Korean singer-songwriter Younha and BTS member RM have teamed up to start 2020 off with a bang(tan).
On Jan. 6, Younha dropped her mini album Unstable Mindset, which has five songs that range from emotive piano ballads like "See You" to an almost pop-punk sensibility on songs like "26." But one track in particular has BTS fans pretty thrilled: "WINTER FLOWER," which features RM (a.k.a. Kim Namjoon).
The song is pure power-pop with a message: as Younha soars in her English-language chorus, "Hold on, hold on, hold on. I will take it away, before you stumble/I will stay by your side, until you survive." RM has a writing credit on the song (along with Younha and fellow Korean artist EDEN), and in his verse, he raps about struggle, mental health, and where to find sources of comfort. "They say life is full of paradox/All you gotta do is gettin’ used to this marathon," he says in English before switching to Korean.
He then quotes what people often tell themselves when things get hard. "'Do you think the world is harsh on you only? Everyone has it hard,'" the Genius translation reads. But he knows that kind of self-abasement, while sometimes good for perspective, isn't always helpful. Per fan translator Wisha, he finishes the line with, "To you, who has become an adult, these words cannot be ones of comfort."
The changing of seasons and what to do with difficulty are themes RM has touched on previously in his work. On "everythinggoes" from his solo playlist mono, he says (per Wisha's translation), "Just as the night passes and the morning comes/just as the flowers fall and the fruit ripens/when spring passes and summer comes/all things must hurt." Additionally, Younha has been open about her experiences with burnout and depression; in 2018, she spoke with The Korea Herald about how she channels those experiences into her music.
The timing of "WINTER FLOWER" couldn't be more appropriate. As "new year new me" fades to just normal life again, and Seasonal Affective Disorder sets in for many people during the harshness of winter, the song is a rare inspirational pop anthem that doesn't feel like a cliché: find people who are there for you, who will be by your side when things inevitably get hard. "WINTER FLOWER" ends with a wish, as Younha proclaims, "I hope that you bloom."
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