What spring means in HANRORO’s “Let Me Love My Youth”
Her debut’s dedication and a later concert theme connect personal flowering with other people’s beginnings.
Asked why she chose germination as the theme of her January 2025 concert, HANRORO looked back to her debut, “Let Me Love My Youth”. Its Korean title, 입춘, means the beginning of spring. In Heather’s interview for Kitto, she recalled thinking of people as new shoots growing in the world. The concert returned to that image: she wanted to share her determination to make something bloom as a new year began. [Kitto interview](https://kitto.today/contents/1786). [1]
In a separate answer about spring’s significance, she described beginnings as holding fear and excitement together. Spring made her want to find courage for the life ahead and share it with others. This was her broader explanation of what the season meant to her. [Kitto interview](https://kitto.today/contents/1786). [1]
“Let Me Love My Youth” was released on March 14, 2022, with lyrics and composition credited to HANRORO and production and arrangement to Lee Ji-hoon (이지훈). Its release note describes the song as a record of her own flowering, then dedicates it to someone who has decided to welcome an uncertain spring. [Release note and credits on POCLANOS](https://poclanos.com/album/%EC%9E%85%EC%B6%98/). [3]
That outward address was already present in the 2022 dedication. By returning to the debut’s growth image for her 2025 concert, HANRORO gave it another setting: a new year beginning, with an audience to share her wish to bloom. [POCLANOS](https://poclanos.com/album/%EC%9E%85%EC%B6%98/); [Kitto](https://kitto.today/contents/1786). [3] [1]
Sources & further reading
- HANRORO exclusive interview — Heather; original Q&A with disclosed concert attendanceKitto · Japanese
- HANRORO interview — Maho Kakehi (筧真帆); signed Text & Interview creditBillboard Japan · Japanese
- 입춘 — distributor’s release record, introductory statement and credits; no individual bylinePOCLANOS · Korean; English credit labels
- Sunwoojunga on Her Love for Hugs and Björk — Angelica Vianello; original interview conducted in Hongdae in January 2024The Kraze · English
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