Understanding the Aliens BTS lyrics is essential in the context of Arirang. Since part of the song is in Korean (and I am nowhere near fluent), it took me a good few minutes between listening, getting hold of the lyrics, translating and, finally, grasping the size of the punch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I heard the song when Arirang came out. I understood the English easily, but the Korean went past me like a conversation in the next room: I could feel the mood, but the words… And the mood, my dear, was great, the kind I love when BTS delivers. As I already told you about the Arirang album<\/a>, it won me over right away for being so different from what BTS had been releasing in recent years and, even so, carrying so much of the DNA of their early days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watching the boys, in the middle of a comeback<\/a>, release something so bold, experimental and far from what newer fans knew gave me that certainty: they are incredible, they know it, and this 2.0 version is better than ever. Full stop. Applause too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then, a few hours later, the lyrics were released and I went to understand. The size of the wallop (sorry, that’s my technical term) hit hard, along with the realization of how it fits into the perfect storytelling of Arirang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And I wasn’t the only one reading it with new eyes, okay? More than four months after its release, the song went back to No. 1 on iTunes in dozens of countries<\/a>, and the reason involves the ARMY<\/a>, an award and a category that I really need to talk about with you. Hold on, I’ll get there. First, press play (since there is no MV, the video below is the official visualizer):<\/p>\n\n\n\n