SUGA: What worries me right now
is that there's nothing
I want to talk about.
Right now,
there is nothing... (CHUCKLES)
...that I'd like to talk about.
(PEN SCRIBBLING)
SUGA: And that makes me so sad.
There were so many stories
I wanted to tell.
-(CROWD CHEERS)
-Did I lose them
because I've achieved so much?
Sort of like dreams, you know?
Did I forget about them
because so many of them already came true?
I mean, why...
(HIGH-PITCHED WINDING)
("SO FAR AWAY" BY AGUST D PLAYS)
SUGA: It's my first time
walking down this street.
I'm still so excited.
After concerts, I'd always be like,
"I'm so tired!"
It's my first time doing this!
(LAUGHING) Even in Korea,
I've never done this before.
SUGA: I knew for sure that the mixtape
was going to have three parts.
-(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYS)
-Because in D-1,
I had to express
a lot of my insecurities.
Because if I didn't,
I felt like I had no reason
to be a member of BTS.
After sorting out my problems,
I made D-2
and tried to talk about
the past and the present.
Now, on this album,
I really wanted to deliver a message
about all those things in general.
What's more, this is my album.
And it's not by SUGA...
it's by Agust D.
No one knows who Agust D is.
(LAUGHING) Only my fans do.
"Who's this Agust D person?"
When "Daechwita" came out,
they were like,
"He looks a lot like SUGA."
Are they going to understand
what I'm trying to say?
Even I'm confused.
So I feel a lot of pressure.
Honestly,
when I was working on this album,
I wondered if it may be
the last piece of work
under the name "Agust D."
(g*nsh*t)
(RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(MUSIC STOPS)
Oh, the title song?
I finished it.
(CHUCKLES)
But I don't like it. (LAUGHS)
I thought Las Vegas was a hot place...
all year round.
(RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(SENTIMENTAL GUITAR MUSIC PLAYS)
(MUSIC STOPS)
(HUMS)
I'm thinking of...
-sampling "Around Thirty"...
-(TYPING)
...to make a new song.
(SOFT GUITAR MUSIC PLAYING)
(SOFT ELECTRONIC MUSIC PLAYS)
(DRUMS BEATING)
(MUSIC STOPS)
(RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYS)
PRODUCER: Why did you choose
that song in particular?
Because I'm 30. (LAUGHS)
I thought it would give me
a lot of things to write about.
The things you can do...
when you're 30.
There must be tons.
-(RAIN FALLING)
-(RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYING)
SUGA: They were talking about
BTS breaking up.
-(RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYING)
-That was when I had just turned 30.
I started talking about making
my own album.
(RAPPING)
I mean, going solo
and doing our own things,
there's nothing wrong with it
if you think about it.
-We should've done it ages ago.
-(MUSIC PLAYS)
But we didn't,
and it just got delayed.
If my memory is correct,
the articles about us breaking up
were on the front page
of portal websites for two weeks.
Seeing all those negative reactions...
IS YOUR JUSTICE JUST?
...to ideas we were only considering
made it hard for me to accept
what people were thinking about us.
I ended up with a song
that I didn't originally have in mind,
but it's gonna help me write
something fresher for "Thirty."
It's always been like this.
None of my songs come out
according to plan.
(LAUGHS)
They always turn out
to be something unexpected,
and I just go along with it.
I used to be like,
"This is my only passion."
But now that I'm here...
-(DRUMS BEATING)
-...I'm doing all these other things.
(SUGA CHUCKLING)
You don't have to be so single-minded.
("Polar Night" PLAYS)
Between so many truths
and so many lies
Are we taking a proper look
at the world?
The difference between fact and fiction
between incitement and substance
What do I stand to gain?
The world's bullshit
but you don't have to be
So open your eyes
and see the real world
The other side of justice
is just another kind
There's no such thing in the world
as good intentions, you know
They're not interested in facts
If you're not on their side
they'll k*ll you, that's justice now
Left and right
black and white
At the end of a staged play
The audience tear into each other
seeing blood
It's a w*r without g*nshots
Material malady
If you're not on the same side
we're enemies
An extreme choice
Political correctness
whenever it suits me
But keep my mouth shut
when it's too bothersome for me
Selectively hypocritical
an uncomfortable attitude
Interpretation just to fit my mood
Fact and fiction
whenever it suits me
And don't let my eyes
wander from my clique
Selectively hypocritical
an uncomfortable attitude
Interpretation just to fit my mood
Between so many truths
and so many lies
Are we taking a proper look
at the world?
It is all dirty
BACKING VOCALS:
Am I even clean?
It is all dirty
BACKING VOCALS:
Are you even clean?
Between dark questions
and blind accusations
What are we fighting for?
It is all dirty
BACKING VOCALS:
Am I even clean?
It is all dirty
BACKING VOCALS:
Are you even clean?
(MUSIC ENDS)
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
-(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
-(LAUGHTER)
I didn't work yesterday.
I'll do it today.
I was too tired to work,
I think I slept the whole day.
-I slept so much.
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER FROM TV)
And I just woke up.
(SIGHS)
Vegas is great.
The food's great too.
Last time I was here,
there wasn't time for me to do
the things I wanted to do.
But this time, I plan to see
my friends while I'm here.
I'm gonna see Halsey, Chris,
and Steve Aoki.
What should I talk about
when I see him?
He's a really nice guy,
and he tried to help us
in any way he could.
I think it's because he's Asian.
Why does he have pictures of us?
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
SUGA: What's going on?
How does he have this?
Did he put this up just for me?
It's new.
it's so good to see you.
-Yeah, I know. How are you?
-Oh, yeah. I'm gonna give you a tour.
-Mm-hmm.
(IN KOREAN) First, I wanna know
why he has our pictures on the wall.
I have you everywhere.
Here, there.
-(IN KOREAN) But it looks new.
-(TRANSLATOR INTERPRETS)
-(SUGA LAUGHS)
SUGA: (IN KOREAN)
Talk about a fun life!
(SUGA EXCLAIMS)
I got a present for you.
This is a One-Of-One jacket.
(SUGA EXCLAIMS)
STEVE: That's cool.
Like, this whole neighborhood is...
is gonna boom.
Yeah, this is a brand-new home.
SUGA's home.
-TRANSLATOR: Yeah!
-(ALL LAUGHING)
STEVE: No, I got everything.
I got, like, my MIDI drums.
And then you can plug in
guitar and bass.
(IN KOREAN)
The brightest studio I've ever seen.
Most studios are pitch black,
this is the brightest one I've ever seen.
Yeah, everything's custom.
So, originally, I had my Focals here.
I switched them out.
-Ocean Way.
-Focal?
-No, that's an Ocean Way.
-Okay.
Same company, custom.
(FAST ROCK MUSIC PLAYING)
(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)
Whoo!
-Thank you, yeah.
-Nice.
-It's more like... Like, this album...
-SUGA: Mm-hmm.
It's still mixing like... pop and,
you know, hip-hop and stuff.
But I'm... But I'm like doing
a lot more of, like, rock.
(UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING)
STEVE: What are you working on musically?
Like, what kind of music...
Can you play some?
(IN KOREAN)
Some of them are almost finished...
Oh, okay. Alright. Cool.
(INTENSE HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS)
(SPEAKING INAUDIBLY)
(MELLOW HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYS)
STEVE: Let's do this one.
Beautiful song.
Oh my god. Beautiful song.
(IN KOREAN) Next time...
Um, next time I visit Las Vegas,
I'm gonna have to use this studio.
(TRANSLATOR INTERPRETS)
Oh, good, good. Yeah.
It's a good vibe in here, man.
It's a good vibe.
I don't have any clocks.
We work whenever we want.
Feels like anytime, you know.
I'm happy just to give it,
give you guys all my resources,
to just help with your...
make it as easy as possible.
Every floor!
SUGA: (IN KOREAN)
He's tried hard to please his guest.
(LAUGHTER)
SUGA: Oh, these aren't photos.
They're paintings.
I'm a true supporter, you know.
Alright, brother.
I'll see you tonight, okay?
-See you soon.
-Alright, man.
-MAN: Thank you, guys. Thank you.
-See you, guys.
(IN KOREAN)
I haven't had this kind of fun in a while.
I mean, I often collaborate
with musicians
and we listen to each other's music
in Korea as well, but...
Um, I love how Steve set his studio up.
I also loved the songs.
I really liked the one with Lil U*i.
-PRODUCER: Next year?
STEVE: But we can play you some stuff.
Well, SUGA's a musical genius.
You know, he's definitely
one of my favorite artists to work with.
And, uh...
I think he's...
He's also very forward-thinking.
You know, like, whenever I hear,
like, his own, 'cause...
You know, obviously, you have SUGA as BTS,
and SUGA on his own.
-("DAECHWITA" PLAYS)
-STEVE: And when I listen to his music
on his own, he's always doing something
I would never expect.
And, uh... So I always expect
the highest bar from SUGA.
SUGA:
Daechwita, Daechwita
Play it loud, Daechwita
Daechwita, Daechwita
play it loud, Daechwita
Daechwita, Daechwita
play it loud, Daechwita
Daechwita, Daechwita
play it loud, Daechwita
Daechwita, Daechwita
play it loud, Daechwita
Glitter, glitter
look at my crown glitter
Remember, remember
days gone by, remember
We so fly, we so fly,
private jet, we so fly
Born a sl*ve
but now a king
Berserk tiger
Gwanghae flow
Born in a ditch
but rise up a dragon
That's the way I live
Sorry but don't worry
I got lots to lose
Shove the past
into a rice chest
I'm about to dine
on what I know is mine
Shut up, yeah
you calling me a pup, yeah
I was born a tiger
I ain't no weak pill-popper like you
Pathetic f*ck
putting on a talent show
Not gonna lie
what a shitshow
I got no pretensions
just k*ll 'em all
Ain't no exceptions
I watch you fall
Flexing, I got none
I don't need one
Who's the king? Who's the boss?
You all know my name
All sh*t-talk
they got no game
Off with their heads
Ow!
-(CAR HONKS)
-(BUZZING NOISE)
SUGA: I think I've been goofing around
since coming to Vegas.
I haven't done much work.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
How long does it take
to see the Red Rock Canyon?
PRODUCER: Not long.
SUGA: Oh, then we should get there
for when the sun goes down.
I bet it's beautiful during sunset.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
MAN: Mm!
I need to lose weight
when I get back.
I had...
(LAUGHS) ...three meals today.
And I think that's a first in 18 months.
I've grown up quicker than others.
But I didn't want to grow up.
What I wanted was to keep dreaming.
I used to tell the BTS members,
"You become an adult
the moment you stop dreaming."
I used to say that.
And I don't have any dreams now.
Now I ask myself,
"What do I need to dream of?"
We did what we wanted
and what we had to do to get here,
and in 2018, I was told
that I'd been chosen to represent
this generation.
I never thought of it that way.
(CAMERA SHUTTERS)
SUGA: I never thought, "Hey, I'm Asian."
"So I'm going to head over to America
and top the Billboard chart
for my fellow Asians."
-MAN: Can I give you a hug?
-SUGA: Sure. (LAUGHS)
Thanks. You've made things a lot better.
-SUGA: Oh, really?
-MAN: Yeah.
-SUGA: That's nice.
-MAN: You've made your country proud.
-SUGA: Thank you.
-MAN: I'm honored.
-SUGA: Thanks, that's good to hear.
-MAN: Yeah.
SUGA: I didn't mean to make Korea proud.
(PRODUCER LAUGHING)
SUGA: But when I travel overseas,
I hear that so often
from the Korean immigrants living there.
A lot of them are business owners too.
I told you
when we were having dinner.
Danny's family.
They are all Asians.
The restaurant owner is Asian.
-It feels good when I see them happy.
-(PRODUCER HUMS IN RESPONSE)
(SIGHS)
What should I do?
I've run out of stories to tell,
but I have to tell one.
SUGA: Yesterday was so tiring.
I had so many things to do.
But I'm sure I'll wake up
when we arrive, right?
That's what sightseeing is about,
getting dragged around
like a zombie. (LAUGHS)
I know we travelled to nice places
while sh**ting BTS BON VOYAGE...
but I've never seen anything
more awe-inspiring than this.
-(SOFT MUSIC PLAYS)
-(SUGA EXCLAIMS)
SUGA: How do they make
such a straight line?
SERVER: Order.
I've been on just one...
(CLEARS THROAT)
...one overseas trip with my family.
I was in fifth grade? Sixth grade?
A place called Zhangjiajie in China.
That was my last trip.
I haven't been on a trip since.
This is my first trip since my debut
other than the ones
I've gone on for shoots.
I thought I didn't enjoy traveling around.
That's why I never went anywhere.
-No one was stopping me, you know?
-PRODUCER: (LAUGHING) I get it.
(SNIFFLES) Even when I got
a long-term vacation last time,
I just worked on my album,
my mixtape.
So why am I shackling myself
when no one's telling me to?
(SNIFFLES)
I think it's really nice to travel.
("MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE"
BY RYUICHI SAKAMOTO PLAYS)
(SOFT PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)
(PLAYING "MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE" )
SUGA: After a certain point,
I think I started to lose
my preferences
and my favorite things.
When I turned 20, I thought,
"What are my twenties gonna be like?
It's gonna be so fun."
When I think about my thirties,
I see nothing.
If you want to write lyrics or a song,
you have to be hooked on something.
You need to think about it constantly,
and then write those thoughts into words.
What do you do when you're over 30?
(CHUCKLES)
Do I have to keep working?
I don't think
I can keep this up anymore.
PRODUCER: You can't.
This is my first proper trip away,
and I just realized that trips are fun.
(LAUGHS)
Now I need to think about
how to keep having this fun in my life.
We're heading to my friend Halsey's place.
Hey, happy birthday!
-HALSEY: Hi!
-SUGA: Hey, how do you do?
How are you?
-WOMAN: How are you?
-Hey, how are you?
What can I get you...
I'll go get you guys some drinks.
What do you want to drink?
You know this fish?
No!
-That's a real fish?
-Yeah.
-...blue, it looks like a...
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
Gya Gyapardos?
-Was that the fish?
-HALSEY: Gyarados!
Gyarados! That's it.
-SUGA: Gyarados.
-WOMAN: Kind of like Avatar.
Oh my god, I'm so nervous! (LAUGHS)
-(IN KOREAN) You should sh**t this.
-(LAUGHS)
-Okay, okay.
-MAN: I was about to be like...
I'm gonna do my best.
-(MUSIC PLAYING IN BACKGROUND)
-Pretty good. There you go.
-(BURSTING INTO LAUGHTER)
-(LAUGHTER)
-MAN: But it's not bad!
-Selfie!
HALSEY: (LAUGHING) It's terrible!
SUGA: (IN KOREAN)
They are pop stars.
The pop stars that we all saw
when we were growing up,
they're people just like us.
I'm aware that
some people don't like us.
I mean, we're a boy band.
Some of the things that we've done
might not mean as much to them.
Despite the fact
that we're putting out a lot of work.
But the pop stars
were among the ones
who understood us
and saw us for who we are,
and paid no attention to all the hate.
They treated us as human beings.
We may not speak the same language,
but we get each other.
My followers will be confused
when they see this.
(TURNTABLE SCRATCHING)
He just invited me. (LAUGHS)
So I'm just gonna go and see.
I was curious about his studio.
-ANDERSON: Hi!
Good to see you, what's up!
Good to see you, bro!
It's good! Yo, what up, man?
(RHYTHMIC MUSIC PLAYING)
(IN KOREAN) When we first met,
he kissed me on my forehead.
when you first saw him.
I kissed you? I was so drunk.
-(ALL LAUGHING)
-(IN KOREAN) Sorry.
(SMOOCHES)
My baby! (IN KOREAN) Baby!
(KNOCKS)
Oh, sh*t!
(LAUGHTER)
-(IN KOREAN) So random!
-(CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
Yeah, yeah.
I got the beat, uh,
that you sent me too. Right?
(ENERGETIC MUSIC PLAYING)
-(FUNKY MUSIC PLAYING)
-(EXCLAIMS) Crazy!
-(TRANSLATOR INTERPRETS)
-Did you bring some stuff?
(IN KOREAN) Do I need to play mine?
(MELLOW MUSIC PLAYING)
(MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYS)
(MUSIC INTENSIFIES)
(IN KOREAN) I came to America
to do some work,
but all I do is drink.
See... (LAUGHS)
-SUGA: Soju!
-ANDERSON: Want some soju?
-SUGA: (IN KOREAN) This is soju!
-ANDERSON: Yeah.
Made in New York? Why?
(IN KOREAN) It's soju.
-SUGA: Cheers.
-(LAUGHTER)
-ANDERSON: Yeah!
-SUGA: Yeah.
-ANDERSON: To the life.
Ah, that's better.
Are you 21?
How old are you?
-TRANSLATOR: He's 29.
-ANDERSON: Really?
ANDERSON: (IN KOREAN) Really?
-Yeah, 29.
ANDERSON: Oh, you're old. Okay, cool!
-(LAUGHTER)
-ANDERSON: Grown man!
Hell, yeah!
I thought you were a kid!
(CHUCKLES)
MAN: (IN KOREAN)
He asked if you were 21.
Thought you were a little baby.
Twenty-one?
(IN KOREAN) This is gonna be fun.
I can feature in his song.
-ANDERSON: You're a factory machine?
-Machine.
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
("MOONLIGHT"
BY AGUST D PLAYS)
(SPEAKING INAUDIBLY)
MAN: (IN KOREAN) He backed out at first.
Now, look at him go.
-SUGA: Whoo! Yeah!
ANDERSON: My man.
-Hell, yeah. Yes, I will. Yes, I will.
-Yeah, yeah.
SUGA: (IN KOREAN)
He's an angel, just like Halsey.
(CHUCKLES)
Wait, you've hardly caught any footage
of me working.
I suck at working
when the camera's on.
(CHUCKLES)
But...
Maybe I could even try working like this
back in Korea.
I think it would work.
I bet I could find some fun people
to work with, but...
You might have noticed back there
that I'm a bit...
I'm a bit shy. (LAUGHS)
He's a really good guy.
-(TURNTABLE SCRATCHING)
-("GIVE IT TO ME" BY AGUST D PLAYS)
(MUSIC ENDS)
(SIGHS) Right now...
I have to work on...
Anderson .Paak's song.
I feel like I've taken on more jobs
than I can handle.
I've been stressed in the past too,
-but there was a time limit.
-(RAPPING)
I just get bored when I don't work.
I tried taking a month or two off,
but then I got bored
and went back to work anyway.
You see, a musician's career
doesn't last that long.
They say that an idol singer's career
lasts seven years,
but it's hard to find a musician
who is at their prime
for more than seven years.
(SIGHS) Until I finish?
It's only been 11 hours.
Music is consumed so quickly these days,
it moves on so fast...
that's why I'm working so much...
(LAUGHS)
...they forget about you quickly.
(SENTIMENTAL MUSIC PLAYS)
SUGA: After working
with lots of different artists,
you get the hang of finding out
what style they want
and how to cater to their needs.
I also want the listeners
to listen to my songs...
Whoo!
...and think...
SUGA: Aw...
...that SUGA? He's not a bad producer.
So this idea of proving myself
is one of the things
that's on my mind right now.
But then, when I think about
how much more I should do,
I run out of things to say.
I'm struggling, in my own way...
to push through this.
This is my life. I can't back out.
It's worth it. It's gon' be worth it.
-ANDERSON: (IN KOREAN) I love you.
-(LAUGHTER)
(IN KOREAN) I love you!
(SENTIMENTAL MUSIC CONTINUES)
I don't quite know
how to say how I feel,
but I am sure of one thing...
I want to get recognized
for doing what I do.
To get recognized for my work.
If you were to ask me
how much work I've done
whilst I've been in America...
Well, I wrote the "Around Thirty" song.
Other than that,
I just hummed some tunes, that's all.
(LAUGHS)
But I think by going to different places,
I've managed to work on my feelings.
To be honest,
I didn't have to go to Chris's studio
or Anderson's studio.
If I really wanted to get some work done,
I'd have felt more comfortable
just going back to Korea right away.
But America makes
the best music in the world,
and it's at the top
when it comes to pop music,
so I've always wanted to know
what kind of environment
these artists are working in.
Peace of mind?
-(MUSIC STOPS)
-(BELLS RINGING)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(TINKLING SOUND EFFECT)
(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)
(EXHALES)
(GRUNTS)
(SPEAKER SCREECHES)
(DRUMS BEATING SLOWLY)
(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)
(MUSIC STOPS)
(SUGA MUTTERS)
MAN: You've slimmed down again.
SUGA: What?
-MAN: You've slimmed down again.
-Again?
(EXHALES LOUDLY)
Yes.
-Shall we start this meeting?
-MAN: Okay.
The title of the album is D-Day.
This one's called D-Day.
You might have expected D-3
to be released after D-2,
but it's D-Day.
So, there will be two music videos.
One of them will be
for a song called "Haegeum."
There's another song
that we need to make a video for,
and it's called "AMYGDALA."
And what it means is...
It's a part of the brain.
When you're in certain situations,
ones that can be traumatic,
it really...
JIMIN: Yo.
Yeah, I'm almost done.
I finished writing the lyrics.
-(SONG PLAYS AND STOPS)
-JIMIN: Heard you're recording furiously.
-Huh?
-JIMIN: You're recording furiously.
I'm not furious.
JIMIN: Oh, I didn't mean it like that.
("AMYGDALA" PLAYS)
(MUSIC STOPS)
-SUGA: Wanna hear it?
-JIMIN: Yeah.
It's really good.
It's my favorite song
out of the recent ones I wrote.
("AMYGDALA" PLAYS)
-(MUSIC STOPS)
-JIMIN: It's nice.
It's called "AMYGDALA."
JIMIN: "AMYGDALA"?
There's a thing called an amygdala.
Your brain stores
all of your unpleasant memories
in the amygdala.
So you can prepare yourself for
those types of situations in the future.
I have massive mood swings
whenever I'm working on this song.
To work on it, I have to bring up
some of my unpleasant memories.
But this is actually
a very important process.
It's part of the treatment
to bring back bad memories
from your past
and learn to control those memories.
You get an instant reaction.
For example,
if you got bitten by a snake once,
you become scared of snakes,
so you learn to avoid them.
That's how this part of the brain
works to give us
a better chance of survival.
This is the story of my life,
you know.
Before I reached the age of 20,
I'd already had a lot of things
going on in my life.
I really want to talk about
how I got the scar over my eye
in this song.
In a way, we're responsible for
all our own wounds and scars.
No one can dodge
the first arrow of trouble, of course,
but when that second arrow flies at you,
you've chosen to just stand there
and get hit,
rather than learn from the first time.
That's what I wanted to talk about
when I was writing "AMYGDALA."
So...
That's the message
I'm trying to get across.
(FOOTSTEPS)
("AMYGDALA" PLAYS)
Whoa, yeah
Whoa, yeah
I don't know your name
I don't know your name
I don't know your name
How you feelin' lately?
I don't know your name
your name, your name
Traveling through memories
Things I wanna erase
How you feelin' lately
lately, lately
On the month I was born
in 1993
Mom's heart surgery
surgery, surgery
A whole lot was happening
Don't know why things are so hectic
I'mma pull up even the memories
I can't remember
Unwrap them, one by one
The best choice
Then the second-best choice
Third-best choice
choice, choice, eh
Those things I never asked for
Those things
that are out of my hands
I'mma put it back in, one two
Yeah, one two, yeah, one two
I don't know your name, your name
Traveling through memories, memories
I don't know your name
C'mon, let's erase them
one by one, yeah, one by one
My amygdala
BACKING VOCALS: My amygdala
Please rescue me, please rescue me
My amygdala
BACKING VOCALS: My amygdala
Please pull me up, please pull me up
My amygdala
BACKING VOCALS: My amygdala
My amygdala
BACKING VOCALS: My amygdala
Rescue me from here
Hurry, pull me out of here
yeah, eh
Yeah, a whole lot was happening
The sound of Mom's heart's clock
tickin' in my ears
My accident
that I couldn't talk about
The call I got during work
about Dad's liver cancer
Hope I made the best decisions
Because it's all in the past now
Then is all this suffering
for my own good?
What didn't k*ll me
only made me stronger
I'm blooming like a lotus flower
once again
The best choice
Then the second-best choice
Third-best choice
BACKING VOCALS: Choice, choice, eh
Those things I never asked for
Those things
that are out of my hands
I'mma put it back in, one two
Yeah, one two, yeah, one two
I don't know your name, your name
Traveling through memories
Memories, memories
I don't know your name
your name, your name
C'mon, let's erase them
one by one, yeah, one by one
My amygdala
BACKING VOCALS: My amygdala
Please rescue me, please rescue me
My amygdala
BACKING VOCALS: My amygdala
Please pull me up, please pull me up
My amygdala
BACKING VOCALS: My amygdala
My amygdala
BACKING VOCALS: My amygdala
Rescue me from here
Hurry, pull me out of here
yeah, eh
(MUSIC ENDS)
(INHALES)
-(CAMERA SHUTTERS)
-(SIGHS)
Aw, damn it!
Why did I sign up for this?
Mr. Bang said to me a while ago,
"If you're that successful and unhappy,
"then what in the world
are you working for?"
I don't know.
I don't know why I'm working,
and I don't know
why I'm so obsessed!
Acceptance.
It takes lots of guts to let things go.
You need to be brave, they say.
I guess I'm not brave enough.
I worked my a*s off to get here.
-(SUGA EXHALES)
-(MAN LAUGHS)
SUGA: I worked my a*s off!
("Haegeum" PLAYS)
-(CLICKING SOUND)
-(MUSIC STOPS)
-(CLICKING SOUND)
-("Haegeum" PLAYS)
-(CLICKING SOUND)
-(MUSIC STOPS)
-(CLICKING SOUND)
-("Haegeum" PLAYS)
-(CLICKING SOUND)
-(MUSIC STOPS)
(CLICKING SOUND)
-(CLICKING SOUND)
-("Haegeum" PLAYS)
-(MUSIC STOPS)
-(PLAYS PIANO)
(PLAYS SCALES ON PIANO)
Aw, damn it. I quit.
(MUSIC PLAYS AND STOPS)
I quit. Damn it.
I quit!
(BIRDS CHIRPING)
My album hit a dead end.
So I came here to clear my head
and write some songs.
It just got too boring
and too painful.
Hello, everyone.
Let's start by introducing ourselves.
-MAN 1: Let's do this.
-MAN 2: Yes!
The reason I brought us here
is because
I can't seem to write any songs.
I'm kind of in a slump.
After collaborating with PSY,
my brain just stopped.
I thought I could use some rest.
MAN 3: What if we end up not working?
(LAUGHS)
I don't think
there's anything wrong with that.
-MAN 3: Oh, okay.
-We can just have fun.
You can go upstairs.
Whenever an idea pops into your head,
just come down and record it.
-MAN 3: If I get an idea...
-SUGA: Yes. Let it out.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(MAN LAUGHING)
I should take a picture
of Jang Ijeong's back.
You look kinda cool.
(LAUGHS)
-("PEOPLE" PLAYS)
-That's a bit too... you know?
-(RAIN FALLING)
-(MUSIC CONTINUES)
(PLAYS KEYBOARD)
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
I haven't written songs this way
in a long time.
(MAN SINGING)
(SINGS)
(MUSIC CONTINUES)
-(MAN LAUGHING)
-Did you write it?
(MUSIC FADES OUT)
I think I should treat writing songs
like a nine-to-five job.
Some people are so creative
that they drop a song in one go,
but they're just born with that ability.
I have to get some work done now
or it's gonna drag me down
at some point.
If I don't do it now,
it will make my life harder later.
I might even miss the deadline.
But if I have a song,
I can simply incorporate something trendy
and release it anytime.
And you never know
who you're gonna work with.
I have no idea
when my album will be out, so...
I'm like, "Work now, think later."
-(DRUMS BEATING)
-SUGA: Try a different bass line.
-(BASS PLAYS)
-SUGA: No.
I'm telling you to change the line,
not the source.
MAN: It's like a kid on a recorder.
(LAUGHS)
(LAIDBACK MUSIC PLAYING)
(MAN SINGING)
Be more aggressive.
(MAN SINGING)
(LAUGHS)
Man, you sound just like Jung Kook!
This has been the most fun session
on this trip.
(LAUGHS)
It's the best! This, um...
(MAN SINGING)
Darn...
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
(MAN SINGING)
Hm.
SUGA: I haven't been
on the Internet lately.
It's so easy for people to access
all sorts of information.
That's what D-Day actually means:
the day we free ourselves
from information.
"I need to be better than him.
I need to be better than her."
That's just so exhausting.
And excruciating.
That's what's been driving me
since I first started making music.
But it's so tiring now.
The day that we liberate ourselves
from these negative thoughts,
that's the starting point
for this album.
Because over the past two years,
my life has been full of noise.
Full of good things,
and full of noise.
And I didn't want the noise
controlling me.
In the hook...
(HUMS)
-There's this part.
-MAN: Hm?
It sounds like a guitar.
-(MAN VOCALIZES)
-SUGA: Mm-hmm.
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
It'd be less stressful
to just be a producer.
What would I be doing
if I hadn't become an idol?
(INHALES) I miss my mom now.
(LAUGHTER)
(LAUGHS) I'm like,
"I need to see her right now,"
and I drive off.
Just drive off.
(SUGA HUMS)
PRODUCER: What about work?
I'm not sure what I'll be doing
with the songs I'm writing here.
Well, I'll try to focus on writing songs
while I'm here.
I'm serious. Not joking.
I'm gonna try and finish this album.
But if it's not done
by the middle of next month,
I'll wrap everything up here,
take two cameras from you,
and go into the mountains to finish it.
-(PRODUCER LAUGHING)
-I'm serious. Just by myself.
-Let's keep going now.
-(DRUMS BEATING)
-MAN: This is the one from before.
-Yeah. And?
-Keep it coming.
-(MUSIC PLAYING)
It'd be even better to add that one
to this track.
This one's less noisy.
Where is "ta-da-da"?
Is it this one?
It's the one underneath.
When I'm making music...
(CLEARS THROAT)
...I always think that this
is just like the excretion process.
-PRODUCER: Excretion?
-It's excretion.
To take the excrement
and turn it into something beautiful
is the next step.
You have to let it all out first.
After that,
my job is to convince the world
that it's something beautiful.
But you have to push them out first.
Then you clean them up
when you're thinking straight.
I've been saying this forever.
It might sound good today,
but it'll sound like crap tomorrow.
To be honest,
this is a very fun way to make music.
But when I can't push anything out
like today,
it'd be great if someone came along
and saved the day.
Most of the time,
that never happens.
A good cleanup.
That's what we need here.
We have a cool beat, though.
MAN 1: Cleanup is important.
Cleanup...
MAN 2: I feel like our work is piling up.
(LAUGHS)
We do cleanups all the time.
We'll do well this time too.
We'll do well.
MAN 1: It's all good. I'm happy.
("PEOPLE" PLAYS)
SUGA: We think about making it big,
making money,
buying watches
and nice cars and everything,
but none of those things
are what makes your life fun.
You might say, "Hey, you made it big,
that's why you can say that."
Yes, that's why I can tell you
that they're not the fun part.
But when I meet up with people
and make music,
that's fun.
It makes me completely focused
for 12, 13 hours, and only stop to eat.
How many things can make you do that?
That's happiness.
I'm so fed up with music
that I think about quitting
hundreds of times a day.
But then, when we meet up,
I can work 12, 13 hours a day.
That's how fun this can be.
Making music can be so much fun.
-But why does it have to be work?
-(PLAYING KEYBOARD)
SUGA: It's been so painful for me
to make music lately.
Collaborations are painful too.
You might ask why I'm doing this.
I'm doing this because...
I don't want the BTS fans
or my fans to feel bored.
(CONTINUES PLAYING KEYBOARD)
-(FOOTSTEPS)
-("PEOPLE" PLAYS)
Yeah
Yeah, yeah, soft breeze
Someone in passing
Someone permeating
What kind of person am I?
Am I a good person?
Or am I a bad person?
There's lots of different views
yeah, yeah
I'm just another person
We all gotta live, yeah
We all gotta love, yeah
We're all gonna fade, yeah
Yeah, yeah
all be forgotten, yeah
Everybody changes
Just like I changed
Nothing in this world
lasts forever
It all goes by
a small happening
Why so serious?
Why so serious?
Why so serious?
I'm so serious?
I'm so serious?
I'm so...
Who cares?
Who cares if it all passes by?
Yeah, yeah
Who cares?
Who cares if it hurts?
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
sometimes it does hurt
Sometimes I'm so upset
I could cry
Who cares?
If you live like that, who cares?
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
(MUSIC ENDS)
(BOAT ENGINE WHIRRING)
That's a three-way leader
because it goes three ways.
It goes down to the weight, up to the rod,
over here to the bait.
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-MAN: We're not gonna catch it.
SUGA: (IN KOREAN)
Please get warm already.
(GRUNTS)
In half an hour,
I'm gonna start fishing.
I'm gonna set my tools here
and work at the same time.
-(BIRD SQUAWKING)
-MAN: Another big bird.
(RUSTLING SOUND)
(CLEARS THROAT)
(MELLOW MUSIC PLAYING)
(MUSIC STOPS)
SUGA: I don't listen to an album
once it's released.
I listen to a song a few thousand times
while I'm working on it.
-Ten thousand times for some.
-(MELLOW MUSIC PLAYS)
I don't really count the number of times.
Once I get sick of them,
I just can't listen to them anymore.
(MUSIC STOPS)
After two or three years,
that's when I start
listening to them again.
I love the song called "People"
from my D-2 album.
Sometimes, when life gets too hard,
I listen to the song...
(MELLOW MUSIC PLAYS)
...then I cry my eyes out.
-("People Pt. 2" PLAYS)
-That's the moment
I start hearing the song
as a listener would.
"How did I write this?"
I feel like "People"
has given me a great deal of comfort.
That's what it means to me. Comfort.
So, for "People Pt. 2,"
I figured I'd make a song
that has the same vibe as "People."
And I wanted to put it on D-Day.
I had "Saram Pt. 2" meaning "People Pt. 2"
and "Sarang" meaning "Love" in mind.
I also thought about naming it "Sara"
and leaving it to the listeners to decide
whether it means "people" or "love."
Then I settled on "People Pt. 2."
I have to sh**t the live clip.
And for "People Pt. 2" or "SDL,"
we might be having
a female singer
as the featured artist.
SUGA: We're friends.
There were many candidates,
but when we worked together before,
I would simply ask her things,
and she would make the changes right away.
That made the process
a lot easier.
-That's why I chose IU.
-(DRUMS BEATING)
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-(KEYBOARD PLAYING)
("People Pt. 2 (feat IU)" PLAYS)
So time is yet
Now, right here to go
I know you know
Anything does know
So time is yet
Now, right here to go
Nobody doesn't know anymore
This thing called love
Maybe it's just
a momentary list of emotions
It's conditional
What is it I love?
Wasn't loved enough as a kid
That's why I'm the cautious type
I want it
something deep with people
Forever's something like a sand castle
you know
It comes crumbling down
at the smallest of waves
What is it about loss
that makes us so sad?
Really, it's dread
that makes us so sad
So far away, you're gone
Getting far away
Too far away, you're gone
I know I have to know
So time is yet
Now, right here to go
I know you know
Anything does know
So time is yet
Now, right here to go
Nobody doesn't know anymore
SUGA:
What is it that makes you so sad?
Really, it's the dread
that's so daunting
That time we thought
we had a future together is gone
We're the ones
who tore down the sand castle
They say there are no winners or losers
but I'm always the loser
We said we'd give our all
but we broke it all down
And then we leave
Because both love and people
are selfish
BOTH:
So far away, you're gone
Getting far away
Too far away, you're gone
I know I have to know
So time is yet
Now, right here to go
I know you know
Anything does know
Know
So time is yet
Now, right here to go
Here to go
Nobody doesn't know
-Anymore
-Anymore
So goes the person, so goes the love
What comes at the end of love?
Endless people
a love that has passed by
Is love wholly perfect on its own?
Selflessness can actually be
selfish too, you know
I'm practically being greedy
when I say it's all for you
Will I be happy
if I give up my greed?
A half-illusion
that can never be fulfilled
They say life's a struggle
between resistance and submission
I say it's a struggle
against loneliness
If you can't hold it back
it's okay to cry
You're already enough to be loved
BOTH:
So time is yet
Now, right here to go
I know you know
Anything does know
So time is yet
Now, right here to go
Nobody doesn't know anymore
(MUSIC ENDS)
Whoo!
(PLAYS "MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE")
I've been staying here
because I have plans in Tokyo today.
And weirdly enough...
(LAUGHING)
...there was this piano in the hotel.
Since I'm already in Japan...
I wanted to meet him last time,
but I couldn't because I was too busy.
I've been reaching out to him
for a month or two,
and he told me he'd like to meet me too.
So, I'm very excited right now.
(LAUGHS) So nervous.
SUGA: (IN JAPANESE) Excuse me.
(CALMING PIANO MUSIC PLAYING)
THIS MEETING TOOK PLACE IN A PRIVATE ROOM
DUE TO RYUICHI SAKAMOTO'S HEALTH
-SUGA: Excuse me. Hello.
-TRANSLATOR 1: Hello.
-RYUICHI: SUGA? Oh...
-SUGA: Yes, I'm SUGA.
-RYUICHI: (IN KOREAN) Hello.
-(SUGA CHUCKLES)
RYUICHI: It's nice to meet you.
-SUGA: Thank you.
-RYUICHI: Wow.
(TRANSLATOR 1 INTERPRETS)
-RYUICHI: Yes, thank you.
-(SUGA CHUCKLES)
(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
I've prepared a gift for you,
but it's quite heavy...
(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
It's an analog...
LP?
-TRANSLATOR 2: It's an LP record.
-Thank you so much.
(TRANSLATOR 1 INTERPRETS)
TRANSLATOR 2: He's also brought
some sheet music.
-(IN JAPANESE) Gifts. They're heavy.
-SUGA: Thank you.
(IN KOREAN) I think it was
a small theater in Daegu.
They were playing The Last Emperor
as their only movie.
It was an unusual case, you know?
There were maybe 50 seats?
So...
I went there when I was little.
And the movie is filled
with Mr. Sakamoto's music,
so I was just blown away by it
in the theater. (GASPS)
I started making beats as a child.
I used to sample songs
and play around with them a lot.
You know, to practice.
That's when I sampled
several of Mr. Sakamoto's songs,
because they are mostly instrumentals
without vocals.
Anyone who's seen me working would know
that I sample open-source audio files
for a lot of my work.
I cut and paste them,
stick them together,
reverse them,
and change them,
so they become more interesting.
Going back to the days
when I first started to train myself
to make music,
his music inspired me so much
and it motivated me as well.
I was so nervous on my way here.
And the hotel got a piano for me,
which was weird.
(TRANSLATOR 1 LAUGHS)
It was unexpected,
but I still used it to practice a bit.
He's been a musician
for a long time and...
I read in one of his interviews
that even now,
he's willing to make more music.
What's driving you?
I've been making music
for 17 years now,
and I sometimes get so tired to the point
that I occasionally think about
not making music anymore.
So I wanted to ask him
how he has done it for such a long time.
(IN JAPANESE)
I get it. Well, the thing is...
No matter how many songs you make,
you are never fully satisfied.
-If you feel satisfied, that's the end.
-(TRANSLATOR 2 ACKNOWLEDGES)
RYUICHI: When you reach the top floor,
you always find a floor above.
There is no end.
You try to climb up the stairs
step by step,
but the stairs go up infinitely.
Still, I wish to do what I can
to get as close to the top as possible.
(IN KOREAN) I was like,
"Mr. Sakamoto's music will cheer me up."
And I was listening
to all of his albums.
Then it hit me.
"I'd really like to write a song
"that sounds like
one of his early songs."
So I wrote a song in the hospital.
("Snooze" PLAYS)
(MUSIC ENDS)
(RYUICHI SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
He enjoyed it very much.
(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
What are the lyrics about?
Oh, the title of the song is "Snooze,"
which means "a light sleep."
I wrote down the things
that I'd like to say to aspiring artists.
And...
I wanted this song
to give them some strength.
"I know it's hard,
but it's all gonna be okay."
And ever since I was young,
I've enjoyed writing songs about dreams.
That's what I did here.
"It's all gonna be okay."
"Even though
you might lose a bit of sleep."
"I'll accept you."
"I'll accept you
if you're afraid to fall."
Well...
To be honest,
it's not easy being a musician.
It's not easy at all.
There are so many kids out there
who are losing sleep, skipping meals,
and devoting themselves to music.
And sometimes, some of those kids,
who finally become musicians,
they say to us,
"I dreamed of being a musician
because of you guys."
Some say, "Your music inspired me
to become a musician."
So, this song is dedicated
to those people.
(RYUICHI SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
That is admirable.
(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
At the same time,
the song might be giving you a message,
that it's going to be okay.
Oh, you should hear
the instrumental version.
I don't have it right now,
but if you hear it...
I was like, "I'm gonna make this song
a true Sakamoto-style piece.
"The strings will be his style,
the piano will be his style."
I was getting an IV drip in the hospital.
I couldn't eat well.
But I felt better
when I started writing this song,
so I finished it,
took the IV out and left.
-(TRANSLATOR 1 INTERPRETS)
-(RYUICHI GRUNTS)
-(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
-TRANSLATOR 2: (LAUGHING)
(IN KOREAN) He says he's sorry.
I saw him making music
in his documentary,
and it was so cool.
Sitting in front of a piano,
going like this...
-I thought about bringing my laptop...
-(TRANSLATOR 1 LAUGHING)
SUGA:
...but I just left it in my hotel room.
One of my dreams
is to travel around the world
and schedule sessions
with local musicians
who specialize
in their traditional instruments.
It's my dream to record them
and make my own music based on that.
The most memorable line
from Mr. Sakamoto's documentary was,
"The world is full of sounds."
To be honest,
I've never gotten a formal education
when it comes to music.
I've always been the type
to teach myself,
so that line really spoke to me.
"You can make music with any sound."
I always say that to musicians
that are less experienced than me.
So, I'd like to do my best to use
the sounds that are filling up this world
and make good music. (LAUGHS)
(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
You're outstanding.
(IN JAPANESE)
Since my teenage years,
I've been into different ethnic music.
So when I entered university,
I thought about becoming a scholar,
not a composer,
-to study ethnic music.
-(TRANSLATOR 2 LAUGHING)
As a scholar,
I would've been able to spend my life
in Africa and other places.
How fun would that be?
That's how much I was into it.
I've always had a thing
for new experiences.
(TRANSLATOR 2 INTERPRETS)
(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
He loved being first.
He was first at everything.
(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
He liked doing things before others did.
RYUICHI: (IN JAPANESE)
If you would...
RYUICHI: (IN JAPANESE)
If you would...
(CLEARS THROAT)
Here's an example.
Um... (CLEARS THROAT)
This...
(PLAYS PIANO)
-(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
-TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN) Hear that?
(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
(PLAYS PIANO)
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven.
-SUGA: (IN KOREAN) Yes.
-TRANSLATOR 2: There are seven octaves.
-TRANSLATOR 2: Yes.
(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
Play them together.
(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
It doesn't sound great.
(PLAYS PIANO)
(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
Leave out the middle one.
Use the remaining ones.
-(PLAYS PIANO)
-SUGA: Hm...
(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
It sounds better.
-(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
-(SPEAKING JAPANESE)
(PLAYS PIANO)
TRANSLATOR 2: (IN KOREAN)
This is dissonance.
Leave out the middle one,
and it sounds better.
RYUICHI: (IN JAPANESE)
Beautiful sound. Interesting.
(LAUGHTER)
(IN KOREAN) I'd like to play you a song.
-(TRANSLATOR 1 INTERPRETS)
-RYUICHI: Oh!
(LAUGHTER)
-(SUGA INHALES)
(IN KOREAN) I'm shaking.
(PLAYS "MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE")
(CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING)
-(DISSONANT SOUND)
-(SUGA CHUCKLES)
(DISSONANT SOUND)
(PLAYS "MERRY CHRISTMAS, MR. LAWRENCE")
-(MUSIC CONTINUES)
-SUGA: It was great. The talk was great.
I really wish the best for his health.
I want to keep listening to him play.
Now I feel clueless about what to do.
(CHUCKLES)
I'm feeling the pressure again.
(LAUGHS)
I'll still be making music
even when I get old.
I'd love to make music
in my fifties and sixties.
So I'm excited to see
what kind of musician I'll become.
If I could still be making music
at his age...
I'm always thinking about
what kind of musician I should be...
so it was great meeting him.
It's always a pleasure
to meet and talk with musicians.
Even those who are much older than...
He's actually older than my dad.
And I'm just impressed
that we could have such a conversation.
(EXHALES) It was amazing.
This is what I came to Japan for.
(LAUGHS)
(CONTINUES PLAYING PIANO)
("Snooze (feat. Ryuichi Sakamoto,
Kim Woosung of The Rose)" PLAYS)
While you're dreaming
while looking at me
I've always got your back
so don't worry too much
I'll readily accept you
if you're afraid to fall
So don't you suffer like me
You who sleeps for the sake
of your dream, it's okay to rest
Don't even dream tonight
When you smile softly at me
without saying a word
That's when I finally feel
a little relieved
What a tough time it could be
the road I walked down
It might look like it was all flowers
but everywhere, foes
Just know it was a thorny road
before you start down your own
I hope you never forget
who showers you with flowers
Never forget who sheds tears
when you smile
They live each day
for your smile
When I disappear
into repetitive work
It's okay to take a break
if you feel overwhelmed
Cry out loud
when you hate the world
When the hand that welcomed you
points a finger at you
Take a deep breath
you can yell out "f*ck this sh*t"
Because you're no different
from anyone else
Why did you choose
this painful and lonely road?
Never, ever forget
the reason behind it
I hope you don't let your dreams
simply remain as dreams
I'll be rooting for you
anytime, anywhere
WOOSUNG: I'll embrace you
when the petals wilt and fall
Good night
I'll leave you
When the fog clears and lifts
Bye, blooming dream
While you're dreaming
while looking at me
I've always got your back
so don't worry too much
I'll readily accept you
if you're afraid to fall
So don't you suffer like me
You who sleeps for the sake
of your dream, it's okay to rest
Don't even dream tonight
When you smile softly at me
without saying a word
That's when I finally feel
a little relieved
This is a battle with no g*nf*re
Your peers are your enemies
The numbers show good and evil
it's cruel but beautiful
It's k*ll or be k*lled
The field isn't a ring
so why must I k*ll someone?
When you hate the things
you used to like
When all your wishes are windswept
and blown away
It's okay, as time passes
everything turns
Into a memory and a lesson
don't forget
The world isn't a very patient place
Never laugh
at someone else's controversies
You never know
when it could happen to you
Your success becomes
a ball and chain
That tightrope walk feeling
will tighten around you
Just laugh out loud
laugh your head off
Just hold on
wherever you are
I hope you don't let your dreams
simply remain as dreams
I'll be rooting for you
anytime, anywhere
-I'll embrace you
-Dream
When the petals wilt and fall
Good night
I'll leave you
When the fog clears and lifts
Bye, blooming dream
It's all gonna be okay
It's all gonna be okay
it's all gonna be okay
It's all gonna be okay
it's all gonna be okay
It's all gonna be okay
it's all gonna be okay
It's all gonna be okay
It's all gonna be okay
it's all gonna be okay
It's all gonna be okay
it's all gonna be okay
It's all gonna be okay
it's all gonna be okay
It's all gonna be okay
it's all gonna be okay
Dream
I hope it's there
after all your creations and life
BOTH: Dream
I hope you're generous
wherever you end up
BOTH: Dream
I hope you're in full bloom
at the end of the struggle
BOTH: Dream
Your beginnings are humble,
but prosperous your future be, dream!
I'll hold you
when the last petals fall
Hold tight
I'll leave you
When you reach the rainbow's end
Bye, blooming dream
While you're dreaming
while looking at me
I've always got your back
so don't worry too much
I'll readily accept you
if you're afraid to fall
So don't you suffer like me
You who sleeps for the sake
of your dream, it's okay to rest
Don't even dream tonight
When you smile softly at me
without saying a word
That's when I finally feel
a little relieved
A little relieved
Dream
SUGA: I felt anxious when I achieved
something I didn't want.
I felt anxious when the tour
I really wanted got canceled.
Even when "Dynamite" became a hit.
Anxiety
is our friend.
Everyone is anxious.
Yeah, so I'm still feeling anxious
about whether Agust D or D-Day
will be a success or not.
If you can't see the future,
you're bound to be anxious.
(LAUGHS)
But I think I enjoy
trying new things out.
We've always been like that.
And it's been fun to see us
becoming the industry standard.
I'm extremely proud of myself
for being a part of BTS.
I love my job. I love K-pop.
(PLAYS SYNTHESIZER)
("Haegeum" PLAYS)
I struggled so much
while I was working on "Haegeum."
So, I made the beat
and then the hook.
I even wrote the lyrics up to
"Could be somebody's cause of death."
That was three years ago.
When we were sh**ting BTS IN THE SOOP.
("Haegeum" PLAYS)
The songs you never finished are
the hardest ones to go back and work on.
This song's a haegeum
Get on board
("Haegeum" PLAYS)
SUGA: Haegeum... I quit.
When you make a piece of work,
it's not often that you can say,
"It's better than the old version."
You always compare them.
"It's not quite there.
I don't like this."
And amidst such a struggle,
"Haegeum" was born.
"Haegeum" can mean an instrument
but also freeing what's forbidden...
There were "locked" tracks
in rhythm games I played as a kid.
When you get past a certain stage,
you can unlock those songs.
The thing about idols...
is that we don't have to commit a crime
or do something that's controversial
for people to blow little things
out of proportion and judge us.
I could never understand
the mentality of those people.
I mean, I've never caused trouble, but...
So... (INHALES)
You know, well...
Like when an idol smokes a cigarette
in a music video,
these kinds of things...
Say I get criticized for these things
at the age of 31.
I strongly believe
it's a social phenomenon
that we need to think about.
I wanted to unlock
what is forbidden to us.
And since a world of information
is just a click away from us now,
even I stopped bringing my imagination
and my thoughts into action.
So this is my message:
"Let's free ourselves from these things."
Thanks to all the brilliant technology
we have,
we can now easily find out
what's happening around the world.
But I strongly feel that
this is the reason why
some things in our lives
are actually forbidden to us.
It's okay to care less
about what others think.
You should be able to do
what you want.
("Haegeum" PLAYS)
SUGA: Yeah
Oh, yeah, oh, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
This song's a haegeum
Get on board
This lively rhythm
this could be a new kind of haegeum
This song's a haegeum
Get on board
This lively rhythm
this could be a new kind of haegeum
This song's a haegeum
Get on board
This lively rhythm
this could be a new kind of haegeum
Free for interpretation
No more bullshit
Freedom of expression
could be somebody's cause of death
Could you still
consider that freedom?
If you use principles
when you adjudicate and speculate
And put your freedom and others'
on the same level
Then don't hesitate
just get on board
Liberation from the forbidden
For everybody
in this unlucky generation
Who can't even understand
their own tastes
This song's all about freeing
what's forbidden
But don't forget the difference
between liberty and license
This song's a haegeum
Get on board
This lively rhythm's
a new kind of haegeum
This song's a haegeum
Get on board
This lively rhythm
this could be a new kind of haegeum
This song's a haegeum
Get on board
This lively rhythm
this could be a new kind of haegeum
Endless information limits
freedom of imagination
Seeks conformity of thought
All of this headache of a noise
that blinds you
Now it even ravages
freedom of thought
All the controversy produced incessantly
sows chaos
Makes it hard to judge, uh
Really, what's been restricting us?
Maybe we do it to ourselves
sl*ves to capital
sl*ve to money
sl*ves to hatred and prejudice
sl*ves to YouTube
sl*ves to flexing
Selfishness and greed
have gone crazy
I close my eyes and it's easy
it's all so plain
Opinions split perfectly
depending on the benefit
Everyone's been blinded, man
by envy and jealousy
Shackling each other
without even knowing
Don't get sucked into
the tsunami of info
'Cause we all know the difference
between liberty and license
This song's a haegeum
Get on board
This lively rhythm's
a new kind of haegeum
This song's a haegeum
Get on board
This lively rhythm
this could be a new kind of haegeum
This song's a haegeum
Get on board
This lively rhythm
this could be a new kind of haegeum
This song's a haegeum
Get on board
This lively rhythm
this could be a new kind of haegeum
This song's a haegeum
Get on board
This lively rhythm
this could be a new kind of haegeum
(MUSIC ENDS)
SUGA: What do you think
are the chances
of a totally controllable future arriving?
There's a high chance
that the future you dreaded never happens.
This is the story
I wanted to share with you.
People always worry about
the uncertainty of the future.
They fear it.
And they're distressed
over the past that they can't change.
But the only thing you can control
is the present.
I want to share stories
that focus on the present.
The past is the past,
the present is the present,
the future is the future.
Put too much meaning into them
and they will torment you.
I condense the millions of thoughts
inside my head and turn them into lyrics.
I don't have any complaints
with what I've done so far.
It's up to the listeners
to judge my work,
and only time will tell.
(INTENSE MUSIC PLAYS)
I should get ready for the tour.
What's my definition of a singer?
Someone who performs at concerts.
And I'm going to...
show that to the world again.
I'll be performing in five cities
in the US.
Come back to Korea,
go to Southeast Asia, Japan,
and end the tour in Korea.
On my tenth anniversary of my debut,
I'll be on tour. June 13th.
I'll do my best to make it happen.
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Suga: Road to D-Day (2023)
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