The group initially formed as teenagers under Big Hit Entertainment and released their debut single album, 2 Cool 4 Skool (2013). Subsequent work such as their first U.S. Billboard 200 entries The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Part 2 (2015), The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever (2016), and Wings (2016) helped establish BTS' reputation as a socially conscious group. Wings became BTS' first album to sell one million copies in South Korea. By 2017, BTS crossed into the international music market, leading the Korean Wave into the United States and breaking numerous sales records, becoming the first Korean group to receive a certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) with their single "Mic Drop". The band is the first Korean act to top the U.S. Billboard 200 with their studio album Love Yourself: Tear (2018) and have since hit the top of the U.S. charts with their albums Love Yourself: Answer (2018) and Map of the Soul: Persona (2019), making BTS the first group since The Beatles to earn three number one albums in less than a year, and the fastest to earn three number one albums since The Monkees in 1967. Love Yourself: Answer also broke South Korea's Gaon Album Chart's all-time monthly record previously set by Love Yourself: Tear and became the first Korean album certified Gold in the United States.
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Following the establishment of their Love Myself anti-violence campaign in partnership with UNICEF, BTS addressed the United Nations 73rd General Assembly and became the youngest ever recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit from the President of South Korea due to their contributions in spreading Korean culture and language.
Intro : Boy Meets Evil
BTS Lyrics
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치기 어린 사랑에 잃은 꿈의 길
내 야망의 독기 매일 칼을 갈았지
But 참을 수 없는 내 욕심에
칼은 무뎌져
알고 있어 다
이 사랑은 악마의 또 다른 이름
손을 잡지 마
외쳤지만 저버렸지 내 양심을
날이 갈수록 느끼는 날카로운 현실들
현실에 찢겨 붉게 묻은 피들
생각 못했지
그 욕심이 지옥을 부르는 나팔이 될 지는
Breathe
숨이 차오르고
뒤틀린 현실에 눈 감는 매일 밤
울리는 비극의 오르골
But 이 죄를 벗기엔
그걸 잊는 게 당최 포기가 안돼
그 입술이 너무 달콤했기에
연애에 취해서 버려진 미래
깨어나고 볼 땐 이미 사방엔 지뢰
건드릴 수 없는 매서운 주위의 시선들
기적을 외쳐 이 현실에
(Rewind)
미치도록 좋았지
달콤함에 중독된 병신
그래 병신
놓치긴 싫었어 악마의 손길을
Too bad but it's too sweet
It's too sweet it's too sweet
Too bad but it's too sweet
It's too sweet it's too sweet
Too bad but it's too sweet
It's too sweet it's too sweet
Too bad but it's too sweet
It's too sweet it's too sweet
It's too evil
It's too evil
It's too evil
Yeah it's evil
In "Intro: Boy Meets Evil," BTS rapper J-Hope tells a story of a young man who falls in love, but his ambition and insatiable desire for success ultimately corrupt him. Throughout the song, J-Hope describes the singer's descent into evil and his eventual realization that he has lost his way. He sings of the bitter truth and the painful reality of his situation, telling himself to "breathe" as he tries to come to terms with what he has become. The chorus repeats the phrase "Too bad but it's too sweet," a nod to the addictive nature of the singer's love and his inability to resist it despite the danger it poses.
The lyrics of "Intro: Boy Meets Evil" tackle concepts like love, ambition, greed, and temptation, exploring the fine line between good and evil. J-Hope's storytelling and introspective lyrics make the song a standout in BTS's discography, and it showcases his versatile rapping style and emotive delivery. The song was released in 2016 as part of the group's "Wings" album and has since become a fan favorite, with many praising the lyrics and J-Hope's performance.
Line by Line Meaning
어두워져 가 내 미래의 빛
The light of my future is becoming darker.
치기 어린 사랑에 잃은 꿈의 길
Having lost the path of dreams due to immature love.
내 야망의 독기 매일 칼을 갈았지
Every day, I sharpened my ambition's poison like a knife.
But 참을 수 없는 내 욕심에
But due to my insatiable greed,
칼은 무뎌져
The knife has become dull.
알고 있어 다
I know it all.
이 사랑은 악마의 또 다른 이름
This love is another name for the devil.
손을 잡지 마
Don't hold my hand.
외쳤지만 저버렸지 내 양심을
I shouted, but my conscience was buried.
날이 갈수록 느끼는 날카로운 현실들
The sharper truths I feel over time.
현실에 찢겨 붉게 묻은 피들
Bloodstained by being ripped apart by reality.
생각 못했지
I didn't think.
그 욕심이 지옥을 부르는 나팔이 될 지는
I wonder if that greed will become a trumpet calling for hell.
Breathe
Breathe.
숨이 차오르고
Breathes chokingly.
뒤틀린 현실에 눈 감는 매일 밤
Every night I close my eyes in twisted reality.
울리는 비극의 오르골
The tragic music box rings.
But 이 죄를 벗기엔
But to shed this sin.
그걸 잊는 게 당최 포기가 안돼
I can't ever give up forgetting it.
그 입술이 너무 달콤했기에
Because those lips were too sweet.
연애에 취해서 버려진 미래
The future that was abandoned after being intoxicated by love.
깨어나고 볼 땐 이미 사방엔 지뢰
When I wake up, there are already landmines all around me.
건드릴 수 없는 매서운 주위의 시선들
The harsh gazes of the surroundings that I can't touch.
기적을 외쳐 이 현실에
Scream for a miracle in this reality.
(Rewind)
(Rewind)
미치도록 좋았지
It was insanely good.
달콤함에 중독된 병신
A fool addicted to sweetness.
그래 병신
Yeah, a fool.
놓치긴 싫었어 악마의 손길을
I didn't want to miss the devil's touch.
It's too evil
It's too evil.
Yeah it's evil
Yeah, it's evil.
Too bad but it's too sweet
Unfortunately, it's too sweet.
It's too sweet it's too sweet
It's too sweet, it's too sweet.
Too bad but it's too sweet
Unfortunately, it's too sweet.
It's too sweet it's too sweet
It's too sweet, it's too sweet.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Ho Seok Jeong, Ho Weon Kang, Nam Jun Kim
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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