MIC Drop Lyrics in English by BTS

사필귀정 [sapilgwijeong] is a four-character Korean idiom meaning that wrongs will eventually be corrected and justice will prevail. It is a memorable, literary expression rather than an everyday word.

In the lyric, BTS calls it 네 글자 사필귀정 [ne geulja sapilgwijeong], literally “four letters: justice will prevail,” confidently suggesting that their haters will ultimately get what they deserve.

"MIC Drop" is BTS answering every critic who said they would never make it, and they answer by bragging as loudly as possible. It opens with "누가 내 수저 더럽대?" (who says my spoon is dirty?). In Korea people sort each other into "spoons" by family wealth, and a 금수저 is a "gold spoon", someone born rich. So when they say "마이크 잡음 금수저 여럿 패" (when I grab the mic I beat up a bunch of gold spoons), the point is that they came from nothing special and still win once the mic is in their hands.

The chorus is pure showing off. "트로피들로 백이 가득해" (my bag is full of trophies) and "너무 heavy 내 두 손이 모잘러" (too heavy, my two hands aren't enough). The fake apology is the funniest part: "미안해 Billboard 미안해 worldwide" (sorry Billboard, sorry worldwide), then "아들이 넘 잘나가서 미안해 엄마" (sorry mom, your son is doing too well). There are a few idioms worth learning here. "배가 아프다" literally means "my stomach hurts", but it is what Koreans say when they are jealous, so "혹 배가 아프다면 고소해 (sue it)" (if you're jealous, sue me) is a jab at the haters. "학을 떼" (they're fed up and gave up) is another set phrase, and "사필귀정" (everything returns to what's right) is a four-character proverb, which is why they call it "네 글자" (four letters). "우리 콘서트 절대 없어 포도" (our concerts never have grapes) is a pun: 포도 means grapes, and a seat map of unsold seats is nicknamed a bunch of grapes. Then the song ends on a cold goodbye: "더 볼 일 없어, 마지막 인사야" (we're done here, this is the last goodbye) and "사과도 하지 마" (don't even apologise). Mic dropped.