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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
영화처럼 울어버려
Yeonghwacheoreom uleo beolyeo
Crying like in a movie
오스카 수상 연기같아
Oseuka susang yeongijata
Like an Oscar-winning performance
Oscar winning tears, jinjjaya
Oscar winning tears — it's real
연기가 아냐 진심이야
Yeongiga anya jinsimiya
Not acting — it's sincere
RAYE가 느끼는 고통
RAYEga neukkyneun gotong
The pain RAYE feels
Oscar winning tears, 봐줘
Oscar winning tears, bwajweo
Oscar winning tears — look
BRIT Awardsue yeowangiiya
She's the queen of the BRIT Awards
Oscar winning tears, 흘러내려
Oscar winning tears, heulleonaeryeo
Oscar winning tears — flowing down
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“Oscar winning tears, jinjaiya” Oscar winning tears, 진짜야
"진짜야" (jinjaya) means "it's real" — the Korean tag underscores that the crying here is sincere, not the "Oscar-winning" performance the title jokes about. "Oscar Winning Tears" is a theatrical, strings-and-piano jazz song from RAYE's debut album My 21st Century Blues (February 3, 2023), later issued as a single on November 8, 2024; its lyrics depict a narrator ending an emotionally abusive, toxic relationship (Wikipedia).
CDMX_Valeria🇲🇽 Mexico City“BRIT Awards-ui yeowangiya” BRIT Awards의 여왕이야
"BRIT Awards의 여왕이야" means "she's the queen of the BRIT Awards." At the 2024 BRIT Awards RAYE won six trophies in a single night — including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for My 21st Century Blues, and Song of the Year for "Escapism" — the most awards ever won by an artist in one ceremony (Rolling Stone). "Oscar Winning Tears" is a track from that album (Wikipedia).
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