Boy Meets Evil Lyrics in English J-Hope (BTS)

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Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Boy Meets Evil by J-Hope (BTS) from Korean to English.

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My sin wasn't exactly this or that

But

Was that I'd shaken hands with the devil

The devil held me tight in his grip

The enemy was behind me

It keeps getting darker

The light of my future

Light

The road of dreams lost to rash love

My ambition's poison

Sharpened my blade every day

chameul su eopneun nae yoksime

My unstoppable greed

The blade's gone dull, I know it all

This love is evil's other name

Don't hold my hand

I screamed, but ditched my conscience

The more days pass, the sharper reality feels

Blood, torn and dyed red by reality

Never thought

That greed would turn into a butterfly calling hell

Breathe

My breath surges

Every night I close my eyes on twisted reality

The ringing music box of tragedy

i joereul beotgien

To bear this sin

There's no way forgetting it counts as surrender

Because those lips were too sweet

My future blurred, drunk on love

By the time I wake, landmines surround me

The fierce stares around me I can't dodge

I shout for a miracle in this reality

Rewind

I loved it like crazy

A fool addicted to sweetness

Yeah, dumb*ss, sin, sin

I didn't wanna let go of the devil's touch

Too bad

But it's too sweet

It's too sweet it's too sweet

Too bad

But it's too sweet

It's too sweet it's too sweet

Too bad

But it's too sweet

It's too sweet it's too sweet

Too bad

But it's too sweet

It's too sweet it's too sweet

It's too evil

Yeah it's evil

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SONG MEANING

Boy Meets Evil is J-Hope’s thrilling confession of what happens when youthful curiosity, burning ambition, and forbidden love collide. Instead of pointing to a single wrongdoing, the narrator admits his sin was simply shaking hands with the devil – willingly opening the door to temptation. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a once-bright future swallowed by shadows as desire turns poisonous. Sweet promises lure him forward, but each step tightens the devil’s grip, blurring the line between passion and self-destruction.

Driven by rapid-fire rap and a hypnotic hook, the song stages an intense tug-of-war between conscience and craving. Love is branded “another name for the devil,” yet its taste is too sweet to resist. Every repeat of “too sweet… too evil” hammers home the paradox: the very things that inspire us – ambition, romance, dreams – can just as easily consume us. J-Hope’s performance becomes a cautionary tale, urging listeners to recognize their own temptations before they slip from thrilling sweetness into irreversible darkness.

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J-Hope (BTS) Boy Meets Evil Lyrics