Let's Learn Together: Heaven // 에일리

Let's Learn Together:  Heaven // 에일리

Song:  Heaven
Artist:  에일리 [Ailee]
Album:  Heaven
Lyrics:  naver.com
Photo:  naver.com
Company:  YMC Entertainment

English:  10 / 10
Translation Difficulty:  3 / 10




Please credit "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast" when using the English translation.
[Edit: 3/6/14]

Just A Few Words:

Ailee is one of my favorite solo singers and this is one of my favorite songs by her.  This is also another fairly easy song to translate.

English:  10 / 10
She's a native English speaker with an understanding company, so no problems here!

Translation Difficulty:  3 /10

10 Words:

1. 함께 (adverb):  together (with), along with; in company with
2. 매일 (noun):  daily, every day, each day; day after day, day in, day out
3. 해주다 (verb):  do for; do as a favor; help
4. 천국 (noun):  paradise; heaven
5. 품 (noun):  breast; bosom; width (of); {arms}
6. 오직 (adverb):  only, solely, alone, exclusively; but
7. 감사 (noun):  gratitude, appreciation, thanks; appreciate, thank, be thankful, be grateful
8. 목소리 (noun):  voice; tone (of voice)
9. 부럽다 (adjective):  envious (of)
10. 이유 (noun):  reason; cause; grounds (for); excuse (for); pretext (for)

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: Electric Shock // f(x)

Let's Learn Together:  f(x) // Electric Shock

Song:  Electric Shock
Artist:  f(x)
Album:  Electric Shock
Lyrics:  music.naver.com
Photo:  naver.com
Company:  SM Entertainment

English:  3 / 10
Translation Difficulty:  4 / 10




Please credit "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast" when using the English translation.
[Edited 3/3/14]

Just A Few Words:
When I visited Korea this summer (June/July 2012) this song was everywhere.  It was really cool and fun at first, but after like the 10th time in 24 hours, it did get a little annoying.  However, it is still one of  my favorite songs.
This is also one of the few songs by f(x) that makes immediate sense.

English:  3 / 10
The pronunciation is great except...gauge.  It should be pronounced "gay-juh" and not "gay-jee."  I take away some more points since SM made their most fluent English speaker in f(x) say it...

Translation Difficulty:  4 / 10
Some of the bridge gave me grief...

10 Words:

1. 충분하다 (verb):  to be sufficient, to be enough, to be good, to be thorough
2. 과분하다 (adjective):  generous, undeserved, excessive
3. 다니다 (verb):  go, frequent;  pass;  run
4. 도대체 (adverb):  at all;  what the hell
5. 살짝 (adverb):  slightly
6. 귓가 (noun):  the rim of the ear
7. 한계 (noun):  limit(s);  limitation(s)
8. 넘어서다 (verb):  to pass, to [get] over
9. 뛰다 (verb):  rush, dash
10. 빨라지다 (adjective):  to quicken
11. *전기 충격 (noun):  an electric shock

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: 소원을 말해봐 (Genie) // 소녀시대

Let's Learn Together:  소원을 말해봐 (Genie) // 소녀시대

Song:  소원을 말해봐 (Genie)
Artist:  소녀시대  //  Girls' Generation  (少女時代)  //  SNSD)
Album:  소원을 말해봐 (Genie) [EP]
Lyrics:  music.naver.com
Photo:  Wikipedia
Company:  SM Entertainment

English:  7 / 10
Translation Difficulty:  3 / 10



Please credit "auditionadviceandthoughts@blogspot.com" or "angelsfallfast" when using the English translation.
[Edited:  3/1/14]

Just A Few Words:
Next to "Gee" and "Oh!", this definitely is one of their biggest hits!  As far Girls' Generation goes, this was the first K-Pop song I heard from them.
I also happen to love this song and it's a pretty easy song to translate, which is what I need over finals week. XD

English:  7 / 10
The English is pronounced fine, but the phrasing of the "Genie" lines are awkward.  The article "a" should have been added before "Genie"  (I'm [a] Genie).  "For your world" and "for your dream" are grammatically correct, but we don't use phrasings like that in English.

Translation Difficulty:  2 / 10

10 Words:

1. 이상형 (noun):  ideal type
2. 그리다 (verb):  draw, paint, sketch; describe [portray] ( /sth as sth), depict; imagine, picture (sb/sth as sth, sb doing sth)
3. 달리다 (verb):  run, dash, gallop; drive, gallop
4. 이끌리다 (verb):  be led, be guided; be driven (by), be carried away (by)
5. 던지다 (verb):  throw, pitch, cast, toss, fling, flip; throw oneself (into); throw; cast
6. 믿다 (adjective):  believe, credit; trust, believe in; believe in, have faith in
7. 열정 (noun):  passion, ardor, fervor
8. 이루다 (adjective):  achieve, accomplish, fulfill, attain, realize
9. 깨어나다 (verb):  wake (up), awaken, awake; come around (to), regain [recover] consciousness; be disillusioned
10. 들어주다 (verb):  grant, accede (to)

Credit:  dic.naver.com

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

Audition Notification 2013

2013 Global Auditions dates have started to come out!

Korea:
Friday, January 25th, 2013:  Incheon (Samsan World Gymnasium)
Sunday, January 27th, 2013:  Daejeon (Pyeongsong Youth Cultural Center)
Saturday, February 2nd, 2013:  Jeonju (Jeonju University - JJ Art Hall)
Sunday, February 3rd, 2013:  Busan (MBC Art Hall)
Saturday, February 16th, 2013:  Anyang (Anyang University - Ari Vision Center)
Sunday, February 17th, 2013:  Seoul (COEX Mall - Conference Room 4th floor)
Friday, February 22nd, 2013:  Bundang (Korea Design Center)
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013:  Gwangju (U Square Cultural Center)
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013:  Daegu (Bukkuch'eong Youth Cultural Center)
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013:  Chungju (Jungjushi Cultural Center)

When Only Korean is Available: (Auditioning)

If the company you want to audition for only has a Korean application form and you don't speak/read/write/understand Korean, I strongly encourage you NOT to audition for that particular company.

Why?

a.)  They will ignore it because they can't understand it.

If it's smaller company (like anything smaller than CUBE), they might not have staff on hand all the time who can read applications in English (especially since some of the people who apply in English have atrocious spelling and grammar).

If I were the a judge who only knew Korean, I would ignore applications written in English.  I could easily just pick someone who was just as talented who wrote in Korean, rather then expanding energy and time on getting a translator.

b.)  They'll think you're a stuck up snob who think's they're better than everyone else - traits they don't want in a future K-Pop idol.

Even if you get someone else to translate for you, the judge isn't going to know that.  They're going to assume you can read, write, and understand Korean and wonder why the hell you aren't replying in Korean.

c.)  You'll be false advertising

Say you go the extra mile and have someone else translate your English into Korean.  Then the company assumes you are fluent in Korean while in reality you're in desperate need of some basic Korean lessons.  If they do pass you farther into the audition, they WILL ask you questions.  And if they ask you in Korean (because it looks like you know it) and you can't reply, you'll be checked off the list.

Now don't think you're out of luck if you don't speak Korean.  There are still a lot of agencies who offer auditions in English!