Learn Korean with BTS Lyrics | 'Jump' Korean Lyrics Explained
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Let’s study Korean with BTS Lyrics! In this post, we’ll break down each lyric in BTS’ ‘Jump’ with detailed vocabulary and grammar notes to help you understand the meaning of the Korean used. Whether you’re a fan looking to deepen your connection to the music or a language learner studying through lyrics, this post is for you. Click the expand arrow beside each lyric to view the notes and explanations for that line.
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BTS (방탄소년단) - 'Jump' Lyrics (With English Translation & Korean Grammar/Vocabulary Notes)
*A Note on the Lyrics: Throughout this song, ideas and grammatical phrases often carry across individual lyric lines rather than forming a complete thought within each line. The lyrics also move between short phrases, repeated words, and connected images, which works naturally with the rhythm and flow of the Korean but does not always translate smoothly into English while preserving the original line breaks. For this reason, some lines may sound somewhat fragmented or incomplete when translated individually. Where helpful, the notes will show how these lines connect and explain the fuller meaning of the passage when read together.
[Jungkook, all] : (Let’s jump)
손을 저 위로 들고 외쳐 Put your hands up and shout
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
저: that / over there, distant from the speaker
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to) → 저 위로 = “up there / upward”
들고: lifting / raise and…
들다 (to lift, to raise, to hold) + -고 (and / while)
외쳐: shout / cry out
외치다 (to shout) + -어 (casual imperative ending)
다 같이 All together
다 같이: all together / everyone together
다 (all, everyone) + 같이 (together)
Pump it up
(Let’s jump)
[Jin, alll]: 손을 저 위로 들고 외쳐 Put your hands up and shout
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
저: that / over there, distant from the speaker
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to) → 저 위로 = “up there / upward”
들고: lifting / raise and…
들다 (to lift, to raise, to hold) + -고 (and / while)
외쳐: shout / cry out
외치다 (to shout) + -어 (casual imperative ending)
모두 다 Everybody
모두 다: everyone / all of them
모두 (all, everyone) + 다 (all, completely, every)
Jumpin’ up
(Let’s jump)
[Jimin, all] : 뛰어보자고 Let's jump
뛰어보자고: (I’m saying) let’s try jumping / let’s jump
뛰다 (to run, to jump) + -어 보다 (to try doing [verb]) + -자고 (quotes or emphasizes a suggestion using -자 (“let’s…”))
*Note: The speaker isn’t repeating something that was said earlier. Here, -자고 makes the suggestion sound more insistent or energetic, like saying “I’m saying, let’s jump!” or simply “Come on, let’s jump!” The “I’m saying” part is understood rather than actually stated in Korean.
*Note: English doesn't always need to translate -아/어 보다 literally as “try.” Depending on the context, 뛰어보자! can naturally just be “Let’s jump!” The Korean has the sense of “let’s give it a go / let’s do it and see,” but “let’s try jumping” can sound more hesitant in English than the Korean actually does.
(Let’s jump)
정신 붙잡어 Grab hold of yourself
정신 붙잡어: get a hold of yourself / pull yourself together / hold on to your mind/senses
정신 (mind, spirit, consciousness) + 붙잡다 (to grab hold of, to hold tightly, to keep from slipping away) + -어 (casual imperative ending)
*Note on 붙잡어: Standard conjugation would normally be:붙잡아 (붙잡다 + 아). But 붙잡어 appears in dialect, stylized speech, or lyrics and carries a slightly rougher or more emphatic tone.
(Let’s jump)
[Jungkook, all] : 손을 하늘로 들고 외쳐 Put your hands up to the sky and shout
손을: hands (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle) → 손을 = “(your) hands (object)”
하늘로: to the sky / toward the sky
하늘 (sky) + -로 (to / toward / in the direction of) → 하늘로 = “to the sky”
들고: raising / lifting (and…)
들다 (to lift / to raise) + -고 (and / connecting action) → 들고 = “raise and / lifting”
외쳐: shout / cry out
외치다 (to shout / to cry out) → 외쳐 (informal present / imperative) → “shout!”
모두 다 Everybody
모두 다: everyone / all of them without exception
모두 (all, everyone) + 다 (all, completely, every)
Jumpin’ up
[Suga, all] : Everybody say
(Let’s jump)
꿈꾸는 자들이여 O people who dream / O dreamers!
꿈꾸는: dreaming / who dream
꿈꾸다 (to dream) + -는 (present descriptive modifier → “who/that are ___ing”)
자들이여: O people / O those people
자 (person / one who…) + -들 (plural marker) + -이여 (vocative ending used to call or address someone, poetic or rhetorical)
(Let’s jump)
모두 손을 위로 Everybody put your hands up
모두: everyone / all
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to)
(Let’s jump)
근심 걱정은 뒤로 Leave your worries behind
근심 걱정은: worries / concerns (topic)
근심 (worry, anxiety, concern) + 걱정 (worry, concern, something troubling) + -은 (topic particle → marks what the sentence is about)
*Note: Korean often pairs two words with similar meanings, like 근심 걱정, to emphasize the idea and make the expression sound more natural or rhythmic. Together they convey the sense of all kinds of worries or concerns, rather than just one specific worry.
뒤로: to the back / behind
뒤 (back, behind) + -로 (directional particle → toward / to)
*Note: 근심 걱정은 뒤로 (두다 / 미루다 implied) → “As for worries, (put them) behind.” (Korean often drops the verb when it’s obvious from context, especially in lyrics, slogans, or casual speech.)
(Let’s jump) (Jump, j-j-j-jump)
(Let’s jump)
꿈꾸는 자들이여 O people who dream / O dreamers!
꿈꾸는: dreaming / who dream
꿈꾸다 (to dream) + -는 (present descriptive modifier → “who/that are ___ing”)
자들이여: O people / O those people
자 (person / one who…) + -들 (plural marker) + -이여 (vocative ending used to call or address someone, poetic or rhetorical)
(Let’s jump)
모두 손을 위로 Everybody put your hands up
모두: everyone / all
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to)
(Let’s jump)
근심 걱정은 뒤로 Leave your worries behind
근심 걱정은: worries / concerns (topic)
근심 (worry, anxiety, concern) + 걱정 (worry, concern, something troubling) + -은 (topic particle → marks what the sentence is about)
*Note: Korean often pairs two words with similar meanings, like 근심 걱정, to emphasize the idea and make the expression sound more natural or rhythmic. Together they convey the sense of all kinds of worries or concerns, rather than just one specific worry.
뒤로: to the back / behind
뒤 (back, behind) + -로 (directional particle → toward / to)
*Note: 근심 걱정은 뒤로 (두다 / 미루다 implied) → “As for worries, (put them) behind.” (Korean often drops the verb when it’s obvious from context, especially in lyrics, slogans, or casual speech.)
(Let’s jump)
(Jump, j-j-j-jump)
[Suga] : 어릴 적 꿈꿔왔던 히어로 When I was young, the hero I had dreamed of
어릴 적: when (I) was young / in childhood
어리다 (to be young) + -(으)ㄹ 적 (“when / at the time when”)
*Note: 적 is similar to 때 (“time / when”), but 적 often refers to a period in one’s past experience and can have a more reminiscent feeling. 어릴 때 neutrally means “when [someone] was young,” while 어릴 적 can feel more like “back when [someone] was young” or “in [someone’s] childhood.” -(으)ㄹ 적 often describes a time in the past that you remember or reflect on, which is why it frequently appears in stories, memories, or lyrics.
꿈꿔왔던: have dreamed of / had been dreaming of
꿈꾸다 (to dream) + -아/어 오다 (to have been doing something up until now, “have dreamed”) → 꿈꿔오다 ("to have been dreaming (over time)”) + -았/었던 (retrospective attributive ending that looks back on a past action or state) → 꿈꿔왔던 (“had been dreaming of / had dreamed of”)
*Note: The -아/어 오다 in 꿈꿔오다 gives a sense of the dreaming continuing from the past toward the reference point, rather than being a single dream or wish. 꿈꿔왔던 modifies the noun that comes after it and describes something someone had been dreaming of over a period of time leading up to that point.
히어로: hero (loanword from English “hero”) → 꿈꿔왔던 히어로 = “the hero I had been dreaming of.”
영웅이 되고파서 Because I wanted to become a hero
영웅이: hero (subject)
영웅 (hero) + -이 (subject particle)
되고파서: because (I) want to become / I wanted to become, so...
되다 (to become) + -고 싶다 (to want to) → -고파 (contracted form: “wanna”) + -서 (because / since / so)
*Note: These lines are meant to be understood together, with 히어로 and 영웅 (both meaning “hero”) connecting the two thoughts. The first refers to the hero the speaker had dreamed of when he was young, while the second expresses his desire to become a hero himself. Because the thought is divided across two lines and “hero” is expressed twice, translating each line separately can sound somewhat unnatural or repetitive in English. Read together, the idea can be understood more naturally as “because I wanted to become the hero I had dreamed of when I was young.”
점프했던 때와는 달리 Unlike the time when I jumped
점프했던: (that I) jumped / had jumped
점프하다 (to jump) + -았/었던 (retrospective attributive ending that looks back on a past action or state)
때와는 달리: unlike when... / unlike the time when...
때 (time / when) + -와/과는 달리 (“unlike / in contrast to”) → 때와는 달리 (“unlike that time / unlike when...”)
배로 커져버린 키와 흘러버린 시간 My height has grown so much and the time has passed
배로: by a multiple / many times / considerably
커져버린: that has grown / that has ended up growing
커지다 (to grow / become bigger) + -어 버리다 (auxiliary meaning something happened completely, often with a nuance of inevitability, finality, or “it ended up happening”) → 커져버리다 (to end up growing / to have grown fully) + -ㄴ (attributive ending modifying the following noun) → 커져버린 = “that has grown / that ended up growing”
키와: height and
키 (height / stature) + -와 (and, noun connector used after vowels) → 키와 = “height and”
흘러버린: that has passed / that has flowed away / that has slipped by
흐르다 (to flow / pass) + -어 버리다 (auxiliary indicating completion, irreversibility, or something having passed beyond control) → 흘러버리다 (to end up passing / to slip away) + -ㄴ (attributive ending modifying the following noun) → 흘러버린 = “that has passed / that has slipped away”
시간: time
*Note: -어 버리다 appears in both 커져버린 and 흘러버린, creating a parallel between having grown up and time having passed. It adds a sense that these changes have already taken place and cannot simply be reversed, which suits the nostalgic contrast with his childhood in the preceding lyrics.
넌 어른이 되어가지만 You’re becoming an adult but
넌: you (topic, informal)
너 (you) + -는 (topic particle) → 너는 → 넌 (contracted form) = “you / as for you”
어른이: an adult (subject)
어른 (adult) + -이 (subject marker) → 어른이 = “an adult / becoming an adult (subject)”
되어가지만: are becoming but...
되다 (to become) + -어 가다 (progressive change meaning “to go on becoming / to gradually become”) → 되어가다 (to be becoming / to grow into) + -지만 (but / although) → 되어가지만 = “you are becoming but... / although you are becoming”
*Note: The thought in these lines carries across the lyric breaks, so translating each line individually can sound somewhat fragmented in English. Read together, the lines describe the contrast between the speaker's childhood—when he dreamed of becoming a hero—and the present, where he has grown taller, time has passed, and he is becoming an adult.
I wanna rewind
10살 꼬맹이가 꿈꿔왔었던 (To that time when) a ten-year-old kid dreamed…
10살: ten-year-old / age ten
10 (ten) + 살 (counter used for age) → 10살 = “ten years old / age ten”
꼬맹이가: the little kid (subject)
꼬맹이 (little kid / youngster; an informal, somewhat affectionate term for a young child) + -가 (subject particle used after a vowel)
꿈꿔왔었던: had been dreaming (for a long time before) / had long dreamed
꿈꾸다 (to dream) + -아/어 오다 (“to have been doing something up to now / over time”) → 꿈꿔오다 (“to have been dreaming”) + -았/었었던 (past retrospective attributive ending: recalling something that had been the case in the past, often implying it is no longer true now) → 꿈꿔왔었던 = “that I had been dreaming of / that I used to dream of (back then)” (modifies a following noun)
멋진 영웅만화 주제가를 불러왔었던 (To that time when) I sang the cool superhero cartoon theme song…
멋진: cool / awesome / impressive
멋지다 (to be cool / stylish / impressive) + -ㄴ (adjective attributive ending modifying a noun) → 멋진 = “cool / awesome”
영웅만화: hero comic / superhero comic
영웅 (hero) + 만화 (comic / comic book / cartoon) → 영웅만화 = “hero comic / superhero comic”
주제가를: theme song (object)
주제가 (theme song / title song, often for a show or animation) + -를 (object particle) → 주제가를 = “the theme song”
불러왔었던: had sung / had been singing
부르다 (to sing / call) + -아/어 오다 (auxiliary meaning “to have been doing something up until now / over time”) → 불러오다 (“to have been singing”) + -았/었었던 (past retrospective attributive ending: recalling something that had been the case in the past, often implying it is no longer true now) → 불러왔었던 = “that I had been singing / that I used to sing (back then)” (modifies a following noun)
*Note: As with 꿈꿔왔었던 in the previous line, 불러왔었던 combines -아/어 오다 with -았/었던. Here, -아/어 오다 presents singing these superhero theme songs as something done over time in the past, while -았/었던 looks back retrospectively on that childhood experience.
그 때로 돌아가고파 I wanna go back to that time
그 때로: to that time / back to that time
그 (that) + 때 (time / moment) + -로 (to / toward, indicating direction or destination) → 그 때로 = “to that time / back to that time”
돌아가고파: want to go back
돌아가다 (to go back / return) + -고 싶다 (to want to do something) → 돌아가고 싶다 → 싶다 → 싶어 → 싶어 → 파 (colloquial contraction used in speech/lyrics) → 돌아가고파 = “I want to go back”
*Note: -고파 is a contracted/lyrical way of expressing -고 싶어 (“want to”). It is especially common in songs and poetic language, where it can sound more emotive or lyrical than the everyday 돌아가고 싶어. Here, 돌아가고파 expresses the desire to return to the childhood period described in the preceding lines.
*Note: These three lines form one continuous thought. Grammatically, both 꿈꿔왔었던 (“had dreamed / used to dream”) and 불러왔었던 (“had sung / used to sing”) end in the retrospective attributive -았/었던, so rather than completing their own sentences, they modify 그 때 (“that time / those days”) in the final line. The first two lines therefore build up descriptions of the period the speaker wants to return to: the days when, as a 10-year-old kid, he dreamed and sang superhero cartoon theme songs. The main thought is not completed until 그 때로 돌아가고파 (“I want to go back to those days”). This structure allows the childhood memories to accumulate before finally revealing 그 때 as the time being described, giving the lines a nostalgic, reflective feeling.
눈감고 소리쳐 I close my eyes and shout
눈감고: (I) close my eyes and…
눈 (eye / eyes) + 감다 (to close) → 눈감다 (to close one’s eyes) + -고 (connector, links actions, meaning “and / while / then”)
소리쳐: shout / yell / cry out
소리치다 (to shout / yell / cry out) + -어 (informal present / imperative ending) → 소리쳐 = “I shout / shout!”
하지만 변한 건 없지 But nothing has changed, you know
하지만: but / however (conjunction used to introduce contrast)
변한 건: what has changed / the thing that changed
변하다 (to change) + -ㄴ (past attributive ending: “that has changed”) + 것 (thing) + -은 (topic marker) → 건 (topic marker contraction) → 변한 건 = “the thing that changed / as for what has changed”
없지: there isn’t / nothing exists / there’s none (you know / after all)
없다 (to not exist / to not have) + -지 (sentence ending adding confirmation, emphasis, or “as you know / right”)
*Note: 변한 건 없지 literally has the structure “as for what has changed, there is nothing.” In natural English, this becomes “nothing has changed.” The -지 gives the statement a slightly assured or matter-of-fact quality rather than simply stating 변한 건 없어.
현실은 그대로 Reality is the same
현실은: reality (topic)
현실 (reality) + -은 (topic particle) → 현실은 = “as for reality / reality is”
그대로: just as it is / unchanged / the same
[V] : V!
누가 나를 막아도 Even if someone tries to stop me
누가: who / someone (subject)
누구 (who) + -가 (subject particle) → 누가 = “who (as the subject of the sentence)”
나를: me (object)
나 (I / me) + -를 (object particle)
막아도: even if (someone) stops / blocks
막다 (to stop / block / hold back) + -아/어도 (concessive ending meaning “even if / even though”) → 막아도 = “even if (someone) stops / blocks”
나의 갈 길을 간다고 (I’m saying) I’ll go my own way
나의 갈 길을: my path / the path I’m going to take
나의 (my) + 가다 (to go) + -ㄹ (prospective/future attributive ending, describing a path that is to be taken) + 길 (road / path / way) + -을 (object particle)
*Note: 갈 길 literally means “the path [one] will go,” but more naturally refers to the path or direction one is going to take. With 나의 (“my”), 나의 갈 길 can naturally be translated simply as “my way.”
간다고: [I’m saying] I’ll go / I’m going
가다 (to go) + -ㄴ다고 (indirect quotation ending used with action verbs, expressing “saying that…” / “that…”) → 간다고 = “saying that [I] go / saying that [I’ll] go”
인생 한 방이라고 Life is one shot
인생: life / one’s life
한 방이라고: (that it is) one shot
한 (one, used before nouns) + 방 (shot / blow; literally a hit or strike, but figuratively something achieved in a single decisive attempt) + -이라고 (indirect quotation ending used after a noun ending in a consonant, “saying that it is…” / “that it is…”)
Leggo (Leggo!)
Leggo-oh-oh-oh
단 하루를 살아도 Even if I live for just one day
단: just / only / merely
하루를: one day (object)
하루 (one day) + -를 (object particle)
살아도: even if (I) live
살다 (to live) + -아/어도 (concessive ending meaning “even if / even though”)
후회는 절대로 없다고 I'll have absolutely no regrets
후회는: as for regret / regret (topic)
후회 (regret) + -는 (topic particle)
절대로: absolutely / never / by no means (an emphatic adverb commonly used with negative expressions → 절대로 = “never / absolutely not”)
없다고: [I] say there are none / that there isn’t / that there will be none (quoted statement)
없다 (to not exist / to not have) + -다고 (indirect quotation ending used with descriptive verbs, expressing “saying that…” / “that…”) → 없다고 = “that there isn’t / that there will be none” / “(I say) there will be no regrets.”
한 번 뛰어보자고 So let's jump / let’s try jumping once
한 번: once / one time
한 (one) + 번 (time / occurrence)
뛰어보자고: (I’m saying) let’s try jumping / let’s jump
뛰다 (to run, to jump) + -어 보다 (to try doing [verb]) + -자고 (quotes or emphasizes a suggestion using -자 (“let’s…”))
*Note: This section repeatedly uses the quotation endings -다고 / -이라고 / -자고 rhetorically rather than to literally report a conversation. In lyrics and colloquial speech, these forms can be used with an implied 말하다 (“to say”) to emphasize or insist on what the speaker is saying, giving the lines a punchy, declarative quality—almost like “I’m telling you…” Thus, 나의 갈 길을 간다고, 인생 한 방이라고, and 후회는 절대로 없다고 function as emphatic assertions, while 한 번 뛰어보자고 uses -자고, the quotation form corresponding to the proposal ending -자 (“let’s”), to create an emphatic urging: “Come on, let’s jump!” The quotation sense does not need to be expressed literally as “saying that” in the English translation; here, it primarily contributes emphasis, rhythm, and a sense of conviction to the speaker’s declarations.
Let’s jump
Jump Jump Jump Jump
[Jungkook, all] : (Let’s jump)
손을 저 위로 들고 외쳐 Put your hands up and shout
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
저: that / over there, distant from the speaker
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to) → 저 위로 = “up there / upward”
들고: lifting / raise and…
들다 (to lift, to raise, to hold) + -고 (and / while)
외쳐: shout / cry out
외치다 (to shout) + -어 (casual imperative ending)
다 같이 All together
다 같이: all together / everyone together
다 (all, everyone) + 같이 (together)
Pump it up
(Let’s jump)
[Jin, alll]: 손을 저 위로 들고 외쳐 Put your hands up and shout
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
저: that / over there, distant from the speaker
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to) → 저 위로 = “up there / upward”
들고: lifting / raise and…
들다 (to lift, to raise, to hold) + -고 (and / while)
외쳐: shout / cry out
외치다 (to shout) + -어 (casual imperative ending)
모두 다 Everybody
모두 다: everyone / all of them without exception
모두 (all, everyone) + 다 (all, completely, every)
Jumpin’ up
(Let’s jump)
[Jimin, all] : 뛰어보자고 Let's jump
뛰어보자고: (I’m saying) let’s try jumping / let’s jump
뛰다 (to run, to jump) + -어 보다 (to try doing [verb]) + -자고 (quotes or emphasizes a suggestion using -자 (“let’s…”))
*Note: The speaker isn’t repeating something that was said earlier. Here, -자고 makes the suggestion sound more insistent or energetic, like saying “I’m saying, let’s jump!” or simply “Come on, let’s jump!” The “I’m saying” part is understood rather than actually stated in Korean.
*Note: English doesn't always need to translate -아/어 보다 literally as “try.” Depending on the context, 뛰어보자! can naturally just be “Let’s jump!” The Korean has the sense of “let’s give it a go / let’s do it and see,” but “let’s try jumping” can sound more hesitant in English than the Korean actually does.
(Let’s jump)
정신 붙잡어 Grab hold of yourself
정신 붙잡어: get a hold of yourself / pull yourself together / hold on to your mind/senses
정신 (mind, spirit, consciousness) + 붙잡다 (to grab hold of, to hold tightly, to keep from slipping away) + -어 (casual imperative ending)
*Note on 붙잡어: Standard conjugation would normally be:붙잡아 (붙잡다 + 아). But 붙잡어 appears in dialect, stylized speech, or lyrics and carries a slightly rougher or more emphatic tone.
(Let’s jump)
[Jungkook, all] : 손을 하늘로 들고 외쳐 Put your hands up to the sky and shout
손을: hands (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle) → 손을 = “(your) hands (object)”
하늘로: to the sky / toward the sky
하늘 (sky) + -로 (to / toward / in the direction of) → 하늘로 = “to the sky”
들고: raising / lifting (and…)
들다 (to lift / to raise) + -고 (and / connecting action) → 들고 = “raise and / lifting”
외쳐: shout / cry out
외치다 (to shout / to cry out) → 외쳐 (informal present / imperative) → “shout!”
모두 다 Everybody
모두 다: everyone / all of them without exception
모두 (all, everyone) + 다 (all, completely, every)
Jumpin’ up
[Suga, all] : Everybody say
(Let’s jump)
꿈꾸는 자들이여 O people who dream / O dreamers!
꿈꾸는: dreaming / who dream
꿈꾸다 (to dream) + -는 (present descriptive modifier → “who/that are ___ing”)
자들이여: O people / O those people
자 (person / one who…) + -들 (plural marker) + -이여 (vocative ending used to call or address someone, poetic or rhetorical)
(Let’s jump)
모두 손을 위로 Everybody put your hands up
모두: everyone / all
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to)
(Let’s jump)
근심 걱정은 뒤로 Leave your worries behind
근심 걱정은: worries / concerns (topic)
근심 (worry, anxiety, concern) + 걱정 (worry, concern, something troubling) + -은 (topic particle → marks what the sentence is about)
*Note: Korean often pairs two words with similar meanings, like 근심 걱정, to emphasize the idea and make the expression sound more natural or rhythmic. Together they convey the sense of all kinds of worries or concerns, rather than just one specific worry.
뒤로: to the back / behind
뒤 (back, behind) + -로 (directional particle → toward / to)
*Note: 근심 걱정은 뒤로 (두다 / 미루다 implied) → “As for worries, (put them) behind.” (Korean often drops the verb when it’s obvious from context, especially in lyrics, slogans, or casual speech.)
(Let’s jump)
(Jump, j-j-j-jump)
(Let’s jump)
꿈꾸는 자들이여 O people who dream / O dreamers!
꿈꾸는: dreaming / who dream
꿈꾸다 (to dream) + -는 (present descriptive modifier → “who/that are ___ing”)
자들이여: O people / O those people
자 (person / one who…) + -들 (plural marker) + -이여 (vocative ending used to call or address someone, poetic or rhetorical)
(Let’s jump)
모두 손을 위로 Everybody put your hands up
모두: everyone / all
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to)
(Let’s jump)
근심 걱정은 뒤로 Leave your worries behind
근심 걱정은: worries / concerns (topic)
근심 (worry, anxiety, concern) + 걱정 (worry, concern, something troubling) + -은 (topic particle → marks what the sentence is about)
*Note: Korean often pairs two words with similar meanings, like 근심 걱정, to emphasize the idea and make the expression sound more natural or rhythmic. Together they convey the sense of all kinds of worries or concerns, rather than just one specific worry.
뒤로: to the back / behind
뒤 (back, behind) + -로 (directional particle → toward / to)
*Note: 근심 걱정은 뒤로 (두다 / 미루다 implied) → “As for worries, (put them) behind.” (Korean often drops the verb when it’s obvious from context, especially in lyrics, slogans, or casual speech.)
(Let’s jump)
(Jump, j-j-j-jump)
[j-hope] : 내 인생이 바뀐 2007년 My life changed in 2007
내 인생이: my life (subject)
내 (my) + 인생 (life) + -이 (subject particle) → 내 인생이 = “my life”
바뀐: changed / that changed
바뀌다 (to change / to be changed) + -ㄴ (past attributive ending modifying a noun) → 바뀐 = “that changed”
2007년: the year 2007
2007 (year) + 년 (year counter) → 2007년 = “the year 2007”
*Note: 내 인생이 바뀐 (“my life changed”) is an attributive clause modifying 2007년 (“the year 2007”). So the structure is literally closer to “2007, when my life changed” or “the year 2007 in which my life changed.”
또 그렇게 노래 부른지도 7년 And it’s been seven years since I started singing like that
또: again / also / once more / additionally / and (here it can work naturally as “and” or “also,” connecting this thought to what came before)
그렇게: like that / in that way
그렇다 (to be like that) + -게 (adverbial ending “in a … way”) → 그렇게 = “like that / in that way”
노래 부른지도: since [I] sang / since [I] started singing
노래 부르다 (to sing / to sing a song) + -(으)ㄴ 지 (expresses the amount of time that has passed since an action occurred or began) → 노래 부른 지 = “since [I] started singing / since [I] have been singing” + -도 (also / too / even) → 노래 부른지도 = “it’s also been [time] since [I] started singing”
*Note: -(으)ㄴ 지 is used with a duration of time to indicate how long it has been since something happened or began. Here, the duration comes immediately afterward in 7년 (“seven years”)
*Note: In 노래 부른지도 7년, -도 has an emphatic sense along the lines of “even [that] has now reached seven years”—it draws attention to the fact that as much as seven years have passed since he started singing that way.
7년: 7 years
7 (seven) + 년 (years)
소녀들 맘의 killer A killer of girl's hearts
소녀들: girls
소녀 (girl / young girl) + -들 (plural marker)
맘의: of (their) hearts
맘 (heart / feelings; contracted form of 마음) + -의 (possessive/genitive particle, “of”) → 맘의 = “of [the] heart(s)”
*Note: Here, 소녀들 맘의 modifies killer, presenting himself as someone who has a powerful effect on girls’ hearts—essentially someone who steals/breaks girls’ hearts or makes girls fall for him.
But 가끔 난 답답했던 그 때로 돌아가 But sometimes I go back to that frustrating time
가끔: sometimes / occasionally
난: I (topic)
나 (I / me) + -는 (topic marker) → 나는 ("as for me" / "I") → 난 (common contraction of 나는 used in everyday speech)
답답했던: that felt suffocating / frustrating / stifling
답답하다 (to feel frustrated / stifled / suffocated emotionally) + -았/었던 (past attributive ending meaning “that was / that had been”) → 답답했던 = “that was frustrating / that felt suffocating”
그 때로: to that time
그 (that) + 때 (time / moment / period) + -로 (direction marker meaning “to / toward”) → 그 때로 = “to that time”
돌아가: go back / return
돌아가다 (to go back / return) → 돌아가 (informal present)
하얀 백지 같았던 내 자신과 대면해 I face myself who was like a blank white page
하얀: white
하얗다 (to be white) + -ㄴ (adjective attributive ending modifying a noun) → 하얀 = “white”
백지: blank paper / blank page
같았던: that was like / that had been like
같다 (to be like / resemble) + -았/었던 (past attributive ending meaning “that was / that had been”) → 같았던 = “that was like”
내: my
나 (I; me) + -의 (possessive particle, "of") → 내 (contracted form of 나의)
자신과: with myself
자신 (self / oneself) + -과 (and / with) → 자신과 = “with myself”
대면해: face / confront
대면하다 (to face / confront) → 대면해 (informal present form) → Literally, 내 자신과 대면해 is “face-to-face with myself” or “face myself.”
그 만남이 또 다른 나를 깨워내 That meeting awakens another me
그: that
만남이: meeting (subject)
만남 (meeting, encounter) + -이 (subject particle)
*Note: 만남 comes from the verb: 만나다 (to meet) + -ㅁ (nominalizer forming a noun) → 만남 = “meeting / encounter”
또 다른: another / another different / yet another
또 (again / also) + 다르다 (to be different) + -ㄴ (present attributive ending used with descriptive verbs) → → 또 다른 + noun = “another [noun]” / “another different [noun]” / “yet another [noun]”
*Note: Rather than treating 또 and 다른 completely separately in translation, 또 다른 often works together naturally as “another.”
나를: me (object)
나 (I / me) + -를 (object particle)
깨워내: awaken / bring out / awaken and bring forth
깨우다 (to wake / awaken) + -어 내다 (auxiliary construction expressing successfully bringing about or accomplishing an action, often with a sense of producing something through the action) → 깨워내다 = “to awaken / bring out by awakening” → 깨워내 (informal present form)
*Note: -어 내다 adds more than simply 깨우다 (“to awaken”). It suggests bringing something out or causing it to emerge through the action. For example, if the object is something within oneself (here "another me"), 깨워내 can carry the sense of “awaken [it] within me,” “bring [it] out,” or “bring [it] to life.”
자 폼나게 무대를 올라 Now I go up on stage in style
자: now / come on / alright (an interjection used to prompt or encourage someone to begin or do something)
폼나게: stylishly / impressively / in a cool way / in style
폼나다 (to look cool / stylish / impressive) + -게 (adverbial ending: “in a … way”) → 폼나게 = “stylishly / impressively / in a cool way”
*Note: 폼 comes from English “form,” but 폼나다 is a colloquial Korean expression meaning “to look cool / have style / look impressive.”
무대를: the stage (object)
무대 (stage) + -를 (object particle)
올라: go up / step onto
오르다 (to go up / climb / ascend) → 올라 (informal present form)
모두 다 놀라게 So that everyone is surprised
모두 다: everyone / everybody / all
모두 (everyone / all) + 다 (all / entirely) → 모두 다 = “everyone / absolutely everyone”; 다 reinforces the sense of totality already expressed by 모두.
놀라게: so that [someone] is surprised / in a way that surprises [someone]
놀라다 (to be surprised / startled / amazed) + -게 (ending meaning “so that / in such a way that”) → 놀라게 = “so that [someone] is surprised”
*Note: -게 can attach to a verb or adjective stem to express the manner or result of an action. In this use, it has the sense of “so that…” / “in such a way that…” and often describes the result that another action is intended to cause. In 모두 다 놀라게, -게 makes 모두 다 놀라다 (“everyone is surprised”) into the intended result of another action: “[do something] so that everyone is surprised.” (Here, 모두 다 놀라게 connects to the action of going up/onstage in the preceding line.)
Jump like Jordan Ball
[RM] : 그대로 돌아가 Go back to how it was
그대로: as it is / as you are / just like that / unchanged
돌아가: go back / return
돌아가다 (to go back / return) → 돌아가 (informal present or imperative form)
*Note: In context, 그대로 돌아가 introduces a return to the speaker's earlier, childhood self—the time when simply jumping on a trampoline could bring immense joy and his dreams were still innocent. 그대로 emphasizes returning to that earlier state as it was.
수년간 방구석 자리에 박혀있던 트램폴린을 꺼내 Take out the trampoline that had been stuck in the corner of the room for years
수년간: for several years
수년 (several years) + -간 (during / for the duration of) → 수년간 = “for several years”
방구석: the corner of the room
방 (room) + 구석 (corner) → 방구석 = “room corner”
자리에: in the spot / in its place
자리 (place / spot) + -에 (location marker) → 자리에 = “in the place / in the spot”
박혀있던: that had been stuck / embedded / sitting unused
박히다 (to be stuck / embedded) + -어 있다 (state resulting from an action: “be in the state of…”) + -던 (retrospective past modifier: “that had been…”) → 박혀있던 = “that had been stuck / sitting there”
트램폴린을: the trampoline (object)
트램폴린 (trampoline) + -을 (object particle)
꺼내: take out / pull out
꺼내다 (to take out / bring out) → 꺼내 (informal present form)
드넓은 공터를 뛰놀아 Run around and play on the vast open field
드넓은: vast / wide-open
드넓다 (to be very wide / expansive) + -은 (adjective attributive ending modifying a noun) → 드넓은 = “vast / expansive”
공터를: the open lot / empty field (object)
공터 (empty lot / open space / vacant field) + -를 (object particle)
뛰놀아: run around and play
뛰놀다 (to run and play / frolic) → 뛰놀아 (informal present)
*Note: These lines evoke children running around freely and playing, which fits the nostalgic imagery in the surrounding lyrics about childhood and jumping on the trampoline.
점프 한번이면 그 환희 With just one jump, that joy
점프: jump (loanword from English “jump”)
한 번이면: if it’s just one time / with just one time
한 (one) + 번 (time / occurrence) + -이면 (“if it is / when it is”) → 한 번이면 = “if it’s just once / with just one time”
*Note: 한 번이면 literally means “if it’s one time”, but here it naturally conveys “with just one [jump] / all it takes is one [jump].”
그: that
환희: joy / ecstasy / exhilaration
모두 가질 듯 했던 너와 With you, who felt like you could have it all
모두: everything / all
가질 듯했던: seemed like [someone] could have / felt as though [someone] could have
가지다 (to have / possess) + -(으)ㄹ 듯하다 (construction meaning “to seem like / appear as though / look as if something will or could happen”) → 가질 듯하다 = “to seem like [someone] could have / to seem as though [someone] would have” + -았/었던 (past retrospective attributive ending, describing something that was experienced or perceived in the past) → 가질 듯했던 = “seemed like [someone] could have / felt as though [someone] could have”
너와: with you
너 (you) + -와 (and / with)
순수했던 꿈들로 날 수놓아 Embroider me with dreams that were pure
순수했던: that were pure
순수하다 (to be pure / innocent) + -았/었던 (past attributive ending modifying a noun: “that were / that had been”) → 순수했던 = “that were pure”
꿈들로: with dreams / by dreams
꿈 (dream) + -들 (plural marker) + -로 (instrument / means: “with / by”) → 꿈들로 = “with dreams”
날: me (object)
나 (I / me) + -를 (object marker) → 날 (common contraction of 나를 used in everyday speech)
수놓아: embroider / decorate / stitch patterns on
수놓다 (to embroider / decorate elaborately) → 수놓아 (informal present)
*Note: 수놓다 literally means “to embroider patterns on cloth.” But metaphorically it can mean to decorate something beautifully or to fill something with vivid moments. It evokes the image of dreams decorating or filling the self, like threads stitched into fabric.“Embroider me with the dreams that were once pure.”
*Note: In these two lines, the idea is essentially “Together with/reconnecting with you, my younger self, let me be filled again with those pure dreams.” In context, the 너 can be understood as his younger, more optimistic self, so the image suggests returning to that version of himself and allowing the pure dreams associated with his childhood to fill or adorn who he is now.
어른이 되고 싶던 내 어린 날은 My childhood days when I wanted to become an adult
어른이: an adult (subject)
어른 (adult) + -이 (subject particle)
되고 싶던: wanted to become / used to want to become
되다 (to become) + -고 싶다 (to want to do/become) → 되고 싶다 (to want to become) + -던 (retrospective attributive ending used to recall an ongoing, repeated, or not-yet-completed state/action from the past) → 되고 싶던 = “wanted to become / used to want to become”
*Note: Here, -던 does not itself mean “when.” It makes 되고 싶다 (“to want to become”) modify the noun phrase 내 어린 날 (“my childhood / my younger days”). Because English naturally expresses the relationship between a past time period and what was happening during that period using “when,” 어른이 되고 싶던 내 어린 날 can be translated as “my childhood, when I wanted to become an adult.” → 어른이 되고 싶던 내 어린 날 = literally, “my younger days [during which I] wanted to become an adult” → naturally, “my childhood, when I wanted to become an adult”
내: my
나 (I / me) + -의 (possessive particle) → 나의 ("my") → 내 (common contraction of 나의 used in everyday speech)
어린: young / childlike
어리다 (to be young) + -ㄴ (adjective attributive ending modifying a noun)
날은: days (topic)
날 (day / days) + -은 (topic particle) → 내 어린 날은 → my young days (topic)
*Note: This line is reflecting on the time when you’re young and longing to become an adult, which fits the nostalgic theme running through the surrounding lyrics about childhood, dreams, and jumping on the trampoline.“My childhood days, when I wanted to become an adult…”
매일이 기쁨으로 가득 찼었어 Every day was filled with joy
매일이: every day (subject)
매일 (every day) + -이 (subject particle)
기쁨으로: with joy / with happiness
기쁨 (joy / happiness) + -(으)로 (particle that can indicate the substance, means, or manner by which something is filled or composed; here, “with”) → 기쁨으로 = “with joy”
가득 찼었어: was filled / was full
가득 (fully / completely; to the brim) + 차다 (to be filled / become full) → 가득 차다 (“to be full / filled up”) + -았/었었- (past perfect/retrospective form emphasizing that something had been the case in the past, often viewed as distinct from the present) + -어 (informal casual ending) → 가득 찼었어 = “was filled / had been full”
*Note: Here, 찼었어 rather than simply 찼어 adds a retrospective sense: the speaker is looking back on a state that belonged to an earlier period. This fits the preceding 어른이 되고 싶던 내 어린 날은 (“my childhood, when I wanted to become an adult”), nostalgically recalling how every day back then was filled with joy.
So can I be the one Just can I be the one That I stop
*Note: This section of RM’s verse looks back nostalgically on childhood, contrasting its freedom and uncomplicated happiness with adulthood. Beginning with 그대로 돌아가 (“go back to how it was”), he imagines returning to his younger self, when something as simple as jumping on a trampoline or running freely through a wide-open field could bring immense joy. The 너 (“you”) can be understood as this younger version of himself—someone who felt like he could have it all, reflecting his childhood innocence, optimism, and sense of possibility. Looking back, there is a bittersweet irony in realizing that the childhood in which he wanted to become an adult was actually filled with joy every day. His final question about whether he can “stop” brings the verse back to the idea of returning, suggesting a desire to stop moving forward and reconnect with the pure dreams, joy, and possibility of the person he used to be.
[Jungkook, all] : (Let’s jump)
손을 저 위로 들고 외쳐 Put your hands up and shout
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
저: that / over there, distant from the speaker
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to) → 저 위로 = “up there / upward”
들고: lifting / raise and…
들다 (to lift, to raise, to hold) + -고 (and / while)
외쳐: shout / cry out
외치다 (to shout) + -어 (casual imperative ending)
다 같이 All together
다 같이: all together / everyone together
다 (all, everyone) + 같이 (together)
Pump it up
(Let’s jump)
[Jin, alll]: 손을 저 위로 들고 외쳐 Put your hands up and shout
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
저: that / over there, distant from the speaker
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to) → 저 위로 = “up there / upward”
들고: lifting / raise and…
들다 (to lift, to raise, to hold) + -고 (and / while)
외쳐: shout / cry out
외치다 (to shout) + -어 (casual imperative ending)
모두 다 Everybody
모두 다: everyone / all of them without exception
모두 (all, everyone) + 다 (all, completely, every)
Jumpin’ up
(Let’s jump)
[Jimin, all] : 뛰어보자고 Let's jump
뛰어보자고: (I’m saying) let’s try jumping / let’s jump
뛰다 (to run, to jump) + -어 보다 (to try doing [verb]) + -자고 (quotes or emphasizes a suggestion using -자 (“let’s…”))
*Note: The speaker isn’t repeating something that was said earlier. Here, -자고 makes the suggestion sound more insistent or energetic, like saying “I’m saying, let’s jump!” or simply “Come on, let’s jump!” The “I’m saying” part is understood rather than actually stated in Korean.
*Note: English doesn't always need to translate -아/어 보다 literally as “try.” Depending on the context, 뛰어보자! can naturally just be “Let’s jump!” The Korean has the sense of “let’s give it a go / let’s do it and see,” but “let’s try jumping” can sound more hesitant in English than the Korean actually does.
(Let’s jump)
정신 붙잡어 Grab hold of yourself
정신 붙잡어: get a hold of yourself / pull yourself together / hold on to your mind/senses
정신 (mind, spirit, consciousness) + 붙잡다 (to grab hold of, to hold tightly, to keep from slipping away) + -어 (casual imperative ending)
*Note on 붙잡어: Standard conjugation would normally be:붙잡아 (붙잡다 + 아). But 붙잡어 appears in dialect, stylized speech, or lyrics and carries a slightly rougher or more emphatic tone.
(Let’s jump)
[Jungkook, all] : 손을 하늘로 들고 외쳐 Put your hands up to the sky and shout
손을: hands (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle) → 손을 = “(your) hands (object)”
하늘로: to the sky / toward the sky
하늘 (sky) + -로 (to / toward / in the direction of) → 하늘로 = “to the sky”
들고: raising / lifting (and…)
들다 (to lift / to raise) + -고 (and / connecting action) → 들고 = “raise and / lifting”
외쳐: shout / cry out
외치다 (to shout / to cry out) → 외쳐 (informal present / imperative) → “shout!”
모두 다 Everybody
모두 다: everyone / all of them without exception
모두 (all, everyone) + 다 (all, completely, every)
Jumpin’ up
[Suga] : Let’s jump and down
우리가 왔어 we are BTS We've arrived, we are BTS
우리가: we (subject)
우리 (we / us) + -가 (subject particle)
왔어: came / have come
오다 (to come) → 왔어 (past tense informal)
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준비가 됐으면 손을 높이 들어 If you're ready, raise your hands high
준비가 됐으면: if [you’re] ready / if [you’re] prepared
준비 (preparation / readiness) + -가 (subject particle) + 되다 (to become / come to be; here, to reach a completed or ready state) → 준비가 되다 (literally, “preparation becomes complete / preparation is in place,” naturally “to be ready”) + -었- (past/completive marker, indicating that the state has been reached) + -(으)면 (conditional ending meaning “if / when”) → 준비가 됐으면 = literally, “if the preparation has become complete” → naturally, “if [you’re] ready / if [you’re] prepared”
*Note: 되다 literally means “to become / come to be,” but 준비가 되다 is a very common expression meaning “to be ready.” Korean structures the idea differently from English: rather than directly saying that a person is ready, 준비 (“preparation/readiness”) is the grammatical subject, and 되다 indicates that the preparation has reached the necessary state. The past/completive -었- in 됐다 emphasizes that this state has already been reached, so 준비가 됐어 is naturally understood as “I’m/you’re ready.” Adding -(으)면 makes this a condition: “if you’re ready…”, typically setting up whatever the speaker wants the listener to do next.
손을: hands (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
높이: high
높다 (to be high) + -이 (adverbial form) → 높이 = “high”
들어: raise / lift
들다 (to lift / raise) → 들어 (informal imperative)
*Note: This is a classic concert / hype line, like: “If you’re ready, put your hands up!” It’s the kind of line that directly engages the audience and builds energy.
어릴 적 꿈꾸던 것과는 다르지만 It's different from what we dreamed of as children but
어릴 적: when (I was) young / in childhood
어리다 (to be young) + -ㄹ 적 (time expression meaning “when / during the time that…”) → 어릴 적 = “when (I was) young / as a child”
꿈꾸던 것과는 다르지만: although (it’s) different from what (we) used to dream of / (it’s) different from what (we) dreamed of but...
꿈꾸다 (to dream / dream of) + -던 (retrospective attributive ending recalling an ongoing or habitual action/state in the past) → 꿈꾸던 = “that [I] used to dream of” + 것 (bound noun meaning “thing,” turning the preceding clause into a noun phrase) → 꿈꾸던 것 = “the thing [I] used to dream of” → naturally, “what [I] used to dream of” + -과 (comparison particle used with 다르다, marking what something is different from) + -는 (contrastive particle emphasizing the comparison) → 꿈꾸던 것과는 = “from/compared with what [I] used to dream of” + 다르다 (to be different) + -지만 (connective ending meaning “although / though / but”) → 꿈꾸던 것과는 다르지만 = “although [it’s] different from what [I] used to dream of”
비로소 만났지 Finally, we've met (it)
비로소: at last / finally / only then (finally, after time or realization)
만났지: met / came to meet (you know / indeed)
만나다 (to meet / encounter) + -았/었- (past tense marker) + -지 (sentence-ending form that can affirm or emphasize something the speaker knows or is stating, often with a reflective “you know / indeed” nuance)
우린 영웅 지망생 랩퍼 We’re rappers aspiring to be heroes
우린: we (topic)
우리 (we / us) + -는 (topic particle) → 우리는 ("as for us" / "we") → 우린 (common contraction of 우리는 used in everyday speech)
영웅: hero
지망생: aspiring person / hopeful / someone aspiring to become something
랩퍼: rapper
이젠 무대 위로 jump Now, jump onto the stage
이젠: now (unlike before)
이제 (now) + -는 (topic/contrast particle) → 이제는 (“now, as for now / now in contrast to before”) → contracted in speech and lyrics to 이젠
*Note: 이젠 often carries a subtle contrast with the past → “Now (unlike before)…” So in context with earlier lines about childhood and growth, it feels like: “Now it’s time—get up on stage.” It’s a transition from reflection → action.
무대 위로: onto the stage / up onto the stage
무대 (stage) + 위 (top / above) + -로 (direction “to / onto”) → 무대 위로 = “onto the stage”
*Note: Here, 위 literally means “top/above,” but 무대 위 is a natural Korean way of referring to being “on the stage.” The particle -(으)로 adds a sense of direction, so rather than simply describing someone as being onstage, 무대 위로 indicates movement onto/up onto the stage.
우리가 차세대 히어로 We are the next-generation heroes
우리가: we (subject)
우리 (we / us) + -가 (subject particle)
차세대: next generation
차 (next) + 세대 (generation)
히어로: hero (loanword from English “hero”)
[RM] : 철없기만 했던 영웅 Heroes who were once nothing but immature
철없기만 했던: (that) was only immature / (who) was nothing but immature
철없다 (to be immature / childish / lacking in maturity or good sense; 철 refers to maturity, sense, or awareness appropriate to one’s age) + -기만 하다 (construction meaning “to only do/be / to do/be nothing but”; emphasizes that something is limited to that action or state) → 철없기만 하다 = “to only be immature / to be nothing but immature” + -았/었- (past tense marker) → 철없기만 했다 = “was nothing but immature” + -던 (retrospective attributive ending used to look back on a past action or state while modifying a noun) → 철없기만 했던 = “who was nothing but immature / who used to be nothing but immature”
영웅: hero
지망생 일곱이 만들어가는 jump sound The jump sound that seven aspiring heroes are creating
지망생: aspiring person / hopeful
*Note: Here, 지망생 (“aspirants”) likely refers back to 영웅 지망생 (“aspiring heroes”) in the previous line, with 영웅 understood rather than repeated. However, the line can also be translated more literally as “the seven aspirants.”
일곱이: seven (subject)
일곱 (seven) + -이 (subject particle)
만들어가는: that (they) are creating / building up / developing
만들다 (to make / create) + -아/어 가다 (construction indicating that an action or process continues or develops forward over time) → 만들어가다 = “to create/build/develop as one goes along” + -는 (present attributive ending modifying the following noun) → 만들어가는 = “that [they] are creating/building”
*Note: Given BTS context (7 members), this line is basically saying: “the sound the seven of us, still just aspiring, are creating as we rise.” It has that strong early-era identity vibe — like they’re still “지망생” (aspiring), but already making noise / creating impact.
트램폴린 대신 Instead of a trampoline
트램폴린: trampoline (loanword from English “trampoline”)
대신: instead of / in place of
*Note: Grammar nuance: Noun + 대신 = “instead of N / in place of N”
*Note: This sets up a contrast — like what they used to jump on (childhood) vs what they’re jumping on now (stage, life, reality). It fits perfectly with the theme: childhood dreams → real-world stage.
내가 뛰어야 하는 곳은 The place I have to jump is…
내가: I (subject)
나 (I / me) + -가 (subject particle) → 내가
뛰어야 하는: that I must run/jump
뛰다 (to run / jump) + -어야 하다 (must / have to) + -는 (present attributive modifying a noun) → 뛰어야 하는 = “that I have to run/jump”
곳은: place (topic)
곳 (place) + -은 (topic particle)
무대 위 미친 듯이 up down On stage, like crazy, up and down
무대 위: on the stage
무대 (stage) + 위 (top / above) → 무대 위 = “on the stage”
미친 듯이: like crazy / as if insane
미치다 (to go crazy) + -ㄴ 듯이 (as if / like) → 미친 듯이 = “like crazy / as if insane”
이제 말만 말고 날개를 달 때야 Now, don’t just talk—it’s time to put on your wings
이제: now
말만 말고: don’t just talk / instead of just talking
말 (words / talk) + -만 (particle meaning “only / just”) → 말만 = “only words / just talk” + 말고 (form of 말다, used to mean “not X, but/instead [Y]” or “instead of X”; indicates that the preceding thing should be avoided in favor of what follows) → 말만 말고 = literally, “not just words/talk, but instead…” → naturally, “don’t just talk / instead of just talking”
*Note: N + 말고 is a pattern meaning “not N, but/instead…” or “instead of N.” It rejects the preceding noun in favor of something that follows. Here, 말만 means “just words/talk,” so 말만 말고 has the sense of “not just talk, but instead…” The alternative is given in the following 날개를 달 때야 (“it’s time to put on wings”), giving the overall idea of “Don’t just talk; it’s time to put on your wings.”
날개를: wings (object)
날개 (wings) + -를 (object particle)
달 때야: it’s time to attach / it’s time to put on
달다 (to attach / to put on) + -(으)ㄹ 때이다 (construction meaning “it is time to do [something] / it is the time when [something should happen]”) → 달 때이다 = “it is time to put on/attach” → 달 때야 (informal present tense)
*Note: This line ties perfectly into the theme of childhood dreams (talking / imagining) vs now (actually acting / flying / doing).
갈 때까지 달린다 We run until it’s time to go
갈 때까지: until (I/we) go / until it’s time to go
가다 (to go) + -(으)ㄹ 때 (when / the time when) → 갈 때 = “when [I/we] go / the time when [I/we] will go” + -까지 (until / up to) → 갈 때까지 = “until [I/we] go / until it’s time to go”
달린다: run / are running
달리다 (to run) + -ㄴ다 (plain-style present-tense declarative ending used with action verbs) → 달린다 = “[We] run / [we] are running” → 갈 때까지 달린다 = literally, “[I] run until the time when [I] go” → naturally, “I’ll keep running until it’s time to go.”
*Note: 갈 때까지 달린다 literally means “we run until it’s time to go.” The image is of continuing to run forward for as long as they can, right up until the point when it is time to leave or move on. In the context of the song’s repeated imagery of jumping, running, and moving forward, the line conveys a determination to keep going without stopping for as long as they are able. While this can carry the broader feeling of “going all the way” or “continuing until the end,” those ideas are implied by the imagery rather than stated literally in 갈 때까지.
Let's get it started
두 어깨를 피고 rock your body Straighten your shoulders and rock your body
두 어깨를: both shoulders (object)
두 (two / both) + 어깨 (shoulders) + -를 (object particle) → 두 어깨를 = “both shoulders (object)”
피고: spread / straighten (and…)
피다 (to spread / to open / to straighten [body/posture]) + -고 (and / connecting action) → 피고 = “spread (and) / straighten (and)”
*Note: 어깨를 피다 isn’t just physical — it also implies: confidence, pride, and opening yourself up. So this line feels like: “Stand tall, be confident, and move freely.”
머릿속을 비우고 let’s go party Empty your mind and let's go party
머릿속을: the inside of (your) head / mind (object)
머릿속 (inside one’s head / mind / thoughts) + -을 (object particle)
비우고: empty (and…) / clear out (and…)
비우다 (to empty / to clear out) + -고 (and / connecting action) → 비우고 = “empty (and) / clear (and)”
*Note: You can really see the progression: childhood dreams / reflection → realization and acceptance → action and confidence → release and freedom. This line is the final vibe: “Stop thinking—just live it.”
[Suga, all] : Everybody say
(Let’s jump)
꿈꾸는 자들이여 O people who dream / O dreamers!
꿈꾸는: dreaming / who dream
꿈꾸다 (to dream) + -는 (present descriptive modifier → “who/that are ___ing”)
자들이여: O people / O those people
자 (person / one who…) + -들 (plural marker) + -이여 (vocative ending used to call or address someone, poetic or rhetorical)
(Let’s jump)
모두 손을 위로 Everybody put your hands up
모두: everyone / all
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to)
(Let’s jump)
근심 걱정은 뒤로 Leave your worries behind
근심 걱정은: worries / concerns (topic)
근심 (worry, anxiety, concern) + 걱정 (worry, concern, something troubling) + -은 (topic particle → marks what the sentence is about)
*Note: Korean often pairs two words with similar meanings, like 근심 걱정, to emphasize the idea and make the expression sound more natural or rhythmic. Together they convey the sense of all kinds of worries or concerns, rather than just one specific worry.
뒤로: to the back / behind
뒤 (back, behind) + -로 (directional particle → toward / to)
*Note: 근심 걱정은 뒤로 (두다 / 미루다 implied) → “As for worries, (put them) behind.” (Korean often drops the verb when it’s obvious from context, especially in lyrics, slogans, or casual speech.)
(Let’s jump)
꿈꾸는 자들이여 O people who dream / O dreamers!
꿈꾸는: dreaming / who dream
꿈꾸다 (to dream) + -는 (present descriptive modifier → “who/that are ___ing”)
자들이여: O people / O those people
자 (person / one who…) + -들 (plural marker) + -이여 (vocative ending used to call or address someone, poetic or rhetorical)
(Let’s jump)
모두 손을 위로 Everybody put your hands up
모두: everyone / all
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to)
(Let’s jump)
근심 걱정은 뒤로 Leave your worries behind
근심 걱정은: worries / concerns (topic)
근심 (worry, anxiety, concern) + 걱정 (worry, concern, something troubling) + -은 (topic particle → marks what the sentence is about)
*Note: Korean often pairs two words with similar meanings, like 근심 걱정, to emphasize the idea and make the expression sound more natural or rhythmic. Together they convey the sense of all kinds of worries or concerns, rather than just one specific worry.
뒤로: to the back / behind
뒤 (back, behind) + -로 (directional particle → toward / to)
*Note: 근심 걱정은 뒤로 (두다 / 미루다 implied) → “As for worries, (put them) behind.” (Korean often drops the verb when it’s obvious from context, especially in lyrics, slogans, or casual speech.)
(Let’s jump)
꿈꾸는 자들이여 O people who dream / O dreamers!
꿈꾸는: dreaming / who dream
꿈꾸다 (to dream) + -는 (present descriptive modifier → “who/that are ___ing”)
자들이여: O people / O those people
자 (person / one who…) + -들 (plural marker) + -이여 (vocative ending used to call or address someone, poetic or rhetorical)
(Let’s jump)
모두 손을 위로 Everybody put your hands up
모두: everyone / all
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to)
(Let’s jump)
근심 걱정은 뒤로 Leave your worries behind
근심 걱정은: worries / concerns (topic)
근심 (worry, anxiety, concern) + 걱정 (worry, concern, something troubling) + -은 (topic particle → marks what the sentence is about)
*Note: Korean often pairs two words with similar meanings, like 근심 걱정, to emphasize the idea and make the expression sound more natural or rhythmic. Together they convey the sense of all kinds of worries or concerns, rather than just one specific worry.
뒤로: to the back / behind
뒤 (back, behind) + -로 (directional particle → toward / to)
*Note: 근심 걱정은 뒤로 (두다 / 미루다 implied) → “As for worries, (put them) behind.” (Korean often drops the verb when it’s obvious from context, especially in lyrics, slogans, or casual speech.)
(Let’s jump)
꿈꾸는 자들이여 O people who dream / O dreamers!
꿈꾸는: dreaming / who dream
꿈꾸다 (to dream) + -는 (present descriptive modifier → “who/that are ___ing”)
자들이여: O people / O those people
자 (person / one who…) + -들 (plural marker) + -이여 (vocative ending used to call or address someone, poetic or rhetorical)
(Let’s jump)
모두 손을 위로 Everybody put your hands up
모두: everyone / all
손을: hand (object)
손 (hand) + -을 (object particle)
위로: upward / up high
위 (up, above) + -로 (toward / to)
(Let’s jump)
근심 걱정은 뒤로 Leave your worries behind
근심 걱정은: worries / concerns (topic)
근심 (worry, anxiety, concern) + 걱정 (worry, concern, something troubling) + -은 (topic particle → marks what the sentence is about)
*Note: Korean often pairs two words with similar meanings, like 근심 걱정, to emphasize the idea and make the expression sound more natural or rhythmic. Together they convey the sense of all kinds of worries or concerns, rather than just one specific worry.
뒤로: to the back / behind
뒤 (back, behind) + -로 (directional particle → toward / to)
*Note: 근심 걱정은 뒤로 (두다 / 미루다 implied) → “As for worries, (put them) behind.” (Korean often drops the verb when it’s obvious from context, especially in lyrics, slogans, or casual speech.)
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