Good Person
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Good Person captures the bittersweet pain of unrequited love and the silent sacrifice of staying close yet distant.
Album
Bonamana (The 4th Album)
Release Date
May 13, 2010
Genre
Ballad
Label
SM Entertainment
Composers / Lyricists
You Hee-yeol
Participating Members
Leeteuk
Heechul
Yesung
Shindong
Sungmin
Eunhyuk
Donghae
Siwon
Ryeowook
Kyuhyun
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[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
o-neul-eun mu-seun i-rin geo-ni? u-reot-deon eol-gul gat-eun-geol
geu-ga neo-ui ma-eum-eul a-peu-ge haet-ni? na-e-gen se-sang jel so-jung-han neo-in-de
ja-pan-gi keo-pi-reul nae-mil-eo geu so-ge gam-chweo-on nae ma-meul dam-a
go-ma-wo…o-ppan neo-mu jo-eun sa-ram-i-ya geu han-ma-di-e nan u-seul ppun
geu-ga neo-ui ma-eum-eul a-peu-ge haet-ni? na-e-gen se-sang jel so-jung-han neo-in-de
ja-pan-gi keo-pi-reul nae-mil-eo geu so-ge gam-chweo-on nae ma-meul dam-a
go-ma-wo…o-ppan neo-mu jo-eun sa-ram-i-ya geu han-ma-di-e nan u-seul ppun
What’s going on today? You look like you’ve been crying. Did he hurt your heart? To me, you’re the most precious in the world. I push away the cold coffee, hiding my feelings inside. Thank you… You say I’m such a good person, and that one word makes me smile.
hok-si neon gi-eok-ha-go iss-eul-kka? nae chin-gu hak-gyo ap-e nol-leo wat-deon nal
u-ri-deul yeon-in gat-da jang-nan-chyeot-seul ttae neon u-seot-go nan bam ji-sae-wot-ji
u-ri-deul yeon-in gat-da jang-nan-chyeot-seul ttae neon u-seot-go nan bam ji-sae-wot-ji
Do you remember that day? When you came to play in front of my school with my friends. We pretended to be a couple as a joke, you laughed, and I stayed up all night thinking about it.
ni-ga u-seu-myeon na-do jo-a neon jang-nan-i-ra hae-do
neol gi-da-ryeot-deon nal, neol bo-go sip-deon bam nae-gen beok-chan haeng-bok ga-deuk-han-de
na-neun hon-ja-yeo-do gwaen-chanh-a neol bol su-man it-da-myeon
neul neo-ui dwi-e-seo, neul neol ba-ra-bo-neun geu-ge nae-ga ga-jin mok-sin geot-man gat-a
neol gi-da-ryeot-deon nal, neol bo-go sip-deon bam nae-gen beok-chan haeng-bok ga-deuk-han-de
na-neun hon-ja-yeo-do gwaen-chanh-a neol bol su-man it-da-myeon
neul neo-ui dwi-e-seo, neul neol ba-ra-bo-neun geu-ge nae-ga ga-jin mok-sin geot-man gat-a
When you smile, I feel happy too. Even if you say it’s just a joke, the days I waited for you, the nights I wanted to see you, are filled with overwhelming happiness for me. Even if I’m alone, it’s okay as long as I can see you. Always behind you, always watching you, that’s the only role I feel I have.
chin-gu-deul ji-gyeop-da mal-ha-ji neul gat-eun no-rael bu-reu-neun na-e-ge
ha-ji-man geu-ge ba-ro nae ma-eu-min-geol geu-dae meon got-man bo-ne-yo…
hok-si neon geu-nal nae ma-meul al-kka? u-ri-reul a-neun chin-gu mo-du mo-in bam
sul chwi-han neol de-ri-reo on geu-reul nae-ge in-sa-sik-hyeot-deon na-ui saeng-il nal
ha-ji-man geu-ge ba-ro nae ma-eu-min-geol geu-dae meon got-man bo-ne-yo…
hok-si neon geu-nal nae ma-meul al-kka? u-ri-reul a-neun chin-gu mo-du mo-in bam
sul chwi-han neol de-ri-reo on geu-reul nae-ge in-sa-sik-hyeot-deon na-ui saeng-il nal
Friends say I’m annoying, always singing the same song. But that’s just how I feel. I see you from afar… Do you know how I felt that day? All our friends gathered that night, and I came to pick you up when you were drunk, on my birthday.
ni-ga jo-eu-myeon na-do jo-a ni yeop-e geu-reul bo-myeo
na-wan neo-mu da-reun, nan cho-ra-hae-ji-neun geu-e-ge neol bu-tak-han-da-neun mal bak-ke
na-wan neo-mu da-reun, nan cho-ra-hae-ji-neun geu-e-ge neol bu-tak-han-da-neun mal bak-ke
If you like him, I like him too. Watching him next to you, I feel so different, so small. All I can say is to ask him to take care of you.
neol ul-li-neun sa-ram-gwa, wi-ro bak-ke mot-ha-neun na
I’m just someone who can’t do anything but comfort you when someone makes you cry.
ni-ga u-seu-myeon na-do jo-a neon jang-nan-i-ra hae-do
neol gi-da-ryeot-deon nal, neol bo-go sip-deon bam nae-gen beok-chan haeng-bok ga-deuk-han-de
na-neun hon-ja-yeo-do gwaen-chanh-a neol bol su-man it-da-myeon nan
neul neo-ui dwi-e-seo, neul neol ba-ra-bo-neun geu-ge nae-ga ga-jin mok-sin geot-man gat-a
neol gi-da-ryeot-deon nal, neol bo-go sip-deon bam nae-gen beok-chan haeng-bok ga-deuk-han-de
na-neun hon-ja-yeo-do gwaen-chanh-a neol bol su-man it-da-myeon nan
neul neo-ui dwi-e-seo, neul neol ba-ra-bo-neun geu-ge nae-ga ga-jin mok-sin geot-man gat-a
When you smile, I feel happy too. Even if you say it’s just a joke, the days I waited for you, the nights I wanted to see you, are filled with overwhelming happiness for me. Even if I’m alone, it’s okay as long as I can see you. Always behind you, always watching you, that’s the only role I feel I have.
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
소중한
(sojunghan)
precious
💡 Note: used to describe how much the person means to the speaker
장난
(jangnan)
joke / prank
💡 Note: refers to the lighthearted moments that hide the speaker’s true feelings
혼자여도
(honjayeodo)
even if alone
💡 Note: expresses the speaker’s willingness to endure solitude for love
몫
(moks)
share / role
💡 Note: indicates the specific part the speaker believes they must play
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The song tells the heartbreaking story of a man stuck in the **friend zone**, acting as the “good person” who listens to his crush’s heartaches. He hides his deep feelings behind a smile and a cup of coffee, even though he stays up all night thinking about her. It explores the bittersweet **sacrifice** of unrequited love, where the speaker finds a small, painful happiness in simply being able to watch over the person he loves from a **distance**.
