BTS · Korean · 33 words

LOVE YOURSELF 轉 ‘Tear’, Part 1

Released in May 2018, LOVE YOURSELF 轉 ‘Tear’ is BTS's third Korean studio album and the point where the giddy romance of ‘Her’ turns into doubt, masks and separation. Part 1 covers the album's first half, from the beautiful lies of FAKE LOVE and the walled-off garden of The Truth Untold to 134340, where the singer orbits an ex like the dwarf planet Pluto that lost its name. The vocabulary mixes everyday verbs and adverbs — to pretend, to erase, to stop, to run, to wander, still, slowly — with the emotional keywords that explain what each song is actually confessing.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
척하다	to pretend; to act as if	슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어Even when I was sad, I could act happy
아프다	to hurt; to be in pain (physical or emotional)	아파도 강한 척 할 수가 있었어Even when it hurt, I could act strong
완벽하다	to be perfect; to be flawless	사랑이 사랑만으로 완벽하길I wished love could be perfect on love alone
약점	weakness; weak point	내 모든 약점들은 다 숨겨지길I wished all my weaknesses could stay hidden
거짓	a lie; falsehood	널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내For you, I shape pretty lies
지우다	to erase; to wipe out	날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해I erase myself, trying to become your doll
꽃	flower	피울 수 없는 꽃을 키웠어I grew a flower that could never bloom
외로움	loneliness	외로움의 정원에 핀 너를 닮은 꽃A flower resembling you, bloomed in a garden of loneliness
모래성	sandcastle (something built to fall apart)	가시투성이 이 모래성에 난 날 매었어I tied myself to this sandcastle full of thorns
꺾다	to break off; to pick (a flower)	푸른 꽃을 꺾는 손 잡고 싶지만I want to hold the hand that picks the blue flower, but
가면	mask (often figurative, a face put on for others)	또 가면을 쓰고 널 만나러 가I put on a mask again and go to meet you
초라하다	to be shabby; to look pitiful or unworthy	초라한 모습 보여줄 순 없어I can't let you see how pitiful I look
두렵다	to be afraid; to dread	난 두려운 걸I'm afraid
운명	fate; destiny	내 운명인 걸It's my fate
이름	name	나에겐 이름이 없구나So I don't have a name
잊다	to forget	넌 날 지웠어 넌 날 잊었어You erased me, you forgot me
기억	memory; recollection	니 향기 따윈 기억도 안나I don't even remember your scent
여전히	still; as before	어떤 이름도 없이 여전히 널 맴도네With no name at all, I still circle around you
별	star	나도 너의 별이었는데I used to be your star too
돌다	to turn; to go around, to orbit	아직 난 널 돌고 변한 건 없지만I still orbit you and nothing has changed, but
꿈	dream (both while sleeping and an ambition)	꿈이 없어도 괜찮아It's okay even if you don't have a dream
멈추다	to stop; to come to a halt	멈춰서도 괜찮아It's okay to stop where you are
달리다	to run	우린 달려야 해 밟아야 해We have to run, we have to hit the gas
이유	reason	아무 이유도 모르는 채Without knowing any reason
숨	breath	숨이 턱까지 넘칠 때When your breath is caught in your throat
천천히	slowly; take your time	삶은 길어 천천히 해Life is long, take it slow
낙원	paradise; a place of bliss	그 끝엔 꿈의 낙원이 가득해At the end of it, a paradise of dreams is waiting
놓치다	to let go of; to lose one's grip on	두 손 놓치면 안 돼We can't let go of each other's hands
믿다	to believe; to trust	우린 우리만 믿어야 해We have to trust only each other
헤매다	to wander; to be lost looking for something	우린 정답을 찾아 헤맸었지만We wandered around searching for the right answer, but
잡다	to hold; to grab	잡은 두 손이 지도가 되어Our joined hands become a map
속이다	to deceive; to trick	시련은 우릴 속이려 하지Hardship tries to deceive us
영원히	forever; eternally	영원히 함께여야 해We have to be together forever