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BTS (방탄소년단) - 'IDOL' Lyrics




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


[RM] : You can call me artist (artist)

You can call me idol (idol)

아님 어떤 다른 (다른) 뭐라 해도 Or whatever else you might call me


I don't care (I don't care)


[j-hope] : I'm proud of it (proud of it)

난 자유롭네 (자유롭네) I'm free (free)


No more irony (irony)

나는 항상 나였기에

Because I was always me


[Suga] : 손가락질 해 (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Point your finger (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)


나는 전혀 신경 쓰지 않네

I don't care at all


나를 욕하는 너의 (oh, what?)

Your criticism towards me (oh, what?)


그 이유가 뭐든 간에

Whatever the reason may be


[RM] : I know what I am (I know what I am)

I know what I want (I know what I want)

I never gon' change (I never gon' change)

I never gon' trade

Trade off (choo, choo)


[V] : 뭘 어쩌고저쩌고 떠들어대셔? What do you keep babbling about?


[RM] : Talkin', talkin', talkin'

[Jimin] : I do what I do

그니까 넌 너나 잘하셔 (damn it, hey)

So mind your own business (damn it, hey)


You can't stop me lovin' myself


[All] : Hoo-hoo

얼쑤 좋다

Yeah, it's great!


*The word "얼쑤" is a Korean exclamation used to express excitement, and doesn't have a direct translation.

You can't stop me lovin' myself

Hoo-hoo

지화자 좋다

Yeah, it's awesome!


*Like, "얼쑤", "지화자" is another Korean exclamation uttered to the accompaniment of songs or dances, to arouse excitement.

You can't stop me lovin' myself


Oh-oh-ooh-whoa (hey)

Oh-oh-ooh, whoa-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh-ooh-whoa

덩기덕 쿵더러러 (얼쑤)

Deonggideok Koongdeoreoreo (oh yeah!)


*"덩기덕 쿵더러러" is an onomatopoeic expression in Korean that mimics a traditional music sound.


Oh-oh-ooh-whoa (hey)

Oh-oh-ooh, whoa-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh-ooh-whoa

덩기덕 쿵더러러 (얼쑤)

Deonggideok Koongdeoreoreo (oh yeah!)


[j-hope] : Face off 마치 오우삼 ayy Face off like John Woo ayy


Top star with that spotlight, ayy

때론 superhero가 돼 Sometimes I become a superhero


돌려대, 너의 Anpanman

Spin it, your Anpanman


[Suga] : Wow 24시간이 적지 Wow, 24 hours isn't enough


헷갈림, 내겐 사치 whoo Confusion, it's a luxury for me, whoo


I do my thang (I do my thang)

I love myself


[Jungkook] : I love myself (I love myself)

I love my fans, love my dance and my what


내 속 안엔 (내 속 안엔)

Inside of me (inside of me)


몇십, 몇백 명의 내가 있어

There are tens and hundreds of versions of me


[V] : 오늘 또 다른 날 맞이해 (맞이해)

I welcome another me today (welcome)


어차피 전부 다 나이기에 (나이기에)

After all, all of them are me (they're me)


고민보다는 걍 달리네 (달리네)

Instead of worrying, I just run (run)


Runnin' man, runnin' man, runnin' man

Brruh


[Jin] : 뭘 어쩌고저쩌고 떠들어대셔? What do you keep babbling about?


[Suga] : Talkin', talkin', talkin'

[Jungkook] : I do what I do

그니까 넌 너나 잘하셔 (damn it, hey)

So mind your own business (damn it, hey)


You can't stop me lovin' myself


[All] : Hoo-hoo

얼쑤 좋다

Yeah, it's great!

You can't stop me lovin' myself

Hoo-hoo

지화자 좋다

Yeah, it's awesome!

You can't stop me lovin' myself


Oh-oh-ooh-whoa (hey)

Oh-oh-ooh, whoa-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh-ooh-whoa

덩기덕 쿵더러러 (얼쑤)

Deonggideok Koongdeoreoreo (oh yeah!)


Oh-oh-ooh-whoa (hey)

Oh-oh-ooh, whoa-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh-ooh-whoa

덩기덕 쿵더러러 (얼쑤)

Deonggideok Koongdeoreoreo (oh yeah!)


[Jimin] : I'm so fine wherever I go (go, go, go, go)

가끔 멀리 돌아가도 oh Even if I sometimes take the long way


[Jin] : It's okay

I'm in love with my, myself

It's okay

[Jimin] : 난 이 순간 행복해 (ah-ooh)

I'm happy in this moment (ah-ooh)


[All] : Hoo-hoo

얼쑤 좋다

Yeah, it's great!

You can't stop me lovin' myself

Hoo-hoo

지화자 좋다

Yeah, it's awesome!

You can't stop me lovin' myself


Oh-oh-ooh-whoa (hey)

Oh-oh-ooh, whoa-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh-ooh-whoa

덩기덕 쿵더러러 (얼쑤)

Deonggideok Koongdeoreoreo (oh yeah!)


Oh-oh-ooh-whoa (hey)

Oh-oh-ooh, whoa-ooh-whoa

Oh-oh-ooh-whoa

덩기덕 쿵더러러 (얼쑤)

Deonggideok Koongdeoreoreo (oh yeah!)



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