Release Date
May 8, 2023
Label
Composers / Lyricists
Barry Cohen, Sophie Hintze, Ally Ahern
Participating Members
About the Song
“I’m Unhappy” is a track by aespa, featured as the fifth song on their third mini album MY WORLD, released in 2023 under SM Entertainment, and written by Barry Cohen, Sophie Hintze, and Ally Ahern, capturing a candid emotional state that contrasts polished appearances with inner dissatisfaction while fitting seamlessly into the album’s broader narrative of self-awareness and personal reality.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
MY TIMELINE
ji-ru-hae-jin
DAY AND NIGHT
jae-mi-eop-go tta-bun-hae
ppeon-han EVERY DAY yeah
MY TIMELINE
grown tedious
DAY AND NIGHT
uninteresting and dull
predictable EVERY DAY yeah
waen-ji ttan se-sang yae-gi ga-ta
na-man ppae-go haeng-bo-kae
BUT I’M NOT OKAY yeah
it feels like a story from another world
everyone is happy except me
BUT I’M NOT OKAY yeah
na hon-ja-man LOGOUT-doen deu-si
i se-sang-gwa nae ma-eu-mui geo-rin
SO FAR
as if i’m the only one LOGGED OUT
the distance between this world and my heart is
SO FAR
I’M UNHAPPY
haeng-bo-kan cheok TELL YA
BUT I’M UNHAPPY
bo-ran deu-si kku-mi-gi ba-ppeun FEED
gung-geum-ha-ji a-na nan SET ME FREE
i-geon ma-chi HELL-ya
I’M UNHAPPY
I’M UNHAPPY
I’M UNHAPPY
pretending to be happy, TELL YA
BUT I’M UNHAPPY
FEED busy just showing off
i’m not curious, SET ME FREE
this feels like HELL
I’M UNHAPPY
I’M UNHAPPY
I’m UNHAPPY
nu-ga jin-jja na-in-ji
i-jen mwo-ga mat-neun-ji
mol-la YOU AND ME
tell me what you’re,
what you’re feeling
(yeah)
i got TROUBLE TROUBLE HEALING
(yeah)
pi-ryo-han geon o-jik CHILLING
(yeah)
nal no-a-jul su eop-da-myeon DELETE ME
who the real me is
what is right anymore
i don’t know, YOU AND ME
tell me what you’re,
what you’re feeling
(yeah)
i got TROUBLE TROUBLE HEALING
(yeah)
all i need is CHILLING
(yeah)
if you can’t let me go, DELETE ME
na hon-ja-man LOGOUT-doen deu-si
i hwa-myeon sok-gwa nae ma-eu-mui geo-rin
SO FAR
as if i’m the only one LOGGED OUT
the distance between this screen and my heart is
SO FAR
I’M UNHAPPY
haeng-bo-kan cheok TELL YA
BUT I’M UNHAPPY
bo-ran deu-si kku-mi-gi ba-ppeun FEED
gung-geum-ha-ji a-na nan SET ME FREE
i-geon ma-chi HELL-ya
I’M UNHAPPY
I’M UNHAPPY
I’M UNHAPPY
pretending to be happy, TELL YA
BUT I’M UNHAPPY
FEED busy just showing off
i’m not curious, SET ME FREE
this feels like HELL
I’M UNHAPPY
I’M UNHAPPY
I’m UNHAPPY
(da ra da ra ra ra)
I’m UNHAPPY
nan jin-jja-reul won-hae
i want and i heal it
nan deo neut-gi jeo-ne
yong-gi nae DELETE
I’M NOT ALONE
heo-sang-ppun-in ga-jjan NO MORE
sum ma-kil deu-tan mae-il
I WANNA STOP
yeah i don’t know
what you’re looking for
i want the real thing
i want and i heal it
before it’s too late
be brave and DELETE
I’M NOT ALONE
no illusions, fake ones NO MORE
every day feels suffocating
I WANNA STOP
yeah i don’t know
what you’re looking for
I’M SO HAPPY
sol-ji-ka-ge TELL YA
yeah I’M SO HAPPY
bo-ran deu-si kku-mi-gi ba-ppeun FEED
mi-ryeon eop-si beo-seo-na SET ME FREE
nae-ga a-nin na-ro-man
ga-deu-kan se-sang-eun si-reo
TELL YA
I’M SO HAPPY
honestly, TELL YA
yeah I’M SO HAPPY
FEED busy just showing off
escape without regrets, SET ME FREE
a world filled only with
versions of me that aren’t me, i hate it
TELL YA
I’M SO HAPPY
(da ra da ra ra ra)
I’M SO HAPPY
My days feel frozen, trapped in a loop where every timeline looks dull and meaningless, while everyone else seems happy inside perfectly curated screens. I scroll through endless feeds, pretending I am fine even as loneliness grows and the distance between my heart and the world stretches further apart. This fake happiness feels like hell, and I am tired of decorating my pain just to fit in. I want something real, not borrowed joy or filtered smiles, and before it is too late, I choose to delete the illusion, step away from empty validation, and reclaim myself, finally able to say I am happy because I am free.
