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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eoduwojyeo ga

It keeps getting darker

nae miraeui bit

The light of my future

bit

Light

chigi eorin sarange ilheun kkumui gil

The road of lost dreams from a youthful love

nae yamangui dokgi

My ambition's poison

maeil kareul garatji

Sharpened my blade every day

chameul su eopneun nae yoksime

My unstoppable greed

kareun mudyeojyeo algo isseo da

The blade's gone dull, I know it all

i sarangeun angmaui tto dareun ireum

This love is another name for the devil

soneul japji ma

Don't hold my hand

oechyeotjiman jeobeoryeotji nae yangsimeul

I shouted, but I betrayed my conscience

nari galsurok neukkineun nalkaroun hyeonsildeul

The piercing truths I come to feel as days go by

hyeonsire jjitgyeo bulge mujeun pideul

Blood, torn and dyed red by reality

saenggak mothaetji

Never thought

geu yoksimi jiogeul bureuneun napari doel jineun

Wether that greed will become the trumpet that summons hell

sumi chaoreugo

My breath is rising

dwiteulrin hyeonsire nun gamneun maeil bam

Every night I close my eyes to a twisted reality

ulrineun bigeugui oreugol

The ringing music box of tragedy

i joereul beotgien

To free myself from this sin

geugeol inneun ge dangchoe pogiga andwae

I just can't give up on forgetting it

geu ipsuri neomu dalkomhaetgie

Because those lips were too sweet

yeonaee chwihaeseo beoryeojin mirae

A future abandoned in the intoxication of love

kkaeeonago bol ttaen imi sabangen jiroe

I woke to find myself surrounded by landmines

geondeuril su eopneun maeseoun juwiui siseondeul

The fierce stares around me I can't dodge

gijeogeul oechyeo i hyeonsire

I shout for a miracle in this reality

michidorok johatji

It was insanely good

dalkomhame jungdokdoen byeongsin

A fool addicted to sweetness

geurae byeongsin

Yeah, moron

notchigin silheosseo angmaui songireul

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

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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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