#seo in geok

[imaginariaextraordinaire]

This episode really made me long for Viki's subtitling teams. Netflix has some crazy strict guidelines for subtitles (putting constraints on the number of characters, timing of subtitles etc), which are supposed to make the subtitles are viewer-friendly as possible. I appreciate that keeping subtitles crisp and short makes them easier reading but if you don't know "babo" in Korean means "idiot", then you really are missing out. (So glad I'm watching K-dramas in the age of the internet and grateful thanks to all those who make their knowledge and learning available for free on the world wide web.)

It would also have been helpful for viewers to know that the Korean word for sweet potatoes is also slang for being frustrating. There's a whole lot of sweet potato-eating in this episode, which also sees a lot of people feeling frustrated — like the Geumga gang who are searching for the hidden gold; Cha-Young and Vincenzo as they try to lure out the real owner of Babel; Jun-Woo with the public prosecutors and later with Cha-Young and Vincenzo because his brother's decisions help bring our OTP closer.

And of course, Vincenzo with Inzaghi the pigeon (I feel there's a football reference here, but figuring out that sort of thing requires a sportier mind than mine). Hard relate to Vincenzo's pigeon problem.

Back at Geumga Plaza, we get a hint that the pawnshop owner and self-proclaimed (but so far unvalidated) martial arts expert Cheol-Wook and his wife have secrets. First, there's this glimpse of Cheol-Wook's ear.

Then there's the revelation that his wife is super strong and he's actually a good fighter, even though for all this time his claims seemed false because he made it a point to make sure he didn't get into fights. Geumga Plaza seems to be teeming with people who have secrets. There's a chef who claimed to study in Italy, but hasn't been anywhere close to the country. There's an undercover agent. There was a hint during the celebratory dinner (after the ode to Delacroix) that the guy running the dry cleaning service has secrets as well. And of course Vincenzo, with his mafia background which only Cha-Young knows about at the moment.

Speaking of VinCha (why not? We know it's going to happen soon enough), I'm not usually a fan of the damsel-in-distress routine and Cha-Young has had to do a lot of it in this show, but I have to admit, this was cute.

Meanwhile, god alone knows what issue the Jang brothers have with ice hockey, but this time Jun-Woo turns the hockey stick into a murder weapon. There's a sharp contrast between Vincenzo being haunted by his nightmares of people he's killed and Jun-Woo's glee and careless bloodlust. It follows from the fragments we've got in earlier episodes, like when Vincenzo tells Cha-Young that the ones who live by hate don't deserve to have love in their lives. Obviously, this is setting up a redemption arc for Vincenzo, but it's worth pointing out that the drama isn't giving Vincenzo a free pass for his previous bad actions.

Cha-Young and Vincenzo have some adorable scenes in this episode and that slow burn relationship is slowly upping its chemistry ante. Like so many other shows, they play on the whole ramyeon subtext and while it's hardly original, props to the actors for still managing to make it amusing.

The mild twist in the tale came when we realise that Han-Seo is playing his brother as he gets back at Jun-Woo — who said Han-Seo was his Achilles heel — by attacking Jun-Woo's actual weak spot: Cha-Young.

I'm absolutely loving the minor characters in Vincenzo, like smol Si-Geok (I could have a separate account with just his genius reactions) and the gangsters-turned-travel agents' accountant.

If there is one thing this drama can will into reality, let it be goth accountants whose weapon of choice is a lilac feather duster.

[miscellaneous-oxy]

I loved how much Seo Poong got flustered by Sae Woo’s kiss on his cheek.  He isn’t really making sense when he tells Sae Woo that she should have kissed the balloon!  I mean, come on, who would kiss a dumpling balloon in the first place?

But since the Korean word for balloon includes the word “poong”(wind) -- though it may be of a Chinese origin, it actually doesn’t make much of a difference whether Sae Woo kisses him or the balloon!

From the “debt” and “light” wordplay (for the name of CS’s loan office) to the mispronunciations of people’s names (Seol Ja and Geok Jung are both mispronounced as they are introduced to the story), and the very matter of how they call each other (especially SP and SW) must be (and I hope it really is) another clue the writer is dropping, and I’m eagerly waiting for subsequent hints to decipher its significance in the work.

I’m kind of guessing it’s something like 

“What’s in a name?  That which we call a rose 

By any other word would smell as sweet . . . “

-- but without the tragedy.

[sipeacheng]

This is a companion post to this list of vocabulary found in the song.

The romanization is not based only on the literal translation of the hangul characters; it is based on how the characters actually sound when put together. For example, while many sites romanize “아낀다” as “agginda,” the word should actually be pronounced as “akkinda,” so I’ve romanized it this way to make it easier to understand.

Ayo, ayo / Seventeen, yup! You know what?

yo-jeum-ma-rya nae-ga-ma-rya saeng-ga-gi man-ha 요즘말야 내가말야 생각이 많아 These days, you see, I have a lot of thoughts [These days, you see, I’ve been thinking a lot]

yo-jeum-ma-rya neo-e-ge ma-rya hal ma-ri man-ha (yo-jeum-ma-rya) 요즘말야 너에게 말야 할 말이 많아 (요즘말야) These days, you see, I have a lot to say to you (these days)

nae-ga jom i-sang-hae 내가 좀 이상해 I feel a bit weird

mal-su-ga jeo-geo-jyeo 말수가 적어져 I’m not talking as much

chin-gu-deu-ri da geok-jeong-hae (yo-jeum-ma-rya) 친구들이 다 걱정해 (요즘말야) My friends are all worried (these days)

ne a-pe-man seo-myeon shim-ja-ngi ttwi-eo-seo 네 앞에만 서면 심장이 뛰어서 My heart races only when I’m in front of you

haeng-do-ngi seo-tul-leo-seo mi-an-hae 행동이 서툴러서 미안해 So I’m sorry for my clumsy behavior

a-jik-do jo-jeo-ri an-dwae 아직도 조절이 안돼 I still can’t control it

na gat-go nol-ji jom mal-lae 나 갖고 놀지 좀 말래 Please don’t play around with me so much

wae ja-kku front-ha-neun-geon-de 왜 자꾸 front하는건데 Why do you keep putting up a front?

mo-reu-get-da mo-reu-get-da 모르겠다 모르겠다 I don’t know, I don’t know

eo-tteo-ke-deun doe-get-ji 어떻게든 되겠지 What’s going to happen?

geu-ni-kka nae ma-reun neo-reul da al-go shi-peo 그니까 내 말은 너를 다 알고 싶어 So, what my words mean is that I want to know everything about you [So, what I’m trying to say is, I want to know everything about you]

neo-reul no-rae-hae yoo-hoo neo-reul no-rae-hae yoo-hoo 너를 노래해 yoo-hoo 너를 노래해 yoo-hoo I’ll sing you yoo-hoo I’ll sing you yoo-hoo

ip-su-ri mal-la-do hal-ma-reun hae-ya-ge-sseo 입술이 말라도 할말은 해야겠어 Even if my lips are dry, I need to say this

Baby

a-kkyeo neol a-kkyeo neol hyeon-gi-jeung nal jeong-do-ro 아껴 널 아껴 널 현기증 날 정도로 I adore you, I adore you, enough to get dizzy

(a-kkin-da) yo-jeum-ma-rya nae-ga-ma-rya (yo-jeum-ma-rya) (아낀다) 요즘말야 내가말야 (요즘말야) (I adore you) These days, you see, I (these days)

(a-kkin-da) (yo-jeum-ma-rya nae-ga-ma-rya (yo-jeum, yo-jeum-ma-rya) (아낀다) 요즘말야 내가말야 (요즘, 요즘말야) (I adore you) These days, you see, I (these days, these days)

eo-jjeo-da-ga nu-ni bu-shi-neun-ga 어쩌다가 눈이 부시는가 How can you dazzle so much?

i-gi-jeo-gin oe-mo gyeom-son-han seong-pu-meul bwa 이기적인 외모 겸손한 성품을 봐 Your looks are selfish, but I see your humble personality [You’re so pretty that it’s selfish, but your personality is so humble]

yeo-gi gam-hi eo-di-ra-go no-ngi a-nya 여기 감히 어디라고 농이 아냐 This isn’t the place to joke around

neo-ui mae-ryeo-ge dae-han sa-shi-reul go-han-da 너의 매력에 대한 사실을 고한다 I’m telling the truth about your charms

Oh

nal bo-go ut-neun ge jo-ha-seon-ji 날 보고 웃는 게 좋아선지 Do you smile when you see me because you like me?

a-ni-myeon geu-nyang u-seu-wo bo-i-neun geon-ji 아니면 그냥 우스워 보이는 건지 Or is it just because I seem light to you?

Ho / Yeah

ji-geum ja-ril chat-go it-da-myeon 지금 자릴 찾고 있다면 If you’re looking for a spot

Yeah

nae yeop-ja-ri-ga jo-ha bo-yeo 내 옆자리가 좋아 보여 The spot next to me looks good

Yeah

neo-e-ge gwan-shim man-ha 너에게 관심 많아 I pay a lot of attention to you

shin-bal sa-i-jeu kka-ji-do   신발 사이즈 까지도 Even right down to your shoe size

Oh, oh

a ji-geum neo ttae-me bu-ri-na 아 지금 너 땜에 불이나 Ah, I’m on fire right now because of you

na-reul shik-hi-neun geon mu-ri-ya 나를 식히는 건 무리야 It’s impossible to cool me down

a ji-geum neo ttae-me bu-ri-na 아 지금 너 땜에 불이나 Ah, I’m on fire right now because of you

mo-reu-get-da mo-reu-get-da 모르겠다 모르겠다 I don’t know, I don’t know

eo-tteo-ke-deun doe-get-ji 어떻게든 되겠지 What’s going to happen?

geu-ni-kka nae ma-reun neo-reul da al-go shi-peo 그니까 내 말은 너를 다 알고 싶어 So, what I’m trying to say is, I want to know everything about you

neo-reul no-rae-hae yoo-hoo neo-reul no-rae-hae yoo-hoo 너를 노래해 yoo-hoo 너를 노래해 yoo-hoo I’ll sing you yoo-hoo I’ll sing you yoo-hoo

ip-su-ri mal-la-do hal-ma-reun hae-ya-ge-sseo 입술이 말라도 할말은 해야겠어 Even if my lips are dry, I need to say this

Baby

a-kkyeo neol a-kkyeo neol hyeon-gi-jeung nal jeong-do-ro 아껴 널 아껴 널 현기증 날 정도로 I adore you, I adore you, enough to get dizzy

(a-kkin-da) yo-jeum-ma-rya nae-ga-ma-rya (yo-jeum-ma-rya) (아낀다) 요즘말야 내가말야 (요즘말야) (I adore you) These days, you see, I (these days)

(a-kkin-da) (yo-jeum-ma-rya nae-ga-ma-rya (yo-jeum, yo-jeum-ma-rya) (아낀다) 요즘말야 내가말야 (요즘, 요즘말야) (I adore you) These days, you see, I (these days, these days)

neo yeo-gi gi-dae-do dwae 너 여기 기대도 돼 You can lean right here

neo-ui a-peum na-ro deo-peo-do dwae 너의 아픔 나로 덮어도 돼 You can cover your pain with me

ne sok-ma-eum bu-reo 네 속마음 불어 Tell me what’s inside your heart

nun-chi-chae-gin yeok-bu-jok 눈치채긴 역부족 I’m aware that it’s not enough

Can’t fake it no more

kkeu-reo-ol-lyeo sok-do 끌어올려 속도 Crank up the speed

twing-gi-neun geon i-jjeu-me-seo kkeut-nae-go 튕기는 건 이쯤에서 끝내고 Stop playing hard to get

i-je na-do han-beon bul-leo bo-ja 이제 나도 한번 불러보자 Now, let me call out to you, too

Baby, you are my angel

neo-reul no-rae-hae yoo-hoo neo-reul no-rae-hae yoo-hoo 너를 노래해 yoo-hoo 너를 노래해 yoo-hoo I’ll sing you yoo-hoo I’ll sing you yoo-hoo

ip-su-ri mal-la-do hal-ma-reun hae-ya-ge-sseo 입술이 말라도 할말은 해야겠어 Even if my lips are dry, I need to say this

Baby

a-kkyeo neol a-kkyeo neol hyeon-gi-jeung nal jeong-do-ro 아껴 널 아껴 널 현기증 날 정도로 I adore you, I adore you, enough to get dizzy

(a-kkin-da) yo-jeum-ma-rya nae-ga-ma-rya (yo-jeum-ma-rya) (아낀다) 요즘말야 내가말야 (요즘말야) (I adore you) These days, you see, I (these days)

(a-kkin-da) (yo-jeum-ma-rya nae-ga-ma-rya (yo-jeum, yo-jeum-ma-rya) (아낀다) 요즘말야 내가말야 (요즘, 요즘말야) (I adore you) These days, you see, I (these days, these days)

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[piryohaeyo]

You have to pay the price for every decision you make.

Lee Hyun, I Remember You

[ira-doodles]

Seo In Guk and Lee Jong Suk 130930 “No Breathing” Press Conference”

[sipeacheng]

This is a companion post to this list of vocabulary found in the song.

Skip to 1:06 until 2:53 in the video to find “Moonlight”! This is not the full version which is translated here but it’s too beautiful so it gets a pass

Yeah, stop, stop

geu nal-gae-ga jeo-jeu-ni 그 날개가 젖으니 Because your wings will get wet

Stop, stop

gi-peo-jin ha-ru teum sa-i neo-neun jo-yong-hi da-ga-wa 깊어진 하루 틈 사이 너는 조용히 다가와 In the midst of the deepening day, you approach quietly

eo-du-meul geo-deo-nae-go na-ui ja-meul kkae-wo 어둠을 걷어내고 나의 잠을 깨워 You strip away the darkness and wake me from sleep

geu-ri-gon meo-reo-jyeo yeol-lin chang-mun jeo neo-meo-ro 그리곤 멀어져 열린 창문 저 너머로 And then you recede through the open window

tto gi-reul ir-heon-na, neon, neon, neon 또 길을 잃었나, 넌, 넌, 넌 Have you lost your way again?

bam-gong-gi-ga a-jik cha-ga-wo 밤공기가 아직 차가워 The night air is still cold

i-reo-na 일어나 Get up

So, baby, hold on

neol hon-ja du-gi-ga nan geok-jeo-ngi dwae geo-ril du-go 널 혼자 두기가 난 걱정이 돼 거릴 두고 I’m worried about leaving you alone

neo-ui dwi-reul tta-ra-ga 너의 뒤를 따라가 So I follow you

neon ssu-da-ji-neun dal-bi-che sya-wo 넌 쏟아지는 달빛에 샤워 You’re bathed in the pouring moonlight

geu hwang-hol-han pyo-jeo-ngeun bon jeo-gi eob-seo 그 황홀한 표정은 본 적이 없어 I’ve never seen such an entrancing look

geu-rim-cheo-reom meom-chun ne-ga bo-yeo 그림처럼 멈춘 네가 보여 You come into sight, still like a painting

geu shi-seon kkeu-ten 그 시선 끝엔 At the end of that gaze

da-heul su-ga eom-neun an-gil su-do eom-neun got 닿을 수가 없는 안길 수도 없는 곳 A place that cannot be touched or even held

su-myeon wi-e bi-chin geon geu sa-ra-mi a-ni-ya 수면 위에 비친 건 그 사람이 아니야 The person reflected on the water’s surface isn’t her

i-rwo-jil su eom-neun seul-peun neo-ui story 이뤄질 수 없는 슬픈 너��� story Your sad story which won’t come true

ga-kka-wo-jil-su-rok deo a-pa-jil te-ni 가까워질수록 더 아파질 테니 The more you approach, the more it will hurt

geu sa-rang-ma-neun... 그 사랑만은… Only love...

Stop, stop, stop, stop, yeah

geu sa-rang-ma-neun... 그 사랑만은… Only love...

Stop, stop, stop, stop, yeah

i-reo-ke nae-ga neol ae-ta-ge bul-leo 이렇게 내가 널 애타게 불러 I anxiously call out to you

da-ga-ga-ji ma 다가가지 마 Don’t come closer

Babe

geu nal-gae-ga jeo-jeu-ni 그 날개가 젖으니 Because your wings will get wet

a-mu-ri mal-hae-do neon deul-li-ji an-ha 아무리 말해도 넌 들리지 않아 No matter how much I talk, you can’t hear me

da-shi geu-e-ge on mo-meul deon-jyeo 다시 그에게 온 몸을 던져 You throw yourself at him again

wae neon wi-heom-han kku-meul kkul-kka 왜 넌 위험한 꿈을 꿀까 Why do you have such dangerous dreams?

(i-je geu-man ji-chin) neo-ui ma-meul shwi-ge hae (이제 그만 지친) 너의 맘을 쉬게 해 Stop now and let your tired heart rest

neol ba-ra-bo-neun nae mam-do jji-jeo-jil geot ga-teun-de 널 바라보는 내 맘도 찢어질 것 같은데 It’s as if my heart is getting torn apart when I see you

neon ssu-da-ji-neun dal-bi-che sya-wo 넌 쏟아지는 달빛에 샤워 You’re bathed in the pouring moonlight

geu hwang-hol-han pyo-jeo-ngeun bon jeo-gi eob-seo 그 황홀한 표정은 본 적이 없어 I’ve never seen such an entrancing look

geu-rim-cheo-reom meom-chun ne-ga bo-yeo 그림처럼 멈춘 네가 보여 You come into sight, still like a painting

geu shi-seon kkeu-ten 그 시선 끝엔 At the end of that gaze

da-heul su-ga eom-neun an-gil su-do eom-neun got 닿을 수가 없는 안길 수도 없는 곳 A place that cannot be touched or even held

su-myeon wi-e bi-chin geon geu sa-ra-mi a-ni-ya 수면 위에 비친 건 그 사람이 아니야 The person reflected on the water’s surface isn’t her

i-rwo-jil su eom-neun seul-peun neo-ui story 이뤄질 수 없는 슬픈 너의 story Your sad story which can’t come true

ga-kka-wo-jil-su-rok deo a-pa-jil te-ni 가까워질수록 더 아파질 테니 The more you approach, the more it will hurt

geu sa-rang-ma-neun... 그 사랑만은… Only love...

Stop, stop, stop, stop, yeah

geu sa-rang-ma-neun... 그 사랑만은… Only love...

Stop, stop, stop, stop, yeah

i-reo-ke nae-ga neol ae-ta-ge bul-leo 이렇게 내가 널 애타게 불러 I anxiously call out to you

da-ga-ga-ji ma 다가가지 마 Don’t come closer

Babe

geu nal-gae-ga jeo-jeu-ni 그 날개가 젖으니 Because your wings will get wet

neon a-mu il eopt-deon geot-cheo-reom ae-sseo na-reul hyang-hae u-seo bo-yeo-do 넌 아무 일 없던 것처럼 애써 나를 향해 웃어 보여도 As if nothing happened, you show me a strained smile

ga-nyeo-rin sae-ha-yan neo-ui eo-kkae-ga jo-geu-ma-ke tteol-lyeo-wa 가녀린 새하얀 너의 어깨가 조그맣게 떨려와 But your slender, white shoulders are trembling slightly

I’m telling you

jam-shi-man na-ui gyeo-te-seo nae-ryeo-no-ko shwi-eo-ga-do dwae 잠시만 나의 곁에서 내려놓고 쉬어가도 돼 Just for a bit, it’s okay for you to rest by my side

meon-do-ngi teu-myeon jeo da-ri jeo-mu-neun geu go-seul tta-ra geu-ttaen na-ra-ga 먼동이 트면 저 달이 저무는 그 곳을 따라 그땐 날아가 When the dawn comes, follow that darkening place and fly toward the moon

Yeah

da-heul su-ga eom-neun ham-kke hal su eom-neun got 닿을 수가 없는 함께 할 수 없는 곳 A place that cannot be touched, where we cannot be together

ba-mi doe-myeon na-ra on geu-geon ne-ga a-ni-ya 밤이 되면 날아 온 그건 네가 아니야 The one who comes to me when night falls isn’t you

i-rwo-jil su eom-neun (nun-mul heul-leo) seul-peun na-ui story (na-ui story) 이뤄질 수 없는 (눈물 흘러) 슬픈 나의 story (나의 story) My sad story (my story) which can’t come true (tears are falling)

ga-kka-wo-jil-su-rok deo a-pa-jil te-ni 가까워질수록 더 아파질 테니 The more I approach, the more it will hurt

i sa-rang-ma-neun... 이 사랑만은… Only this love...

Stop, stop, stop, stop, yeah (tonight)

i sa-rang-ma-neun... 이 사랑만은… Only this love...

Stop, stop, stop, stop, yeah (tonight)

i-reo-ke nae-ga neol ae-ta-ge bul-leo 이렇게 내가 널 애타게 불러 I anxiously call out to you

meo-reo-ji-ji ma 멀어지지 마 Don’t stray far

Babe

geu nal-gae-ga jeo-jeu-ni 그 날개가 젖으니 Because your wings will get wet

geu nal-gae-ga jeo-jeu-ni 그 날개가 젖으니 Because your wings will get wet

[piryohaeyo]

The delusional thought that you could possess her indefinitely and that you became stronger. That's why you keep on repeating it. You deceived and killed women who were physically weaker than you and you must have felt superior, similar to the way some men who are powerless losers outside the home turn into tyrants when they come home. Wanting to feel superior goes hand in hand with having an inferiority complex.

Lee Hyun, I Remember You