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.
RUN
BTS Lyrics
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Okay
Run, run (oh-oh-oh-oh)
Okay, okay, let's go
논현 100m 우리 자리
학교 끝나면 회사 callin' (예, 예)
아, 지금 바로 딱 갈게요
(Oh) 가끔 그날의 꿈 꿔 (꿈 꿔)
(Oh) 몸서리치다 눈 떠 (눈 떠)
I don't wanna go, go back again
Let's go, let's go, let's go
10년을 wait, wait
We from the bottom
I caught you bae, bae
우린 좀 빠름
We seven mate, mates
잘 봐 we got us
Tell me what you wanna
Tell me what you wanna, whoa
If we live fast, let us die young
혼을 쏙 빼놓지
Make it move, left and right
그게 누구든지
Make it move, left and right
두 맨발이 우리 가솔린 yeah, yeah
이제 가자 are you ready? Yeah-yeah, yeah
Okay, let's go
Run bulletproof, run, yeah, you gotta run (run, run)
Run bulletproof, run, yeah, you gotta run (run, run)
Run bulletproof, run, yeah, you gotta run (run, run)
Run bulletproof, run
Okay, okay, let's go (자, 들어가자)
내가 맞았어, 논현동의 비가 새던 작업실에서
깡소주를 까며 신세타령이나 하며
다짐했던 그 말, "성공하면 다들 뒤졌어"
방탄의 성공 이유? 나도 몰라, 그딴 게 어딨어
우리들이 모두 새빠지게 달린 거지
뭐라 하든 달린 거지
답은 여기 있어 (oh, yeah)
위로 got them (got them)
지조 got them (got them)
Good music, got them (got them)
Good team? Goddamn (oh, yeah)
You said you hot (you hot)
Oh man, you not (you not)
뛰는 놈 위에 나는 놈 위에
달리는 방탄 let's go
10년을 wait, wait
We from the bottom
I caught you bae, bae
우린 좀 빠름
We seven mate, mates
잘 봐 we got us
Tell me what you wanna
Tell me what you wanna, whoa
If we live fast, let us die young
혼을 쏙 빼놓지
Make it move, left and right
그게 누구든지
Make it move, left and right
두 맨발이 우리 가솔린 yeah, yeah
이제 가자 are you ready? Yeah-yeah, yeah
Let's go
Run bulletproof, run, yeah, you gotta run (run, run)
Run bulletproof, run, yeah, you gotta run (run, run)
Run bulletproof, run, yeah, you gotta run (run, run)
Run bulletproof, run
Skrt
무식한 믿음으로
걍 달려, 두 다리로
That's how we do it all (ayy, ayy)
그렇게 증명했어
일곱 초원이들
백만 불짜리로 (ayy, ayy)
지민이, 뷔, 고생s
남주니, 홉, 고생s
윤기형, 찐, 고생s
정국이, 모두 so thanks
Get ready, get ready, get ready, get ready, get ready 앞으로 더
Go get it, go get it, go get it, go get it, go get it 달리자 run
If we live fast, let us die young
혼을 쏙 빼놓지
Make it move, left and right
그게 누구든지
Make it move, left and right
두 맨발이 우리 가솔린 yeah, yeah
이제 가자 are you ready? Yeah-yeah, yeah
Run beautiful, run, yeah, you gotta run (run)
Run beautiful, run, yeah, you gotta run (run)
Run beautiful, run, yeah, you gotta run (run)
Run beautiful, run
The song "Run" by BTS is a reflection on the struggles of a young adult trying to find his place in the world. The singer sings about his deep love and devotion to someone, alluding to a romantic interest or even a parent. Even though he's trying so hard to succeed and be happy in this person's presence, he sometimes feels as if he's stuck in one place, even if he's moving incredibly fast towards something. He almost seems to be in a frenzy, knowing he can't stop until he succeeds, or even if he doesn't.
The song is powerful and meaningful, as so much of BTS's music can be, and it speaks to the feelings of uncertainty and anxiety that so many young people feel.
Overall, the song "Run" is a relatable portrait of the transition into young adulthood, and how hard it can be to navigate life during that time. The ups and downs of relationships, career goals, and personal fulfillment are all part of the journey, and BTS captures that struggle artfully.
Line by Line Meaning
넌 내 하나뿐인 태양 세상에 딱 하나
You are my one and only, one in this whole world.
널 향해 피었지만 난 자꾸 목말라
I bloomed towards you, but I keep getting thirsty.
너무 늦었어 늦었어 너 없이 살 순 없어
It's too late, too late, I can't live without you.
가지가 말라도 더 힘껏 손을 뻗어
Even if my branch withers, I reach out with all my might.
손 뻗어봤자 금세 깨버릴 꿈 (꿈 꿈)
Even if I stretch out my hand, it's a dream that will easily break.
미칠 듯 달려도 또 제자리일 뿐 (뿐 뿐)
Even if I run like crazy, I'm still in the same place.
그냥 날 태워줘 그래 더 밀쳐내줘
Just burn me up, push me away more.
이건 사랑에 미친 멍청이의 뜀박질
This is a foolish impulse caused by love.
더 뛰게 해줘 나를 더 뛰게 해줘
Make me run more, make me jump higher.
두 발에 상처만 가득해도
Even if pain fills both feet,
니 얼굴만 보면 웃는 나니까
Because when I see your face, I smile.
다시 run run run 난 멈출 수가 없어
Again, run run run, I can't stop.
또 run run run 난 어쩔 수가 없어
Again, run run run, I can't help it.
어차피 이것밖에 난 못해
Anyway, this is all I can do.
너를 사랑하는 것 밖엔 못해
I can't do anything else except love you.
넘어져도 괜찮아
It's okay to fall.
좀 다쳐도 괜찮아
It's okay to get hurt.
가질 수 없다 해도 난 족해
Even if I can't have you, I'm satisfied.
바보 같은 운명아 나를 욕해
Foolish destiny, curse me.
(Run) don't tell me bye bye
(Run) don't tell me bye bye.
(Run) you make me cry cry
(Run) you make me cry cry.
(Run) love is a lie lie
(Run) love is a lie lie.
다 끝난 거라는데 난 멈출 수가 없네
They say it's all over, but I can't stop.
땀인지 눈물인지 나 더는 분간 못해 oh
I can't tell if it's sweat or tears anymore, oh.
내 발가벗은 사랑도 거친 태풍 바람도
My barefoot love and the rough hurricane winds.
나를 더 뛰게만 해 내 심장과 함께
They just make me run more, with my heart.
추억들이 마른 꽃잎처럼 산산이 부서져가
Memories shatter like dry flower petals.
내 손 끝에서 내 발 밑에서 달려가는 네 등 뒤로
You run behind me, under my feet and at my fingertips.
마치 나비를 쫓듯 꿈 속을 헤매듯
Like chasing a butterfly or wandering in a dream.
너의 흔적을 따라가 길을 알려줘
Following your trail, show me the way.
날 좀 멈춰줘 날 숨쉬게 해줘
Stop me a bit, let me breathe.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Dwayne Abernathy Jr., Nam Joon Kim, Se Young Choi, Ho Seok Jung, Min Soo Kim, Jung Kook Jeon, Yoon Gi Min, Pontus Petersson, Daniel Caesar, Ludwig Lindell, Michel 'lindgren' Schulz, Feli Ferraro, Melanie Joy Fontana
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the amount of content that army is gonna have for fancams purely based off of this video omg 😭 this practice honestly made me love the live performance of run so much more!!
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Wow
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OMG 😭🤗👀
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Wth I didn’t realize this was the actual YouTube
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💜
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انقلع من هنا والله ما في احد جالطنا غيرك
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Congrats BTS on your 2023 GRAMMY nominations!
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congrats!!
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CONGRATS!!
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@YoOnGi MarRy mE💜 BTS was nominated for 3 awards