UGH! Lyrics in English BTS

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song UGH! by BTS from Korean to English.

Intro

Let's go, yeah, yeah, yeah

Tadak tto taoreuneun jeo bulssi

Crackle, those flames blaze again

Gireume datgi jeone

Before we pour on oil

Meonjeo jibeosamki

First, I swallow them whole

Pilsi hwipsseullyeogagetji ye

I'm sure I'll whip it up, yeah

Ye eum

Yeah, mm

Oneurui sonsu

Today's contender

Ipjanghasine geonsureul

Steps in, looking to score

Mulgi sijakhamyeon dungdungdung dongnebugi dwae dungdungdung

Once things get muddy, boom boom boom, you turn into the town punching bag, boom boom boom

Dungdung

Boom boom

Tugtug

Tap tap

Geondeune gwaensiri tuktuk

Prodding for no reason, knock knock

Baneungi eopseum gyang damgwobeoriji pukpuk

No reaction? I just dunk you, splash splash

Jinsildo geojisi dwae

Truth turns into a lie

Geojitdo jinsiri dwae

A lie turns into truth

Igoseseon moduga dodeokjeok sagowa

Here, everyone is in a moral blind spot

Pandani wanbyeokhan sarami dwae

They act like they're perfectly right

Utgisine

That's hilarious

Bunno? Mullon piryohaji

Anger? Of course it's needed

Taoreul

When it flares

Ttaen iyuga isseu

There's a reason

Eojjeomyeon

Maybe

Uriui yeoksaji

In our history

Geuge sesangeul bakkugido haji

It even changed the world

Igeon bunno anin bunnyo

This isn't anger but sewage

Mwoga bunnoinji

What kind of anger is it

Bunnoin cheokhamyeo jugyeo jinjja bunno

Acting angry, you kill real rage

Jillyeobeorin sudo eopsi manheun

Countless are already worn out

Neon naman jugineun ge aniya

You're not the only one you kill

Ttong balneun ge iksukhae uriya

We're used to dull reactions

Uriya

We are

Mugamgakhaejin jeo saramdeul bwa

Look at those people who've gone numb

Bunnyo, mugwansim neonen timiya

Sewage and indifference, you're teammates

Naneun ukhae

I snap

Ukhae

I snap

Naneun ukhae

I snap

Ukhae

I snap

Naneun aguie gadeuk chan bunnoe bunnohae

I'm angry at anger filled with evil

Naneun aguie gadeuk chan bunnoe bunnohae

I'm angry at anger filled with evil

Naneun ukhae

I snap

Ukhae

I snap

Naneun ukhae

I snap

Ukhae

I snap

Naneun kkeojyeoyaman haetdeon bunnoe bunnohae

I'm angry at the fury that had to be put out

Naneun kkeojyeoyaman haetdeon geu bunnoe bunnohae

I'm angry at that very fury that had to be put out

Geurae uk

So rage

Rage

Ukhaera uk

Go ahead and rage

Jaega doel ttaekkaji geurae ukhaera uk

Rage until you're ash, rage

Geurae uk

So rage

Rage

Ukhaera uk

Go ahead and rage

Bureojil ttaekkaji geurae ukhaera uk

Rage until it rots away, rage

Naneun ukhae

I snap

Ukhae

I snap

Naneun ukhae

I snap

Ukhae

I snap

Naneun aguie gadeuk chan bunnoe bunnohae

I'm angry at anger filled with evil

Naneun kkeojyeoyaman haetdeon geu bunnoe bunnohae

I'm angry at that very fury that had to be put out

I sesang

This world

Bunnoga jibaeham

Is ruled by anger

Bunnoga

Anger

Eopseum da mot sana bwa

Without it, nobody seems able to live

Bunnohago

Getting angry

Tto bunnohago bunnohago

And getting angry and angry again

Geuri michyeogago

Yeah, going crazy like that

Uk uk uk uk

Bunnohaneun

Reasons for anger

Iyudo da suman gaji

Number in the tens of thousands

Seonuiwa

Good intentions

Aguido da maehangaji

And malice are all the same

Bunnohal su

If you can get angry

Itdaman namui salme

That means someone else's life

Pihaega itneun geon

When there's damage

Geugeon

That's

Nuguui haengdonge

In someone's deed

Nuguneun apahae

Someone hurts

Nuguui eonhaenge

In someone's words

Nuguneun amdamhae

Someone despairs

Nuguui chalnae

At someone's bragging

Nugu sungani dwae

It becomes someone’s moment

Nuguui bunnoe nugu moksumi dwae

Someone's rage becomes someone's breath

Sseogeul twe

Damn twerp

Naneun ukhae

I snap

Ukhae

I snap

Naneun ukhae

I snap

Ukhae

I snap

Naneun aguie gadeuk chan bunnoe bunnohae

I'm angry at anger filled with evil

Naneun kkeojyeoyaman haetdeon geu bunnoe bunnohae

I'm angry at that very fury that had to be put out

A daeche yok jom meokneun ge wae

Why the h*ll can't you take a little cursing

Jal beoljanha tto jingjingdae wae

You earn plenty, so why still whine

Geu jeongdon gamsuhaeyaji ehem

You should endure that much, ahem

Ehem

Ahem

Ehem

Ahem

Ehem ehem

Ahem ahem

Nine ehem

Nine, ahem

Ehem

Ahem

Ehem ehem

Ahem ahem

Na sikyeosseobwa da chama

Try cooling me down, hold it all back

Nine ehem

Nine, ahem

Nine ehem

Nine, ahem

Ehem

Ahem

Ehem ehem

Ahem ahem

Na sikyeosseobwa geunyang ehem bihem ehem

Try cooling me down, just ahem, b-hem, ahem

Geurae uk

So rage

Rage

Ukhaera uk

Go ahead and rage

Jaega doel ttaekkaji geurae ukhaera uk

Rage until you're ash, rage

Geurae uk

So rage

Rage

Ukhaera uk

Go ahead and rage

Bureojil ttaekkaji geurae ukhaera uk

Rage until it rots away, rage

Naneun ukhae

I snap

Ukhae

I snap

Naneun ukhae

I snap

Ukhae

I snap

Naneun aguie gadeuk chan bunnoe bunnohae

I'm angry at anger filled with evil

Naneun kkeojyeoyaman haetdeon geu bunnoe bunnohae

I'm angry at that very fury that had to be put out

Let's go

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SONG MEANING

UGH! feels like a musical firecracker – three members of BTS’s rap line (RM, SUGA, and j-hope) light a match to all the pointless rage they see online and turn it into a rhythm you can’t ignore. The Korean onomatopoeia “욱” (pronounced uk and heard as “ugh”) is that split-second surge of anger when blood rushes to your head; the song explores what happens next. With rapid-fire verses and explosive ad-libs, they draw a sharp line between two kinds of heat:

Righteous anger that fights injustice and sparks change.
Empty anger that trolls, complains, and hurts people just for fun.

By the end, the trio aren’t telling you never to get mad – they’re daring you to aim your fury wisely. Let it burn away apathy, not other people. Dance, shout “UGH!” with them, then channel that adrenaline into something that actually matters. That’s the BTS style of venting: fierce, clever, and surprisingly empowering.

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