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Yim Siwan's collaborations with Urban Zakapa's Cho Hyuna

Siwan and Hyuna are good friends since about six years. They collaborated for the duet song Tick Tock Tick Tock just before Siwan's enlistment in the army.


Just before Siwan went to army, he recorded a song with Hyuna for his fans. It's a bittersweet song where two lovers are separated and are waiting to get back together.



It's incredible that though the song is about separation, it is a light hearted love song. I feel it is close to Siwan's personality - not taking things too seriously.



Here is the lyrics of the song... Siwan and Hyuna have penned this one together.



빙 돌아가는 시계가 널 내게 데려오나 봐

눈금 한 칸 한발씩 가까워지나 봐

너를 어서 빨리 지금 당장 만나고 싶지만

똑딱똑딱 시간이 필요한 걸

못돼먹은 시계야 내가 뭘 잘못했길래

나를 데려가니 갈라놓니 참 밉다 너

부지런한 것도 좋지만 한결같은 것도 좋지만

좀 쉬어도 돼 고장 나도 돼 시간이 필요해

슬프다 얘기하지 마 눈 감고 떠올릴 거야

너를 떠올리면 고운 네 목소리

예쁜 너의 마음 모두 그대로인 걸

괴롭다 생각하지 마 사실 별거 아니야

잠시 멀어져서 각자 떨어져 더 애가 타는 걸

빙 돌아가는 시계가 이 시간에 또 멈추면

어느새 하루 반나절이 지나간 거야

거봐 시간은 늘 흘러가 노력하지 않아도

똑딱똑딱 가까워지는 소리

째깍째깍 돌아가는 시계

못돼먹은 시계야 내가 뭘 잘못했길래

왜 이리 느린 거니 왜 갈라놓니 참 밉다 너

너무 못 견디겠을 때

너무 답답해 죽을 것 같을 때

와줘 늦지 않게 시간은 가니까

슬프다 얘기하지 마 눈 감고 떠올릴 거야

너를 떠올리면 고운 네 목소리

예쁜 너의 마음 모두 그대로인 걸

괴롭다 생각하지 마 사실 별거 아니야

잠시 멀어져서 각자 떨어져 더 애가 타는 걸

빙 돌아가는 시계가 널 내게 데려오나 봐

눈금 한 칸 한발씩 가까워지나 봐

너를 어서 빨리 지금 당장 만나고 싶지만

똑딱똑딱 시간이 필요한 걸

(시간 금방 가 괜찮아)

잠시 멀어져서 각자 떨어져 더 애가 타는 걸

빙 돌아가는 시계가 널 내게 데려오나 봐

눈금 한 칸 한발씩 가까워지나 봐

너를 어서 빨리 지금 당장 만나고 싶지만

똑딱똑딱 시간이 필요한 걸

째깍째깍 돌아가는 시계 째깍째깍 째깍째깍

째깍째깍 돌아가는 시계 째깍째깍 째깍째깍

째깍째깍 돌아가는 시계 째깍째깍 째깍째깍

째깍째깍 돌아가는 시계 째깍째깍 째깍째깍

째깍째깍 째깍째깍


Siwan's narrative line means

"Time passes quickly, it's okay".

I simply love the nonchalantness of this song.



Siwan performed Tick Tock song in the whY I aM fan-concert in February 2023 - choroegraphed by Hyojin Choi.



Here's Siwan performance of the song back in 2019...


Karaoke for the song Tick Tock Tick Tock....


Here's Siwan return after his military service with English subtitles.



After the song, Siwan has collaborated twice with Hyuna.


Hyuna has a talk show on YouTube called Everyday is Thursday. Siwan was her third guest. Here is the video with English subtitles.

One can clearly see their fun-filled chemistry. Hyuna hinted later in an interview that one of her guests was with her for 5 hours, while the program itself is only 20 mins. Swans have deciphered that it was Siwan as the time on the screen behind Siwan clearly indicated that!


Here is my favourite part of the show... The fake song that Hyunah and Siwan composed spontaneously! Followed by an old fake song performance that Siwan did for the show "I am a Man". Hilarious!



In the interview, Siwan mentioned that Hyuna's song "Walking Backwards" is one of his favourites. Here is the original song. Here is the lyrics. It is truly a beautiful song.


Next Hyuna appeared in one of the short clips of Siwan's recent fan-concert - whY I aM in Seoul. It is a fun clip as a spoof on an old project of Siwan.



Cheers to Siwan and his friends for creating such fun stuff for us!


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