Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Lost by BTS: Brief Discussion


BTS, an acronym for Bangtan Sonyeondan, is currently the South Korean sensation all-over the world. They are the first boy band group from South Korea to ever make the Billboard Hot Hundred Chart. The song titled as “Lost” is one of their side tracks from their latest album You Never Walk Alone, released in 2017. It talks mostly about the struggles one faces as he or she transitions from adolescence to adulthood.

Since the song is originally written in Hangul – the language South Koreans use – the main focus is put on the English translation instead. But before getting into the actual imagery and symbolism of the song let’s talk about the structure in which the song is written. If we look at the first stanza, it goes something like this: