Into the Sun — BTS: meaning, key lines and pronunciation
First verse: the song, every line and what it means — in sync네가 느껴야 할 저녁부터 아침의 볕ni·ga neu·kkyeo·ya hal jeo·nyeok·ppu·teo a·chi·mui byeotThe light from evening to morning that you're meant to feelListen to this line with the translationNo sign-upWhat the song is about
In “Into the Sun,” BTS promise to rush to someone who needs them and chase the dawn together through a long stretch of dark days. They offer protection and keep heading toward the light even when it never seems to get closer, with images of a fire that won't die, wind at sunset, and a night with no moon. The mood is restless but determined, held up by a steady belief that morning is coming.
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.
네가 느껴야 할 저녁부터 아침의 볕Listen from this lineRomanization (as sung): ni·ga neu·kkyeo·ya hal jeo·nyeok·ppu·teo a·chi·mui byeot
Meaning: The light from evening to morning that you're meant to feel
Words in this line- 네가ni·gayou (subject)
- 느껴야neu·kkyeo·yamust feel
- 할halto do
- 저녁부터jeo·nyeok·ppu·teofrom evening
- 아침의a·chi·muiof morning
- 볕byeotsunlight
볕 means sunlight with its warmth, not just light; 느껴야 할 means 'that you must feel', a gentle sense of destiny.
잃은 너의 것 좀 이른 어둠의 문턱 oh ohListen from this lineRomanization (as sung): i·reun neo·ui geot jom i·reun eo·du·mui mun·teok oh oh
Meaning: What you lost sits at the threshold of an early darkness, oh, oh
Words in this line- 잃은i·reunlost
- 너의neo·uiyour
- 것geotthing
- 좀joma bit
- 이른i·reunearly
- 어둠의eo·du·muiof darkness
- 문턱mun·teokthreshold
아침이 오는 걸 맞으며 눈을 떠 into the sunListen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): a·chi·mi o·neun geol ma·jeu·myeo nu·neul tteo into the sun
Meaning: I open my eyes to the coming morning, into the sun
Words in this line- 아침이a·chi·mimorning (subject)
- 오는o·neuncoming
- 걸geolthe fact
- 맞으며ma·jeu·myeogreeting
- 눈을nu·neuleyes (object)
- 떠tteoopen
Word for word: Morning-subject coming-that-fact meeting eyes-object open into the sun
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 눈을 뜨다 is the set phrase 'open the eyes', where 뜨다 alone means 'rise' or 'open'. 맞으며 literally means 'welcoming', as one greets a guest, so the morning arrives like a visitor. 걸 turns 'morning is coming' into a fact being accepted.
너는 멋지고 달은 아마 뜨지 않을 거야 오늘 (hm)Listen to the first verse — freeRomanization (as sung): neo·neun meot·jji·go da·reun a·ma tteu·ji a·neul kkeo·ya o·neul hm
Meaning: You're wonderful, and the moon probably won't rise tonight
Words in this line- 너는neo·neunyou
- 멋지고meot·jji·gocool and
- 달은da·reunmoon
- 아마a·maprobably
- 뜨지tteu·jirise
- 않을a·neulnot
- 거야kkeo·yawill
- 오늘o·neultoday
Word for word: You cool-and moon probably float not will today.
Why it doesn't translate word for word: 멋지다 alone means stylish or cool, and said to a loved one it means 'you're amazing'. 뜨지 않을 거야 is 'won't rise': 뜨다 float or rise, plus negation, plus 거야, an ending of prediction. 아마 ('probably') softens the claim, and 'hm' adds a musing tone.
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Words from the song in Korean alphabetical order, with pronunciation and meaning.
| Word | Sounds like | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 가고파 | ga·go·pa | want to go |
| 가까워지진 | ga·kka·wo·ji·jin | get closer |
| 개와 | gae·wa | dog and |
| 건네 | geon·ne | hand over |
| 그저 | geu·jeo | merely |
| 기름 | gi·reum | oil |
| 기억해 | gi·eo·kae | remember |
| 나침반 | na·chim·ban | compass |
| 늑대의 | neuk·ttae·ui | of wolf |
| 동이 | dong·i | dawn (subject) |
| 때까지 | ttae·kka·ji | until |
| 때의 | ttae·ui | of the time |
| 뛰어도 | ttwi·eo·do | even if I run |
| 뜨고 | tteu·go | rises and |
| 미련 | mi·ryeon | lingering regret |
| 바람 | ba·ram | wind |
| 않아도 | a·na·do | even if not |
| 인간 | in·gan | human |
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Questions about “Into the Sun”
What is “Into the Sun” by BTS about?
In “Into the Sun,” BTS promise to rush to someone who needs them and chase the dawn together through a long stretch of dark days.
What does “아침이 오는 걸 맞으며 눈을 떠 into the sun” mean in “Into the Sun”?
I open my eyes to the coming morning, into the sun. 눈을 뜨다 is the set phrase 'open the eyes', where 뜨다 alone means 'rise' or 'open'.
What does “너는 멋지고 달은 아마 뜨지 않을 거야 오늘 (hm)” mean in “Into the Sun”?
You're wonderful, and the moon probably won't rise tonight. 멋지다 alone means stylish or cool, and said to a loved one it means 'you're amazing'.
How do you pronounce “네가 느껴야 할 저녁부터 아침의 볕”?
In the song it sounds roughly like “ni·ga neu·kkyeo·ya hal jeo·nyeok·ppu·teo a·chi·mui byeot”: that's how it's actually sung by BTS, not the textbook romanization.
Where can I see every line of “Into the Sun” explained?
This page explains 4 key lines. In the theIDOL app Youngjae goes through all 51 lines word by word, in sync with the song; the first verse is free and needs no sign-up.
Official audio (album track)
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Credits and sources
- Artist
- BTS
- Album
- ARIRANG · track 14 of 14
- Official audio
- YouTube
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