Novel

Novel
Information
Released	Feb. 22, 2023
Album(s)	THE SOUND
Genre	R&B
Length	03:08
Credits
Label	JYP Entertainment
Artist(s)	Stray Kids
Lyrics by	Seungmin, KM-MARKIT
Composed by	Seungmin, Bang Chan, Nickko Young
Arranged by	Bang Chan, Nickko Young
Song Chronology
◄ Previous	"DLMLU"
Next ►	"CHILL (Japanese ver.)"

Novel is a song by South Korean boy group Stray Kids. It is the fifth track from their first Japanese studio album THE SOUND.

Composition

“	This song was written and composed by Seungmin, who imagined "sweet love like in a novel or drama" and "the feeling of falling in love". It's a love song with a bright tune and affectionate lyrics.	”
― Official Introduction

Lyrics

眠る時も 離せずにずっと想う君の事 想うといつでも踊り出す この心 きっと明日も yeah 夜空に見透かされたよう 眠れそうにない今夜も どの瞬間からなのか 僕には始まりが分かりません そう僕は 小説の恋のよう 君へと旅立って 小説の主人公のよう 彷徨って 真っ白な紙に想い描く 真っ白な紙が君で色付く 広がる 真っ青に君は 満たされるめくるページで 星が君に輝きますように 風がこの想い届けますように 夜空に見透かされたよう 眠れそうにない今夜も どの瞬間からなのか (Woah) 僕には始まりが分かりません そう僕は 小説の恋のよう 君へと旅立って 小説の主人公のよう 彷徨って 真っ白な紙に想い描く 真っ白な紙が君で色付く 「あなたに会いたいです」 この気持ち 秘密にするにはもっと知りたくて 想い続ける (想い続ける) Baby, tell me where you are (You are) どうしてでしょう 誰かを 好きになるほど胸が痛みます いつか出会った時 すぐに分かるように 必ず I run for you Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh 真っ白な紙に想い描く 真っ白な紙が君で色付く

Nemuru toki mo hanasezu ni zutto omou kimi no koto Omouto itsu demo odoridasu kono kokoro Kitto ashita mo, yeah Yozora ni misukasareta you Nemure sou ninai konya mo Dono shunkan karana no ka Boku ni wa hajimari ga wakarimasen Sō boku wa shousetsu no koi no you kimi e to tabidatte Shousetsu no shujinkou no you samayou tte Masshirona kami ni omoi egaku Masshirona kami ga kimi de irozuku Hirogaru massao ni kimi wa Mitasareru mekuru peeji de Hoshi ga kimi ni kagayakimasu you ni Kaze ga kono omoi todokemasu you ni Yozora ni misukasareta you Nemure sou ninai konya mo Dono shunkan karana no ka (Woah) Boku ni wa hajimari ga wakarimasen Sō boku wa shousetsu no koi no you kimi e to tabidatte Shousetsu no shujinkou no you samayou tte Masshirona kami ni omoi egaku Masshirona kami ga kimi de irozuku "Anata ni aitaidesu" kono kimochi Himitsu ni suru ni wa motto shiritakute Omoitsuzukeru (omoitsuzukeru) Baby, tell me where you are (You are) Doushitedeshou dare ka o Suki ni naru hodo mune ga itamimasu Itsuka deatta toki Sugu ni wakaru you ni kanarazu I run for you Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh Masshirona kami ni omoi egaku Masshirona kami ga kimi de irozuku

Even when I'm asleep I can't let go, always thinking of you Whenever I think of you, my heart starts dancing Surely, tomorrow too yeah It's like the night sky can see right through me I won't be able to sleep tonight either From which moment did it start? I don't know when it began for me Yes, I am Setting out towards you, like a love story from a novel Wandering like the protagonist of that novel I draw my feelings on a blank sheet of paper The blank paper is you, and it gets colored You expand across the deep blue Filling the turning pages I hope the stars shine for you I hope the wind carries these feelings to you It's like the night sky can see right through me I won't be able to sleep tonight either From which moment did it start? (Woah) I don't know when it began for me Yes, I am Setting out towards you, like a love story from a novel Wandering like the protagonist of that novel I draw my feelings on a blank sheet of paper The blank paper is you, and it gets colored "I want to see you," this feeling, I want to know more so I can keep this a secret I keep thinking of you (I keep thinking of you) Baby, tell me where you are (You are) Why is it that when I love someone My heart aches so much? When we meet someday I'll recognize you right away I will surely run for you Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh Oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh I draw my feelings on a blank sheet of paper The blank paper is you, and it gets colored

Videos

Special Present For STAY (White Day ver.)

Special Present For STAY (White Day ver.)

Stray Kids 『Novel』 Vertical Music Video

Vertical Music Video

Concert setlists

• Fan Connecting 2024 "SKZ TOY WORLD" (2024)

Trivia

• Seungmin first wrote and composed the song in Korean, and mentioned it back in 2020. There was a call for a song to be released in Japan, so he sent this song and was chosen, and the lyrics were translated in Japanese by KM-MARKIT.