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True I.O.I fans, what do you guys think of "Suddenly"?
Personally I didn't follow them when they were active 10 years ago. I just love Chung Ha. But I've watched a few variety shows where they appeared on as guests because they're doing a press run rn in Korea, and they're just hilarious together. It got me wondering what their real fans think of their new single "Suddenly." I think it sounds nice and was def inspired by Hwasa's "Good Goodbye," but I would have liked to see them do a more upbeat song.
250 million of these Pokémon stickers were sold in South Korea in just two years (2022–24), 300 million by 2026
💗Native Korean's Bite-Sized Lesson💗
🧑🏻: 밤 찌고 껍질 깠어요. = I steamed and peeled chestnuts.
chestnut = 밤
steam = 찌
and = 고
peeling = 껍질
peel = 까 | Did/Have -ed = ㅆ어요.
📝: "ㅆ어요" is modifying both "까 (peel)" and "찌 (steam)" here.
🇶: Do Americans know what chestnuts are and eat 'em?
Asking people in Japan about Amuro Namie's music
I live in South Korea, and unfortunately the only official music by her I can find online now is "Jolin Tsai - I'm Not Yours Feat. NAMIE AMURO" and "One Piece Opening 20 | Hope by Namie Amuro," both of which were obviously not uploaded by her team. The rest seem to have been uploaded without her consent. It got me wondering how things are in Japan. How are people in Japan accessing her music or is the situation pretty much the same over there?
🧑🏻: 모닝빵 24개에 4천원밖에 안 해요. = It only costs 4,000 won for 24 dinner rolls.
💗Let's break this down word for word! Since Korean word order is "almost" the reverse of English, I suggest you read the breakdown below from the end back to the beginning.💗
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dinner roll [morning =모닝 | bread = 빵]
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24
[This is the most common counter in Korean and means something like "piece."] = 개
for = 에
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4 | thousand = 천 | won (Korean money) = 원
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only cost = 밖에 안 해요.
📝: 4 thousand won (4천원) is currently about $2.71!
I’m not talking about the artists’ talent—just the music. For me, it’s aespa. 2021 was their year with "Next Level" and "Savage," both of which I still haven’t gotten tired of. Then in 2024, they released two of my favorite K-pop songs of all time, "Supernova" and "Whiplash." Also, they’re known in Korea as "B-side master," and rightfully so. With songs like "Lucid Dream," "Angel #48," and "Thirsty," they’re the only K-pop act that’s made it into my playlist more than five times (yes, I’m super picky). What’s your pick? It'd be nice if you included your favorite songs by them. I'm always on the hunt for some good music lol I'm sure many other people are too!
🧑🏻: 미국에도 철쭉 있어요? = Are there royal azaleas in America too?
💗Let's break this down word for word!💗
America = 미국
in = 에
too = 도
royal azalea(s) = 철쭉
There is/are = 있어요?
📝: I took the pic myself! 😄😇