BTS at MTV Unplugged

Today, BTS performed at MTV Unplugged. I missed the livestream, but thanks to MTV for uploading the videos fast!

Opening: Telepathy

They just proved that they are true performers. I didn't know this song could be this exciting! They brought this song to life. As expected, BTS are the best in live performances. V and Jimin danced together at the end are so adorable.

When the days all feel the same

I’m the happiest when I meet you

When every day is different

The most special person to me is you

Things are fine, right?

You’re not hurt anywhere, right?  

These days, hmm

It feels like everything’s up in the air

Thanks to all this free time

I get to write this kind of song

This is a song for you

Yeah, a song, yeah, a song

Alright, let’s go away, to the blue sea

The blue sea where we frolicked around together

All these futile worries, for just a moment

As we lay them down, for just a moment

Let’s have fun together, just us,

On this small island in the midst of the blue sea where we made memories together

Even though right now we’re far away

Our hearts are still the same, aren’t they?

Even if you’re not by my side, yeah

Even if I’m not by your side, yeah

We all know we’re still together  

When the days all feel the same

I’m the happiest when I meet you

When every day is different

The most special person to me is you

Morning rises like wild grass

Just like a mirror, I check on you

My eyes aren’t crusty from sleep, they’re full only of you

They’re heavy again, these knees full of bruises

As I walk the streets, I think about this distance

That this star* has permitted us to have

Oh, can I be your Bibilly Hills**

Like you did the same to me

(Baby)

It’s a little dangerous for things to go too fast

It’s a little boring when things go too slow

Not too fast

and not too slow

Let’s match each other’s pace and go

This is a rather long and fun rollercoaster

Even though right now we’re far away

Our hearts are still the same, aren’t they?

Even if you’re not by my side, yeah

Even if I’m not by your side, yeah

We all know we’re still together  

When the days all feel the same

I’m the happiest when I meet you

When every day is different

The most special person to me is you

(T/N: * The Korean words ‘이 별/this star’ and ‘이별/ separation’ are both pronounced ‘i-byeol’ and are differentiated only by whether there is a space between the characters. RM may be playing on the similarities in pronunciation between the two words.

** A play on the Korean phrase ‘비빌 언덕/bibil eondeok’, which means ‘someone to lean on’. However, on its own, the word ‘언덕/eondeok’ also means ‘hill’. RM turns the Korean phrase into English by calling it ‘Bilbilly Hills’, which sounds similar to Beverly Hills.)

Credits Faith, Mary, Aditi, Yein @bts-trans

2. Blue and Grey

This sounded better than their album. What an eye and ear candy! To me, this song is like essential oil. When your emotion needs it, it heals your heart. 

Where is my angel

Draped over the end of the day?

Someone come and save me, please

Only the sighs of a tiring day

Everyone looks happy

Can you look at me? Cuz I am blue & grey

The meaning of the tears reflected in the mirror

The colors hidden in my smile, blue & grey

I don’t know where it went wrong

A blue question mark in my head since I was a child

Maybe that’s why I lived so fiercely

But once I look back, once I stand still here

That menacing shadow swallows me up

The question mark, still blue

Is it uneasiness, melancholy?

Perhaps we really are animals of regret*

Or perhaps it’s that I was born out of loneliness

I still don’t know, that menacing blue

I hope I don’t get consumed by it, I will find the exit

I just wanna be happier

Melt me, I’m cold

My hand reached out innumerable times

A colourless echo

Oh this ground feels so heavier

I am singing by myself

I just wanna be happier

Is even this too much to ask for?

The beating of my quickening heart

That I felt when I walked the cold winter streets

Even now, I still feel it

Don’t say it’s okay

Because it’s not okay

Please don’t leave me alone, it hurts too much

The road that I always walk on, the light that always shines on me

But for some reason, today it’s an unfamiliar scene

Did I become too used to it or did it fall apart**

But it’s heavy, this piece of metal

A grey rhinoceros*** coming towards me

I stand with unfocused eyes, all alone

This moment doesn’t seem like me

I’m just not scared

I don’t believe in the god that is certainty****

Colorful words make me nervous

Wide gray areas put me at ease

Here there is the grey of a million faces

When it rains, it’s my world

I dance on top of this city

May the bright days have fog

May we be together always on wet days

And to all the dust here,

I raise a toast

I just wanna be happier

Feel the heat from my hands

I need you more because they are not warm

Oh this ground feels so heavier

I am singing by myself

Far in the future, if I smile

I’ll say, that’s how it used to be

As I secretly take back the words that are floating in the air

I fall asleep at dawn, good night

(T/N: * This is a reference to lyrics from ‘People’ on D-2, which go “내가 보기에는 후회의 동물이 분명한데/In my opinion, we’re clearly animals of regret”.

** The words ‘무뎌진/mu-dyeo-jin’, which means ‘getting too used to something’ and ‘무너진/mu-neo-jin’, which means ‘something falling apart’ are very similar in pronunciation.

*** This is a saying for a danger that you see coming but still can’t do anything about. It’s the opposite of the Black Swan, which in financial terms is an unpredictable event that is beyond what is normally expected of a situation and has potentially severe consequences. Black swan events are characterized by their extreme rarity, severe impact, and the widespread insistence they were obvious in hindsight. Meanwhile, Grey Rhinos are obvious dangers that are often ignored anyway.

**** The Korean word for ‘certainty’ is ‘확신/hwakshin’. It contains 신/shin, which is the word for ‘god’.)

Credits Megana, Yein, Aditi, Mary, Faith, Rinne @bts-trans

3. Fix You (original by Coldplay)

BTS have 7 vocalists I am telling you! J hope is already known as their 5th vocalist, Suga and RM low notes compliments the higher notes. I totally love this! I need more of the rapline singing, I bet other ARMYs would agree with me! They emotions are expressed well, and their vocals are just amazing! I would love to have another performance like this. They totally fixed us! I lost count on how many times I replayed this hahah!

My personal favourite is Jin (the pink mic). Check out his self composed solo titled 'Abyss'. It's freely available on soundcloud!

When you try your best, but you don’t succeed

When you get what you want, but not what you need

When you feel so tired, but you can’t sleep

Stuck in reverse

 

And the tears come streaming down your face

When you lose something you can’t replace

When you love someone, but it goes to waste

Could it be worse?

 

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you

 

And high up above or down below

When you’re too in love to let it go

But if you never try, you’ll never know

Just what you’re worth

 

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you

 

Tears stream down your face

When you lose something you cannot replace

Tears stream down your face, and I

 

Tears stream down your face?

I promise you I will learn from my mistakes

Tears stream down your face, and I

 

Lights will guide you home

And ignite your bones

And I will try to fix you...

 

4. Life goes on

My personal favourite song from BE album. I think I've replayed this a zillionth times since it's release. This unplugged version is just awesome! This song is so meaningful because it's addressing how most of us feel with this Coronavirus pandemic. They comforted their fans by saying that they also feel the same frustrations, but in the end life still goes on. They are sending the message about striving together and do what we do best since there's nothing much we can do about the pandemic. 

The world came to a stop one day

Without a single warning

Spring didn’t know how to wait

And came anyway, so thoughtlessly

The streets that have been cleared of footprints

And I’m here, fallen to the ground

Time passes all on its own

Without a word of apology

It seems like it’ll rain again today

I’m completely drenched

It still won’t stop

I thought it would be enough

To run faster than those dark clouds

But it seems I am only human after all

It hurts so much

This cold that this damned world has given me

Thanks to it I press the rewind button where dust has collected*

In my fallen state, I request an off-beat dance

When winter comes, let’s exhale

A warmer breath  

There’s no end in sight

Is there even an exit?

My feet won’t pick themselves up, up oh

Close your eyes for a moment

Hold my hand here

Let’s run away to the future

Like an echo in the forest

The day will come back around, won’t it?

Just like nothing happened

Yeah life goes on

Like an arrow in the blue sky

Another day flies away again

On my pillow, on my table

Yeah life goes on

Like this again

I’ll take this music as a chance to share myself with you

Everyone says the world has changed

Thankfully, things between us

Still haven’t changed yet

The word ‘annyeong’** with which we start and end the days

Let us use it to thread today together with tomorrow  

Even though we’ve paused for now, don’t hide in the darkness

Because the light will shine again.

There’s no end in sight

Is there even an exit?

My feet won’t pick themselves up, up oh

Close your eyes for a moment

Hold my hand here

Let’s run away to the future

Like an echo in the forest

The day will come back around, won’t it?

Just like nothing happened

Yeah life goes on

Like an arrow in the blue sky

Another day flies away again

On my pillow, on my table

Yeah life goes on

Like this again

I remember

I remember

I remember

I remember

(T/N: * The word used for ‘rewind’ here is 되감기/dwaegamgi, which is similar to 감기/gamgi, the Korean word for ‘a cold’ or ‘flu’.

** The word 안녕/annyeong in Korean can mean both ‘hello’ and ‘goodbye’.)

Trans cr; Faith
Spot Checkers; Aditi, Rinne, Mary & Yein @ bts-trans

Ending Dynamite

This great song has been on Top 10 Billboard 100 since its release in August 2020! It's their first all english song that was released to lift up their fans' moods during the pandemic. 

Obviously, I love this unplugged version the most! (and the cute version with Snowman SUGA, and the one with Michael Jackson tribute dance break, and the one with their personal painting art gallery!)

'Cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonight

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight

 

Shoes on, get up in the morn

Cup of milk, let's rock and roll

King Kong, kick the drum, rolling on like a rolling stone

Sing song when I'm walking home

Jump up to the top, LeBron

Ding dong, call me on my phone

Ice tea and a game of ping pong

 

This is getting heavy

Can you hear the bass boom? I'm ready (woo hoo)

Life is sweet as honey

Yeah, this beat cha-ching like money

Disco overload, I'm into that, I'm good to go

I'm diamond, you know I glow up

Hey, so let's go

 

'Cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonight

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (hey)

Shining through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light it up like dynamite, whoa

 

Bring a friend, join the crowd

Whoever wanna come along

Word up, talk the talk

Just move like we Off The Wall

Day or night the sky's alight

So we dance to the break of dawn

Ladies and gentlemen, I got the medicine

So you should keep ya eyes on the ball, huh

 

This is getting heavy

Can you hear the bass boom? I'm ready (woo hoo)

Life is sweet as honey

Yeah, this beat cha-ching like money

Disco overload, I'm into that, I'm good to go

I'm diamond, you know I glow up

Let's go

 

'Cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonight

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (hey)

Shining through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light it up like dynamite, whoa

 

Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na, life is dynamite

Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na, life is dynamite

Shining through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light it up like dynamite, whoa

 

Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy

Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy

Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy

Light it up like dynamite

 

Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy

Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy

Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na, ayy

Light it up like dynamite

 

'Cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonight

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight

Shining through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light it up like dynamite (this is I)

 

'Cause I-I-I'm in the stars tonight

So watch me bring the fire and set the night alight (ah)

Shining through the city with a little funk and soul

So I'ma light it up like dynamite, whoa (light it up like dynamite)

 

Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na, life is dynamite

Dy-na-na-na, na-na, na-na-na, na-na, life is dynamite

Shining through the city with a little funk and soul

Light it up like dynamite, whoa

 

 

Yup, it was fun! BTS live performances are always great! I hope you guys enjoyed it too!