Release Date
September 11, 2013
Genre
Hip-hop
Composers / Lyricists
Pdogg, hitman bang, RM, SUGA, Supreme Boi
About the Song
《N.O (Originally Performed by BTS 방탄소년단) [Karaoke Version]》 is a karaoke-style release by Karaoke K-Pop Bar, associated with O!RUL8,2? and later connected to Proof through its reference to the original BTS track. Framed around one of BTS’s most outspoken early songs, this version preserves the dramatic intensity and rebellious edge of the original while offering listeners a way to sing along more directly. As a karaoke interpretation of a fan-favorite anthem, 《N.O (Originally Performed by BTS 방탄소년단) [Karaoke Version]》 works best for listeners who want to revisit the song in a more participatory way while still holding on to the spirit and urgency that made the original so memorable.
[FULL LYRICS – ROMANIZATION & ENGLISH ONLY]
English Translation
jo-eun jip jo-eun cha geu-reon ge HAENG-BOK-il su i-sseul-kka?
in se-oul to the SKY, bu-mo-ni-meun jeong-mal HAENG-BOK-hae-jil-kka?
in se-oul to the SKY, bu-mo-ni-meun jeong-mal HAENG-BOK-hae-jil-kka?
could a NICE HOUSE and a NICE CAR really be HAPPINESS?
in seoul to the SKY, will parents really become HAPPY?
in seoul to the SKY, will parents really become HAPPY?
kkum eo-pseo-jyeot-ji sum-swil teum-do eop-si
hak-gyo-wa jip a-ni-myeon pi-ssi-bang-i da-in CHET-BA-KWI
ga-teun sam-deu-reul sal-myeo IL-DEUNG-eul gang-yo
bat-neun hak-saeng-eun kkum-gwa hyeon-sil sa-i-ui I-JUNG-GAN-CHEOB
hak-gyo-wa jip a-ni-myeon pi-ssi-bang-i da-in CHET-BA-KWI
ga-teun sam-deu-reul sal-myeo IL-DEUNG-eul gang-yo
bat-neun hak-saeng-eun kkum-gwa hyeon-sil sa-i-ui I-JUNG-GAN-CHEOB
DREAMS disappeared without even room to breathe
a TREADMILL that is just school, home, or the pc cafe
living the same lives and being FORCED to be NUMBER ONE
students are DOUBLE AGENTS between dreams and reality
a TREADMILL that is just school, home, or the pc cafe
living the same lives and being FORCED to be NUMBER ONE
students are DOUBLE AGENTS between dreams and reality
u-ril gong-bu-ha-neun GI-GYE-ro man-deun geon nu-gu?
IL-DEUNG-i a-ni-myeon NA-GO-ro gu-bun
jit-ge man-deun geon teu-re ga-dun geon
EO-REUN-i-ran geol swip-ge su-geung
hal-su-bak-ke dan-sun-ha-ge saeng-gak-hae-do YA-GYUK-GANG-SIK a-rae
chi-nan chin-gu-do balp-go ol-la-seo-ge man-deun ge
nu-gu-ra saeng-gak-hae WHAT?
IL-DEUNG-i a-ni-myeon NA-GO-ro gu-bun
jit-ge man-deun geon teu-re ga-dun geon
EO-REUN-i-ran geol swip-ge su-geung
hal-su-bak-ke dan-sun-ha-ge saeng-gak-hae-do YA-GYUK-GANG-SIK a-rae
chi-nan chin-gu-do balp-go ol-la-seo-ge man-deun ge
nu-gu-ra saeng-gak-hae WHAT?
who turned us into STUDYING MACHINES?
classifying us as DROP-OUTS if we aren’t first place
the ones who made it that way, who trapped us in a frame
easily accepting that it’s the ADULTS
even simple thinking leads to the law of the JUNGLE
making us step on even close friends to climb up
who do you think it is, WHAT?
classifying us as DROP-OUTS if we aren’t first place
the ones who made it that way, who trapped us in a frame
easily accepting that it’s the ADULTS
even simple thinking leads to the law of the JUNGLE
making us step on even close friends to climb up
who do you think it is, WHAT?
eo-reun-deu-ren nae-ge mal-ha-ji him-deun geon JI-GEUM-ppun-i-ra-go
jo-geum deo CHAM-eu-ra-go na-jung-e ha-ra-go
jo-geum deo CHAM-eu-ra-go na-jung-e ha-ra-go
adults tell me that the hardship is only for NOW
to ENDURE a little more, to do it LATER
to ENDURE a little more, to do it LATER
everybody say NO!
deo-neun NA-JUNG-i-ran mal-lo an-dwae
deo-neun nam-ui kkum-e GAT-HYEO sal-ji ma
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
deo-neun NA-JUNG-i-ran mal-lo an-dwae
deo-neun nam-ui kkum-e GAT-HYEO sal-ji ma
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
everybody say NO!
“LATER” doesn’t work anymore
don’t live TRAPPED in someone else’s dream
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
“LATER” doesn’t work anymore
don’t live TRAPPED in someone else’s dream
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
everybody say NO!
jeong-mal JI-GEUM-i a-ni-myeon an-dwae
a-jik a-mu-geot-do hae-bon ge eop-jan-ha
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
everybody say NO!
jeong-mal JI-GEUM-i a-ni-myeon an-dwae
a-jik a-mu-geot-do hae-bon ge eop-jan-ha
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
everybody say NO!
everybody say NO!
it really has to be NOW
you haven’t even tried anything yet
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
everybody say NO!
it really has to be NOW
you haven’t even tried anything yet
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
everybody say NO!
jo-eun jip jo-eun cha geu-reon ge HAENG-BOK-il su i-sseul-kka?
in se-oul to the SKY, bu-mo-ni-meun jeong-mal HAENG-BOK-hae-jil-kka?
in se-oul to the SKY, bu-mo-ni-meun jeong-mal HAENG-BOK-hae-jil-kka?
could a NICE HOUSE and a NICE CAR really be HAPPINESS?
in seoul to the SKY, will parents really become HAPPY?
in seoul to the SKY, will parents really become HAPPY?
nol-go meok-go si-peo GYO-BOK JJIT-GO si-peo
make money good money beol-sseo PPI-TTAK-HAN si-seon
mag-yeon-ham-ppun-in tong-jang, nae bul-haeng-eun HAN-DO-CHO-GWA-ji
gong-bu-ha-neun HAN-SUM GONG-JANG, gye-sok-doe-neun dol-lyeo-mak-gi
make money good money beol-sseo PPI-TTAK-HAN si-seon
mag-yeon-ham-ppun-in tong-jang, nae bul-haeng-eun HAN-DO-CHO-GWA-ji
gong-bu-ha-neun HAN-SUM GONG-JANG, gye-sok-doe-neun dol-lyeo-mak-gi
i want to play and eat, i want to TEAR UP my uniform
make money good money, already a CROOKED gaze
a bank account full of vagueness, my unhappiness is OVER THE LIMIT
a SIGH FACTORY of studying, continuous debt shuffling
make money good money, already a CROOKED gaze
a bank account full of vagueness, my unhappiness is OVER THE LIMIT
a SIGH FACTORY of studying, continuous debt shuffling
eo-reun-deu-ri ha-neun go-baek neo-nen cham PYEON-HAN geo-rae
bu-ne neom-chi-ge haeng-bok-han geo-rae
geu-reom i-reo-ge-do BUL-HAENG-HAN na-neun mwon-de
gong-bu oe-en DAE-HWA-JU-JE-ga eop-seo
bak-ken na ga-teun ae-ga neom-chyeo ttog-ga-teun KKOK-DU-GAK-SI in-saeng
do-de-che nu-ga CHAE-GIM-jyeo-jwo?
bu-ne neom-chi-ge haeng-bok-han geo-rae
geu-reom i-reo-ge-do BUL-HAENG-HAN na-neun mwon-de
gong-bu oe-en DAE-HWA-JU-JE-ga eop-seo
bak-ken na ga-teun ae-ga neom-chyeo ttog-ga-teun KKOK-DU-GAK-SI in-saeng
do-de-che nu-ga CHAE-GIM-jyeo-jwo?
adults confess that you guys are living so COMFORTABLY
that you’re happy beyond your means
then what about me, who is so UNHAPPY?
there’s no conversation topic other than STUDYING
outside is full of kids like me, the same PUPPET life
who on earth will take RESPONSIBILITY?
that you’re happy beyond your means
then what about me, who is so UNHAPPY?
there’s no conversation topic other than STUDYING
outside is full of kids like me, the same PUPPET life
who on earth will take RESPONSIBILITY?
eo-reun-deu-ren nae-ge mal-ha-ji him-deun geon JI-GEUM-ppun-i-ra-go
jo-geum deo CHAM-eu-ra-go na-jung-e ha-ra-go
jo-geum deo CHAM-eu-ra-go na-jung-e ha-ra-go
adults tell me that the hardship is only for NOW
to ENDURE a little more, to do it LATER
to ENDURE a little more, to do it LATER
everybody say NO!
deo-neun NA-JUNG-i-ran mal-lo an-dwae
deo-neun nam-ui kkum-e GAT-HYEO sal-ji ma
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
deo-neun NA-JUNG-i-ran mal-lo an-dwae
deo-neun nam-ui kkum-e GAT-HYEO sal-ji ma
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
everybody say NO!
“LATER” doesn’t work anymore
don’t live TRAPPED in someone else’s dream
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
“LATER” doesn’t work anymore
don’t live TRAPPED in someone else’s dream
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
everybody say NO!
jeong-mal JI-GEUM-i a-ni-myeon an-dwae
a-jik a-mu-geot-do hae-bon ge eop-jan-ha
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
everybody say NO!
jeong-mal JI-GEUM-i a-ni-myeon an-dwae
a-jik a-mu-geot-do hae-bon ge eop-jan-ha
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
everybody say NO!
everybody say NO!
it really has to be NOW
you haven’t even tried anything yet
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
everybody say NO!
it really has to be NOW
you haven’t even tried anything yet
we roll (we roll) we roll (we roll) we roll
everybody say NO!
everybody say NO!
everybody say NO!
everybody say NO!
everybody say NO!
everybody say NO!
everybody say NO!
everybody say NO!
🗣️ Practice Korean Words
쳇바퀴
(Chet-bak-wi)
Hamster wheel
💡 Note: A metaphor for a repetitive and stagnant life or routine that one cannot escape.
낙오
(Nag-o)
Falling behind
💡 Note: The state of being left behind or failing to keep up with a group in a competitive environment.
수긍
(Su-geung)
Acceptance
💡 Note: The act of agreeing with or complying with a situation, often reluctantly or without resistance.
꼭두각시
(Kkok-du-gak-si)
Puppet
💡 Note: A metaphor for someone who acts under the control of others without their own free will.
🎵 Song Meaning & Interpretation
The song addresses the societal pressure that turns students into “studying machines” and forces them to sacrifice their present happiness for an uncertain future. It encourages the youth to refuse predetermined paths and take control of their own dreams by boldly saying “No” to the oppressive educational system and parental expectations.
