Seo Eve sings about quiet defiance in ‘당근이 싫어’. The artist writes the lyrics with Nam Dong Hyun. Their song offers a gentle but firm pushback against expectations.
Released: March 28, 2026
당근이 싫어 (No Carrots)
Seo Eve
당근이 싫어 (No Carrots) Lyrics Translation – Seo Eve
The narrator describes a cold floor and a chair that creaks to show a heavy mood. She mentions, ‘Every dinner feels like a quiz,’ to express daily pressure. Seo Eve uses the simple hate for carrots as a symbol for setting personal boundaries.
Uijaneun ppigoekThe chair creaks.
Badageun chagawoThe floor is cold.
Igeon jigeumRight now, this is
Neomgigien anin nala day I can’t just swallow and move past.
Gwaenhi mureul masyeoI drink water for no reason,
Gwaenhi dasi naeryeonwaput it back down for no reason,
Gwaenhi han beon deo bwaand look at it one more time for no reason.
GwaenhiJust for no reason.
Sutgarageun ajigindeI haven’t even picked up my spoon yet,
Teogi meonjeo dachyeobeoryeobut my jaw already hurts.
Basak sorido an natjimanThere hasn’t even been a crunching sound,
Geunde imi ssibeun gibunbut it feels like I’ve already chewed it.
Silence feels saferSilence feels safer
Tonighttonight.
I’m not wrongI’m not wrong,
Just not ready to fightjust not ready to fight.
Nan danggeuni sireoI hate carrots.
Oneulmaneun sesangi juneun bangsikbodaJust for today, rather than the way the world gives things,
Nae bangsigi meonjeoraseomy own way comes first.
I’ll еat it when I’m ready, till then, just lеt me beI’ll eat it when I’m ready, till then, just let me be.
(Woah-oh) Take my time(Woah-oh) Take my time.
(Woah-oh) Let me be(Woah-oh) Let me be.
(Woah-oh)(Woah-oh).
I’ll eat it when I’m ready, till then, just let me beI’ll eat it when I’m ready, till then, just let me be.
Mal an hamyeon chakan ae malhamyeon yeminhan aeIf I don’t speak, I’m a ‘good kid’, and if I speak, I’m ‘too sensitive’.
Geu sai eodingae nae jarieun eopjiSomewhere in between, there is no place for me.
Tujeongeun yuilhan nae jageun eoneoComplaining is my only little language,
Jalmotdoen malbodan teullin pyojeonga wrong expression rather than wrong words.
Sesangeun wae hangsangWhy does the world always
Ssibeobora malhaetell me to just chew it?
Ajik matdo moreuneundeI don’t even know the taste yet,
Samkira haebut they tell me to swallow it.
Every dinner feelsEvery dinner feels
Like a quizlike a quiz.
There’s a right answerThere’s a right answer
I might missI might miss.
Nan danggeuni sireoI hate carrots.
Oneulmaneun sesangi juneun bangsikbodaJust for today, rather than the way the world gives things,
Nae bangsigi meonjeoraseomy own way comes first.
I’ll eat it when I’m ready, till then, just let me beI’ll eat it when I’m ready, till then, just let me be.
(Woah-oh) Take my time(Woah-oh) Take my time.
(Woah-oh) Let me be(Woah-oh) Let me be.
(Woah-oh)(Woah-oh).
I’ll eat it when I’m ready, till then, just let me beI’ll eat it when I’m ready, till then, just let me be.
Take my time, I don’t rush itTake my time, I don’t rush it.
If I don’t like it, I don’t crush itIf I don’t like it, I don’t crush it.
Nan danggeuni sireoI hate carrots.
Oneulmaneun sesangi juneun bangsikbodaJust for today, rather than the way the world gives things,
Nae bangsigi meonjeoraseomy own way comes first.
I’ll eat it when I’m ready, till then, just let me beI’ll eat it when I’m ready, till then, just let me be.
(Woah-oh) Take my time(Woah-oh) Take my time.
(Woah-oh) Let me be(Woah-oh) Let me be.
(Woah-oh)(Woah-oh).
I’ll eat it when I’m ready, till then, just let me beI’ll eat it when I’m ready, till then, just let me be.
당근이 싫어 (No Carrots) Music Video
This is a comforting anthem for anyone needing space. The Korean lyrics in ‘당근이 싫어’ offer a gentle defense of moving at your own pace.