“Epiphany” is SO special, and Jin is amazing. He is an absolute sweetheart.

It’s a completely different feel, but “Idol” is all about self-love. “Answer: Love Myself” and “I’m Fine” as well. I’m sure there are many others I’m not thinking of, as I just woke up and need coffee in order to brain.

It’s totally not quite true that other songs are mostly about falling in love with another person! For a lot of BTS songs that aren’t about loving yourself, you can often substitute ARMY, fame, or passion for their craft into the lyrics. You have to read between the lines to get the full BTS lyricism experience.

For example, “Outro:Tear”, a very dark song that’s about relationship falling apart that could be interpreted as romantic, but Suga actually wrote this song for the members when they were considering disbanding in 2018! Suga talked about the song’s meaning and how all the members cried after hearing it.

For MOTS7 alone, self-love and self-reflection songs are ~16/20 tracks. For those other 4, they are arguable just more nuanced: can be romantic or something else.

A self-love/anthem song from MOTS7 (2020) would be ON:

“Can’t hold me down cuz you know I’m a fighter, Bring the pain on.”

BTS does have ~200+ songs in the entire discography (by comparison, Beatles has ~200 as well), hope you enjoy your journey!

I'm surprised no one has commented this yet! But Jin's first solo song "Awake" talks about self acceptance as well! It's about knowing your limitations but striving to do your best in your own capacity. Jin's live stage during Wings Tour for this song is absolutely phenomenal and always makes me tear up ��

Here's a trans of the chorus:

Maybe I, I can never fly I can’t fly like the flower petals over there Or as though I have wings Maybe I, I can’t touch the sky Still, I want to stretch my hand out I want to run, just a bit more

To add some songs not mentioned so far : Microkosmos - it talks of how every soul in the world is unique and precious. Anpanman - about how a weak hero or someone with flaws can still be a hero. Zero O' Clock and So What - about not beating yourself up for past failures, and to worry less and begin again. Paradise - just go over the lyrics of this when you're overwhelmed with life or having goals, and it's like a warm hug.

Oh, there are many I think.

Answer: Love Myself: the lyrics are beautiful. It's the last song of the "love yourself" series and the theme of the song is just that. Beautiful.

Idol: this song is a celebration about self-love

Promise: Jimin made this song and dedicated it to himself. Again, the lyrics are adorable

Uhgood/everythingoes: not really about self-love, but these songs have helped me a lot with struggles and loving myself. I'll have to read the lyrics of this songs again and explain better, but they're really special for me.

I'm sure there are many other songs. Yoongi must have written many, but I have to check the lyrics to make sure about the themes (he has some powerful and personal lyrics, but I don't know if one of them fits this theme). Taehyung makes very comforting songs, I'll have to check the lyrics as well.

IVE - Rebel Heart

Blackpink - You Never Know and Love To Hate Me

Jennie - Solo

ATEEZ Turbulence fits this perfectly. The first two choruses are:

At the end of this road, where should we be?
What should we become, in what form?
I'm already overwhelmed
To be myself barely
Is anyone listening
Can someone just еmbrace me?
Wherе should we be, in what form
What should we become, and I?

And then the last chorus is:

At the end of this road
If we must become something in this form
I hope to be myself
I hope you feel the same way
Is anyone listening?
This song to be engraved in my heart
It's okay to be here, just as we are
Just like now tonight

The first time I heard this, be still my heart. They always give everything, it's surreal. But its a pop anthem, not a ballad. SHINee Ayo live. https://youtu.be/K8hrdvgseGM?si=uHSQMgTaelORgNUU

If you want ballad-like, there is their Japanese song Fire. They have always had fantastic songwriters and producers. https://youtu.be/Ya7kvtMKpcE?si=0meZGpvQjVadRlAD

Finally, for something recent, have a song from their album Hard. The Feeling. These guys know what it is to be determined to never give up. And they never will. https://youtu.be/xSwJGduvM_g?si=E3RPLB82lupA_6FT

As "genuine" and "sincere" as this sounds with AI, the way you're setting up other groups just to praise your fave doesn’t make them look good. lol

All BTS hate in this world needs to disappear speak on it

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No way you're setting up you're favorite group

crapping on every 3rd gen group under the sun for no reason, angering all their fandoms, then finishing it with a post on bts? you damn well know what you did.

“It’s rare to see that level of detail and planning in a pop album..” OP do you even listen to music?

for fuck's sake, stop setting us up. who needs opps when you have fans like this?

can’t rule out the fact that they might be crazy too

you say you're a love yourself trilogy fan? name me your favourite lyrics. i'll wait.

This is fun! I think it's a great idea to prime new listeners with some context, especially if they don't speak Korean.

I have some interpretations!

ON: pain is part of life, so I'll have the strength to live with the shadows and bleed with you.

Dope: this kind of mastery only comes with great sacrifice, and I revel in the fruits of my buried youth.

Black Swan: the artist dies twice, first when they stop loving the art that defines them. If I'm defined by what I do, what is that? Who am I?

FAKE LOVE: if love that requires me to mask my true self is not love, I don't know if I'm ready to face the truth. Does true love exist?

IDOL: others can define me however they want, they can put me on a pedestal or mock me - that doesn't change who I am, and I love myself.

Oh this is cool! I’ll try a few.

ON - Bring the pain.

Fake Love - relationships fall apart when you try to be something else for someone else and lose yourself in the process.

Black Swan - it’s about the fear of losing passion for making music.

DNA - we are destined to be together (so much so that it’s like it’s written in our DNA!)

Dis-ease - people these days have the “disease” of being unable to rest because society makes it seem like we have to be useful all the time. (I hope I got that right?)

Spring Day - it may be winter now but spring always comes. (At its heart Spring Day is about missing someone you’ve lost and not knowing how to let go, but having the hope that one day you’ll see them again.)

IDOL - I do what I want and who cares what anyone else thinks.

Telepathy - I’ve seen them use the phrase “a song for you” a lot with this song and I think it’s perfect tbh. It’s a song that’s a letter to Army about how even though we’re separated (because of the pandemic) we can still communicate with each other.

Blood Sweat & Tears - giving yourself over to temptation and willfully losing your innocence.

Some of these the title is actually a really good explanation of the theme (ie Permission To Dance, Life Goes On, Save Me, I Need U.)

I feel like Silver Spoon has a lot of background context that is hard to explain in a sentence but I guess a simple way to describe the song is that it’s about how the older generation expects the younger generation to be just as successful, without acknowledging the fact that the challenges the younger generations face make it so much harder.

This is a fun post—I absolutely love explaining the ideas behind the songs or what I get from them. For black swan, I always think of it like, who am I if I lose/begin to hate/reject the crucial thing that makes me who I am? Lol kind of vague sorry.

Blue and grey is extremely close to my heart. There’s a line in that song, “I just wanna be happier, am I being too greedy?” And I think that just really sums up the idea of the song so well. Whenever I’m just tired or like feeling just done with things, this is definitely the song I cry to haha.

Overall I think a lot of their stuff is open to interpretation and the best way to explain it to others could just be the feelings it gives you, or explaining the emotions it evokes.

Boy with Luv - A poem to celebrate the little things (about you) that make me smile. I'm basing this off the lyrics and Korean title, which actually translates to "a poem for small things".

Fire - Your youth is yours. Live how you want and set everything ablaze

I feel like I could get SO many people to listen to this if all I said was "Ok, boomer, in a song". 😂 Thanks! 💜

Epiphany by BTS (Jin solo)

This is my motto to be kinder to myself

For me its the verse from Life goes on- BTS

Like an echo in the forest, haruga doraogetji amu ildo eopttan deushi ,Yeah life goes on....💗

(English translation) Like an echo in the forest,the day will come back around as if nothing happened,yeah life goes on...

I have this written in my heart!!!🥺🫶🏼

“You’ve shown me I have reasons I should love myself” Answer: Love Myself, BTS

“It’s okay to shed the tears, but don’t you tear yourself” Moonchild, RM

“I'm breaking down I can see there’s light inside Dawn will come to the darkest of nights Overcome, even the future We won't stop from now on Decide for yourself what it means to be happy Every day, take a step to grow up But it's okay sometimes To show weakness It's okay to be you Don't lie to yourself any more Everything connects by sound, woah.

When I close my eyes In the darkness, your light woah Lights the way for me We can walk forward without fear, you & I woah.” Lights, BTS

There were nights I didn't think I'd make it and days where getting out of bed felt like a battle (the line “the silence was the loudest noise” describes what I felt perfectly). I wondered if anyone truly saw me and if anyone would notice if I just disappeared. And then I found BTS.

BTS reminded me that my story doesn’t end with pain. That I am allowed to live and I deserve to live.

They taught me that loving myself wasn’t selfish and that being soft in a hard world is an act of courage. They didn’t “save me” in some dramatic way, but they kept me going (which is harder).

Their honesty and courage in discussing their struggles with anxiety, depression, burnout, and identity gave voice to many of us. BTS’ raw and introspective, and painfully human lyrics have become a source of comfort for millions of millions of people.

And that’s something I’ll never stop being grateful for.

Sorry for the neverending comment

The chorus to So Far Away.

"Dream. May all of creation be with you until the end of your life. Dream. Wherever you go, may you be welcomed. Dream. May your trials end in full bloom Dream. Though your beginning may be humble, may the end be prosperous."

And the lines in Sea.

"Where there is hope, there is always hardship. We need to be in despair to find our hope."

"I see ocean, i see desert, i see the world. Everything is the same thing, but with a different name. Its life again."

Namjoon and Yoongi are philosophers who just happen to make music for a living.

I have a LOT. One of the main reasons I stan a group is because of their songs' lyrics. One of my fave lyrics I hold dearly in my heart: Yoongi's part in So Far Away.

"The beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous will the future be"

Pandemic was hard. Online classes has the tendency to get me lazy but BTS came and motivated me to do better so I can reward myself an album or merch. I even felt more confident about myself and slowly know my own style. I even got into photo editing of released photos of Weverse since their concepts are so creative.

i learned korean because of them!

They've inspired me to be kinder with myself and be patient with me in tough situation and avoiding self harm they've been so lovely since I started following them

me as my heels get caught in my long skirt walking down stairs at work

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Treat Myself by Victoria Justice

Who Says - Selena Gomez & The Scene

this one pa rin talaga!!

Ako Naman Muna by Angela Ken

Di ka sayang

Try - Colbie Caillat

The Remedy - Jason Mraz

Brave - Sara Bareilles

Young forever💜

Yet to Come

Yet To Come

Yet to come

Your eyes tell

Telepathy - WITHOUT FAIL, just hearing the opening notes will bring a smile on my face

Anpanman - I can SEE this song, and what I see are the boys going up and down bouncy slides, playing around with each other

Attack on Bangtan - I have no idea why this one is here, but it has always been there and it's staying

Paldogangsan - I love the playful SOPE back and forth in this one

Airplane pt. 2 - I just vibe to this song

1. IDOL 

2. Take Two

3. Mic Drop 

4. Home 

5. Ma City

*Honorable mention: Run BTS 

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My favorites are Go Go and Look Here. I don't think Look Here is talked about enough.

Make It Right (my #1 favorite BTS song)

Airplane pt. 2

Pied Piper

Mic Drop

Permission to Dance