Hooligan BTS lyrics
Original Lyrics
English
[Refrain: j-hope]
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan
We pop out, we actin’ a fool again (Ooh)
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan (Ooh)
[Chorus: Jung Kook, RM]
Why this bassline slappin' so rude?
Drop it lower than chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin’ hooligan
[Verse 1: j-hope]
Man, I'm 'bout to blow a fuse (Yeah)
Out of control, head-banging (Yeah)
Jump up like a madman (Uh)
Me everywhere, eolssu
Somebody move (Move), somebody move (Move)
Eveybody pull up, one, two (Two)
I can never ever choose (Yeah)
Every one o' you a muse
[Pre-Chorus: j-hope]
Crowd lookin' like a campus
Beat drop, we out here dancin'
[Refrain: RM]
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan
We pop out, we actin' a fool again
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin’ hooligan
[Chorus: V, RM, j-hope]
Why this bassline slappin’ so rude?
Drop it lower than chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan
[Verse 2: SUGA, Jung Kook, Jin, Jimin]
I go cuckoo crazy, loco, save me, woo
Like El Cucuy, don’t gotta spell it out to know what's good, woo
Hooligan, like hooligan, wreck and break it like hooligan
It's time, so move aside, all clear, good to go
Take you out, take you out
What's the future? Where’s the now?
This is international
Make it unforgettable
[Refrain: SUGA]
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan
We pop out, we actin' a fool again (Ooh)
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan (Ooh)
[Bridge: RM]
Yeah, we the mess, gonna get a bigger mop here (Bigger mop)
This that K, gotta get a better pop here (Better pop)
You gon' hear this one playin' 'round the clock, yeah ('Round the clock)
'Round the clock, clock, clock, clock
[Chorus: Jimin, SUGA, Jin, V, (RM)]
Why this bassline slappin' so rude?
Drop it lower than chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan
Why this bassline slappin' so rude?
Drop it lower than chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan
We pop out, we actin’ a fool again (Ooh)
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan (Ooh)
[Chorus: Jung Kook, RM]
Why this bassline slappin' so rude?
Drop it lower than chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin’ hooligan
[Verse 1: j-hope]
Man, I'm 'bout to blow a fuse (Yeah)
Out of control, head-banging (Yeah)
Jump up like a madman (Uh)
Me everywhere, eolssu
Somebody move (Move), somebody move (Move)
Eveybody pull up, one, two (Two)
I can never ever choose (Yeah)
Every one o' you a muse
[Pre-Chorus: j-hope]
Crowd lookin' like a campus
Beat drop, we out here dancin'
[Refrain: RM]
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan
We pop out, we actin' a fool again
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin’ hooligan
[Chorus: V, RM, j-hope]
Why this bassline slappin’ so rude?
Drop it lower than chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan
[Verse 2: SUGA, Jung Kook, Jin, Jimin]
I go cuckoo crazy, loco, save me, woo
Like El Cucuy, don’t gotta spell it out to know what's good, woo
Hooligan, like hooligan, wreck and break it like hooligan
It's time, so move aside, all clear, good to go
Take you out, take you out
What's the future? Where’s the now?
This is international
Make it unforgettable
[Refrain: SUGA]
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan
We pop out, we actin' a fool again (Ooh)
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan (Ooh)
[Bridge: RM]
Yeah, we the mess, gonna get a bigger mop here (Bigger mop)
This that K, gotta get a better pop here (Better pop)
You gon' hear this one playin' 'round the clock, yeah ('Round the clock)
'Round the clock, clock, clock, clock
[Chorus: Jimin, SUGA, Jin, V, (RM)]
Why this bassline slappin' so rude?
Drop it lower than chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan
Why this bassline slappin' so rude?
Drop it lower than chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha, hooligan
Watch this, watch this beat goin' hooligan
Translation
Normal
[Estribillo: j-hope]
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
Aparecemos, actuando como tontos otra vez (Ooh)
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro (Ooh)
[Coro: Jung Kook, RM]
¿Por qué este bajo suena tan grosero?
Bájalo más que un chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
[Verso 1: j-hope]
Hombre, estoy a punto de explotar (Yeah)
Fuera de control, moviendo la cabeza (Yeah)
Salto como un loco (Uh)
Estoy en todas partes, eolssu
Alguien muévase (Muévase), alguien muévase (Muévase)
Todos vengan, uno, dos (Dos)
Nunca podré elegir (Yeah)
Cada uno de ustedes es mi musa
[Pre-Coro: j-hope]
La multitud parece un campus
El beat cae, estamos bailando
[Estribillo: RM]
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
Aparecemos, actuando como tontos otra vez
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
[Coro: V, RM, j-hope]
¿Por qué este bajo suena tan grosero?
Bájalo más que un chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
[Verso 2: SUGA, Jung Kook, Jin, Jimin]
Me vuelvo loco, loco, sálvame, woo
Como El Cucuy, no necesitas que te lo explique para saber qué es bueno, woo
Gamberro, como gamberro, rompe y destrúyelo como gamberro
Es hora, así que aparta, despejado, listo para ir
Te saco, te saco
¿Cuál es el futuro? ¿Dónde está el ahora?
Esto es internacional
Hazlo inolvidable
[Estribillo: SUGA]
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
Aparecemos, actuando como tontos otra vez (Ooh)
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro (Ooh)
[Puente: RM]
Sí, somos el desastre, necesitamos una fregona más grande (Fregona más grande)
Esto es K, necesitamos un mejor pop aquí (Mejor pop)
Escucharás esta canción sonando todo el día, sí (Todo el día)
Todo el día, día, día, día
[Coro: Jimin, SUGA, Jin, V, (RM)]
¿Por qué este bajo suena tan grosero?
Bájalo más que un chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
¿Por qué este bajo suena tan grosero?
Bájalo más que un chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
Aparecemos, actuando como tontos otra vez (Ooh)
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro (Ooh)
[Coro: Jung Kook, RM]
¿Por qué este bajo suena tan grosero?
Bájalo más que un chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
[Verso 1: j-hope]
Hombre, estoy a punto de explotar (Yeah)
Fuera de control, moviendo la cabeza (Yeah)
Salto como un loco (Uh)
Estoy en todas partes, eolssu
Alguien muévase (Muévase), alguien muévase (Muévase)
Todos vengan, uno, dos (Dos)
Nunca podré elegir (Yeah)
Cada uno de ustedes es mi musa
[Pre-Coro: j-hope]
La multitud parece un campus
El beat cae, estamos bailando
[Estribillo: RM]
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
Aparecemos, actuando como tontos otra vez
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
[Coro: V, RM, j-hope]
¿Por qué este bajo suena tan grosero?
Bájalo más que un chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
[Verso 2: SUGA, Jung Kook, Jin, Jimin]
Me vuelvo loco, loco, sálvame, woo
Como El Cucuy, no necesitas que te lo explique para saber qué es bueno, woo
Gamberro, como gamberro, rompe y destrúyelo como gamberro
Es hora, así que aparta, despejado, listo para ir
Te saco, te saco
¿Cuál es el futuro? ¿Dónde está el ahora?
Esto es internacional
Hazlo inolvidable
[Estribillo: SUGA]
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
Aparecemos, actuando como tontos otra vez (Ooh)
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro (Ooh)
[Puente: RM]
Sí, somos el desastre, necesitamos una fregona más grande (Fregona más grande)
Esto es K, necesitamos un mejor pop aquí (Mejor pop)
Escucharás esta canción sonando todo el día, sí (Todo el día)
Todo el día, día, día, día
[Coro: Jimin, SUGA, Jin, V, (RM)]
¿Por qué este bajo suena tan grosero?
Bájalo más que un chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
¿Por qué este bajo suena tan grosero?
Bájalo más que un chopped and screwed (Screwed, screwed, screwed)
Ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja, gamberro
Mira esto, mira este ritmo volviéndose gamberro
Meaning & Explanation
BTS's 'Hooligan' is a high-energy hip-hop track that celebrates unrestrained self-expression and the joy of musical chaos. The song's core message revolves around breaking free from societal constraints, with the members adopting 'hooligan' personas as a metaphor for creative rebellion. The repeated references to the 'rude' bassline and 'chopped and screwed' production techniques pay homage to hip-hop's rebellious roots while showcasing BTS's mastery of urban sounds. Lyrically, the track takes listeners on a journey from controlled chaos ('about to blow a fuse') to complete musical abandon ('I go cuckoo crazy'). The bridge's clever wordplay about needing 'a bigger mop' for their mess humorously acknowledges the scale of their artistic impact. Cultural references like 'El Cucuy' (a Latin American boogeyman figure) demonstrate BTS's global perspective, while lines like 'This is international/Make it unforgettable' declare their worldwide ambitions. The song resonates because it captures the euphoric release of live performances where rules don't apply - a feeling amplified by the members' alternating rap verses and group chants that mimic concert call-and-response dynamics. Musically, the aggressive beat drops and distorted bass create physical tension that mirrors the lyrics' themes of barely-contained energy. On a deeper level, 'Hooligan' serves as BTS's manifesto about the power of music to unite people across cultures through shared, uninhibited joy - making it particularly meaningful for their global ARMY fanbase who find liberation in these explosive performances.
[Note: This explanation provides key insights into the song's themes and emotions.]
[Note: This explanation provides key insights into the song's themes and emotions.]