Dean’s “Instagram” is an R&B and soul track that captures the lonely, melancholic feeling of late-night social media scrolling. Written by Dean under the pseudonym Deanfluenza, along with several collaborators, the song reflects on the emotional emptiness of browsing Instagram, especially during the holiday season, a time typically filled with joy.
Song Credits
- Artist: Dean
- Released: December 26, 2017
- Length: 4:15
- Label: Universal Music Korea
- Writer: Deanfluenza, Highhopes, 2xxx!, Jusén, Miso, Reone, Chekparren
- Composer: Deanfluenza
Dean “Instagram” Official Music Video
Dean “Instagram” Lyrics
Hangul
내일이 올 걸 아는데
난 핸드폰을 놓지 못해
잠은 올 생각이 없대 Yeah
다시 Instagram Instagram 하네
잘 난 사람 많고 많지
누군 어디를 놀러 갔다지
좋아요는 안 눌렀어
나만 이런 것 같아서
저기 Instagram Instagram 속엔
문제야 문제
온 세상 속에
똑같은 사랑노래가
와 닿지 못해
나의 밤 속엔
생각이 너무 많네
복잡해
틈 만나면 바뀌는 게
관둘래
이 놈의 정보화 시대
단단히 잘못 됐어
요즘은 아는게 더
괴로운 것 같은데
가면 갈 수록
너무 어려워
나만 이런 건지
클럽 말고 뭐
영화 말고 뭐 없나 하다
결국 동네
내 맘에는 구멍이 있어
그건 뭘로도 못 채우는 것 Yeah
난 지금 가라앉는 중 인걸
네모난 바다 속에서
문제야 문제
온 세상 속에
똑같은 사랑 노래가
와 닿지 못해
나의 밤 속엔
생각이 너무 많네
뚜루루뚜 뚜루루뚜
뚜루루뚜 뚜루루뚜
All night
그렇게 시간 낭비를 하네
저 Instagram 속에서
Lonely lonely so lonely
원래 이리도 힘든가요
No way no way 이 피드 속엔
나완 다른 세상 뿐인데
부질없이
올려 놓은 사진
뒤에 가려진 내 마음을
아는 이 없네
난 또 헤 메이네
저 Instagram 속에서
그래 너는 요즘 어때
잠 못 자는 건 여전해
자른 단발이 참 예쁘던데
좋아요는 안 눌렀어
조금 웃긴것 같아서
뚜루루뚜 뚜루루뚜
뚜루루뚜 뚜루루뚜
All night
그렇게 시간 낭비를 하네
니 Instagram 속에서
Romanized
naeiri ol geol aneunde
nan haendeuponeul nochi motae
jameun ol saenggagi eopttae Yeah
dashi Instagram Instagram hane
jal nan saram manko manchi
nugun eodireul nolleo gattaji
joayoneun an nulleosseo
naman ireon geot gataseo
jeogi Instagram Instagram sogen
munjeya munje
on sesang soge
ttokkateun sarangnoraega
wa dachi motae
naye bam sogen
saenggagi neomu manne
bokjapae
teum mannamyeon bakkwineun ge
gwandullae
i nome jeongbohwa shidae
dandanhi jalmot dwaesseo
yojeumeun aneunge deo
goeroun geot gateunde
gamyeon gal surok
neomu eoryeoweo
naman ireon geonji
keulleob malgo mweo
yeonghwa malgo mweo eomna hada
gyeolguk dongne
nae mameneun gumeongi isseo
geugeon mweollodo mot chaeuneun geot Yeah
nan jigeum garaanneun jung ingeol
nemonan bada sogeseo
munjeya munje
on sesang soge
ttokkateun sarang noraega
wa dachi motae
naye bam sogen
saenggagi neomu manne
ttururuttu ttururuttu
ttururuttu ttururuttu
All night
geureoke shigan nangbireul hane
jeo Instagram sogeseo
Lonely lonely so lonely
weollae irido himdeungayo
No way no way i pideu sogen
nawan dareun sesang ppuninde
bujireopshi
ollyeo noeun sajin
dwie garyeojin nae maeumeul
aneun i eomne
nan tto he meine
jeo Instagram sogeseo
geurae neoneun yojeum eottae
jam mot janeun geon yeojeonhae
jareun danbari cham yeppeudeonde
joayoneun an nulleosseo
jogeum utgingeot gataseo
ttururuttu ttururuttu
ttururuttu ttururuttu
All night
geureoke shigan nangbireul hane
ni Instagram sogeseo
Translation
I know tomorrow is coming
But I can’t let go of my phone
Sleep just isn’t coming to me, yeah
So I’m on Instagram, Instagram again
So many hotshots here
Some are on vacation
I didn’t press like
Cuz it feels like I’m the only one like this
Inside Instagram, Instagram
It’s a problem
In the whole world
It’s the same love song
But it doesn’t touch me
In my night
There are too many thoughts
It’s complicated
Changing it up so often
I don’t wanna do this
This damn information age
There is definitely a problem
These days, knowing more
Makes you more miserable
As time goes by
It gets harder
Am I the only one?
Don’t wanna go clubbing
Don’t wanna watch a movie, what else is there to do?
I just end up in my neighborhood
There’s a hole in my heart
Nothing can fill it up, yeah
I’m sinking right now
Inside a square ocean
It’s a problem
In the whole world
It’s the same love song
But it doesn’t touch me
In my night
There are too many thoughts
Tururutu tururutu
Tururutu tururutu
All night
Just wasting time like this
Inside Instagram
Lonely lonely so lonely
Are things always this hard?
No way no way, in this feed
People are living in a different world from me
I’m useless
Posting these pictures
But no one knows
My hidden feelings behind them
I’m wandering again
Inside Instagram
Yeah so how are you these days?
I’m still the same, can’t sleep
Your short hair looked so pretty
But I didn’t press like
Cuz it just seems a bit funny
Tururutu tururutu
Tururutu tururutu
All night
Just wasting time like this
Inside your Instagram
Dean “Instagram” Meaning
“Instagram” explores the emotional weight of social media, capturing the loneliness and self-doubt that often come with scrolling through curated glimpses of other people’s lives. Inspired by his own habit of checking Instagram late at night, Dean observed how following successful and admired figures made him feel small and inadequate, ultimately leading to feelings of depression. He realized this experience wasn’t unique to him but was something many people could relate to, an unspoken struggle of modern digital life.
Drawing a parallel to “Robinson Crusoe,” he likened social media users to castaways, isolated in their own minds despite being more “connected” than ever. He described “Instagram” not as a source of comfort but as a silent companion that mirrors the ups and downs of life, offering no real solutions. The song also references an ex-girlfriend with a bob cut, adding a personal touch to its melancholic narrative. Ending on a low note, “Instagram” subtly warns listeners against fixating on their past, especially when it comes to obsessing over an ex’s social media, reinforcing its message of digital-age solitude.
