BTS' Jungkook has contributed his songwriting skills to various songs. The Golden Maknae of BTS released his latest album, Golden, in 2023, where he collaborated with global stars, highlighting his popularity in the pop world.
Jungkook's writing style is simple, and he uses symbolism to make the tracks more sound. His song "Your Eyes Tell" is one of the popular tracks by the Dreamers singer. In the song, he exhibits his songwriting style, highlighting the intense feeling. His creativity can be seen in the song "Autumn's Leave," where he mentions various symbolism.
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Autumn's Leaves and other songs written by BTS' Jungkook
Among various tracks, the Sportskeeda team has listed seven songs, and they are:
- Your Eyes Tell
- Still With You
- Magic Shop
- Autumn leaves
- My Time
- Outro: Love is Not Over
- Stay
1) Your Eyes Tell
One of the popular BTS songs, Your Eyes Tell, was co-written by Jungkook. The song was released in July 2020 and was later picked for a Japanese movie with the same name, a remake of the Korean movie Alive.
Apart from BTS' Jungkook, the other songwriters of the track are JUN, UTA, and Gustav Mared. The song, a melodious ballad of optimistic storytelling, is part of the album The Map of the Soul 7: Journey. It chronicles a lover who lost his love and longed to see those eyes again.
Jungkook and Jimin sang in a chorus,
"Even the darkness we see is so beautiful./ Please believe me / Looking only directly at you / So you don't go away"
2) Still With You
Another Jungkook-written song is Still with You. It was part of BTS Annual Fiesta in 2020 and was officially released on different music platforms in July 2023.
Still With You marks the first solo track of BTS' Jungkook, co-written by Pdogg. The jazz song has an intense message to the ARMY where Jungkook says, "No matter what happens, he will be with them."
The song ends with,
"I'll draw beautiful purple light/ Our steps might not match/ But I want to walk this path with you/ Still with you"
3) Magic Shop
BTS' Jungkook co-wrote Magic Shop with Hiss Noise, RM, DJ Swivel, Candace Nicole Sosa, ADORA, J-Hope, and Suga. The track is from the album Love Yourself: Tear, released in May 2018.
BTS members portray a comfortable place through the song Magic Shop. Here, everyone will be heard; it is the place to heal the heart's wounds. Through the lyrics, BTS inspires the ARMY not to give up and sing,
"But looking back on it now, truthfully, I feel like it’s not true that I wanted to be the best./ I wanted to become your comfort and move your heart, I want to take away your sadness, and pain"
4) Autumn Leaves
Autumn Leaves, also known as Dead Leaves, was co-written by BTS Jungkook, Suga, Slow Rabbit, Hitman Bang, RM, J-Hope, and Pdogg. This metaphorical song was released in 2015 from their second mini album, The Most Beautiful Moment in Life Pt.2.
The name 'Autumn Leaves' carries a symbolism. The autumn or fall weather is compared with the gloomy season, depicting that trees shed their old and fragile leaves before the winter and after summer.
While comparing the season with a lover, BTS' Jungkook wrote,
"I can see that our relationship is fading / An empty relationship like the autumn sky"
5) My Time
The ninth track from Map of the Soul: 7, My Time was released in 2020. Another song by BTS' Jungkook, My Time is co-authored by Sleep Deez, RM, Jayrah Gibson, Pdogg, Printz Board, and Richelle Alleyne.
The song "My Time" is a narrative about Jungkook's life. The idea for it came from a live stream in which RM talked about it. Jungkook expresses how he chases time and grows faster.
Taking the references of past and present, Jungkook writes,
"Even if it’s opposite of sun / One time for the present (one time) / Two times for the past (two time) / Happy that we met each other / Now til’ the very end"
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6) Outro: Love is Not Over
Outra: Love is Not Over, another song written by BTS Jungkook, was released in 2015. Along with Jungkook, Jin, Slow Rabbit, and Pdogg wrote the song. The full-length edition was released in 2016. It is the sixth song on the album The Most Beautiful Moment in Life: Young Forever.
The song depicts the separation of two lovers. One partner reveals how painful this separation can be, making the surroundings blurry. The track highlights the urges of the partner who wants his partner back.
In the song, Jungkook writes,
" Without you, I don't think I can be / Love me, love me / Come back to my arms"
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7) Stay
Stay was co-authored by BTS members Jungkook, Arston, RM, and Jin and released in November 2020. The song was initially written for Jungkook's solo mixtape, but later, Taehyung and other members used it in the album BE.
The track was released during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through it, the members tried to spread the message that the BTS members would always be with the ARMY, no matter the situation.
Addressing the fandom, Jungkook wrote,
"I think it's a blessing to repeat / I don’t know what I’m thinking either / Can’t I be able to see you? / I put my hands together silently / Tomorrow doesn't change/ Like a madman, I keep sayin' / Wherever you are/ I know you always stay"
Apart from these songs, BTS' Jungkook has written various other songs for the group, including Run BTS, Skit, Introduction: Youth, Circle Room Cypher, No More Dream, etc.
The K-pop idol also wrote In The Soop OST, showcasing Jungkook's songwriting prowesses.
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