Let's Learn Together: Love Like This (네게로) // SS501

Let's Learn Together:  Love Like This (네게로) // SS501

Song:  Love Like This (네게로)
Artist:  SS501
Album:  Rebirth
Lyrics:  dic.naver.com
Photo:  naver.com
Company:  DSP Media

English:  3 / 10
Translation Difficulty:  5 /10


Please credit "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast."
[Edit:  3/12/14]

Just A Few Words:
This is the song that got me into K-Pop, thanks to the American group Varsity Fanclub and Drew Ryan Scott.  It also introduced me to how territorial fans get over songs (even if the rights were all legally acquired...) -_-
This song is very...simple.  It's understandable, since SS501 had very little time to translate and record it.  VFC had been planning to release it as late as March of 2009 (I actually watched this preview live, so the date's accurate) and SS501 released Rebirth in October.  Yeah, fast turn around.

Also, random tidbit but, I never knew the full title was "Love Like This (네게로)" until I looked it up on naver.

English:  3 / 10
Separate from the Korean, the English should be a 10 out of 10.  But once you factor in pronunciation and how it actually sound with the Korean, I have to massively deduct the English score.

Translation Difficulty:  5 / 10
This was harder than I expected because of how the Korean lyricists interlaced Korean with English.  It comes out...awkward.

10 Words:

1. 이제 (adverb):  now
2. 보여주다 (verb):  show, let {a person} see [look at] (a thing), display
3. 항상 (adverb):  always, at all times, all the time
4. 망설 (noun):  a false [baseless] report
5. 가다리다 (verb):  wait, hold on; hang on; expect; await; look forward to
6. 주인 (noun):  owner (of);  master; proprietor; landlord, landlady;  host, hostess
7. 떠올리다 (verb):  recall, recollect
8. 소중하다 (adjective):  precious, valuable, dear; priceless
9. 원하다 (verb):  want, wish, hope; desire; long (for/to do)
10. 결국 (adverb):  finally, eventually, ultimately, after all, at (long) last, in the long run

Credit:  dic.naver.com

Politeness Level:

Casual

The singer(s) are comfortable to the audience.  They are close friends, family, or in a relationship.

Let's Learn Together: SUNSHINE // 레인보우

Let's Learn Together:  SUNSHINE // 레인보우

Song:  SUNSHINE
Artist:  레인보우 (Rainbow)
Album:  Rainbow Syndrome:  Part 2
Lyrics:  music.naver.com
Photo:  images.google.com
Company:  DSP Media

English:  2 / 10
Translation Difficulty:  2 / 10




Please credit: "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast"]
[Edit:  3/12/14]

Just a Few Words:
This is totally my feel good jam of the summer!  The music video is packed with cuteness and I just love it!!  However, I do have to say that Yoonhye's unnaturally large eyes weird me out sometimes...

English:  2 / 10.
-- First of all, I kept hearing "cherry boy" (which makes sense, but then that would mean that the girls keep pointing out that the boy they're in love with is a virgin - which isn't bad, but it's really awkward in a song...).  But the lyrics say "Jerry boy" (and so does the MV), so what the heck is a Jerry boy?
The English pronunciation is pretty good up until Woori's rap.  She says everything right, but just with a heavy accent.
[Something in me says they need a comma after "sunshine" in "You're my SUNSHINE(,) BOY"...]

Translation Difficulty:  1 out of 10.

10 Words:

1. 맞다 (verb):  "be hit (by)" or "be shot" or "be struck"
1. --> Note: Usually when you see this word, it will translate into "correct" or "right", but in this context, we use its less-frequently used homophone.
2. 빼앗기다 (verb):  "be captivated by" or "be charmed by"
3. 천사 (noun):  "angel"
4. 다가가다 (verb):  "to approach" or "draw near" or "come up (to)"
5. 햇살 (noun):  "sun" or "sunlight" or "sunshine"
6. 바다 (noun):  "sea" or "ocean"
7. 조마조마하다 (adjective):  "afraid (of/that)" or "nervous [uneasy, anxious] (about)"
8. 수줍다 (adjective):  "shy, bashful"
9. 녹다 (verb):  "to melt" or "to run"
10. 불을 지르다 (verb phrase):  "to set fire to" or "start a fire"

Credit:  dic.naver.com

Politeness Level:

Casual

The singer(s) are comfortable to the audience.  They are close friends, family, or in a relationship.