Hooligan – Bilingual Lyrics Korean/English

• By: BTS
• Album: ARIRANG

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the vibrant world of K-pop with BTS's "Hooligan"! This high-energy alternative hip-hop track offers a fantastic opportunity to learn Korean, as it features both Korean and English lyrics. You can explore how BTS uses powerful language to convey defiance and self-assertion. Discover unique vocabulary and expressions within the context of the song's captivating narrative about carving one's own path, making language learning both engaging and memorable.

[English]

[본 영상에는 조명이 번쩍이거나 섬광 점멸 효과등을 사용한 연출이 있습니다.]

[광과민성 발작 증후군이 있거나 빛에 민감하신 시청자분들은 시청에 주의하시기 바랍니다.]

Look, this beat’s rough like a hooligan

We burst out and go at it again

Hooligan

Look, this beat’s rough like a hooligan

Why’s the baseline so rough like this?

Lay it lower than chopped and screwed

Hooligan

Look, this beat’s rough like a hooligan

I’m about to blow up any second now

Out of control, head banging

Jumping like a madman

Anywhere I go, whoa

Someone’s moving

Someone’s moving

Everyone gather, one, two

I can never choose

You’re all my muse

The crowd looks like a campus

The beat drops, and we dance

Look, this beat’s rough like a hooligan

We burst out and go at it again

Hooligan

Look, this beat’s rough like a hooligan

Why’s the baseline so rough like this?

Lay it lower than chopped and screwed

Hooligan

Look, this beat’s rough like a hooligan

I’m going completely crazy, someone save me

Like El Cucuy, you know without me saying

Hooligan, like a hooligan

Smash it up like a hooligan

Time’s up, move aside

It’s settled, all clear

I’ll bring you out

I’ll bring you out

Future? What’s that?

Present? Where’s that?

This is the world stage

You’ll never forget this

Look, this beat’s rough like a hooligan

We burst out and go at it again

Hooligan

Look, this beat’s rough like a hooligan

We’re a mess, need a bigger mop

This is K, blow it up bigger

This song will keep echoing

Day and night, keep going, keep going

Why’s the baseline so rough like this?

Lay it lower than chopped and screwed

Hooligan

Look, this beat’s rough like a hooligan

Why’s the baseline so rough like this?

Lay it lower than chopped and screwed

Hooligan

Look, this beat’s rough like a hooligan

[Korean]

[본 영상에는 조명이 번쩍이거나 섬광 점멸 효과등을 사용한 연출이 있습니다.]

[광과민성 발작 증후군이 있거나 빛에 민감하신 시청자분들은 시청에 주의하시기 바랍니다.]

봐봐, hooligan처럼 거친 이 비트

우린 튀어나와 또 한바탕 해

Hooligan

봐봐, hooligan처럼 거친 이 비트

베이스라인은 왜 이렇게 거친지

Chopped and screwed보다 더 낮게 깔아

Hooligan

봐봐, hooligan처럼 거친 이 비트

난 이제 터뜨리기 일보직전이야

통제불능, 머리 춤

뛰어 미친놈인 듯

난 어디서나, 얼쑤

누군가 움직여

누군가 움직여

다들 모여 하나 둘

난 절대 고를 수 없어

너희 모두가 나의 뮤즈

관중을 보니 마치 캠퍼스 같아

비트가 떨어지고 우린 춤을 춰

봐봐, hooligan처럼 거친 이 비트

우린 튀어나와 또 한바탕 해

Hooligan

봐봐, hooligan처럼 거친 이 비트

베이스라인은 왜 이렇게 거친지

Chopped and screwed보다 더 낮게 깔아

Hooligan

봐봐, hooligan처럼 거친 이 비트

완전 미쳐 돌아버리겠어, 누가 날 좀 구해줘

El Cucuy처럼 굳이 말 안 해도 알잖아

Hooligan, hooligan처럼

때려 부숴 hooligan처럼

시간 됐으니 좀 비켜 좀

정리됐어, 이상 무

널 데리고 나와

널 데리고 나와

미래? 그게 뭐야

현재? 그게 어디야

이건 세계 무대야

절대 잊지 못할 거야

봐봐, hooligan처럼 거친 이 비트

우린 튀어나와 또 한바탕 해

Hooligan

봐봐, hooligan처럼 거친 이 비트

우리는 엉망진창, 더 큰 대걸레가 필요해

이게 바로 K, 더 크게 터트려봐

이 노랜 계속 울려 퍼질 거야

밤낮없이, 계속 계속 계속 계속

베이스라인은 왜 이렇게 거친지

Chopped and screwed보다 더 낮게 깔아

Hooligan

봐봐, hooligan처럼 거친 이 비트

베이스라인은 왜 이렇게 거친지

Chopped and screwed보다 더 낮게 깔아

Hooligan

봐봐, hooligan처럼 거친 이 비트

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
거칠다 geo-chip-da TOPIK Level 2	adjective - rough, unruly
비트 bi-teu TOPIK Level 1	noun - beat
튀어나다 twie-eo-na-da TOPIK Level 3	verb - to stand out, to emerge
한바탕 han-ba-tang TOPIK Level 2	noun - a bout, a round
베이스라인 be-seu-ra-in TOPIK Level 3	noun - baseline
깔다 ggal-da TOPIK Level 2	verb - to lay, to spread
터뜨리다 teo-tteu-ri-da TOPIK Level 3	verb - to burst, to explode
통제불능 tong-je-bul-lung TOPIK Level 4	adjective - out of control
얼쑤 eol-ssu TOPIK Level 1	interjection - an exclamation used in traditional Korean music or dance
뮤즈 myu-jeu TOPIK Level 2	noun - muse
캠퍼스 kaem-peo-seu TOPIK Level 1	noun - campus
El Cucuy el ku-kwi TOPIK Level 6	noun - a bogeyman figure in Latin American folklore
엉망진창 eong-mang-jin-chang TOPIK Level 3	adjective - a mess, chaotic
대걸레 dae-geol-le TOPIK Level 2	noun - mop

Key Grammar Structures

• 난 이제 터뜨리기 일보직전이야

  ➔ Just before V‑ing (기 일보 직전)

  ➔ The phrase ""일보직전"" means “just before” and is used with a verb stem to indicate that something is about to happen.

• 뛰어 미친놈인 듯

  ➔ As if / seems like (듯)

  ➔ ""듯"" is attached to a descriptive clause to mean “as if” or “seems like”.

• 난 절대 고를 수 없어

  ➔ Cannot + verb (을/를 수 없다)

  ➔ ""수 없다"" attached to a verb stem expresses inability or impossibility – “cannot”.

• 비트가 떨어지고 우린 춤을 춰

  ➔ Connective -고 (and/then)

  ➔ ""고"" links two clauses, similar to “and/then” in English.

• 완전 미쳐 돌아버리겠어, 누가 날 좀 구해줘

  ➔ Future/intention -겠- / Request -아/어 주다

  ➔ ""겠어"" expresses a strong intention or future action (“will”). ""줘"" after "-아/어" forms a polite request: “please do it”.

• El Cucuy처럼 굳이 말 안 해도 알잖아

  ➔ Reminder / Confirming -잖아

  ➔ ""잖아"" is used to remind the listener of an obvious fact, similar to “you know”.

• 시간 됐으니 좀 비키 좀

  ➔ Since / Because -으니

  ➔ ""ㅆ으니"" (here "됐으니") gives a reason, similar to “since” or “because”.

• 우리는 엉망진창, 더 큰 대걸레가 필요해

  ➔ Need to + verb (ㄹ/은/는 필요하다)

  ➔ ""필요해"" follows a noun phrase with "-ㄹ/은/는" to express “need to”.

• 더 크게 터트려봐

  ➔ Try doing something –아/어 보다

  ➔ ""봐"" after "-아/어" creates "-아/어 보다", meaning “try to do (something)”.