June 2011
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끝까지 들어
끝까지 들어 is a phrase I’ve always been confused about. I figured I’d finally do what should have been obvious…but wasn’t. I went to the Naver dictionary. 끝까지 by itself means “to the end” and 들어 is where this phrase got confusing. It turns out 들어 is a verb that means enter but also hold, take, walk in, cut, and be sharp, according to Naver’s dictionary.
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My queen is returning!
Navi means butterfly. Navi will have her first performance June 30th at M! Countdown.
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2NE1, 26일 '인가'서 신곡 '내가 제일 잘나가' 첫방
On the 26th group 2NE1 will return to the stage to show off their flashy new moves with their new song “I am the Best” on….*drumroll* SBS’ Inkigayo.
Source: star.mt.co.kr
Taken from article: 그룹 2NE1이 가요 프로그램 ‘인기가요’를 통해 신곡 무대를 첫 선보인다.
For group 2ne1 the music program Inkigayo is the first stage they will show their new songs.
Random Vocabulary:
첫 -...
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뭘봐 - M&D
뭘봐 =/= Close Ur Mouth. 뭘봐 = What are you looking at? 봐 is a rude-ish way of saying look, while 뭘 is a contraction that means what. Kind of like in English we say don’t for do not, that’s what 뭘 is. The English title is appropriate for the content of the song, however, please know that it is not a translation.
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Your First Korean Word? (Featuring Old School...
I’m curious! For whoever wants to share, what was your first Korean word? The first word you understood and it brought that “OH MY GOSH I KNOW THAT WORD” moment.
My “aha” moment came in a BoA song.
…It was the word 하나 which means one. It was part of the word 하나로 but I knew hana so I was really excited.
Yes, I’m showing my age…I’m...
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Sorry
Sorry, I’ve been away a couple of days. I’m caring for my cat who has gotten sick. :( Be back soon.
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Understanding Korean Age (Part 2)
I’m here with a part two! For good reason as well, there’s one more technicality that needs to be covered in order to have a good grasp of Korean ages and so that Korean dramas don’t confuse you. So, lets get started!
See Part One: koreadistrict.tumblr.com (more detailed than this post, it covers more; if you’re a complete newbie to Korean ages start there or this one...
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SMTown Paris - Le Monde Summary
SM Town Paris landed in Le Monde news. If you become familiar with anything French (outside a high school French class in most cases) you’ll hear Le Monde pop up at least once. Le Monde means “The World” it’s a daily newspaper that covers various things and world affairs.
SM Town Paris landed in Le Monde and since my French is better than my Korean I decided to do a...
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Understanding Korean Age (Basic Guide)
Ever been confused by Korean age? You’re not alone.
If you’re reading this post expecting me to say “Everyone born the same year is chingu!” you’re mistaken. There’s more to Korean ages than that. For example Super Junior’s Kyuhyun was born in Feburary 1988 and Super Junior’s Ryeowook was born in June 1987 are in fact “chingu”...
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Korean Vocabulary - 몇시예요?
몇시예요 - what time is it?
오전 - AM
오후 - PM
시 - hour, o’clock
분 - minutes
Know how to combine? 4시15분 means it’s 4:15. It’s really that simple…unless, you want to make it hard by learning all the Sino-Korean and native Korean numbers to use instead. That will come in a later post. AM/PM aren’t really necessary if using 24 hour time but if using 1-12 you may want to...
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Happy Month-versary?
On June 5th we became a month old from the “official” opening date. So, yay for that. Thank you for visiting and enjoying! I don’t know what else to say or do, I’m not very good with these things. I felt like I needed to say something though…
저는…행복해요. 아~ 몰라! 감삽니다. 일개월~ 코리어 디스트릭 파이팅 ❤
- 브리트니
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Girl Group Diets - Part 2
This girl group diet gets a post to itself…
Disclaimer: I do not endorse or encourage anyone to try any type of diet at all. This post is purely educational; you do diets at your own risk after consulting a doctor. I am not a doctor! I am not qualified to help you with your diet in anyway/shape/form. This post is based on research only.
The Lettuce Diet, or it’s other...
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Kpop in Japan Round Up: June 7th
Mr. Taxi, Taxi, Taxi, I am landing at first place on the Oricon~!
Ok, so that’s not really how the song goes but, Shoujo shidai who released their Japanese debut album snagged first place on the weekly album charts. Congrats to them.
Single Weekly Rankings: Jang Geun Suk’s single is still in the top 20, 2pm and SNSD are still in the top 30, and Kara is still in the top 35.
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Kpop Korean Lesson: Park Bom - Don't Cry
여기까지가 우리 둘의 끝인가요
Here is the end for the both of us.
여기까지 - here, to this place, so far
우리 - we, us
둘의 - two, both
끝인가요 - end
가 - subject marker
의 - possession marker
요 - makes things more poliet
Video credit: (youtube)
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New Ask Link (Google Docs)
I realized that with Tumblr’s ask box you have to have a Tumblr account for it. Not very convenient for outside users, is it? I have set up a Google Docs area where you can type in your questions instead. Because I am not having them sent to me through a site I use daily, I will answer any questions I receive around once a week. I have only gotten one this far but I am hoping for more....
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That is Soshi's Tayeon, right?
‘소시’ 태연 맞아? ‘청순실종’…파격 의상 충격적
Soshi’s Taeyeon right? ’Innocence disappears’… exceptional shocking costume!
맞아 - right?
‘청순실종’ - innocence + disappears, to go away, gone
파격 - In this case it means exceptional
의상 - clothes, garment, costume
충격적- shocking
I am fairly confident that the translation of 파격 does not mean cheap in this case since Taeyeon has been credited...
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Girl Group Diets
I can’t be the only girl in Kpop fandom that’s looked at the bodies of these girl groups and at some point went “want”, I really can’t.
These diets, however, get a lot of controversy from international fans and some of it is misinformed. That’s what this post is for. This post will cover Kara and Soshi since they are the two most known for their diets...
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SDN 48 and Jung Siyeon
A Korean actress will be in the group SDN48’s third generation. I thought this was very interesting so I decided to look it up!
새로운 한류의 신호탄?
New Hallyu flare?
새로운 - new
한류의 - hallyu (+grammar marker that indicates possession)
신호탄 - flare
영화배우 정시연, 일본 걸 그룹 SDN48 정식 데뷔
Actress Jung Siyeon, to formally debut in Japanese girl group SDN48.
영화배우 - actress
일본 - Japan/Japanese
걸 -...
