Mate (메이트) - 그대 때문이죠 (Because of you) & Yeah lyrics, romanization, & translation

I tag this post as a random pick because one day I just brows from site to site and got to listen to one new song for the 1^st time ever in my life sung by artists whom for the 1^st time I know they exist, regardless the year they debuted.  Enjoy the journey!

Artist: Mate (메이트)

Album Title: Play OST

Record Label: Gem Cultures

Release Date: May 19, 2011

Publisher: Gem Cultures

Track List:

01. 늦은 아침 (Late Morning)
02. Play 
03. Run 
04. Yeah 
05. Impro 
06. 그대 때문이죠 (Because of You)
07. Real 
08. 너에게 기대 (Leaning on You)
09. 난 너를 사랑해 (Adoration for You)
10. 그리워(movie version) (Yearning)
11. 이제 다시(movie version) (Again)

Mate for this time. I encounter with Mate for the 1^st time ever via their song Run. And I just got hooked immediately. Run is a high tempo pop rock song that makes me feeling highly spirited. It is included in Play OST album released on May 19, 2011. It also can be found in Transform, Mate’s digital singles, released two month before. Judge from this album, I think Mate has a wide range of music. Listen to track 04 Yeah for another high tempo pop rock song (hmm, its keyboard playing reminds me Coldplay and Keane). And they go for a sweet acoustic song 06 그대 때문이죠 Because of You (Love me some acoustic songs, I can’t but fall in love with this song). I giggle every time I listen to 09난 너를 사랑해 Adoration for You because all I can imagine is a mellow k drama with the main male lead has been cut loose one-sidedly by his girlfriend (the main female lead) on the name of noble idiocy. Then he is chasing after her while he screams"난 너를 사랑해”Nan neoreul saranghae!!!” with the tears streaming down his face, bwahahaha. In general, I can say Mate’s music is easy-listening with simple lyrics.

But wait! Are you not curious with Play OST album?  Why it is an OST album but all the songs are sung by Mate? Because I am J  It is because Mate’s members, all three of them will play as, I can say, them self in movie titled Play (플레이). Lim Heon-il (vocalist & Guitarist), Jung Joon-il (vocalist & Keyboardist), and Lee Hyun-jae (Drummer) are given a role as three young men who are pursuing their dream in music. I can see from where the idea of the movie is coming *grinning*, just look at the movie poster. See the one sits in front of the others, he is Lee Hyun-jae, the youngest of the three, cute heh :D . It is about using human resource to the max, like score Micky Yuchun twice for a chaebol with some Japanese skill role, or cast Philip Lee as a Korean who just comes back from State role for how many time?? Play premiers this month, June 23, 2011.

Not bad huh, a movie, a whole OST album, and a good Facebook page for an indie band. I think their record label has done a great job promoting them. I found out they are pretty popular already in spite of I just know them lately. It is rare a Korean indie artist to have an Facebook page, and more important it is official, not just a fans set up (Funny when I’m on research for another Korean artist Facebook page, one of the biggest Korean artist (idol) fan club E** Facebook page gives a review for its own artist album, I mean Heh?? And the album gets a FIVE star LOLOL). It gives me frustration, when I search for some information about my fave k indie artist, all I can find is sites in Korean (Naver, Daum, Nate, Cyworld, sigh). So setting up a Facebook page is a clever move from Korean record label to reach out the international fan base. Give an A plus for Gem Cultures in setting up Facebook page, for Hallyu Wave in embarking the social media (Youtube, Twitter, Facebook), and for Avex and Japanese artist in general, L not so much. 

   

The movie and the OST album probably will become Mate’s last works before Lim Heon-il, like Kim jae-wook he’s an 83iers means his time for military service is due soon, leaves for military service at least this year. So don’t miss this one out! J 

06 그대 때문이죠 (Geudae ttaemunijyo) Because of You - 메이트 (mate)

그대는 언제나 참 특별하죠..
Geudaeneun eonjena cham theukbyeorajyo...
You will always be very special..
어둠이 비추는 빛이 있어..
Eodumi bichuneun bichi iso..
Like a light that shines in the dark..
환하게 미소짓는 그댈 볼 수 있다는건 행운이죠
Hwanage misojineun geudael bolsu itdaneungeon haengunijyo
See you smiling brightly, how lucky I am
나는 그걸 알죠
Naneun geugeol aljyo
I know it
그대의 동그란 이마가 좋아
Geudae e donggeuran imaga joa
I like you going round and round inside my head
가끔은 어색한 그 농담도..
Gakkeumeun eosaekhan geu nongdamdo...
The one who tell the joke awkwardly sometimes..
모든게 힘들게 만 느껴지는 날에도 웃게 되죠 그대 때문이죠
Modeunge himdeulge man neukkyeo ji neun naredo otge dweijyo geudae ttaemunijyo
You feel like to laugh all day even though everything is difficult

이렇게 내마음이 밝게 빛날 수 있는건 행운이죠
Ireoke nae maeumi balke bitnal suitneungeon haengunijyo
How it brights up my feeling, how lucky I am
나는 그걸알죠
Naneun geugeol aljyo
I know it
웃게 되요 그댈보면
Utge dweiyo geudael bomyeon
Being full of laugh, you shines
힘이 나요 그댈 생각하면
Himi nayo geudael saenggakhamyeon
Can you feel it? If I'm thinking of you
들리나요 이작은 노래가..
Deuli nayo ijakeun noraega
Can you hear? this simple song

04 Yeah - 메이트 (mate)

어떤 것도 설명할 수가 없었어
Eotteon geotdo seolmyeonghal suga eopseoseo
How I could explain nothing
지금 이런 내가 나도 표현이 안돼
Jigeum ireon naega nado phyohyeoni andwae
Now, me, my self, can't express this thing

어떤 말보다도 깊고 분명히
Eotteon malbodado gipgo bunmyeongi
How thing is more deep and clear than words
귓가에 울리고 있는 나의 마음은 (Yeah~)
Gwitgae ulligo itneun nae maeumeun (yeah)
It rings in my ears, my feeling
다 느낄수 있다면
Do neu kkilsu itdamyeon
And if it lose its mean
Yeah~
간절한 그 만큼 (Yeah~)
Ganjeolhan geu mankheum (yeah)
The one that longed so much
끝나지 않는 꿈 (Oh~)
Kkeutnaji aneun kkum (Oh)
Endless dream
기억해줘
Gieokhaejwo
Please remember
We can conquer worlds you and me together

아무 것도 이해할 수가 없었어
Amu geotdo ihaeal suga eopseoseo
It ain't nothing, I couldn't understand
웃음짓고 있는 지금도 내 머릿속에
Useumjigo itneun jigeumdo nae meoritsoge
And now, I am smiling inside my head
이뤄질 수 없는 꿈들로 가득해
Irwojil sueopneun kkumdeuro gadeukhae
Dream seems can not come true
그리고 내딛고 있는 모든 걸음을
Geurigo naedilgo itneun modeun georeumeul
So the dust from all my trace
지켜낼 수 있다면
Jikhyeonael suitdamyeon
Otherwise, it could still remine

Yeah~
간절한 그 만큼 (Yeah~)
Ganjeolhan geu mankheum (Yeah)
The one that longed so much
끝나지 않는 꿈 (Oh~)
Kkeutnaji aneun kkum (Oh)
Endless dream
기억해줘
Gieokhaejwo
Please remember
We can conquer worlds you and me together

Yeah~
간절한 그 만큼 (Yeah~)
Ganjeolhan geu mankheum (Yeah)
The one that longed so much
끝나지 않는 꿈 (Oh~)
Kkeutnaji aneun kkum (Oh)
Endless dream
기억해줘
Gieokhaejwo
Please remember
We can conquer worlds you and me together

We’re together
Nothing better
All that matters
Is we’re together
Makes us stronger
Take us higher

Yeah~
간절한 그 만큼 (Yeah~)
Ganjeolhan geu mankheum (Yeah)
Thhe one that longed so much
끝나지 않는 꿈 (Oh~)
Kkeutnaji anneun kkeum (Oh)
Endless dream
기억해줘
Gieokhaejwo
Please remember
We can conquer worlds you and me together

Thanks to:
Kuiskaava for the video
Hancinema & Indiefulrok for the info
Mark Zurkerberg for the Facebook ;P