To Me, Today The lyrics capture a message of self-encouragement and embracing the present. Through imagery of sunlight, flight, and letting go of worries, the...
With the Clouds
With the Clouds In essence, the song masterfully expresses emotional fragility, hope, and human connection through skillful natural imagery, sensitive metaphor, and poetic language. It...
Echo
Echo The songs on this album aren’t particularly groundbreaking or emotionally seismic. But Jin’s music moves along a different axis. His artistry isn’t driven by...
My Time
My Time This song is JK’s reflective, sincere letter to himself, about the disjunction between his thoughts and his reality, the unsettled feelings and emotions,...
The Astronaut
The Astronaut With Coldplay’s involvement in the composition, the song features a rich blend of rock, synthesizer, and acoustic elements. However, it’s the tonal color...
Moon
Moon The theme of Jin’s “Moon” is a heartfelt reflection of his love for ARMY, highlighting the symbiotic bond in which BTS and ARMY draw...
Epiphany
Epiphany Ever since this song first graced my ears, its poignant lines about self-love continue to offer me an invaluable comfort. (translated in 2018) ...
Ddaeng
Ddaeng An artist is nothing without creativity, and BTS’s ability to conjure it at will is what makes them formidable, one that will endure long...
Fly to My Room
Fly to My Room Blending neo-soul with vocal brilliance, BTS showcases V’s husky baritone and Jimin’s high tenor, capturing the ache of pandemic solitude in...
Rain
(translated in 2021) During the dog days of summer, the Korean peninsula enters its monsoon season, accompanied by weeks of often intense, unyielding rain...
Outro: Tear
(originally translated in 2018; revised in 2021) Alain de Botton’s “On Love” might be the best book ever written about love, or perhaps anti-love....
The Truth Untold
(translated in 2018) The Truth Untold fascinates me ad infinitum. First of all, for this song, the creative team that works with BTS had...
Dionysus
(translated in 2019) My initial attraction to Dionysus was due to its references to Greek mythology and the vibrant blend of trap and rock sounds....
Stop the Rain
Two bards have crossed paths to share their sorrow, lamenting a world that relentlessly pours down rain upon them, even as they leap skyward, to...
Singularity
(translated in 2018) The term ‘singularity’ originates from a mathematical concept, indicating a point where properties cannot be precisely deciphered, with all equations going...