BTS (Hangul: 방탄소년단; RR: Bangtan Sonyeondan; Hanja: 防彈少年團; English: Bulletproof Boys) (2017). Not today. From the album You never walk alone. Seoul: Big Hit Entertainment.
Check out the music video below, or another version with the lyrics in Hangul, Romanization, and English subs. Also available is the recording of a live performance in Hong Kong. You can read an article about BTS’ song lyrics and social messages here and another discussion on Billboard.
Not Today (2017)
RM:
All the underdogs in the world
A day may come when we lose
But it is not today
Today we fight!
Suga:
No not today
언젠가 꽃은 지겠지 eonjenga kkocheun jigetji (someday the flowers will wither)
But no not today
그 때가 오늘은 아니지 geu ttaega oneureun aniji (today’s not the day)
No no (not today)
아직은 죽기엔 ajigeun jukgien (it’s still too early to die) too good day
No no not today
No no no not today
RM:
그래 우리는 geurae urineun extra (Yea, we are extra)
But still part of this world
Extra plus ordinary
그것도 별 거 아녀 geugeotto byeol geo anyeo (Even that is nothing at all)
오늘은 절대 죽지 말아 oneureun jeoldae jukji mara (Today we won’t die)
빛은 어둠을 뚫고 나가 bicheun eodumeul ttulko naga (The light will pierce through the darkness)
새 세상 너도 원해 sae sesang neodo wonhae (You want a new world, too)
Oh baby yes I want it
Jungkook:
날아갈 수 없음 뛰어naragal su eopseum ttwieo (If you can’t fly, run)
V:
Today we will survive
Jungkook:
뛰어갈 수 없음 걸어 ttwieogal su eopseum georeo (If you can’t run, walk)
V:
Today we will survive
Jimin:
걸어갈 수 없음 기어 georeogal su eopseum gieo (If you can’t walk, crawl)
기어서라도 gieoseorado (even if you have to crawl to gear up) gear up
Jungkook:
겨눠 총 조준 발사 gyeonwo chong! jojun! balsa! (Point, aim, shoot!)
V:
Not not today! Not not today!
J-Hope:
Hey 뱁새들아 다 baepsaedeura da (underdogs, all) hands up
Hey 친구들아 다 chingudeura da (friends, all) hands up
Hey 나를 믿는다면 nareul mitneundamyeon (if you trust me,) hands up
Jungkook (V ad-libs):
총 조준 발사 chong! jojun! balsa! (Point, aim, shoot!)
죽지 않아 묻지 마라소리질러 jukji ana mutji mara (Don’t die, don’t ask/bury it)
소리질러 sori jilleo (scream) not not today
꿇지 마라 울지 않아 kkulchi mara ulji ana (Don’t kneel, don’t cry)
손을들어 soneul deureo (put your hands up) not not today
Hey not not today
Hey not not today
Hey not not today
총 조준 발사 chong! jojun! balsa! (Point, aim, shoot!)
RM:
Too hot 성공을 seonggongeul (success) doublin’
Too hot 차트를 덤블링 chateureul deombeulling (somersaulting on the charts)
Too high we on 누가 좀 멈추길 teuraempeollin (trampoline)
Too high 누가 좀 멈추길 nuga jom meomchugil (someone stop us)
J-Hope (Suga ad-libs):
우린 할 수가 없었단다 실패 urin hal suga eopseotdanda shilpae (We couldn’t fail)
서로가 서롤 전부 믿었기에 seoroga seorol jeonbu mideotgie (because we believed in each other)
What you say yeah (say yeah)
Not today yeah (day yeah)
오늘은 안 죽어 절대 oneureun an jugeo jeoldae (will never die, not today) yeah
Jin:
너의 곁에 나를 믿어 neoye gyeote nareul mideo (Trust me [who is] next to you)
V:
Together we won’t die
Jin:
나의 곁에 너를 믿어 naye gyeote neoreul mideo (I trust you [who is] next to me)
V:
Together we won’t die
Jimin:
함께라는 말을 믿어 hamkkeraneun mareul mideo (I believe in the word “together”)
방탄이란 걸 믿어 bangtaniran geol mideo (mideo) (I believe that we’re Bangtan/bulletproof)
Jungkook:
겨눠 총 조준 발사 gyeonwo chong! jojun! balsa! (Point, aim, shoot!)
V:
Not not today! Not not today!
Suga:
Hey 뱁새들아 다 baepsaedeura da (underdogs, all) hands up
Hey 친구들아 다 chingudeura da (friends, all) hands up
Hey 나를 믿는다면 nareul mitneundamyeon (if you trust me,) hands up
Jungkook (V ad-libs):
총 조준 발사 chong! jojun! balsa! (Point, aim, shoot!)
죽지 않아 묻지 마라 jukji ana mutji mara (don’t die, don’t ask/bury it)
소리질러 sori jilleo (scream) not not today
꿇지 마라 울지 않아 kkulchi mara ulji ana (Don’t kneel, don’t cry)
손을들어 soneul deureo (put your hands up) not not today
Hey not not today
Hey not not today
Hey not not today
총 조준 발사 chong! jojun! balsa! (Point, aim, shoot!)
RM:
Throw it up! Throw it up!
V:
니 눈 속의 두려움 따위는 버려 ni nun soge duryeoum ttawineun beoryeo (Throw away the fear in your eyes)
RM:
Break it up! Break it up!
Jungkook:
널 가두는 유리천장 따윈 부숴 neol gaduneun yuricheonjang ttawin buswo (Break up the glass ceiling that traps you)
RM:
Turn it up! (turn it up!)
Burn it up! (burn it up!)
Jungkook:
승리의 그날까지seungniye nakkaji (Till the day of victory) (RM: fight!)
무릎 꿇지 마 무너지지마 mureup kkulchi ma muneojijima (Don’t kneel, don’t break down)
Jimin and Jungkook:
That’s (do) not today!
V:
Not not today! Not not today!
RM:
Hey 뱁새들아 다 baepsaedeura da (underdogs, all) hands up
Hey 친구들아 다 chingudeura da (friends, all) hands up
Hey 나를 믿는다면 nareul mitneundamyeon (if you trust me,) hands up
Jungkook (V ad-libs):
총 조준 발사 chong! jojun! balsa! (Point, aim, shoot!)
죽지 않아 묻지 마라 jukji ana mutji mara (don’t die, don’t ask/bury it)
소리 질러 sori jilleo (scream) not not today
꿇지 마라 울지 않아 kkulchi mara ulji ana (Don’t kneel, don’t cry)
손을 들어 soneul deureo (put your hands up) not not today
Hey not not today
Hey not not today
Hey not not today
총 조준 발사 chong! jojun! balsa! (Point, aim, shoot!)
