SMROOKIE: 태용 [Tae Yong]

SMROOKIES

태용 [Tae Yong]

Credit: SMROOKIES Facebook

Full Name:  이태용 [Lee Taeyong]

Birthday:  July 1, 1995

Age:  19

Blood Type: O

Casting:  2012 SM Casting System

Specialty: rap; dancing

Hometown:  Seoul, South Korea

Other Information:

Graduated from Seoul Performing Arts High School in 2014.

Was casted in front of his school.

Has mysophobia (fear of germs).

Dreamed of being a firefighter until middle school.

Official Appearances:

SM The Celebrity magazine

Information Credit:  SMROOKIES International; SM The Celebrity magazine; SMROOKIES.com

Translation Credit: 김다혜 [The SMART Style]

SMROOKIES.com Greeting:

안녕하세요! 춤과 RAP을 좋아하는 SMROOKIES의 태용입니다. ^^ RAP은 어렸을때부터 관심이 많았는데요. 지금은 RAP을 본격적으로 배우면서 라임과 플로우를 만들어가고 있는데, 이 과정이 너무 신기하고 재미있습니다.
아! 그리고 제가 요즘 고민이 한가지 있는데요. 오랫동안 못만나서 그런지 저희 집 강아지 '루비'가 저를 못알아보는 것 같이 걱정이에요. 루비야~ 오빠 잊지마 ~ ㅜㅜ

Hello!

I'm Taeyong who enjoys doing dance and RAP.  ^^ From the very beginning, RAP was something that I was really interested in!  Right now, I learn RAP in earnest by writing rap lines and practicing their flow [T/N: literally, "make lines and flow"] and I find this process very wonderful and fun.

Ah!  And there is one thing that has been bothering me lately!  I worry that it seems like my puppy Ruby won't be able to remember who I am because I haven't seen her in a long time.  Ruby~  Don't forget Oppa~ ㅜㅜ

Translation Credit: 김다혜 [The SMART Style]

SMROOKIES Facebook:

안녕하세요!
루키즈 태용입니다~
여러분의 따뜻한 응원에 힘입어 나날이 발전하는 모습보여드리는 루키즈가 되겠습니다!
새해 복 많이많이많이많이 받으세요!

Hello!

I am Rookie Taeyong~

Since I am indebted to everyone's warm cheers, I will become a Rookie who will show you a growing image each day!

Have a very very very very happy New Year! <3

Translation Credit: 김다혜 [The SMART Style]

Holiday Greeting:

Photo Credit:  smrookies-sment.tumblr.com

안녕하세요!

SM Rookies의 태용입니다.

SMTown Week 공연을 보려 와 주신 모든 분들께 감사드립니다.

저희는 SMTown의 선배들님을 따라 더 멋진 모습을 보여드리기 위해 항상 열심히 하고 최선을 다하는 모슴을 보여드릴게요.

 SM Rookies 많은 응원 부탁드릴게요!

Hello!

I'm SM Rookie's Taeyong.

I extend my gratitude to all of you who came to watch the SMTown performance.

We will diligently work hard and do our best so as to show show you all a cooler image and follow our SMTown seniors.

I kindly ask you to give SM Rookies your support!

Translation Credit: 김다혜 [The SMART Style]

Official Photo Gallery:

Photo Credits:  SMROOKIES Facebook

Official Video Gallery:

Video Credit:  SMTOWN YouTube

I'm Back Again!

Sorry for the long wait guys!  I've started a new job at a child care center and am currently working almost full-time. :/  Yay, money for Korea, but boo I have less time to write.  I have another group of Korean students visiting (aka improvement of my Korean!) so I should have some more translations up soon.

Thank you all for being so patient!
Love you all.

Rachel
다혜

Kris and SM

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.

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...

Video Credit:  SMTOWN YouTube

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:

1. 지우다 (verb):  "erase [wipe] (sth from one's mind)" or "blot out" or "purge (sb of sth)"
2. 불어오다 (verb):  "blow (in) (from)"
3. 텅 빈 (adjective):  "hollow" or "empty" or "vacant" or "bare"
4. 새벽하늘 (noun):  "the dawning sky"
5. 곁 (noun):  "side"
6. 떠나다 (verb):  "leave" or "depart" or "go off (to)"
7. 짓다 (verb):  "{smile}" or "{make happy, etc.}"
8. 낯설다 (adjective):  "unfamiliar"
9. 어둡다 (adjective):  "dark" or "dusky" or "dim" or "gloomy"
10. 언젠가 (adverb):  "sometime" or "someday" or "one day" or "one of these days"

Credit:  dic.naver.com

Politeness Level:

Casual

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