REAL FROM THE FAKE
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Trusting inner truth over appearances becomes the key to resisting falsehood, trends, and borrowed values.
Album
Release Date
August 26, 2026
Genre
K-pop
Label
FNC Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
한성호, TAEY (LOGOS), Lover, Shakka (샤카), 휘영, 찬희 (SF9)
Participating Members
Youngbin
Inseong
Jaeyoon
Dawon
Zuho
Yoo Taeyang
Hwiyoung
Chani
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
bo-yeo-ji-neun ge da-ga a-ni-ya
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
What you see isn’t everything
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
neon ma-ri-ya ma-eu-meul tta-ra-ga
listen to your mind
mind mind
listen to your mind
mind mind
You should follow your heart
Listen to your mind
Mind mind
Listen to your mind
Mind mind
gi-peo-ji-neun i oe-ro-u-me
ppa-jyeot-deon yesterday
keo-jyeo ga-neun ego
na-me-ge-neun se-mo-cheo-reom bo-i-go
sseul-lyeo ga-neun i sae-ro-un wave
yu-haeng-do yesterday
ppa-jyeot-deon yesterday
keo-jyeo ga-neun ego
na-me-ge-neun se-mo-cheo-reom bo-i-go
sseul-lyeo ga-neun i sae-ro-un wave
yu-haeng-do yesterday
In this deepening loneliness
I was lost yesterday
Growing ego
To others, it looks like a triangle
Swept away by this new wave
Trends are yesterday
I was lost yesterday
Growing ego
To others, it looks like a triangle
Swept away by this new wave
Trends are yesterday
ppa-reu-ge pi-go sun-ga-ne ji-go
mwo-reul nam-gi-go gal-ji
what’s your take?
mwo-reul nam-gi-go gal-ji
what’s your take?
Quickly bloom and wither in a moment
What will you leave behind?
What’s your take?
What will you leave behind?
What’s your take?
straight
one foot in front of the next
geu-reol-ssa-ha-ji
jin-jja gat-ji
follow what’s in your soul
straight
one foot in front of the next
geu-reol-ssa-ha-ji
jin-jja gat-ji
follow what’s in your soul
straight
Straight
One foot in front of the next
Seems plausible
Seems real
Follow what’s in your soul
Straight
One foot in front of the next
Seems plausible
Seems real
Follow what’s in your soul
Straight
mul-deu-reo ga-ji ma
the only way to win the game
the only way to win the game
Don’t get swayed
The only way to win the game
The only way to win the game
bo-yeo-ji-neun ge da-ga a-ni-ya
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
What you see isn’t everything
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
neon ma-ri-ya ma-eu-meul tta-ra-ga
listen to your mind
to your mind
to your mind
listen to your mind
to your mind
to your mind
You should follow your heart
Listen to your mind
To your mind
To your mind
Listen to your mind
To your mind
To your mind
ga-ryeo-nae sum-gyeo-jin
fake fake fake
wait and
see see see
the truth will set you
free free free
fake fake fake
wait and
see see see
the truth will set you
free free free
Sort out the hidden
Fake fake fake
Wait and
See see see
The truth will set you
Free free free
Fake fake fake
Wait and
See see see
The truth will set you
Free free free
don’t believe in everything
they put in your face
real from the fake
they put in your face
real from the fake
don’t say sil-pae-neun eop-ge
tto-da-si gi-se-ro dal-lyeo
seong-gong-gwa sil-pae-reul wae na-nwo
eok-ji fame-eun nae-ryeo-nwa
i do-jeon-eul ji-kyeo-bwa
neon why
tto-da-si gi-se-ro dal-lyeo
seong-gong-gwa sil-pae-reul wae na-nwo
eok-ji fame-eun nae-ryeo-nwa
i do-jeon-eul ji-kyeo-bwa
neon why
Don’t say there’s no failure
Run again with momentum
Why divide success and failure?
Put down forced fame
Watch this challenge
Why you?
Run again with momentum
Why divide success and failure?
Put down forced fame
Watch this challenge
Why you?
neo ja-si-neul be-il-e ssa neon
we only got tonight
ae mi-deu-meul ji-kyeo nan
we only got tonight
ae mi-deu-meul ji-kyeo nan
Wrap yourself in a veil
We only got tonight
I keep my faith
We only got tonight
I keep my faith
straight
one foot in front of the next
geu-reol-ssa-ha-ji
jin-jja gat-ji
follow what’s in your soul
straight
one foot in front of the next
geu-reol-ssa-ha-ji
jin-jja gat-ji
follow what’s in your soul
straight
Straight
One foot in front of the next
Seems plausible
Seems real
Follow what’s in your soul
Straight
One foot in front of the next
Seems plausible
Seems real
Follow what’s in your soul
Straight
mul-deu-reo ga-ji ma
the only way to win the game
the only way to win the game
Don’t get swayed
The only way to win the game
The only way to win the game
bo-yeo-ji-neun ge da-ga a-ni-ya
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
What you see isn’t everything
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
neon ma-ri-ya ma-eu-meul tta-ra-ga
listen to your mind
to your mind
to your mind
listen to your mind
to your mind
to your mind
You should follow your heart
Listen to your mind
To your mind
To your mind
Listen to your mind
To your mind
To your mind
ga-ryeo-nae sum-gyeo-jin
fake fake fake
wait and
see see see
the truth will set you
free free free
fake fake fake
wait and
see see see
the truth will set you
free free free
Sort out the hidden
Fake fake fake
Wait and
See see see
The truth will set you
Free free free
Fake fake fake
Wait and
See see see
The truth will set you
Free free free
don’t believe in everything
they put in your face
real from the fake
they put in your face
real from the fake
jam-si meom-chwo-seo
go-yo sog-ui neol bwa
gotta feel it
gotta hear it
gotta sort it
until everybody sees it
go-yo sog-ui neol bwa
gotta feel it
gotta hear it
gotta sort it
until everybody sees it
Pause for a moment
See yourself in the silence
Gotta feel it
Gotta hear it
Gotta sort it
Until everybody sees it
See yourself in the silence
Gotta feel it
Gotta hear it
Gotta sort it
Until everybody sees it
bo-yeo-ji-neun ge da-ga a-ni-ya
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
in your eyes
What you see isn’t everything
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
In your eyes
neon ma-ri-ya ma-eu-meul tta-ra-ga
listen to your mind
to your mind
to your mind
listen to your mind
to your mind
to your mind
You should follow your heart
Listen to your mind
To your mind
To your mind
Listen to your mind
To your mind
To your mind
ga-ryeo-nae sum-gyeo-jin
fake fake fake
wait and
see see see
the truth will set you
free free free
fake fake fake
wait and
see see see
the truth will set you
free free free
Sort out the hidden
Fake fake fake
Wait and
See see see
The truth will set you
Free free free
Fake fake fake
Wait and
See see see
The truth will set you
Free free free
don’t believe in everything
they put in your face
real from the fake
they put in your face
real from the fake
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
외로움에
(oeroume)
in loneliness
💡 Note: Refers to being immersed in loneliness, capturing the emotional isolation that can make outside influences feel more powerful.
쓸려 가는
(sseullyeo ganeun)
being swept away
💡 Note: Describes being carried along by a force, symbolizing how easily people can be consumed by trends or collective opinion.
물들어
(muldeureo)
become colored
💡 Note: Literally means to take on a color, metaphorically expressing the loss of individuality through outside influence.
가려내
(garyeonae)
distinguish
💡 Note: Means to separate and identify what is genuine from what is false, reflecting the central act of discernment.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The lyrics urge the listener to look beyond appearances and resist being swept away by trends, ego, fame, or the judgments of others. In a world where things can seem convincing without being genuine, the narrator insists that the clearest direction comes from within: moving forward steadily, questioning what is presented as truth, and refusing to lose one’s identity in the crowd. By pausing in silence and listening closely to the self, the distinction between illusion and authenticity becomes clearer, turning inner truth and self-belief into the path toward freedom.
