Hwasa of MAMAMOO is back — and this time, she strips everything down to raw emotion.
Her new single “Good Goodbye” is a melancholic ballad about love that has ended, yet still leaves its traces behind.
It’s the kind of song where the pain doesn’t explode — it lingers quietly, wrapped in dignity.
Even when her heart aches, she faces the ending with poise.
Let’s take a closer look at this powerful line:
“안녕은 우릴 아프게 하지만
우아할 거야”
“Goodbye will hurt us —
but it will be graceful.”
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💬 Key Phrases to Learn:
1️⃣ 안녕은 – Goodbye (as the subject)
• 안녕 – hello / goodbye (context-dependent)
• -은 – topic particle marking “goodbye” as the subject of the sentence.
→ Here, “As for goodbye…”
💡 Note: 안녕 is one of the most versatile Korean words — it means both hello and farewell, symbolizing beginnings and endings.
2️⃣ 우릴 아프게 하지만 – hurts us, but…
• 우리 – we / us
• -를 – object particle
• 아프게 하다 – to hurt (literally “to make hurt”)
• -지만 – but / although
→ Literally: “(It) hurts us, but…”
💡 Grammar:
A-게 하다 = “to make someone A.”
→ 슬프게하다 → “make (someone) sad.”
→ 아프게하다 → “make (someone) hurt.”
3️⃣ 우아할 거야 – will be graceful / elegant
• 우아하다 – to be elegant, graceful
• -ㄹ 거야 – future tense (informal form of “will be / going to be”)
→ “It will be graceful.”
4️⃣ 하지만 … 거야 – The contrast here is key:
The structure …하지만 … 거야 sets up opposing emotional tones — sorrow and acceptance.
→ “It hurts, but I will keep it beautiful.”
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💡 Grammar Tip:
Ending a sentence with 거야 softens the tone and adds determination or quiet conviction.
Compare:
• 우아할 것이다 (neutral, formal statement)
• 우아할 거야 (gentle, emotional, self-assuring)
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💬 Why It Matters:
This lyric encapsulates Hwasa’s strength — she doesn’t deny the pain but chooses elegance over despair.
Grammatically, it’s simple; emotionally, it’s profound.
The contrast between 아프게 하지만 (“hurts but…”) and 우아할 거야 (“will be graceful”) shows the essence of maturity: to let go without losing oneself.
💭 Have you ever said goodbye with both pain and pride? Drop a 🌹 if you’ve ever chosen to be 우아해 even through heartbreak.
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