K-pop Girlgroup CrazAngel's Debut Single Titled "I'm Just Me" Is Inspired by Anne of Green Gables

On July 10, 2025, the K-pop girlgroup CrazAngel released their debut single and music video for a song titled "I'm Just Me." Performed by the band's four members, Shannie, Daze, Solmi, and Ahon, the song is inspired by L.M. Montgomery's story Anne of Green Gables. It's a catchy song with a positive message to be confident and to be yourself just like Anne Shirley.

You can watch the official video here:



"I'm Just Me" is a remake of a song with the same name that was featured on the original soundtrack album Music from 1908, Avonlea. Anne.

Here are the lyrics to CrazAngel's song "I'm Just Me" in English and Korean:

We are CrazAngel

A
N
N
E

빨간머리 주근깨에 깡마른 다리
내가 봐도 볼품없는 나
그렇지만 난 늘 언제나 상상하지
언젠가는 나비가 될 나

A N N E with an E
A N N E with an E
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
누가 뭐래도 I'm just me
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
난 자신있어 I'm just me

Walking in the room
Yeah we bout to change the mood
It's just me and my girls
Yeah we do it real loud
Talking bout the prize
Spread your wings now it's the time
Say we're crazy, thank you, maybe
Don't you dare drag me down

너무 걱정하지 마요 매슈 마릴라
지금은 실수투성이지만요
내 안에서 꿈틀대는
또 다른 내가 길을 찾아 줄테니까요

A N N E I'm red hair Anne
누가 뭐래도 I'm just me
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
난 자신있어 I'm just me
A N N E with an E
A N N E with an E
A N N E action packed
And there ain't no turning back
I'mma have to do it my way
Got my freckles and my swag
Ladies ready to react
We gon' have to do it our way

A N N E I'm redhair Anne
누가 뭐래도 I'm just me
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
난 자신있어 I'm just me
난 자신있어 I'm just me

Here's another screencapture from CrazAngel's music video for "I'm Just Me" featuring the subtitled lyrics "A N N E I'm red hair Anne":



Here is the full English translation of the lyrics to CrazAngel's "I'm Just Me":

We are CrazAngel

A
N
N
E

Red hair, freckles, skinny legs
Even I know I don't look special
But still, I always imagine
Someday, I'll become a butterfly

A N N E with an E
A N N E with an E

A N N E I'm red hair Anne
No matter what they say, I'm just me
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
I'm confident, I'm just me

Walking in the room
Yeah we bout to change the mood
It's just me and my girls
Yeah we do it real loud
Talking bout the prize
Spread your wings now it's the time
Say we're crazy, thank you, maybe
Don't you dare drag me down

Don't worry too much, Matthew, Marilla
I may be full of mistakes right now
But deep inside me, something's stirring
another me who will find the way

A N N E I'm red hair Anne
No matter what they say, I'm just me
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
I'm confident, I'm just me

A N N E with an E
A N N E with an E

A N N E action packed
And there ain't no turning back
I'mma have to do it my way
Got my freckles and my swag
Ladies ready to react
We gon' have to do it our way
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
No matter what they say, I'm just me
A N N E I'm red hair Anne
I'm confident, I'm just me
I'm confident, I'm just me

On October 18, 2025, CrazAngel released a 100-day celebration pop art version of their video. You can view it here:




It's really fun to see the influence Anne of Green Gables has had around the world. The story resonates across cultures and generations.

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The Island Hymn

In 1908, before she was famous for writing Anne of Green Gables, L.M. Montgomery penned the patriotic song "The Island Hymn" for her home province, Prince Edward Island. Today, the song is the island's official provincial anthem.

The creation of the hymn was inspired by Professor Harry Watts from the Charlottetown School of Music. He envisioned a patriotic song that could capture the spirit of the island and invited Montgomery, already admired for her poetry and short stories, to write the lyrics. At the time, she was also serving as the organist at the Cavendish Presbyterian Church. Montgomery took up the task, crafting a three-stanza hymn set to the tune of "God Save the King" just months before the publication of her soon-to-be international bestseller, Anne of Green Gables. Her lyrics were set to music composed by Lawrence W. Watson.

Today, L.M. Montgomery's handwritten lyrics can be viewed at the Green Gables Heritage Place along with correspondence related to the hymn.

In 2010, over a century later, "The Island Hymn" was officially declared the provincial anthem of Prince Edward Island. A French version of the song was written by Raymond J. Arsenault. The song now stands as a timeless symbol of her love for and pride in the island.

L.M. Montgomery's lyrics are as follows:

The Island Hymn

Fair Island of the sea,
We raise our song to thee,
The bright and blest;
Loyally now we stand
As brothers, hand in hand,
And sing God save the land
We love the best.

Upon our princely Isle
May kindest fortune smile
In coming years;
Peace and prosperity
In all her borders be,
From every evil free,
And weakling fears.

Prince Edward Isle, to thee
Our hearts shall faithful be
Where'er we dwell;
Forever may we stand
As brothers, hand in hand,
And sing God save the land
We love so well.

Official Websites:
Provincial Anthem. Government of Prince Edward Island.

Location:
Green Gables Heritage Place
PE-13, Cavendish, PE C0A 1M0, Canada



Image credits:
Photographs by World of Anne Shirley.
Map copyright OpenStreetMap.

References:
Provincial Anthem. Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved from: https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/information/provincial-anthem


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