Ballad Mr. Simple (The 5th Album)SM Entertainment SUPER JUNIOR

SUPER JUNIOR – Memories(기억을 따라) Lyrics | Romanization & Meaning

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Memories

SUPER JUNIOR (슈퍼주니어)

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Album

Mr. Simple (The 5th Album)

Release Date

August 2, 2011

Genre

Ballad

Label

SM Entertainment

Composers / Lyricists

Park Jun-su, Lee Yoon-jong

Participating Members

Leeteuk Heechul Yesung Shindong Sungmin Eunhyuk Donghae Siwon Ryeowook Kyuhyun

About the Song

《Memories》 is a tender journey through the past, built on nostalgia and the bittersweet ache of remembering what once was. Released in 2011 as part of SUPER JUNIOR‘s fifth album Mr. Simple under SM Entertainment, the track strips away the energy and bravado of the album’s other songs, offering something quieter and more reflective. It’s about following the trail of memories back to moments that shaped you, even when they hurt. There’s no grand resolution here—just the gentle acknowledgment that some things stay with you forever. 《Memories》 shows SUPER JUNIOR can slow down and sit with emotion, proving that vulnerability has its own kind of strength.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation

sa-rang-haet-ja-na u-ri ham-kke-han ma-neun nal dong-an
ham-kke a-pa-haet-ja-na seo-ro-ui i-rin jul-do mo-reu-go

We loved each other, didn’t we? Through all those days together, we shared so much pain, not even knowing the weight of our own burdens.

neon eo-di it-neun geo-ni na-ui mok-so-ri deul-li-jil anh-ni
a-peun nae sim-jang-i neo-reul chat-neun-da neo-reul bu-reun-da mi-chi-do-rok

Where are you now? Can’t you hear my voice calling out? My aching heart is desperately searching for you, calling your name like I’m losing my mind.

ga-seum-i nun-mul-i tto neo-ui gi-eok-i
han bang-ul han bang-ul tto nae ga-seum-e heul-leo nae-rin-da
u-reo-do u-reo-do ji-wo-ji-ji anh-neun gi-eok-eul tta-ra
o-neul-do bin nae ga-seum-eul tto jeok-sin-da

My heart, my tears, and your memories, they flow drop by drop, cascading through my heart. No matter how much I cry, these memories won’t fade, leaving my empty heart soaked once again today.

jo-a-haet-ja-na ja-geun nae mi-so-e u-seo-jwot-ja-na
ham-kke u-reot-sot-ja-na na-ui nun-mul-e a-pa-haet-ja-na

You liked it, didn’t you? You smiled at my little grin. We laughed and cried together, and my tears caused you pain.

ji-geum eo-di it-neun geo-ni ji-chin nae mo-seup-i bo-i-jil anh-ni
a-peun nae sim-jang-i neo-reul chat-neun-da neo-reul bu-reun-da mi-chi-do-rok

Where are you now? Can’t you see my weary self? My aching heart is desperately searching for you, calling your name like I’m losing my mind.

My heart, my tears, and your memories, they flow drop by drop, cascading through my heart. No matter how much I cry, these memories won’t fade, leaving my empty heart soaked once again today.

nae-ge-ro do-ra-wa-jul-lae mae-il ne i-reum bu-reu-myeo
ji-chin gi-da-rim sok-e neo-reul cha-ja he-mae-neun na-ja-na

Will you come back to me? Every day I call your name, lost in this exhausting wait, searching for you endlessly.

sa-rang-i nun-mul-i neo-wa-ui chu-eok-i
han bang-ul han bang-ul tto nae ga-seum-e heul-leo nae-rin-da
u-reo-do u-reo-do ji-wo-ji-ji anh-neun gi-eok-eul tta-ra
o-neul-do bin nae ga-seum-eul tto jeok-sin-da

Love, tears, and the memories of us, they flow drop by drop, cascading through my heart. No matter how much I cry, these memories won’t fade, leaving my empty heart soaked once again today.

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🗣️ Practice Korean Words

기억 (Gieok)

Memory

💡 Note: The lingering traces of a shared past that refuse to be erased

심장 (Simjang)

Heart

💡 Note: The emotional core that aches and calls out for a lost love

빈 (Bin)

Empty

💡 Note: Describing a hollow and desolate soul left behind after a departure

헤매는 (Hemaeneun)

Wandering

💡 Note: The restless act of searching for someone in a sea of solitude

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

This song expresses the Lingering Sorrow of a person who cannot move on after a painful breakup. It describes the emotional journey of retracing Faded Memories that continue to overflow like tears, filling an Empty Heart with the persistent voice of a past lover.