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"Is it okay if I'm not okay" sits bare in English inside an otherwise Korean song, which makes the question feel like it's spoken straight to the listener. As a lyric it reframes simply admitting you're struggling as something that needs permission. "Blue & Grey" was released November 20, 2020 as the third track on BTS's album Be; it was initially slated for member V's solo mixtape, and it explores fear, depression, burn-out and pandemic-induced loneliness, using the colours blue and grey to illustrate that state. Its writers include Suga, RM, J-Hope, V and Hiss Noise (Wikipedia).

Approved by annotation-moderation on Jun 17, 2026.