What a perfect Chuseok gift! 🌝 Today, HITGS dropped their first EP — and it’s everything we hoped for: fun, fresh, and full of their signature Gen Z wit. We’ve already looked at “A-HA!”, “GROSS”, and “CHARIZZMA”, and now it’s time for the title track “Happy”.
At first, the melody feels light and carefree — but don’t be fooled. As the chorus says, “다들알아, 너빼고” (“Everyone knows, except you”), this is a song about the exhaustion that follows trying to act fine after a breakup.
Let’s focus on this revealing line:
“솔직히 말할게
아무렇지 않긴
너무 피곤해”
“I’ll be honest — pretending not to care is just too tiring.”
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💬 Key Phrases to Learn:
1️⃣ 솔직히 말할게 – I’ll be honest / I’ll tell you frankly
• 솔직히: honestly, frankly
• 말할게: from 말하다 (to say, speak) + -ㄹ게, a promise marker (“I will ~”)
→ Together: “I’ll be honest with you.” A phrase often used when someone is about to admit something real or vulnerable.
2️⃣ 아무렇지 않긴 – To act like nothing’s wrong
• 아무렇다: “to be in any particular state”
• 아무렇지 않다: “to be fine / unaffected”
• -긴: contraction of -기는, used for emphasis or contrast (“…though / even if”)
→ Literally: “Though I act fine…” — implies she’s pretending.
3️⃣ 너무 피곤해 – It’s too exhausting / I’m too tired
• 너무: too / very
• 피곤해: from 피곤하다, “to be tired”
→ Not just physically — in context, emotionally drained from keeping up the façade.
4️⃣ Implicit grammar – Omitted subject (“I”)
• Korean often drops the subject when it’s obvious. Here, “I” is implied.
→ “I’ll be honest (I’m) too tired to act fine.”
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💡 Grammar Tip:
The ending -긴 (short for -기는) is worth remembering — it’s used to show inner conflict or irony.
Example:
• 좋긴좋은데… → “It’s good, but…”
Here, 아무렇지않긴너무피곤해 carries that same contrast: “I seem okay, but it’s actually exhausting.”
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💬 Why It Matters:
“Happy” is a classic HITGS move — sugarcoated melody, razor-sharp lyrics. It’s about reclaiming happiness, not denying pain. Sometimes pretending to be fine is harder than admitting you’re not, and this song captures that perfectly.
💛 Do you relate to that feeling of “I’m fine… but not really”? Drop a 🌼 if you’ve ever smiled through the exhaustion.