BTS (방탄소년단) - 'Hooligan' Lyrics

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BTS (방탄소년단) - 'Hooligan' Lyrics (With English Translation)

*“Hooligan” usually means someone who’s wild, unruly, and kind of chaotic—like someone who breaks rules and doesn’t really try to behave. It can be negative, but here it feels more like they’re using it to describe the vibe of the song and their energy—unrestrained and not trying to be polished. Calling themselves “hooligans” comes across as them leaning into that on purpose, like they’re doing things their own way and not worrying about fitting expectations, which also matches the overall sound and feel of the track.

[j-hope] : Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

We pop out, we actin' a fool again (Ooh)

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan (Ooh)

[Jung Kook] : Why this baseline slappin' so rude?

Drop it lower than chopped and screwed

[RM] : (Screwed, screwed, screwed)

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

[j-hope] : Man, I'm 'bout to blow a fuse (Yeah)

통제불능, 머리 춤 (Yeah)

Out of control, my head’s dancing (Yeah)

*Head dancing = head moving to the beat

뛰어 미친놈인 듯 (Uh)

I’m jumping like a crazy man (Uh)

Me everywhere, 얼쑤

Me everywhere—let’s go!

*얼쑤: (traditional exclamation used in Korean music, esp. folk like pansori) → expresses excitement, hype, encouragement (like “yeah!”, “let’s go!” but with cultural flavor)

Somebody move (Move), somebody move (Move)

다들 모여 하나 둘 (둘)

Everyone gather, one two (two)

I can never ever choose (Yeah)

Every one o' you a muse

Crowd lookin' like a campus

Beat drop, 우린 dancin'

Beat drop, we’re dancing

[RM] : Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

We pop out, we actin' a fool again

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

[V] : Why this baseline slappin' so rude?

Drop it lower than chopped and screwed

[RM] : (Screwed, screwed, screwed)

[j-hope] : Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

[SUGA] : I go cuckoo crazy, loco, save me, woo

Like El Cucuy, 굳이 말 안 해도 알잖아, woo

Like El Cucuy, I don’t even have to say it—you already know woo

*El Cucuy (or El Coco) is a figure from Latin American folklore—basically a boogeyman used to scare kids into behaving. In this line, “Like El Cucuy” suggests an intimidating, almost mythical presence that you instantly recognize and feel the intensity of—even without anything being said.

Hooligan, like hooligan, 때려 부숴 like hooligan

Hooligan, like a hooligan, smash it down like a hooligan

시간 됐으니 좀 비켜 좀, all clear 이상 무

It’s time, so move aside, all clear, nothing to report

[Jungkook, Jin] : Take you out, take you out

What's the future? Where's the now?

[Jimin] : This is international

Make it unforgettable

[SUGA] : Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

We pop out, we actin' a fool again (Ooh)

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan (Ooh)

[RM] : Yeah, we the mess, gonna get a bigger mop here (Bigger mop)

This that K, gotta get a better pop here (Better pop)

You gon' hear this one playin' 'round the clock, yeah ('Round the clock)

'Round the clock, clock, clock, clock

[Jimin] : Why this baseline slappin' so rude?

Drop it lower than chopped and screwed

[RM] : (Screwed, screwed, screwed)

[SUGA] : Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

[Jin] : Why this baseline slappin' so rude?

Drop it lower than chopped and screwed

[RM] : (Screwed, screwed, screwed)

[V] : Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan

Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan

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