meo-mun ja-ri-reul seo-seong-yeot-jyo
geu-ge eo-tteon eu-mi-in-ji a-na-yo
Does the way I feel make you uncomfortable?
I don’t know whether I should hide
these precious feelings of mine
I wandered around the places where you had been
Do you know what that meant?
I don’t know whether I should hide
these precious feelings of mine
I wandered around the places where you had been
Do you know what that meant?
geu-jeo geu-dae-wa ga-teun gong-gi-reul ma-sin-da-neun
ping-gye sok u-yeo-neul ga-jang-han man-na-meul won-haet-deon ge da-ye-yo
nal bo-myeo geu-dae eo-tteon pyo-jeong, eo-tteon gam-jeong,
eo-tteon mo-seu-bil-kka-yo
geu-jeo-ne nan eo-tteon ma-eu-meu-ro yeo-gi-kka-ji wa-sseul-kka-yo
eo-tteon mo-seu-bil-ji-ra-do
ping-gye sok u-yeo-neul ga-jang-han man-na-meul won-haet-deon ge da-ye-yo
nal bo-myeo geu-dae eo-tteon pyo-jeong, eo-tteon gam-jeong,
eo-tteon mo-seu-bil-kka-yo
geu-jeo-ne nan eo-tteon ma-eu-meu-ro yeo-gi-kka-ji wa-sseul-kka-yo
eo-tteon mo-seu-bil-ji-ra-do
All I wanted was a meeting disguised as coincidence,
using the excuse that I simply wanted to breathe the same air as you
When you looked at me, what expression would you have, what would you feel,
what would you be like?
And before that, what kind of heart carried me all the way here?
No matter what you might have been like
using the excuse that I simply wanted to breathe the same air as you
When you looked at me, what expression would you have, what would you feel,
what would you be like?
And before that, what kind of heart carried me all the way here?
No matter what you might have been like
i-reon nae ma-eu-meul geu-daen al-kka-yo
mae-il hon-ja-seo-man ba-ra-o-deon
geu-dae-ui mo-seu-beul gan-jik-hae o-myeo
ae-man tae-u-da-ga neo-reul il-eot-jyo
geu-ge eo-tteon eu-mi-in-ji a-na-yo
mae-il hon-ja-seo-man ba-ra-o-deon
geu-dae-ui mo-seu-beul gan-jik-hae o-myeo
ae-man tae-u-da-ga neo-reul il-eot-jyo
geu-ge eo-tteon eu-mi-in-ji a-na-yo
Would you ever know how I felt?
Every day, I kept the image of you
that I had only ever watched from afar
I longed for you until it hurt, and then I lost you
Do you know what that meant?
Every day, I kept the image of you
that I had only ever watched from afar
I longed for you until it hurt, and then I lost you
Do you know what that meant?
geu-jeo geu-dae-wa ga-teun gong-gi-reul ma-sin-da-neun
ping-gye sok u-yeo-neul ga-jang-han man-na-meul won-haet-deon ge da-ye-yo
nal bo-myeo geu-dae eo-tteon pyo-jeong, eo-tteon gam-jeong,
eo-tteon mo-seu-bil-kka-yo
geu-jeo-ne nan eo-tteon ma-eu-meu-ro
ping-gye sok u-yeo-neul ga-jang-han man-na-meul won-haet-deon ge da-ye-yo
nal bo-myeo geu-dae eo-tteon pyo-jeong, eo-tteon gam-jeong,
eo-tteon mo-seu-bil-kka-yo
geu-jeo-ne nan eo-tteon ma-eu-meu-ro
All I wanted was a meeting disguised as coincidence,
using the excuse that I simply wanted to breathe the same air as you
When you looked at me, what expression would you have, what would you feel,
what would you be like?
And before that, with what kind of heart did I…
using the excuse that I simply wanted to breathe the same air as you
When you looked at me, what expression would you have, what would you feel,
what would you be like?
And before that, with what kind of heart did I…
geu-jeo na-reul wi-han u-seu-mi a-ni-deo-ra-do
haeng-yeo geu mo-seup-jo-cha ilh-eo-beo-ril-kka du-ryeo-wot-deon na-ye-yo
nal bo-neun geu-dae eo-tteon pyo-jeong, eo-tteon gam-jeong,
eo-tteon mo-seu-bi-ra-do
na-e-ge neon eo-tteon ma-eu-mi-deun gyeol-gug neo-yeot-seul geo-ra-go
eon-jen-ga mal-hae-jul na-ri ol-kka-yo
haeng-yeo geu mo-seup-jo-cha ilh-eo-beo-ril-kka du-ryeo-wot-deon na-ye-yo
nal bo-neun geu-dae eo-tteon pyo-jeong, eo-tteon gam-jeong,
eo-tteon mo-seu-bi-ra-do
na-e-ge neon eo-tteon ma-eu-mi-deun gyeol-gug neo-yeot-seul geo-ra-go
eon-jen-ga mal-hae-jul na-ri ol-kka-yo
Even if that smile was never meant for me
I was afraid that someday I might lose even the chance to see you like that
Whatever expression you wore when you looked at me, whatever you felt,
whatever you might have been like
No matter what feelings you had for me, in the end, you still would have been you to me
Will the day ever come when I can tell you that?
I was afraid that someday I might lose even the chance to see you like that
Whatever expression you wore when you looked at me, whatever you felt,
whatever you might have been like
No matter what feelings you had for me, in the end, you still would have been you to me
Will the day ever come when I can tell you that?
a-ju o-rae-jeon jo-a-ha-deon
A long time ago, the person I liked…
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
서성였죠
(seoseongyeotjyo)
lingered around
💡 Note: Describes wandering or staying near a place without clear purpose, reflecting the narrator’s quiet desire to remain close to someone.
설레며
(seollemyeo)
while fluttering
💡 Note: Expresses the emotional excitement and nervous warmth felt in the presence or thought of someone beloved.
애만 태우다가
(aeman taeudaga)
while burning with worry
💡 Note: An idiomatic expression for suffering inwardly from longing, anxiety, or unresolved emotion.
간직해
(ganjikhae)
keep cherished
💡 Note: Refers to preserving something precious in one’s heart, emphasizing how the narrator holds onto the image and memory of the loved one.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics capture the quiet ache of loving someone from afar without ever knowing whether those feelings are returned. The narrator treasures even the smallest traces of the other person, lingering where they once stood and hoping for meetings disguised as coincidence simply to share the same air. There is both tenderness and uncertainty in wondering what expression or emotion the loved one might show, while the fear of losing even their distant presence keeps the narrator from speaking honestly. Even after that person is gone, the feelings remain unchanged, becoming a silent devotion carried through longing, hesitation, and the hope that one day the truth of this hidden love can finally be confessed.
