Onew brings a touching breakup ballad with ‘X, Oh Why?’. The artist teams with lyricist Min Yeon Jae to pen this story of a relationship’s quiet end. This track is part of his solo album, Tough Love.
Released: March 9, 2026
X, Oh Why?
Onew • From “Tough Love”
X, Oh Why? Lyrics Translation (from “Tough Love”)
The songwriter writes with striking clarity about final goodbyes. He describes a love that has grown cold, noting how ‘our happiness was just fiction, an unfinished story’. The musician creates a mood of gentle resignation.
Sigeobeorin geon nugu tatdo anijiIt’s nobody’s fault that things have grown cold.
Cheoeumbuteo hanadulssik alge moreugeBit by bit, whether we knew it or not,
Gyeolgugen kkeuteul hyanghae dallyeowatdeon dayswe spent our days running toward this end,
Eoneusae dochakan i heunhae ppajin enduntil we finally arrived at this cliché conclusion.
Gochyeo mae bwado ttodasi pullineun maeumMy heart keeps unraveling, no matter how I try to steady it.
Seororeul ttokbaro bwado boiji anneun geudaeumEven when we look at each other, I can’t see what’s next.
Dasin banbokdoeji anke maeumeul georeo jamgaI’m locking my heart away so this never happens again.
Naega jalmotdoen geolkka?Am I the one who’s wrong?
X, oh why? Oh, why?X, oh why? Oh, why?
Deo isang jul sangcheodo eopsеo nan (Oh, my)I don’t have any more wounds left to give you. (Oh, my)
Dwidorabol geotdo eopseo jal ga (Morе night)There’s no reason to look back, so goodbye. (More night)
Seoroui gireul ga, just without me find your wonderful lifeLet’s go our separate ways; just find your wonderful life without me.
X, oh why? Oh, why?X, oh why? Oh, why?
Geureoke seulpeun pyojeong hajin ma (Oh, my)Don’t look at me with such a sad face. (Oh, my)
Mianhaehal geo eopseo geunyang ga (More night)You don’t have to be sorry, just go. (More night)
Seoroui gireul ga, just without me find your wonderful lifeLet’s go our separate ways; just find your wonderful life without me.
X, oh why?X, oh why?
Deoneun binnaji ana neoui nunbichiYour eyes don’t shine for me anymore.
Saranghandago mareun hajimanEven when you say you love me,
Mianhadago haneun geot gatait feels like you’re actually saying ‘I’m sorry.’
Tto siganman tick and tockTime just keeps ticking away.
Seulpeun noryeokdo oneuri majimakToday is the last day of this sorrowful effort.
Gyeolguk sarangeun gakjaui honjanmalIn the end, love is just each person’s internal monologue.
Just say goodbyeJust say goodbye.
Haengbogeun fiction geoteuro sseudaga manOur happiness was just fiction, an unfinished story.
Jemokdo eopsi beoryeojyeo dasin ilkiji mothalIt’s been discarded without a title, never to be read again.
Chueogiral geotdo eopseo gabyeopge tteonamyeon dwaeThere aren’t even memories left; you can just leave lightly.
Naega jalmotdoen geolkka?Am I the one who’s wrong?
X, oh why? Oh, why?X, oh why? Oh, why?
Deo isang jul sangcheodo eopseo nan (Oh, my)I don’t have any more wounds left to give you. (Oh, my)
Dwidorabol geotdo eopseo jal ga (More night)There’s no reason to look back, so goodbye. (More night)
Seoroui gireul ga, just without me find your wonderful lifeLet’s go our separate ways; just find your wonderful life without me.
X, oh why? Oh, why?X, oh why? Oh, why?
Geureoke seulpeun pyojeong hajin ma (Oh, my)Don’t look at me with such a sad face. (Oh, my)
Mianhaehal geo eopseo geunyang ga (More night)You don’t have to be sorry, just go. (More night)
Seoroui gireul ga, just without me find your wonderful lifeLet’s go our separate ways; just find your wonderful life without me.
X, oh why?X, oh why?
Get away, get away, get away, get awayGet away, get away, get away, get away.
Tteona jeo meolliLeave and go far away.
Na eopsi, na eopsi, na eopsi, na eopsiWithout me, without me, without me, without me.
Never back to meNever come back to me.
Get away, get away, get away, get awayGet away, get away, get away, get away.
Tteona jeo meolli never back to meLeave and go far away, never come back to me.
X, oh why?X, oh why?
X, Oh Why? Music Video
The ‘X, Oh Why?’ lyrics are a direct farewell to a love that is no longer working. This song by Onew offers a sad but clear-eyed look at moving on from a shared fiction.