IDOL

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 rather than pure pop music, creating a refreshing and surprising beat. In the music video, members are dressed in traditional Korean Hanboks, echoing traditional themes of the song, such as Chinese landscape painting, Lion Dance, and a Chinese pavilion with the word “囍”, an auspicious word during marriage in traditional Chinese Culture to bless the newly-couple. A version of Idol featuring Nicki Minaj is available as a digital single.

[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)