BTS – 힙합성애자 Lyrics | Romanization & Meaning

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Hip Hop Lover

BTS (방탄소년단)

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Album

Dark & Wild

Release Date

August 20, 2014

Genre

Hip Hop

Label

BIGHIT MUSIC

Composers / Lyricists

Pdogg, RM, SUGA, j-hope

Participating Members

RM Jin SUGA j-hope Jimin V Jungkook

About the Song

《Hip Hop Phile (힙합성애자)》 is a passionate and highly personal track by BTS from Dark & Wild, released in 2014 through BIGHIT MUSIC. Built around a deep love for hip-hop culture and the artists who shaped them, the song is widely associated with a songwriting team that includes RM, SUGA, j-hope, and other key BTS collaborators, turning admiration, memory, and musical identity into something vibrant and sincere. With its endless references, affectionate energy, and unmistakable love for the genre, 《Hip Hop Phile (힙합성애자)》 stands out as one of BTS’s most revealing and enthusiast-driven songs, and I would strongly recommend it to listeners who want to hear the group at their most rooted, inspired, and authentically hip-hop.

[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]

English Translation

it was a new world
pyeong-so-e geu-ri-na si-na kkeu-jeo-gi-deon nae-ge

it was a new world
to me who used to scribble poems and prose all the time

sim-cheong-i-ma-nyang geup da-ga-wa
aega mot tteu-deon sae nu-neul tteu-ge haet-ne
but people keep askin’ baby
why you love that HIPHOP swit?
geu-reom na-neun mal-hae
i-yun wol-lae eop-seo cause it’s HIPHOP

it came suddenly like simcheong
making me open my blind eyes
but people keep asking baby
why you love that HIPHOP shit?
then i say
there is NO REASON because it’s HIPHOP

byeol geo eop-seo e-pik-ha-i,
nam-deul-cheo-reom jay-z, nas mul-lon keul-lae-sik-han

nothing special epik high
jay-z, nas and CLASSICS just like others

illmatic-gwa doggystyle,
in my mind tto-han krs-one
tto ready to die, eminem-gwa
the chronic-gwa geu da-eum myeong-jak 2001
gang starr, black star, eric b, rakim,
pete rock and cl smooth
they juss keep poppin

illmatic and doggystyle
also krs-one in my mind
also ready to die, with eminem
the chronic and the next masterpiece 2001
gang starr, black star, eric b, rakim
pete rock and cl smooth
they just keep poppin’

dal-go sa-ra-sseo a-ju ma-ni
geu-ttae-ui nan a-ju-mo-ni
hal ma-ri ma-na-seo nam-deu-ri hae-ju-neun
i-ya-gi-ron bu-jok-ha-da neu-gyeot-ji
il-da-neun eok-ji geo-jit,
deok-ji-deok-ji bal-la ga-sa-rap-si-go sseot-ji
and that was it!

i lived with it for a long time
back then i was just a kid
with so much to say that i felt
others’ stories were INSUFFICIENT
first it was forced and fake
i just pasted it all over and called it rap lyrics
and that was it!

uh that was it nae-ga nae-ga doen si-jeom
hak-seup-ji sa-i baek-ji-e
mo-du a-neun nal jam-si kki-weo
geu-ri-go ji-weot-seo bi-weot-seo
bi-teu wi-e-seo-man-keum-eun nan ja-yu-ro-wo

uh that was it! the moment i became me
between the blank spaces of workbooks
i temporarily tucked in the me everyone knows
and then i erased and EMPTIED it
only on the beat am i TRULY FREE

chil-nyeon jeo-ni-na ji-geu-mi-na
ttok-ga-ta i-ge je-il na-da-wo
i’ll be down for your rap
i’ll be down for your rhythm
yeo-jeon-hi nae sim-jang-eul ttwige hae
aega jin-jja na-i-go sip-ge hae
yeah i love this
(hip! hop!) sa-ram naem-sae-ga na-neun
(hip! hop!) in-saeng-eu-ro sseo-nae-ryeo-ga-neun

seven years ago or now
it’s the same, this is the MOST LIKE ME
i’ll be down for your rap
i’ll be down for your rhythm
it still makes my heart beat
makes me want to be the REAL ME
yeah i love this
(hip! hop!) smelling like humans
(hip! hop!) writing down through life

(hip! hop!) i-je-neun salm-ui il-bu-ga doen
(hip! hop!) yeah this ma (hip! hop!)
yeo ma hiphop ip-hak?
mo-meu-ro neu-kki-myeo gae-ip-ham
bu-gal-lu, king-teot, ol-deu-seu-kul ri-deum ta
big hit wi-tak-e rhyme-gwa hyeo-reul mil-chak

(hip! hop!) now it has become PART OF LIFE
(hip! hop!) yeah this ma (hip! hop!)
yo ma hiphop entrance?
feeling it through my body, i joined in
boogaloo, king tut, riding the OLD SCHOOL rhythm
closely matching rhymes and tongue with big hit

du-ga-geul na-ta-nae
ji-geum-eun raep daenseu gyo-jip-hap
yeah ma role model,
da-dyu beo-beol with e-pik ha-i

standing out
now a rap-dance intersection
yeah ma role model,
dynamic duo, verbal jint with epik high

seo-tun nal i-ryeok-seo sseo mu-myeong kkae mu-dael fly
a-mu-geot-do mo-reun nal i-reu-kyeot-ji
mae-il nae ma-meul ul-lin artist, ring
mo-meu-ro pyo-hyeon-man haet-sseot-deon bi-gi-wa tu-pak
and na-seu, nal deo a-ra-gat-ji uh

wrote my clumsy resume, broke the silence and flew to the stage
the artists that moved my heart every day, ring
biggie and tupac that i only expressed with my body
and nas, i got to know you MORE

hope hope world,
nae se-sang-eul mandeul-gi jeo-ne cole world
geu-ga geum-yo-il bam-eul bi-chul ttae-bu-teo
deo yeong-gam-eul bat-go sseo-ga nae gok-eul
mac miller, kanye, kendrick
geu-deu-reui eum-ag-eun nae gwi-e bu-dich-hyeo

hope hope world
before cole world in my world
since he lit up friday night
i get more inspired and write my songs
mac miller, kanye, kendrick
their music crashes into my ears

mae-il mi-chyeo-ga-ge tae-du-ril jab-a-jun
nae salm-ui choe-go-ui myu-ji-syeon
kkeut-eop-neun DIKTION, ALL RIGHT nae bon-neung-i gol-la

every day it held the frame together for me as i was going crazy
the best musician of my life
endless DICTION, ALL RIGHT my instinct chooses

eo-tteon raep-i-deun eo-tteon chum-i-deun gam-gak-jeog-in nae gyo-gam
i-jen nae salm sok-ui gong-gan-eun hiphap-eu-ro no-ga
o-neul-do WILD FOR THE NIGHT nae mo-meun
feel like A$AP A$AP

whatever rap, whatever dance, my sensory COMMUNION
now the space in my life is melted into hiphop
tonight too i’m wild for the night
feel like A$AP A$AP

i’ll be down for your rap
i’ll be down for your rhythm
yeo-jeon-hi nae sim-jang-eul ttwige hae
aega jin-jja na-i-go sip-ge hae
yeah i love this

i’ll be down for your rap
i’ll be down for your rhythm
it still makes my heart beat
makes me want to be the REAL ME
yeah i love this

(HIP! HOP!) sa-ram naem-sae-ga na-neun
(HIP! HOP!) in-saeng-eu-ro sseo-nae-ryeo-ga-neun
(HIP! HOP!) i-je-neun salm-ui il-bu-ga doen
(HIP! HOP!) yeah this ma (HIP! HOP!)

(HIP! HOP!) smelling like humans
(HIP! HOP!) writing down through life
(HIP! HOP!) now it has become PART OF LIFE
(HIP! HOP!) yeah this ma (HIP! HOP!)

hiphap-eun cha-ja-wat-seo sal-myeo-si
eo-rin-a-i-ga eom-ma-reul chat-deu-si
ja-yeon-seu-reop-ge nae salm-e seu-myeo-deu-reot-ji geu dang-si-e
cho-deung-hak-saeng-il ppu-ni-eot-deon na geu-je-seo-ya kkum-eul jae-da-nae

hiphop came softly
like a child looking for its mother
it seeped into my life naturally back then
just an elementary student measuring my dreams

i want a rapstar nam-deul-gwa bi-seus-han
sal-meul hyeo-mo-haet-deon kko-maeng-i-ui jo-suk-ham
ju-wi-e mo-du-ga but-jap-go mal-ryu-ha-deo-ra-do
nae an-e-seo ja-ri-reul go-su-han hiphap-eun

i want a rapstar, who hated
a life similar to others, the maturity of a kid
even if everyone around me stopped me
hiphop held its place inside me

nal song-du-ri-jjae dwi-ji-beo-nwa, geu eo-rin nal
gyo-gwa-seo gwi-tung-i-e jeo-geo-nae-ryeot-deon MY 16 BARS
deok-bun-e nan an-jeong-doen salm
ppu-ri-chi-go gat-deon dae-gu nam-san-dong-ui ja-geop-sil-e

it turned me upside down, those early days
16 bars scribbled in the corners of textbooks
thanks to that i rejected a STABLE LIFE
in the studio in namsan-dong, daegu

nal deon-ji-go bam-sae-do-rok gal-at-deon mu-din pen-chok-ui nal
no-ryeok kkeut-e nan gyeol-guk
hak-chang-si-jeol-e bat-neun eon-su-oe dae-sin-hae-seo
ppae-gok-hi chae-wo-gat-deon RHYME deok-e DREAMS COME TRUE

throwing myself in and sharpening dull pen tips all night
at the end of that effort
instead of language, math, and social studies
i filled my life with rhymes and DREAMS COME TRUE

ju-wi-e-seo da-deul mut-ji hiphap-i mwon-ya-go
dang-dang-hi dap-eul ha-ji na-ui jeon-bu-ra-go
geu gyeol-gwa nae in-saeng ja-che-reul eum-ag an-e ppyoe mu-deot-seo
i mun-hwa-reul sa-rang-han ge joe-ra-myeon
nan gol-baek-beon-eun neom-ge deo ju-geot-seo

everyone around me asks what hiphop is
i answer PROUDLY that it’s my everything
consequently i buried my entire life inside music
if loving this culture is a CRIME
i’d have died a hundred times over

i’ll be down for your rap
i’ll be down for your rhythm
yeo-jeon-hi nae sim-jang-eul ttwige hae
aega jin-jja na-i-go sip-ge hae
yeah i love this
(hip! hop!) sa-ram naem-sae-ga na-neun
(hip! hop!) in-saeng-eu-ro sseo-nae-ryeo-ga-neun
(hip! hop!) i-je-neun salm-ui il-bu-ga doen
(hip! hop!) yeah this ma (hip! hop!)

i’ll be down for your rap
i’ll be down for your rhythm
it still makes my heart beat
makes me want to be the REAL ME
yeah i love this
(hip! hop!) smelling like humans
(hip! hop!) writing down through life
(hip! hop!) now it has become PART OF LIFE
(hip! hop!) yeah this ma (hip! hop!)

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🗣️ Practice Korean Words

끄적이던 (kkeujeogideon)

scribbling

💡 Note: To write or draw something aimlessly or casually in a notebook

혐오했던 (hyeomohaet-deon)

loathed

💡 Note: Feeling a strong sense of dislike or disgust toward a certain way of life

고수한 (gosuhan)

adhered to

💡 Note: To firmly maintain or stick to a specific belief or position despite opposition

스며들었지 (seumyeodeureot-ji)

seeped in

💡 Note: The natural process of something becoming a deep part of one’s life or heart

🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation

The song expresses a deep-seated obsession and love for Hip Hop culture, portraying it not just as music but as a fundamental part of one’s identity. It reflects on the members’ past struggles and their unwavering dedication to their craft, proving that Hip Hop has become the very essence of their lives.