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WINGS, Part 2

Part 2 covers the back half of WINGS (2016), where the album turns from private temptation to the world outside. It runs from the last solos — j-hope's thank-you letter to his mother in MAMA, Jin's Awake, the group's Lost — through the social anger of Am I Wrong, the encouragement of 21세기 소녀, the fan song 둘! 셋!, and the closing Interlude: Wings. The vocabulary leans on words for enduring, wandering, believing and starting over, plus everyday nouns like 엄마, 길, 눈, 귀 and 손 that learners will use constantly.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
엄마	mom (informal, affectionate)	엄마 허리띠를 졸라맸지Mom tightened her belt for me
춤	dance; dancing	춤에 미쳐Crazy about dancing
꿈	a dream (both while sleeping and as an ambition)	띄워주신 꿈의 조각배The little boat of dreams she set afloat for me
목소리	voice	전화로 듣는 엄마의 목소리Mom's voice on the other end of the phone
성공하다	to succeed; to make it	꼭 성공해야겠다고That I had to make it, no matter what
버티다	to endure; to hold out	버텨보는 거야I'm just trying to hold out
믿다	to believe; to trust	믿는 게 아냐It's not that I believe
발버둥	a desperate struggle; thrashing to stay afloat	그래도 발버둥치고 싶어Even so, I want to keep struggling
뻗다	to reach out; to stretch out	그래도 손 뻗고 싶어Even so, I want to reach out my hand
달리다	to run	달려보고 싶어 조금 더I want to run just a little further
잃다	to lose (something)	길을 잃고서After losing my way
길	road; path; the way (also one's path in life)	이 길이 맞는지Whether this path is the right one
찾다	to look for; to find	그 길을 찾는 방법How to find that path
헤매다	to wander around lost	여전히 헤매고 있어I'm still wandering
어른	an adult; a grown-up	어른이 되려는지Whether I'm turning into an adult
돌아가다	to go back; to return	돌아가도 언젠가 닿을Even if I turn back, I'll get there someday
미치다	to go crazy; to lose one's mind	온 세상이 다 미친 것 같아The whole world seems to have gone crazy
세상	the world; society	미친 세상에 안 미친 게In a crazy world, staying sane
눈	eye; eyes	눈이 있어도 보질 않어They have eyes but they won't look
귀	ear; ears	귀가 있어도 듣질 않어They have ears but they won't listen
뉴스	the news	뉴스를 봐도 아무렇지You watch the news and feel nothing
소녀	a girl (young woman); somewhat literary	21세기 소녀들아Hey, girls of the 21st century
아름답다	to be beautiful	넌 충분히 아름다워You're beautiful just as you are
충분하다	to be enough; to be sufficient	말해 넌 충분하다고Say it — that you are enough
걱정하다	to worry	다른 건 걱정하지마Don't worry about anything else
욕하다	to badmouth; to insult someone	혹시 누가 너를 자꾸 욕해If someone keeps talking trash about you
괜찮다	to be okay; it's alright	괜찮아 자 하나 둘 셋It's okay — come on, one, two, three
잊다	to forget	하나 둘 셋 하면 잊어On one, two, three, let it go
슬프다	to be sad	슬픈 기억 모두 지워Erase all the sad memories
잡다	to hold; to take hold of	내 손을 잡고 웃어Take my hand and smile
꽃길	a path of flowers; a life with nothing but good days ahead	꽃길만 걷자Let's walk only a path of flowers
함께	together; along with	우리가 함께이기에Because we're together
날개	a wing; wings	날개가 돋기 위함인So that wings can sprout
날다	to fly	훨훨 날아갈 수 있다면If only I could fly far away
상처받다	to get hurt (emotionally)	또 상처받고 상처받고Hurt again, and hurt again
공기	air	무거워지는 공기를The air that keeps growing heavier
새	a bird	새처럼Like a bird