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Do you speak any Korean, @BlueGreen? : ) Or having any understanding of it (the language) at all? Beyond a few mere words, Like my~Self!? 
I only ask... because when hearing a song in Korean, I then will sometimes (though not usually) see a translation of it into English. And then I think to my-self; & have to wonder. . . Would it not be worse to sing it in English -- if only because it changes the meaning of the song, through sounds (& not literal interpretation of language?). Just curious on your thoughts & views as you clearly have a far more extensive knowledge & background/catalogue in this kind of music, than I- !
Yes, i believe last I heard, Yuna (kim) was dating a korean hockey player (pro?) .. I can't compete with that! : )
I only ask... because when hearing a song in Korean, I then will sometimes (though not usually) see a translation of it into English. And then I think to my-self; & have to wonder. . . Would it not be worse to sing it in English -- if only because it changes the meaning of the song, through sounds (& not literal interpretation of language?). Just curious on your thoughts & views as you clearly have a far more extensive knowledge & background/catalogue in this kind of music, than I- !
Yes, i believe last I heard, Yuna (kim) was dating a korean hockey player (pro?) ..
I can't compete with that! : )No, MrB, but just understand a few words like you. I'm no good at languages and I think Korean is pretty difficult. I think they speak like Yoda! I might be wrong but I think their sentence structure is very different and I find that really hard. I did French at school and many years later I went to live in a French speaking country and realised my knowledge was very basic and even some of the words were so old fashioned - the language had moved on! I do understand Norwegian and Swedish as they are similar in a lot of ways to English. I have a book on Korean and my son tells me it's quite easy to learn to read the letter and sounds from them.
A definite NO to singing in English! NCT sometimes realise an English version but it just kills it for me! I love the sound of Korean, it's softer than Japanese and clearer (to my ears) than Chinese. Japanese sounds like a lot of consonants (ito, aka etc) and Chinese sounds like shway shee - very sooshy! Over the years I can pick up when groups like Shinee are singing in Japanese or NCT are singing in Chinese. But no, I don't really have very much knowledge or ability with languages. I love that Korean with a bit of English mix.
I have a big gap in my Kpop knowledge in that I don't know anything about the girl groups. Only Taeyeong really interests me and so I listen to a bit of GG but mostly her as a solo artist. Oh and Hwasa and Mamamoo. A few others but not so much. I'm big into the choreography so I love the guys! I know too much about Kai, Taemin, Ten, Taeyong - best dancers IMHO!! LOL, probably more than you wanted to know! So who is Yuna?
A definite NO to singing in English! NCT sometimes realise an English version but it just kills it for me! I love the sound of Korean, it's softer than Japanese and clearer (to my ears) than Chinese. Japanese sounds like a lot of consonants (ito, aka etc) and Chinese sounds like shway shee - very sooshy!
Over the years I can pick up when groups like Shinee are singing in Japanese or NCT are singing in Chinese. But no, I don't really have very much knowledge or ability with languages. I love that Korean with a bit of English mix.I have a big gap in my Kpop knowledge in that I don't know anything about the girl groups. Only Taeyeong really interests me and so I listen to a bit of GG but mostly her as a solo artist. Oh and Hwasa and Mamamoo. A few others but not so much. I'm big into the choreography so I love the guys! I know too much about Kai, Taemin, Ten, Taeyong - best dancers IMHO!! LOL, probably more than you wanted to know!
So who is Yuna?
Oh, Sorry! (The figure skater, from Olympics-past..)
No-thing wrong with having specificity in your interests of a particular area, or thing (in my opinion & mind~)! :^)
Never knew about, 'NCT!' How nice to now be able to say otherwise, or so (as in that it is..
) that i (now) konw! ( ;
Your Son sounds like he's got a good beat, and an interesting--or "helpful," take on it ~the language! How great for Him. : )
Maybe an insightful tip, if we ever . . .
I think T(can't speel her name?) is incredible & cool - just beginning to learn more of her; Jessic a & Tiffany are super cool in my opinion, and here again, I've just sort of discoverd Yuri, as well --(I find her to be mayvbe the MOST FUNNY of 'The Bunch!') ;^) . . . & then of course there is my Hero, none other than miss Yoona~Noona; Herself!! Most of these I came to know through TV shows & stuff, and not, their music (first!)_.~*
I can't remember or recall for sure, or certain, but I want to say I just took an introductory look on what it would be like to try & learn something like Korean or Japanese one time: and I could've sworn that they had these like "levels," in terms of going from one language (like say, Your Native) & then depending on whcih one you were selecting, or electing to learm, there was a 'grade," or "curve' - of sorts! And so, going from English to Korean was like Level 5 (out of 5 levels. . )) so don't feel too badly: I, agree w/you on teh sounds of Chinese. I"m even uncertain as to (all) the different kinds spoken from within their country, I know their's like Mandarin, & Cantonese~ but I"m unsure of what else! ( : how embarassing, when in the presence of someone who is, or is not (*meaning someone who is either chinese or familiar w/the answer to those..)
I think it's wonderful that you learned French, and then went out into teh wild, so-to=speak; to try & put it to good use, or practice! I thinkthat you are correct, there is learning it out of a book (which is probalby going to be outdated) & then there is really getting out side fo the "lecture," & going straight into the 'laboratory!' how interesting your observations. I find that, sometimes people will say things like, "Oh you could go live in this country, or that one - because either every body does, or many/most can speak English). And I'm thinkihng ..."yes! But how often do they use that as their first choiice when walking out & about in the street..;D' Also when I "studied," german in high school (using that term phenomenolly "loosely~,') they had trips going over there for like big chunks in the Summer. And so tjhey'd try & scare us into brushing up on our skills b/f going over and staying with a host family and everything. I never went b/c of baseball - but from what I'd heard, all the kids their knew English pretty fantastically, or fluently; especially in comparison with ours - levels (or lack thereof?
It's also great to know & hear that you have a decent understanding of those two languages: Swedish & norwegian!! I live amongst many transplants; as well as Finnish; but never knew of their similarites of which you're spoken o fhere! I've spent a fair amount of time with actual Swedish / exchange (?) students incollege (so came her just fo svhool, kind of a thing~!)
Later & yeah, I thin k the girls dance moves lokk plenty uber too many ddef levels above what I am even capable of comprehending (cognitively, or mentally, sahll we say?) so don't foress me trying to tackle any of the guys ones anytime soon,as tjey only appear at first glance to be even more so agressive!!!
) No-thing wrong with having specificity in your interests of a particular area, or thing (in my opinion & mind~)! :^)
Never knew about, 'NCT!' How nice to now be able to say otherwise, or so (as in that it is..
) that i (now) konw! ( ; Your Son sounds like he's got a good beat, and an interesting--or "helpful," take on it ~the language! How great for Him. : )
Maybe an insightful tip, if we ever . . .
I think T(can't speel her name?) is incredible & cool - just beginning to learn more of her; Jessic a & Tiffany are super cool in my opinion, and here again, I've just sort of discoverd Yuri, as well --(I find her to be mayvbe the MOST FUNNY of 'The Bunch!') ;^) . . . & then of course there is my Hero, none other than miss Yoona~Noona; Herself!!
Most of these I came to know through TV shows & stuff, and not, their music (first!)_.~* I can't remember or recall for sure, or certain, but I want to say I just took an introductory look on what it would be like to try & learn something like Korean or Japanese one time: and I could've sworn that they had these like "levels," in terms of going from one language (like say, Your Native) & then depending on whcih one you were selecting, or electing to learm, there was a 'grade," or "curve' - of sorts!
And so, going from English to Korean was like Level 5 (out of 5 levels. . )) so don't feel too badly: I, agree w/you on teh sounds of Chinese. I"m even uncertain as to (all) the different kinds spoken from within their country, I know their's like Mandarin, & Cantonese~ but I"m unsure of what else! ( : how embarassing, when in the presence of someone who is, or is not (*meaning someone who is either chinese or familiar w/the answer to those..)I think it's wonderful that you learned French, and then went out into teh wild, so-to=speak; to try & put it to good use, or practice!
I thinkthat you are correct, there is learning it out of a book (which is probalby going to be outdated) & then there is really getting out side fo the "lecture," & going straight into the 'laboratory!' how interesting your observations. I find that, sometimes people will say things like, "Oh you could go live in this country, or that one - because either every body does, or many/most can speak English). And I'm thinkihng ..."yes! But how often do they use that as their first choiice when walking out & about in the street..;D' Also when I "studied," german in high school (using that term phenomenolly "loosely~,') they had trips going over there for like big chunks in the Summer. And so tjhey'd try & scare us into brushing up on our skills b/f going over and staying with a host family and everything. I never went b/c of baseball - but from what I'd heard, all the kids their knew English pretty fantastically, or fluently; especially in comparison with ours - levels (or lack thereof? It's also great to know & hear that you have a decent understanding of those two languages: Swedish & norwegian!!
I live amongst many transplants; as well as Finnish; but never knew of their similarites of which you're spoken o fhere! I've spent a fair amount of time with actual Swedish / exchange (?) students incollege (so came her just fo svhool, kind of a thing~!) Later & yeah, I thin k the girls dance moves lokk plenty uber too many ddef levels above what I am even capable of comprehending (cognitively, or mentally, sahll we say?) so don't foress me trying to tackle any of the guys ones anytime soon,as tjey only appear at first glance to be even more so agressive!!!
HaHaHaHaHaHa. . . . . . JDot found the one version on Youtube, I've NOT Seen. .
(& I never even knew they did 'remixes!') oh-Joy
You're right: I absolutely love it... Everything about it-- Good work! Would expect no less~ from an, "expert!"
I heard that there's like, "6 of them that are the same age," & then I can't remember if it was like... 2 who are a year younger; & then maybe one whose two years behind? (I could guess who the 6 are that are the same age--but that's all it'd be-a, "guess!") / maybe I'd get 4 or 5 of them right? ;D
(& I never even knew they did 'remixes!') oh-Joy
You're right: I absolutely love it... Everything about it--
Good work! Would expect no less~ from an, "expert!" I heard that there's like, "6 of them that are the same age," & then I can't remember if it was like... 2 who are a year younger; & then maybe one whose two years behind? (I could guess who the 6 are that are the same age--but that's all it'd be-a, "guess!") / maybe I'd get 4 or 5 of them right? ;D