K-Pop Lyrics Explained: What Does Jay Park & IU's 'GANADARA' Mean?

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Welcome to the thirteenth article of our series, "K-Pop Lyrics Explained" where we analyze the lyrics to some of your favourite Korean songs. Previous, we explained WonHo's 'Blue', WEi's 'Starry Night'Park JiHoon's 'Serious'BTS' Jin's 'Yours'SF9's 'Trauma'WonHo's 'White Miracle'WINNER MINO's 'TANG!♡'Coldplay's 'My Universe' featuring BTSMAMAMOO MoonByul and SEORI's 'Shutdown'BTS' V's 'Christmas Tree'KARD's BM's 'Lost In Euphoria'Suzy's 'Satellite' and Sorn's 'Sharp Objects'.

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For this week's article, we're taking up Jay Park and IU's 'GANADARA', which is piquing the interest of fans all over the world.

Originally recorded 2 years ago in 2020, 'GANADARA' is a neo-R&B track, perfectly suited to the musical sensibilities of both Jay Park and IU. This collaboration marks a legendary moment in the history of Korean music, with two of the biggest forces in the industry coming together for a song that is global in essence yet inherently Korean and that is exactly what Jay Park is aiming for with More Vision.

The title of the song, 'GANADARA' is a romanized way of writing