Tak Song I sings the gentle ballad ‘행복했을까’ with a touching voice. Koo Hye Sun and Doko draft the lyrics, which ask a simple, sad question about the past. The song is a quiet look at a relationship that has faded away.
Released: January 28, 2026
행복했을까 (Were We Happy)
Tak Song I
행복했을까 (Were We Happy) Lyrics English Translation by Tak Song I
The poet Koo Hye Sun builds the story around specific regrets. One key line translates to, ‘Will our time become memories in the sky?’. She uses this sky imagery to show how love can feel both vast and completely lost.
Uriga jinaeon siganiWill the time we spent together
Modu haneure gieogi doelkkaall become memories in the sky?
Meon hunnal jeobeorin urineunAfter we’ve given up on each other in the distant future,
Tto dareun inyeoni tto saenggilkkawill another connection ever form between us?
Naegen naeiri eopdagoThinking I had no tomorrow,
Oneuldo saranghanda malhaetjiI told you I loved you again today.
Naegen oneulman isseoseoBecause I only had today,
Maeumi neomuneomu jogeupaejyeotjimy heart grew so incredibly anxious.
Geuttae naega neoege saranghanda malhaji anatdamyeonBack then, if I hadn’t told you that I loved you,
Urineun haengbokaesseulkkawould we have been happy?
Geuttae naega neoege saranghanda malhaji anatdamyeonBack then, if I hadn’t told you that I loved you,
Urineun haengbokaesseulkkawould we have been happy?
Naegen naeiri eopdagoThinking I had no tomorrow,
Oneuldo saranghanda malhaetjiI told you I loved you again today.
Naegen oneulman isseoseoBecause I only had today,
Maeumi neomuneomu jogeupaejyeotjimy heart grew so incredibly anxious.
Geuttae naega neoege saranghanda malhaji anatdamyeonBack then, if I hadn’t told you that I loved you,
Urineun haengbokaesseulkkawould we have been happy?
Geuttae naega neoege saranghanda malhaji anatdamyeonBack then, if I hadn’t told you that I loved you,
Urineun haengbokaesseulkkawould we have been happy?
Geuttae naega neoege saranghanda malhaji anatdamyeonBack then, if I hadn’t told you that I loved you,
Jeongmal haengbokaesseulkkawould we have really been happy?
Geuttae naega neoege saranghanda malhaji anatdamyeonBack then, if I hadn’t told you that I loved you,
Urineun haengbokaesseulkkawould we have been happy?
Ijewa ijeseoya naegaOnly now, after all this time,
Tto dareun insaengeul salge dwaetgohave I started living a different life.
Uriga anin urireul uriraI can’t even refer to us as ‘we’ anymore,
Malhaneun geotdo ijen andwaeyobecause we aren’t a couple now.
행복했을까 (Were We Happy) Music Video
The meaning behind ‘행복했을까’ is the haunting doubt of a past love. Tak Song I delivers this sentimental track for anyone who has ever looked back and wondered.