BTS · Korean · 34 words

Young Forever: New Tracks

Young Forever (2016) closed out BTS's 화양연화 era by collecting Pt.1 and Pt.2 together and adding a handful of genuinely new recordings. This bonus set covers only that new material: the basketball-court anxiety of Intro: 화양연화, the release-it-all defiance of 불타오르네 (FIRE), the plea of Save ME, the empty-stage reflection of Epilogue: Young Forever, and the extended full-length editions of House of Cards and Love is Not Over. The vocabulary leans on everyday verbs of fear, breathing, stopping, running and shining, plus the emotional keywords that explain why this era ends the way it does.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
오늘따라	today of all days; today for some reason	오늘따라 림이 멀어 보여Today of all days, the rim looks farther away.
두렵다	to be afraid; to be fearful	현실이 두려운 소년A boy who's afraid of reality.
한숨	a sigh (of worry or exhaustion)	코트 위에 한숨이 고여Sighs pool on the court.
성적	grades; school results	성적은 바닥을 기지만My grades are scraping the floor, but still.
던지다	to throw	공 대신 미래를 던져Instead of the ball, I throw my future.
멋대로	as one pleases; however one likes	니 멋대로 살어Live however you want.
애쓰다	to try hard; to strain oneself	애쓰지 좀 말어Stop trying so hard.
소리지르다	to shout; to scream	손을 들어 소리질러Put your hands up and scream.
불태우다	to burn something up (often figurative: to go all out)	싹 다 불태워라Burn it all down.
취하다	to get drunk	다 만신창이로 취했어Everyone's drunk out of their minds.
젊다	to be young	우린 젊기에Because we're young.
괴롭다	to be in anguish; to have a hard time	괴로운 자여 여기로 오라You who suffer, come here.
숨쉬다	to breathe	난 숨쉬고 싶어I want to breathe.
깨다	to wake up (from sleep or a dream)	이젠 깨고 싶어Now I want to wake up.
심장	heart (the organ; used for strong feeling)	내 심장소릴 들어봐Listen to the sound of my heart.
어둠	darkness	이 까만 어둠 속에서In this pitch-black darkness.
빛나다	to shine; to glow	너는 이렇게 빛나니까Because you shine like this.
내밀다	to hold out; to reach out (a hand)	그 손을 내밀어줘Reach that hand out to me.
비다	to be empty	텅 빈 무대에 서 있는 나Me, standing on an empty stage.
겁내다	to be scared; to get frightened	괜한 공허함에 난 겁을 내I get scared of this pointless emptiness.
영원히	forever; eternally	난 영원히 소년이고 싶어I want to stay a boy forever.
넘어지다	to fall down; to trip	넘어져 다치고 아파도Even if I fall, get hurt and ache.
달리다	to run	끝없이 달리네 꿈을 향해I keep running endlessly toward my dream.
꽃잎	flower petal	나리는 꽃잎 비 사이로Through the falling rain of petals.
위험하다	to be dangerous	또 위태로워 또 위험해Shaky again, dangerous again.
멈추다	to stop; to come to a halt	멈출 수가 없어I can't stop.
망가지다	to break down; to fall apart	더 망가져 가기만 해It only keeps falling apart more.
헛되다	to be futile; to be in vain	헛된 꿈이래도Even if it's an empty dream.
입버릇	a phrase one says out of habit; verbal habit	입버릇처럼 말해I say it like a habit.
마지막	the last; the end	마지막도 너와 함께라면If even the end is with you.
멀어지다	to grow distant; to drift away	왜 멀어져가Why are you drifting away?
더 이상	any more; no longer (used with a negative)	니 눈엔 더 이상 내가 없나 봐I guess I'm not in your eyes any more.
품	one's arms; embrace	내 품으로 와줘Come back into my arms.
안녕	goodbye (also used as a casual hello)	넌 내게 안녕이라 말했지You said goodbye to me.