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.
Boy with Luv
BTS Lyrics
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(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah)
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ah)
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah)
모든 게 궁금해 how's your day
Oh, tell me (oh-yeah, oh-yeah, ah-yeah, ah-yeah)
뭐가 널 행복하게 하는지
Your every picture
내 머리맡에 두고 싶어 oh, bae
Come be my teacher
니 모든 걸 다 가르쳐줘
Your one, your two
Listen my, my baby 나는
저 하늘을 높이 날고 있어
(그때 니가 내게 줬던 두 날개로)
이제 여긴 너무 높아
난 내 눈에 널 맞추고 싶어
Yeah, you makin' me a boy with love (whoo)
Oh, my, my, my (uh)
Oh, my, my, my
I've waited all my life
네 전부를 함께하고 싶어
Oh, my, my, my
Oh, my, my, my
Looking for something right
이제 조금은 나 알겠어
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ah)
I want something stronger (I want it)
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah)
Than a moment, than a moment, love
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ah)
I have waited longer
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah)
For a boy with, for a boy with love
널 알게 된 이후 ya (oh)
내 삶은 온통 너 ya (ya)
사소한 게 사소하지 않게 만들어버린 너라는 별 (oh, no)
하나부터 열까지 ayy, ayy
모든 게 특별하지 ayy
너의 관심사, 걸음걸이, 말투와
사소한 작은 습관들까지 (Hope World) ayy
다 말하지, 너무 작던 내가 영웅이 된 거라고 (oh, no)
난 말하지, 운명 따윈 처음부터 내 게 아니었다고 (oh, no)
세계의 평화 (no way)
거대한 질서 (no way)
그저 널 지킬 거야 난 (boy with love)
Listen my, my baby 나는
저 하늘을 높이 날고 있어
(그때 니가 내게 줬던 두 날개로)
이제 여긴 너무 높아
난 내 눈에 널 맞추고 싶어
Yeah, you makin' me a boy with love (whoo)
Oh, my, my, my (uh)
Oh, my, my, my
You got me high so fast
네 전부를 함께하고 싶어
Oh, my, my, my
Oh, my, my, my
You got me fly so fast
이제 조금은 나 알겠어
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ah)
Love is nothing stronger (I want it)
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah)
(Than a boy with) than a boy with love
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ah)
Love is nothing stronger
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah)
(Than a boy with) than a boy with love
툭 까놓고 말할게
나도 모르게 힘이 들어가기도 했어
높아버린 sky 커져버린 hall
때론 도망치게 해달라며 기도했어
But 너의 상처는 나의 상처
깨달았을 때 나 다짐했던걸 (yeah)
니가 준 이카루스의 날개로 (uh)
태양이 아닌 너에게로
Let me fly
Oh, my, my, my (uh)
Oh, my, my, my
I've waited all my life (all my life)
네 전부를 함께하고 싶어
Oh, my, my, my
Oh, my, my, my (oh-oh-oh-whoa)
Looking for something right (right)
이제 조금은 나 알겠어
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ah)
I want something stronger (I want it)
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah)
Than a moment, than a moment, love
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ah)
Love is nothing stronger (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ah)
(Ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah, ooh-ah)
(For a boy with) for a boy with love
The opening lines of BTS's "Boy With Luv" suggest that the singer is interested in learning more about the person they are singing to. They want to know what makes them happy and what makes them tick. Throughout the song, the singer paints a picture of a relationship that is both loving and contemplative. The chorus features the repeated lines "Oh my my my" and "you got me high so fast," indicating that the singer has fallen deeply in love.
The second verse is particularly illuminating, as it reveals that the singer feels as though they are flying with the person they are singing to. They reference two wings that their lover gave them and describe feeling as though they are soaring. The lyrics suggest that this love is transformative, as the singer has become a "boy with love" thanks to their lover.
Overall, "Boy With Luv" is a song about falling in love and being transformed by that love. It suggests that love has the power to make people feel alive and energized, almost as though they are flying.
Line by Line Meaning
(Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ah)
Vocal ad-lib that adds a playful and catchy element to the song
(Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh)
Another vocal ad-lib that adds a playful and catchy element to the song
모든 게 궁금해 how's your day
I'm curious about everything, how was your day?
Oh tell me (oh yeah oh yeah, ah yeh ah yeh)
Please tell me (oh yeah oh yeah, ah yeh ah yeh)
뭐가 널 행복하게 하는지
What makes you happy?
Oh text me (oh yeah oh yeah, oh yeah oh yeah)
Oh, text me back (oh yeah oh yeah, oh yeah oh yeah)
Your every picture
I want to keep every picture of you
내 머리맡에 두고 싶어 oh bae
I want to keep them by my head, oh babe
Come be my teacher
Come be my teacher
네 모든 걸 다 가르쳐줘
Teach me everything about you
Your one, your two
Your one, your two
Listen my my baby 나는
Listen, my baby, I
저 하늘을 높이 날고 있어
Am flying high to the sky
(그때 네가 내게 줬던 두 날개로)
(With the two wings you gave me back then)
이제 여긴 너무 높아
But now here is too high
난 내 눈에 널 맞추고 싶어
I want to focus my eyes on you
Yeah, you makin' me a boy with love
Yeah, you're making me a boy with love
Oh my my my, oh my my my
Euphoric expression of being in love and overwhelmed
I've waited all my life
I've waited all my life
네 전부를 함께하고 싶어
I want to be with you completely
Looking for something right
I'm looking for something right
이제 조금은 나 알겠어
Now I kind of know myself
(Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ah) I want something stronger (I want it)
I want something stronger (I want it)
(Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh) than a moment, than a moment, love
Than just a momentary love, than just a momentary love
(Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ah) I have waited longer
I have waited longer
(Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh)
For a boy with, for a boy with love
For a boy with love, for a boy with love
널 알게 된 이후 ya 내 삶은 온통 너 ya
After I got to know you, my whole life is filled with you, yeah
사소한 게 사소하지 않게 만들어버린 너라는 별
You're like a star that makes even small things not seem small
(Oh yeah) 하나부터 열까지 ay ay 모든 게 특별하지 ay
(Oh yeah) From one to ten, everything is special, ay ay
너의 관심사 걸음걸이 말투와
Your interests, the way you walk, the way you talk
사소한 작은 습관들까지 (Hope world)
Even your small habits (Hope World)
Ayy 다 말하지 너무 작던 내가 영웅이 된 거라고 (oh nah)
Ayy, I won't say it all, but small me has become a hero (oh nah)
난 말하지 운명 따윈 처음부터 내 게 아니었다고 (oh nah)
I won't say it's destiny, but it was never really mine from the beginning (oh nah)
세계의 평화 (no way)
World peace (no way)
거대한 질서 (no way)
Giant order (no way)
그저 널 지킬 거야 난 (boy with love)
I'll just protect you, with my boy with love
You got me high so fast
You got me high so fast
You got me fly so fast
You got me fly so fast
(Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ah) love is nothing stronger (I want it)
Love is nothing stronger (I want it)
(Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh) (than a boy with) than a boy with love
Than a boy with love, than a boy with love
(Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ah) love is nothing stronger
Love is nothing stronger
툭 까놓고 말할게
I'll honestly say
나도 모르게 힘이 들어가기도 했어
I didn't even know and my strength went in too
높아버린 sky, 커져버린 hall
The sky that got higher, the hall that grew bigger
때론 도망치게 해달라며 기도했어
Sometimes I prayed, asking you to let me escape
But 너의 상처는 나의 상처
But your wounds are my wounds
깨달았을 때 나 다짐했던걸 (yeah)
When I realized that, I made a vow (yeah)
네가 준 이카루스의 날개로
With the wings that you gave me, like Icarus
태양이 아닌 너에게로
I fly not towards the sun, but towards you
Let me fly
Let me fly
(Ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh ah ooh) (than a boy with) than a boy with love
Than a boy with love, than a boy with love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ashley Frangipane, Emily Weisband, Ho Weon Kang, Ho Seok Jeong, Melanie Joy Fontana, Michel Schulz, Nam Jun Kim, Si Hyuk Bang, Yoon Gi Min
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