The Writing Styles of BTS

A look into the writing styles of the members of BTS. This is a discussion of lyrics through style, form, subtext, narrative modes, perspective, construction, powerless vs empowered speakers, tone, and overall artistic touch. Please keep the following in mind:

The write-up for this video was 68 pages long. This video includes translations from dozens of different sites, most of which agree on basic tones, subjects, and grammar structures, but a few differ. We’re looking at overall patterns, not 200% accuracy on every line. Most members of BTS rarely write solo, since BH is a writer-producer hub. I use stage names randomly, (except with Yoongi I guess). Please respect other people’s interpretations and connections to the music. Please respect the topics discussed in the video. Please do not approach the analyses presented in this video as be-all-end-alls, nor as attempts to misinterpret the members as people or artists. This is about rhetorical and sonic devices within lyrics. This is a literary and poetic analysis, not a textbook. Thank you, and please enjoy.

0:00 - INTRO

VOLUME I:
3:16 – RM
13:47 – SUGA
26:11 – J-HOPE

VOLUME II:
32:43 – JIN
38:21 – JIMIN
44:34 – V
49:07 – JUNGKOOK

58:59 – END

Credits by section:

Reflection – ilyricsbuzz, bts-trans (colorcodedlyrics)
Voice – Muish (WordPress); milkxj, baepsayed (Genius); Lynn Eksonyeondan
Awakening – milkxj (Genius); jeonilysm
Do You – official BigHit translations; mochimilky, Zachy BeanPole, Soph_L2610 (Genius); jeonilysm
Throw It – milkxj, softusagi (Genius); jeonilysm
Joke – doolsetbangtan (WordPress)
forever rain – BigHit translated this one for me, thanks dude now change your name back
badbye – Yein, Laura (bts-trans), CCL, mirae (colorcodedlyrics)
uhgood – Yein (bts-trans)
Tokyo – Laura (bts-trans)
everythingoes – doolsetbangtan
Sea – CCL, pop!gasa (colorcodedlyrics)

Outro: Her – pop!gasa
Dead Leaves – Mary, Sihyun (bts-trans); m01x3
Trivia: Seesaw – pop!gasa; doolsetbangtan, for all ur cheesecake needs
Tomorrow – Tomorrow – Yein (bts-trans)
So far away – Nara, Sylvia, Joyce (bts-trans)
Agust D – Official BigHit translations, doolsetbangtan; Mary, Vicky, Hyeeun (bts-trans)
Give it to me – doolsetbangtan; kpopviral; ilyricsbuzz
Tony Montana – kpopviral; ilyricsbuzz; doolsetbangtan
Daechwita – BigHit did this one for me thank u BH
Moonlight – doolsetbangtan, Genius
Strange – doolsetbangtan, Genius
28 – doolsetbangtan, Genius
People – doolsetbangtan, Genius
Interlude: Shadow – Mary, Rinne, Denise, Aditi (bts-trans)

1 Verse – kuronyeol, Bookooky (Genius)
Ugh – Yein, Aditi (bts-trans)
Ego – BigHit did this one for me
Daydream – BigHit did this one for me too haha BigHit you are so sexy
Baseline – doolsetbangtan
Blue Side – woosanshines (Color Coded Heaven)
Ddaeng – doolsetbangtan
Dionysus – pop!gasa
Hope World – Denise, Mary (bts-trans), CCL
Cypher pt 4 – doolsetbangtan, Inna (creamcolorcoded), Genius, a fuckton of others since no one could agree what he was talking about
Trivia 起: Just Dance – pop!gasa, hadi (CCL)
If I see a single one of you compliment Sperm Boi, it’s on sight.

Awake – papercrowns
Tonight – Genius, Official Wiki, doolsetbangtan
Abyss – tsukivv, Official Wiki
Moon – pop!gasa, Genius

Lie: bts-trans, m01x3
Promise: colorcodedlyrics (unsp.)
Friends: Mary, Yein (bts-trans), colorcodedlyrics (unsp.)

Scenery – colorcodedlyrics (unsp.); milkxj, purplewings (Genius), wisha (doyoubangtan)
Stigma – m01x3; Alli (bts-trans)
4 O’CLOCK – Mary, Alli (bts-trans); colorcodedlyrics (unsp.); wisha (doyoubangtan)
Snow Flower – siannve, eatthemooncake, diaperparks_stan (Genius), wisha (douyoubangtan)
Winter Bear – Honey you got a big storm comin.

Still With You – Official Wiki; BTSblog
Love is Not Over – Genius; Official Wiki; BTSblog
Your eyes tell – kgasa and my own Japanese since ur girl took 3 years and retained NONE OF IT
Magic Shop – pop!gasa, wisha (doyoubangtan)
Stay – Rinne, Faith, Aditi, Yein (bts-trans)

If for any reason these credits are transcribed inaccurately, please let me know!

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