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Hurt – NewJeans: Lyrics, Meaning, and Korean Words Explained

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Album

NewJeans 1st EP ‘New Jeans’

Release Date

August 1, 2022

Genre

Pop / R&B

Label

ADOR

Composers / Lyricists

250, Amanda Lundstedt, Gigi

Participating Members

About the Song

γ€ŠHurt》 is the fourth and final track on ’ EP New Jeans, released on August 1, 2022, following its earlier music video drop on July 24. Framed as a gentle R&B piece, the song rests on groovy percussion and soft, bittersweet vocals that bloom most vividly in the chorus, where the delivery almost feels a cappella. As the EP’s only non-single, γ€ŠHurt》 carries a quiet emotional weight, acting as the subtle thread connecting the project’s brighter moments. Its tone echoes the tender ache of unreturned affectionβ€”not overtly sad, but shaded with a lingering, understated longing that deepens the album’s emotional palette.

[Full Lyrics – Romanization & English Only]

bogo sipeun saenggage
thinking of wanting to see you
deureogan uri change
in our chat window i entered
naneun mareul geoneunde
i am typing a message
bonaejineun anheullae
but i won't send it
neurin hanmadiboda
rather than a slow word
joyonghami deo joa
i like the silence better
gidarigo itjiman
even though i'm waiting
maeil ireon geon anya
it's not like this every day
nan jaemieopseo geim gateun geon
i'm not having fun, things like games
da piryo eopseo amuri joado neol NO
i don't need any of it, no matter how much i like you, no
mallomaneun jigyeoungeol
i'm tired of just words
meonjeo waseo boyeojwo (x2)
come first and show me
'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA BE THE ONE TO GET HURT
'cause i'm not gonna be the one to get hurt
HURT (NAH, NAH) / I'M NOT GONNA BE THE ONE TO GET HURT (x2)
HURT (OH, OH, OOH)
hurt (oh, oh, ooh)
I'M NOT GONNA BE THE ONE TO GET HURT (OH, OH, OOH) (x3)
i'm not gonna be the one to get hurt (oh, oh, ooh)
maeil jamdeulgi jeone
every day before falling asleep
geurigo tto achime
and again in the morning
jwigo inneun nae sonen
in my hand that i'm holding
neoeomneun hwamyeoninde
it's a screen without you
neurin hanmadiboda
rather than a slow word
joyonghami deo joa
i like the silence better
gidarigo itjiman
even though i'm waiting
maeil ireon geon anya
it's not like this every day
nan jaemieopseo geim gateun geon
i'm not having fun, things like games
da piryoeopseo amuri joado neol NO
i don't need any of it, no matter how much i like you, no
mallomaneun jigyeoungeol
i'm tired of just words
meonjeo waseo boyeojwo (x2)
come first and show me
'CAUSE I'M NOT GONNA BE THE ONE TO GET HURT
'cause i'm not gonna be the one to get hurt
HURT (NAH, NAH) / I'M NOT GONNA BE THE ONE TO GET HURT (x2)
HURT (OH, OH, OOH) (x2)
hurt (oh, oh, ooh)
yeogikkajiya / nega wainneun goseun / neomu meoreosseo (x2)
this is the limit / the place where you are / it was too far
I'M NOT GONNA BE THE ONE TO GET HURT
i'm not gonna be the one to get hurt
πŸ—£οΈ Practice Korean Words
μ‘°μš©ν•¨ (joyongham)
quietness
πŸ’‘ Note: A state of intentional stillness that shapes emotional tone
μ°½ (chang)
window
πŸ’‘ Note: A framed space that mediates perspective or connection
거리 (geori)
distance
πŸ’‘ Note: A spatial or emotional separation that defines relational limits
🎡 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The song portrays distance as an emotional threshold, using stillness and withheld speech to emphasize the tension between longing and self-protection. Its quiet repetition turns restraint into a kind of narrative boundary, revealing how vulnerability is measured not only by words exchanged but by the silence deliberately kept.

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