EPEX’s track “ECHO” serves as the emotional conclusion to the group’s “Youth” narrative series. The song revolves around themes of shared resonance, overcoming youthful anxieties, and connecting with someone whose presence is as persistent and comforting as an echo.

Song Credits

  • Artist: EPEX
  • Album: 소화(韶華) (Youth): Epilogue
  • Released: June 9, 2026
  • Length: 2:42
  • Label: C9 Entertainment
  • Lyrics: JEFF (EPEX), BAEKSEUNG (EPEX), AYDEN (EPEX), danke (lalala studio), 이은오 (Lee Eun Oh) (Jam Factory), 이시연 (Lee Si Yeon) (lalala Studio), 선희 (Sun Hee) (ARTiffect) & 구성민 (Goo Seong Min) (ARTiffect)
  • Composers: Anthony Pavel, JBACH, Styalz Fuego & MZMC

EPEX “ECHO” Official MV

EPEX “ECHO” Lyrics

Hangul

We know that, 탁 트인 선명한 해방 앞에
어제 걘 없어 이제, that’s only the hashtag
No phone, no pics or camera down
내 시간이 big deal, no more lockdown
잔해만이 남은 fence, 즈려밟은 채
좀 더 깊게 들이켜 fresh air
끽해봤자 지나가는 MacGuffin
And I will never be controlled, ’cause I got the game

Eyes on me
You don’t need to say a word, I don’t care what you heard
On your breath
펼쳐진 세상 위로 일렁이는 flow

We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an 깨닫지도 못한 순간 우린 이미 시작했어
Echo, echo, echo, echo, echo, echo

I’m sick of this, 점점 더 가빠지는 호흡에
감추는 게 더 익숙한 진심을 쏟아내
온 시야를 막은 절망은 이내 fade away (Ooh)
커져가는 이 떨림의 반향은 계속돼
Ayo, can you hear me? 지나간 건
Don’t think about 잊고 뱉어 크게, yawn
동시에 울린 같은 세기의 진동
소리를 높이고 gotta hit the load
Yeah, got everything we dreamed, yeah, I feel it, yeah, I feel it
좀 더 펼쳐가고 헤쳐가는 세상 속에 무엇인가
보여주려 크게 던진 함성
내가 깨운 이게 나의 echo

Eyes on me (Always on me, girl)
You don’t need to say a word, I don’t care what you heard (Yeah, don’t care what you are)
On your breath
사라지는 불안과 뒤바뀌는 flow

We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo (Ooh-ooh)
We need an 깨닫지도 못한 순간 우린 이미 시작했어 (Yeah, yeah)
Echo, echo, echo, echo, echo, echo (Echo, hey)

너와 내가 숨 쉬는 매 순간
Can’t get like this, can’t get like this
이 떨림은 계속 번져가
Let me give it to ya (We need an echo)

We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo (Echo)
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo (Oh)

We make it echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We make it echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We make it echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We make it echo, echo, echo, echo, echo

Romanized

We know that, tak teuin seonmyeonghan haebang ape
Eoje gyaen eopseo ije, that’s only the hashtag
No phone, no pics or camera down
Nae sigani big deal, no more lockdown
Janhaemani nameun fence, jeuryeobalbeun chae
Jom deo gipge deurikyeo fresh air
Kkikaebwatja jinaganeun MacGuffin
And I will never be controlled, ’cause I got the game

Eyes on me
You don’t need to say a word, I don’t care what you heard
On your breath
Pyeolchyeojin sesang wiro illeongineun flow

We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an kkaedatjido mothan sungan urin imi sijakaesseo
Echo, echo, echo, echo, echo, echo

I’m sick of this, jeomjeom deo gappajineun hoheube
Gamchuneun ge deo iksukan jinsimeul ssodanae
On siyareul mageun jeolmangeun inae fade away (Ooh)
Keojyeoganeun i tteollimui banhyangeun gyesokdwae
Ayo, can you hear me? jinagan geon
Don’t think about itgo baeteo keuge, yawn
Dongsie ullin gateun segiui jindong
Sorireul nopigo gotta hit the load
Yeah, got everything we dreamed, yeah, I feel it, yeah, I feel it
Jom deo pyeolchyeogago hechyeoganeun sesang soge mueosinga
Boyeojuryeo keuge deonjin hamseong
Naega kkaeun ige naui echo

Eyes on me (Always on me, girl)
You don’t need to say a word, I don’t care what you heard (Yeah, don’t care what you are)
On your breath
Sarajineun burangwa dwibakkwineun flow

We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo (Ooh-ooh)
We need an kkaedatjido mothan sungan urin imi sijakaesseo (Yeah, yeah)
Echo, echo, echo, echo, echo, echo (Echo, hey)

Neowa naega sum swineun mae sungan
Can’t get like this, can’t get like this
I tteollimeun gyesok beonjyeoga
Let me give it to ya (We need an echo)

We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo (Echo)
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo (Oh)

We make it echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We make it echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We make it echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We make it echo, echo, echo, echo, echo

Translation

We know that, in front of a wide-open, crystal-clear liberation
The person from yesterday is gone now, that’s only the hashtag
No phone, no pics or camera down
My time is a big deal, no more lockdown
Treading firmly right over the fence where only wreckage remains,
Inhale the fresh air just a little bit deeper
At the absolute most, it’s just a passing MacGuffin
And I will never be controlled, ’cause I got the game

Eyes on me
You don’t need to say a word, I don’t care what you heard
On your breath
A swaying, surging flow high above the unfolding world

We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an—in a single moment before we even realized it, we had already begun
Echo, echo, echo, echo, echo, echo

I’m sick of this, amidst breathing that grows heavier and more ragged,
Pour out your true, raw heart, which you’re far too used to hiding
The despair that blocked our entire field of vision will soon fade away (Ooh)
The resonance of this growing trembling continues on and on
Ayo, can you hear me? The things that have already passed by—
Don’t think about them, forget them and let out a massive, loud yawn
A vibration of the exact same intensity ringing out at the very same time
Raise the volume, gotta hit the load
Yeah, got everything we dreamed, yeah, I feel it, yeah, I feel it
Inside a world where we expand further and push through, what exactly is it?
A battle cry thrown out loud and clear to show them something
This thing that I awakened—this is my echo

Eyes on me (Always on me, girl)
You don’t need to say a word, I don’t care what you heard (Yeah, don’t care what you are)
On your breath
Anxieties completely vanishing, and a shifting, reversing flow

We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo (Ooh-ooh)
We need an—in a single moment before we even realized it, we had already begun (Yeah, yeah)
Echo, echo, echo, echo, echo, echo (Echo, hey)

Every single moment where you and I are breathing,
Can’t get like this, can’t get like this
This trembling just keeps spreading further and further out
Let me give it to ya (We need an echo)

We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo (Echo)
We need an echo, echo, echo, echo, echo (Oh)

We make it echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We make it echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We make it echo, echo, echo, echo, echo
We make it echo, echo, echo, echo, echo

EPEX “ECHO” Meaning

“ECHO” by EPEX is an emotional song about connection, healing, and growing through life’s uncertainties together. As the concluding chapter of the group’s “Youth” narrative, the track reflects on the lessons, memories, and relationships formed during the journey toward adulthood.

The song’s central metaphor is the echo itself. Just as a voice is reflected and returned, the lyrics suggest that emotions are meant to be shared rather than carried alone. The repeated line “We need an echo” expresses the desire for someone who understands, supports, and reflects our feelings back to us during difficult times.

Another major theme is overcoming anxiety and self-doubt. The lyrics acknowledge the fears and insecurities that often accompany youth but emphasize the comfort that comes from having someone by your side. Through mutual understanding and support, the characters in the song find the strength to move forward.

Ultimately, “ECHO” serves as a hopeful message about growth and belonging. The lingering echo symbolizes the memories, experiences, and bonds that remain with us long after a chapter of life ends. It reminds listeners that even in moments of uncertainty, they are never truly alone.