Four “Great Gates” of Seoul: Dongdaemun, Namdaemun, Seodaemun, and Sukjeongmun

Gates of Seoul

Gates of Seoul

It is always been to visit the almost-10.5 million populated city, Seoul, South Korea. Surrounded by 4 gates, namely Dongdaemun in the east, Namdaemun in the south, Seodaemun in the west, and Sukjeongmun in the north, Seoul always welcomes us for every visit. Those gates are the main entrance to Seoul.

The feeling of very warm welcome greeting is so touching that we cannot resist to be quickly get into Seoul, a sensation of curiosity to uncover what lies inside the gigantic wall of those four gates of Seoul are. Symbolizing the protection toward the soul of Korea, those steady walls also remind us to be careful inside, to respect the long life culture lived by the Seoul residents.

Officially called Sungnyemun, Namdaemun is located at the heart of Seoul. The term “nam” in its first Korean character means “south” since it was the southern gate of Seoul during the kingdom of Joseon Dynasty. Finished to be constructed in 1398, nowadays Namdaemun is located nearby Namdaemun market, a very traditional 24-hour market of Korea that has been operating for several centuries.

Namdaemun

Namdaemun

Another major gate during the Joseon Dynasty is Dongdaemun, “Great East Gate”, deriving the meaning “east” after the term “dong” in Korean language. Similar to the Namdemun, Dongdaemun has also a shopping center nearby it. Moreover, Dongdaemun has become the largest shopping center in the entire South Korea.

Dongdaemun

Dongdaemun

Located in north side of Seoul City, Sukjeongmun is another major gate of Seoul. In the center of this very gate, there is Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changaemun on its right. Due to safety reason, the gate was not accessible to public since 1968. However, in 2006, it was reopened to public for free, available to be visited from Tuesday until Saturday with reservation required at least one week beforehand.

Sukjeongmun

Sukjeongmun

Unlike other gates, Seodaemun doesn’t exist anymore today. It was located (as its name) in the west side of old Seoul. However, because of urban renewal plan by the government in 1915, the gate was torn down. As remembrance to its existence, a small plaque is placed on a small walk nearby to the location of the gate before, to keep people’s mind that this Seodaemun gate was there before.

Seodaemun, in the Ancient View

Seodaemun, in the Ancient View

Wish you guys like this post.

best regards
~nasikun

Korea “Fall Picnic” Vocabulary

Good morning my friends…after a while staying in my room, being quarantined because of Swine Flu, now the part of me wants to write again. After a couple of weeks I didn’t write anything, I’ll be posting again. Now, it’s time for some “Korean” friends.

간식 : snack, light meal
부침개 : pan-fried food
: a tangerine
고구마 : sweet potato
과일 : frui
t
열대 과일 : tropical fruit
과자 : cookies
: persimmon
은행나무 : ginkgo tree
: chewing gum

만두 : dumpling
식빵 : a loaf of bread
채소 : vegetables
설탕 : sugar
사탕 : candy

나비 : butterfly
: bee
사진 : photos, photograph, picture
뜨겁다 : be hot
싱싱하다 : be fresh

메뉴 : menu
목 마르다 : be thirsty
배 부르다 : be full (after eating)
배 고프다 : be hungry
숟가락 : spoon

젓가락 : chopstick
수저 : spoon and chopstick
접시 : a plate, dish
국물 : soup
냄비 : a pot

요리하다 : to cook
단풍 : maple
국화 : chrysanthemum (tree)
향기 : fragrance
종류 : types, kinds

Hope you guys learn some Korean from it.

best regards,
~nasikun

International Space Festival in Daejeon

IAC Banner

IAC Banner

From 9th of this month until the 16th, there is a huge gathering going on here in Daejeon, South Korea, related to Space. The international organization of space is now gathering in the Silicon Valley of Korea, to meet in International Astronautical Congress 2009. This big event is hosted by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology joined with the Daejeon Metropolitan City.

Under the theme : “Space for Sustainable Peace and Progress” Daejeon wants to strengthen the role of Korea in the world of the “space technology. After having its first astronaut, So Youn Lee, went to the space with 2 Russian Astronauts, Republic of Korea wants to have more role in the world of space.

Daejeon Expo Community Center

Daejeon Expo Community Center

Korea’s Pride and Focus of Space Technology: 10.000 Won Currency

Not only holding one of the biggest event in the field of Space Community, Korea has been showing its concern in space since long time ago. One real fact is how they put a lot of space and astronomical symbol in their currency, in the 10,000 won money.

Astronomy of 10.000 Won

Astronomy of 10.000 Won

As far as I concern, there are 3 objects inscribed inside the print of the green-colored 10.000 won. The first is the ancient Sejong’s space observation instrument, named Honcheoneui, printed out on the left part of the money, symbolizing that Korea has concerned about space since its historical period. Honcheoneui is the ancient clock used in Sejong’s period.

Then on the right hand side, we’ll see the picture of modern optical telescope in the observatory on Bohyeonsan Mountain in Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang Province) which is the biggest telescope in Korea. Its diameter is up to to 1.8 meters. The telescope allows one to investigate distant galaxies and differentiate between the dynamics and chemical characteristics of different stars, star clusters and galaxies.

On the back ground we’ll see the ancient astrological chart, Chunsang-yulcha-bunya-jido (1395), which is the second oldest astrology chart in the world next after that of Chine which is dated 1247. This chart was developed during the royal family of Joseon. It was inscribed in the stone during that day since other writing material was not common.

Bringing Aerospace Technology Close to Common Public

During the festival, visitors can enjoy the astronomical objects or training for astronauts. Moreover, Korea puts more attention on kids or elementary school students so that they can understand and experience astronautical life since their young age. There are many shows for them.

Korean Proud Astronaut, So Youn Lee

Korean Proud Astronaut, So Youn Lee

They inspire the kids by showing off the Korean first astronaut. And she is a lady! in the nearby the entry to the exhibition house. Many of her pictures are there. Every kids will envy on her, and want to be astronauts as well.

Then there are also simulations for space training life. One of them is the rotating seats where the kids sit on the rotating seats and they’ll be turned around and around, just like what the real astronauts did during their training. They also have the jumping training where a kid will be belted in his/her wrist and then being jumped up to the ’sky’.

Space Food

Space Food

Quite fun!! Korea is really trying to bring more innovation to the space technology!!

best regards
~nasikun

Ahn Jung Geun’s Role in East Asian Peace

Ahn Jung-Geun

Ahn Jung-Geun

Ahn Jung Geun is the first brick stacker in building the house of East Asia Community into one big family under peace and equality. He was eagerly willing to restore peace upon East Asia after being colonized by the Western, for rapid recovery and faster development.

Since these 3 great Asian countries shared similar culture, they should be united, not be fighting against each other. The unity among them will be ultimate benefit for all.

He had a very strong vision toward the unity of East Asian countries, narrated his idea of Pan Asianism on his paper “On Peace in East Asia” which unluckily he didn’t have enough “life-time” to finish it since his 2-week postpone proposal to Japanese Emperor prior his death penalty was rejected.

Upon a period of hard time in East Asia, Ahn proposed a regional cooperation for East Asian so that they could recover from a devastating colonization years under western emperor.

Ahn’s View of Pan Asianism

To Ahn, the East Asia should unite in order to counter the colonization from the Western States. Such union should be based on equality among those 3 countries, not based on conquest of a single nation.

Not only should respect the independence of each other, those 3 East Asian countries should work together to overcome their economic difficulties after a long period of war against the West.

His love toward the partnership among East Asian countries and his beloved nation is so incredibly sincere that he was willing to sacrifice his life for it. The real-life proof was when he decided to assassinate the first Prime Minister of Japan Empire, Ito Hirobumi, on a railway platform of Harbin, Manchuria in 1909. Despite his awareness of the penalty he would get after conducting the assassination, he convinced his mind to shoot Ito for the peace of East.

In spite of his devout believe in Catholicism and his understanding that murder is disallowed, he was certain that assassinating Ito was the best movement for the raise of peace in the East.

Ahn’s Reason to Assassin Prime Minister Ito

Ito Hirobumi

Ito Hirobumi

His assassination of Prime Minister Ito was an output of great suffering of the Koreans. Being a Pan Asianist, he believed Ito was tricking the world and Japanese Emperor into thinking that Koreans want to be a protectorate of Japan and Ito has made some illusion view of Korea was at peace and everything was doing well.

This false view of the world and Japan Emperor should be clarified and he needed to prove it. Assassinating Ito will put the world into awareness that there was really something happening in Korea Peninsula. There was not peace in Korea and that the Korea didn’t want to be a protectorate of Meiji Emperor.

Ahn charged Ito for being responsible in destroying the peace of East Asia Community. When Ito was the residential-general, Ito had significantly destroyed Korean sovereignty by forcing the ruling power of GoJeong Emperor to abdicate in 1907 after compelling to sign up treaties in 1905 and 1907.

Ito has ruined up Korean independence by his desire to rule out Korea. When the movement activists tried to fight back, Ito ordered to annihilate those independence-activists. Ahn believed Ito was responsible for the death of thousands of Koreans during the period.

During that time Ahn believed that East Asia should unite to combat against the colonizing western, not conquering each others. Ito’s ambition to colonize Korea was truly against Ahn’s view and therefore assassinating him will put East Asia further into a united community.

For Ahn, Ito’s assassination would give the unbiased view of tragedy in Korea, how terrible the life was. It, as well, would serve his passion toward Pan Asia where 3 neighboring countries will live together under equality.

Ahn’s Dream on Current Age

ASEAN Plus Three, in which Japan, South Korea, and China together with ASEAN countries having strong cooperation, is a current regional cooperation among Asian countries for boosting their development.

In the perspective of Ahn’s vision, this organization could be the representative of his unachieved goal. Now, those 3 countries (even broader as ASEAN is in) work hand in hand together to strengthen their relationship not (physically) to defeat the West anymore, but rather to promote mutual benefit among its member for faster development.

members of ASEAN_Plus_Three

members of ASEAN_Plus_Three

Ahn might not directly participate in establishing the ASEAN Plus Three, but his vision toward peace and cooperation in East Asian surely inspires the leaders in ASEAN and the 3 east Asia countries to establish cooperation.

He himself could not realize his vision of peace in Asia. His struggle singly might not be enough for establishing the East Asia Community. Ahn’s arguments might not be convincing enough for the East to work on together during that time.

However, for me and many Koreans as well as East Asian-ers, his idea has inspired us to collaboratively work together, cooperating in East Asia Community under equality. His spirit of peace in East Asia has motivated the leaders of East Asia to sit on the same table and formulate the best way of cooperation between those nations.

To put in one sentence, Ahn has been the first bricklayer to stack the first brick in building the most appropriate house of East Asia Community. He didn’t build the house by himself, but without him, the house might not even be started to build or build it in significantly wrong construction.

best regards
~nasikun

note:
This essay was written for writing competition about Ahn Jung Geun, held by the Korea Times. I was picked up as the 3rd winner. What a good luck for me!

Present Perfect Tense

In English we have the phrase “Have/Has + V3″ to express a past experience stating that someone has had the experience of doing something. In Korean language, we use “ActionVerb (으)ㄴ  일이  있다” to express that someone has had the experience. While its counterpart, “ActionVerb (으)ㄴ  일이  없다” states the reverse, stating that someone hasn’t had the experience of doing something.

Examples:

  • buy == 사다
    남대문 시장에서 검퓨터를 산 일이 있어요.
    (I have bought computer in Namdaemun market)
  • learn == 배우다
    전에 외국어를 일이 있어요???
    (Have you ever learned any foreign language before?)
  • withdraw (money) == 찾다
    은행에서 돈을 찾은 일이 없어요.
    (I have never withdrawn many from the bank)

Thanks for visiting guys.
Hope that few lines of sentences will help somehow.

best regards,
~nasikun

사고쳤어요 Lyrics by Davichi

Davichi

Davichi

Hello everybody!
I really miss you guys…and this kind of moment when I can write down my feeling about Korean culture. It’s been a very long time after my last posting related to 2ne1. Almost a month!! what a long break.

Anyway, I’d like to mark my coming back with one of my current favorite song from the best new comer in K-Pop chart, Davichi (다비치), with their famous song: 사고쳤어요 (according to google it means: “I really messed up”) or some people say it means “I made a blunder.” Sometime you’ll also find somebody says it means “I made an accident.”

Basically, they all mean the same right? This song is about a girl who falls in love to a guy so much but she tries to hide her feeling to him. She keeps saying that she loves him when she is not with him. Her heart is just so painful for hiding her love. Dreaming, wanting, and watching him is just to hard for her. It hurts her heart so painfully.

Nevertheless, she feels that she has made a mistake by loving him. It’s kind of accident for her falling in love to him, but she couldn’t help from it. She’s been trying to hide her love, but it’s just too painful. Unconsciously her heart has just created the love to him.

Her tears couldn’t help either. Even though she doesn’t want to cry, but her heart is just so painful that she’s afraid her heart could be shattered and therefore she could no longer feel the love from it.

It’s really a kinda sad love song. But anyway, here is the video of the song, followed by the Korean lyrics, the romanization and the English translation. Hope you guys enjoy it!

====== Korean Lyrics ======
말해버렸어 사랑한단말
그만 고백해버렸어
너에 뒤에서 사랑한단말
그만 입 밖에 내버렸어

영원히 내마음 숨기려고 했는데
나홀로 사랑은 너무아파
혼자서 꿈꾸고 바라고 바라보고
그건 너무 힘든데

어쩌지 내 가슴이 이렇게 결국 사고를 치나봐
사랑은 안돼 난 안돼 아무리 막아서봐도
아플 줄 알면서도 또 대책없이 사고를 치나봐
어느새 널 향해 내가슴이 사랑을 저질러버렸나봐

다시는 사랑은 안하려고 했는데
뒤에 올 상처가 너무아파
누군갈 원하고 그리고 기다리고
그건 너무 힘든데

어쩌지 내 가슴이 이렇게 결국 사고를 치나봐
사랑은 안돼 난 안돼 아무리 막아서봐도
아플 줄 알면서도 또 대책없이 사고를 치나봐
어느새 널 향해 내가슴이 사랑을 저질러버렸나봐

자꾸만 겁이 나 너무 아파질까봐
이젠 다시 쓸 수도 없게 가슴이 깨어지고 부서질까봐

어쩌지 내 눈물이 또 눈치없이 말썽을 피나봐
울기는 싫어 나 싫어 아무리 참아내봐도
널 데려와 달라고 보고 싶다고 말썽을 피나봐
내게는 단 한번 눈길조차 안 주는 너인줄도 모르고..

Davichi-AMARANTH

Davichi-AMARANTH

====== Romanization ======
malhaebeoryeosseo saranghandanmal
geuman gobaekhaebeoryeosseo
neoe dwieseo saranghandanmal
geuman ip bakke naebeoryeosseo

yeongwonhi naemaeum sumgiryeogo haenneunde
nahollo sarangeun neomuapa
honjaseo kkumkkugo barago barabogo
geugeon neomu himdeunde

eojjeoji nae gaseumi ireoke gyeolguk sagoreul chinabwa
sarangeun andwae nan andwae amuri magaseobwado
apeul jul almyeonseodo tto daechaegeobsi sagoreul chinabwa
eoneusae neol hyanghae naegaseumi sarangeul jeojilleobeoryeonnabwa

dasineun sarangeun anharyeogo haenneunde
dwie ol sangcheoga neomuapa
nugungal wonhago geurigo gidarigo
geugeon neomu himdeunde

eojjeoji nae gaseumi ireoke gyeolguk sagoreul chinabwa
sarangeun andwae nan andwae amuri magaseobwado
apeul jul almyeonseodo tto daechaegeobsi sagoreul chinabwa
eoneusae neol hyanghae naegaseumi sarangeul jeojilleobeoryeonnabwa

jakkuman geobi na neomu apajilkkabwa
ijen dasi sseul sudo eopge gaseumi kkaeeojigo buseojilkkabwa

eojjeoji nae nunmuri tto nunchieobsi malsseongeul pinabwa
ulgineun sirheo na sirheo amuri chamanaebwado
neol deryeowa dallago bogo sipdago malsseongeul pinabwa
naegeneun dan hanbeon nungiljocha an juneun neoinjuldo moreugo..

Davichi Members

Davichi Members

====== English Translation ======
I told you, that I love you
I confessed my love to you
Behind you, I said it aloud that I love you
I tried to hide it in my heart forever, but loving alone is too painful.
Dreaming, wanting, watching all alone, It’s too hard.

What should I do? My heart finally makes an accident.
I shouldn’t love, not me.
Even though I try so hard to prevent it, I know it’ll hurt, but I still make that accident.
Without me knowing, My heart created love towards you.

I didn’t want to love ever again, The scars that will come later hurts so much.
Wanting someone, and waiting, that’s so hard.

What should I do? My heart finally makes an accident.
I shouldn’t love, not me.
Even though I try so hard to prevent it, I know it’ll hurt, but I still make that accident.
Without me knowing, My heart created love towards you.

I keep getting scared, that it’ll be too painful.
That my heart may be shattered, So that I can’t use it again.

What do I do? My tears cause problems again.
I don’t wanna cry, I don’t wanna.
Even though I try to endure, It’s begging me to bring you back, It wants to see you,
Not knowing that you don’t even look at me.

Cute Davichi

Cute Davichi

Thank you for visiting guys.
see ya!!

best regards,
~nasikun

I Don’t Care Lyrics by 2ne1 (Kor + Eng + Rom)

I Dont Care

I Dont Care

Hello everybody! It’s been a very long time since I post my latest post about Wondergirls with their collection of songs. At this moment, I’d like to share some more stuffs about Korean POP culture.

You guys might all know 2ne1, the hottest group in the nation currently. If you guys are in Korea, whenever you go in crowded places like downtown, mall, or amusement parks, one of their songs will be played. They have 2 very ear-catching songs recently, the first one is “Fire” (which I have posted earlier this month), and the other song that I’d like to share now is “I Don’t Care”.

This song tells the feeling of a girl that’s always being betrayed by her boyfriend. Even though they’re couple, the boy always goes out with another girl. He often takes off his couple ring and goes for blind date with another girl. When she calls him, sometimes she hears a voice of another girl laughing, or sometimes he says another girl’s name when calling her.

After all, the girl feels that the boy is not meant to be with her. She’s just too good for him, being with him will just hurt herself. From that time, she will not care about him anymore, she will just go away of his life and have her own life.

Here is the lyrics. As usual, I’ll be giving you guys the video, followed by the Korean lyrics, the Romanization, and English translation at the end.

====== KOREAN LYRICS =======
[CL]
hey playboy
its about time
and your time’s up
I had to do this one for my girls you know
sometimes you gotta act like you don’t care
that’s the only way you boys learn

[Minji]
니 옷깃에 묻은 립스틱은 나는 절대로 용서못해
매일 하루에 수십번 꺼져있는 핸드폰
변하지 않을것만 같아 oh oh

[Dara]
그저 친구라는 수많은 여자친구
날 똑같이 생각하지마 I won’t let it fly
이제 니맘대로해 난 미련을 버릴래
한때 정말 사랑했는데 oh

[CL]
가끔씩 술에 취해 전활걸어 지금은 새벽 다섯시반
넌 또 다른 여자의 이름을 불러 no

[Bom]
I don’t care 그만할래 니가 어디에서 뭘 하던
이제 정말 상관 안할게 비켜줄래
이제와 울고불고 매달리지마
cause don’t care e e e e e e
cause don’t care e e e e e e

[Minji]
cause don’t care e e e e e e
cause don’t care e e e e e e
Boy I don’t care

[Minji]
다른 여자들의 다리를 훔쳐보는
니가 너무너무 한심해
매일 빼놓는 커플링 나 몰래 한 소개팅
더이상 못참을것같아 oh oh oh

[Dara]
넌 절대 아니라는 수많은 나의친구
넌 늑대란 친구들까지 타일렀지만
차라리 홀가분해 너에게 난 과분해
내 사랑이라 믿었는데 oh oh

[CL]
오늘도 바쁘다고 말하는 너 혹시나 전화해봤지만
역시 뒤에선 여자 웃음소리가 들려 oh no

[Bom]
I don’t care 그만할래 니가 어디에서 뭘 하던
이제 정말 상관 안할게 비켜줄래
이제와 울고불고 매달리지마
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e

[Dara]
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
Boy I don’t care

[Minji]
난 너땜에 울며 지새던 밤을 기억해 boy
더 후회할 널 생각하니 맘이 쉬웠네 boy
날 놓치긴 아깝고 갖기엔 시시하잖니
있을때 잘하지 너 왜 이제와 매달리니

[CL]
속아준 거짓말만해도 수백번
오늘 이후로 난 남자 울리는 bad girl
이젠 눈물 한방울 없이 널 비웃어
사랑이란 게임 속 loser
무릎꿇고 잡을 수 있니
아님 눈 앞에서 당장 꺼져

[Bom]
I don’t care 그만할래 니가 어디에서 뭘 하던
이제 정말 상관 안할게 비켜줄래
이제와 울고불고 매달리지마
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
Boy I don’t care

====== ROMANIZATION =======
[CL]
hey playboy
its about time
and your time’s up
I had to do this one for my girls you know
sometimes you gotta act like you don’t care
that’s the only way you boys learn

[Minzy]
ni otgise mudeun ripseutigeun naneun jeoldaero yongseomotae
maeil harue susipbeon kkeojyeoinneun haendeupon
byeonhaji anheulgeotman gata oh oh

[Dara]
geujeo chinguraneun sumanheun yeojachingu
nal ttokgachi saenggakhajima I won’t let it fly
ije nimamdaerohae nan miryeoneul beorillae
hanttae jeongmal saranghaenneunde oh

[CL]
gakkeumssik sure chwihae jeonhwalgeoreo jigeumeun saebyeok daseossiban
neon tto dareun yeojaui ireumeul bulleo no

[Bom]
I don’t care geumanhallae niga eodieseo mwol hadeon
ije jeongmal sanggwan anhalge bikyeojullae
ijewa ulgobulgo maedallijima
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e

[Minzy]
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
Boy I don’t care

[Minzy]
dareun yeojadeurui darireul humchyeoboneun
niga neomuneomu hansimhae
maeil ppaenonneun keopeulling na mollae han sogaeting
deoisang motchameulgeotgata oh oh oh

[Dara]
neon jeoldae aniraneun sumanheun nauichingu
neon neukdaeran chingudeulkkaji tailleotjiman
charari holgabunhae neoege nan gwabunhae
nae sarangira mideonneunde oh oh

[CL]
oneuldo bappeudago malhaneun neo hoksina jeonhwahaebwatjiman
yeoksi dwieseon yeoja useumsoriga deullyeo oh no

[Bom]
I don’t care geumanhallae niga eodieseo mwol hadeon
ije jeongmal sanggwan anhalge bikyeojullae
ijewa ulgobulgo maedallijima
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e

[Dara]
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
Boy I don’t care

[Minzy]
nan neottaeme ulmyeo jisaedeon bameul gieokhae boy
deo huhoehal neol saenggakhani mami swiwonne boy
nal nochigin akkapgo gatgien sisihajannni
isseulttae jalhaji neo wae ijewa maedallini

[CL]
sogajun geojitmalmanhaedo subaekbeon
oneul ihuro nan namja ullineun bad girl
ijen nunmul hanbangul eobsi neol biuseo
sarangiran geim sok loser
mureupkkurko jabeul su inni
anim nun apeseo dangjang kkeojyeo

[Bom]
I don’t care geumanhallae niga eodieseo mwol hadeon
ije jeongmal sanggwan anhalge bikyeojullae
ijewa ulgobulgo maedallijima
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
Boy I don’t care

====== ENGLISH TRANSLATION =======
[CL]
Hey playboy
It’s about time
And your time’s up
I had to do this one for my girls you know
That’s the only way you boys learn

[Minzy]
I can’t ever forgive you for that lipstick on your collar
Every day, your phone’s always off
It doesn’t seem like you’re going to change oh oh

[Dara]
All those girlfriends you call “friends”
Don’t think of me in the same way as them, I won’t let it fly
From now on, do as you want, I’m going to stop caring
For some time I really loved you but oh

[CL]
Sometimes you get drunk, and call me, now it’s 5:30 am
Again you say another girl’s name no

[Bom]
I don’t care, I’ll stop caring about what you’re doing wherever you are
From now on I really don’t care, I’ll get out of the way
From now on don’t come to me and cry, and cling on
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e

[Minzy]
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
Boy I don’t care

[Minzy]
Stealing glances at other girl’s legs
You’re so so hopeless
Everyday you take off your couple ring, and secretly go on a blind date
I don’t think that I’ll be able to take it anymore oh oh oh

[Dara]
My friends say that you’re not really worth it
You even went to your wolf-like friends for advice but
I’d rather keep it simple, I’m too good for you
I believed you were my love but oh oh

[CL]
Today you said you were busy, I tried phoning you but
As expected, in the background I heard a girl’s laugh oh no

[Bom]
I don’t care, I’ll stop caring about what you’re doing wherever you are
From now on I really don’t care, I’ll get out of the way
From now on don’t come to me and cry, and cling on
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e

[Dara]
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
Boy I don’t care

[Minzy]
Because of you, I remember crying till dawn boy
I regret every time I think about you when my heart was too easy, huh boy?
I’m too good to throw away and too boring to have
You should’ve treated me better when we were together why are you clinging to me now

[CL]
You fooled me with your lies hundreds of times
From today on, I’ll be a bad girl who makes guys cry
Now without a single tear, I’ll laugh at you
Loser who’s inside a game called love
Get on your knees and take me back
If not, get out of my sight right now

[Bom]
I don’t care, I’ll stop caring about what you’re doing wherever you are
From now on I really don’t care, I’ll get out of the way
From now on don’t come to me and cry, and cling on
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
cause I don’t care e e e e e e
Boy I don’t care

Enjoy them guys.

Wondergirls Songs Collection

Wondergirls

Wondergirls

Hello everybody..after a few days of new school days, I came to a chance for more posting tonight..At this time, I’d like to put down the list of Wondergirls’ nice songs.

It’s been known world-wide that nowadays those girls are staying in the United States for their promotion. They have sung their favorite songs, from Nobody, Irony, So Hot and the other songs. In the following, you’ll be able to see all of them altogether, bundled in one page. Enjoy them guys.

There are some songs that I like to put, they are:

  1. Nobody
  2. Tell Me
  3. This Fool (이바보)
  4. So Hot
  5. This Time
  6. Wishing On A Star
  7. Irony
  8. 미안한 마음(It’s Not Love/A Sorry Heart)

Here is the list of those great videos

Nobody

Tell Me

This Fool (이바보)

So Hot

This Time

Wishing On A Star

Irony

미안한 마음(It’s Not Love/A Sorry Heart)

Hope you guys really enjoy it.

best regards,
~nasikun

FIRE lyrics by 2NE1

2ne1 Fire

2ne1 Fire

Hello everybody! See you again. I cannot stop thanking you guys for spending some time for reading my posting about Korean culture. At this time, I’d like to continue my posting about 2NE1. For your information, in the current MNet 20’s choice awards, 2NE1, got 3 awards! what a wonderful start for the newbie!!

2NE1 started their night with the award for the Hottest New Star. They didn’t get enough with that. After being nominated as one of nominees in Hot online songs, this 4-member band didn’t let anybody else take the award. On the third award, they closed the night by receiving the award on Hot CF star. What a night for them.

Among their songs in the first album, Fire is one of the most well known besides “I don’t care” and “Lollipop”. In this blog, I share the Korean lyrics, its romanization, and the English translation. Not forgetting to put the video of the song on the beginning. Hope you guys enjoy them all.

===KOREAN LYRICS===

[CL]I go by the name CL of 2NE1
It’s been a long time comin’ but we here now
And we ’bout to set the roof on fire baby (Uh oh)
You better get yours, cuz I’m gettin’ mine

[ALL]eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (2NE1)
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (You gotta ring the alarm)
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (We 2NE1)
eh eh eh eh eh eh HEY HEY HEY HEY

[CL]COME IN COME IN COME IN 다른 세상으로
지겹기만 한 고민은 이제 등을 지고
LA LA LA LA 가식없는 나의 콧노래로
HA HA HA HA 다신 널 비웃지 못하도록

[MINJI]NOW LET’S 춤을 춤을 춤을 춰요 (Wanna get down)
보다 큰 꿈을 꿈을 꿈을 꿔
세상은 내 맘대로 다 할 수 있기에 큰 자유를 위해 TONIGHT TONIGHT oh

[BOM]내 눈빛은 빛나는 별들로
내 심장 속을 태우는 저 불빛도
영원하진 않겠지 더 잃을건 없지 oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh YEAH

[CL]나 미-미-미-미-미-미-미-치고 싶어
더 빨리 디-디-디-디-디-디-디-디-디고 싶어
저 높은 빌딩위로 저 푸른 하늘위로
크게 소-리-리-리-리-리-리-리-치고 싶어

[SANDARA]You got the fire 나의 가슴을 꿍꿍꿍
YOU GOTTA DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT
지금 멈추려 하지마 OOH
The FIRE 내 머리속을 꿍꿍꿍
I GOTTA DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT
멈추려 하지마 (hey)

[CL]GET UP GET UP GET UP 몇번 넘어져도
믿었던 세상이 날 또다시 배신해도
나나나난 절대 울지않아 바보처럼
엄멈멈머 내숭떨지말아 남들처럼

[MINJI]내가 저 끝까지 데려갈게 FOLLOW FOLLOW ME
숨이차 얼만큼 달려 추는 나의 가슴이
왠지 나 싫지만은 않아 재밌죠
겁내지 말아 LET IT GO
보다 더 나은 내일로 LE LE LE LE LE LET’S GO

[BOM]내 눈빛은 빛나는 별들로
내 심장 속을 태우는 저 불빛도
영원하진 않겠지 더 잃을건 없지 oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh YEAH

[CL]나 미-미-미-미-미-미-미-치고 싶어
더 빨리 디-디-디-디-디-디-디-디-디고 싶어
저 높은 빌딩위로 저 푸른 하늘위로
크게 소-리-리-리-리-리-리-리-치고 싶어

[ALL]소리질러

eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (2NE1)
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (You gotta ring the alarm)
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (We 2NE1)
eh eh eh eh eh eh

[SANDARA]머리가 찰랑찰랑찰랑찰랑 대도록
엉덩일 살랑살랑살랑살랑 흔들어
머리가 찰랑찰랑찰랑찰랑 대도록
엉덩일 살랑살랑살랑살랑

[CL]흔들어
UH

나 미-미-미-미-미-미-미-치고 싶어
더 빨리 디-디-디-디-디-디-디-디-디고 싶어
저 높은 빌딩위로 저 푸른 하늘위로
크게 소-리-리-리-리-리-리-리-치고 싶어

언제나 오늘처럼 난 자유롭고 싶어
Heh-

_2ne1 Fire_

_2ne1 Fire_

===Romanization===

[CL]I go by the name CL of 2NE1
It’s been a long time comin’ but we here now
And we ’bout to set the roof on fire baby (Uh oh)
You better get yours, cuz I’m gettin’ mine

[ALL]eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (2NE1)
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (You better ring the alarm)
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (We 2NE1)
eh eh eh eh eh eh HEY HEY HEY HEY

[CL]COME IN COME IN COME IN dahreun sesangeuhro
jigyupgiman han gohmineun eejeh deungeul jeego
LA LA LA LA gahshik upneun nahyeh geuh norae roh
HA HA HA HA dahshin nuhl beeootji mothahdohrohk

[MINJI]NOW LET’S choomeul choomeul choomeul chwuhyo (wanna get down)
bohdah keun ggoomeul ggoomeul ggoomeul ggwuh
sesangeun nae mahmdaero dah hahlsoo itgeeheh keun jahyooreul weehae TONIGHT TONIGHT oh

[BOM]nae noonbiteun bitnahneun byuldeulloh
nae shimjang sokeul taewooneun juh boolbitdoh
youngwonhahjin ahngetji duh eeleulkkuhn upjee oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh YEAH

[CL]nah me-me-me-me-me-me-me-chigo shippuh
duh bbahlee dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-deedigo shippuh
juh nohpeun building wheeroh juh poohreun hahneulwheeroh
keuhgeh soh-ree-ree-ree-ree-ree-ree-reechigo shippuh

[SANDARA]You got the FIRE nahyeh gahseumeul koong koong koong
YOU GOTTA DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT
jigeum muhmchooryuh hahjimah OOH
The FIRE nae muhrisokeul koong koong koong
I GOTTA DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT
muhmchooryuh hahjimah (hey)

[CL]GET UP GET UP GET UP myutbuhn nuhmuhjyuhdoh
meeduhtduhn sesangee nahl ddoh dahshi baeshinhaedoh
na na na nahn julddae ooljiahnah babochuhruhm
um mum mum muh naesoong ddulji mahrah nahmdeulchuhruhm

[MINJI]naegah juh ggeutggahji dehryuhgalggeh FOLLOW FOLLOW ME
soomee chah uhlmankeum dahlyuh chooneun nahyeh gaseumee
waenji nah shilchee mahneun ahnah jaemitjyoh
gupnaeji mahrah LET IT GO
bohdah duh naheun naeilroh LE LE LE LE LE LET’S GO

[BOM]nae noonbiteun bitnahneun byuldeulloh
nae shimjang sokeul taewooneun juh boolbitdoh
youngwonhahjin ahngetji duh eeleulkkuhn upjee oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh YEAH

[CL]nah me-me-me-me-me-me-me-chigo shippuh
duh bbahlee dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-deedigo shippuh
juh nohpeun building wheeroh juh poohreun hahneulwheeroh
keuhgeh soh-ree-ree-ree-ree-ree-ree-reechigo shippuh

[ALL]Sohrijilluh
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (2NE1)
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (You gotta ring the alarm)
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (We 2NE1)
eh eh eh eh eh eh

[SANDARA]muhreegah challang challang challang challang daedohrok
uhngduhngil sahlang sahlang sahlang sahlang heundeuluh
muhreegah challang challang challang challang daedohrok
uhngduhngil sahlang sahlang sahlang sahlang

[CL]heundeuluh
UH

nah me-me-me-me-me-me-me-chigo shippuh
duh bbahlee dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-dee-deedigo shippuh
juh nohpeun building wheeroh juh poohreun hahneulwheeroh
keuhgeh soh-ree-ree-ree-ree-ree-ree-reechigo shippuh

uhnjehnah ohneulchuhruhm nahn jahyooropgoh shippuh
Heh-

2NE1

2NE1

===Translation===

[CL]I go by the name CL of 2NE1
It’s been a long time comin’ but we here now
And we ’bout to set the roof on fire baby (Uh oh)
You better get yours, cuz I’m gettin’ mine

[ALL]eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (2NE1)
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (You gotta ring the alarm)
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (We 2NE1)
eh eh eh eh eh eh HEY HEY HEY HEY

[CL]COME IN COME IN COME IN into another world
Turning back from the tiresome worries
LA LA LA LA to my candid song
HA HA HA HA so that no one can ever sneer at you

[MINJI]NOW LET’S dance dance dance (wanna get down)
Have a rather big dream dream dream
Cuz I can do whatever I want with the world, for the great freedom TONIGHT TONIGHT oh

[BOM]my eyes are filled with shining stars
even the light burning in my heart
won’t be forever, there’s nothing to lose oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh YEAH

[CL]I wanna go go go go go go go crazy
I wanna make a step step step step step step step faster
to those high buildings
to the blue sky
I wanna shout shout shout shout shout shout shout loudly

[SANDARA]You got the FIRE my heart goes bump bump bump
YOU GOTTA DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT
don’t try to stop now OOH
The FIRE my mind goes bump bump bump
I GOTTA DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT
Don’t stop (hey)

[CL]GET UP GET UP GET UP even when I fall many times
even when the trusted world betrays me again
I I I I never cry like a fool
Oh no no no I don’t act like a hypocrite like others
I’ll bring you all the way to the end FOLLOW FOLLOW ME

[MINJI]my heart dancin’ after I run out of breath
somehow I don’t hate it I’m having fun
Don’t be afraid LET IT GO
to a better tomorrow LE LE LE LE LE LET’S GO

[BOM]my eyes are filled with shining stars
even the light burning in my heart
won’t be forever, there’s nothing to lose oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh YEAH

[CL]I wanna go go go go go go go crazy
I wanna make a step step step step step step step faster
to those high buildings
to the blue sky
I wanna shout shout shout shout shout shout shout loudly

[ALL]SCREAM!

eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (2NE1)
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (You gotta ring the alarm)
eh eh eh eh eh eh eh eh (We 2NE1)
eh eh eh eh eh eh

[SANDARA]So that your hair flutters flutters flutters flutters in the air
Shake your booty gently gently gently gently
So that your hair flutters flutters flutters flutters in the air
Shake your booty gently gently gently gently

[CL]UH

I wanna go go go go go go go crazy
I wanna make a step step step step step step step faster
to those high buildings
to the blue sky
I wanna shout shout shout shout shout shout shout loudly

I always wanna be free as today
Heh-

2NE1 First Album

2NE1 First Album

Hope you guys like that posting

best regards,
~nasikun

2NE1 First Album

Hello everybody! After the judgement of Korea Blog Competition ends, it’s time for me to have some fun in blogging. Now, I’d like to share some new Korean female group bands called 2NE1 which is currently famous with their hit “Fire”.

2NE1’s first performance of the song was on May 17, 2009. After that, their hits just stay on the top of Music Chart of Korea. In their first album, mini-album, they have 7 songs with “Fire”, “I Don’t Care”, and “Lollipop” being the most famous among others. Here is those songs. Enjoy them all guys!

2NE1 mini-album

  1. “Fire” (Park Teddy) – 3:43
  2. “I Don’t Care” (Park Teddy, Kush) – 3:59
  3. “In the Club” (Park Teddy, Kush) – 3:45
  4. “Let’s Go Party” (Park Teddy, Kush, Masta Wu) – 3:48
  5. “Pretty Boy” (Park Teddy, Kush) – 3:25
  6. “Stay Together” (Park Teddy, Kush) – 3:44
  7. “Lollipop” (feat. Big Bang) (Bonus Track) – 3:05

“Fire” (Park Teddy)

“I Don’t Care” (Park Teddy, Kush)

“In the Club” (Park Teddy, Kush)

“Let’s Go Party” (Park Teddy, Kush, Masta Wu)

“Pretty Boy” (Park Teddy, Kush)

“Stay Together” (Park Teddy, Kush)

“Lollipop” (feat. Big Bang) (Bonus Track)

wish you guys enjoyed them all.

best regards,
~nasikun