BTS Fake Love

Today, we’ll be looking at the recently released Fake Love by BTS. Technically, no one submitted this song, but I had a feeling someone would eventually anyways. Plus, it’s a catch songs. So let’s get straight to it! (Warning, this lesson is definitely on the harder side!)

널 위해서라면 난 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어 널 위해서라면 난 아파도 강한 척 할 수가 있었어 사랑이 사랑만으로 완벽하길 내 모든 약점들은 다 숨겨지길 이뤄지지 않는 꿈속에서 피울 수 없는 꽃을 키웠어

슬프다 - to be sad 기쁘다 - to be happy ~(한) 척 하다 - to be pretend 아프다 - to be in pain 강하다 - to be strong 완벽하다 - to be perfect 약점 - weakness 숨겨지다 - to be hidden, to be concealed 이뤄지다 - to come true 키우다 - to grow, to nurture, to keep

널 위해서라면 난 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어 In perfect grammar: 너를 위해서라면 나는 슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어 너를 위해서라면 = 너 (you, your) + ~를 (object particle) + 위해서 (for) + ~ 라면 (if) → if it was for you 나는 슬퍼도 = 나 (I, me, my) + ~는 (subject particle) + 슬프다 (to be sad) + ~ (하여)도 (even if) → even if I was sad 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어 = 기쁘다 (to be happy) + ~(한) 척 하다 (to pretend) + ~할 수가 있다 (can) + ~(이)었어 (past tense particle) → I could pretend to be happy * The “가" in “~할 수가 있다” is a particle to put more emphasis on something and is not grammatically necessary.* >>>if it was for you + even if I was sad + I could pretend to be happy Natural translation: If it was for you, even if I was sad I could pretend to be happy