“Spring Day” is a song that reveals another side of BTS, who have consistently shown musical growth in line with global trends since their debut. It is an alternative hip-hop track that combines Brit-rock sensibilities with electronic sounds. In 2025, Spring Day named the 37th greatest song of the 21st century by Rolling Stone, making it the highest-ranking Korean track on the prestigious list.
Song Credits
- Artist: BTS
- Album: You Never Walk Alone
- Released: February 13, 2017
- Length: 4:35
- Label: Big Hit Music
- Writer: “hitman” Bang, SUGA, Peter Ibsen, Arlissa, ADORA, RM & Pdogg
- Producer: Pdogg
BTS “Spring Day” Official MV
BTS “Spring Day” Lyrics
Hangul
보고 싶다
이렇게 말하니까 더 보고 싶다
너희 사진을 보고 있어도
보고 싶다
너무 야속한 시간
나는 우리가 밉다
이젠 얼굴 한 번 보는 것도 힘들어진 우리가
여긴 온통 겨울 뿐이야
8월에도 겨울이 와
마음은 시간을 달려가네
홀로 남은 설국열차
니 손 잡고
지구 반대편까지 가
겨울을 끝내고파
그리움들이 얼마나 눈처럼 내려야
그 봄날이 올까
Friend
허공을 떠도는
작은 먼지처럼
작은 먼지처럼
날리는 눈이 나라면
조금 더 빨리 네게
닿을 수 있을 텐데
눈꽃이 떨어져요
또 조금씩 멀어져요
보고 싶다 (보고 싶다)
보고 싶다 (보고 싶다)
얼마나 기다려야
또 몇 밤을 더 새워야
널 보게 될까 (널 보게 될까)
만나게 될까 (만나게 될까)
추운 겨울 끝을 지나
다시 봄날이 올 때까지
꽃 피울 때까지
그곳에 좀 더 머물러줘
머물러줘
니가 변한 건지
(니가 변한 건지)
아니면 내가 변한 건지
(내가 변한 건지)
이 순간 흐르는 시간조차 미워
우리가 변한 거지 뭐
모두가 그런 거지 뭐
그래 밉다 니가
넌 떠났지만
단 하루도 너를 잊은 적이 없었지 난
솔직히 보고 싶은데
[슈가/지민] 이만 너를 지울게
그게 널 원망하기보단 덜 아프니까
시린 널 불어내 본다
연기처럼 하얀 연기처럼
말로는 지운다 해도
사실 난 아직 널 보내지 못하는데
눈꽃이 떨어져요
또 조금씩 멀어져요
보고 싶다 (보고 싶다)
보고 싶다 (보고 싶다)
얼마나 기다려야
또 몇 밤을 더 새워야
널 보게 될까 (널 보게 될까)
만나게 될까 (만나게 될까)
You know it all
You’re my best friend
아침은 다시 올 거야
어떤 어둠도
어떤 계절도
영원할 순 없으니까
벚꽃이 피나봐요
이 겨울도 끝이 나요
보고 싶다 (보고 싶다)
보고 싶다 (보고 싶다)
조금만 기다리면 (기다리면)
며칠 밤만 더 새우면
만나러 갈게 (만나러 갈게)
데리러 갈게 (데리러 갈게)
추운 겨울 끝을 지나
다시 봄날이 올 때까지
꽃 피울 때까지
그곳에 좀 더 머물러줘
Romanized
bogo shipda
ireoke malhanikka deo bogo shipda
neohi sajineul bogo isseodo
bogo shipda
neomu yasokhan shigan
naneun uriga mibda
ijen eolgul han beon boneun geotto himdeureojin uriga
yeogin ontong gyeoul ppuniya
palworedo gyeouri wa
maeumeun shiganeul dallyeogane
hollo nameun seolgukyeolcha
ni son jabgo
jigu bandaepyeonkkaji ga
gyeoureul kkeutnaegopa
geuriumdeuri eolmana nuncheoreom naeryeoya
geu bomnari olkka
Friend
heogongeul tteodoneun
jageun meonjicheoreom
jageun meonjicheoreom
nallineun nuni naramyeon
jogeum deo ppalli nege
daheul su isseul tende
nunkkochi tteoreojyeoyo
tto jogeumsshik meoreojyeoyo
bogo shipda (bogo shipda)
bogo shipda (bogo shipda)
eolmana gidaryeoya
tto myeot bameul deo saewoya
neol boge dwelkka (neol boge dwelkka)
mannage dwelkka (mannage dwelkka)
chuun gyeoul kkeuteul jina
dashi bomnari ol ttaekkaji
kkot piul ttaekkaji
geugose jom deo meomulleojwo
meomulleojwo
niga byeonhan geonji
(niga byeonhan geonji)
animyeon naega byeonhan geonji
(naega byeonhan geonji)
i sungan heureuneun shiganjocha miwo
uriga byeonhan geoji mwo
moduga geureon geoji mwo
geurae mibda niga
neon tteonatjiman
dan harudo neoreul ijeun jeogi eopseotji nan
soljikhi bogo shipeunde
iman neoreul jiulge
geuge neol wonmanghagibodan deol apeunikka
shirin neol bureonae bonda
yeongicheoreom hayan yeongicheoreom
malloneun jiunda haedo
sashil nan ajik neol bonaeji mothaneunde
nunkkochi tteoreojyeoyo
tto jogeumsshik meoreojyeoyo
bogo shipda (bogo shipda)
bogo shipda (bogo shipda)
eolmana gidaryeoya
tto myeot bameul deo saewoya
neol boge dwelkka (neol boge dwelkka)
mannage dwelkka (mannage dwelkka)
You know it all
You’re my best friend
achimeun dashi ol geoya
eotteon eodumdo
eotteon gyejeoldo
yeongweonhal sun eopseunikka
beotkkochi pinabwayo
i gyeouldo kkeuchi nayo
bogo shipda (bogo shipda)
bogo shipda (bogo shipda)
jogeumman gidarimyeon (gidarimyeon)
myeochil bamman deo saeumyeon
mannareo galge (mannareo galge)
derireo galge (derireo galge)
chuun gyeoul kkeuteul jina
dashi bomnari ol ttaekkaji
kkot piul ttaekkaji
geugose jom deo meomulleojwo
meomulleojwo
Translation
I miss you
When I say that, I miss you more
I’m looking at your photo
But I still miss you
Time is so cruel
I hate us
Now it’s hard to even see each other’s faces
It’s only winter here
Even in August, winter is here
My heart makes time run
Like a Snowpiercer left alone
I wanna hold your hand
And go to the other side of the earth
To end this winter
How much longing has to fall like snow
For the spring days to come?
Friend
Like a small piece
Of dust
That floats in the air
If the flying snow is me
I could
Reach you faster
Snowflakes are falling
Getting farther away
I miss you (I miss you)
I miss you (I miss you)
How much more do I have to wait?
How many more nights do I have to stay up?
Until I can see you? (until I can see you?)
Until I can meet you? (until I can meet you?)
Past the end of this cold winter
Until the spring comes again
Until the flowers bloom again
Stay there a little longer
Stay there
Did you change?
(Did you change?)
Or did I change?
(Did I change?)
I hate even this moment that is passing
I guess we changed
I guess that’s how everything is
Yeah I hate you
Although you left
There hasn’t been a day that I have forgotten you
Honestly, I miss you
But now I’ll erase you
Because that will hurt less than resenting you
I’m blowing out the cold you
Like smoke, like white smoke
I say that I’m gonna erase you
But actually, I still can’t let you go
Snowflakes are falling
Getting farther away
I miss you (I miss you)
I miss you (I miss you)
How much more do I have to wait?
How many more nights do I have to stay up?
Until I can see you? (until I can see you?)
Until I can meet you? (until I can meet you?)
You know it all
You’re my best friend
The morning will come again
Because no darkness,
No season
Can last forever
Cherry blossoms are blooming
The winter is ending
I miss you (I miss you)
I miss you (I miss you)
If I wait a little longer (if I wait)
If I stay up a few more nights
I’ll go see you (I’ll go see you)
I’ll go pick you up (I’ll go pick you up)
Past the end of this cold winter
Until the spring comes again
Until the flowers bloom again
Stay there a little longer
Stay there
BTS “Spring Day” Meaning
“Spring Day” is the title track of BTS’s repackage album You Never Walk Alone (YNWA), and it has become one of the group’s most iconic songs. Blending Brit-rock sensibilities with electronic sounds into an alternative hip-hop style, the track explores the pain of separation and the hope of reunion through a seasonal metaphor, suggesting that even after winter, spring will eventually return.
The lyrics, inspired by RM and Suga’s personal experiences, deliver a heartfelt message of not losing hope while waiting for a distant friend, making the song resonate even more deeply. RM’s lyrical and wistful chorus highlights his potential as a mainstream songwriter, while J-Hope’s delicate vocal part adds another layer of warmth alongside the unique vocal colors of each member.
Among fans, “Spring Day” has often been interpreted as a tribute to the 2014 Sewol Ferry tragedy, in which 304 people, mostly high school students, lost their lives. Although BTS never officially confirmed this interpretation—emphasizing instead that they wanted listeners to find their own meaning—the theory continues to be widely discussed within the fandom.
Released on February 12, 2017, “Spring Day” quickly made history for BTS. Within hours, it earned the group’s first-ever “roof hit” on Melon and topped the chart for 23 consecutive hours. Its music video broke records with 11.8 million views in 24 hours and became the fastest K-pop group MV to hit 10, 20, and 30 million views. The song later achieved a certified all-kill, ranking #1 across all major real-time Korean charts.
Internationally, it topped charts in 14 countries, entered Spotify’s Viral 50 in 12 regions including the U.S., and debuted at No. 15 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100. It was also the first K-pop group song to reach the U.S. iTunes top 10.
“Spring Day” went on to win multiple awards, including Song of the Year at MMA 2017, and remained in Melon’s top 50 for over a year. In 2025, Rolling Stone named it the 37th greatest song of the 21st century, the highest-ranking Korean track on the list.
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