Hwi pens a gripping track with ‘Not A Lover’. The songwriter also produces the music for the album That’S Me. The artist delivers a raw and obsessive tale of love.
Released: February 5, 2026
Not A Lover
Hwi • From “That’S Me”
That’S Me’s Not A Lover Korean Lyrics English Meaning
The singer focuses on specific, haunting images like a darkened room and the sound of fading breath. He translates the line ‘I’ll be standing right behind you, won’t you please look back?’. The performer describes a love that borders on possession.
Ireoke nal honja dumyeon eotteokae?What am I supposed to do if you leave me all alone like this?
Nega itdeon gonggane na ireokeI’m still here in the space where you used to be,
Bul kkeojin bange soeumgwa duri nameun chaeleft only with the noise in this darkened room.
Jugeo ganeun hoheumman deullyeooneundeAll I can hear is the sound of my fading breath.
Oh, want your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-loveOh, I want your love,
I’ll find where you are, la-la-la-la, my loverI’ll find where you are, my lover.
Mwongae na hollyeonna-na-na-na-na-na bwaI think I’ve been possessed by something,
You will be my one, na-na, where you are, la, my lo-lo-loveyou’ll be my only one, wherever you are, my love.
No-no-no-no, why is this crime? No-no-noNo, why is this a crime?
Eoryeopge saenggak ma, neodo nal aljanaDon’t overthink it, you know who I am.
Sasohan munje ttawiro nal min geon neoyeotjiYou were the one who pushed me away over such trivial problems.
Meonjeo oemyeonhaetdeon geon bunmyeong neoyeotjiIt was definitely you who turned away from me first.
I don’t care, ne yeope aein, nan gidarilge neol maeilgachiI don’t care about the lover by your side, I’ll wait for you every single day.
Gyaen nappeun nomiya neon amugeotdo mollaHe’s a bad guy, you don’t know anything about him.
Mm, no, you know for sureMmm, no, you know the truth for sure,
I won’t let you go no more, no-no-noI won’t let you go anymore.
Oh, want your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-loveOh, I want your love,
I’ll find where you are, la-la-la-la, my loverI’ll find where you are, my lover.
Mwongae na hollyeonna-na-na-na-na-na bwaI think I’ve been possessed by something,
You will be my one, na-na, where you are, la, my lo-lo-loveyou’ll be my only one, wherever you are, my love.
Ne dwie seo isseulge, dorabwa jullaeI’ll be standing right behind you, won’t you please look back?
Yeojeonhi neomu yeppeo, neon nawa dareugeYou’re still so beautiful, unlike how I’ve become.
Ireon naega sileodoEven if you hate me like this,
Nal saranghal georan geol araI know that you’re going to love me.
Oh, want your lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-loveOh, I want your love,
I’ll find where you are, la-la-la-la, my loverI’ll find where you are, my lover.
Mwongae na hollyeonna-na-na-na-na-na bwaI think I’ve been possessed by something,
You will be my one, na-na, where you are, la, my lo-lo-loveyou’ll be my only one, wherever you are, my love.
Where you are, la-la-la-la-la-la, my loveWherever you are, my love,
Nega meonjeo nal hollyeo ireonga bwait seems I’m like this because you charmed me first.
Where you are, la-la-la-la-la-la, my loveWherever you are, my love,
Where you are, la-la, where you are, la, my lo-lo-lo-loverwherever you are, my lover.
Not A Lover Music Video
This is an intense statement on unrequited attachment. The English lyrics of ‘Not A Lover’ detail an obsessive and persistent love.