#nct fake subtitles

[traumainpyjamas]

Re-imagining of the archive video "NCT U - the BAT" and the conversation between Johnny and Jeno.

Please enjoy <3

"Would you please sit down?" Johnny sighed and leaned back in his cold steel chair. He eyed clearly anxious Jeno, who had stood up  and was now pacing around the gray garage.

"I don't understand how you can just sit there like..." Jeno muttered, kicking the metal leg of a nearby chair so it scraped loudly against the bare concrete floor.

"I'll get to it as soon as you put your ass on that bench." Johnny said in a low voice, within it a tone of threat that he didn't even try to conceal.

Jeno measured Johnny's demeanor for a moment before pouring himself into the opposite chair and crossing his arms over his chest, glaring at the older man.

"Thank you”, Johnny said with an almost petty grin and leaned over the table, resting his elbows on it. "If you want to save that girl.."

"What do you mean if!" Jeno snarled and barely prevented himself from storming away at that second. His fists were shaking from the bottled emotions, but he desisted under Johnny's piercing gaze.

“You are young. And foolish. And rushing into stupid situations.” Johnny said, leisurely glancing down to the sheet of paper that was resting on the table between them. He at least needed Jeno to sign it before he ran head first into trouble.

"And you are old, boring and slow." Jeno quipped back with a grin. He raised his arms over his head so that the sleeveless shirt nicely emphasized his arms.

Johnny smirked at his idiot little brother. So confident.

Jeno continued, "So are you just going to sit here on your ass, knowing that they're going to –"

"Yes”, Johnny stated, “and you will sit too." 

But this time Jeno didn't back down.

"Why should I!" Jeno hissed between his teeth, slamming his palms on the hard steel table and leaning forward. He didn’t stop until he was so close to his brother's face that he could almost feel his breath. This was the first time he had defied Johnny like this, but Jeno could feel every passing second – a wasted second – carving a burning trail into his pounding heart.

"Sit down." Johnny growled, finally getting up himself and leaning on the table, staring menacingly at Jeno. After a few seconds of staring, Jeno grimaced at his brother's darkening eyes and marched alone out and into the awaiting darkness.

[yunogf]

[what-if-nct]

been stanning since 2018 but i basically didn't keep up with 90% of NCT 2021 and the more i feel guilty about that the less i want to engage with the content so uh...newly fake fans wya

Honestly I feel you. If the content wasn't shorter then 20 minutes and on the YouTube Channel then I didn't really watch it. Actually only mv bts I saw was the making of Wayv's mv. I really just pick and choose what I'm going to watch. The Analog videos, if it's past ep 2 I have no idea what happened. It's purely cause I'm always doing five things at once so I can't watch anything with subtitles unless it's in the morning or at night and at night brain is turned off. So I totally understand,it's totally okay you don't have to keep up with everything you can always go back if you want to.

[yyxgin]

dunnae worrae bestie ❣️ life gets in the way sometimes (and responsibilities)

okay so i just liked the kind of air to love alarm? idk it just made me feel like i was somewhere else bc i felt the production quality was that high. some of it was questionable i do agree w that but also song kang is total heart-eyes 😍 and meteor garden was sweet for like a minute each episode and the rest was me groaning in agony just wishing dong shancai would snipe daoming si’s mother. shancai did so much too?? like four episodes in she won a cooking competition against a girl who had literally been professionally training to impress one of the boys ✋ but shancai literally came from almost nothing. also — i’ve never been more frustrated w a drama than meteor garden like sis was literally dirt poor, came close to being evicted twice and her parents moved back to their fisherman hometown leaving her in shanghai (i think?) to make money bc they couldn’t afford the city but she had the newest phone 🛑��

very early on in my kpop days i had no idea who to bias or however that worked and i was like ‘well i like stray kids i’ll just buy an album’ anyway one of the pc’s i pulled was a polaroid type thing for changbin and i said to my friend wow that’s such a boyfriend picture and that’s the story of how i ulted changbin. im so blasé about so much it’s worrying sometimes 🙀🙄✌️✌️ im not too bad about watching things. i used to struggle a lot but bc i’ve trained myself to read fast enough to see the subs and then flicker to the scene on screen so i don’t get bored. i do feel sometimes as if i am following when i’m looking at my phone but realistically i shouldn’t be this bold ��

noice!! i’m still new to adulting but i’m p sure ive been at it for longer than i think. when i was fifteen and working in a hotel i was asked if when i was finished for the summer i was going back to uni 🤡 all i keep thinking about is finally having a job again and being able to spend an entire pay check on albums ngl i haven’t impulsively bought anything recently and i’m itching to be irresponsible w my money again 🤠 i know some girls who have preordered all the versions of dream and MAN am i tempted 😭😭😭 this is getting so out of hand at this point i’m going to have to strap myself to my bed until june this is not it ☹️

i have read for nct members certain members are more popular in like eastern us? i imagine it’s to encourage trading or to buy more albums so i could only guess that’s what’s happened to me w mamamoo 😭 theyre thé only gg i am properly into. i didn’t want to be thirsting over boys all the time bc... idk i just wanted some variation so mamamoo it was! twice is too many people for now (don’t even say but nct has 23, ik ik but i was only on my second group and i refused to acknowledge more than one unit for like 7 months bc i was scared) and blackpink has like 2 songs 🤡🤡 i added this bot called zephyr to my discord server and me and my friend roll for collectible kpop cards (it’s p neat and i’ve found groups i wouldn’t have been able to find myself otherwise) and she’s helped me discover so many groups! i think i was enjoying a fromis_9 song earlier <3

i’m always having good days these days 🥺 so i hope yours was good too!! also i don’t expect you to reply to these straight away (bc they’re unnecessarily long) i just try my best to reply straight away otherwise i’ll forget i even sent sumn in the first place! ~🌻

the production quality was definitely very high with love alarm, it looked so nice and aesthetic :(( but like,,the storyline ?? when they kissed in the first ep?? i- that was it for me. i couldnt watch it any longer. my best friend  finished it tho and i think she liked it,,so like-- fair.

PLEAAASE METEOR GARDEN SOUNDS SO MESSY i lowkey wanna watch it just for the shits and giggles now,,i can’t,,, like the cooking competition? that sounds like a fucking disney channel plot to a movie. i am all here for it tho

YOU HAVE A CHANGBIN POLAROID OKAY BESTIE I AM ON MY WAY TO ROB YOU NOW. DROP YOUR ADDRESS,,,DEADASS. AAAAH also i am bad at watching things to the point when i forget to turn on the subtitles sometimes and then get surprised when i dont understand a shit anD THATS when i realise somethings wrong. 

i am so new to adulting pls,, this is my first part time job and i also didn’t have a bank account until literally today. i am a babie,, i couldn’t even do things by myself like i can’t fucking order for myself in the restaurant because i am socially anxious hihi. bUT i figured working with people might help me get rid of that and i am also fullfiling my childhood dream of working behind the cash register now, so that’s cool. the only thing i need now is to graduate, go to uni and do my driver’s licence and then i’ll be adulting for real imo

i am really good with money surprisingly?? i dont spend much, because i dont have money lmao and when i do i keep it because i just like the thought of having money and not the actual spending. YOUR FRIEND BOUGHT ALL THE VERSIONS OF THE DREAM ALBUM??? LOWKEY ME FDKAJ no but fr i think i’m just gonna order the boring version once i start working because it fits my aesthetic the most and i love the concept photos. also if i pull that one specific renjun photocard i might just cry my eyes out but i’ll be happy with anyone bc i literally ult the entirity of dream at this point. 

ooh i dont really enjoy the sound of girlgroups i think ?? i need some noise if you know what i mean :( im not into like chill songs that much. bUT uhh i like itzy and i am gay for them pls. i also havent listened to their comeback yet so i am a fake fan i guess but i’ll fix that soon i prOMISE

i am doing well and i am also glad you are doing well !! <3 your asks make me so happy dfjka i finally dont feel as invisible on this stupid site lmao. also thanks for understanding that i dont reply that quick, but i tend to just uhh leave things be for a while ?? like i get a message and i dont always reply straight away for some reason. but yea. thank you !! <3

[jentlemahae]

As a grown woman (ahhh) who discovered KPop this summer because of the pandemic and the lack of entertainment outside of my usual, I happened to come across NCT and they were super entertaining and funny - to my non Korean speaking ears that guided myself via subtitles and such. Yet over the past few months - SO MANY unnecessary controversies have come across. I like to look at this at first from a neutral PoV and what I’ve noticed is the fans saving grace to these artists is “mistranslation” and “their culture is different” and while yes culture is different etc, and maybe someone DID grow up with the norm of aspects that have finally been stated now as innapropiate and incorrect in general (such as racism and mysoginy), it is not an excuse. Especially the companies that contract these people and train them and advertise them not just in the country of origin of that group, but with the hopes of expanding worldwide. Mistakes one can make, but it’s irresponsible to even allow this and not even teach their artists progressive ideals which are not bad. They don’t require an opinion because mysoginy, racism, pedophilia, sexual abuse/harassment, bullying - there’s no opinion of right and wrong because it’s plain wrong. This is the company’s responsibility I would say, even more so than the artist, who allows videos of such acts to be shown and yet does not even try to fix it. You can hide only so much trash under the rug when it will all suddenly come out together. And explosion of trash. Taeyong’s case I admire and he apologized whether the rumors were true or not, he faced them. As should all of these people. People can work in entertainment and show a fake persona but the moment that line is blurred with who they are, then they should expect another level of observance with whoever they’re reflecting that towards aka the fans. This is a joke. These guys are cute but nothing special about them when all of this keeps happening. They won’t go far until they grow up as people.

yep yep, strongly agree!! companies need to realize that they are not simply training money making machines but human beings who are likely to become role models for some fans. thus, they should be able to have at least human decency. until then im afraid this is just goinf to keep happening

[dojae-huh]

Resonate. Beyound

Setlist

Improvements:

- More songs, less talking. No more reading of comments from the chat (it is left for the after concert live, which is convenient).

- No more of the fake audience represented by lightsticks. AR expanded the stage, covering up the seats.

- Seems like they built a new space behind the main stage, so the shift between stages is more smooth. 

- More screens with fans on them, I didn’t notice a repetition, so more channels? Last time there were a few tens, the feeds were repeated several times to fill in all the monitors. 

Problems:

- No subtitles on the site (worked in the phone app). 

- Maybe it’s just me, but the live from the laptop and the phone wasn’t in sync. Because there was misalignment  in the picture, I ended up not using multicamps. Last time I didn’t have this problem.

General notes:

- I liked the lightshow, the videos for background screens and especially the NCTmentary-like mashup videos (SM, uploud them on YT ASAP). AR was OK, but lacked imagination. Nothing like a dragon this time. Mayhaps lack of time.

- YangYang did well replacing Tae in Lightbulb. For two reasons: we hadn’t seen a stage of this song before Beyound, so there is no other version to compareto, and coz Tae’s part is not outstanding in the song (at least for me). Do and Kun are the focus of the song. The problem with Boss is that it is BOSS, stage presence is paramount. 

- I need to rewatch The 7th sense to form an opinion. It definetely had different wibe with changed costumes, Shotaro instead of Tae, and Do’s part being more loud. 

- Glad that NCT performed the rearranged version of From home. 

- Doyoung was down in the end ment, Haechan was the MC. Maybe because of Taeyong, maybe because of the pandemic and everything it entails, because otherwise Do performed well, pulling the sleigh so to speak. 

- Jae smiled like this in a few songs.

- The very end of the concert (Resonance) lacked the final curtain moment (as usual with Korean shows, I’ve noticed). I kind of liked 90s love against the home decor? Heh, it was unusual.

- Hopefully this time we won’t need to wait so long for the re-upload. Everything kind of went in a blur, especially the first songs. Everyone sang well, the only problem was with Tae’s absence adjustments.  

[leah-leu]

SuperM concert experience

Warning: long post ahead, I dont know how to use read more tab on mobile.

I want to spread some positivity about the online concert because I had a great time. The stage was beautiful all the effects with their solos and as a group was incredible. I especially liked the camera with Ten's solo and Tiger Inside was absolutely amazing. The graphics on that one was just beautiful. Its been a few hours since the concert but I will try to talk about everything.

First I joined the live about 10 mins before it started. I was so surprised to hear other people and to see people on their screens. So of course I just woke up and felt embarrassed because I thought I would just be looking at a screen and no one would see me. So just a tip if someone missed this concert and will watch others.

They started with I Cant Stand the Rain. The start of the video was a beautiful shot of the background.

The transitions from performance to performance was pretty fast. For example the transition from Taeyongs performance to Ten. Someone mentioned that the performance was probably pre-recorded and the members would come back breathing hard like they just performed. I find this hilarious. If they didn't perform they don't have to fake it, but if that's what they are going for then OK. I just find it hilarious. Other times, I feel like other performances wasn't recorded but the cameras looked like they were shooting a video rather than just having a shot of the group as a whole.

I love Taeyong solo, its such a good song. Tens solo was beautiful. His fluid dancing was very breath taking and the camera transition really added to the performance. It was very beautiful. Super Car, No manners, and all there others songs were performed how we saw them before. Taemin solo was good too, but I would have love to see him perform Goodbye like he did on the tour. Mark sounded great in his solo as well. And Lucas Bass Go Boom is always so enjoyable. The 3d parts was cute too. The beginning part of Baekhyun solo was kind of funny. At first I thought it was him, but I guess it was from the "fans" pov.

Their interactions with fans was so cool, but they kept saying it was awkward. It wasn't so awkward for me, but I can understand that it is weird performing in a empty venue. I dont think some of the technical issues was their fault. When some of the fans spoke their voices skipped some time. I loved that they greeted everyone in as many different languages as they could. It is still cool to me how everyone was able to hear everyone and not just guys at some parts.

I can't remember all their new songs but the title with 100, (don't know the name) sounded really cool. I wish they performed With You. Speaking of that, they tried to do something with pink hearts or something pink. Anyway the downside is yes there were subtitles but most of the time it didnt show up. So I was lost when some they replied to fans and when they were giving instructions. Its a learning experience but I still think it was cool.

Im Definitely looking forward to all their other new songs.

Jopping was the last song and that stage was so cool. They performed at the "Rome coliseum."The graphics over all for all the stages was incredible and I personally think it was worth the price. And I encourage everyone to pay for it. Or if it is safe split it with a friend and have a sleep over or something.

I feel like the time of the of the concert was much longer than usual. When I went to the concert it was about 90 mins. But this was about 4 hours. From 1 am- 4 am for me. After Jopping I stayed for a little bit, and saw they played the mv for jopping twice before I left. Read some comments... And I felt down. And I'm so glad that I went back to the vlive, because it looked like they were answering fans questions. They were trying to make hearts and... Goodness Taeyong trying to make a heart with his hair. I didnt even know what he was doing. But they were all cute. I think I really missed some stuff.

Overall the concert was amazing. I know things are a little crazy but please let spread some positivity. I talked to my family because I felt down but after that I just want to focus on how cool and amazing the concert was and not letting something bother me. But that is just me. I hope everyone enjoyed the concert as well. After watching so many mv its insane to hear them sing live and I am reminded why I like them so much.

I cant wait for NCT 127!

[youarejesting]

STORY UPDATES:

Femme is going to be complete soon so please bare with me the last five chapters are going to be a bit bigger as to not rush into things like I had been. The quality of my work had gone down and so I am putting a lot of effort into it.

Me and the Ghost in 23 has hit a wall in my mind, I want to continue it and I will but I just have to get through the next chapter and then I will be back on board.

Seoulmates is still going it just won’t be as often, it’s sort of it’s own universe that I build on slowly. So stay tuned by adding yourself to the tags, then you will never miss an update.

BTS365 actually has a new week of prompts coming out this week (23rd-29th of April) if you are born on these days please check out your special days prompt. The prompts have gotten longer and elaborate as time goes it I like it. I am currently on Yoongi’s prompt word of the day and it has me stumped on what to write...

Quarantine is going strong, I have another 13 chapters planned (up to 35ish) and then I will plan out what happens next, I have to plan the story as I am writing for everyday of quarantine.

Again my work is UNEDITED. I am still looking for a beta reader/editor. I don’t know where they hide but I don’t know where to look, so they have a local hang out somewhere?

Wash out: is in planning I have a document of what will happen but I have to write it as texts.

And make the videos, I am looking at another program to subtitle the videos so I can colour code and maker it easier. I am still making Seoulmate trailers.

NCT incarceration I think might become a fake text, social media au as they are easier for me to do, But we shall see..

I got a lot I am working on.. I am also wrote a oneshot Robot Yoongi last night which I will Upload as soon as it is complete. The robot boys make me smile.

[ohoshi]

yess the part where johnny bumped into taeyong was cool!! ty looks so cool while performing gosh 😌 i think ive watched that nct u class performance so many times by now, im still not over it for some reason hahaha

OMG I KNOW XIAOJUN BEING RELEVANT!! YES!! honestly im so glad that during nct 2020 a lot of the wayv members got to show their skills and how theyve improved (like xiaojun, hendery, yangyang) and i hope this keeps going (i feel like winwin esp couldve been showcased more? maybe it's hard with soo many members and i dont wanna be *that* fan...but he was the leader of the 90s love unit and had like 2 lines lol)

omg yes shotaro!! you never couldve known he debuted just 2 MONTHS AGO but i agree even in maw u can tell that the boy got moves! i feel so proud of him and hes so cute 😊 i agree, sign me up too for the idols who have such duality!! they were all so good (as expected)!!

WAIT LMAO SO SORRY i just fact checked myself and haikyuu actually has 4 seasons 😂 😅 there was like a 4 year gap between s3 and s4 so i think i felt like it was 2 seasons lmaoo. lately i have been more okay watching ongoing shows bc it gives me something to look forward to every week! but i usually do binge shows, which is why im a little sad that the uncanny counter is ongoing so i am forced to wait 😭 i must say though my binging skills are amazing...my one talent in life 🤣

her private life is another fake relationship kdrama (the main girl character is a fangirl and she runs a blog for her bias ahaha relatable??), and i think crash landing on you has some fake relationship things?? obviously it's not the main focus of the drama but crash landing is iconic u gotta watch, be prepared to cry tho if you get emotional watching these things like me 😭 because this is my first life was also good (i've heard some ppl get frustrated by the main guy character's lack of emotion though but i liked the writing and it's worth giving it a shot if you want!) i love the fake relationship and the enemies to lovers tropes, so if you come across any that are good pls let me know hehe

SVT yes that part in home where they choreographed like a house imagery with their hands was so cool!! the choreo is just so detailed (like i think there was a part that looked like they were opening a door bc it's "home"), i had heard svt is self produced and thats so amazing! theyre so talented and their performances are so good (the ones i've seen so far). i watched their mafia dance video for left and right and it was so FUNNY HAHAHAA they seem so chaotic i love it (also i love the mafia dances in general lol like nct dream did it for we go up). i'm going to try to learn svt's names (which i usually do by just watching crack videos about the group on youtube lmao) so stay tuned 👀 coming from nct, 13 members doesnt even seem like a lot to me anymore hahaha and i think im usually good with names so we'll see! i am also curious to see if i end up stanning dino :)) who are your svt biases??

haha yes i can understand xj/hn/lc without subtitles!! it's interesting because i think all 3 of them are from different places so their canto actually sounds a bit different from each other! but when i hear wayv speaking canto it feels so familiar bc i really only speak cantonese with my family, and it's such a weird but also good feeling and it makes me feel warm :) wayv is the unit that feels like ur close friends (whereas dreamies have best chemistry and i think i like 127’s music most? (but ofc i do actually like all the units songs hahah))

🥺yeah me too! i’m glad wayv members became more relevant thanks to nct 2020! honestly they are soooo good and they deserve all the attention! and winwin 💔 honestly i’m so happy he is in wayv now where he is being appreciated more! where he gets the lines and screentime! he deserves it 😤 of course you’re gonna be *that* fan! we’re all *that* fan 😤 the leader of the unit got 2 lines 😤 smh 😤

omg 4 year gap???? that’s a lot 😳 what for?? i guess the 4 year gap is the reason the show is still airing after all these years lmao when i saw gifs on my dash my reaction was wtf when did haikyuu become one piece what have i missed and then i googled and saw that the anime has 80+ episodes????? ABOUT VOLLEYBALL???? 😳 WILD

ohhh i see you have something to look forward to hmm that makes sense? maybe i should try it, especially since it’s most likely not as consuming as binge watching!! but yeah same, binge watching tv shows is one of my talents 😏

her private life is about a girl who runs a blog about her bias? there’s a whole kdrama about me? are you kidding me rn? never knew someone would be inspired by me or us for that matter? since we’re both just two little human beings running a blog about their biases<3 OMGGGG when am i gonna get the time to watch all of these drama 😭 hopefully really soon, but knowing how busy my college life can be (and esp rn) probs not 🤕 if i ever come across any drama that you haven’t watched already i will most likely recommend it to you!!!!

AHDGAGHFSDGH i love when idols play mafia game of any kind and i think that svt’s left and right is my favorite mafia dance ajfdshgadfshga they’re so chaotic and funny and omg vernon was so good tho?????? 😳 i was impressed bc i could never lie so well ahgdfags yeah it’s not that hard to remember all 13 of them especially because all of them are so different (i mean all of the members in all of the groups are always so different but ajdsgakja for whatever reason svt to me seemed the most uhhh versatile from the others?? like for example woozi is so smol it’s easy to remember him, and then seungkwan is the loud one, and then mingyu and jeonghan are pretty ones, joshua the charming one, sweet one, my biases are the best<3 etc but i mean THIS COULD BE JUST ME AJDGAJSH maybe i’m just too biased bc i love them so much sigh) anyways,,,,,, there’s a lot of ICONIC SVT CONTENT SO  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ welcome we have cookies, relax and enjoy yourself, the ride to being 500% whipped for svt begins right here, i recommend to you their pot and hammer game bc i love to watch when idols play it and svt? CHAOTIC AS ALWAYS! 

OK MY SVT BIASES 🥺 ok first of all here’s a digression: usually when i get into a kpop group i have like 3 different positions, 1) love at first sight - which is the person who i’m attracted to right from the second?? like the first person i see and i’m like oh //they// kinda like the way you’re attracted to dino’s dancing and stuff; 2) first bias - which is the person i just pick for whatever reason //ok they’re gonna be my bias//; 3) the actual bias - after watching a lot of content and listening to the music and getting to know the group in general i then choose //THE BIAS// or rather the bias chooses me bc it’s out of my control i just love them whoever they are! and with svt 🥺 all of the 3 were one guy (the only other time this happened to me is w nct dream lmao) 🥺 and i love him so much! one and only: xu minghao! (aka the8) 🥰 he’s one of the lead dancers and 1/2 china line in svt and he can sing! he can rap! and boy can he dance 😭 i just 🥺 love him 🥺 my other svt bias (whom, tbh, i don’t love nearly as much as i love minghao but i still love him very much<3) is wen junhui! (aka jun) 🥰 he is the other lead dancer and 2/2 china line in svt (this is random: but i really love china line in kpop??? like idek why? i mean of course i don’t care about their nationality or whatever but i’ve just noticed that for whatever reason the ones i tend to love and bias are more often than not chinese) and i know i know you asked ‘hey cora who are your svt biases??’ and everything i was supposed to say was ‘hey santa it’s the8 and jun!’ but no i had to be EXTRA bc guess what? well I AM EXTRA!!! bc i got excited i really love them 😭 (esp minghao<3 lately he’s been my ultimate bias so  ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)

OMG I AM SO JEALOUS OF YOU RN? you can understand them without titles? lucky!!!!!! but the fact that it feels familiar and it makes you feel warm<3 is so precious<3 so cute!! so wayv feels like home? 🥺 bc you only speak cantonese with your family? this is so 🥺 i’m not crying you’re crying 🥺 teach me something in cantonese?? like?? actually, first tell me is it too different from mandarin??? and then teach me something? how do i say i love you? or hi and bye lmao and thank you? yk the basics! and i mean of course that we all love all units songs i mean!! we’re here for all the mess those 23 boys give us but!! i think i’d be biased and pick nct dream’s music<3 but i love wayv and 127 so much as well 😭

[kkaebsongstudies]

Hi! I was wondering if you could give some tips on learning korean? I have learnt the alphabet but i don't really know how to continue now... Do you have any tips for this? (I know you say you're a beginner but let's be real you know more than i do) Thank you!

 Hi anon~! Thank  you for your question!

I assume there are more people who have this question, so this will be a long post. Please do keep in mind that I am not an expert in learning languages or Korean for that matter, and I learn languages as a hobby so these will just be my personal tips and recommentations!

Where to start?

So as you mentioned you already taught yourself Hangul, the Korean alphabet. To those just starting out I would recommend starting with Hangul as you did, because many have said it before me, but I will say it again: learning Korean through romanized text only is very difficult. You will sabotage your own progress by doing this, because romanization of Korean is very variable and confusing at times. Please take a couple of hours in your first week to fully master reading and writing the script before you continue learning. It will help you a lot!!

Together with this you’ll want to work on pronunciation. Don’t worry or feel bad when it doesn’t sound well the first few times. Just keep trying. I recommend listening (see a little further down for some resources): pausing after sentences and repeating them. Imitation after all is one of the most important ways in which a human learns!

When it comes to theory, I think it’s best to follow online courses or buy textbooks that fit to your way of learning. You can also learn from separate resources but generally books/websites have a set order in which you learn things - and these orders are there because you need to know certain things before you can understand other things, so I recommend you just follow a series of lessons.

 Online Theory Resources

I personally use the website howtostudykorean.com. It is completely free (except for the PDF files and exercise books, which go for a couple dollars a piece - which is still cheap AF tbh) and I really like the way and extend in which concepts are explained. The concepts are explained in such a way that you always understand WHY a piece of grammar works in the way it does, which I think is one of its strong points. I strongly recommend this website for learning Korean and I personally feel like this site as pretty much everything you need to get a good theoretical grasp. It starts on complete beginner level and extends out to hanja lessons even, so 10/10 points to them.

I have also tried Talk To Me In Korean (TTMIK) which seems to be really popular amongst most Korean learners but personally, I think the concepts aren’t explained very thoroughly and the way they explain the material makes me feel like a small child. BUT I am really positive about their YouTube channel so make sure to check that out!

Talking about YouTube, there are loads of interesting channels that can help you out! Some of my personal favorites are the TTMIK channel and the ever-sweet and funny Korean Unnie!

I think these are the most popular websites for learning Korean and I am about 99,99% sure that you won't need any textbooks if you use these, really.

Tumblr is also a really nice source of vocabulary lists andpeer-teached grammar lessons, and there is also a nice amount ofcultural lessons if you search good enough. Do pay attention though,because these types of materials are more likely to contain mistakesor typos. Besides that Tumblr is a really nice community to come intocontact with lots of other (Korean) language learners!

So. Besides getting your share of theory you will need practice. Especially if you don't live amongst Koreans (which I assume you don't) you will need to fill that up.  How do we do that?

Listening

For practicing listening there are a couple things you can do.

Listen to Korean radio and/or K-pop

Korean radio is a good source of naturally occuring speech. Make sure you put on a station that has a DJ that talks (some stations just play music). You get commentary, interviews, conversations and as a bonus you get to listen to Korean music.

Korean listening exercises

You can find plenty of listening exercises on YouTube. Maybe give these a try:

- Korean Class 101

- TTMIK Listening in Slow Korean series

- TTMIK IYAGI - Natural Conversations in 100% Korean

Korean videos/TV/dramas

The internet offers access to loads of Korean video material. You can check out Korean TV programs (Running Man is very popular) or dramas (try Viki.com). Another way I like to incorporate listening practice into my learning is by watching Korean youtubers. The more popular channels are likely to have both English and Korean subs so that might help you out.

Speaking

The best way to learn to speak Korean naturally, fast is of course to talk to Korean speakers. Finding someone to chat with if you have no Korean friends can be somewhat of a challenge. My university organizes monthly 'language cafe's' that bring together students  who are learning another language. Try searching for something similar in your own neighborhood. If you really can come into contact with native speakers, I recommend trying apps such as HelloTalk. I personally really like this app and have already earned a new friends because of it. It allows users to come into contact with others who are learning another language, and are willing to teach their own language to others. It is chat based but if you want to, you can also send voice messages or call.

Reading 

As someone who doesn't have English as a first language, I canconfirm that reading is one of the best ways to gain proficiency in alanguage. It provides you with lots of vocabulary and makes youfamiliar with sentence structure, grammatical rules and more. Trystarting with simple texts such as children's books and slowly try towork your way up to news articles, short texts and ultimately actual(simple) books. A simple google search quiry will get you to loads ofKorean news pages and  downloadable kids' books.

Other tools I use

Website: Naver English Dictionary

Basically the holy grail for Korean language learners. Gives you excellent detailed definitions and translations for both korean-english and english-korean. It also provides you with tons of example sentences, common word combinations, and my personal favorite: V-LIVE subtitles that have the word you searched in them. This function is AMAZING because you get to see how a certain word is being used in real, actual conversations. You can even click a link to go to the original video so you can hear the pronunciation and the context (conversation) in which it was used. Actual gold.

App: Rieul Korean (Android)

My go-to dictionary app. Has a link to four different online dictionaries (DAUM English, Naver English, DAUM Korean and Naver Korean), a vocab lookup section with hanja testing function, a conjugation section, pronunciation section, numbers section and a section on Korean idioms.

App: K'way and Grammar Haja (Android)

Both apps that explain grammar theory. Not recommended for learning but very handy to have as a reference.

App: TOPIK ONE (android)

Lets you take a fake version of the TOPIK I exam. Gives simple feedback. Very handy to keep track of your progress and to practice for the TOPIK exam if you plan to take that.

App: 라디오 한국 FM (Radio Hanguk) (android)

Just a very simple app with a list of Korean radio stations. I like listening to NCT Night Night on SBS Power FM!

These printable handwriting sheets - for giving your handwriting a fancy boost

Tips & Tricks

I like to set devices and applications to Korean to get some more exposure to the language. You can set sites like Google to Korean. The nice thing about this is that you learn new words that are used mostly online such as “닫��” (close) and “구독” (subscribe).

Try keeping a language journal. It is a fun way to bring your knowledge in to practice. I am actually making a post on that right now so keep an eye on my blog if you want to read it!

Get a study buddy. Nothing motivates better than a healthy dose of mutual support and a slight dose of pressure, hehe.

Study regularly, daily if you can. Even if it’s just half an hour a day, try to keep your study sessions consistant. Adapt the amount of time you put into the language based on your schedule and the goals you want to achieve. Want to keep up a decent conversation within a year? Plan on at least 8 hours a week.

Posts by others

List of free Korean resources by @onestopkorean

Nice lil’ list of resources by @elkstudies

I probably forgot to mention a TON of stuff but I hope this will help you on your way~! Lots of success and happy studying! 열심히 공부 하자!

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"It’s in front of your eyes now”: Direct Address in NCT 127′s “Limitless” MV

“When the movement or attitude of the player is obviously unnatural in turning his face towards the camera, he betrays by the act the fact that he is acting -- that there is someone in front unseen by the spectators to whom the actor is addressing himself. Immediately, the sense of reality is destroyed and the hypnotic illusion that has taken possession of the spectator’s mind, holding him by the power of visual suggestion, is gone.” -- Frank Woods

On January 4, 2017, SM Entertainment released two different versions of NCT 127's "Limitless." One, subtitled "Rough Ver.," featured the group decked out in now-typical SM boyband madness (poodle hair galore, sports jerseys, and loud streetwear) dancing and mugging for the camera in an abandoned industrial space. The video alternates between lo-fi camcorder quality shots of the members chewing gum or practicing their moves, more typical dance sequences, and -- most outrageously -- a mixture of the two:

Since January 4, I've watched this video probably 20 times already, and I still haven't stopped.

"Limitless" is not SM's first foray into the faux arthouse style. Perhaps the most obvious is the promo film for f(x)'s 2nd album, which is smugly titled "Pink Tape Art Film.” "Pink Tape" starts with faceless shots of the members' hands outstretched into a projector, cupped around a lit match, or reaching for something dangling from the ceiling, then segues into a colorful potpourri: the members dancing against projected images of flowers and mosaics, playing with bubbles, trying on clothes, re-enacting Magritte's "The Lovers."

There's an air of art school project meets home video to "Pink Tape" -- it's nostalgic, youthful, and colorful, a summer afternoon you wasted with your friends writing a short movie that you film, complete with bad acting and homemade costumes. The promotional material around "Pink Tape" was just that, a story about the exhilarating feeling of your first crush and the whirlwind emotions of becoming an adult.

That's not what "Limitless" feels like at all. Where "Pink Tape" is nostalgic, "Limitless" is creepy; where "Pink Tape" evokes memories of a simpler, more vibrant time, "Limitless" is confrontational, almost sinister, and one of the most interesting music videos to have come out of kpop in years.

In music videos, especially for kpop, there are two primary kinds of direct interactions with the camera: the "addressing the audience" shot -- the entire group or one member is facing forward into the camera as they lip-sync or dance -- or the "looking cool" shot --  one member (usually the member who's singing) addresses the camera while everyone around them pretends to be going on with their life. If a music video has a storyline, these shots are usually also intercut with more typical movie-esque footage, where there is no direct address of the camera at all. 

For example, take a look at BIG BANG's "Fxxk It": the MV opens on a "looking cool" shot of Taeyang singing into the camera while the rest of his band eats snacks and flips magazines, pretending the camera isn't there, and then transitions into an "addressing the audience" shot for GD's lines, as GD sings directly into the camera while the other band members dance. 

(If you break it down, classic BIG BANG actually has quite a bit of fun with how these two types of direct address shots are interwoven in narrative MVs. "Haru Haru," for instance, has a few typical "addressing the audience" scenes (the band seated on chairs singing into the camera, for example) but actually has its members lipsync the lyrics of the song in lieu of faking dialogue as they act out the narrative scenes. "Lies" throws both kinds of direct address shots into its narrative shots -- the band members, never acknowledged by the main character of the MV, sing at her or into the camera, and sometimes even both: at 2:13, a seated TOP sings into the camera while Daesung looms over the unsuspecting girl emoting at her.)

Direct address in MVs helps mirror what live performance is like: the group members are singing at you as they would if they were on stage and you were in the audience. Just as everything that happens backstage or offstage in a concert is not really part of the concert, there is no sense of the "off-camera" in an MV; that is, everything that exist in the world of the MV exist in front of the camera. A typical MV shot either consists of full immersion like a movie or full "invitation," with a group member looking at you to form a connection. The camera is not an intrusion, but rather the only conduit through which the group members or actors in the MV come alive.

The most unnerving thing about "Limitless" is how thoroughly it rejects this framework. The members of NCT 127 in "Limitless" recognize the presence of the camera, but as a purposeful intruder. Over and over again, the camera functions as a stranger that catches NCT 127 "in the act," and the members freeze, as if to deny us entrance into their inner world.

There's an implication that the camera is not a natural, assumed part of the world, but rather a character within it -- after all, you see the camcorder in the MV in the hands of Haechan and Yuta. The MV implies that some of the shots are the footage they filmed, but overwhelmingly the sense is that you filmed this MV, and without their consent.

Consider the following categories of shots in "Limitless"

All members stand stock still staring into the camera: 

Peering out at you from behind a window, curtain, or column: 

Suddenly noticing your presence and looking at you:

What is it about these shots that are unnerving or odd? It's that they hint at an inner life of the group members within the MV, a private world that we are intruding. In some ways, "Limitless" outright rejects you, the viewer: the members don't want to perform for you, and when they catch you staring, they freeze in place, as if to ask, what are you doing here? It's almost as if NCT 127 isn't ready for you to see them in the "rough" cut of "Limitless" -- just look at Jaehyun who starts to lipsync at 2:54 but loses interest before he finishes his line, choosing to chew his gum instead, and Taeyong who sits, bored, while Yuta practices his dance moves at 1:23. As if to emphasize the glitched existence of this MV, a cut that isn't supposed to exist and isn't finished, you see a "rough" shot of their dance sequences overlaid on the "finished" shot, or a smash cut where a dance move is seen from a different angle, creating dissonance.

Most of the unnerving scenes are shot in the camcorder style, but even in the more polished hi-fi scenes, there are moments of strangeness. Take 2:40, where Doyoung parts Taeil's sleeve to peer at you, or the difference in the group shots at 2:43 (all the members looking at you) and 3:09 (all the members covering their eyes), or 3:50, where Winwin and Taeyong stare at the camera motionless, Winwin's hand over Taeyong's mouth. Even a totally normal "direct address" shot of Taeyong at 3:44 gets weird, when he suddenly turns away from the camera to finish the rest of his line.

Perhaps the most unconventional sequence starts at 2:16, when the group gets up slowly from their seats to get into dance formation. You watch as a few members stretch lightly, sliding reluctantly off their perches but within seconds, a smaller screen pops up right in the middle of the larger one, blocking your view. As even more group members approach the camera from the background, you’re treated to the smaller screen showing you scattered shots of skateboarding, a flashlight pointed at you, and Johnny and Doyoung idly practicing a synchronized dance move before noticing the camera and, of course, freezing in place and lowering their arms. The screen within the screen disappears. NCT 127 take a few preparatory steps, pause, fix their sleeves, and then snap into their routine. 

This scene combines all the uncanny elements mentioned above: the camcorder found footage, the recognition of the camera, the disjointed images, the scene within a scene. But here, even the “normal” MV shot happening in the background is off. The widescreen, high-resolution footage means we’re in the world of the polished MV, but instead of dancing, NCT 127 is just now getting ready. We’ve caught them right as they are putting on their entertainer faces and shuffling into their places. They are in time, but the camera is a few beats too early, ruining the smooth “dance scene - solo scene - dance scene (but from another angle)” transition that we’ve gotten used to.

Girl groups in kpop have their doll imagery; I’d like to propose that “Limitless” is the NCT 127 equivalent. The symbolism of the camera’s gaze in “Limitless” is obvious, sarcastic, and yet still sharply felt: NCT 127 is a product that we consume, sometimes despite the objections of the group members themselves. What we see on camera is just a fragment of their lives, and often the most unnatural fragment. Our gaze interrupts them, freezes them, puts them under scrutiny. When pinned under that scrutiny, they may sing, or dance, or joke around, or even act as if they are disregarding our gaze. But we should never forget that it’s a choice they make to subject themselves to that gaze, and they will never not be aware of that gaze. 

"Limitless" largely ends on a conventional note -- close-up shots of NCT 127′s faces as they mug for the camera in the dark. But even still, NCT 127 has to turn the table on us. Forced to perform, they disappear into underexposed group shots. They put their hand over the camera. They show us their shoes. And, finally, they turn the camera on you, as if to say, now it's our turn.

(Thanks to @k-screencaps for almost all the screencaps.)

[yyxgin]

as quick as love alarm was progressing compared to other dramas i’ve seen (usually wait ten eps for the first kiss and that’s it) it still seemed,, idk important for the story? n e way.

meteor garden is insanely messy like in the final episode daoming si just mentions everything dong shancai did that makes her so amazing and i honestly forgot they even did some of their things 😳 at one point they went to london and filmed in china town and i was just like ‘oh. i know that place’ and didn’t clock after that 😭

I GOT PEN ON THE BACK OF IT IM SO MAD AT MYSELF ✋✋✋✋✋ but come find me anyway lmao i got a changbin & minho film strip 🤪 can’t have anything nice around here and i learned my lesson the hard way.

i went through a phase when whenever i watched english tv i was like ‘why does this make sense without subs..’ and would be like squinting at the screen until it occurred to me that it was in english.

oh bruh i remember making a bank account the second summer bc my employer was like why tf do you not have a bank account ,, yeesh people had been paying by card for meals and stuff and not cash like the year before. so i made one and then she paid me in cash bc people started paying w cash 😐😑😐😑 i waitress so even though i get anxious about other things, i’m comfortable about waitressing so i am super nice to everyone. i am the designated person who orders for everyone (as long as you point at what you want in case i can’t remember everything i will say it). i know how important it is to be articulated to your server bc if they f up you get mad and they get mad bc ur mad and the chef gets mad bc the server f-ed up and the chef has to cook again and it’s a never ending circle of wishing you’d just gone somewhere else and i hate that. i also get mad at my fam when we go out bc the last time we went out (literally like two years ago now bc covid) there was a guy serving at this place we’re fairly frequent at and i was like maybe he’s training don’t be so mad at him for forgetting things just gently remind him! don’t cuss him out behind his back! there’s so much pressure about not pissing off your colleagues bc there’s a groove they’ve got and you’re just there not wanting to ruin it whilst also meeting customers needs!!

ive been waiting to pass my drivers test for over a year now bc covid has pushed it back and back and back again 😐 i finally get my next test date and i have to ask a different instructor for their car bc my instructor is on annual leave when my test is scheduled. i’m holding it together so i can ask an instructor, buy a car and yeet. the bus is okay but i need my own space sometimes.

i am good w my money im the jungkook of the working class. if there are pots and pans on the go i will take them. free food? count me in. i do have that broke b*tch mindset. although i don’t buy $300 white tshirts i will spend $200 on a day out 😃 and sis,, buy whichever one you like bc of the concept!! it’s always fun seeing the posters (personally i don’t put them up bc how am i gonna have sir johnny suh STARING at me while i get changed,, no THANK YOU) i’ll cry if i ever pull a yuta card bc he looks ✨spicy✨ in all of them.

i think i get what you’re saying about gg’s! boy groups have a wider range. eg, haechan hits those high notes and jeno/mark rap/sing quite low but girl groups can’t. unfortunately i feel like they rely on visuals heavier bc they don’t have the same range bg’s do. itzy are good!! i personally haven’t listen to a lot/watched a lot of their mv’s. i’m more into red velvet for their mv’s. im terrible at watching content so i am slowly working through bts’ content, monsta x’s content and ocassionally nct’s content. im gonna work on mamamoo next 🤞fake fans unite 😔✊✨

it’s so easy to feel invisible here. don’t worry. i’m here to brighten your day! much like a sunflower ~ 🌻

I cant really speak about the importance of the kiss in love alarm since i didnt watch more than the first ep, but i will trust you if you really say so ?? 😳 I WANNA WATCH METEOR GARDEN JUST FOR THE DRAMA DHSNSK

dude dont fucking test me i WILL find your address and i WILL visit you in your sleep and steal all your kpop stuff. MINHO FILM STRIP ??????? AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

i still watch english things w eng subtitles sometimes bc my first language isn't english so just in case i dont hear something i can always read it you know djsksk

this is my first job so i didnt have to have bank account before but now that i have it i feel very adult😩✋i am so old. i dont like it.

oh no i hate people that arent polite to waitresses like they are just doing their job and its so hard and stressful and i dont want to make their life harder so im just really anxious abt everything in my life ever.

i'm rooting for you on your driving test !! lets hope you make it after such a long time <3

JUNGKOOK OF THE WORKING CLASS NO- thats actually me. also free samples. give me all of them. also i think its completely justified to spend so much on a night out since its for the memories !! #yolo am i right

I AM SO TEMPTED TO ORDER THE ALBUM NOW 😭💔😭 i actually have my posters on my closet and i change inside the actual closet at all times bc me and my brother share a room, so no one's looking at me thankfully haha. well, i do have bts pics on the warderobe next to my bed as well so they watch me sleep every night but we dont talk about that. YUTA CARD i would cry. he for sure does look spicy half the time of his life.

i dont know that many rv songs (the audacity, i know) but seulgi... ah. i watched the sm new years concert and when she appeared i couldnt keep my eyes off her. i should really listen to more of their songs so if u have any recs i am all ears

thank you for brightening up my day sunflower ily mwah😔❤