BTS · Korean · 38 words

MAP OF THE SOUL: 7, Part 1

MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 (2020) is BTS's fourth Korean studio album, built around the group's first seven years and the gap between the self they show and the self they hide. Part 1 covers the album's new middle stretch, from Suga's solo Interlude: Shadow and the artistic-burnout confession Black Swan through the stadium-sized ON and the rap line's furious 욱 (UGH!). The vocabulary is heavy on everyday verbs and adjectives for fear, exhaustion, losing your way, and getting back up.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
설레다	to flutter with excitement; to feel one's heart race in anticipation	매일 설렜지Every day felt exciting.
그림자	shadow	발 밑에 그림자The shadow beneath my feet.
도망치다	to run away; to flee	도망쳐봤자No matter how far I run.
무섭다	to be scary; to be afraid of something	높게 나는 게 난 무섭지Flying high scares me.
어지럽다	to feel dizzy; to be lightheaded	어지러워I feel dizzy.
심장	heart (the organ); used to talk about feeling alive	심장이 뛰지 않는대They say my heart doesn't beat anymore.
듣다	to listen; to hear	음악을 들을 때When I listen to music.
멈추다	to stop; to come to a halt	시간이 멈춘 듯해It's as if time has stopped.
벗어나다	to escape; to break free of something	벗어날래도Even when I try to break free.
잃다	to lose (something you had)	초점을 잃어I lose focus.
깊다	to be deep	가장 깊은 곳The deepest place of all.
표정	facial expression; the look on someone's face	너의 따분한 그 표정That bored look on your face.
내려놓다	to put down; to set something down	핸드폰은 내려놔Put your phone down.
고르다	to choose; to pick out	날 골라 쓰면 돼Just pick me and use me.
섞다	to mix; to blend together	팔레트 속 색을 섞어Mix the colors on the palette.
원하다	to want; to desire	어떤 나를 원해Which version of me do you want?
귀엽다	to be cute; to be adorable	볼수록 귀여워The more you look, the cuter it gets.
어른	an adult; a grown-up	어른이 된Having become an adult.
빨리	quickly; fast	누구보다 더 빨리Faster than anyone else.
놓치다	to miss; to let something slip away	놓쳐버린 흔적Traces of what I let slip away.
숨 막히다	to be suffocating; to feel stifled (emotionally as well as physically)	숨 막힐 때면Whenever I can't breathe.
달리다	to run	계속 달려I keep running.
슬픔	sadness; sorrow	고요한 너의 슬픔Your quiet sadness.
흔들다	to shake; to shake someone up	나를 흔들어It shakes me.
바다	sea; ocean	조용한 나의 바다My quiet sea.
무너지다	to collapse; to fall apart	홀로 무너지는 중Falling apart on my own.
포기하다	to give up; to quit	포기하진 않아I'm not giving up.
닮다	to resemble; to look like	날 닮은 그림자A shadow that looks like me.
두렵다	to be afraid; to dread (heavier and more inward than 무섭다)	두렵잖을 리 없잖아There's no way I'm not afraid.
미치다	to go crazy; to lose one's mind	미치지 않으려면 미쳐야 해To keep from going crazy, I have to go crazy.
넘어지다	to fall down; to trip	넘어져도 다시 일어나Even if I fall, I get back up.
일어나다	to get up; to stand up	일어나니 휘청이는 몸I stand up and my body sways.
어둠	darkness	어둠 속 내 산소와 빛My oxygen and my light inside the dark.
분노	rage; fury (stronger and more public than 화)	분노가 필요하지Anger is necessary.
진실	the truth	진실도 거짓이 돼Even the truth turns into a lie.
거짓	a lie; falsehood	거짓도 진실이 돼Even a lie turns into the truth.
바꾸다	to change something; to replace	세상을 바꾸기Changing the world.
질리다	to get sick of something; to be worn out by it	질려버린Sick and tired of it all.