“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 was named the 37th greatest song of the 21st century by Rolling Stone, making it the highest-rated Korean track on the prestigious list.
Song credits
- Artist: BTS
- Album: You never walk alone
- Released: February 13, 2017
- Length: 4:35
- Label: Very successful music
- Writer: “Tilman” Bang, SUGA, Peter Ibsign, Arlissa, RM and Pdog
- Producer: Pdog
BTS official “Spring Day” MV
“Spring Day” lyrics by BTS
Hangul
I miss you
Now that I say it, I want to see more.
Even if I look at your photos
I miss you
a very dirty time
I hate us
Now it’s difficult for us to even see each other
It’s all winter here
Winter also arrives in August
My heart races in time
Snowpiercer is left alone
holding your hand
Go to the other side of the world
I want to finish the winter
How much desire must fall like snow
Will that spring day come?
Friend
floating in the air
like a little dust
like a little dust
If the flying snow is me
a little faster for you
I should be able to reach him
The snowflakes are falling
Little by little he is moving away
I miss you (I miss you)
I miss you (I miss you)
how long to wait
I have to stay up a few more nights
Will I see you? (Will I see you?)
Will we meet? (Will we meet?)
After the cold winter ends
Until spring returns
Until it blooms
Please stay there a little longer
Please stay
Have you changed?
(Have you changed?)
Or have I changed?
(Have I changed?)
I even hate the time that passes right now
Have we changed?
They’re all like that, right?
Yes, I hate you
but you left
I have never forgotten you even for a single day
Honestly, I miss you
[슈가/지민] I will delete you now
Because it hurts less than blaming yourself
I try to chase away your cold
Like smoke, like white smoke
Even if I erase it with words
I actually can’t let you go yet
The snowflakes are falling
Little by little he is moving away
I miss you (I miss you)
I miss you (I miss you)
how long to wait
I have to stay up a few more nights
Will I see you? (Will I see you?)
Will we meet? (Will we meet?)
You know everything
You are my best friend
the morning will come again
any darkness
Any season
Because it can’t last forever
It looks like the cherry blossoms are blooming
This winter is also ending
I miss you (I miss you)
I miss you (I miss you)
If you wait a little (if you wait)
If I stay awake for a few more nights
I’ll come and meet you (I’ll come and meet you)
I’ll come get you (I’ll come get you)
After the cold winter ends
Until spring returns
Until it blooms
Please stay there a little longer
Romanised
Bogo is covered
ireoke malhanikka deo bogo shipda
neohi sajineul bogo isseodo
Bogo is covered
neomu yasokhan shigan
Naneun Uriga Mibda
Ijen Eolgul Han Beon Boneun Geotto Himdeureojin Uriga
Yegin Gyeoul Ppuniya Oven
palworedo gyeuri wa
maeumeun shiganeul dallyeogane
hollo nameun seolgukyeolcha
I love Jabgo
jigu bandaepyeonkaji ga
gyeureul kkeutnaegopa
GeuriumDeuri eolmana nuncheoreom naeryeoya
Geu Bomnari Olkka
Friend
heogongeul tteodoneun
Jageun Meonjicheoore
Jageun Meonjicheoore
Naline View Naramye
Jogeum god ppalli dene
daheul on isseul tents
nunkkochi tteoreojyeoyo
tto jogeumsshik meoreojyeoyo
Bogo is in the ceiling (Bogo ceiling)
Bogo is in the ceiling (Bogo ceiling)
EyMana Gidaryooya
a tree of well-being
NOL Bge Dwelkka (nell dwelkka)
mannage dwelkka (mannage dwelkka)
Chuun Gyeoul Kkeuteul Jina
dashi bomnari ol ttaekkaji
KKOT Piul TTAKKAJI
Home Jom Deo Meomulleojwo
meomulleojwo
niga byeonhan geonji
(niga byeonhan geonji)
Animyeon naega byeonhan geonji
(naega byeonhan geonji)
called ijoureuneun shigunjoch
studies byeonhan geoji mwo
The geojiji mud.
geurae mibda niga
neon tteonatjiman
harado singer jeuni Isteogi Isteotji cann
SOLJOBI BOGO Shipelde
faith neoreul jiulge
The smoke of Wonmankhagiburs smongedaghagogiburs?
shirin neol bureonae bonda
yeongicheoreom han yeongicheoreom
malloneun jiunda haedo
sashil nan ajik neol bonaeji mothaneunde
nunkkochi tteoreojyeoyo
tto jogeumsshik meoreojyeoyo
Bogo is in the ceiling (Bogo ceiling)
Bogo is in the ceiling (Bogo ceiling)
EyMana Gidaryooya
a tree of well-being
NOL Bge Dwelkka (nell dwelkka)
mannage dwelkka (mannage dwelkka)
You know everything
You are my best friend
Achimeun dashi ol geoya
eotteon eodumdo
eotteon gyejeoldo
yeongweonhal sun eopseunikka
Beotkkochi Pinabwawayo
i gyeouldo kkeuche, no
Bogo is in the ceiling (Bogo ceiling)
Bogo is in the ceiling (Bogo ceiling)
Jogeumman Gidarimyeon (Gidarimyeon)
MYEOCHIL BAMMAN DEO SAEUMYEON
Galla di Manareo (Galla di Manareo)
Derireo Galge (Derireo Galge)
Chuun Gyeoul Kkeuteul Jina
dashi bomnari ol ttaekkaji
KKOT Piul TTAKKAJI
Home 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
Winter has arrived in August too
My heart makes time run
Like a Snowpiercer left alone
I want to hold your hand
And go to the other side of the earth
To end this winter
How much desire must fall like snow
For the next spring days?
Friend
Like a little piece
Of dust
Floating in the air
If the flying snow is me
I could
Reach you faster
The snowflakes are falling
Getting further and further away
I miss you (I miss you)
I miss you (I miss you)
How much longer do I have to wait?
How many more nights do I have to stay up?
Until I can see you? (until I see you?)
Until I can meet you? (until I can meet you?)
The end of this cold winter has passed
Until spring returns
Until the flowers bloom again
Stay there a little longer
Stay there
Have you changed?
(Have you changed?)
Or have I changed?
(Have I changed?)
I also hate this moment that is passing
I guess we’ve changed
I guess that’s all it is
Yes, I hate you
Even if you’re gone
There wasn’t a day I forgot you
Honestly, I miss you
But now I will erase you
Because this will hurt less than resenting you
I’m blowing the cold away from you
Like smoke, like white smoke
I say I’ll erase you
But in reality, I can’t let you go yet
The snowflakes are falling
Getting further and further away
I miss you (I miss you)
I miss you (I miss you)
How much longer do I have to wait?
How many more nights do I have to stay up?
Until I can see you? (until I see you?)
Until I can meet you? (until I can meet you?)
You know everything
You are my best friend
The morning will come again
Because no darkness,
No season
It can last forever
The cherry blossoms are blooming
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 come and see you (I’ll come and see you)
I’m going to get you (I’m going to get you)
The end of this cold winter has passed
Until spring returns
Until the flowers bloom again
Stay there a little longer
Stay there
Meaning of BTS’s “Spring Day”.
“Spring Day” is the title track of BTS’s repackage album You Never Walk Alone (YNWA), and has become one of the group’s most iconic songs. Blending Brit-rock sensibilities with electronic sounds in 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, convey a heartfelt message of not losing hope while waiting for a distant friend, making the song resonate even more deeply. RM’s lyrical and melancholy chorus highlights his potential as a mainstream singer-songwriter, while J-Hope’s delicate vocals add another layer of warmth along with each member’s unique vocal colors.
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—stressing 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 BTS history. Within a few hours, he achieved the group’s first “roof” on Melon and topped the charts for 23 consecutive hours. Its music video broke records with 11.8 million views in 24 hours and became the fastest K-pop group’s MV to reach 10, 20 and 30 million views. The song later achieved a certified all-kill, ranking first on all major Korean real-time charts.
Internationally, it topped the charts in 14 countries, entered Spotify’s Viral 50 in 12 regions, including the United States, and debuted at No. 15 on Billboard’s Bubbling Under Hot 100. It was also the first song by a K-pop group to reach the top 10 of iTunes in the United States.
“Spring Day” won numerous 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.
