Body to Body – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BTS
• Album: ARIRANG

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying energy of BTS's "Body to Body" and discover a vibrant blend of modern pop-hip-hop and rich Korean heritage. Through its dynamic lyrics and traditional 'Arirang' sample, this song offers a unique opportunity to explore Korean culture and language while connecting with a universal message of unity and presence. It's a powerful anthem that encourages listeners to break down barriers, be fully present, and experience the undeniable magic of shared human connection.

[English]

I need you

I need you, I need you (What do you need, twin?)

I need you (What do you need?)

I need you, I need you

I need the whole stadium to jump

Put your phone down, let’s have all the fun

I got my eyes on the front row

The vibe is high, to be honest

The vibe is high, let the building shake (Hey)

B-T-uh, from everywhere to Korea

Put down the guns, the knives, and the keyboards

Life is short, empty your hatred

It’s bigger in real life

Forget about appearances, just let it go, hey

Hop in, come a little closer, skin to skin

I need some body to body

All of your body beside me

Reach for that moon, hand in hand, you and I, we go on and on, yeah

Sunrise, but we don't go home

Somebody like you, ayy

Somebody like you, oh

Somebody like you, ayy

Somebody like you, somebody like

Everybody like you

It's so tight

I mean, between you and me

I mean, our own style

I mean, we’re living the life

This night, I won’t close my eyes, uh

The rising heart of our people, mm

Be about it, be about it, be about it

You could see about it, or you read about it

I need some body to body

All of your body beside me

Reach for that moon, hand in hand, you and I, we go on and on, yeah

Sunrise, but we don't go home

Somebody like you, ayy

Somebody like you, oh

Somebody like you, ayy

Somebody like you, somebody like

Everybody like you, ayy

Somebody like you, oh

Somebody like you, ayy

Somebody like you, somebody like

Everybody like you

Arirang, Arirang, Arariyo

Over Arirang Pass I go

The one who abandons me

Falls ill before traveling ten li (Korean unit of distance)

I need the whole stadium to jump

Put your phone down, let’s have all the fun

You on the side, in the back, at the front

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[Korean]

I need

I need, I need (What you need, twin?)

I need (What you need?)

I need, I need

I need the whole stadium to jump

Put your phone down, let's get all the fun

I got my eyes on the row in the front

The vibe is high, if we bein' blunt

The vibe is high, let the building (Hey)

B-T-uh, from everywhere to Korea

총 칼 키보드 다 좀 치워

인생은 짧아 증오는 비워

It's bigger in real life

뭘 체면 따져 내려놔, 야 인마

Hop in, 좀 더 가까이 와 skin to skin

I need some body to body

All of your body beside me

저기 저 달에 닿게 손에 손, 너와 나, we on and on, yeah

Sunrise, but we don't go home

Somebody like you, ayy

Somebody like you, oh

Somebody like you, ayy

Somebody like you, somebody like

Everybody like you

It's so tight

I mean, 너와의 사이

I mean, 우리만의 그 style

I mean, we livin' the life

두 눈을 감지 않을 이 밤, uh

솟구치는 겨레의 마음, mm

Be about it, be about it, be about it

You could see about it, or you read about it

I need some body to body

All of your body beside me

저기 저 달에 닿게 손에 손, 너와 나, we on and on, yeah

Sunrise, but we don't go home

Somebody like you, ayy

Somebody like you, oh

Somebody like you, ayy

Somebody like you, somebody like

Everybody like you, ayy

Somebody like you, oh

Somebody like you, ayy

Somebody like you, somebody like

Everybody like you

아리랑, 아리랑, 아라리요

아리랑 고개로 넘어간다

나를 버리고 가시는 님은

십리도 못가서 발병난다

I need the whole stadium to jump

Put your phone down, let's get all the fun

You at the side, at the back, at the front

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
인생 insaeng Level 3	noun - life; human existence
짧다 jjalbda Level 2	adjective - short; brief
증오 jeung-o Level 4	noun - hatred; animosity
비우다 biuda Level 3	verb - to empty; to clear
체면 che-myeon Level 5	noun - face; reputation; dignity
내려놓다 naeryeonohda Level 4	verb - to put down; to set down
가까이 gakkai Level 2	adverb - nearby; close
달 dal Level 1	noun - moon
닿다 datda Level 2	verb - to touch; to reach
손 son Level 1	noun - hand
눈 nun Level 1	noun - eye
밤 bam Level 1	noun - night
솟구치다 sutguchida Level 5	verb - to surge; to burst forth
겨레 gyeore Level 5	noun - the people; nation (especially Korean people)
마음 maeum Level 2	noun - mind; heart
아리랑 arirang Level 4	noun - Arirang, a traditional Korean folk song
고개 gogae Level 4	noun - hill; mountain pass
넘어가다 neomeogada Level 3	verb - to pass over; to go beyond
버리다 beorida Level 2	verb - to discard; to throw away
발병 balbyeong Level 5	noun - onset (of a disease); outbreak

Key Grammar Structures

• I need the whole stadium to jump

  ➔ Need + object + to‑infinitive (purpose)

  ➔ The verb "need" is followed by the object "the whole stadium" and the purpose clause ""to jump"".

• Put your phone down, let's get all the fun

  ➔ Imperative + phrasal verb “put … down”; contraction “let’s” = let us + base verb

  ➔ The command starts with the imperative ""Put"" and the phrasal verb ""put … down""; then the suggestion uses ""let's"" (let us) followed by the base verb "get".

• I got my eyes on the row in the front

  ➔ "got" as a stative verb meaning “have”, followed by a prepositional phrase "on …"

  ➔ The verb ""got"" functions like "have" and takes the object "my eyes" plus the prepositional phrase ""on the row in the front"".

• Hop in, 좀 더 가까이 와 skin to skin

  ➔ Phrasal verb “hop in” (imperative); Korean imperative verb “와” (come); code‑switching

  ➔ The English imperative ""Hop in"" invites someone to enter, followed by the Korean imperative ""와"" meaning “come”, creating a bilingual command.

• I need some body to body

  ➔ "somebody to + verb" construction (purpose/relationship)

  ➔ The phrase "somebody to body" uses the pattern "somebody to + verb" where "to body" expresses the intended kind of contact.

• 두 눈을 감지 않을 이 밤, uh

  ➔ Negative verb construction "-지 않을" (won’t / does not) attached to stem "감다" (to close)

  ➔ The segment ""감지 않을"" combines the verb stem "감다" (to close) with the negation "-지 않을", meaning “will not close”.

• Be about it, be about it, be about it

  ➔ Imperative with “be about it” (idiomatic expression meaning “deal with it”)

  ➔ The repeated command ""Be about it"" uses the verb "be" followed by the preposition "about" to form an idiom meaning “handle it”.

• Somebody like you, everybody like you

  ➔ "like" as a preposition meaning “similar to” after a noun

  ➔ In the phrases ""Somebody like you"" and ""everybody like you"", the word ""like"" functions as a preposition meaning “similar to”.

• 아리랑 고개로 넘어간다

  ➔ Declarative verb ending “-ㄴ다” (plain present); particle “로” indicating direction/method

  ➔ The verb ""넘어간다"" ends with "-ㄴ다", a plain present ending, and the particle ""고개로"" (mountain pass + 로) marks the direction “over the pass”.

• 총 칼 키보드 다 좀 치워

  ➔ Imperative verb “치워” (clean up) with enumeration of objects; casual ending “-어”

  ➔ The command ""치워"" (clean up) is in the casual imperative form ending with "-어" and is preceded by a list of objects "총, 칼, 키보드 다" (guns, knives, keyboards all).