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Proof: New Songs

Proof (2022) is BTS's three-disc anthology, released as the members were about to begin solo projects and military service, and most of it revisits songs fans already know. This set covers only the three genuinely new tracks: the lead single "Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)", the CD2 opener "Run BTS", and the closing fan song "For Youth". All three look back at the group's early days in Nonhyeon-dong and forward to what comes next, so the Korean here is built around everyday verbs of running, stopping, learning and coming back, plus the words for beginnings, seasons and gratitude.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
부지런히	diligently; busily, without slowing down	부지런히 지나온 어제들 속에In all the yesterdays we came through so busily
기억	memory; recollection	눈부시게 지나온 기억들 속에In all the memories we came through so brilliantly
최고	the best; the top	말하네 우릴 최고라고They keep saying we're the best
마음속	inside one's heart; deep down	너의 마음속 깊은 어딘가Somewhere deep inside your heart
여전하다	to be still the same; to be unchanged	여전한 소년이 있어There's still that same boy there
멈추다	to stop; to come to a halt	우린 발을 멈추지 않아We're not stopping
시작	beginning; start	자 이제 시작이야Alright, this is where it starts
배우다	to learn	아직도 배울 게 많고There's still so much left to learn
달리다	to run; to keep pushing forward	달려라 방탄Run, Bangtan
끝나다	to end; to be over	학교 끝나면 회사When school was over, it was straight to the company
꿈꾸다	to dream; to dream of something	가끔 그날의 꿈 꿔Sometimes I still dream of those days
맨발	bare feet	두 맨발이 우리 가솔린Our two bare feet are our fuel
성공	success	방탄의 성공 이유?The reason for Bangtan's success?
증명하다	to prove; to demonstrate	그렇게 증명했어That's how we proved it
울다	to cry	너무 쉽게 울었고Back when I cried too easily
웃다	to laugh; to smile	너무 쉽게 웃던 때Back when I laughed too easily
계절	season (of the year)	많은 계절 뒤에After so many seasons
돌아오다	to come back; to return	언제든 돌아올 테니까Because I'll come back, whenever it is
길	road; path; the way one is going	우리가 걷는 이 길이This path that we're walking
벗	friend; companion (literary, warmer and older-sounding than 친구)	고마운 벗The friend I'm grateful for