“O2” by SUHO is a dreamlike acoustic pop song from his debut EP, Self-Portrait (2020), symbolizing a love where two people with empty hearts become each other’s essential oxygen. It is characterized by a warm, romantic, and somewhat melancholic atmosphere, often associated with imagery of drifting in a deep blue sea.

Song Credits

  • Artist: Suho
  • Album: Self-Portrait
  • Released: March 30, 2020
  • Length: 3:49
  • Label: SM Entertainment
  • Lyricists: SH2O (Suho), Bryan Cho, Cliff Lin, Ryan Colt Levy
  • Composers: DJ HotBoyzZz (Cliff Lin, Ryan Colt Levy, Bryan Cho)

SUHO “O2” Live Session

SUHO “O2” Lyrics

Hangul

검은 파도가 부서지는
춥고 깊은 곳
매일 더 흐려지는 기억
끝나야 할 노래
말해줘 네 모든 걸

날 원한다면
어서 데려가 줘
내 발이 땅에 닿게
텅 빈 속 안에
숨을 불어 넣어줘
다시 떠오르게
My endless blue

이곳은 시간이 멈춰버린
곧 무너질 모래성
하지만 너를 느낄 수 있어
지금이어야만 해
보여줘 네 모든 걸

날 원한다면
어서 데려가 줘
내 발이 땅에 닿게
텅 빈 속 안에
숨을 불어 넣어줘
다시 떠오르게
My endless blue

Hold me close
Kiss me hard
Show me where you wanna go

Hold me close
Kiss me hard
Show me where you wanna go

널 원한 거야
어서 내게 와줘
영원한 설렘으로
꿈결에서도
그릴 수가 없는
You’re the color I’ll never know

Romanized

Geomeun padoga buseojineun
Chupgo gipeun got
Maeil deo heuryeojineun gieok
Kkeunnaya hal norae
Malhaejwo ne modeun geol

Nal wonhandamyeon
Eoseo deryeoga jwo
Nae bari ttange dake
Teong bin sok ane
Sumeul bureo neoeojwo
Dasi tteooreuge
My endless blue

Igoseun sigani meomchwobeorin
Got muneojil moraeseong
Hajiman neoreul neukkil su isseo
Jigeumieoyaman hae
Boyeojwo ne modeun geol

Nal wonhandamyeon
Eoseo deryeoga jwo
Nae bari ttange dake
Teong bin sok ane
Sumeul bureo neoeojwo
Dasi tteooreuge
My endless blue

Hold me close
Kiss me hard
Show me where you wanna go

Hold me close
Kiss me hard
Show me where you wanna go

Neol wonhan geoya
Eoseo naege wajwo
Yeongwonhan seollemeuro
Kkumgyeoreseodo
Geuril suga eomneun
You’re the color I’ll never know

Translation

The cold and deep place
Where the black waves break
Memories become more blurred every day
The song that will have to end
Tell me everything about you
If you want me
Please hurry up and take me
So that my feet can touch the ground
In my empty inside
Breathe in your breath
So that I can float again
My endless blue

This place, where the time has stopped
Is a sand castle that will soon collapse
But I can feel you
It has to be now
Show me your everything

If you want me
Please hurry up and take me
So that my feet can touch the ground
In my empty inside
Breathe in your breath
So that I can float again
My endless blue

Hold me close, kiss me hard
Show me where you wanna go
Hold me close, kiss me hard
Show me where you wanna go

I want you
Please come to me quickly
Due to the everlasting fluttering
I can’t even draw you
In my dream
You’re the color I’ll never know

SUHO “O2” Meaning

Suho – “O2” is a dreamy acoustic pop track from his solo debut EP Self-Portrait (2020), built around a gentle yet deeply emotional concept of love as survival.

At its core, “O2” uses oxygen as a metaphor for a person who becomes essential to your existence. The idea is simple but powerful: just as humans cannot live without oxygen, the narrator feels they cannot live emotionally without that one special person. It reflects a kind of love that brings comfort, completion, and meaning to an otherwise empty heart.

A defining element of the song is its water imagery. The sound and lyrics evoke the feeling of floating or drifting in a deep blue sea, creating a calm but slightly melancholic atmosphere. This imagery enhances the meaning suggesting a state of being lost or submerged, where the other person becomes the only source of air, guidance, and rescue.

Within the context of Self-Portrait, “O2” sets the tone for an album centered on introspection, emotion, and artistic expression. It introduces a softer, more vulnerable side of Suho, focusing on sentimental storytelling rather than grand performance.

Fans have also connected the song to EXO’s broader lore, interpreting it as a continuation of “water” symbolism a subtle narrative of longing to be found, saved, or understood in an emotional “ocean.”