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.
Paradise
BTS Lyrics
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마라톤 마라톤
삶은 길어 천천히 해
42.195
그 끝엔 꿈의 낙원이 가득해
하지만 진짜 세상은
약속과는 달라
신호탄을 쏘면
너, 목적지도 없어
아무 풍경도 없어
숨이 턱까지 넘칠 때
You need to, you need to
멈춰서도 괜찮아
아무 이유도 모르는 채 달릴 필요 없어
꿈이 없어도 괜찮아
잠시 행복을 느낄 네 순간들이 있다면
멈춰서도 괜찮아
이젠 목적도 모르는 채 달리지 않아
꿈이 없어도 괜찮아
네가 내뱉는 모든 호흡은 이미 낙원에
우린 꿈을 남한테서 꿔 (빚처럼)
위대해져야 한다 배워 (빛처럼)
너의 dream 사실은 짐
미래만이 꿈이라면
내가 어젯밤 침대서 꾼 건 뭐? (oh)
꿈의 이름이 달라도 괜찮아
다음달에 노트북 사는 거
아니면 그냥 먹고 자는 거
암것도 안 하는데 돈이 많은 거
꿈이 뭐 거창한 거라고
그냥 아무나 되라고
We deserve a life
뭐가 크건 작건 그냥 너는 너잖어
하지만 진짜 세상은
약속과는 달라
우린 달려야 해 밟아야 해
신호탄을 쏘면
너, 목적지도 없어
아무 풍경도 없어
숨이 턱까지 넘칠 때
You need to, you need to
멈춰서도 괜찮아
아무 이유도 모르는 채 달릴 필요 없어
꿈이 없어도 괜찮아
잠시 행복을 느낄 네 순간들이 있다면
멈춰서도 괜찮아
이젠 목적도 모르는 채 달리지 않아
꿈이 없어도 괜찮아
네가 내뱉는 모든 호흡은 이미 낙원에
I don't have a dream
꿈을 꾸는 게 때론 무섭네 그냥 이렇게
살아가는 게, 살아남는 게, 이게 나에겐 작은 꿈인데
꿈을 꾸는 게, 꿈을 쥐는 게, 숨을 쉬는 게 때론 버겁네
누군 이렇게 누군 저렇게 산다면서
세상은 내게 욕을 퍼붓네
(Ah) yeah 세상은 욕할 자격이 없네
Yeah 꿈을 꾸는 법이 무엇인지
Yeah 가르쳐 준 적도 없기에
꾸며 낸 꿈이기에 눈물의 잠꼬대
악몽에서 깨워내 널 위해
이젠 매일 웃어보자고 저 낙원에서
멈춰서도 괜찮아
이젠 목적도 모르는 채 달리지 않아
꿈이 없어도 괜찮아
네가 내뱉는 모든 호흡은 이미 낙원에
Stop runnin' for nothin' my friend
Now 어리석은 경주를 끝내
Stop runnin' for nothin' my friend
네가 내뱉는 모든 호흡은 이미 낙원에
Stop runnin' for nothin' my friend
다 꾸는 꿈 따윈 없어도 돼
Stop runnin' for nothin' my friend
너를 이루는 모든 언어는 이미 낙원에
Paradise by BTS is all about their journey to find Paradise, a place of peace and happiness, that is not easy to attain in the real world. The song is an encouragement to live life slowly, taking time to find happiness in small things. The first verse talks about life being like a marathon, 42.195 kilometers long but the end is a place full of dreams. However, the real world is different from this fictional paradise. Life is full of promises that are different from the reality in which we live. To succeed, we need to run and shoot at the target even without a destination, without any surroundings or scenery. It's a tough job, and when we feel like we can't breathe anymore, we need to stop and take a break. We don’t need to run without knowing why, but we can take a few moments to enjoy the happiness around us.
Line by Line Meaning
마라톤 마라톤
Let's slow down and live our life like a marathon
삶은 길어 천천히 해
Life is long, take it slowly
42.195
The full length of a marathon in kilometers
그 끝엔 꿈의 낙원이 가득해
At the end of the marathon is a paradise of dreams
하지만 진짜 세상은 약속과는 달라
However, real life is different from what was promised
우린 달려야 해 밟아야 해 신호탄을 쏘면
We have to run, step on the gas, and shoot signals
너, 목적지도 없어
You don't have a destination
아무 풍경도 없어
There is no scenery
숨이 턱까지 넘칠 때
When you're out of breath
You need to, you need to
You need to, you need to
멈춰서도 괜찮아
It's okay to stop
아무 이유도 모르는 채 달릴 필요 없어
No need to run for no reason
꿈이 없어도 괜찮아
It's okay not to have a dream
잠시 행복을 느낄 네 순간들이 있다면
If you have moments of happiness
이젠 목적도 모르는 채 달리지 않아
I won't run anymore without knowing my destination
네가 내뱉는 모든 호흡은 이미 낙원에
Every breath you take is already in paradise
우린 꿈을 남한테서 꿔 (빚처럼)
We borrow dreams from others (like debt)
위대해져야 한다 배워 (빛처럼)
Learn to become great (like light)
너의 dream 사실은 짐
Your dream is actually baggage
미래만이 꿈이라면
If the future is the only dream
내가 어젯밤 침대서 꾼 건 뭐?
What did I dream last night in bed?
꿈의 이름이 달라도 괜찮아
It's okay if the name of the dream is different
다음달에 노트북 사는 거
Buying a laptop next month
아니면 그냥 먹고 자는 거
Or just eating and sleeping
암것도 안 하는데 돈이 많은 거
Having lots of money but doing nothing
꿈이 뭐 거창한 거라고
Just because a dream is grand
그냥 아무나 되라고
Doesn't mean anyone can have it
We deserve a life
We deserve a life
뭐가 크건 작건 그냥 너는 너잖어
No matter how big or small, you're still you
Stop runnin' for nothin' my friend
Stop running for nothing my friend
Now 어리석은 경주를 끝내
Now, end the foolish race
다 꾸는 꿈 따윈 없어도 돼
You don't need a dream to dream of everything
너를 이루는 모든 언어는 이미 낙원에
Every language that makes you belongs to paradise
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ho Seok Jeong, Jae Kyung Song, Nam Jun Kim, Tyler Acord, Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike, Yoon Gi Min
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@earlgreymilktae
a couple of minutes ago, my dad walked into my room and said “you’re always in your bed just texting. my god, do something!” and then he left and I just sat up on my bed and stared at the door, and then I laid back down and cried. I’m only 13, but I am so scared of having to grow up and face bigger responsibilities and I have no idea what career I want to pursue. I like to be prepared, but having no clue what my future will be like scares me so, so much.
my dad doesn’t ask me how my day went. he just tells me to get the top scores and shows me videos of talented singers or articles about kids my age doing cool things. it just makes me feel more lost and insecure about my own life.
I really look up to BTS. they talk about real things, and as I cried I couldn’t help but think about this song’s message.
“i don’t have a dream. sometimes, dreaming is scary... breathing, sometimes these things are hard. that guy did that, that girl did that, the world tells me as it bashes me. yeah, the world has no right to bash you... it’s alright to stop. don’t run without knowing where you’re going anymore.”
these lyrics really spoke to me and they soothed me so much. thank you BTS for encouraging me to get through another day 💜 your music means so much to me
Update: Since posting this comment, I’ve received a lot of replies and it’s comforting to know I’m not alone in feeling this way, so thank you. But also, I’ve had a conference @ school and my mom told me that my dad does ask her how I’m doing, and she also told my dad about the other things I brought up. Additionally, I think I‘ll become a psychiatrist in the future. Not sure yet but at least I have an idea lol
Update 2: I recently got onto my highschool’s competitive dance team, and I’m really excited about it but my dad told me, “Dance is a waste of time, why not just study more so you can become a doctor?” and honestly I’m so over it. Don’t let others decide your future if it’s not what you want. Just do what makes you happy (as long as it’s not hurting you or anyone else, ofc)!
@amalmangi1945
i can relate so much to that im 13 as well but ive learnt ot just get through it with my day and let the future come to me instead of going to it
people say im youmg to be worrying about this and although it may sound a bit wrong you cant live your whole childhood waiting to be a grown up running away from it or just worrying about it you have to be prepared and you have to face it
you think a flower dies when its almost winter? no it goes through all that burden nd then becomes a beautifull blooming flower in spring its not easy but it doesnt mean u should worry about it to or become depressed about it
the present if a gift the future will be a gitft and the past was a gift
use your past gifts to get ready for ur future gifts
live wisely and heppily if it costs ur happiness iys too much belive me if its your dream its enough it is your time dont waste it if its depression face it like how the flowers face winter and when you reach the light you will find the meaning of life and ur not alone on that
it hard to give up for me because im curious about what my future would look like and if i give up i wil have no future if i do it bad my furutre will be bad so i always try to make sure the end reult will be positive
one last thing
forget what hurt you
but never forget what it taught you
the light will shine brightest when you think its gone darker which will encourage you
@callmeDJANGO8
Indian/Asian Armys can relate a lot to this song because we are always pressurized by our parents, teachers, friends, society to study harder and harder!
Education in India is hella competitive. Like if you score a 99, there will be thousand more students who scored a 99!
This song comforts me! Its tells me 'you don't have to JUST STUDY HARD to achieve your success' .... 'just relax and see where your life takes you and be happy'
'do what YOU wanna do'
'Just LIVE IN THE MOMENT'
Edit: Okay I need to clear things up for some people in the replies. I KNOW INDIA IS IN ASIA! I'm not american for god's sake, I never scored anything below 90 in geography ever. There are two reasons why I wrote India & Asia separately :-
1) Some people (Americans mostly) think that Asians are either Chinese, Japanese or Korean
2) I wanted to make things clear that I'm Indian,
And education in India particularly is a lot competitive because population density in India is 450+ people per Km², while in China its 150+, & in USA its 35 people per Km². That means if there's a solitary college nearby, more than 100 students will compete to get into that in India. While only 10 will compete for that in the US. Same is the case for JOBS. We have a saying in my country that "you can find engineers in every house in India" (out of which 50% of them are unemployed) and its a fact, not an exaggeration. And thats because "THEY WERE RUNNING FOR NOTHING!"
And to end my ted talk I just want to say that, YOU GOTTA WORK HARD in life, no doubt about that! But make sure you do WHAT YOU WANT or WHAT YOU ARE GOOD AT rather than following others or listening to people's opinion. Just like the BTS members did. Most of their parents were againt their will to become a singer/dancer/idol but since they were determined to it & worked hard for it, THEY SUCCEEDED ✅
So the conclusion is....
STOP RUNNING FOR NOTHING MY FRIEND 💜 (don't let others decide your future/career)
@cherry_puff2235
"Stop running for nothing my friend"
Damn, that hit hard..
@yn1371
I read this comment at the same time, this part played. Coincidence... 😃
@laragagliardi3729
Yess
@SirajulIslam-px3vb
Yeahh
@yumyumshosho4832
realy hard! i think ill leave my shitty company n starting something new that i like
@larisaa01
Wow army do share the same brain cell😆
@fathimahiba828
"all of the air you breathe is out is already paradise..."
that line made me breathe a little easier today.
@saleen.872
Habby Hibzz skzjsskdje same
@inactive3720
My brother is sat next to me and he read this comment, and proceeded to breathe his nasty breath onto my face
@heysis9939
@@inactive3720 Lmao