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Pandora's Box

A track from his 2022 album 'Jack in the Box' that wrestles with the burden and blessing of his name.

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A track from his 2022 album 'Jack in the Box' that wrestles with the burden and blessing of his name.

It's less a celebration of hope and more an inventory of its complications.

The lyric treats 'hope' as a public assignment, complete with its own history and criminal weight.

Editor's note

J-Hope's 'Pandora's Box' and the weight of hope

A track from his 2022 album 'Jack in the Box' that wrestles with the burden and blessing of his name.

They call me hope

It's less a celebration of hope and more an inventory of its complications. The lyric treats 'hope' as a public assignment, complete with its own history and criminal weight.

The phrase 'Till the end, bangtanui huimang-i doeraneun frame' translates to a frame of hope for BTS. He's sketching out a role that feels both fated and heavy, something handed to him like a 'destiny's ceremony.'

It's the blunt, repeated premise the whole song unpacks. Everything else, the history, the frame, the criminal feeling, spins out from that simple, loaded address.

The way 'Someone's light, someone's smile' shifts into 'Someone's hope, nae hwaldongdeureun someone's life' sticks with you, his actions become someone else's sustenance.

edit_note Ethan Walker · LyroVerse team · Apr 16
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the pull of "Jack in the Box" the pull of "Till the end, bangtanui huimang-i doeraneun frame" the pull of "destiny's ceremony."
Lyrics

Pandora's Box

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They call me hope

They call me hope

Do you know why I am hope?

Do you know why I am hope?

판도라의 history 그게 내 born

pandoraui history geuge nae born

힌간에게 주어진 큰 신들의 성심

hin-ganege jueojin keun sindeurui seongsim

판도라가 남긴 상자 속의 한 빛

pandoraga namgin sangja sogui han bit

때 묻지 않은 소년에게 대입

ttae mutji aneun sonyeonege daeip

Till the end, 방탄의 희망이 되라는 frame

Till the end, bangtanui huimang-i doeraneun frame

그렇게 주어진 운명의 수여식

geureoke jueojin unmyeong-ui suyeosik

That's my name

That's my name

신화로 깊어지는 의미와 함께

sinhwaro gipeojineun uimiwa hamkke

On my way

On my way

(J to the hope)

(J to the hope)

(정 to the 희망)

(jeong to the huimang)

(Jack in the box)

(Jack in the box)

(판도라의 손)

(pandoraui son)

(하나 남은 희망)

(hana nameun huimang)

(Jack in the box)

(Jack in the box)

Someone’s light, someone’s smile

Someone’s light, someone’s smile

Someone’s hope, 내 활동들은 someone’s life

Someone’s hope, nae hwaldongdeureun someone’s life

시간은 이름대로 흘러가 someone’s star

siganeun ireumdaero heulleoga someone’s star

내 영혼이 다듬어지며 생기는 모토와 바이브

nae yeonghoni dadeumeojimyeo saenggineun motowa baibeu

그렇게 제출해 내 이력서, 비로소

geureoke jechulhae nae iryeokseo, biroso

첫 도약, hope world, 필요했던 필연성

cheot doyak, hope world, piryohaetdeon piryeonseong

계속 발전을 꿈꿔

gyesok baljeoneul kkumkkwo

What’s my path?

What’s my path?

What do I have to say?

What do I have to say?

Just keep on doing my thang

Just keep on doing my thang

내가 그린 그림

naega geurin geurim

이 dream은 제우스가 그린

i dreameun je-useuga geurin

유일무이 큰 그림인가?

yuilmui keun geurimin-ga?

나를 불러들인 주인의 호기심

nareul bulleodeurin juinui hogisim

이건 마치 판도라의 운명적인 criminal

igeon machi pandoraui unmyeongjeogin criminal

그래 겪어보니 세상이 보여

geurae gyeokkeoboni sesang-i boyeo

인간을 끓게 하는 수만 가지의 고열

in-ganeul kkeulkke haneun suman gajiui goyeol

욕심, 시기, 원한, 질투

yoksim, sigi, wonhan, jiltu

복수, 또 미움

boksu, tto mium

어쩌면 no reason

eojjeomyeon no reason

We need hope

We need hope

그게 많든 아님 적든

geuge manteun anim jeokdeun

우린 뒤로 걸어도 무섭지 않을 벤자민 버튼

urin dwiro georeodo museopji aneul benjamin beoteun

앞장서 조금이나마 느낄 수 있다면은

apjangseo jogeuminama neukkil su itdamyeoneun

일깨워 주고파 각자 숨은 작은 영웅을

ilkkaewo jugopa gakja sumeun jageun yeong-ung-eul

이 상자란 우물 안속 frog

i sangjaran umul ansok frog

큰 세상 밖으로 jump

keun sesang bakkeuro jump

재앙을 마주해도 부딪치고 싶어

jae-ang-eul majuhaedo buditchigo sipeo

Jack in the box

Jack in the box

Look at my title

Look at my title

열어 본 다음 이젠 믿어보는

yeoreo bon da-eum ijen mideoboneun

나의 이름

naui ireum

(J to the hope)

(J to the hope)

(정 to the 희망)

(jeong to the huimang)

(Jack in the box)

(Jack in the box)

(판도라의 손)

(pandoraui son)

(하나 남은 희망)

(hana nameun huimang)

(Jack in the box)

(Jack in the box)

(J to the hope)

(J to the hope)

(정 to the 희망)

(jeong to the huimang)

(Jack in the box)

(Jack in the box)

(판도라의 손)

(pandoraui son)

(하나 남은 희망)

(hana nameun huimang)

(Jack in the box)

(Jack in the box)

J to the hope

J to the hope

정 to the 희망

jeong to the huimang

Jack in the box

Jack in the box

판도라의 손

pandoraui son

하나 남은 희망

hana nameun huimang

Jack in the box

Jack in the box

J to the hope

J to the hope

정 to the 희망

jeong to the huimang

Jack in the box

Jack in the box

판도라의 손

pandoraui son

하나 남은 희망

hana nameun huimang

Jack in the box

Jack in the box

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What is "Pandora's Box" by j-hope about?

A track from his 2022 album 'Jack in the Box' that wrestles with the burden and blessing of his name. It's less a celebration of hope and more an inventory of its complications. The lyric treats 'hope' as a public assignment, complete with its own history and criminal weight.

Who performs "Pandora's Box"?

j-hope performs "Pandora's Box", and this lyric page sits inside the j-hope catalog on LyroVerse.

Does LyroVerse have an editor's note for "Pandora's Box"?

Yes. The page carries the LyroVerse editor's note "J-Hope's 'Pandora's Box' and the weight of hope", followed by the full lyric and related songs.

Are there related songs to explore after "Pandora's Box"?

Yes. The related section below points to STOP (세상에 나쁜 사람은 없다) and P.O.P (Piece of Peace) Pt. 1 with a short reason for opening each page next.

Where can I find more songs by j-hope?

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