BTS Songs in English
All of them, plus an honest note about what you give up by only listening to these.
13 songs · press play on any of them, no account needed
This is one of the most common things people search for, and it deserves a straight answer rather than a lecture. BTS have recorded a small number of songs entirely in English, several of them among their biggest, and a handful of the solo albums are English-language almost throughout.
The honest part first: the English catalogue is the least representative slice of this band. It is deliberately frictionless music made to cross a border, and the writing that people stay for is almost all in Korean. Start here if you want, but do not stop here — the "next" section at the bottom is the important half of this page.
The English singles
↗Dynamite
BTS · BE
The first, from 2020, and their first US number one. Disco, no edge, made during a year with no touring.
↗Butter
BTS · Butter / Permission to Dance - EP
The follow-up, and the one that spent ten weeks at number one.
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Permission to Dance
BTS · Butter / Permission to Dance - EP
Co-written by Ed Sheeran. The chorus includes sign language in the video, which was not a marketing idea.
↗My Universe
Coldplay X BTS · Music of the Spheres
With Coldplay, and mostly English with a Korean verse. Better than a stadium-band collaboration has any right to be.
Solo work in English
Several of the seven made English-language records during and after military service. These are complete albums, not one-off singles.
↗Seven
Jung Kook & Latto · Seven - Single
Jung Kook with Latto. His solo album GOLDEN is English throughout and this is its clearest entry point.
↗Standing Next to You
Jung Kook · GOLDEN
The other GOLDEN single, and the one that shows what he can actually do with a vocal.
↗Slow Dancing
V · Layover - EP
V, from Layover — a short, quiet, mostly English album made with no attempt to chart.
↗The Astronaut
Jin · The Astronaut - Single
Jin, written with Coldplay, released the week before he enlisted. The context is most of the song.
↗on the street (solo version) [solo version]
j-hope · HOPE ON THE STREET VOL.1 - EP
j-hope with J. Cole. Half English, and the most relaxed thing either of them has put out.
What to play next, in Korean
The four songs most likely to convince someone that the language was never the barrier.
↗Spring Day
BTS · YOU NEVER WALK ALONE
You will not need the translation on the first listen. Get it afterwards.
↗Blood Sweat & Tears
BTS · Wings
Pure sound. The meaning is a bonus.
↗Black Swan
BTS · MAP OF THE SOUL : 7
The most atmospheric thing they have; the language is the least of what is happening.
↗SWIM
BTS · ARIRANG
The 2026 single, and proof that none of this required an English pivot.
A practical tip that changes this for most people: play the Korean song once without looking anything up, then read a translation, then play it again. The second listen is a different song, and it is the reason a fandom this size exists outside Korea.
Keep this list
Turn it into a playlist you can play end to end and share, or write your own version and say why — everything here comes across, and you change whatever you disagree with.
Questions people ask
- How many BTS songs are in English?
- As a group, four are fully or mostly English: Dynamite, Butter, Permission to Dance and My Universe. Individually, Jung Kook's GOLDEN and V's Layover are English-language albums, and there are several English collaborations.
- Do BTS sing in English?
- Yes, though most of their catalogue is Korean. RM is the most fluent English speaker in the group and often takes the English verses.
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