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.
A Brand New Day
BTS Lyrics
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헤쳐 나아 갈 (헤쳐 나아 갈) go 수 있을까?
최면에 취한 듯 umm
나를 잡아당겨 이끌었어
무언가에 홀린 듯
내 안의 목소리를 듣게 됐어 hey
새로운 세계 꿈의 문장이 날 감싸 (pardon me yeah)
나를 찾은 날에
(A brand new day)
빛의 계단을 올라가
꿈을 꾸던 순간
(We know the world)
세상에 날 보여줘
Oh I can be there yeah
I'll be there, be there for you, oh oh
No, no
I know you got them big dreams, too
You can show me yours if you want to
They're beautiful
We can look at them for hours
And surrender to their power, yeah yeah ooh (hey)
I see new worlds
These visions they burn inside of me (inside of me oh oh yeah)
Just out of touch but still close enough to be part of me (part of me)
I'll be there when the day comes
(A brand new day)
Head up in that sunlight baby
I'll be there when the day comes
When the day comes, I'll be there for you baby (we know the world)
Show the world just who I can be
Oh yo 나 무서워도 안 숙였어
나 두려워도 그냥 달렸어
나는 날 믿었기에 핍박 기로에도
Going ma way 나다운 선택
(I heard)
커지는 목소리 기쁨의 숨소리
순간 느꼈어 난 꿈을 이룰 거란 걸 (pardon me yeah)
I'll be there when the day comes
I'll be there yeah, I'll be there yeah (a brand new day)
Head up in that sunlight baby
I'll be there when the day comes
I'll be there when the day comes
Oh I'll be there (we know the world)
Show the world just who I can be
무서움과 ey 두려움 다 ooh
헤쳐 나아 갈 (헤쳐 나아 갈) go 수 있을까?
Oh I'll be there
무서움과 두려움 다 (oh I'll be there)
헤쳐 나아 갈 (go!) 수 있을까? (수 있을까?)
The lyrics of BTS's song "A Brand New Day" express feelings of fear and trepidation while also acknowledging the potential for growth and change. The song suggests that through perseverance, one can overcome their fears and achieve their dreams. The chorus urges listeners to push through the fear and uncertainty and climb the stairs of the future with confidence.
The song opens with the lines "Hey 무서움과 ey 두려움 다 ooh / 헤쳐 나아 갈 (헤쳐 나아 갈) go 수 있을까?" which mean "Hey, fear and trepidation, ooh / Can we go forward and overcome them?" These lines set the tone for the rest of the song, which discusses the fear and uncertainty that can accompany pursuing one's dreams, but ultimately encourages the listener to press forward.
The second verse discusses hearing a voice from within and experiencing visions of a new world. The "new worlds" mentioned in the lyrics could refer to the creative and artistic worlds that BTS often explores in their music, as well as the potential for new experiences and personal growth. The chorus repeats the refrain "I'll be there when the day comes," emphasizing the idea that even in the face of fear and uncertainty, there is hope and the potential for change.
Overall, "A Brand New Day" encourages listeners to embrace their dreams, even if doing so requires overcoming fear and uncertainty. The song inspires confidence and hope, suggesting that anything is possible with determination and perseverance.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey 무서움과 ey 두려움 다 ooh
Facing fear and doubt, can I still move forward?
최면에 취한 듯 umm
Mesmerized and bewitched, I was pulled towards something.
나를 잡아당겨 이끌었어
I was seized and guided towards something.
내 안의 목소리를 듣게 됐어 hey
I began to listen to the voice inside of me.
닿지 않아도 선명한 미래의 파편 (yeah yeah)
Even if it's intangible, the fragment of the future is clear.
새로운 세계 꿈의 문장이 날 감싸 (pardon me yeah)
The sentences of the dream of a new world surrounds me.
나를 찾은 날에
On the day when I find myself,
(A brand new day)
a brand new day begins.
빛의 계단을 올라가
I climb the stairs of light.
꿈을 꾸던 순간
In that moment of dreaming,
(We know the world)
we know the world.
세상에 날 보여줘
Show me to the world.
Oh I can be there yeah
I can be there when we reach that point.
I'll be there, be there for you, oh oh
I'll be there for you when you need me.
No, no
I know you got them big dreams, too
I know you have big dreams as well.
You can show me yours if you want to
If you want to, you can share your dreams with me.
They're beautiful
They are stunningly beautiful.
We can look at them for hours
We can gaze at them for hours.
And surrender to their power, yeah yeah ooh (hey)
and be overwhelmed by their strength.
I see new worlds
I see new worlds.
These visions they burn inside of me (inside of me oh oh yeah)
These images burn within me,
Just out of touch but still close enough to be part of me (part of me)
just out of reach but still close enough to be a part of me.
Oh yo 나 무서워도 안 숙였어
Oh, even if I was afraid, I didn't back down.
나 두려워도 그냥 달렸어
Even if I was frightened, I just ran forward.
나는 날 믿었기에 핍박 기로에도
I believed in myself, even when I was oppressed.
Going ma way 나다운 선택
Going my way, choosing what is true to me.
(I heard)
커지는 목소리 기쁨의 숨소리
My voice grows louder, a happy inhalation.
순간 느꼈어 난 꿈을 이룰 거란 걸 (pardon me yeah)
In that moment, I realized that I would achieve my dream.
Oh I'll be there (we know the world)
Oh, I'll be there (we know the world)
무서움과 두려움 다 (oh I'll be there)
Despite fear and doubt (oh I'll be there)
헤쳐 나아 갈 (go!) 수 있을까? (수 있을까?)
Can I break through and move forward? (Go! Can I do it?)
Lyrics © CTM Outlander Music LC, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Hoseok Jeong, Max Wolfgang, Min Young Yoon, Scott Quinn, Zara Larsson, Alexander George Edward Crossan
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