Step into a garden of longing where love blooms eternal, defying distance and doubt—like a flower that never wilts under the weight of time. That’s the tender essence of “Hana No Yoni (花のように),” the luminous title track from ONEW’s second Japanese mini-album SAKU, which unfurled on October 1, 2025, marking SHINee’s golden-voiced leader’s triumphant return to J-pop solo waters after VOICE in 2022. Penned with poetic grace, this four-minute serenade, co-composed by ONEW himself alongside talents like ladyhood, blends orchestral swells, delicate piano, and his signature emotive falsetto, evoking a sunset stroll through cherry blossoms laced with ache and hope. Under Griffin Entertainment and EMI Records, SAKU (meaning “to bloom”) captures fleeting joys and resilient bonds, with “Hana No Yoni” as its beating heart, perfect for rainy evenings or stolen glances across a crowded station.
In a world of fleeting connections, “Hana No Yoni” is your reminder: happiness hides in ordinary days, cultivated like a bouquet of endless “積み重ねる時の中で 数えきれない愛を / 花束にして あなたに贈ろう” (Countless loves stacked in time / Tied into a bouquet for you). It’s the soul-stirring ode to holding on, one petal at a time. Dive into the Hana No Yoni (花のように) lyrics below and unpack its blooming romance. Don’t miss other SAKU tracks like Beautiful Snowdrop for more of ONEW’s heartfelt petals.
| Lead Vocals | ONEW (온유) |
| Songwriter | 小倉しんこう (Shinko Ogura) |
| Music Composer | 小倉しんこう (Shinko Ogura) |
| Label | Victor Entertainment |
| Release Date | October 1, 2025 |
| Song Language | Japanese |
| Copyright © | Victor Entertainment |
| Translation | Hana No Yoni (花のように) (English Translation) by ONEW (온유) |
Lyrics of Hana No Yoni (花のように) by ONEW (온유)
ほら 想えば想うほどに 切なく愛しくて
たとえ どんなに離れていても 心が手を伸ばす
あなたに出会えたことで 全てが光って見えた
今 生きてるって心から わたしは思えた
幸せはきっと こんな些細な日々の中で
この心に愛を咲かせていく
いつまでも枯れることない花のように
通い慣れた駅の改札 あなたを待っている
「久しぶりだね」って挨拶に 薔薇の花添えて
誰だって未来なんて 怖くて不確かで
でもね 不思議と信じられるんだ 二人手を繋げば
あなたを愛したことで 世界は色づき出した
そばにいたいんだ どんな時も もう手は離さない
この先もずっと ずっと 奇跡のような日々を
大切に抱きしめ育てていこう
いつまでも色褪せない花のように
積み重ねる時の中で 数えきれない愛を
花束にして あなたに贈ろう
Envision: “あなたは今 何処で何をして過ごしているの？ / 伝えたい言葉や想いが溢れて咳き込んだ” (Where are you now, what are you doing? / Words and feelings overflow, making me cough)—ONEW’s lyrics paint separation as a quiet storm, yet transform it into nurturing soil: “あなたに出会えたことで 全てが光って見えた / 今 生きてるって心から わたしは思えた” (Meeting you made everything shine / For the first time, I truly felt alive). Verses whisper of waiting at familiar gates with a rose in hand, while the chorus vows an undying petal: “いつまでも枯れることない花のように” (Like a flower that never withers). It’s ONEW at his most vulnerable—channeling SHINee’s romantic legacy into a ballad that flips fear of the unknown into faith: “誰だって未来なんて 怖くて不確かで / でもね 不思議と信じられるんだ 二人手を繋げば” (The future scares everyone, it’s uncertain / But somehow, holding hands makes me believe).
Fans are already wilting with emotion on X, hailing the MV’s whimsical animation (echoing IU’s “Bye Summer”) as a “god-tier” visual feast, with director Koji Yazaki praising ONEW’s “exceptional ability to understand and express emotions.” One jjinggu gushed: “벅참을 주체하지 못하겠어 슬프지 않은 눈물이 나고요… 오늘은 Hana no Yoni의 날입니다” (Overwhelmed, tears of joy flow… Today is Hana no Yoni day!), while another crowned it a “small victory song” to loop in sunlight. Charting strong in PH iTunes (#22 for the track), it rivals Beautiful Snowdrop’s chill for first-listen faves, blending melancholy with melody in a way only ONEW can—reminding us love’s quiet bloom outshines any storm.
