A Korean woman in her 30s recently shared her honest feelings after hearing the song "I'm Quitting," unexpectedly stating, "I can't relate to the lyrics at all." She lamented that this moment truly made her feel, "I'm already in my 30s."
She explained that it's not that she doesn't want to quit her job, but reality simply doesn't allow it. Thinking about credit card bills and not having found her next job yet, she still feels a sense of regret.
She expressed her helplessness, saying, "Now I just want to stop regretting; I don't even have the energy to leave." Even bad weather becomes another reason not to change her current situation.
Even more realistically, she has two elderly parents to care for at home, and her life is no longer one where she can simply walk away whenever she pleases. As for reminiscing about the past? She even joked that she's now losing her "memory" to look back.
Below are translated comments from Korean netizens
1. (After finding a new job) I'm quitting.
2. The best way is to expend less energy at this company and just hold on for the paycheck.
3. You can tell from the lyrics that they haven't experienced real working life ㅜㅋ
4. I want to quit, rest for three months, and then work, but there's no opportunity for that.
5. It's a fantasy, it's romantic, that's why it's lyrics. If it were too realistic, it wouldn't sell.
6. It's just a song written by an artist who hasn't worked a regular job.
7. Those lyrics are something you can only say in your 20s ㅎㅎ You can act impulsively without considering the consequences.
8. I quit at 26 and played around for a long time, so I don't really relate either, but the song is still good. I really listen to it as a romance ㅋㅋㅋ If it were too realistic, it would be depressing ㅜ
9. Me too... I can't listen to the lyrics because I don't relate. It feels too out of touch with reality, I don't want to listen ㅠㅠ
10. Even in their 20s now, people can't just quit easily..
11. Seriously, no relation to the lyrics ㅠ ㅋㅋ
12. The original poster is just talking about their own feelings, but the comments are unnecessarily criticizing the artist.
13. I thought I was the only one ㅋㅋㅋ I originally thought it was a song pretending to be romantic, but it's ranking high, so it seems everyone relates to this kind of life, I'm so envious ㅋㅋㅋ
14. If you quit now without a care, you might end up playing around for the rest of your life by accident.
15. Quitting would cause big problems, credit card bills...
16. Saying "I'm taking annual leave" would be more relatable ^^...
17. Even as an office worker, "I'm quitting" is very relatable, it's a form of wish fulfillment. Who actually quits just by listening to a song? It varies from person to person, but thinking back to my 20s, some parts were relatable. Now it's just wish fulfillment.
18. At 40, there's nowhere to go, why would I quit? ㅠㅠ
19. Rather than relating, it's more about just imagining wanting to quit like that.
20. I can't quit because I have so much to lose ㅠ I wouldn't be able to live right away.. and I don't have luxury goods like Seo In-young (서인영) to sell to make ends meet ㅠ
21. Isn't it just imagining how nice it would be to quit like that?
22. It's just romance ㅋㅋㅋㅋ It would be too sad if songs also sounded too realistic.
23. It's just for imagining.. ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅠㅠㅠ
24. You can do that in your 20s, but not once you hit your 30s ㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
25. The reality is that even if you quit and have time, you don't have the luxury to meet people or travel.
26. It feels like old people. It's not like you break up just because you like listening to breakup songs; it's just for imagining. Who doesn't have a resignation letter hidden in their heart?
27. Songs are for wish fulfillment... imagining things I can't do...
28. I listen to it for wish fulfillment. Although I have too much to lose to quit, the song is refreshing ㅋㅋ I listen to it every day on my way to work to feel refreshed ㅋㅋ
29. If I quit, I'd have to go work in logistics.
30. Considering how the rankings soar during commute times, many people must relate to it ㅋㅋㅋ
31. It's true that I'm old; I don't even have the energy to imagine, and imagining won't make things better.
32. The reason I don't relate to this song... quitting isn't easy.
33. I'm also in my 30s, and I just listen to the song... I just feel like life is so hard ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ How do people who haven't served in the military listen to "Letter of a Private"?
34. It's not about relating; it's about wanting to quit decisively, that's why people listen. As mentioned above, does that mean you break up every time you listen to a breakup song, or go to a club every time you listen to EDM????
35. I quit with that feeling when I was in my 20s ㅋㅋㅋ
36. I can't quit, I have too much to lose.
37. I can't quit because I need to work hard to live ㅜ
38. In your 20s, you can ㅋㅋㅋ You'd quit with great spirit for reasons like "I'm quitting over this?" ㅋㅋ
39. Who doesn't know that? Listening to breakup songs makes you imagine sadness, but real office life doesn't even allow for that luxury. So, can't we think of "life where I want to quit so badly that it's hard to even take it as a joke" as a cool problem?
40. I do feel that the lyrics could only be written by someone who hasn't experienced regular office life ㅋㅋ But you can still enjoy such songs ㅜㅋㅋㅋ At least in the song, pretend you don't care about anything...
41. Isn't it just about wanting to put aside these realities and quit?
42. It's romance, why nitpick so much about a song?
43. It's good to dream, not all songs have to be realistic.
44. I'm also an office worker in my 30s, and I just enjoy listening to it. Do songs always have to have realistic lyrics? It's just an occasional imagination. Saying things like "haven't experienced social life," "haven't experienced office life" is really tiresome ㅜ
45. Seriously like old fogeys, so annoying ㅋㅋ
46. As you get older, you really don't relate ㅋㅋㅋ I don't understand why it's popular.. Especially that bright, cute energy makes you think, "She seems to have quit without much hardship." Of course, I know a song is just a song, but I don't understand why it's a top choice for office workers.
47. Both funny and heartbreaking ㅠ ㅋㅋㅋ
48. It's just saying these things ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
49. If I were in my 20s, I'd probably enjoy listening to it ㅋㅋㅋ Still far from being a grandma, so I have to earn money first.
50. Do you absolutely have to relate to a song to listen to it?
51. Besides the first two lines, I think the song is good. Because I know that without even a meager salary, I wouldn't be able to explore the romance of the world, so I really don't relate to the first two lines at all ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
52. Someone just said they don't relate to the lyrics, but the comments are attacking them all over the place. That's even stranger, why keep controlling and criticizing? ㅋㅋㅋ
53. Both funny and heartbreaking ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Not being able to relate or feel these things means getting old ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
54. It's okay to say such things, they didn't say anything excessive. Using derogatory terms like "old fogey" to insult people is even more incomprehensible.
55. Unless I win the lottery jackpot, I have too much to lose, so I can't quit ㅠ
56. The wall of reality ㅜㅜ But I heard it's really hard to find a job now, so don't quit carelessly.
57. As you get older, you don't even have the confidence to find another job ㅜㅜ
58. Everyone probably has a resignation letter hidden in their heart, it's just reality that they can't take it out ㅋㅋㅋ
59. They're not just simply not relating, they're also saying things like "haven't experienced social life," "haven't worked a job," which makes the readers annoyed ㅠㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
60. Many people do relate, that's why so many listen. Do they think just because they don't relate, others don't either? ㅋㅋㅋ
61. You can only do that when you're young.
62. Once you quit, finding a job later isn't easy...
63. ㅋㅋㅋㅋ An age where you can't even quit peacefully... 40s.... You have to worry about being laid off, and it's a small company, so even if you're laid off, you can only get unemployment benefits ㅠ
64. You don't have to relate to the lyrics to listen to a song,,, What's this nonsense about not relating meaning you haven't experienced social life? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
How far can listening to a song be stretched?
