2.0 — BTS: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
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BTS's “2.0” is a confident return in which the group shrugs off imitators and presents themselves as freshly upgraded. They treat a decade of work as only a start, set fire to everything old, discard what no longer serves them, and arrive on their rivals' turf to reclaim what is theirs. The mood is swaggering and energized, driven by a pounding, chanting beat.
Key lines
4 lines from the song in Korean, with how they sound and what they mean. The full line-by-line breakdown lives in the app.
그래 방탄처럼 그게 말은 쉽지Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): geu·rae bang·tan·cheo·reom geu·ge ma·reun swip·jji
Meaning: Yeah, being like BTS is easy to say.
Words in this line- 그래geu·raeyeah, okay
- 방탄처럼bang·tan·cheo·reomlike Bangtan
- 그게geu·gethat thing
- 말은ma·reunin words
- 쉽지swip·jjieasy, right
Word for word: Yes, like bulletproof, that thing is easy as for words.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 방탄 alone means 'bulletproof', but 방탄처럼 here nods to the group BTS (Bangtan). 말은 쉽지 literally says 'as for words, it's easy', and the -지 ending adds a 'sure, easy to say' tone that hints it's hard to do.
우린 뜀틀 누가 맨날 뛰어넘니Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): u·rin ttwim·teul nu·ga maen·nal ttwi·eo·neom·ni
Meaning: We're the vaulting box — who's always jumping over us?
Words in this line- 우린u·rinwe
- 뜀틀ttwim·teulvaulting box
- 누가nu·gawho
- 맨날maen·nalevery day
- 뛰어넘니ttwi·eo·neom·nijumps over
Word for word: We vault-box, who every-day jumps-over?
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 뜀틀 is just a gym vaulting box, but being the thing others leap over makes you a stepping stone for their success. 맨날 means 'every day' but carries 'constantly'. The question is rhetorical and wry.
웃기기는 한데 사실 안 웃기지Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ut·kki·gi·neun han·de sa·sil an ut·kki·ji
Meaning: It's funny, but really it isn't.
Words in this line- 웃기기는ut·kki·gi·neunas for funny
- 한데han·debut
- 사실sa·silactually
- 안annot
- 웃기지ut·kki·jifunny
Word for word: As for being funny, but actually not funny.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 웃기기는 한데 is the 'funny-wise it is funny, but...' pattern, where 는 stresses a concession. 웃기다 means 'to be funny/make laugh', and with 안 it turns bitter. Word by word it's clumsy; in English it's one natural sentence.
10년은 말야 어림 반 푼어치Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): sim·nyeo·neun ma·rya eo·rim ban pu·neo·chi
Meaning: Ten years, you know, is nowhere near enough.
Words in this line- 10년은sim·nyeo·neunten years
- 말야ma·ryayou know
- 어림eo·rimestimate
- 반banhalf
- 푼어치pu·neo·chiworth of a coin
Word for word: Ten years, you know, estimate half small-coin worth.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 어림 is 'rough estimate', 반 is 'half', and 푼어치 is 'worth of an old small coin'. Together it's a fixed phrase for 'not even close, next to nothing'. 말야 is a casual 'you know' that adds attitude.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 기분 | gi·bun | feeling |
| 다른 | da·reun | different |
| 뛰지 | ttwi·ji | jump |
| 마치 | ma·chi | as if |
| 버려 | beo·ryeo | throw away |
| 불을 | bu·reul | fire |
| 붙여 | bu·chyeo | light it |
| 수거하러 | su·geo·ha·reo | to collect |
| 수고하러 | su·go·ha·reo | to go work hard |
| 업데이트된 | eop·tte·i·teu·doen | updated |
| 여기저기 | yeo·gi·jeo·gi | everywhere |
| 여유 | yeo·yu | ease, leeway |
| 이젠 | i·jen | now |
| 일냈네 | il·laen·ne | pulled it off |
| 있게 | it·kke | having, being |
| 폐품 | pye·pum | scrap |
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Questions about “2.0”
What is “2.0” by BTS about?
BTS's “2.0” is a confident return in which the group shrugs off imitators and presents themselves as freshly upgraded.
What does “그래 방탄처럼 그게 말은 쉽지” mean in “2.0”?
Yeah, being like BTS is easy to say. 방탄 alone means 'bulletproof', but 방탄처럼 here nods to the group BTS (Bangtan).
What does “우린 뜀틀 누가 맨날 뛰어넘니” mean in “2.0”?
We're the vaulting box — who's always jumping over us? 뜀틀 is just a gym vaulting box, but being the thing others leap over makes you a stepping stone for their success.
How do you pronounce “웃기기는 한데 사실 안 웃기지”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “ut·kki·gi·neun han·de sa·sil an ut·kki·ji”: that's how it's actually sung by BTS, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “2.0” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Jaemin goes through all 71 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
Official music video
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Credits and sources
- Artist
- BTS
- Album
- ARIRANG · track 5 of 14
- Official video
- YouTube
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