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.
Rain
BTS Lyrics
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달리는 차들, 사방에 꿈틀대는 우산들
날씨는 흐림 공기는 맑음
(저 비가 그쳐 고인 물 위에 비쳐진)
연회색 배경의 난 왜 여기 멈춰 섰을까
생각이 많은 건지 없는 건지 잘 몰라
바깥이 환해졌을 때쯤 잠에서 깨
피곤에 찌든 손으로 연신 머리를 쓸어대
지난 밤 완성치 못한 노래의 메모장
오늘은 끝낸다 눈 질끈 감고 한숨 푹 쉬어보네
뭐라 변명해? 말 지어보네
어차피 못한 거 그냥 아무 말이나 지어 보내
시선을 돌린 창 밖은 온통 회색 빛
회색 시의 회색 빌딩, 회색 길 위의 회색 비
Ah 이 세상 모든 게 느려
잠에서 깬 동생 자꾸 말끝을 흐려
죄 없는 냉장고 또 열었다 닫어
밀려온 알 수 없는 허전함에
일단 나가야겠다고 생각하지
우산도 하나 없이
선명해 비들이 세상에 닿는 소리
피식 웃어, 최고의 배경 음악
미친놈처럼 콧노래를 흥얼거린다
몇 시일까
비가 오는 짙은 색 서울 그 위에
여전히 잠 못 이루는 내가 흐려지네
저 비가 그쳐 고인 물 위에 비쳐진
오늘따라 더 초라한 내가 그려지네 oh ah
Suga
비 (비) 내리는 밤 창문을 노크 하는 비는 때리지 마음을
시큰한 어깨를 잡고 확인한 문자 “요즘 어때?”
친구의 안부문자는 나를 감성에 젖게
만들지 눅눅한 빗방울의 향기를
맡으며 기지개를 편 다음 난 화장실로
간 뒤 잠에서 덜 깬 거울 속 내게 인사한 뒤
만날 사람도 없는데 괜히 더 길게 샤워를 하지 (샤워를 하지)
숙소 밖 여전히 비는 내리네
갈 곳도 딱히 없는데 우산을 챙긴 채
처벅처벅 걸어 정처 없이
더러워진 신발에 비는 존재를 알리듯 흔적을 새기네 (새기네)
이처럼 난 너에게 비처럼 흔적을 새긴 사람일까
그게 아니라면 갑자기 내린 소나기처럼
그저 왔다가는 존재는 아닐까
비가 오는 짙은 색 서울 그 위에
여전히 잠 못 이루는 내가 흐려지네
저 비가 그쳐 고인 물 위에 비쳐진
오늘따라 더 초라한 내가 그려지네 oh oh
몸을 일으켜 찌뿌둥하다고 느낄 쯤 창문을 볼 때
내 몸을 예상이라도 한 듯 비가 내리고 있네
창문에 맺혀 있는 빗물들 바라보며 느끼지
마치 내 마음속을 흐른 눈물들
미묘함 뒤로 밖을 보면 내 상황 같애
선율같이 내리는 비에 모두 다 안단테
준비를 하고 나가, 내 인상처럼 구겨진 우산을 쫙 펴고
걸으며 빗소릴 듣는 순간
이 비는 누굴 위해서 내리는 걸까?
쓸쓸한 회색 시멘트 위 부딪혀 때리는 청각
(Come slow down) 비가 오는 짙은 색 서울 그 위에 (서울 그 위에)
여전히 잠 못 이루는 내가 흐려지네 (내가 흐려지네)
저 비가 그쳐 고인 물 위에 비쳐진
오늘따라 더 초라한 내가 그려지네 ah ah
나 이 비가 멎어도 저 구름이 걷혀도
우두커니 서 있어 이 모습 그대로
아무 말도 않은 채 세상을 내려다봐
거긴 아름답지 못한 내가 날 보고 있어
In this rain, in this rain
The lyrics of "Rain" by BTS paint a vivid picture of the rain in Seoul through a series of personal observations and reflections. The lyrics start by setting the scene of the rainy city with various elements like umbrellas and driving cars. The singer reflects on their thoughts and feelings about themselves as the rain pours down on them. The lyrics then reveal some of the inner struggles of the singer who wakes up tired, with a head full of fragmentary song ideas, and feeling a sense of emptiness. They take a deep breath, letting go of everything for the moment and step outside where they walk aimlessly in the rain without an umbrella. The singer continues to connect the image of the rain with their internal state, pondering the meaning behind the falling rain and their place in the world.
It is notable that the lyrics of "Rain" express a somber and reflective mood compared to some of their other songs. The lyrics are written by Suga, one of the members of BTS, and the song conveys a sense of vulnerability and introspection through poetic lyrics. The song does not have a traditional verse-chorus structure and instead progresses more like a stream of consciousness. The slow and melancholic music complements the lyrics, highlighting the despondency of the singer. The song reminds us of the power of rain to stir our contemplative moods and the therapeutic benefits of being immersed in our surroundings.
Line by Line Meaning
(비가 오는 짙은 색 서울 그 위에)
Standing on the deep-colored Seoul where the rain falls
달리는 차들, 사방에 꿈틀대는 우산들
Cars running, umbrellas swaying in all directions
날씨는 흐림 공기는 맑음
The weather is cloudy, but the air is clear
(저 비가 그쳐 고인 물 위에 비쳐진)
Reflected on the stagnant water after the rain stops
연회색 배경의 난 왜 여기 멈춰 섰을까
Why did I stop here in the background of a gray city
생각이 많은 건지 없는 건지 잘 몰라
I don't know whether I'm lost in thoughts or have none at all
바깥이 환해졌을 때쯤 잠에서 깨
I wake up when the outside brightens
피곤에 찌든 손으로 연신 머리를 쓸어대
I brush my hair repeatedly with tired hands
지난 밤 완성치 못한 노래의 메모장
The notepad of unfinished songs from last night
오늘은 끝낸다 눈 질끈 감고 한숨 푹 쉬어보네
Today, I'll finish it, closing my eyes tightly and taking a deep breath
뭐라 변명해? 말 지어보네
What excuse can I make? I try to come up with words
어차피 못한 거 그냥 아무 말이나 지어 보내
It doesn't matter, I'll just make up any words
시선을 돌린 창 밖은 온통 회색 빛
The window I avert my gaze to is filled with gray color
회색 시의 회색 빌딩, 회색 길 위의 회색 비
Gray buildings in the gray city, gray rain on the gray street
Ah 이 세상 모든 게 느려
Ah, everything in this world is slow
잠에서 깬 동생 자꾸 말끝을 흐려
Waking up, my younger brother blurts out his words
죄 없는 냉장고 또 열었다 닫어
The innocent refrigerator is opened and closed again
밀려온 알 수 없는 허전함에
Pushed by an unknown emptiness
일단 나가야겠다고 생각하지
I think I have to go out for now
우산도 하나 없이
Without even an umbrella
선명해 비들이 세상에 닿는 소리
Clear, the sound of raindrops touching the world
피식 웃어, 최고의 배경 음악
Smiling, the best background music
미친놈처럼 콧노래를 흥얼거린다
Humming along like a crazy person
몇 시일까
What time is it
나 이 비가 멎어도 저 구름이 걷혀도
Even if this rain stops, even if those clouds disappear
우두커니 서 있어 이 모습 그대로
I'll stand still like this
아무 말도 않은 채 세상을 내려다봐
Without saying a word, I look down at the world
거긴 아름답지 못한 내가 날 보고 있어
There, the unattractive me is watching myself
In this rain, in this rain
In this rain, in this rain
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Nam Jun Kim, Yoon Gi Min, Do Hyung Kwon, Ho Seok Jeong
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