BTS (Korean: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan), also known as the Bangtan Boys… Read Full Bio ↴BTS (Korean: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan), also known as the Bangtan Boys, is a seven-member South Korean boy band formed in Seoul in 2013. The septet co-writes and produces much of their output. Originally a hip hop group, their musical style has evolved to include a wide range of genres. Their lyrics, often focused on personal and social commentary, touch on the themes of mental health, troubles of school-age youth, loss, the journey towards loving oneself, and individualism. Their work features references to literature and psychological concepts and includes an alternative universe storyline. Popular for their live performances, the group have staged several world tours.

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.

According to Gaon Music Chart, BTS has sold fifteen million albums domestically and is the best-selling artist to debut in the 2010s. They hold the best-selling album in Korean history with Map of the Soul: Persona. BTS were the second best-selling artists of 2018 worldwide according to the IFPI's Global Artist Chart, as well as the only non-English speaking artist to enter the chart. The group has won Top Social Artist three years in a row and Top Duo/Group at the 26th Billboard Music Awards. Featured on Time's international cover as "Next Generation Leaders", BTS has appeared in the magazine's 25 most influential people on the internet (2017–2019) and Time's 100 most influential people in the world (2019), with the outlet giving them the nickname 'Princes of Pop'. Forbes Korea named BTS the most influential celebrities of Korea in 2018, and BTS ranked 43rd in the Forbes Celebrity 100 (2019) as one of the world's top-earning celebrities. During their 2019 Love Yourself World Tour, BTS became the first Asian artist ever to headline and sell out Wembley Stadium and broke the record for the single highest-grossing engagement in Rose Bowl Stadium history. BTS are worth more than $4.65 billion to South Korea's economy each year, attracting one in every 13 foreign tourists that visit the country, and are cited as one of the key acts boosting global music sales to $19 billion in 2018, a figure not seen since 2006 after digital purchases gained momentum.

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.

어디에서 왔는지
BTS Lyrics

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가시나야 니는 어데서 왔노
까리뽕쌈하네 지금 어데로 가노
니는 몇살이고 니가 내보다
누나야가
아 아이라꼬 그캄 내가 마 오빠야네
작살나네 얼굴이 조막디 해
까리하네
사라다같이 쌔그랍게 생기가꼬

쪼매 반반하네
밥 뭇나 까대기 치는 거 아이다
커피나 한사바리 땡길까
커피는 개안나
예쁜 눈 예쁜 코
아따 겁나게 이뻐잉
바라만 보고 있어도
그냥 내가 다 기뻐잉
아 근디 넌 어디서 왔가니
이쁘장하게 생겨가꼬
큐피트 화살로 내 맘을 콕 찍어잉
아따 무튼 곱다 고와
넌 어느 남정네들이 봐도 허뻐
질러브러 고함
누가 낚아채기 전에 얼른 들이대
손 봐브러야제
콱 그냥 내가 먼저 깨물어브러야제
너 어디에서 왔는지
니 이름 알 수 있는지
난 너무나도 궁금해
나 정말 너무 궁금해
너 어디에서 왔는지
니 이름 알 수 있는지
Oh 난 너무나도 궁금해
나 정말 너무 궁금해
나는 부산에서 너는 광주에서
왔지만 똑같아 우리
여기 서울에도 저기 제주도에도
다 사랑을 하잖아 oh yeah
고마 쫌 팅기라
궁디를 주차뿌기 전에
짱나게 하지 마라 쫌 내 맘
바꾸기 전에
점만 그냥 얼라다
니 금마 때매 이카나
내 나뚜고 거따 조타카니까 내 안
？나나
가스나야 장난 똥 때리나 눈이 삣나
호석이같은 머스마는 천지
삐까리다 쌔리삐다
아 쫌 금마는 지삐 모른다
내 맘 다 이제 다 니 끼다
난 니삐 모른다
오메 오메 이 가시나 나한테 하는
짓 보소
지금 나한테 하는 짓들이
심상치 않어잉 요고요고
너 자꾸 그러면 난 얼떨떨
심장이 벌벌
손이 덜덜 숨이 컥컥
시방 지금 날 좋아해
거시기 거시기해
지금 니 맘은 온통 다
호시기 호시기해
아따 그래도 전라도 남자가
끌리긴 한갑다
아 맞다 근디 넌 어디서 왔다냐
너 어디에서 왔는지
니 이름 알 수 있는지
난 너무나도 궁금해
나 정말 너무 궁금해
너 어디에서 왔는지
니 이름 알 수 있는지
Oh 난 너무나도 궁금해
나 정말 너무 궁금해
니가 달에서 아니면 별에서
왔다 해도 난 상관없어
넌 나와 같은 걸
넌 멋진 여자야
나도 꽤 멋진 남자야
사랑할 수밖에 없는 거잖아
Yeah I'm fallin in love
너 어디에서 왔는지
니 이름 알 수 있는지
난 너무나도 궁금해
나 정말 너무 궁금해
너 어디에서 왔는지
니 이름 알 수 있는지
Oh 난 너무나도 궁금해
나 정말 너무 궁금해
나는 부산에서 너는 광주에서
왔지만 똑같아 우리

여기 서울에도 저기 제주도에도
다 사랑을 하잖아 oh yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of BTS's "어디에서 왔는지" or "Where Did You Come From" express a curiosity about someone's background and origins, but also emphasize the similarities and shared experiences among people from different places. The song begins by asking where the person came from and commenting on their appearance and age. The lyrics then transition to describing the singer's own admiration for the person, expressing their desire to know more about them and their origins. The chorus repeats the question of where the person came from, while asserting that it doesn't really matter because they are all capable of love and connection regardless of their backgrounds.

Overall, the song can be interpreted as a celebration of diversity and the possibility of finding common ground with others from different places or backgrounds. The lyrics suggest that while it's natural to be curious about where someone comes from, what really matters is the connection and love that can be found among people, regardless of their origins.

Line by Line Meaning

가시나야 니는 어데서 왔노
Where did you come from, Thorny?

까리뽕쌈하네 지금 어데로 가노
You're so sharp, where are you going now?

니는 몇살이고 니가 내보다 누나야가
How old are you, are you older than me?

아 아이라꼬 그캄 내가 마 오빠야네
Oh, you're so cute, I'm your older brother

작살나네 얼굴이 조막디 해 까리하네
Your face is so adorable, and you're so sharp

사라다같이 쌔그랍게 생기가꼬 쪼매 반반하네
You have a fresh and dewy appearance, with a mix of delicate and sharp features

밥 뭇나 까대기 치는 거 아이다 커피나 한사바리 땡길까
Is it because you're hungry that you're talking so much? Do you want some coffee?

커피는 개안나
Coffee tastes amazing

예쁜 눈 예쁜 코 아따 겁나게 이뻐잉 바라만 보고 있어도 그냥 내가 다 기뻐잉 아 근디 넌 어디서 왔가니 이쁘장하게 생겨가꼬
Your beautiful eyes and nose are so pretty, I can't stop looking at you. But where did you come from, looking so pretty?

큐피트 화살로 내 맘을 콕 찍어잉
Cupid hit my heart with an arrow

아따 무튼 곱다 고와 넌 어느 남정네들이 봐도 허뻐 질러브러 고함 누가 낚아채기 전에 얼른 들이대
You're so beautiful and pretty, any guy in the world would be enamored of you. I'm shouting out loud that I need to take you before someone else does

손 봐브러야제 콱 그냥 내가 먼저 깨물어브러야제
I have to touch your hand first, and just take a bite out of you

너 어디에서 왔는지 니 이름 알 수 있는지 난 너무나도 궁금해 나 정말 너무 궁금해
Where did you come from? What is your name? I am very curious, so curious.

나는 부산에서 너는 광주에서 왔지만 똑같아 우리 여기 서울에도 저기 제주도에도 다 사랑을 하잖아 oh yeah
I'm from Busan, and you're from Gwangju, but we're the same. We both love in Seoul and Jeju Island, oh yeah.

고마 쫌 팅기라 궁디를 주차뿌기 전에 짱나게 하지 마라 쫌 내 맘 바꾸기 전에
Thank you, don't be swollen. Don't make me mad before parking your carriage. Before you try to change my heart.

점만 그냥 얼라다 니 금마 때매 이카나 내 나뚜고 거따 조타카니까 내 안 ？나나
Just stop swaying. Because of your devilish charms, I'm dizzy and love sick. What am I supposed to do?

가스나야 장난 똥 때리나 눈이 삣나 호석이같은 머스마는 천지 삐까리다 쌔리삐다 아 쫌 금마는 지삐 모른다 내 맘 다 이제 다 니 끼다 난 니삐 모른다
Are you trying to provoke me? Does it make you feel good? Musicians like Hoseok are a work of heaven. You're confusing me, but my heart now belongs to you. I didn't know it before.

오메 오메 이 가시나 나한테 하는 짓 보소 지금 나한테 하는 짓들이 심상치 않어잉 요고요고 너 자꾸 그러면 난 얼떨떨 심장이 벌벌 손이 덜덜 숨이 컥컥
Oh my oh my, look at what you're doing to me, Thorny. The things you're doing to me are suspicious, yo go yo go. If you keep doing it, I'm going to be nervous, my heart is pounding, and my hands are shaking.

시방 지금 날 좋아해 거시기 거시기해 지금 니 맘은 온통 다 호시기 호시기해 아따 그래도 전라도 남자가 끌리긴 한갑다 아 맞다 근디 넌 어디서 왔다냐
Do you like me now? Is your heart racing? Your heart is pounding. But still, men from Jeolla Province are charming. Oh right, where did you come from?

넌 나와 같은 걸 넌 멋진 여자야 나도 꽤 멋진 남자야 사랑할 수밖에 없는 거잖아 Yeah I'm fallin in love
You're just like me, you're a beautiful woman. I'm also a pretty cool guy. We can't help but fall in love, yeah I'm falling in love.

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