As most of you may have heard, Kris is suing to be released from his contract with SM. I know this is a super short post but I will update this once I have gotten all the information I can.
For now I want to say I will continue to support SM and their groups and EXO and I also wish my favorite member the best for his future. We can't know the whole truth...the only ones who actually know what happened are the members, the company, and the company staff.
May 15, 2014
April 14, 2014
SMROOKIES
This is your one-stop shop for everything SMROOKIES! As I pick up new information on SM's pre-debut group, I'll update the page.
Check out their Facebook page and Official Website!
SMROOKIES is a part of SM's new "Co-Creation" system. Fans will be able to participate in preliminary events and showcases before their official debut. The rookies will have the freedom to form different groups with each other, and show their day-to-day lives and practices to their fans. These rookies will also participate in concert and variety shows to win the hearts of fans. We can also expect covers of songs by their company's seniors and their own originally composed songs in open performances to showcase their talents. (Soompi)
One by one the Rookies were released through Facebook. A few music clips, dance clips, and casual clips were also released on SM's YouTube Channel. After the opening of their official website, the avenue to introduce new Rookies was switched over. They plan to release webisodes and pictures as the Rookies strive to show the public their talents.
Consisting of three SMROOKIE Girls - Irene, Seulgi, and Wendy - and a fourth, previously unknown, member Joy, SM is debuting a new girl group, RED VELVET (레드벨벳). As long as SM updates their ROOKIE profiles with Red Velvet material (their teaser is also posted under "SHOWCASE"), I will treat them as 'ROOKIES' and continue to update here.
I will try and sub the first webisode, but as you know, listening and then understanding is my weakest skill when it comes to Korean. ㅠㅠ At the very least I can sub the graphics on the video...
Check out their Facebook page and Official Website!
SMROOKIES is a part of SM's new "Co-Creation" system. Fans will be able to participate in preliminary events and showcases before their official debut. The rookies will have the freedom to form different groups with each other, and show their day-to-day lives and practices to their fans. These rookies will also participate in concert and variety shows to win the hearts of fans. We can also expect covers of songs by their company's seniors and their own originally composed songs in open performances to showcase their talents. (Soompi)
One by one the Rookies were released through Facebook. A few music clips, dance clips, and casual clips were also released on SM's YouTube Channel. After the opening of their official website, the avenue to introduce new Rookies was switched over. They plan to release webisodes and pictures as the Rookies strive to show the public their talents.
Consisting of three SMROOKIE Girls - Irene, Seulgi, and Wendy - and a fourth, previously unknown, member Joy, SM is debuting a new girl group, RED VELVET (레드벨벳). As long as SM updates their ROOKIE profiles with Red Velvet material (their teaser is also posted under "SHOWCASE"), I will treat them as 'ROOKIES' and continue to update here.
I will try and sub the first webisode, but as you know, listening and then understanding is my weakest skill when it comes to Korean. ㅠㅠ At the very least I can sub the graphics on the video...
Video Credit: SMTOWN YouTube
April 12, 2014
Let's Learn Together: 슬픔 속에 그댈 지워야만 해 (Because I Love You) // 웬디 (Wendy) [SMROOKIES]
Let's Learn Together: 슬픔 속에 그댈 지워야만 해 (Because I Love You) // 웬디 (Wendy) [SMROOKIES]
Song: 슬픔 속에 그댈 지워야만 해 (Because I Love You)
Album: 미미 Official Soundtrack
Artist: 웬디 (Wendy) [SMROOKIES]
Lyrics: music.naver.com
Photo: images.google.com
Company: SM Entertainment
English: 10 / 10
Translation Difficulty: 4 / 10
Please credit "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast."
Just A Few Words:
I didn't listen to this earlier because I didn't have the time when it first came out. However, after listening to Wendy's cover of Taylor Swift's "Speak Now", I just had to check it out! I don't know about you, but Wendy is now my bias!
[Edit: 4/21/14]
English: 10 /10
There's no English in the song (though I doubt it would be fine seeing as how her cover of "Speak Now" went and that she was raised in Canada as an English speaker) but the English in the title is fine.
Translation Difficulty: 4 / 10
Ballads are always a little difficult for me just because I'm not good with Korean imagery. I'm not exactly sure what some of it means, much like a Korean speaker translating an English song might not understand our imagery. Also lines like "외로웠었던 나의 메마른 그 두 눈에" doesn't translate well into English.
10 Words:
I didn't listen to this earlier because I didn't have the time when it first came out. However, after listening to Wendy's cover of Taylor Swift's "Speak Now", I just had to check it out! I don't know about you, but Wendy is now my bias!
[Edit: 4/21/14]
English: 10 /10
There's no English in the song (though I doubt it would be fine seeing as how her cover of "Speak Now" went and that she was raised in Canada as an English speaker) but the English in the title is fine.
Translation Difficulty: 4 / 10
Ballads are always a little difficult for me just because I'm not good with Korean imagery. I'm not exactly sure what some of it means, much like a Korean speaker translating an English song might not understand our imagery. Also lines like "외로웠었던 나의 메마른 그 두 눈에" doesn't translate well into English.
10 Words:
- 지우다 (verb): "erase [wipe] (sth from one's mind)" or "blot out" or "purge (sb of sth)"
- 불어오다 (verb): "blow (in) (from)"
- 텅 빈 (adjective): "hollow" or "empty" or "vacant" or "bare"
- 새벽하늘 (noun): "the dawning sky"
- 곁 (noun): "side"
- 떠나다 (verb): "leave" or "depart" or "go off (to)"
- 짓다 (verb): "{smile}" or "{make happy, etc.}"
- 낯설다 (adjective): "unfamiliar"
- 어둡다 (adjective): "dark" or "dusky" or "dim" or "gloomy"
- 언젠가 (adverb): "sometime" or "someday" or "one day" or "one of these days"
Politeness Level:
Casual
The singer(s) are comfortable to the audience. They are close friends, family, or in a relationship.
April 10, 2014
Let's Learn Together: BUBIBU // Apink
Let's Learn Together: BUBIBU // Apink
Song: BUBIBU
Album: UNE ANNEE: The First Album
Artist: Apink
Lyrics: music.naver.com
Photo: images.google.com
Company: A Cube Entertainment
English: 10 / 10
Translation Difficulty: 2 / 10
Please credit "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast."
Just A Few Words:
Boy am I a sucker for cutesy songs. But anyway, I wanted to know what "BuBiBu" meant. Translations around the web suggest "to accidentally touch" to "brush up against" but it sounded kinda wrong so I asked my friend 민언니. She said it's just a cutesy "word" that doesn't actually have a meaning. Kinda like the jabbering you'd make at a baby ("goochie goo") or, in her words, "what does the fox say? Ger-ding-a-ding..."
English: 10 / 10
The few lines of English were well pronounced and grammatically correct. Thank you A Cube Entertainment for not keeping the only English speaker...
Translation Difficulty: 2 / 10
It was easy except for "BuBiBu" :)
10 Words:
Credit: dic.naver.com
Boy am I a sucker for cutesy songs. But anyway, I wanted to know what "BuBiBu" meant. Translations around the web suggest "to accidentally touch" to "brush up against" but it sounded kinda wrong so I asked my friend 민언니. She said it's just a cutesy "word" that doesn't actually have a meaning. Kinda like the jabbering you'd make at a baby ("goochie goo") or, in her words, "what does the fox say? Ger-ding-a-ding..."
English: 10 / 10
The few lines of English were well pronounced and grammatically correct. Thank you A Cube Entertainment for not keeping the only English speaker...
Translation Difficulty: 2 / 10
It was easy except for "BuBiBu" :)
10 Words:
- 모습 (noun): "figure" or "form" or "image" or "reflection" or "(face)"
- 자꾸 (adverb): "repeatedly" or "again and again" or "over and over again" or "often" or "frequently"
- 여자 (noun): "woman" or "women" or "female" or "lady" or "girl"
- 천천히 (adjective): "slowly" or "leisurely"
- 볼 (noun): "cheek"
- 얼굴 (noun): "face"
- 산책 (noun): "walk" or "stroll" or "take a walk"
- 소풍 (noun): "(day) trip" or "picnic" or "outing" or "excursion"
- 꼭 (adverb): "tight(ly)" or "fast"
- 간지럽다 (adjective): "itchy" or "(dying to)" or "(burning)"
Credit: dic.naver.com
Politeness Level:
Polite
The singer(s) are removed from the audience. They either respect the listener, are unfamiliar with the listener, or the listener is of a higher status than the listener. The listener may be an in-law, parent, boss, teacher, 선배, crush, etc.
April 2, 2014
Let's Sing Together (Parody): Part Of Their World
Song: Part Of Their World
To the Tune Of: Part of Your World
From the Album: The Little Mermaid
Original English lyrics by: angelsfallfast
Please credit "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast" when using the lyrics.
So...I've been spacing off due to my terrible seasonal allergies and weird things popping into my head. I got stuck on "Part Of Your World" just starting changing the lyrics. Not terribly creative, but it's fun!
Song: Part Of Their World
To the Tune Of: Part of Your World
From the Album: The Little Mermaid
Original English lyrics by: angelsfallfast
Please credit "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast" when using the lyrics.
So...I've been spacing off due to my terrible seasonal allergies and weird things popping into my head. I got stuck on "Part Of Your World" just starting changing the lyrics. Not terribly creative, but it's fun!
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