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MAP OF THE SOUL: 7, Part 2

The back half of MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 (2020) turns away from stadium anthems toward small, personal rooms: a sleepless night that resets at midnight in 00:00 (Zero O'Clock), V writing to his younger self in Inner Child, Jimin and V trading schoolyard memories in 친구 (Friends), and Jin orbiting someone he loves in Moon. The album then closes with RM and Suga arguing about what respect really means and the group looking back at seven years in We are Bulletproof: the Eternal. The vocabulary here is the plain, daily Korean of feelings and friendship: being heavy, being okay, praying, laughing, worrying, and starting over.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
이유	reason; 이유 없이 means "for no reason"	이유 없이 슬픈Sad for no reason.
무겁다	to be heavy (also used for a body or mood that feels weighed down)	몸은 무겁고My body feels heavy.
늦다	to be late	벌써 늦은 것 같은데It already feels too late.
눕다	to lie down	침대에 누워Lying on the bed.
기도하다	to pray; to make a wish	두 손 모아 기도하네I put my hands together and pray.
웃다	to smile; to laugh	내일은 좀 더 웃기를May tomorrow bring a few more smiles.
힘들다	to be hard; to be tough (physically or emotionally draining)	참 많이 힘들었지You really went through a lot.
아프다	to hurt; to be in pain (also used for heartache)	아팠을 거야It must have hurt.
믿다	to believe; to trust	은하수를 믿지 않아I didn't believe in the galaxy.
두드리다	to knock; to tap on something	네 문을 두드리네I'm knocking on your door.
차갑다	to be cold (to the touch, or cold in manner)	차갑던 잿빛 거리That cold, ash-gray street.
괜찮다	to be okay; to be fine	괜찮을 거야It's going to be okay.
반짝이다	to sparkle; to glitter	유난히도 반짝였던The one that shone especially bright.
처음	the first time; the beginning	처음 보는 또 다른Another one I was seeing for the first time.
땀	sweat	땀에 잔뜩 밴 채Completely soaked in sweat.
이상하다	to be strange; to be odd	뭔가 이상했었던Something about it was strange.
대화	conversation; talking with someone	우리 대화는 숙제Talking to each other was like homework.
교복	school uniform (worn by all Korean middle and high school students)	우리 교복 차림이Us in our school uniforms.
달	the moon	달과 지구The moon and the earth.
별	star	작은 별A tiny star.
빛나다	to shine; to glow	존재로도 빛나는You, who shine just by existing.
바라보다	to gaze at; to look at from a distance	널 바라볼To look at you.
곁	someone's side; the space right next to a person	곁에 있어I'll stay by your side.
단어	word (a vocabulary word)	요즘 날 떠다니는 단어A word that's been floating around me lately.
헷갈리다	to be confusing; to get mixed up	뜻이 좀 헷갈려The meaning is a little confusing.
존경	respect; looking up to someone (deeper than simple politeness)	존경이란 거 아냐Isn't that what respect is?
자꾸	over and over; keep doing something	자꾸 보다보면은 단점이 보여Keep looking and the flaws start to show.
진심	sincerity; one's true heart	진심을 다해서With everything I sincerely have.
꿈	dream (both while sleeping and what you hope for)	가진 게 꿈밖에 없었네All we had was a dream.
아침	morning	눈 뜨면 뿌연 아침뿐Opening my eyes to nothing but a hazy morning.
춤을 추다	to dance	밤새 춤을 추며Dancing all night long.
던지다	to throw	내게 돌을 던져Throw your stones at me.
겨울	winter	또 겨울이 와도Even if winter comes again.
막다	to block; to stop someone from doing something	누가 날 막아도Even if someone tries to stop me.
돌아가다	to go back; to return	매일 돌아가 본다Every day I go back there.
변하다	to change; to become different	변하지 않는The things that don't change.
궁금하다	to be curious; to wonder about something	궁금해I wonder.
걱정	worry; concern	걱정을 잠궈I lock my worries away.
후회	regret	후회만 가득Nothing but regret.