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Blackpink's Jisoo launched her solo career last night, becoming the last of the K-pop quartet to release a solo mini album. Jisoo's first single, “꽃(FLOWER),” comes as spring literally begins in the northern hemisphere and captures the end of a love story. Jisoo sings about freeing herself from an unhealthy romance, using a flower metaphor throughout the song to talk about the relationship and its final remains.
Lyrics like, “I fly away like a blue butterfly / It's all on you that you didn't hold on / Even the times that we were in full bloom / A lie, lie, lie to me,” and “Now goodbye, goodbye / Never looking back / A leaf named hesitance / Falling away from you by a spring shower / Nothing left but a scent of a flower,” capture Jisoo's painful but necessary choice to leave. Meanwhile, her chorus, with the lines “I'm okay, would you be as well? / On a beautiful day without a single cloud / There was nothing left but the scent of a flower,” show her peace with the outcome and hope for her future.
Of course, it's unclear whether there was a real-life inspiration for the song or if Jisoo was telling a story about a general feeling many experience at the end of a relationship. The K-pop singer, like her bandmates, has never commented on any dating rumors (her agency has only made headlines for trying to shut down rumors) and has kept her love life private.
Jisoo has been honest about her initial reluctance to launch a solo career. Last year, she was still flirting with the idea, telling Rolling Stone that she was hesitant about whether it was really the right time. “I’m not sure how much I want to go solo yet,” she started, via Billboard. “The music I listen to, the music I can do, and the music I want to do—what should I choose? I love songs with lots of instruments. I love different bands and rock music. What do people want from me? There’s a chaos of conflicting questions. So I’m still tilting my head in confusion. I’m not sure what will happen with my solo plans this year.”
But Jisoo went for it—and released a stunning music video for “꽃(FLOWER),” to celebrate her first entry. Her wardrobe alone is incredible:
Watch the visuals below, then read the English-translated lyrics, via Genius, and the original Korean lyrics.
English Lyrics
Intro
Eh-eh-eh-eh
Eh-eh-eh-eh
Verse 1
A-B-C, do-re-mi
I was as nice as that
That look in the eye changed completely perhaps
This is also a side of me
Refrain
I fly away like a blue butterfly
It's all on you that you didn't hold on
Even the times that we were in full bloom
A lie, lie, lie to me
Pre-Chorus
Crimsonly burned down you and I
I'm okay, would you be as well?
On a beautiful day without a single cloud
There was nothing left but the scent of a flower
Chorus
Therе was nothing left but the scent of a flowеr
Verse 2
You and me, although we were
Madly in love
Cruelly trampled
My one and only lilac
Refrain
I fly away like a white petal
It's all on you that you didn't hold on
Drawn by a gentle wind
Spring comes but we say bye, bye, bye
Pre-Chorus
Crimsonly burned down you and I
I'm okay, would you be as well?
On a beautiful day without a single cloud
There was nothing left but the scent of a flower
Chorus
There was nothing left but the scent of a flower
Bridge
Now goodbye, goodbye
Never looking back
A leaf named hesitance
Falling away from you by a spring shower
Nothing left but a scent of a flower
Outro
Hey-hey-ey-hey
Hey, hey-ey-hey
Hey-hey-ey-hey
There was nothing left but a scent of a flower
Korean Lyrics
Intro
Eh-eh-eh-eh
Eh-eh-eh-eh
Verse 1
A-B-C, Do-Re-Mi
만큼 착했던 나
그 눈빛이 싹 변했지
어쩌면 이 또한 나니까
Refrain
난 파란 나비처럼 날아가
잡지 못한 건 다 네 몫이니까
활짝 꽃피웠던 시간도 이제 모두
내겐 lie, lie, lie
Pre-Chorus
붉게 타버려진 너와 나
난 괜찮아 넌 괜찮을까
구름 한 점 없이 예쁜 날
꽃향기만 남기고 갔단다
Chorus
꽃향기만 남기고 갔단다
Verse 2
You and me, 미칠 듯이
뜨거웠지만
처참하게 짓밟혀진
내 하나뿐인 lilac
Refrain
난 하얀 꽃잎처럼 날아가
잡지 않은 것은 너니까
살랑살랑 부는 바람에 이끌려
봄은 오지만 우린 bye, bye, bye
Pre-Chorus
붉게 타버려진 너와 나
난 괜찮아 넌 괜찮을까
구름 한 점 없이 예쁜 날
꽃향기만 남기고 갔단다
Chorus
꽃향기만 남기고 갔단다
Bridge
이젠 안녕 goodbye
뒤는 절대 안 봐
미련이란 이름의 잎새 하나
봄비에 너에게서 떨어져
꽃향기만 남아
Outro
Hey-hey-ey-hey
Hey, hey-ey-hey
Hey-hey-ey-hey
꽃향기만 남기고 갔단다
Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she's not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring New York City.
