FAKE LOVE – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BTS (방탄소년단)

Lyrics & Translation

Embark on a linguistic journey with BTS's 'FAKE LOVE,' a song rich with emotional depth and powerful storytelling. Learning Korean through its lyrics offers a unique opportunity to grasp nuanced expressions of heartbreak and self-discovery. Its relatable themes and poignant phrases make it an exceptional piece for understanding everyday emotions and deeper philosophical ideas in Korean, allowing learners to connect with the language on a profound level.

[English]

If it's for you, I could pretend to be happy even when I'm sad

If it's for you, I could pretend to be strong even when I hurt

I wish love was perfect just with love, I want all my weaknesses to be hidden

I grew a flower that can't bloom in a dream that can't come true

I'm so sick of this fake love

Fake love, fake love

I'm so sorry, but it's fake love

Fake love, fake love

I want to be a good man just for you

Gave everything for you

Changed everything for you

Now I don't recognize myself, who are you?

Hey, our forest, you weren't here

I forgot the route I took

I don't even know who I am anymore

Speak to the mirror, who are you exactly?

If it's for you, I could pretend to be happy even when I'm sad

If it's for you, I could pretend to be strong even when I hurt

I wish love was perfect just with love, all my weaknesses hidden away

In a dream that can't come true, I grew a flower that can't bloom

Love you so bad, love you so bad

Fabricated pretty lies for you

Love, it's so mad, love, it's so mad

Erase me, try to become your doll

Love you so bad, love you so bad

Fabricated pretty lies for you

Love, it's so mad, love, it's so mad

Erase me, try to become your doll

I'm so sick of this fake love

Fake love, fake love

I'm so sorry, but it's fake love

Fake love, fake love

Why are you sad? I don’t know, I don’t know

Smile and say I love you

Look at me, a version of me that even I abandoned

A me that even you can't understand

You say it's unfamiliar, the me who changed into the one you liked

No, it’s the same as before, the one you knew well

No, what do you mean? No, I was blinded

What is love, anyway? It's all fake love

Ooh, I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know why

Ooh, I don’t know myself, I don’t know myself

Ooh, I just know, I just know, I just know why

'Cause it's all fake love, fake love, fake love

Love you so bad, love you so bad

Fabricated pretty lies for you

Love, it's so mad, love, it's so mad

Erase me, try to become your doll

Love you so bad, love you so bad

Fabricated pretty lies for you

Love, it's so mad, love, it's so mad

Erase me, try to become your doll

I'm so sick of this fake love

Fake love, fake love

I'm so sorry, but it's fake love

Fake love, fake love

If it's for you, I could pretend to be happy even when I'm sad

If it's for you, I could pretend to be strong even when I hurt

I wish love was perfect just with love, all my weaknesses hidden away

In a dream that can't come true, I grew a flower that can't bloom

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[Korean]

널 위해서라면 난 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어

널 위해서라면 난 아파도 강한 척 할 수가 있었어

사랑이 사랑만으로 완벽하길 내 모든 약점들은 다 숨겨지길

이뤄지지 않는 꿈속에서 피울 수 없는 꽃을 키웠어

I'm so sick of this fake love

Fake love, fake love

I'm so sorry but it's fake love

Fake love, fake love

I wanna be a good man just for you

세상을 줬네 just for you

전부 바꿨어 just for you

Now I don't know me, who are you?

Hey, 우리만의 숲 너는 없었어

내가 왔던 route 잊어버렸어

나도 내가 누구였는지도 잘 모르게 됐어

거울에다 지껄여봐, 너는 대체 누구니?

널 위해서라면 난 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어

널 위해서라면 난 아파도 강한 척 할 수가 있었어

사랑이 사랑만으로 완벽하길 내 모든 약점들은 다 숨겨지길

이뤄지지 않는 꿈속에서 피울 수 없는 꽃을 키웠어

Love you so bad, love you so bad

널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내

Love, it's so mad, love, it's so mad

날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해

Love you so bad, love you so bad

널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내

Love, it's so mad, love, it's so mad

날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해

I'm so sick of this fake love

Fake love, fake love

I'm so sorry but it's fake love

Fake love, fake love

Why you sad? I don't know, 난 몰라

웃어봐 사랑해 말해봐

나를 봐 나조차도 버린 나

너조차 이해할 수 없는 나

낯설다 하네 네가 좋아하던 나로 변한 내가

아니라 하네 예전에 네가 잘 알고 있던 내가

아니긴 뭐가? 아냐 난 눈 멀었어

사랑은 뭐가 사랑? It's all fake love

Ooh, I don't know, I don't know, I don't know why

Ooh, 나도 날 나도 날 모르겠어

Ooh, I just know, I just know, I just know why

'Cause it's all fake love, fake love, fake love

Love you so bad, love you so bad

널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내

Love, it's so mad, love, it's so mad

날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해

Love you so bad, love you so bad

널 위해 예쁜 거짓을 빚어내

Love, it's so mad, love, it's so mad

날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해

I'm so sick of this fake love

Fake love, fake love

I'm so sorry but it's fake love

Fake love, fake love

널 위해서라면 난 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어

널 위해서라면 난 아파도 강한 척 할 수가 있었어

사랑이 사랑만으로 완벽하길 내 모든 약점들은 다 숨겨지길

이뤄지지 않는 꿈속에서 피울 수 없는 꽃을 키웠어

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
fake /feɪk/ B1	adjective - not genuine; counterfeit verb - to make something appear to be something it is not
sick /sɪk/ B1	adjective - affected by physical or mental illness
strong /strɔŋ/ B1	adjective - having power or strength
dream /driːm/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, or emotions occurring during sleep verb - to experience dreams during sleep
flower /ˈflaʊər/ A2	noun - the reproductive structure of a plant
route /ruːt/ B2	noun - a way or course taken in getting from a starting point to a destination
mask /mæsk/ B2	noun - a covering for all or part of the face
good /ɡʊd/ A1	adjective - to be desired or approved of
bad /bæd/ A1	adjective - not good in any manner or degree
hidden /ˈhɪd.ən/ B2	adjective - kept out of sight; concealed
mad /mæd/ B1	adjective - angry or insane

Key Grammar Structures

• 널 위해서라면 난 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어

  ➔ Expressing 'even if' with '-도' in subordinate clauses

  ➔ '도' indicates 'even if' or 'despite' the condition in the subordinate clause.

• 내가 왔던 route 잊어버렸어

  ➔ Embedding relative clauses in past tense (e.g., '내가 왔던')

  ➔ '내가 왔던' is a relative clause meaning 'that I had come' with past tense.

• 사랑이 사랑만으로 완벽하길

  ➔ Using '길' to express 'wish' or 'hope' in subjunctive mood

  ➔ '길' indicates a wish or hope for something to happen a certain way.

• 날 지워 너의 인형이 되려 해

  ➔ Using '으려 해' to express intention or attempt to do something

  ➔ '으려 해' indicates a person's intention or plan to try to do something.

• 이뤄지지 않는 꿈속에서 피울 수 없는 꽃을 키웠어

  ➔ Using '지 않는' to form a negative relative clause (something that does not happen)

  ➔ '지 않는' indicates a negative passive or descriptive clause, meaning 'that does not happen'.

• 왜 너는 슬퍼하는지 모르겠어

  ➔ Using '-는지' to form indirect questions or 'why' questions

  ➔ '—는지' is used to form questions that inquire about reasons or indirect questions, equivalent to asking 'why'.

• 이 순간들이 지나가기만을 바랄 뿐이야

  ➔ Using '기만을' with '바라다' to express 'hoping only for' a specific action/event

  ➔ '기만을' with '바라다' indicates a desire or hope for only that specific thing to happen.