16 BTS Songs For When You Need A Self-Esteem Boost
I should state for the record that this list of songs has no particular order or ranking. I can’t even choose my favorite BTS song— I can barely pick a top 10 —so really I just put these songs down in the order they occurred to me.
Mikrokosmos
(Map of the Soul: Persona)
“Everyone’s light is so precious; in the dark night (don’t be lonely)
Like the stars (we shine)
Don’t disappear, because you’re a great existence”
“사람들의 불빛들 모두 소중한 하나; 어두운 밤 (외로워 마)
별처럼 다 (우린 빛나)
사라지지 마, 큰 존재니까”
21st Century Girls
(Wings)
“If anyone keeps insulting you, tell em you’re my lady, go tell them (tell them)
Whatever other people say, whatever this world tells you
You’re the best to me just the way you are”
“혹시 누가 너를 자꾸 욕해, tell em you’re my lady 가서 전해 (전해),
딴 놈들이 뭐라건 이 세상이 뭐라건
넌 내게 최고 너 그대로”
No More Dream
(2 Cool 4 Skool)
“What is the you that you’ve dreamed of? Who do you see in the mirror?
I gotta say go on your path, even if you live for a day
Do something; put away your weakness”
“니가 꿈꿔온 니 모습이 뭐여? 지금 니 거울 속엔 누가 보여?
I gotta say 너의 길을 가라고,단 하루를 살아도
뭐라도 하라고; 나약함은 담아둬”
Magic Shop
(Love Yourself: Tear)
“Days when you hate that you’re you, days when you wanna disappear
Let’s make a door in your heart
If you open that door and go inside, this place will be waiting for you”
“내가 나인 게 싫은 날, 영영 사라지고 싶은 날
문을 하나 만들자 너의 맘 속에다
그 문을 열고 들어가면, 이 곳이 기다릴 거야”
For You
(Youth)
“Even if we are far away we are looking at the same sky
Even if something happens
If you are here I am not afraid anymore”
“例え遠くにいても 2人同じ空見てるよ
君がいれば何も怖くはないよもう”
I’m Fine
(Love Yourself: Answer)
“All of the sadness and scars became an old memory now
So let’s smile and let go, we so fine
I'm so fine, you so fine, our future will only have happiness
So put away your fear, enjoy it, you worked hard, we so fine”
“슬픔과 상처는 모두 다 이미 지나간 추억이 됐으니
웃으며 보내주자고 we so fine
I’m so fine, you so fine, 우리들 미래는 기쁨만
가득할 테니 걱정은 접어둔 채, 이젠 즐겨 수고했어 we so fine”
Baepsae
(The Most Beautiful Moment In Life Pt. 2)
“It’s my fault? You’re joking, right? This is fair? Oh, are you crazy?
This is right? You must be kiddin’ me!
You must be kiddin’ me, you, you must be kiddin’ me!”
“내 탓이라니 너 농담이지? 공평하다니 oh are you crazy
이게 정의라니 you mu be kiddin’ me!
You mu be kiddin’ me, you you mu be kiddin’ me!”
N.O.
(O!RUL82?)
“Adults tell me that hardships are only momentary, to endure a little more, to do it later
Everybody say NO!
It can’t be any later, don’t be trapped in someone else’s dream”
“어른들은 내게 말하지 힘든 건 지금뿐이라고, 조금 더 참으라고 나중에 하라고
Everybody say NO!
더는 나중이란 말로 안돼, 더는 남의 꿈에 갇혀 살지 마”
Best of Me
(Love Yourself: Her)
“It was raining, it was snowing, but all unhappiness stopped
You brought heaven to me; don’t speak so easily
Because without you, there’s no me, you’re the best of me”
“비가 내리던 나, 눈이 내리던 나, 모든 불행을 멈추고
천국을 데려와; 쉽게 말하지 마
너 없는 난 없어, 넌 내 best of me”
Cypher Pt. 3
(Dark & Wild)
“Who is talking smack about me?
Tell them to look at their own situation before doing that
I have nothing to be jealous of, tell them to look at me”
“누가 날 보고 욕하고 그래
니 상황이나 보고서 오라고 그래
난 남부러울 게 없어 다 보라고 그래”
Don’t Leave Me
(Face Yourself)
“Don’t leave me, I believe, I reach out to you, no ending, you are my hope
Even if I’m struck by rain, even if I’m erased by darkness
Feel it without closing your eyes: you are not alone”
“Don’t leave me, I believe 手を伸ばす, no ending 君は僕の希望
例えどんな雨に打たれても, 例えどんな闇に消されても
目を閉じずに感じて 君は独りじゃない”
Make It Right
(Map of the Soul: Persona)
“The reason I was able to survive hell wasn’t for myself but for you
If you know, don’t hesitate, please save my life
I was thirsty in the desert without you”
“지옥에서 내가 살아 남은 건 날 위했던 게 아닌 되려 너를 위한 거란 걸
안다면 주저 말고 please save my life
너 없이 헤쳐왔던 사막 위는 목말라”
Cypher Pt. 4
(Wings)
“I take on the road no matter what, sewing stitch by stitch
If you’re not able, put an end to it
There is no possibility of pronouncing ‘failure’”
“곱씹어도 가는 길 한 땀씩 바느질
이젠 안 돼 가능이 포기라는 발음이”
So What
(Love Yourself: Tear)
“So what, don’t stop to worry, it’s pointless
Let go, though there isn’t an answer yet
You can start the fight”
“So what, 멈춰서 고민 하지마, 다 쓸데 없어
Let go, 아직은 답이 없지만
You can start the fight”
Answer: Love Myself
(Love Yourself: Answer)
“The me of yesterday, the me of today, the me of tomorrow
I’m learning how to love myself, with no exceptions, it’s all me
Maybe there’s no answer, maybe this isn’t the answer either
It’s just that loving myself doesn’t require anyone else’s permission”
“어제의 나 오늘의 나 내일의 나
I’m learning how to love myself, 빠짐없이 [브이/정국] 남김없이 모두 다 나
정답은 없을지도 몰라, 어쩜 이것도 답은 아닌 거야
그저 날 사랑하는 일조차 누구의 허락이 필요했던 거야”
Two! Three!
(Wings)
“(So thanks) for believing in me, for handling these tears and scars
(So thanks) for being my light, for being a flower in the most beautiful moment of life
It’s alright, now count 1, 2, 3 and forget; erase all sad memories, hold my hand and smile”
“(So thanks) 이런 날 믿어줘서, 이 눈물과 상처들을 감당해줘서
(So thanks) 나의 빛이 돼줘서, 화양연화의 그 꽃이 돼줘서
괜찮아 자 하나 둘 셋 하면 잊어; 슬픈 기억 모두 지워, 내 손을 잡고 웃어”
Hangul lyrics and translation from Color-Coded Lyrics