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Haegeum (해금)

D-DAY · 2023

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한국어 (Korean)

English Translation

Haegeum, modeun geoseul haegeumsikkyeojulge

Haegeum — I'll lift all restrictions

자유롭게 해줄게

Jayuropge haejulge

I'll set you free

해금, Haegeum

Haegeum, Haegeum

규칙을 깨버려

Gyuchireul kkaebeoryeo

Break the rules

억압된 것들을 다 풀어버려

Eokabdoen geotdeureul da pureobeoryeo

Release all that was suppressed

이게 내 방식이야

Ige nae bangsigia

This is my way

Haegeum, 모든 족쇄를 끊어

Haegeum, modeun jokswaereul kkeunheo

Haegeum — cut all the shackles

자유 그것이 진짜야

Jayu geugeosi jinjjaya

Freedom — that's the real thing

해금, 다 풀어줄게

Haegeum, da pureojulge

Haegeum — I'll untie everything

이게 내 음악이야

Ige nae eumakia

This is my music

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“haegeum, modeun geoseul haegeum-sikyeojulge” 해금, 모든 것을 해금시켜줄게

The title 해금 (haegeum) is a deliberate pun: it is both a traditional Korean two-stringed fiddle and the word for "lifting a ban" (解禁). The opening line "모든 것을 해금시켜줄게" promises "I'll lift the restrictions on everything," turning the whole song into an act of liberation named after an instrument. Wikipedia notes the track literally features the haegeum fiddle in its instrumentation, and describes the title as wordplay tying the instrument to "freedom in a reality built on unspoken societal expectations." It is the second single from Agust D's (Suga of BTS) debut studio album D-Day, released April 21, 2023 (Wikipedia).

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