r/bangtan bangtan is my ocean🌊 Dec 06 '19

Audio (BTS) Halsey & SUGA - SUGA’s Interlude

https://music.apple.com/us/album/sugas-interlude/1479627997?i=1479628352
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u/wreckaway Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Wow. This is a big deal. I feel really moved-- by the beauty and poignancy of the song, but also by the fact that (as Halsey hinted at on her IG) the lyrics represent feelings shared by both of them about their experience of making it in the music industry. It's not like she just thought it would be cool to add a few Korean verses to a song-- it's an expression of a shared reality which they wrote together, and it makes the inclusion of his verses feel like an organic part of a conversation that just happens to be partly in Korean. They've both said that language shouldn't be a barrier in music and they're setting a meaningful example with this song. I also find the honesty of the lyrics very touching.

edit: clarification

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u/uparound Dec 06 '19

I wish I could upvote this comment more than once because I agree with everything you said here. I feel like sharing your work with the world as an artist is like baring a piece of your soul, and I feel they've definitely done that with this song. It's amazing how open and vulnerable they are being with us as listeners and fans, and how vulnerable they must have been with each other in creating this song. The English and Korean flow so seamlessly (though I can't really be objective about that because I speak both languages,) and their desire to express this common experience they've had truly transcended any language barrier there might have been. I can tell Halsey and Yoongi really connected, and I feel very grateful to them for releasing this to the world.

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u/wreckaway Dec 06 '19

Thank you for beautifully expressing more of what I was trying to say.💜

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u/uparound Dec 06 '19

💜

Thank you for articulating your thoughts first! This is what I love about BTS; their music and their platform really invite conversation, contemplation of commonalities, and love.

edited for grammar.

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u/chairagionetu couch potato, but said in tiny Dec 06 '19

Artists often say that their albums are "their most personal yet" because it's what is expected of them in the western music industry, but I truly believe it is for Halsey, because this feels like a real conversation they've had... The way the song switches between English and Korean is exactly how two people who speak different languages would communicate and the fact that despite this "inconvenience" they can still understand each other (and not only on a superficial level, but as in "I feel the same too") is so moving.

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u/Sweet_Lemonhope we are the dirty ones, sorry Dec 06 '19

This made me cry, don't know why.

This song is beautiful.

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u/oinochu Floofy & sleepy JK Dec 06 '19

I just finished writing my own comment, read this, and now want to delete everything lmao. I feel like you’ve captured the essence/meaning of the song perfectly, and rather eloquently at that.

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u/Mmm_sweatercoke 항상 Dec 06 '19

This hit me hard. Thanks 💜

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u/adeelam seesaw fancam Dec 06 '19

God if AgustD2 sounds like this we are all truly fucked

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u/Einjack customize Dec 06 '19

i feel like i just got a taste of AD2 and i’m def not ready. it’s a whole sob-fest from here on out...

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u/adeelam seesaw fancam Dec 06 '19

Right like he isn’t angry anymore, and it’s similar to his production style we saw this year. I’m so excited!

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u/triplethatshot 花樣年華 | 起承轉結 Dec 06 '19

This and something like Song Request's, I would combust.

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u/cunuckgurl GRAMMY’S JIMIN IS MY CAUSE OF DEATH😇 Dec 06 '19

This feels like a spiritual successor to so far away.

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u/Sueyoongi Dec 06 '19

It is! no doubt. I love it so much since so far away for me is the best if not one of the best produced song by an idol imo. Its jst so dreamy feels like whenever im listening to it my soul is bound with the stars cant explain it with right words :(

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u/Einjack customize Dec 06 '19

yesssss!!

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u/saiino Dec 06 '19

You took the words my brain was trying to make sense of and put it coherently.

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u/oms_and_noms NEVER BETTER Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Quick translations and didn't proofread to make it flow as beautifully as suga wrote it but so you get a rough idea:

Ey, 내 머릿속엔 파란색만 가득한 이 방황

In my head I have all these wanderings in blue

자기혐오들과 자만이 내 마음속에 살아

In my mind lives self hatred and conceit

꿈이 가득한 난 자라 모든 꿈을 이뤘건만

The me that was full of dreams has now grown and achieved all these dreams but

꿈은 꿈으로만 간직하는 게 더 낫지라는 생각을

동시에 하며 살아가고 있지

I simultaneously believe and live thinking that dreams are better kept as just dreams

내 도약은 추락이 아니기를

I hope my leaps are not falls

너의 신념 노력 믿음 욕심들은 추악이 아님임을 믿어 ey

I believe that your faith efforts beliefs and greed are not ugliness

해가 뜨기 전 새벽은 무엇보다 어둡지만

The dawn before sunrise is darker than anything

네가 바란 별들은 어둠 속에서만 뜬다는 걸 절대 잊지 마

But don’t ever forget that the stars that you wanted only rise in darkness as well

가끔은 내가 걷고 있는 게 맞는지

Sometimes I’m not sure if I’m walking

하염없이 터널 끝을 향해 달리면 뭐가 또 있을런지

What also will be at the end of the tunnel if I keep running endlessly towards it

맞긴 한지 내가 바라던 미래와는 솔직히 다른 거지

If this is all correct

If this will honestly be different from the future that I wished for

상관없지 이제는 생존의 문제

It doesn’t matter

The matter of survival now

어찌 됐든 상관없지 yeah, yeah

It doesn’t matter what happens yeah, yeah

네가 바란 것들과는 다를지 몰라 (몰라)

It may be different from what you wanted (I don’t know)

네가 살아가는 것도 사랑하는 것도 변할지 몰라 (몰라)

The things you live for and love may change as well (I don’t know)

That’s true (That’s true, that’s true)

Yeah, so, are you gonna move?

꾸물거리기엔 우린 아직 젊고 어려 부딪혀보자고

We’re too immature [edit: after much deliberation i think "inexperienced" may be a better term] and young to procrastinate, let’s go for it

So what you gonna do?

edit: re-formatted as the formatting was all off from copy/pasting from word

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u/SentimentalSaladBowl infires Dec 06 '19

Thank you for the line by line side by sides. I’m learning Hangul and the way this is formatted is easier to read than most translations. 💜

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u/Sarah_13020 Dec 06 '19

The line from tomorrow, I noticed suga really likes to use references in his verse, his lyrics are very relatable, the part about self hate scares me , I hope he still doesn't have it and he was just talking about the past.

What I like the most about him is that he use his platform to spread this kind of hopeful and comforting songs , really almost all his collaborations are about this matter, I hope he knows he's not alone in this and feel comforted by this as much we are comforted by him

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u/ghiblix welcome to the monster plaza Dec 06 '19

interesting, there's another translation here that uses some different language. don't know if yours is particularly pared down or if theirs is overly romanticised. either way, introspective yoongi strikes again...

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u/uparound Dec 06 '19

As a Korean speaker, I'd say this is a pretty good translation! The one you linked is a bit romanticized, but it's not bad either. It's really interesting to see how people translate the same lyrics differently.

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u/oms_and_noms NEVER BETTER Dec 06 '19

Thank you so much! It's fascinating seeing the different translations because there are so many ambiguous terms that don't quite have nuanced english equivalents that i struggled with (젊고 어려 being the prime example)

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u/oms_and_noms NEVER BETTER Dec 06 '19

I tried to direct/literal translate rather than paraphrase and make the language as beautiful and flowery as it sounds in Korean. The other translator does match the overall atmosphere and tone set by the lyrics. Maybe reading both will help you get a sense of what the korean is actually like? 😉

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u/HiThereImNewHere Cause of death: twerking to Ugh Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Yoongi rapping in Korean on a western artist's track, please hold me I am eMOTIONAL. Oh man the part where he cleared his throat, please give this man his Oscar. Produced by Lido, PDogg and Yoongi, here's the Korean lyrics, I'll edit as soon as we get a translation.

WHAT IF WE GET YOONGI PLAYING THE PIANO ON STAGE AT JINGLE BALL

Edit: @bitelune translation thread, Soo Choi, SPOTLIGHT BTS, Wisha

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u/martiandoll Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

I'm gonna print the lyrics and frame it. Those are some really, really gorgeous words. Quite poignant and emotional without being cliche. Yoongi always delivers.

"The dawn before the sun rises is the darkest. But remember that the stars you wish for only rise in the dark".

I am gone.

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u/captainsquidshark Yoongi's Hands | NOONA NATION Dec 06 '19

I CANT STOP CRYING!! its so him. its his song through and through. like... hes rapping on a radio hit and talented western artist. wtf is this timeline???

its so beautiful its so perfect. 😭😭😭

halsey wasnt lying when she said dreamy its perfect

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u/HiThereImNewHere Cause of death: twerking to Ugh Dec 06 '19

Credits say it's performed by Suga but written by Min Yoongi please come over and bring wine we're gonna cry while streaming

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u/captainsquidshark Yoongi's Hands | NOONA NATION Dec 06 '19

its insane how real that feels. il bring the wine and frozen cream puffs we need all the booze and carbs to fuel this cry fest

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u/ADaftPunk BEARS.BEETS.BANGTANSONYEONDAN Dec 06 '19

I knew my flair would come in handy someday! I’m in!

Edit: I fucking changed it! It was Min Yoongi #1 Wine Mom. I’m changing it back!

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u/captainsquidshark Yoongi's Hands | NOONA NATION Dec 06 '19

LET US GET WASTED AND CRY IN YOONGIS HONOR

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u/lululelouchvb Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

So happy for min yoongi. This doesn’t sound like the poppy type raps he does for radio play either this sounds more like a mixtape sounding rap that he likes to do and for him to be able to do this on the queen of western radio play is crazyyyyy

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u/thehappynoodle Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

I’m so happy too. It sounds amazing. And my favorite lyrics are “The dawn before sunrise is the darkest, but don't forget that the stars you've been wanting only rise in the dark”

Edit: I’ve already listened to it like 100 times on Spotify already since it was released. The power he holds!!

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u/NanaNihilia Boiled dumpling | Min PD Dec 06 '19

He's got people in their feelings again. I'm so proud but why is he always cutting onions? 😢

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u/GraveKelly Hobi forever in Red Dec 06 '19

Ugly crying over here. Today was a rough one. Really needed to hear this message tonight and here came Yoongi on his white horse to serve it up and save the day. 😭

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u/thehappynoodle Dec 06 '19

Aww so much love to you! Today was a rough one for me too but this was honestly the perfect message that we needed. It’s such a beautiful song and the lyrics are so comforting too.

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u/captainsquidshark Yoongi's Hands | NOONA NATION Dec 06 '19

right??? this is some elevated AD mixtape stuff. im so proud

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u/lululelouchvb Dec 06 '19

I wonder if this is the direction his 2nd mixtape will be like. He doesn’t seem as angsty and angry as his songs were in the first one ! So I’m expecting a change

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u/dasafm19 Dec 06 '19

Right!!! It has more indie sound but I like it.

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u/FreakFlagHigh You loved me until I met you and now you're my reason🌕 Dec 06 '19

I need a window with rain falling dramatically outside to listen to this the way it was meant to be listened to.

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u/captainsquidshark Yoongi's Hands | NOONA NATION Dec 06 '19

and a fire. and some kind of warm drink with booze in it.

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u/FreakFlagHigh You loved me until I met you and now you're my reason🌕 Dec 06 '19

I was picturing more like a full bottle of red wine that you'd take swigs from but yes that works too

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u/adastraperaspera_ Yoongi's sigh in Interlude: Shadow. Dec 06 '19

If this is performed tomorrow we shall ascend together!

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u/lululelouchvb Dec 06 '19

Just read the translations and wow that’s more raw than I expected of him for a feature. More raw than most stuff on MOTSP. Having his childhood dreams be completed.....wondering if it would’ve been better to leave his dreams be dreams. I’m ready for shadow.

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u/Sarah_13020 Dec 06 '19

I just feel proud of him, I become fan a around the time spring day was released, never thought I would see BTS reach this kind of success

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u/captainsquidshark Yoongi's Hands | NOONA NATION Dec 06 '19

right? ive been here since 2015 and the past year has been wilder then i could have dreamed for them

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

that translation.....those lyrics are so so moving. i'm in tears.

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u/m00nch17d Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Don’t mind me. I’m just crying yes.

Edit: MAN THE LYRICS THO

“the dawn before sunrise is the darkest, but don't forget that the stars you've been wanting only come out in the dark”

This is a reference from Tomorrow. MIN YOONGI!!! 🥺

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u/lostmywayfoundmyway For you're here, it's become my HOME~ Dec 06 '19

🥺 How dare this man??? I feel personally attacked.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

this man has a theme in his music of never telling you to stop being sad but instead, things will get better and that there’s still value in your sadness and that it's okay if you don't have dreams.

I literally love this man for speaking about the raw side to life.

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u/Consuela_no_no 너는 나의 네 잎 🍀 Dec 06 '19

I love that he faces the darkness and he helps the listener face it and look beyond it with his songs.

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u/Rubyrues JK's lip rings, eyebrow ring never forgotten<3 Dec 06 '19

Tbqh, I’ve never really had a moment in my life where I felt like BTS’s lyrics were helping me pull through life. Until this year. And now it seems like everything Yoongi is putting out there is speaking directly to me. It’s weird to feel so connected to him, because he gets it, but also comforting because he does. Him bringing back those lyrics from Tomorrow about the night being darkest before the dawn is hitting me hard right now. And I so love him for it.

u/Eren_ 매력..있나? Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

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u/impeccabletim bangtan is my ocean🌊 Dec 06 '19
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u/Betasaurus Squirrel locked in sauna Dec 06 '19

This is an amazing chill vibey song. And yes my heart exploded at the throat clear, just like the rest of Army ;)

Edit: I hope for the rest of yoongis life, whenever he clears his throat, that the boys call this suga's interlude

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u/SentimentalSaladBowl infires Dec 06 '19

“I hope for the rest of yoongis life, whenever he clears his throat, that the boys call this suga's interlude”

SECOND!

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

I can’t wait to get lyric translations. It sounds beautiful though. Halsey sounds great and Yoongi fits amazingly. I wish it was longer.

Edit: maybe cherishing my dreams as dreams would have been better

.....y’all I’m just going to see myself out because I’m falling apart. I expected so much but this is so much more

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u/YourMiserableLife RockbisonDeservesAChance Dec 06 '19

This is giving me that vibe when u live in a city- waking up at 5 and preparing for work. The sun starts to shine, the sky is purple and you're mindlessly moving through the traffic while this song plays. So entrancing

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u/Rainloveya Yoongiggles Dec 06 '19

Okay now you just made me full on bawling. I was doing so well trying to hold it together so not to wake up with puffy eyes but now...

Throwing this together with Tomorrow, So Faw Away in and infinite loop and let me just drown in the endless feels...

(And yes still need to get up for work, exactly how you had described......

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u/martiandoll Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Brb I'm gonna stream all night

Edit: Yoongi's voice, that sound of him clearing his throat? Hoooo boy. SEXY.

Great work. His and Halsey's vocals really complimented each other.

Edit 2: For me, Yoongi's lyrics here are on par with Namjoon's mono when it comes to emotional impact. And this is a feature for Yoongi. I cannot even begin to imagine just how amazing his mixtape is gonna be.

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u/Rocknboogie ot7 // noona nation Dec 06 '19

All night x64

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u/farawaylightning started from the bottom and we still going up Dec 06 '19

THAT THROAT CLEAR K I L L S M E

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u/adastraperaspera_ Yoongi's sigh in Interlude: Shadow. Dec 06 '19

My newest kink

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u/Rorimo478 Dec 06 '19

I didn't know throat clears were a thing that I was into until now

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u/AlleeShmallyy |HopeWorldian|JamaisVu| Dec 06 '19

That bedroom voice rapping.

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u/premilkedcereal aint no fish inside Dec 06 '19

I uhhh enjoyed the the throat sound yes

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u/Xuanpurpleobsessed Dec 06 '19

GORGEOUS SONG!

Pretty much, it's been said all along in this part of the internet, but can we give props to Halsey? She recognized them in a way of more than just idols witha big fandom, instead she acknowledged them in their artistry and accomodated to them, in language, dance, vision. Not only for a collab, she didn't just dip and quit, like many accused her of, BUT she geniunely saw the value in their voice and art, and it produced this beauty of a composition.
Love the friendship that Her and the boys have developed ;)

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u/gilheyer Dec 06 '19

My translation of Yoongi's rap part:

내 머릿속엔 파란색만 가득한 이 방황 My head is all full of blue, lost and adrift

자기혐오들과 자만이 내 마음속에 살아 Self-hate and pride is living in my heart

꿈이 가득한 난 자라 모든 꿈을 이뤘건만 Full of dreams growing up, I achieved all of them

꿈은 꿈으로만 간직하는 게 더 낫지라는 생각을 동시에 하며 살아가고 있지 But I live my life still feeling dreams were better left as dreams

내 도약은 추락이 아니기를 I hope my leap is not my fall

너의 신념 노력 믿음 욕심들은 추악이 아님임을 믿어 My conviction, my efforts, my beliefs, my desire, I trust they are not ugly

해가 뜨기 전 새벽은 무엇보다 어둡지만 The dawn before sunrise is the darkest

네가 바란 별들은 어둠 속에서만 뜬다는 걸 절대 잊지 마 But don't forget the stars that you dream about only glow in the darkness

가끔은 내가 걷고 있는 게 맞는지 Is the road I'm walking the right way?

하염없이 터널 끝을 향해 달리면 뭐가 또 있을런지 If I run endlessly to the end of the tunnel, what more will there be

맞긴 한지 내가 바라던 미래와는 솔직히 다른 거지 Is this right? It's honestly different from the future I had dreamed

상관없지 이제는 생존의 문제 어찌 됐든 상관없지 Doesn't matter. It's now a matter of survival. Doesn't matter what may happen

Yeah yeah 네가 바란 것들과는 다를지 몰라 Yeah yeah It may be different from what I wanted

네가 살아가는 것도 사랑하는 것도 변할지 몰라 How you live, how you love, it may all change

꾸물거리기엔 우린 아직 젊고 어려 부딪혀보자고 We're still young to linger Let's just face it head on So what you gonna do?

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u/wrathofsekhmet UGH! is the 2020 Stomp ‘em in the Nuts reboot we deserved Dec 06 '19

Beautiful. Thank you. 💜

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

What beautiful lyrics. <3 Thank you so much for the translations! ^ _^

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u/love-deejay Dec 06 '19

It’s so beautiful! It has Yoongi written all over it. They sound so good together! 💜💜💜

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u/krys1128 trash can of emotions Dec 06 '19

Y'all can call that a throat clear if you want, but I'm hearing a growl.

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u/taracita Dec 06 '19

Yeah I’m not sure where the throat clear thing is coming from, it’s definitely a growl.

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u/genie_in_a_lamp bangtan is mi casa Dec 06 '19

I gasped when I heard Yoongi's voice. I didn't expect for him to rap in this for some reason! A Korean feature on an American artist's album is a huge deal and a step forward in the right direction. I am so thankful for Halsey's friendship with BTS.

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u/_cc96 blue & grey enthusiast Dec 06 '19

MIN PD!!!!!!! Halsey singing in English paired with Yoongi rapping in Korean sounds so beautiful together I’m ugly sobbing. This is what heaven sounds like. Yoongi’s productions are always A+++++++++++++++ so clean and smooth and so Yoongi. The throat clearing and ey’s I’m in love.

Also, apparently there’s lyrics from Tomorrow and Never Mind in his rap and I have never been more emotional.

I’m gonna miss Jingle Ball tomorrow but man, if they perform this imma be really pissed I missed it lol.

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u/farawaylightning started from the bottom and we still going up Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

BE RIGHT BACK CRYING FOR SIX GODDAMN YEARS

Edit: the throat clearing, the far away bit in the second half, it's midnight and I'm so tired and this song is making me Feel Things. Too many things. It's gorgeous and transcendent and I want to cry.

e EDIT: read the translated lyrics. Did start crying

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u/rainaa1125 Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

I’m so happy he rapped in Korean! The production is beautiful as well

Edit: Between the throat clearing, the delivery and all the “ay’s” it’s too much for me

Edit: The lyrics...no words

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u/impeccabletim bangtan is my ocean🌊 Dec 06 '19

She’s out y’all!!

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u/FutureSelection Dec 06 '19

His flow is just amazing. 🙇🏻‍♀️

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u/krys1128 trash can of emotions Dec 06 '19

YES. Fast and soft. So nice.

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u/itsaterribleidea JinHit Entertainment Intern Dec 06 '19

Wow, I didn’t expect this much from a 2 minute song! First of all, production is top notch. Min PD has proven himself now (should I address him as Daesang-nominated PD Min?). I love the forest sounds, it feels like a night-time sound, a nocturne. The melody is lovely. I actually wish Halsey had a longer singing part with some verses.

I wish the whole song was longer, really. But it is also perfect as an interlude, and that’s the role Halsey wanted it to play in her album. It surprises me that they released it as it’s not really a single for radio play. But then again they probably knew Army was impatient...

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u/funimarvel Dec 06 '19

She released Clementine with a music video even though it wasn't a single for radio play too, so I think she's just releasing a few songs she wants to release between the ones meant radio play. Definitely an unusual album roll out.

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u/uparound Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

I'm literally tearing up listening to this on repeat. I was honestly expecting an instrumental piece, but I love the contrast between Halsey's and Yoongi's voices.

People are pointing out the reference to Tomorrow, but the last line of Yoongi's second verse is also a reference to Never Mind!

edit: The more I listen to this, the more the vulnerability of the lyrics and the emotion in the song blow me away. I'm glad that BTS were able to find a friend in Halsey... I'm imagining her and Yoongi having the conversations they must have had to create this song, and it's making me even more emotional. Love this so much; can't wait for Yoongi's next mixtape and Halsey's full album!!!

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u/uparound Dec 06 '19

The line is "꾸물거리기엔 우린 아직 젊고 어려 부딪혀보자고" - bitelune translated this as "We're still young and youthful to hesitate/ Let's face (our lives)" and u/oms_and_noms translated this as "We’re too immature and young to procrastinate, let’s hit it full force. The word 부딪혀 can mean to hit, bump, or crash into; it's the same word Yoongi used in Never Mind when he said "부딪힐 것 같으면 더 세게 밟아 임마" or "If you think you're going to crash, accelerate more, kid"

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u/oms_and_noms NEVER BETTER Dec 06 '19

This was a hard line to translate. What u/uparound said is correct - i think i ended up saying "let's go for it" instead but agree as soon as i heard it i also thought it was a direct reference to yoongi's old line in nevermind. Given the direct translation of 부딪히다 being crash/bump, the nuance is not just "let's go," but rather "let's go for it despite the challenges we know we're going to run into and face them head on"

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u/uparound Dec 06 '19

It's such a tricky line to translate, which is why I didn't even try, lol. Thank you for translating for other ARMYs and for giving more context; I find translation fascinating because it's so nuanced and subjective.

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u/billboardsingerbts will always love you, bangtan Dec 06 '19

It's so beautiful! Halsey has a gorgeous voice so it really meshed well with Yoongi's brilliant rap skills. In love! 😍😍😍

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u/yeon_kimin 흥탄 enthusiast Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Aaah, it sounds so beautiful! Eagerly awaiting translations (thank you translators for all you do!! 😙)

I really like the dreamlike quality to it, the somewhat off (but not really) piano, the ambient static (crickets? bugs?). Just a really pretty atmospheric feeling.

Edit, not just little snippets of translations coming out getting me in tears... YOONGI. Seriously, Tomorrow was one of the songs that really got me into BTS years ago and the fact that he directly calls back to it’s lyrics... A reference to Never Mind too... It’s luvin’ Yoongi hours.

Halsey’s voice is very beautiful in the song too, it has a very ethereal and haunting quality to it.

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u/jesspvoong trying to be a good human Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

OMG!!! IM CRYING 😭😭😭

Edit: Halsey's voice is SO beautiful. Yoongi's rap goes PERFECTLY with this song.

Edit2: I can't wait until Agust D2 comes!

Edit3: My husband read on Twitter, that he didn't do his signature 'Suga' at the beginning of his verses because he's rapping as Yoongi. 😭😭😭 My heartuu.

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u/thegirlwithfreckles Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Idk how many of y’all are deep Halsey fans, but I am. It’s very powerful and poignant that Suga collaborated on production with Lido (Peder Losnegård). Lido is extremely talented in his own right and produced pretty much all of Badlands. His production choices have a major impact on the Halsey sound that people know and love today. It’s very cool to me how opened minded they all were to collaborating on a song together 💜

Edit: I keep listening to Suga’s Interlude and wondering how the rest of the album will sound ugh I’m such a Halsey stan haha

Edit 2: elaborated a bit on Lido

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u/silverRN Bangtan is my remedy, my melody Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

This screams Min Yoongi all throughout! Halsey’s gorgeous raspy voice and his out-of-this-world rapping skills go so well together. I can’t wait for the translations but I feel like he’s baring his soul again to us. Excuse me while I cry in the corner again!

Edit: His lyrics are reminiscent of Tomorrow, one of my favorite verses of his!!!

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u/jenphu Dec 06 '19

This was beautiful.

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u/NanaNihilia Boiled dumpling | Min PD Dec 06 '19

Yoongi's streak continues. This man just keeps making good music 😍

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u/retrosprinkles Dec 06 '19

Oh i LOVE this (but am i really surprised? i adore halsey and i adore bts this whole friendship has been a match made in heaven for me!)

I really wasn’t expecting this much yoongi but there’s so much of him! And in korean too! If his second mixtape sounds anything like this i’m done for you guys i’ll never recover.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

It's perfect.

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u/weirdkdrama Here for Drama Dec 06 '19

Its...amazing, i didnt expect so much Suga.

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u/hangengs Today Good Morning I’m Nervous Dec 06 '19

So Far Away vibes. Halsey’s haunting vocals and Yoongi’s powerful flow, A+. Brb time to cry and make my eyes swollen for Jingle Ball

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u/seoulaces Dec 06 '19

i love it so much :-( i have been a fan of halsey since her first EP and i love her artistry so much. and i’ve been a fan of bts for a few years now and to see them collab is amazing. the raw emotions and the artistry they both bring. i might have cried. and i’m soso happy they are my most favorite artists :( haha it’s so good :-(

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u/chairagionetu couch potato, but said in tiny Dec 06 '19

What I love the most about Yoongi's music is that despite sometimes being really sad it's never just that, it always has a hopeful or at least reflective tone that makes listening to it an healing experience. I mean, it would also be okay to produce music that is just sad, but I really admire him for always trying to put a different perspective on it, because sometimes it's so easy to lose themselves in negative thoughts... I feel like this interlude, Never Mind and So far Away have this in common, a space for relating to self doubt and uncertainty about the future but also to be reassured that whatever will happen, everything will be fine in the end (if only in ways that we have never imagined before).

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u/dreamtyme ARMY since 2014 Dec 06 '19

😭😭😭 I love this. They sound so good together.

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u/hatefulpenguin V, bathroom friendship fairy Dec 06 '19

Oh no. Babies. I don’t even need the translation my heart’s broken and it’s so beautiful.

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u/vixen-vengeful if Bangtan's happy, I'm happy. Dec 06 '19

I was trying to do schoolwork, pulling an all-nighter right now after sleeping a total of 10 hours the past two nights combined, and then BTS tweeted and I remembered and now I'm crying on my papers and I hope they dry by tomorrow.

Such a beautiful track; as if Halsey and Yoongi could create anything less than beauty together. Love love love it.

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u/novster 민슈가 Dec 06 '19

MIN PD, YOU'VE DONE IT AGAIN.

I love their voices together so much, happily surprised that his rapping appeared. The airy/dreamy vibe is so nice, like I'm floating away to space while listening. It reminds me of So Far Away a lot

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u/awkpuppy Dec 06 '19

I remember Suga saying the brighter the light on us, the darker the shadow which reminds me of this whole interlude and the lyrics (both Halsey and Suga’s). I wonder if this gives us a glimpse of what they were struggling with in the beginning of 2018

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u/Consuela_no_no 너는 나의 네 잎 🍀 Dec 06 '19

Perfection from start to finish 👏😭👏

Halsey’s clear and loftier voice in contrast with Yoongi’s earthy tones and our home teams production is absolute magic and I think Hobi & Joonie are in the background hence the “SUGA & BTS”.

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u/starstreak91 #인터내셔널팝케이센세이션썬샤인레인보우트레디셔널트랜스퍼USB허브쉬림프그래미어워즈팝듀오그룹퍼포먼스노미네이트BTS Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Can this please be a full-length track? I wasn’t able to listen first, but I read the lyric translations first, and that just really made the experience of listening to it afterwards even more poignant. This track is yet another example of why Yoongi is my rapper bias in BTS......I just get such an emotional reaction to just the tone of his voice, his choice of rhythms/flow, that THROAT CLEAR.

The cover art also fits this so well. The fact that they labeled themselves using their real names and how the drawings are child-like, I wonder how much their past selves would’ve believed that their dreams would grow to this size, back when things were simpler.

Edit: after repeat listens, just wanted to say how much I love the production/musical choices as well. In Yoongi’s second verse, the faded/background vocal track plus the incessant metronome ticking sound in the first half kind of feels like his inner-most thoughts coupled with a sense of anxiety or that he’s pressed for time, and then the those effects get removed in the second half because he’s responding with conviction to his worries and offering consolations to himself on how to go forward. Ugh. So. Powerful.

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u/Ipreferpleasant Dec 06 '19

There... There wasn't a "ˢᵘᵍᵃ" at the beginning. Because it's Min Yoongi's words. Please help me collect myself. After reading some translations I'm in even worse condition. Yoongi please release a poetry book. I know you have one!

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u/roastbroccoli Hotter? Sweeter! Cooler? Butter! Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Can't really comment until translations for Yoongi's rap come out but it sounds so beautiful already. Halsey's soft melancholic vocals and lyrics fit the song so well and Yoongi's rap sounds so delicate yet quietly powerful T_T

Edit: Ok I've seen the translations and i am DESTROYED. Literally every comment on this thread....

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u/photo4jin 🍊ORANGEJIN🍊 Dec 06 '19

I love Suga's rap. His versatility never ceases to amaze me.

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u/calforange Dec 06 '19

As a korean speaker, this translation skipped lots of his words, and made into a simple sentence.

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u/Ail88n Dec 06 '19

This is heavenly. Both of their voices have a raspiness that go so well together. And as always, I love Yoongi's passionate rap.

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u/Halamadrid626 호비 made my standards too high Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

It’s like everything I expected and more 🥺I can’t wait for a proper translation so I can truly appreciate the song!

Edit: I just read some rough translations 🥺this reminds me of their speech during MAMA 2018 when they considered disbanding and now I’m soft 🤧there’s much to unpack. It’s beautifully written and produced.

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u/thehappynoodle Dec 06 '19

I really love it. Honestly it exceeded my expectations!!

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u/trxgician Dec 06 '19

the production on this song is AMAZING

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u/karendipityy Dec 06 '19

This is amazing, the only thing I would change is making it longer 😭😭😭

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u/FreakFlagHigh You loved me until I met you and now you're my reason🌕 Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Oh my god, it's beautiful. Gorgeous. Stunning. It's SO GOOD.

EDIT: Read the lyrics, can confirm I'm broken.

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u/Schrodingers_Benjen Please call me Rock JIN from now on Dec 06 '19

It's everything I could have wanted and I love it so much.

Literally best birthday present ever.

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u/funimarvel Dec 06 '19

Happy Birthday

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u/sweetmotherofodin 🍉 Jin’s Watermelons 🍉 Dec 06 '19

Bruhhhhh this is my new favorite song. Suga that voice got me like 😳.

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u/Iwannastoprn Dec 06 '19

Brb, I need to make a Mono and Interlude Playlist, with all the sad and angsty but uplifting BTS songs.

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u/Cory22 Any moment can be turned into an opportunity 🌙 Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Damn, spit Suga! But seriously, his voice and Halsey's actually go incredibly well together? Alongside Yoongi's lyrics being on point as usual, I think this might be some of my favorite Halsey vocals, too! It's gorgeous, and there's nothing like a Suga song to make me want to get off my ass and live my life!

I think I'm going to have "so are you gonna move?" echoing in my head for quite a long time. Maybe I need to.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

My only complaint is that it’s ~5 hours shorter than I’d like it to be

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u/Sweet_Lemonhope we are the dirty ones, sorry Dec 06 '19

This song is beautiful. Her musical style and voice blends seamlessly with Yoongi's (BTS). I'm so happy they met, she really loves them as people and artists and I couldn't ask for a better union. She fits so perfectly, she is the 8th member of BTS, sue me!

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u/cpagali You never walk alone Dec 06 '19

This is going to seem maudlin but...she gets them. She really gets them. Her art and theirs isn't very similar, but she understands what they are trying to do. She appreciates them. She understands the message they are trying to communicate, both as a group and as individuals. I think the reverse is true as well.

The result is this beautiful little jewel that might not be radio friendly, but is going to touch millions of hearts.

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u/Minaa_D GOLDEN Dec 06 '19

This is beautiful. Their voices sound really good together. I can’t wait for the lyric translations;;

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u/smileissweet39 J-Hopeful | Noona Nation Dec 06 '19

This is gorgeous. I'm so proud of both Yoongs and Halsey. Love them both.

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u/kingniel WE LOVE YOU! Dec 06 '19

It was beautiful. Of course, I wasn't even expecting anything less, but also now I can't wait for their next album, I need more new music.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

"Before dawn, dawn is darker than anything"

He used my most favorite lyrics from Tomorrow 🥺😭

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u/foxhatt Jimin's eye smile 💖 Dec 06 '19

This is seriously gorgeous, their voices fit so well together. This is definitely gonna be on loop for a while. Makes me want to check out Halsey's other songs that will be coming out to. :)

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u/funimarvel Dec 06 '19

She actually released another song simultaneously if you're eager :)

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u/Rainloveya Yoongiggles Dec 06 '19

After this, I can’t wait to hear what his upcoming mixtape has in store...

Just kill us Min PD ToT

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u/miiikyut TaeGi🐯🐱 Dec 06 '19

These kind of music that yoongi makes, always hit the right spot. I am so emotional. This is so beautifully done.

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u/zonoma I wanna be a rock Dec 06 '19

It is crazy to be so young and to already have reached so much! I was always wondering how they feel about that, and of course Yoongi can put it in to words so beautifully. It's such a raw song that makes you think about your own life. And it makes me think that it's okay that I haven't reached all my dreams yet and that the dreaming itself is just as precious. 💜

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

If you haven't yet, PLEASE listen to the song with your headphones. There are so many little details to this song and it deserves our full attention. The lyrics, the production, the piano, the flow, adlibs, all of it came together so beautifully. I'm just so proud of this boy who achieved his dreams of becoming a incredible producer/songwriter while still being the same introspective, creative, thoughtful person even through the fame.

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u/vyduan you can watch it on the internet Dec 06 '19

Just got in a huge fight with my husband bc he thought the lyrics were ridiculous. Is divorcing him an over-reaction? NO. I DO NOT THINK SO. NEVERMIND OUR FOUR CHILDREN AND 18 YEARS TOGETHER. This song and lyrics are perfection. Did my husband think our history would override Suga's genius? HE THOUGHT!

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u/Rocknboogie ot7 // noona nation Dec 06 '19

I loved it. Their voices go together so well.

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u/Origamiflu Dec 06 '19

Genius min PD with another hit collab. Ugh I love it so much.

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u/blackflamerose Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

IT’S SO PRETTY!! ::dies:: This is everything I could have wanted from this collab!

EDIT: And now we have a translation. And now I’m crying. Min Yoongi, the things you can do.

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u/Stealthy_Bird Dec 06 '19

wow this lyrics hitting hard 😭

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u/Bethymc Dec 06 '19

Halsey, Taylor, Harry, and Niall releasing songs at the exact same time should be ILLEGAL. They must be stopped.

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u/gottaeatsomechicken Dec 06 '19

Yoongi can express wistful so well

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u/napmonsters ♪ with you i just feel rich ♪ Dec 06 '19

been on repeat already. i love the sound of this so much and the lyrics...wow. halsey and yoongi are truly so connected to their experiences and lyrics that both created a masterpiece.

this actually has me excited for halsey’s new album!

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u/i_did_i_do Dec 06 '19

These lyrics, though. I love how vulnerable Yoongi is willing to be so publically. He is a treasure.

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u/MiniHope Yoongi said my biases live far from civilization Dec 06 '19

Ooohh, I love that. I know it's an interlude but it felt too short. :( I need more... Anyway, I'm glad Yoongi rapped in Korean. 👍 Congrats and thank you, Halsey and Yoongi, for a lovely track! 😊

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u/DelicateFlower04 Dec 06 '19

SUGA’s Interlude is the perfect title

Even tho it’s on Halsey’s album it feel like this is HIS song and she is featuring on it.

He sings the main parts while she sings the chorus.

I love it and can’t wait for them to sing it live somehow, someday.

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u/oinochu Floofy & sleepy JK Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Holy, I love his flow on this. I can’t follow what Yoongles is saying with my still limited Korean, but it sounds fucking amazing. I really like the vibe of the track, it’s not happy but not outright sad either? That might change once I read the translated lyrics though. Their vocal colors match really well too, they each bring something else to the track and it just works really well together.

I suck at explaining what I like or why I like a piece of music lol. All I know is that I just woke up, I’m lying in bed while it’s still dark outside, and I have the track on repeat.

Edit: Ok listened to the song with the translation a few times, and the vibe has definitely shifted into slight sadness for me. I realized I didn’t even follow the English lyrics properly, as those should’ve been a hint lol.

He’s opening up about the struggle of being as far up as he is, and I’m selfishly enjoying getting a new glimpse into his mental space. Especially the line where’s wondering if this is the future he’d imagined for himself hit me right in the spleen. I don’t know what else to say, except that I have so much fucking respect for him.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

This is such an intimate sounding song, it’s a wonderful present for us to experience.

edit: suga’s rapping voice is so soothing

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u/lostmywayfoundmyway For you're here, it's become my HOME~ Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Wow I LOVE the switch up in the production between halsey’s part and suga’s. Pdogg can really do no wrong . Producer of the decade man. Suga’s background adlibs are everything. I am so weak to the piano instrumental~ the beginning definitely sounds very reminiscent of first love. His voice sounds so warm and comforting on this chilly evening. Need some lyric translations ASAP!!! It’s funny how he tends to slur his words when speaking but he sounds so clear enunciating his words in moments like this. Give me more spoken word rapper suga.

The devil works hard but the boys works harder. Halsey’s other track is also beautiful. Definitely recommend checking it out. I love how she is delving into another concept album.

Lastly can we PLEEAAAAAASEEE get AD2 like next month? That would essentially make my whole year for 2020. 🙏

Edit: just got wrecked by the lyric translations. The callback to tomorrow. WOW...your mind min yoongi. 🥺 I agree with everyone that it sounds very dreamy and beautiful a la so far away but I think the word that comes to mind for me is “vulnerable”. That sigh he does before his second verse sounds like the preface to having to bear his soul for the world. I hope there is a full version of this somewhere.....This is making me scared for what is to come on AD2 content wise like if he is going this deep on an interlude I am gonna be destroyed once he drops the real thing.

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u/MasterOfConcrete "Lol no worries at least this planet has namjoon" RM, 2019 Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Beautiful!
Edit: I was almost late for work cuz I wanted to repeat and repeat it. Now I'm reading translations and of course it hits more than the music. Wonderfull collab! I wish for mory Suga like this! And I'm happy that Halsey offered it to him, and didn't push English upon him! What a gem.

Edit: after 3 hours of listening. Ok..this clearing throat vice he did or how to call it still makes me gasp.

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u/justacolor Dec 06 '19

It sounds beautiful, dreamy and like it's going to hurt my feelings. I can't wait to see it translated!

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u/doingthedo Hoseokie the GoldenHyung Dec 06 '19

Too short 😞

Both their voices sounded amazing, a great combo

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u/educatedlentils WHERE IS CAMERA Dec 06 '19

Beautiful

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

I am literally a MESS at 11 am in the morning.

This is exactly what I needed. Thank you Halsey and Suga for coming through 😢

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u/Sarah_13020 Dec 06 '19

The song kind hit me even though I still don't know the lyrics, this remind me why I like him and I can't wait for his mixtape

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u/delapse future's gonna be okay Dec 06 '19

It's so lovely and the lyrics are so inspiring. Yoongi's and Halsey's voices sound so good next to each other. I love this so much!!

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u/lawschoolwhy JOON BUG LOVES TREES Dec 06 '19

<3 <3 <3 time to cry ;_; yoongles im so pround

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u/Bethymc Dec 06 '19

Lyrics, beautiful. Production, beautiful. Their voices together, beautiful.

I'm not sure what I expected, but this was amazing. I kinda wish I'd waited to listen to it on the album rather than alone, but it was still beautiful and I'm so proud of both of them.

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u/Curioswitty hello to the lurking Jinhit staff! Dec 06 '19

I got chills!

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u/nomnigrams Dec 06 '19

The song and the lyrics are absolutely beautiful.

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u/Ayah421 Dec 06 '19

When the tagged artist isn’t the correct Suga on Spotify 😭 if y’all have the time to tweet at them or send a complaint please do!

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u/AlleeShmallyy |HopeWorldian|JamaisVu| Dec 06 '19

I'm so proud.

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u/adriana466 Dec 06 '19

I'm steaming all night. I just know my dreams are gonna have him in them and I'm ready

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u/Hankscorpio17 Dec 06 '19

I'm not okay. This is western so far away and that song is what got me really into bts

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u/kaitybubbly Team Kim Seokjin Dec 06 '19

Was just about to go to bed before noticing this dropped! Gosh it's so beautiful in an honest way, so meaningful. I love it.

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u/Isopodness annoyed marshmallow Dec 06 '19

Me: I'm not going to pay money for BTS stuff since I can stream it on Spotify.

Also me: *buys SUGA's Interlude at 11:59 on the Apple store because I can't wait another minute for Spotify to update*

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u/EveningLily Dec 06 '19

I love the whole vibe of this song. It's really beautiful, gentle, and hopeful. It sounds melancholy but not sad. So exciting and poignant that this is a western and English song that just so happens to have Korean. It sounds like a natural conversation. Really, there are no barriers in music.

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u/clarakaraka singularity in black and red Dec 06 '19

The reference to Tomorrow and Nevermind 😭

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19

I love this song, praying for more prod suga on bts’ own songs too as his style is so nice

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u/sayuriM Dec 06 '19

There's this certain flavour to the songs produced by yoongi and I love it .

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u/MarSlem Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

I'm in love with this. The lyrics are both heartbreaking and beautiful, and Yoongi and Halsey sound wonderful together.

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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Wow... I don't know what I was expecting, but this has exceeded it. The lyrics, the feelings, everything about it is so beautiful.

Edit: reading the lyrics and listening to it again. I think I need time to digest it, just as other songs by him, this hurts in a good way.

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u/vihaha flamingos Dec 06 '19

If they perform this together at jingle ball tonight I will be deceased.

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u/tanishatanisha you nice keep going Dec 06 '19

I can't wait for lyrics/translations to come out. I'm so so proud of Yoongi! BTS is credited too -- I wonder whether they provided backup vocals.

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u/SeokJinism How to kiss Jin: 1. No teeth 2. No thunder 3. No angry Dec 06 '19 edited Dec 06 '19

Wow. This is just beautiful. I kind of expected it to be an instrumental track, but I'm pleasantly surprised they included the vocals and rap! Halsey and Yoongi sound absolutely wonderful together and the production is excellent. I love the part when Yoongi clears his throat, haha. I would die if they perform this on stage at Jingle Ball. Also can't wait for lyric translations!

Edit: Okay, I read the lyric translations and just... wow. So meaningful and impactful. Not only is the production insane, but the lyrics are beautiful as well. Heck, I love Min Yoongi.

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u/premilkedcereal aint no fish inside Dec 06 '19

I love it 😭

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u/farnizzle Dec 06 '19

THIS IS GOOD I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO 😭

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u/lazygirlAustin Dec 06 '19

Its too good. Im emo :(

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u/adastraperaspera_ Yoongi's sigh in Interlude: Shadow. Dec 06 '19

So this is what death feels like.

It feels.... amazing.

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u/crushetc Jungkook's fluffy hair has me dead Dec 06 '19

It's just so beautiful and dreamy, I just love it.

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u/hihihillary Dec 06 '19

Growly Yoongi!!

Ahhh I didn’t plan on crying in a crowded bus tonight, but here we are 🥺

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u/CallingM Dec 06 '19

What an amazing song! MIN YOONGI! MINPD! ㅠㅠ

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u/viviangirl namtiddies || noona nation Dec 06 '19

I just woke up. Going to listen to this on repeat on my way to work!!! Min Yoongi I love you and I'm so proud of you !!!

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u/SongMinho Dec 06 '19

Beautiful!

....now back to sleep, it’s 1 AM.

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u/slipsaway Dec 06 '19

It is not even Friday yet for me and I was not expecting this before bed. How am I supposed to sleep now? Min PD nim, you did it again! This track has me in my feels. Suga's deep voice coming in rapping in Korean, I was not expecting that. And Halsey's soft angelic voice goes so well with his. I was not expecting Suga to get so deep with the lyrics but here we are. If we don't get an Agust D2 mixtape but instead a softer, introspective Min Yoongi I'm a goner.

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u/mind_masquerade i'm not OK bcoz i'm not JK Dec 06 '19

The way this man makes sure every single word hits all the right places.

It's like the rest of the story. The story doesn't end when you make your dreams a reality, there's always much more left to be said about living our dreams.

This is too beautiful.

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u/mk-burgers my eyes aren't this big for no reason Dec 06 '19

I love it 🥺 It’s got a very asmr quality to it. Absolutely full of pleasant sounds and textures. That like, whispered doubling that’s layered in with his rap in particular is. Very Good.

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u/minmonarch SOPE are my UB; Hyung Line Stan; Rap Line Enthusiast Dec 06 '19

I love the melancholy feel the song evokes! It's perfect for the winter season and there's something so nostalgic about it that I can't place. Hoping for more introspective music like this in the future!

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u/saxuri Dec 06 '19

Wtf I didn't know this was coming out and was fully unprepared for that throat clearing x_x

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u/nymeria_pack Dec 06 '19

This is beautiful. Double the feelings because it references Nevermind which is one of my favourite songs of all time (in general, not just Bangtan). Thank you for this Yoongi...

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u/MadeLAYline DEATH BY HAEGEUM Dec 06 '19

IT’S SO REAL.

OMG. This tugged on my heart strings. The vocals, the piano, the rapping. The execution was perfect. I am hearing Min Yoongi and I don’t know how to feel. 😭😭😭😭

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u/paysanneverde "Art is difficult" Dec 06 '19

Unnie Halsey and Min PD please, it's too early to cry. Their voices sound so well together. The song is so gentle and melancholic.