"Because I am not a good person"... A confession of parting sung by Parc Jae Jung and Sung Sikyung

Vocalists Parc Jae Jung and Sung Sikyung presented a stage capturing the complex feelings of someone facing a breakup. A video of 'The Seasons Season 9' released by KBS WORLD TV captures the two singing 'Let's Say Goodbye' together.

A moment of parting where apology and gratitude intersect

In this performance, the two singers used lyrics to express the selfish heart and apology of a narrator who must announce a breakup. The song begins with the process of hesitating while approaching the partner to say they should break up, as they recall shared memories. Specific memories, such as facing the partner's face for the first time, the gesture of meeting their eyes, the memory of an affectionate smile and holding hands, and the moment of confessing while watching the first snow on a street they walked together, act as elements that obstruct the breakup.

In particular, the narrator's psychology is projected through memories of a restaurant they wanted to go to, and the fear that the partner's tears—expressing gratitude to the person they once prepared for—might change. The confession, "I am actually not a good person to you," simultaneously reveals the consideration of trying not to hurt the partner and the guilt of admitting one's own shortcomings. The central emotion of the song is the contradictory feeling of asking the partner to leave while saying thank you for making them feel happy, even if only for a moment.

Emotional conflict between memory and lingering attachment

The description continues with the afterimages that cannot be erased even after time passes. It imagines situations where, after time has passed, one will inevitably look at the partner's photo and see the partner's face laughing with a newly made friend. Even while knowing these emotions are difficult, the human lingering attachment—admitting one's selfish self while wanting to hide one more chance to convey the heart that truly loved—deepens the emotion of the song.

Ultimately, the desire to be a good person to the partner intersects with the fear that because they miss them, they might never be able to do so again. The narrator continues the song by conveying the heart that this song for them is writing down their inner feelings forever. Parc Jae Jung and Sung Sikyung completed the stage by delivering the heavy sincerity of someone speaking of a breakup through their respective vocal colors.

Source: KBS WORLD TV (YouTube)