BTS – I NEED U Lyrics | Romanization & Meaning

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I NEED U

BTS (방탄소년단)

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Album

The Most Beautiful Moment in Life, Pt. 1 (화양연화 pt.1) / Proof

Release Date

April 29, 2015

Genre

Dance-pop / Hip-hop

Label

Big Hit Entertainment

Composers / Lyricists

Pdogg, hitman bang, RM, SUGA, j-hope, Brother Su

Participating Members

RM Jin SUGA j-hope Jimin V Jungkook

About the Song

《I NEED U》 is a defining and emotionally raw track by BTS from 화양연화 pt.1, released in 2015 through BIGHIT MUSIC. Built on a turbulent mix of vulnerability and urgency, the song is widely associated with a songwriting team that includes Pdogg, RM, and other key BTS collaborators, capturing the desperation, confusion, and emotional collapse that come with a love you cannot let go of. With its haunting atmosphere, explosive chorus, and unforgettable emotional intensity, 《I NEED U》 stands out as one of the most important turning points in BTS’s career, and I would strongly recommend it to listeners who appreciate the group at their most vulnerable, dramatic, and deeply compelling.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation

fall fall fall heu-teo-ji-ne
fall fall fall tteo-reo-ji-ne

Fall Fall Fall scattered away
Fall Fall Fall falling down

neo ttaem-e na i-reo-ke mang-ga-jyeo
geu-man-hal-lae i-je neo an ga-jyeo
mot-ha-ge-sseo mwot gat-a-seo
je-bal ping-gye gat-eun geon sam-ga-jwo

Because of you, I’m breaking down like this
I want to stop, I don’t want you anymore
I can’t do it, it’s so messed up
Please don’t make excuses

ni-ga na-han-te i-reom an dwae
ni-ga han mo-deun ma-reun an-dae
jin-si-reul ga-ri-go nal jji-jeo
nal jjik-eo na mi-chyeo da silh-eo
jeon-bu ga-jyeo-ga nan ni-ga geu-nyang mi-wo

You shouldn’t do this to me
All your words are lies
Hiding the truth, tearing me apart
Filming me, I’m going crazy, I hate it all
Take everything, I just hate you

but you’re my everything (you’re my)
everything (you’re my)
everything (you’re my)

je-bal jom kkeo-jyeo huh
mi-an-hae (i hate u)
sa-rang-hae (i hate u)
yong-seo-hae

Please just go away huh
I’m sorry (I hate u)
I love you (I hate u)
Forgive me

i need you girl
wae hon-ja sa-rang-ha-go hon-ja-seo-man i-byeol-hae
i need you girl
wae da-chil geol al-myeon-seo ja-kku ni-ga pil-yo-hae
i need you girl neon a-reum-da-wo
i need you girl neo-mu cha-ga-wo
i need you girl (i need you girl)
i need you girl (i need you girl)

I need you girl
Why do I love alone and break up alone
I need you girl
Why do I need you even though I know I’ll get hurt
I need you girl, you’re beautiful
I need you girl, you’re so cold
I need you girl (I need you girl)
I need you girl (I need you girl)

it goes round & round na wae ja-kku do-ra-o-ji
i go down & down i-jjeum doe-myeon nae-ga ba-bo-ji
na mu-seun ji-seul hae-bwa-do eo-jjeol su-ga eop-da-go
bun-myeong nae sim-jang, nae ma-eum, nae ga-seum-in-de wae mal-eul an deut-nya-go
tto hon-ja-mal-ha-ne (tto hon-ja-mal-ha-ne)
tto hon-ja-mal-ha-ne (tto hon-ja-mal-ha-ne)

It goes round & round, why do I keep coming back
I go down & down, at this point I’m a fool
No matter what I do, I can’t help it
It’s clearly my heart, my mind, my chest, why don’t they listen
Talking to myself again (Talking to myself again)
Talking to myself again (Talking to myself again)

neon a-mu mal an hae a je-bal nae-ga jal-hal-ge
ha-neu-reun tto pa-ra-ke (ha-neu-reun tto pa-ra-ke)
ha-neu-ri pa-rae-seo haet-sa-ri bit-na-seo
nae nun-mu-ri deo jal bo-i-na bwa
wae na-neun neo-in-ji wae ha-pil neo-in-ji
wae neo-reul tteo-nal su-ga eop-neun-ji

You say nothing, oh please I’ll do better
The sky is blue again (The sky is blue again)
The sky is blue, the sunlight shines
Maybe that’s why my tears are more visible
Why is it you, why does it have to be you
Why can’t I leave you

girl cha-ra-ri cha-ra-ri hae-eo-ji-ja-go hae-jwo
girl sa-rang-i sa-rang-i a-ni-eoss-da-go hae-jwo
ae-gen geu-reol yong-gi-ga eop-seo
ae-ge ma-ji-mak seon-mul-eul jwo
deon-eun do-ra-gal su eop-do-rok

Girl, just say let’s break up
Girl, say it wasn’t love
I don’t have the courage
Give me a last gift
So I can’t go back anymore

I need you girl
Why do I love alone and break up alone
I need you girl
Why do I need you even though I know I’ll get hurt
I need you girl, you’re beautiful
I need you girl, you’re so cold

i need you girl (i need you girl)
i need you girl (i need you girl)

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🗣️ Practice Korean Words

흩어지네 (heuteojine)

scattering

💡 Note: Expressing the feeling of memories or petals drifting away and disappearing into the air.

핑계 (ping-gye)

excuse

💡 Note: A reason given to justify a fault or avoid a difficult situation, often felt as insincere.

하필 (hapil)

why of all things

💡 Note: An adverb used when expressing frustration that a specific person or situation was chosen by fate.

용기 (yong-gi)

courage

💡 Note: The mental strength required to face pain or, in this context, the lack of strength to end a love.

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The song captures the agonizing contradiction of loving someone who brings pain and destruction to one’s life. It portrays the desperate vulnerability of youth, feeling unable to break free from a suffocating relationship even while knowing it is doomed to fail.