Congratulations! So Now You're A Trainee...: A Speculative Look At Your Future

[DISCLAIMER:  Like the title says, this is speculative.  I have made educated guesses based on what I believe are mostly reliable sources.]

For More Information:

•  "Basic Audition Q&A" - the answers to the big general questions.
• "Tell Me Your Wish...Er, Questions" - the answers to the commonly questions I receive via comments and email.
• "Congratulations!  Now You're A Trainee...:  A Speculative Look At Your Future"

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.

Let's Learn Together: 3.6.5. // EXO

Let's Learn Together:  3.6.5 // EXO

Song:  3.6.5

Artist:  EXO
Album:  XOXO (Kiss & Hug) [Kiss Version]
Lyrics:  music.naver.com
Photo:  images.google.com
Company:  SM Entertainment

English:  10 / 10
Translation Difficulty:  8 / 10

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

Just a Few Words:  Finally, this is up!  Thank you for waiting so patiently!  This song turned out to be much more difficult than I had first anticipated.  Because of it, I want to thank 윤언니 for answering my ever-pestering questions.  ^^  감사합니다!!

This definitely sounds like something One Direction would sing, but it fits EXO perfectly!  Also, it's nice to clearly hear Kai sing and not just rap.

English:  10 / 10

How hard is it to say "Three.  Six.  Five?" :)

Translation Difficulty:  8 out of 10.

Okay, so this was tougher than I thought!  The parts in the verses where they sing the numbers was obviously forced a little to fit the song.   Also, this a song that is difficult to translate literally into English.  As evident by the help I got from 소윤언니, I kinda got lost when translating it! ^^
Edit: [3/12/14]
4 out of 10.
This is a prime example of how this gets easier over time.  My Korean is getting to point where I look back and say "What the heck was I thinking?"  But this is still tricky... :)

10 Words:

1. 부딪히다 (adjective):  "to be bumped (crashed) into" or be bumped (run) against"
2. 이겨내다 (verb):  "overcome" or "conquer (the enemy)" or "get over (a disease)" or "resist (a temptation)"
3. 숨을 고르다 (phrase):  "to get one's breath"
4. 깨우다 (verb):  "wake (up)" or "awaken" or "awake"
5. 초 (noun):  "second"
6. 틈 (noun):  "(spare) time"
7. 기사 (noun):  "knight"
8. 검 (noun):  "sword" or "saber"
9. 비끼다 (verb):  "to lie aslant" or "hang at an angle" or {"deflect"}
10. 나타나다 (verb):  "to appear" or "to turn up."  Also:  "to come into sight"

Credit:  dic.naver.com

Politeness Level:

Casual

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

Long Time No See!

I apologize for the long absence!   I had the awesome opportunity to meet a group of students from South Korea who were staying at university for a summer program.  There are some truths to what you hear about girl groups and the army.  One of the boys had just come off his mandatory service.  He knew pretty much all the girl groups and their current songs and happily declared they were "goddesses".  And just to show what a small world it is...one of the girls was a former elementary school classmate with D.O.

Even though school is starting, I have some more time!  I will finish up the last touches on the "3.6.5." translation and get back in gear. :)