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한국어 (Korean)
English Translation
Gakkeumeun bokjaphan sesang sogeso
Sometimes in this complicated world
I just wanna play
I just wanna play
I just wanna play
Sinbal kkeuneul mukgo georiro naga
I tie my shoelaces and head out to the streets
Life is dynamite
Life is dynamite
빛나는 나의 별처럼
Bitnaneun naui byeolcheoreom
Like my shining star
온 세상을 물들일 거야
On sesangeul muldeullil geoya
I'll color the whole world
In the morning sun when I see your face
In the morning sun when I see your face
In the morning sun when I see your face
Shining through I light up when you call my name
Shining through I light up when you call my name
Shining through, I light up when you call my name
그냥 달려가 너에게로
Geunyang dallyeoga neoegero
I just run toward you
아무 생각 없이 그냥
Amu saenggak eopssi geunyang
Without a thought, just like this
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“sinbal kkeun-eul mukgo georiro naga” 신발 끈을 묶고 거리로 나가
"신발 끈을 묶고 거리로 나가" (sinbal kkeuneul mukgo georiro naga) means "I tie my shoelaces and head out into the street" — a deliberately ordinary, everyday image that grounds the song's joy in small moments. It is one of the few Korean lines in an otherwise all-English track, landing as a quiet reset right before the chorus lifts off. "Dynamite" (August 21, 2020) was BTS's first song fully recorded in English and reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (Wikipedia).
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“Life is dynamite” Life is dynamite
"Life is dynamite" is the song's thesis: not that life is dangerous, but that life itself is the explosive, joyful spectacle worth celebrating. The disco-pop framing keeps the metaphor bright rather than violent. BTS said "Dynamite" was made to share positive energy during the COVID-19 pandemic; it became their first #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (three weeks) and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance (Wikipedia).
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