“Love, Love, Love” by Epik High is a melancholic hip-hop ballad that blends emotional rap verses with soft melodic vocals to create a deeply nostalgic atmosphere. Built around gentle piano melodies, subtle acoustic guitar, and restrained percussion, the song highlights the contrast between Tablo and Mithra Jin’s introspective delivery and the haunting chorus that lingers throughout the track.

Song Credits

  • Artist: Epik High
  • Album: Remapping The Human Soul
  • Released: January 23, 2007
  • Length: 3:51
  • Label: Stone Music
  • Writer: TABLO & Mithra Jin
  • Producer: TABLO

Epik High “Love, Love, Love” Official MV

Epik High “Love, Love, Love” Lyrics

Hangul

밤 열두 시, 술 취해, 지친 목소리
새벽 두 시, 차갑게 꺼진 전화기

아무도 내 맘을 모르죠
I can’t stop love, love, love
아파도 계속 반복하죠
I can’t stop love, love, love

있나요? 사랑해본 적?
영화처럼 첫눈에 반해본 적?
전화기를 붙들고 밤새본 적?
세상에 자랑해본 적?
쏟아지는 빗속에서 기다려본 적?
그를 향해 미친듯이 달려본 적?
몰래 지켜본 적 (Uh), 미쳐본 적 (Uh)
다 보면서도 못 본 척
있겠죠, 사랑해본 적
기념일 때문에 가난해본 적
잘 하고도 “미안해” 말해본 적
연애편지로 날 새본 적
가족과의 약속을 미뤄본 적
아프지 말라 신께 빌어본 적
친구를 피해본 적, 잃어본 적 (Hmm)
가는 뒷모습 지켜본 적

(Can’t stop love) 미친 듯 사랑했는데 왜
(Love) 정말 난 잘해줬는데 왜
(Oh, love) 모든 걸 다 줬었는데
You got me going crazy
(Can’t stop love) 죽도록 사랑했는데 왜
(Love) 내 몸과 맘을 다 줬는데
(Oh, love) 모든 걸 잃어버렸는데
어떻게

아무도 내 맘을 모르죠 (Go, go, nobody knows)
I can’t stop (Don’t stop) love, love, love
아파도 계속 반복하죠 (Go, go, oh, here we go)
I can’t stop (Don’t stop) love, love, love

있나요? 이별해본 적?
빗물에 화장을 지워내본 적?
긴 생머릴 잘라내본 적?
끊은 담배를 쥐어본 적?
혹시라도 마주칠까 자릴 피해본 적?
보내지도 못할 편지 적어본 적?
술에 만취되서 전화 걸어본 적?
(여보세요?) 입이 얼어본 적?
있겠죠 이별해본 적
사랑했던 만큼 미워해본 적
읽지도 못한 편지 찢어본 적
잊지도 못할 전화번호 지워본 적
기념일을 혼자 챙겨본 적
사진들을 다 불태워본 적
이 세상의 모든 이별 노래가
당신 얘기일 거라 생각해본 적

(Can’t stop love) 미친 듯 사랑했는데 왜?
(Love) 정말 난 잘해줬는데 왜?
(Oh, love) 모든 걸 다 줬었는데
You got me going crazy
(Can’t stop love) 죽도록 사랑했는데 왜?
(Love) 내 몸과 맘을 다 줬는데
(Oh, love) 모든 걸 잃어버렸는데
어떻게

아무도 내 맘을 모르죠 (Go, go, nobody knows)
I can’t stop (Don’t stop) love, love, love
아파도 계속 반복하죠 (Go, go, oh, here we go)
I can’t stop (Don’t stop) love, love, love

I love you
I-I, I-I-I love you
I-I, I-I-I love you

바보처럼 울고, 또 술에 취하고
친구를 붙잡고 그 사람을 욕하고
시간이 지나고, 또 술에 취하고
전화기를 붙잡고 say love

아무도 내 맘을 모르죠 (Go, go, nobody knows)
I can’t stop (Don’t stop) love, love, love
아파도 계속 반복하죠 (Go, go, oh, here we go)
I can’t stop (Don’t stop) love, love, love

아무도 내 맘을 모르죠
사실은 (사실은) 당신만 모르죠
아파도 계속 반복하죠
이러다 언젠가 다시 마주치겠죠

Romanized

Bam yoldushi sul chwihae jichin moksori
Saebyok dushi chagamge ggojin jonhwagi

Amudo nae mameul moreujyo I can’t stop love love love
Apado gyesok banbokhajyo I can’t stop love love love

Ittnayo saranghaebon jok yonghwachoreom chot nune banhaebon jok
Jonhwagireul butdeulgo bamsaebon jok sesange jaranghaebon jok
Ssodajineun bi sokeso gidareyobon jok
Gereul hyanghe michindeushi dalryobon jok
Mollae jikyobon jok michyobon jok da bomyonsodo motbon chok

Ittgettjyo saranghaebon jok ginyomil ddaebone gananhaebon jok
Jalhagodo mianhae malhaebon jok yonhaepyonjiro nal sae bonjok
Gajokgwaeui yaksokeul mirwobonjok apeujimalra shinge birobonjok
Chingul pihaebon jok irobon jok ganeun dwitmoseum jikyobon jok

(Can’t stop love love oh love)
Michin deul saranghaetneunde wae jongmal nan jalhaejwottneunde wae
Modeun gol da jwissottneunde you’ve got me going crazy
(Can’t stop love love oh love)
Jukdorok saranghaettneunde wae nae momgwa mameul da jwotnneunde
Modeun gol iroboryottneunde oddoge

Amudo (go go) nae mameul moreujyo (nobody know)
I can’t stop (don’t stop) love love love
Apado (go go) gyesok banbokhajyo (oh here we go)
I can’t stop (don’t stop) love love love

Ittnayo ibyolhaebon jok bitmule hwajangeul jiwonaebon jok
Gin saengmoril jalranaebon jok ggeuneun dambaereul jwiobon jok
Hokshirado majuchilgga jaril pihaebon jok
Bonaejido mothal ppyonji jokobon jok
Sure manchwidwiso jonhwa gorobonjok yoboseyo imiorobonjok

Ittgettjyo ibyolhaebon jok saranghaedon mankeum miwohaebon jok
Irjido mothan pyonji jjijobon jok
Ijjido mothal jonhwabonho jiwobon jok
Jinyonireul honja chaenggyobon jok sajndeureul da boltaewobon jok
Ee sesangeui modeun ibyol noraega dangshinyegilgora saengakhaebon jok

(Can’t stop love love oh love)
Michin deul saranghaetneunde wae jongmal nan jalhaejwottneunde wae
Modeun gol da jwissottneunde you’ve got me going crazy
(Can’t stop love love oh love)
Jukdorok saranghaettneunde wae nae momgwa mameul da jwotnneunde
Modeun gol iroboryottneunde oddoge

Amudo (go go) nae mameul moreujyo (nobody know)
I can’t stop (don’t stop) love love love
Apado (go go) gyesok banbokhajyo (oh here we go)
I can’t stop (don’t stop) love love love

I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOU

Babochorom ulgo ddo sure chwihago
Chingureul botjamgo geu sarameul yokhago
Shigani jinago ddo sure chwihago
Jonhwagireul botjamgo say love

Amudo (go go) nae mameul moreujyo (nobody know)
I can’t stop (don’t stop) love love love
Apado (go go) gyesok banbokhajyo (oh here we go)
I can’t stop (don’t stop) love love love

Amudo nae mameul moreujyo sashileun dangshinman moreujyo
Apado gyesok banbokhajyo iroda onjenga dashi majichigettjyo

Translation

12AM: a tired, drunk voice
2AM: the phone is coldly turned off

No one knows how I feel
I can’t stop love love love
Though it hurts, I keep repeating it
I can’t stop love love love

Have you ever been in love?
Fallen in love at first sight like in a movie?
Stayed up all night long on the phone?
Bragged to the world?
Waited in the pouring rain?
Run towards him like crazy?
Watched him secretly? Gone crazy?
Pretended not to see it, despite actually seeing all of it?

You’ve probably been in love;
Gone brokе because of anniversariеs
Said sorry when you’ve actually done the right thing
Stayed up all night on a love letter
Postponed a get-together with your family
Prayed to god for him to get better
Avoided your friends and lost them
Watched him walking away

I loved you like crazy, so why?
I did my best to treat you well, so why?
I gave you everything, but you got me going crazy
I loved you like crazy, so why?
I gave you all my body and soul
I’ve lost everything, so how?

No one knows how I feel (Nobody knows)
I can’t stop (Don’t stop) love love love
Though it hurts, I keep repeating it (Oh here we go)
I can’t stop (Don’t stop) love love love

Have you ever been through a breakup?
Removed your makeup in the rain?
Cut off your long, straight hair?
Held a cigarette in your hands even though you’ve quit smoking?
Avoided places in case you ran into him?
Written a letter that you couldn’t even send?
Gave him a call when you were dead drunk?
(Hello?) Been lost for words?

You’ve probably been through a breakup;
Hated him as much as you’ve loved him
Ripped a letter that you wouldn’t even be able to read
Deleted a number that you wouldn’t even be able to forget
Celebrated an anniversary by yourself
Burned all the photos
Thought that every single breakup song in the world was about you

I loved you like crazy, so why?
I did my best to treat you well, so why?
I gave you everything, but you got me going crazy
I loved you like crazy, so why?
I gave you all my body and soul
I’ve lost everything, so how?

No one knows how I feel (Nobody knows)
I can’t stop (Don’t stop) love love love
Though it hurts, I keep repeating it (Oh here we go)
I can’t stop (Don’t stop) love love love

(I love you)

Crying like an idiot, getting drunk again
Grabbing onto a friend and insulting that person
Time passes by; getting drunk again
Grabbing the phone, say love

No one knows how I feel (Nobody knows)
I can’t stop (Don’t stop) love love love
Though it hurts, I keep repeating it (Oh here we go)
I can’t stop (Don’t stop) love love love

No one knows how I feel
In fact, you’re the only one who doesn’t know
Though it hurts, I keep repeating it
Like this, we’ll run into each other again someday

Epik High “Love, Love, Love” Meaning

“Love, Love, Love” by Epik High captures the bittersweet and obsessive nature of falling deeply in love, portraying romance as something both exhilarating and emotionally destructive. Through emotional rap verses and a haunting chorus, the song describes the extreme lengths people go to for someone they love — sacrificing sleep, money, friendships, and even their own identity just to hold onto a relationship. The lyrics reflect how love can become addictive, where even heartbreak and disappointment are not enough to make someone walk away, highlighting the painful cycle of craving a feeling that continues to drain them.

Nearly 19 years after its original release in 2007, the song recently experienced a massive resurgence on Korean streaming charts after Sik-K and Lil Moshpit sampled it for their hit track “LOV3,” which created a frenzy across the K-hip-hop scene. The renewed attention sparked viral TikTok and Reels challenges, helping “Love Love Love” re-enter major Korean music charts and introducing the emotional classic to a new generation of listeners.