What is Happening in Indonesia: 10 Asia + Star, Indonesia Edition

Last month when I was doing my favorite activity on weekend which is going to book store to book store, I was kind of surprised with what I saw. There’s a big billboard with one of JYJ members’ face on it looking sharp at the main entrance of one of the book stores. My fangirl’s alarm pinged. I went closer to take a look. There're piles and piles copy of magazines with pink 10 Asia + Star on their cover. Apparently 10 Asia + Star magazine, 1st Indonesia edition had been born.

Publisher: Elex Media Komputindo
Publish Date: May 30, 2012
Page: 128
Language: Bahasa Indonesia

My 1st encounter with 10 Asia was when I started to revitalize this blog after very long hiatus due my study last year. Before that I only saw “10 Asia” stamped on pictures of Korean celebrities here and there around the web. I really like their taken on K indie bands with Indie 10 Series. Like these: Female singer of Yozoh, Neon Bunny, Day Break, No Reply, The Knoxx, Winterplay.

Thanks to all translators of World Wide Web (this, this, this, this, this and of course Allkpop are where I like to get my K indie music news in English) who have done tremendous jobs, we got the chance to read some of Korean written articles about K indie music. Aside from that, there’re articles those were written in English at the time they were published by 10 Asia (Go to its Korean Wave section). It is kinda tricky to find information, a good reading article moreover, about K indie music scene or anything outside K pop or K drama as a part of K entertainment for us, whose Korean language ability is around limited to none. So when there’s a source that minds to provide us the information, ready available in English, we really appreciate it.

Despite 10 Asia magazine be one of my reliable sources for news outside K pop or K drama, it seems Indonesia edition of 10 Asia magazine, projects more to K pop idol industry and K drama news for their content. It will be not fair to judge by only its 1st edition. But with taking the consideration that Indonesia market in general tends toward that projection, I may presume that it looks like where it is going to be. If I were allowed to make superficial generalization about K pop fandom in Indonesia, they are clueless about anything else beside K pop, which means literally K idol here, and K drama. So it is understandable if that is the direction they are going to take.

So this is just another foot print of Hallyu Wave in Indonesia, else are K pop idol music that has penetrated Indonesia music market and K dramas that have been flooding Indonesia TV stations’ air time. Just like 1st Indonesia edition, 10 Asia + Star magazine’s editorial said: “ The hype of K pop, K drama, Korean Wave in Indonesia, at the end of 2011 has intrigued us into participating the enrapture of this euphoria. A lot of information is spreading over internet also real world, nevertheless there’s only limited amount that have been presented formally.”

But there’s one thing that has been tickling my mind: How popular 10 Asia + Star magazine among K pop fandom in Indonesia as its target market? Is it popular enough that it can be considered as one highly valuable magazine brand like other franchise magazine brands eg Bazaar, Elle, Cosmopolitan, Vogue, Nylon, etc those have already scattered in Indonesia, leaving our own magazines little room to breathe? It makes no sense to me if a franchise magazine has to build up its brand from the very bottom.

I, myself, cannot get rid the idea that K pop fever in Indonesia is only a fad, easy come, easy go.Though this statement has yet to be proved. So looking at the trajectory this magazine is going to take, K pop industry as their main covering, I can’t help but think: How long it is going to last? And there’s one more thing that I think can be happening to put another hindrance. The target market can be smaller than what’s expected that it is not equal with the level of popularity of K pop in Indonesia right now. When we talk about K pop lest we not to forget its infamously dedicated notorious fans. Yes they are probably too notorious that it will resolve the fact how high price this magazine is (around $ 6, compared to Indonesia NGM ±$ 5, Nylon ± $4, Elle ± $3) for its mostly teenage market. But they are also dedicated enough that they don’t mind to search, dig, translate, and spread any news from their beloved oppas and unnis at any source they can find to feed the endless fandom’s demand. This fact results on any news K pop idol related is fast-paced and easily out-dated information, moreover for a magazine that’s publishes once in a month and for an interview-based article. Who want to buy too-pricey-to-your-pocket magazine every month if the information in it can be archived freely on line? For myself, I rather buy a book which will never be out-dated and upgrade my internet bandwidth for unlimited source of fresh and up-to-date news.

Is it the end? Kh. No, it is not. :) This magazine really leaves me a lot of stuff to talk about. Reading 10 Asia + Star, 1st Indonesia edition, I kept stopping here and there: Is there something wrong with the translation??

Hallyu Wave or the flood of Korean culture entering Indonesia just happens recently. There’s not many Indonesia text that is translated directly from Korean. At least from my own side, I have never read one. It has become my routine in the last few years to check Korean entertainment news on internet every day, any day of the week, but I cannot remember I ever follow Indonesia written site for feeding my obsession. The reason is simple first: I cannot stand the thought there’s something limits my curiosity. If I can chop all the walls off and get my curiosity fix, I do whatever I can. Korean news site written in Indonesia is still limited and if there’s one, it is like almost every news on it I have already read it on English written sites I follow. Second: The thought of I get a second hand translation is boggled my mind like no other. There’s always something lost in translation no matter how small it is. People can try to minimize it but it is inevitable. So what’s going on is gonna be Korean -> English -> Bahasa Indonesia. Gah. How many things that will be lost in process? Can you imagine that?

That’s from Korean, it is different with English to Indonesian translation. I have plenty experiences from English to Bahasa Indonesia translation. I had become a translator, myself, while I was in university. And as Indonesian, I’m pretty much aware that Indonesia written source is limited almost in any field. So one must make his/her English good or he/she will be stuck with very limited source of information. I don’t know about other, but it can drive me nuts from time to time.

There’re times I can’t find the original English source, so whether I want it or not, I have to be content with anything that I have in my hand. This really sharpens my skill ( kh :D ) to recognize whether a text is a translation or an originally written in Bahasa Indonesia text. I can smell it from miles away. No matter how many Indonesia slang words people try to put in their translation, it cannot mask that it is a translation. It is just how the punctuation being places, the pattern of the sentence, the particles being used, or even the straightforwardness of the way information given. The sound in my head is different when I read an originally Indonesia written text, a translation, moreover an English text. It is less recognizable if the text is a fact-based text, but if it is a fiction, the difference is quite striking.

In fact I’m quite a fan of this English translation in Indonesia writing style. So one day, I made an experiment. I tried to invent a fiction story and try to write it with the style I mention above. How that happened I didn’t know myself. I couldn’t reach the level of “straightforwardness” as I found in an English translation. Or how to make it not sound “stiff” but still make it “English word free”? I simply just could not. I can only presume what culture we have been brought up that affects out personality will reflect in our language, written or spoken. That the best conclusion I can offer.

So back to 10 Asia + Star. When I was reading it, I kept bouncing to stop to gaze over some, if not many, sentences. I could understand, or guess for exact, what the sentence wants to tell me. But my head couldn’t stop asking: should not this phrase better being put in the end of sentence? Or should this word come first before this word? Or should this word being replaced with this word so the sentence sounds better? But it is not like the text from English that I can guess what the English word is before it got translated. It is Korean language we talk about. I could not guess, I could only get furrow between my brows. Reading it is like hearing a singer sings off key. I kept read and re-read just to find the best intonation I suppose to read the sentence in to give me best understanding.

It seemed like the translators were too afraid to be too deviated from the material given to them really wants to say, and then they chose to translate it word by word. So weird. By doing so, it made them looked like didn’t understand what the article as whole wants to deliver. This is one thing about of translating that at one point he/she has to have the overall comprehension of the material being translated to produce good translation. Seriously, based on the people who have been interviewed by this magazine, I know 10 Asia + Star is a big magazine back there, in South Korea, so I expect more than this less-than-decent translation. The translation quality just doesn’t match up. I'm not here to say this as a reader who sits down comparing two edition of magazine, Korean and Indonesia edition, but purely as Indonesian reader who read Indonesia edition.

Publisher: Elex Media Komputindo

Publish Date: June 6, 2012

Page: 128

Language: Bahasa Indonesia

There’s small inner voice of mine telling me what if, it is just the matter of language. I know there’s a lot Korean words those don’t have a compatible Indonesia word. What if this awkward sounding in my head Korean translation sentence couldn’t be made otherwise, better? I was a newbie too in this Korean translation thing, so I keep wondering the best explanation behind this. Recently I had followed a Korean class discuss about the progress of Korean poem. The lecture, itself, was given in Korean, but there was a translator accompanied by. He was a Korean and he was good. Though he spoke in highly accented Indonesian, I could understand easily what he was talking about. Because bahasa Indonesia is not about the accent since every ethnic groups in Indonesia have their own way of speaking bahasa Indonesia. If the person understands the language well, gone all the accent and he/she will sound just fine, once I relay what I heard in my head. So I was convinced, it was not because the matter of language. To be more convinced, I bought the second Indonesia edition of 10 Asia + Star. Thankfully, it came off better. *Sigh*

That first edition was a messy and horrible work of translator and editor that found its way up to be printed and published. Good luck with the new magazine! :D

비스트 (Beast) : Fact

거짓말이야 거짓말이야
Geojitmariya geojimariya
이렇게 끝낼수는없어
Ireoke kkeutnaelsu neun eobseo
다시 돌아와 제발 돌아와
Dasi dorawa jebal dorawa
니가 날 떠나가는게 믿기지가 않아
Niga nal tteona ganeun gemitgiji ga ana

어떤말을 너에게 해봐도 다소용이 없겠지만
Eotteon mareul neo-ege haebwado dasoyongi eopgetjiman
이건아니야 이건아니야 이사실을 믿지못하겠어
Igeon aniya igeon aniya isasireul michi mothagesseo

이건 모두 거짓말이야 사실이 아니야 더는 믿지못해
Igeon modu geojitmariya sasiri aniya deoneun michi mothae
돌아와 달라고 몇번을 말해 내게 이건 거짓말이야
Dorawa dallago myeotbeoneul marae naege igeon geojitmariya

이젠 너는 내옆에 없잖아 그게 사실이야 믿고싶지않아
Ijen neoneun nae yeope eopjana geuge sasiriya mitgo sipji ana
돌아와 달라고 수 없이 얘기해봐도
Dorawa dallago su eopsi yaegi haebwado
지금이 거짓말이여야해
Jigeumi geojimariyeo yahae
거짓말이야 거짓말이야 거짓말이야 거짓말이야
Geojitmaraya geojitmaraya geojitmariya geojitmariya
사실이아냐 사실이아냐 사실이아냐 사실이아냐
Sasirianya sasirianya sasirianya sasirianya

It’s a fact 머리는 아는데 맘이 인정을못하겠데
It’s fact meorineun aneunde mami injeongeul mothagetde
삼켜질듯한 불안감에 나도모르게 나오는 보호본능
Samkhyeojildeuthan bulangame nado moreuge naoneun bohobonneung
또는 집착인듯해 머리위로 툭하고 떨어져버린 이상황
Ttoneun jibchakin deuthae meoriwiro thukhago tteoreojyeobeorin isanghwang
도저히 감당할수가없어난 비워낼수없다면 새로 채워볼께
Dojeohi gamdanghalsu gaeopseonan biwonaelsu eopda myeon saero chaewobolkke
너와나의 이야길 다시 써내려갈께
Neowa na-e iyagil dasi sseonaereyogalkke

비스트 (Beast): Fiction

아직 난 널 잊지 못하고 모든걸 다 믿지 못하고 
Ajik nan neol iji mothago modeungeol da michi mothago
이렇게 널 보내지 못하고 오늘도
Ireoke neol bonaeji mothago oneuldo

다시 만들어볼게 우리 이야기 끝나지 않게 아주 기나긴
Dasi mandeureo bolke uri iyagi kkeutnaji anke aju ginagin
살갗을 파고 스며드는 상실감은 잠시 묻어둘게
Salgacheul phago seumyeodeuneun sangsilgameun jamsi mudeodulke
새로 써 내려가 시작은 행복하게 웃고 있는 너와 나
Saero sseo naeryeoga sijakeun haengbokhage utgo ineun neowana
네가 날 떠나지 못하게 배경은 출구가 없는 좁은 방 안
Nega nal tteonajimothage baegyeongeun chulguga eopneun jobeun bang an

아무렇지 않게 네게 키스하고 달콤한 너의 곁을 떠나가질 못해
Amureotji anke nege khiseuhago dalkhoman neo-e gyeotheul tteonagajil mothae
우린 끝이라는건 없어
Urin kkeuthiraneun geon eopseo

이렇게 난 또 (Fiction in Fiction)
Ireoke nan tto (Fiction in Fiction)
잊지 못하고 (Fiction in Fiction)
Iji mothago (Fiction in Fiction)
내 가슴 속에 끝나지 않을 이야길 쓰고 있어
Nae gaseumsoge kkeutnaji aneul iyagil sseugo isseo
널 붙잡을게 (Fiction in Fiction)
Neol butjabeulke (Fiction in Fiction)
놓지 않을게 (Fiction in Fiction in Fiction)
Noji aneulke (Fiction in Fiction)
끝나지 않은 너와 나의 이야기 속에서 오늘도 in Fiction
Kkeutnaji aneun neowa na-e iyagi sogeseo oneuldo in Fiction

지금 여긴 행복한 이야기들밖에 없어
Jigeum yeogin haengbokhan iyagi deulbakke eopseo
너무 행복한 우리 둘만의 이야기가 이렇게 (현실과는 다르게)
Nomu haengbokhan uri dulmanui iyagiga ireoke (hyeonsilgwaneun dareuke)
써 있어 점점 채워지고 있어
Sseo isseo jeomjeom chaewojigo isseo
너는 나에게로 달려와서 안기고
Neoneun na-egero dallyeo waseo angigo
품 안에 안긴 너를 나는 절대 놓지 못해
Phum ane angin neoreul naneun jeoltae noji mothae
우린 끝이라는건 없어
Urin kkeuchiraneun geon eopseo

이렇게 난 또 (Fiction in Fiction)
Ireoke nan tto (Fiction in Fiction)
끊지 못하고 (Fiction in Fiction)
Kkeunji mothago (Fiction in Fiction)
내 가슴 속에 끝나지 않을 이야길 쓰고 있어
Nae gaseumseoge kkeutnaji aneul iyagil sseugo isseeo
널 붙잡을게 (Fiction in Fiction)
Neol butjabeulke (Fiction in Fiction)
놓지 않을게 (Fiction in Fiction in Fiction)
Neoji aneulke (Fiction in Fiction)
끝나지 않은 너와 나의 이야기 속에서 오늘도 in Fiction
Kkeutnaji aneun neowa na-e iyagi sogeseo oneuldo in Fiction
다시 한 번 더 말하지만
Dasi hanbeon deo malhajiman
지금 너는 내 옆에 있다고 그렇게 믿고 있어 난
Jigeum neoneun nae yeophe itdago geureoke mitgo isseo nan

(하지만 Fiction)
(Hajiman Fiction)
난 목적을 잃어버린 작가 이 소설의
Nan mokjeogeul ireobeorin jakga isoseorui
끝은 어떻게 마무리 지어야 해
Kkeutheun eotteoke mamuri jieoya hae
사랑해 사랑해 사랑해 사랑해 사랑해 이 세 글자만
Saranghae saranghae saranghae saranghae saranghae ise geuljaman
써 내려가 무뎌진 펜 눈물로 얼룩진 낡은 종이 위로
Sseo naeryeo modyeojin phen nun mullo eollukjin nalgeun jongi wiro
행복할 수도 슬플 수도 없어 이 이야기는
Haengbokhal sudo seuloheul sudo eopseo i iyagineun

지금 난 너무나도 행복한 생각에 이야기를 쓰지만
Jigeum nan neomu nado haengbokhan saenggake iyagireul sseujiman
모든게 바람일 뿐이라고 여전히
Modeunge baramil ppun irago yeojeoni

난 행복한걸 (Fiction in Fiction in Fiction)
Nan haengbokhan geol (Fiction in Fiction)
우리 함께인걸 (Fiction in Fiction in Fiction)
Uri hamkke ingeol (Fiction in Fiction)
이제 시작인걸 (Fiction in Fiction in Fiction)
Ije sijak ingeol (Fiction in Fiction)
끝은 없는걸 (Fiction in Fiction in Fiction)
Kkeutheun eopneun geol (Fiction in Fiction)

Thanks To:
beastofficial, sakuraisme96, for the videos
10 Asia, elex media computindo for info and pictures

What's Happening in Indonesia: Xia Junsu's 1st Asia Tour Concert, Jakarta, June 16, 2012 (Live Raving)

The news about Xia Junsu would start his 1st Asia Tour Concert and have Indonesia as one of the stops was reached my ears first before I had listened to his 1st full length solo album. At that time attending his concert was in my list of considerated concerts. I like Get Out, but In Heaven album is just so so, and Ayy Girl is..... *rolling eyes*, not to forget its crapcastic MV. But just try to ask people around about JYJ/DBSK members as a performer, their answer will be range from good to great performer. For that last thing only, enough to include Junsu’s concert into the list.

Then I got the chance to listen the whole Tarantallegra, Xia Junsu’s first solo album, and suddenly the concert was no longer in the list. I’m nearly broke right now from how many concerts I have attended in this year. And to be honest Tarantalegra album is mediocre at best. It is not because the auto tune and “why up beat songs, they waste Junsu’s voice” is not even in consideration, dude listen first before make comment. Tarantalegra album is consisted More ballad songs than upbeat songs. No voice is being wasted here. And agree JYJ are better in producing ballad than producing up beat full of auto tune songs. Simply said I’m not a fan of their upbeat songs. It is just something lack in that album. I tried to give it more listen as preparation to go to concert, I just couldn’t bring myself. Boohwal’s Purple Wave is on repeat in my current playlist. See there must be some reasons for that right? More over Junsu’s voice is good, no doubt about it. But my favorite voice among JYJ (DBSK)  member belongs to Micky. Don’t ask why :D That raspy voice comes from his throat just sexy. Rawr.  So I dropped the concert from my list.

Like out from no K pop universe, came Tarantallegra MV. Wow. I LIKE that MV. Not to put less respect to people who have so much brevity to choose to be open about they being gay, that MV will shut up any comment about a boy with guyliner, pink lips, and skinny jeans is a gay if that ever becomes a reason for someone avoiding certain kind of music. Man find better reason, be open minded won’t hurt. That is what I called androgyny, artistically androgyny. Androgyny boys earn a soft spot in me, Asian to the core, for always giving away some mysterious vibe. I like K pop for its Korean-ness, I will never require my pretty boys to be more “western” just to suit anybody’s music taste. Use guyliner as they like, wear skinny jeans as they want, appear with colorful outfit like a rainbow when they feel like to, I still like them as ever.  No need to be drastically changed, and try to be more “manly”, because I believe many fans out there are just like me, fall in love with the boy with guyliner. Just do a bit of tweak, give these boys more personality and ehm originality, while keep them “flowery”. It will give them better chance to win “western” audience that those K idol companies dream about. Tarantallegra MV has just served Junsu its best showing everything the best from him. The dance is so slick.That MV were all things behind, here I wrote about the awesomeness of Xia Junsu  1st solo concert in Indonesia is. Because without it, I would not be able to, since I probably didn’t go to the concert. Never under estimate the power of MV *look to one of K pop idol companies*. I was hooked by Tarantalegra MV, I went to the concert, and viola I knew I would miss a big thing if I ever missed it. Saved by the MV!

The concert

The concert was held on Saturday, June 16, 2012 in Jitec Mangga Dua Square, Jakarta. With capacity around 6500 people (?), it was filled around 90-95% from its capacity based on my calculation. It is such a loss for fans who didn’t get to watch the concert. The audience, itself, was more homogeneous than the last Super Junior concert that I felt like a family outing. The audience was mostly teenage girls, as expected. As far as I could see, a group of audience consists of dad, mom, and toddlers had yet to be seen.

The concert was schedule starting on 19.00 Indonesia western times. I would let pass a concert that started 10-15 minutes late. I would try to tolerate a concert that started 30 minutes late. But if a concert that was late almost 2 hours from schedule: Junsu-yah did you leave your watch in Korea and didn’t know whether Jakarta is 2 hours ahead or 2 hours behind from Seoul? *nagging* At 20:40 the concert finally kicked out. Junsu was suddenly there on stage after the light went off for seconds. Kh lack of grand entrance effect.

The concert was warming up on me. It began with Junsu’s songs those are more popular like Intoxication. Yes “Taste and Touch me, baby. Let me feel your naughtiness” :D Rather than grouping the songs to ballad and up tempo song. He went back and forth from ballad and up tempo songs. It worked well honestly. But then it didn’t matter anymore, I sang along when the ballad songs played and danced, jumped up and down following the upbeat tempo. 

Then it came about the interactive part of the concert. Accompanied by interpreter, Junsu had initiative to grant three requests from audience. At first the audience shouted off “JYJ, JYJ, JYJ, JYJ”. Junsu looked like a bit annoyed. Tee hee whatelsedoowedoo. JYJ still owe us a concert in Jakarta that failed to realize last year. I think his reaction is because he wants to be well-established solo artist in future, recedes slowly from his image as a member of an idol group, since it will give him more prolong career. Hey, who prints: “Xia Junsu, member of JYJ” on his 1^st solo concert ticket and on a huge billboard advertising his concert.  Just sayin’. 

So the request were cut from three to two. Aish. First one was Junsu did a cutesy expression. Boy, that was just strike potent! After watching him that sang Intoxication trying to seduce me, his cutesy expression followed by innocent shy look, my mind couldn’t comprehend. Next was second request, I didn’t know from which part of audience the request came from. For awhile the interpreter leaning his head toward Junsu, whispering. Junsu seemed not hearing clearly what the interpreter was saying, and he went saying: “Sex dance??” wrinkled on his forehead. LMAO, I was laughing, rocking my belly. So he showed us the Tarantallegra dance. Kh. But but but I swear I clearly heard it was SEX dance that you said, not sexY dance. *disappointed look* :D

Next part was he played out songs from his musical Elizabeth and Mozart. Wow. If I visit Korea someday beside going to Hongdae for watching indie bands do their gig, the next thing I want to do is…. Stalking SM dormitory? Hell no. Staying all day long on Music Bank studio and wishing a chance to meet idol boys in and out the building? Just no. Going to a musical? Yes, yes, yes! Though it gives me shiver just imagining the ticket price. I might not understand the lyric, but Junsu’s voice was just overflowing with emotion. That was enough for me to send him my loudest applause. Great performer he is. Who need lyric translation showed on big background screen if that only make sad ballad song sounds silly? When his sincere emotion wrapped voice alone is enough.

The concert was near its end. I thought he would close his concert with the title song from his album, Tarantallegra but he didn’t. He chose to send us off with ehmm ehmm some ballad songs. I recognized the melody, in fact I sang along with him. I didn’t know the titles. Sorry the album was new and like I said before I didn’t feel the urge to listen to it over and over again even when the concert date was approaching.  But don’t worry he is a good singer, the emotion in his voice was palpable. I couldn’t help feel sad along with him. Boo why just an hour and a half, it was not enough. The energy transfer of the concert was good at the end, instead of being tired after all the jumping, dancing, and shouting , I felt more alert and full of energy like somebody had been charging me with more power. So there I was with adrenaline surge in my head shouting “encore, tto hanbeonman, encore, tto hanbeonman, encore, hanbeonman, chincarooo”, jumping, and waving my red light stick. He he he. Dorawa yeppeun neol….Gomawoyo, gomapseumida nan *standing ovation*

The conclusion

Goodness. I really enjoyed the concert. I was so carried that I lost count how many songs he has been singing. He sang all songs from his solo album (10 songs), he sang songs from his musicals (around 3-4 songs? The interlude between the songs were not too clear, and I haven’t heard the song before), he sang one SKKS OST (Too Love), he sang one Scent of Woman OST (You’re So Beautiful), he sang Mission and Fallen Leaves from In Heaven album. So it was around 17 songs less or more (?). There was a dancing performance from Junsu back up dancers with Be My Girl song. Ahh those mob moves! I wish he did some modification to some of the songs so it will be felt more live, though not like it has not already been.

The venue might be smaller, the stage might be less sophisticated, definitely less crowd, and of course less crazy fans (Elf is just sheer CRAZY period), and it started almost two hours late from the schedule, but I felt way more satisfaction from this concert compared to the last idol concert I have attended.  Hah you know what concert I’ve been talking about. It was just felt more “live”. I never thought I would ever feel this satisfied toward an Idol concerts for the lack of their live-ness. Junsu proved me wrong. When the live version of the song is felt much more fun than their studio version, you know you have a great performer. When you can hear your artist’ breath in between the lines during concert, you know the concert you attend is worth a price.

And I more and more don’t understand with all blocking actions toward JYJ members activities. It looks way more irrational now. I mean speaking about authorized parties who have proved themselves that they can do such actions, if they want to. JYJ boys are good performer and artist since they make their own music. But they just waste them away instead of supporting them. If they want to make K idol music, the icon of K pop music, more appealing to people whose music tendency leaning away from idol’s music, they at least can start looking up to JYJ model, despite shut it off. I can say that because Junsu ‘s concert can be entertaining even if the audience is not under K pop fandom. They should see the bigger goal ahead: “Spreading Hallyu Wave” to larger population. Tsk.  Not doing petty actions blocking some idol boys’ activities those only puts hinderer to the achievement of a bigger goal. Am I right? And you, JYJ blockers, just stop your childish acts, grow up and grow some balls.

시아 준수: Set Me Free
Xia Junsu : Set Me Free

Oh! Set me free set me free free
미련도 타버린 슬픔의
Miryeondo thabeorin seulpheume love song
불안의 벗겨진 절망의 Love song
Burane beotgyejin jeolmange Love song
시련의 시작인 아픔의 연속
Siryeone sijakan apheume yeonseok
이리봐도 저리 봐도
Iribwado jeoribwado
내 가슴만 찢어져 가
Nae gaseuman jjijeojyeo ga

Take take take it on
Make make make it on
피할 수 없는걸
Phihalsu eoneun geol
내 내 내가 널 왜 왜 왜 이리도
Nae nae nae ga neol whae whae whae irido
휘둘려 사는거야
Hwidullyeo saneun geoya

니가 하고 싶은 대로해
Niga hago sipheun daero hae
화도 내고울어봐
Hwado naego ureobwa
시련도 미련도 나따위 없잖아
Siryeondo miryeondo nattawi eopjana
더이상 나에게강요따윈 집어쳐
Deoisang naege gangyottawon jibeochyeo
함께한 추억들 까짓 다 버릴거야
Hamkkehan chueodeul kkajit da beorilgeoya
Oh! Set me free set me free free Oh!
Set me free set me free free

So many time난 언제나 잃었어
So many time nan eonjena ireosseo
또 meaning of love 넌 언제나 버렸어
Tto meaning of love neon eonjena beoryeosseo

I get so serious, guess i’m just a curious
잠시 나 시간을 넘어서 giddy-up 들리는 소문이 사실이건
Jamsi na siganeul neomeoseo giddy-up deullineun somuni sasirigeon
맘대로 헛소문 퍼트리던
Mamdaero heotsomun pheotheurideon
네 맘만 남고 내 맘은 탔으니
Ne mamman namgo nae mameun thasseuni
사소한 일까지 전부 내 탓이니 전부 내 탓을 해
Sasohan ilkkaji jeonbu nae thasini jeonbu nae thaseul hae
Take it away now

Fake fake fake it oh
왜 왜 또 부족해
Whae whae tto bujokhae
끝없는 욕심은
Kkeuteopneun yoksimeun

Oh yeah kill kill kill me
이젠 날 조여오는
Ijen nal joyeoeoneun
지독한 칼날 같아
Jidokhan khalnal gatha

니가 하고 싶은 대로 해
Niga hago sipheun daero hae
화도 내고 울어봐
Hwado naego ureobwa
시련도 미련도 나따위 없잖아
Siryeondo mireyondo nattawi eopjana
더이상 나에게 강요따윈 집어쳐
Deoisang naege gangyottawon jibeochyeo
함께한 추억들 까짓 다 버릴거야
Hamkkehan chueokdeul kkajit da beorilgeoya
Oh! Set me free set me free free Oh!
Set me free set me free free

Oh baby baby baby이젠 날 놓아줘
Oh baby baby baby ijen nal noajwo
그 욕망의 그늘에서 (이젠 나를 보내줘
Geu yokmangui geu neureseo (ijen nareul bonaejwo)
Oh lady lady lady 짓밟아 주겠어
Oh lady lady lady jitbalba jugesseo
함께 했던 기억도 (깨끗이 날 지워줘)
Hamkkehaetdeon gieokdo (Kkaekkeusi nal jiwojwo)
남김없이 지울께
Nam gimeopsi jiulkke

니가 하고 싶은대로 해
Niga hago sipheun daero hae
화도 내고 울어봐
Hwado naego ureobwa
시련도 미련도 나따위 없잖아
Siryeondo miryeondo nattawi eopjana
더이상 나에게 강요따윈 집어쳐
Deoisang naege gangyottawon jibeochyeo
함께한 추억들까짓 다 버릴 거야
Hamkkehan chueokdeul kkajit da beoril geoya
Oh! Set me free set me free free (X2) Bye!
Oh! Set me free Set me free free Bye!

PS:

Jeez Indonesia fans can you be cleaner? Your habit throwing garbage everywhere as you like irks me so much. Concert venue ain’t junk yard, put some shame on yourself.

And how could you still take pictures and videos when Junsu gave you “Fever”, sent you under “Taratallegra” and took your “Breath” away? Didn’t you feel intoxicated? I would rather dance my butt off. Dolpin Dance!

EO thanks for let us bring our cameras inside the concert hall, but then you did swapping us up. Boo I take my thank back :P

JYJ come to Indonesia!! It will be amazing to see three of you singing in front of my eyes. Though be together five will be more mind blowing but if that means put you three back into the “box”, I oppose “keep the faith”. 


Thanks To:
CJESJYJ,  KpopCzechForum for videos

J Rabbit (제이레빗): 우리 했던 이야기 & Happy Things (Lyrics, Romanization, Translation)

Tada oremanna :D Yeesh Ojakgyo Brothers had been successfully sucked the time of me for a week. Since I’m the kind of person who easily neglect anything else while I got my attention in full gear in one thing, I could only post now =_=. So here I’m back again blogging away ^^

제이레빗: 우리 했던 이야기

J Rabbit: Our Story

[Lyrics, Roamnization, Translation]

우리했던 이야기 바라만 봐도 좋은

Urihaetdeon iyagi baraman bwado joun

Oversaw our story looking good

그 시절 아름다운 기억

Geu sijeol areumdaun kiok

That time is a beautiful memory

우리했던 약속들 지키진 못했어도

Urihaetdeon yaksokdeul jikhijin mothaesseodo

Promises those we made, we couldn’t keep

마냥 행복했던 시간

Manyang haengbokhaetdeon sigan

Time that happiness is felt endlessly

사랑하는데.. 그런데 왜 나만 힘이 드냔 말야

Saranghaneunde... geureonde whae naman himi deunyan marya

Love… but why my only strength ceases to make me realize?

이럴 땐 어떻해야 해?

Ireolttaen eotteokhaeya hae?

Remember, what should I do?

(그래서 행복하니) No..

(Geuraeseo haengbokhani) No..

(So feeling happy) No...

지난 날 우리 이야기

Jinan nal uri iyagi

Our story of yesterday

가슴 한 구석에 새겨진 네 목소리

Gaseuman guseoke saegyeojin ne moksori

In the corner of my heart, your voice carved in

이제 더 이상 들리지 않아

Ije deo isang deulliji ana

Now, I can’t hear anymore

그저 한숨 섞인 내 노래에 너를 보내네

Geujeo hansum seokkkin nae norae-e neoreul bonaene

So sigh in between my song I send it to you

우리했던 이야기 눈빛만 봐도

Urihaetdeon iyagi nun bitman bwado

Our story looks shining underneath the light

뭐든 다 알 수 있다고

Mwodeun da al su itdago

All things that I said

힘이 든단 너의 말 이제 조금 이해할 것도 같은데

Himi deundan neo-e mal ije jogeum ihaehal geotdo gatheunde

Your word draining the strength, now looks like I understand that a little bit

함께한 시간 이제 어떻게 혼자 버티란 말야

Hamkkehan sigan ije eotteoke honja beothiran marya

Time being together, now alone what am I supposed to do to survive?

이럴 땐 어떻해야 해? (그래서 행복하니) No..

Ireolttaen eotteohaeya hae? (Geuraeseo hangbokhani) No..

Remember, what should I do? (So feeling happy) No..

지난 날 우리 이야기

Jinan nal uri iyagi

Our story of yesterday

가슴 한 구석에 새겨진 네 목소리

Gaseuman guseoke sae gyeojin ne moksori

In the corner of my heart, your voice carved in

이제 더 이상 들리지 않아

Ije deo isang deulliji ana

Now, I can’t hear anymore

그저 한숨 섞인 내 노래에 너를 보내네

Geujeo hansum seokkkin nae norae-e neoreul bonaene

So sigh in between my song i send it to you

I lub lub lub this album. At first listening, I thought I liked It’s Spring more. As time goes by and I give more listen, I realize the true power of J Rabbit’s latest album, Looking Around (heh). The album I slowly, but sure, sinks in me and burrows its way deep into my heart. I’m having a hard time picking my favorite songs from. Cause I love ‘em all. That’s one reason. The other reason is I think this album was intact. What I mean is that the whole album projecting into one mood. You know there’s an album that contains varied songs, so that you just can’t listen to the whole album while you have certain kind of mood of the day.

Artist: J Rabbit (제이레빗)

Album Title: Looking Around

Release Date: April 25, 2012

Label: Mirror Ball

Track list:

1. Where Is Love? (Intro) 

2. Looking Around 

3. 알고있을까? (Would You Know?) 

4. 잠이솔솔 (Sleep Is Gently Coming) 

5. If You Love Me (Acoustic Ver.) 

6. Happy Things 

7. 웃으며 넘길래 ('Frozen Smile') 

8. 우리 했던 이야기 (Our Story) 

9. 그래 새롭게 (The New Me) 

10. 하루를 시작하는 방법 (The Way To Start The Day) 

11. God Is Right 

12. 집으로 가는길 (The Way Home) (Inst.)

This album is whimsical. It is like somebody invites me to come and play into the imaginative fairy land and forget the bad things that happens IRL. It is like song playing as Dad reading for us our bed-time stories. It was weird that at this one day of mine, I felt so unhappy, I almost cried, and then I watched Happy Things video, suddenly I just sang along and giggled together with them. Those simple videos of theirs are addicting for sure. I think it is Hyesun’s voice, or the lyrics, or the sound of piano, or the way they performs, or perhaps every drop of passion showed is counted.

Yes, I give this album more love then J I listen to it in the morning, I listen to it in the night, I listen to it when I’m happy, I listen to it when I'm sad and I want to take a break from un-requited, painful and hurt love song that runs rampant in K pop and anywhere else in the world :P I may just sit, think, reflect what have been going on in my life. :) Be grateful. Be happy.

제이레빗: Happy Things
[Lyrics, Romanization, Translation]

둥근 해가 뜨면 제일 먼저

Dunggeun haega tteumyeon jeil meonjeo

The first thing, when the rounded sun overhead

기분 좋은 상상을 하지

Gibun joun sangsangeul haji

Imagining the happy feeling

하나 둘 셋! 자리에 일어나

Hana dul set! Jarie ireona

One, two, three! Get up from your place

하마처럼 입을 쫙 하품을 크게 하고

Hamacheoreom ibeul jjak hapheumeul kheuge hago

Like a hippo mouth, suddenly make big yawn

두 눈을 크게 뜨고

Dununeul kheugetteugo

Open both eyes largely

번쩍 기지개를 한번 쭉 켜고

Beonjjeok gijigaereul hanbeon jjuk khyeogo

Start stretching for once, turn your body on

즐거운 상상을 맘껏 즐겨

Jeulgeoun sangsangeul mamkkeot jeulgyeo

Enjoy yourself with joyful imagination till your heart content,

잊지 말고Happy Happy Things

Ichii malgo Happy Happy Thing

Don’t forget happy happy things

상쾌한 바람이 부는 아침에

Sangghwaehan barami buneun achime

Fresh wind blows in the morning

한껏 여유 부릴 때

Hankkeot yeoyu buril ttae

When making use of my free time to the fullest

유난히 안색이 좋아 뭘 입어도

Yunani ansaegi joa mwol ibeodo

Good extraordinary look on my face

다 잘어울리고 다 예뻐 보일 때

Da jal eoulligo da yeppeo boil ttae

When everything is going well and looks beautiful

좋아하는 노랠 들으며 걸어갈 때

Joahaneun norael deureumyeo georeogal ttae

When taking a walk, listen to my favorite songs

시간 맞춰 버스를 탈 때

Sigan matchwo beoseureul thal ttae

When on time to take a bus

유난히 사람이 많은 출근길

Yunani sarami maneun chulgeun gil

Meeting someone special on the way to work

딱 내 앞에서 자리 났을 때

Ttak nae apheseo jari nasseul ttae

When it is just caught right in front of my seat

예상대로 일이 술술 풀려갈 때

Yesangdaero iri sulsul phullyeogal ttae

Work goes smoothly as expected at time I want to go

이제부터 뭐든 내 멋대로 맘 먹을 때  

Ijebutheo mwodeun nae meotdaero mam meogeul ttae

From now on, time for eating anything as I like

아주 맛있는걸 먹었을 때

Aju masineun geol meogeosseul ttae

Time for eating very delicious food

세상에나~! 힘도 안 줬는데 쾌변

Sesange na~ himdo an jwoneun de khwaebyeon

Heaven... Give me strength for not to change

오! 보너스 휴가 떠날 때

O! Boneosu hyuga tteonal ttae

O! When vacation bonus is over

사랑하는 그대와 함께

Saranghaneun geudaewa hamkke

Love being together with you

모두 상상만 해도 정말 기분 좋아

Modu sangsangman haedo jeongmal gibun joa

Feeling really happy by just imagine it all

잊지 말고 Happy Happy Things

Ichi malgo happy Happy Things

Don’t forget happy happy things

오랜만에 친구들을 만났을 때

Oraenmane chingudeureul mannaseul ttae

When I met friends for a long time

괜히 기분이 좋아서 혼자 막 춤 출 때

Gwhaeni gibuni joaseo honja mak chumjul ttae

When with no reason feeling happy just by dancing alone

아주 머리가 잘 돌아갈 때

Aju meoriga jal doragal ttae

When good head very well returns

말도 안돼~! 공부 안 했는데 백점

Maldo andwhae~! Gongbu an haeneunde baekjeom

No way!! Didn’t study, score full marks!

오! 누군가 보고 싶을 때

O! Nugunga bogo sipheul ttae

O! When I want to see someone

그대가 내 맘 알아줄 때

Geudaega nae mam arajul ttae

When you recognize my heart

모두 상상만 해도 정말 기분 좋은

Modu sangsangman haedo jeongmal gibun joun

Feeling really happy by just imagining it all

Happy Happy Things

누구나 할 수 있는 일

Nuguna halsu ineun il

Anyone can do this

행복한 삶을 원한다면

Haengbokan salmeul wonan damyeon

If you wish a happy life

모두 상상만 해도 정말 기분 좋아

Modu sansangman haedo jeongmal gibun joa

Feeling really happy by just imagining it all

잊지 말고 Happy Happy Things

Ichi malgo Happy Happy Things

Don’t forget happy happy things

LURV THIS SONG!

Thanks To:
friendznet, AsianDreamMusic for videos