BTS · Korean · 38 words

WINGS, Part 1

WINGS (2016) was BTS's second full-length album and the first to give every member his own solo track, built around a boy meeting temptation for the first time. Part 1 covers the first half of the album — the Boy Meets Evil intro, the single 피 땀 눈물, and the solos Begin, Lie, Stigma, First Love and Reflection — songs about desire, guilt, and the fear of losing yourself. The Korean here is rich in emotion verbs and body words: wanting, hurting, hiding, protecting, letting go, and wishing you were free.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
어둡다	to be dark; to grow dark	어두워져 가 내 미래의 빛The light of my future is going dark
악마	a devil; a demon	이 사랑은 악마의 또 다른 이름This love is just another name for the devil
양심	conscience	저버렸지 내 양심을I threw my conscience away
입술	lips	그 입술이 너무 달콤했기에Because those lips were far too sweet
지옥	hell	욕심이 지옥을 부르는Greed that calls hell down on me
피	blood	붉게 묻은 피들Blood stained deep red
눈물	tears	내 피 땀 눈물My blood, sweat and tears
땀	sweat	내 피 땀 눈물My blood, sweat and tears
원하다	to want; to desire	원해 많이 많이I want you, so much, so much
아프다	to hurt; to be in pain	아파도 돼It's fine even if it hurts
달콤하다	to be sweet (in taste, or temptingly sweet)	너무 달콤해It's so sweet
독	poison	독이 든 성배A chalice full of poison
열다섯	fifteen (native Korean number, used for age)	아무것도 없던 열다섯의 나Me at fifteen, with nothing at all
되다	to become	나 내가 됐어I became myself
모르다	to not know	슬픔은 잘 모르지만I don't really know sadness, but
감정	emotion; feelings	감정이 생겼어Feelings started to grow in me
울다	to cry	울고 있는 너You, standing there crying
형	older brother, used by a younger male; also for close older male friends	형들이 있어I have my older brothers
거짓	a lie; falsehood	이 거짓 속에 헤어날 수 없어I can't get out of this lie
빠지다	to fall into; to be sunk in something	거짓 속에 빠져있어I'm sunk deep inside a lie
웃음	a smile; laughter	내 웃음을 돌려놔줘Give me back my smile
구하다	to save; to rescue	뭐라도 나를 구해줘Somebody, anybody, save me
벗어나다	to break free; to get out of something	벗어나고 싶은데I want to break free, but
미안하다	to be sorry	너에게 너무 미안할 뿐야I'm just so sorry to you
상처	a wound; an emotional scar	상처만 깊어져The wound only gets deeper
감추다	to hide; to conceal	숨겨도 감춰도 지워지지 않어However I hide it, it won't wash off
지키다	to protect; to keep safe	널 지켜주지 못해서Because I couldn't protect you
가슴	chest; the heart, as where feelings are felt	매일이 가슴만 아파져Every day my heart just aches more
어리다	to be young; to be a child	어릴 적 집 안의Back in the house of my childhood
키	height (of a person)	내 키보다 훨씬Far taller than I was
떠나다	to leave; to go away	내가 떠나도 걱정은Even if I leave, don't worry
포기하다	to give up	포기하고 싶던 그때마다Every time I wanted to give up
놓다	to let go of; to put down	내 손을 놓지 마Don't let go of my hand
밤	night	밤을 삼킨 뚝섬은Ttukseom, having swallowed the night
행복하다	to be happy	낮보다 행복해 보이네It looks happier than it does by day
미워하다	to hate; to resent (often used about oneself)	내가 너무 미워I hate myself so much
걷다	to walk	하릴없이 걷네I walk with nothing else to do
자유롭다	to be free	나는 자유롭고 싶다I want to be free