아이유/IU - Dear My Crazy Soulmate



작사 (Lyricist): 아이유/IU
작곡 (Composer): Maia Wright, Amanda Cygnaeus, Hannes Roovers, Isac Hördegård

Dear my crazy soulmate
Dear my crazy soulmate
Dear my crazy soulmate

Your story
Your story
Your story

결국에 세상이 우릴 포기할 때까지 이대로만
gyeolgug-e sesang-i uril pogihal ttaekkaji idaeloman
Just like this, until the world eventually gives up on us

우리 둘만
uri dulman
Just the two of us

That’s why we are the best soulmate
That’s why we are the best soulmate
That’s why we are the best soulmate

너는 오늘도 이상함을 고백해
neoneun oneuldo isanghameul gobaekhae
Today too, you confess your weirdness

실망했지라는 말도 함께
silmanghaessjiraneun maldo hamkke
Along with the words, "I was disappointed"

넌 내 앞에선 평생 이상해도 돼
neon nae apeseon pyeongsaeng isanghaedo dwae
In front of me, you can be weird for the rest of your life

그래서 더 좋아해
geuraeseo deo joh-ahae
That's why I like you even more

여기선 흥미 없지 MAN, LOVE
yeogiseon heungmi eobsji MAN, LOVE
No interest here, man, love

다 잊어버려 WORK, HATE
da ij-eobeolyeo WORK, HATE
Forget it all, work, hate

같이 이상한 gramma 둘이 되는 게 꿈이야
gat-i isanghan gramma dul-i doeneun ge kkum-iya
My dream is for us to become two weird grandmas together

Dear my crazy soulmate
Dear my crazy soulmate
Dear my crazy soulmate

Your story
Your story
Your story

결국에 세상이 우릴 포기할 때까지 이대로만
gyeolgug-e sesang-i uril pogihal ttaekkaji idaeloman
Just like this, until the world eventually gives up on us

우리 둘만
uri dulman
Just the two of us

That’s why we are the best soulmate
That’s why we are the best soulmate
That’s why we are the best soulmate

My cliché our story
My cliché our story
My cliché, our story

위기 없이 조금 진부할지라도 Happy ending
wigi eobs-i jogeum jinbuhaljilado Happy ending
Even if it's a little cliché with no crisis, happy ending

영원히
yeong-wonhi
Forever

Because we are the best soulmate
Because we are the best soulmate
Because we are the best soulmate

선물해 준 웃긴 티셔츠 입을게
seonmulhae jun us-gin tisyeocheu ib-eulge
I'll wear the funny t-shirt you gave me

Blue moon이 그려진 목걸이도 함께
Blue moon-i geulyeojin mokgeol-ido hamkke
Along with the necklace with a blue moon on it

장난치는 내 모습 보며 웃을 때
jangnanchineun nae moseub bomyeo us-eul ttae
When you laugh watching me goof around

그때 널 제일 좋아해
geuttae neol jeil joh-ahae
That's when I like you the most

같이 있으면 뭐든 PERFECT
gat-i iss-eumyeon mwodeun PERFECT
When we're together, everything is perfect

뭐가 중요해 FAKE, REAL
mwoga jung-yohae FAKE, REAL
What does it matter, fake, real

같이 이상한 gramma 둘이 되는 게 꿈이야
gat-i isanghan gramma dul-i doeneun ge kkum-iya
My dream is for us to become two weird grandmas together

Dear my crazy soulmate
Dear my crazy soulmate
Dear my crazy soulmate

Your story
Your story
Your story

결국에 세상이 우릴 포기할 때까지
gyeolgug-e sesang-i uril pogihal ttaekkaji
Until the world eventually gives up on us

이대로만 이상하게
idaeloman isanghage
Just like this, weirdly

That’s why we are the best soulmate
That’s why we are the best soulmate
That’s why we are the best soulmate

My scaredy-cat, No worries
My scaredy-cat, No worries
My scaredy-cat, no worries

결국에 세상이 무너지는 순간에도
gyeolgug-e sesang-i muneojineun sungan-edo
Even in the moment the world eventually falls apart

너를 위해 장난칠게
neoleul wihae jangnanchilge
I'll clown around for you

weirdo best soulmate
weirdo best soulmate
Weirdo, best soulmate

So you and I, We best soulmate
So you and I, We best soulmate
So you and I, we're the best soulmate

Yeah you and I, We best soulmate
Yeah you and I, We best soulmate
Yeah, you and I, we're the best soulmate

Oh you and I, We best soulmate
Oh you and I, We best soulmate
Oh, you and I, we're the best soulmate

Sure you and I, We best soulmate
Sure you and I, We best soulmate
Sure, you and I, we're the best soulmate

Dear my crazy soulmate
Dear my crazy soulmate
Dear my crazy soulmate

Your story
Your story
Your story

결국에 세상이 우릴 포기할 때까지 이대로만
gyeolgug-e sesang-i uril pogihal ttaekkaji idaeloman
Just like this, until the world eventually gives up on us

우리 둘만
uri dulman
Just the two of us

That’s why we are the best soulmate
That’s why we are the best soulmate
That’s why we are the best soulmate

Song Interpretation

Short Summary

IU wrote this one for her longtime best friend Yoo Inna, and it shows. Instead of romance, it's a pledge of friendship built on inside jokes, weird t-shirts, and the comfort of being fully yourself around someone. The recurring image of the two of them growing old together as "weird grandmas" turns a simple loyalty song into something warmer and funnier than a typical ballad.

Detailed Insights

The lyrics lean hard into specifics rather than vague sentiment: a gifted t-shirt, a necklace with a blue moon on it, the habit of joking around even when things get hard. Those small details carry more weight than any grand declaration would, because they read like an actual inside history between two people rather than a generic tribute.

"같이 이상한 gramma 둘이 되는 게 꿈이야" (my dream is for us to become two weird grandmas together) is the line most people latch onto, and it works because it swaps the usual forever-young promise for something more honest: growing old, staying odd, and not caring how it looks. The bridge admits the world could fall apart and still lands on the same joke-first response, which is the whole point of the song.

Released as a personal, non-album single rather than a title track built for charts, the song fits into a small tradition of IU writing directly about real people in her life. It landed with fans exactly as intended: less a piece of pop product, more a birthday card set to music.

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