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Boy With Luv

Map of the Soul: Persona · 2019

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한국어 (Korean)

English Translation

A mwoga geuri bokjaphe

Ah, what's so complicated

심플하게 생각해봐

Simpeulhage saenggakhaebwa

Try thinking about it simply

한 여자를 좋아하는 한 남자의 이야기

Han yeojareul joahaneun han namjaui iyagi

A story of a man who likes a woman

Sesang cham jageun geotdeule ulgo useo

In this world, I cry and laugh over such small things

Geuge naya eottae

That's me — so what?

May I ask you a question

One thing that I want

남들 눈엔 보잘것없어 보여도

Namdeul nunen bojalgeotseopsseo boyeodo

Even if it looks worthless in others' eyes

내게는 소중한 것

Naegeneun sojunghan geot

It's precious to me

Fan Annotations (1)

“sesang cham jageun geotdeule ulgo useo” 세상 참 작은 것들에 울고 웃어

"세상 참 작은 것들에 울고 웃어" means "in this world I cry and laugh over such small things" — the line that distinguishes "Boy With Luv" from BTS's earlier grand, world-scale declarations. The song's Korean title, 작은 것들을 위한 시, literally means "A Poem for Small Things," and it is written as a parallel to their 2014 track "Boy in Luv" (Wikipedia). Per Billboard, the song's idea is that true strength and love come from finding joy in the smallest things in life (Wikipedia); it appears on the 2019 EP Map of the Soul: Persona.

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