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The lead single, “IDOL,” featured in the last part of BTS’s ongoing project Love Yourself: 起承轉結, released on 24 August 2018.
By combining traditional Korean musical elements, including janggu with modern hip-hop groove, the group blends modern and traditional Korean music instruments into one rathe...
[방탄소년단 "IDOL" 가사]
[Verse 1: RM, j-hope]
You can call me artist (Artist)
You can call me idol (Idol)
아님 어떤 다른 뭐라 해도 (해도)
I don't care
I'm proud of it (Proud of it)
난 자유롭네
No more irony (Irony)
나는 항상 나였기에
[Verse 2: SUGA, RM]
손가락질 해 (Oh, yeah-yeah-yeah), 나는 전혀 신경 쓰지 않네
나를 욕하는 (Woah) 너의 그 이유가 뭐든 간에
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, ooh-ooh)
[Pre-Chorus: V, RM, Jimin]
뭘 어쩌고 저쩌고 떠들어대셔
(Talkin', talkin', talkin')
I do what I do, 그니까 넌 너나 잘하셔
(Nah, nah)
You can't stop me lovin' myself
[Chorus: Jung Kook, RM, Jimin]
(Hoo, hoo) 얼쑤 좋다
You can't stop me lovin' myself
(Hoo, hoo) 지화자 좋다
You can't stop me lovin' myself
[Post-Chorus: All, Jung Kook, RM]
Oh, oh, woah (Hey)
Oh, oh, woah-woah
Oh, oh, woah
덩기덕 쿵더러러 (얼쑤)
Oh, oh, woah (Hey)
Oh, oh, woah-woah
Oh, oh, woah
덩기덕 쿵더러러 (얼쑤)
[Verse 3: j-hope, SUGA]
FACE OFF, 마치 오우상, ayy
Top star with that spotlight, ayy
때론 슈퍼히어로가 돼
돌려대 너의 Anpanman
Woah, 이십사시간이 적지
헷갈림, 내겐 사치 (Woah)
I do my thang (I do my thang)
I love myself
[Verse 4: Jung Kook, V]
I love myself (I love myself)
I love my fans, love my dance and my what
내 속안엔 (내 속안엔)
몇 십 몇 백명의 내가 있어
오늘 또 다른 날 맞이해
어차피 전부 다 나이기에
고민보다는 걍 달리네
Runnin' man, runnin' man, runnin' man, run
[Pre-Chorus: Jin, SUGA, Jung Kook, Jimin]
뭘 어쩌고 저쩌고 떠들어대셔
(Talkin', talkin', talkin')
I do what I do, 그니까 넌 너나 잘하셔
You can't stop me lovin' myself
[Chorus: RM, V, j-hope, Jimin]
(Hoo, hoo) 얼쑤 좋다
You can't stop me lovin' myself
(Hoo, hoo) 지화자 좋다
You can't stop me lovin' myself
[Post-Chorus: All, Jung Kook]
Oh, oh, woah (Hey)
Oh, oh, woah-woah
Oh, oh, woah
덩기덕 쿵더러러 (얼쑤)
Oh, oh, woah (Hey)
Oh, oh, woah-woah
Oh, oh, woah
덩기덕 쿵더러러 (얼쑤)
[Bridge: Jimin, Jin, Jimin & Jin]
I'm so fine wherever I go (Go, go, go, go)
가끔 멀리 돌아가도, oh
It's okay, I'm in love with my-my myself
It's okay, 난 이 순간 행복해
[Chorus: Jung Kook, SUGA, Jimin]
(Hoo, hoo) 얼쑤 좋다
You can't stop me lovin' myself
(Hoo, hoo) 지화자 좋다
You can't stop me lovin' myself
[Post-Chorus: All, Jung Kook, j-hope]
Oh, oh, woah (Hey)
Oh, oh, woah-woah
Oh, oh, woah
덩기덕 쿵더러러 (얼쑤)
Oh, oh, woah (Hey)
Oh, oh, woah-woah
Oh, oh, woah
덩기덕 쿵더러러 (얼쑤)
IDOL was written by Ali Tamposi & Pdogg & “hitman” Bang & Roman Campolo & Supreme Boi & RM.
IDOL was produced by Pdogg.
In an interview with Apple Music, they said:
RM: It’s an exciting track that kicks off celebration […] it’s like a festival with all our ARMYs all over the world. (T/N: ARMY is the name of BTS' fanbase.)
It’s like African rhythm, trap style rap and EDM sources – you can imagine, right? We put some...
In a livestream by RM, he said:
The title is aggressive. I was worried more about this than “
피 땀 눈물 (Blood Sweat & Tears)”. I thought it was too much to have “IDOL” as a title. Don’t you think so? A song title as “IDOL”? It sounds strange. It isn’t familiar. I was so worried about it, but I go...
“IDOL” performed live during 2018 Melon Music Awards in Seoul.
Other memorable live performances:
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2020)
2018 Mnet Asian Music Awards in Hong Kong
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2018)
Comeback Stage on M Countdown