SUGA: Road to D-DAY (2023) - full transcript

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."

(GUNSHOT)

(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 kill 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 war without gunshots ♪

♪ 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.

(IN ENGLISH) Dude,

it's so good to see you.

-SUGA: (IN ENGLISH) Long time no see.

-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.

(IN ENGLISH) I got you everywhere I look.

I have you everywhere.

Here, there.

-(IN KOREAN) But it looks new.

-(TRANSLATOR INTERPRETS)

-(IN ENGLISH) Hurry up, guys! Hurry up!

-(SUGA LAUGHS)

SUGA: (IN KOREAN)

Talk about a fun life!

(SUGA EXCLAIMS)

(IN ENGLISH) Hold on, hold on one second.

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.

STEVE: (IN ENGLISH)

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...

STEVE: (IN ENGLISH)

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)

(IN ENGLISH) Yes!

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.

STEVE: (IN ENGLISH)

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 Uzi.

-STEVE: (IN ENGLISH) It's next year.

-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 slave

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 fucks

putting on a talent show ♪

♪ Not gonna lie

what a shitshow ♪

♪ I got no pretensions

just kill '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 shit-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 shooting 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.

WOMAN: (IN ENGLISH)

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 shoot 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.

-SUGA: (IN ENGLISH) Hi.

-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.

TRANSLATOR: (IN ENGLISH) You kissed him

when you first saw him.

I kissed you? I was so drunk.

-(ALL LAUGHING)

-(IN KOREAN) Sorry.

(IN ENGLISH) Sorry.

(SMOOCHES)

My baby! (IN KOREAN) Baby!

(KNOCKS)

(IN ENGLISH) Sit in it. Watch your head.

Oh, shit!

(LAUGHTER)

-(IN KOREAN) So random!

-(CHEERFUL MUSIC PLAYING)

ANDERSON: (IN ENGLISH) ...play some stuff.

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 ENGLISH) Sick.

(IN KOREAN) I came to America

to do some work,

but all I do is drink.

(IN ENGLISH) Man, but that's part of it.

See... (LAUGHS)

-SUGA: Soju!

-ANDERSON: Want some soju?

-SUGA: (IN KOREAN) This is soju!

-ANDERSON: Yeah.

SUGA: (IN ENGLISH)

Made in New York? Why?

(IN KOREAN) It's soju.

-ANDERSON: (IN ENGLISH) Yeah.

-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?

-ANDERSON: (IN ENGLISH) Twenty-nine?

-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.

ANDERSON: (IN ENGLISH)

Thought you were a little baby.

Twenty-one?

(IN KOREAN) This is gonna be fun.

I can feature in his song.

ANDERSON: (IN ENGLISH) Gold!

-SUGA: (IN ENGLISH) I'm factory.

-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!

-(IN ENGLISH) Man, have a good one.

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.

(IN ENGLISH) It's good.

It's worth it. It's gon' be worth it.

-ANDERSON: (IN KOREAN) I love you.

-(LAUGHTER)

(IN ENGLISH) My fave.

(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 kill 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 ass off to get here.

-(SUGA EXHALES)

-(MAN LAUGHS)

SUGA: I worked my ass 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)

MAN: (IN ENGLISH)

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 shoot 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)

RYUICHI: (IN ENGLISH) Please.

(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...

(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.

-RYUICHI: (IN ENGLISH) Seven notes.

-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)

-(IN ENGLISH) Please, please.

-(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)

(IN ENGLISH) For you.

("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 "fuck this shit" ♪

♪ 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 gunfire ♪

♪ Your peers are your enemies ♪

♪ The numbers show good and evil

it's cruel but beautiful ♪

♪ It's kill or be killed ♪

♪ The field isn't a ring

so why must I kill 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 shooting 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 ♪

♪ Slaves to capital

slave to money ♪

♪ Slaves to hatred and prejudice ♪

♪ Slaves to YouTube

slaves 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.

Subtitle translation by Daham Yoon