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HaXXspetten

Sweden15718 Posts

September 30 2012 20:42 GMT

#79401

On October 01 2012 05:38 Requizen wrote:
You assume that I'm ever having kids (which I won't), and that I actually have the pillow cover (which I don't). The joke is boring, drop it.

You'll adopt a pair of twin asian girls and dress them and makeup them like Tiffany throughout their growth (two just in case one goes poorly), and from there god knows what

Aerisky

United States12129 Posts

September 30 2012 20:43 GMT

#79402

On October 01 2012 05:42 HaXXspetten wrote:

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You'll adopt a pair of twin asian girls and dress them and makeup them like Tiffany throughout their growth (two just in case one goes poorly), and from there god knows what

Good lord hahahaha XD

Who knows Requizen, give it a few years and a girl just might change your mind about that, however unlikely it sounds at the moment ^^

On topic: um went to IU's twitter to look up something to post... spiky shoes

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Fawkes

Canada1935 Posts

September 30 2012 20:57 GMT

#79403

Girls are not to be trusted!

Requizen

United States33802 Posts

September 30 2012 21:04 GMT

#79404

Girls have already shown how they feel about me, my actions as a social shut in are unlikely to change their attitudes.

On topic... The rest of the pictures from this AS perf are pretty good, not just the Raina ones from before.

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Wesso

Netherlands1245 Posts

September 30 2012 21:47 GMT

#79405

I was wondering, how many of you can actually understand the lyrics in korean songs? For the ones that don't, do you search for translations, or do you just ignore the lyrics? Of course this question is mostly relevant for ballads, I assume the poppy songs have terrible lyrics, just like in Dutch and English.

I'm asking because I'm getting the feeling that I'm missing out sometimes, and I hope you guys have ways to alleviating that.

Craton

United States17303 Posts

September 30 2012 21:52 GMT

#79406

Lyrics for any even semi-popular group are available online. You pick up a lot of words and phrases, but you can't understand the entirety of the song without actually speaking Korean.

Sometimes you look up the lyrics, other times you don't care.

DwD

Sweden8621 Posts

September 30 2012 21:52 GMT

#79407

I don't understand anything but a few words but if I really like a song badly I'll check translations only so I can get a general feel of what they are singing about. I think it's a bit different for us who don't speak english at home because I don't think it's weird at all to listen to songs that I don't understand the lyrics of. Even today I won't translate english songs in my head while they are singing so korean lyrics doesn't bother me at all.

TunaBarrett

Sweden1045 Posts

September 30 2012 21:53 GMT

#79408

Same as above i can only make out a few words, but ive only looked up lyrics for like 2 songs ever. Lyrics have never really mattered much for me, even in english and swedish songs where i understand the lyrics. Beats, melody and flow of the song has always been more important for me

Fawkes

Canada1935 Posts

September 30 2012 22:00 GMT

#79409

Sometimes it is better to not know the lyrics to the poppy songs. But then there's them ballads and full of feeling songs which you must know what they are saying.

Left4Cookies

Denmark803 Posts

September 30 2012 22:01 GMT

#79410

I couldn't really care less about lyrics and that's not only in Korean songs (where I understand very little) but it also goes for English and Danish. As mentioned above, beat, melody and general flow of the music is everything to me. Awesome lyrics are nothing but a bonus.

Choubacca

Taiwan189 Posts

September 30 2012 22:13 GMT

#79411

On October 01 2012 05:06 Craton wrote:

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With foreign music it's normally just a short clip and usually with mostly the english or instrumental part, used to transition to commercial generally, but sometimes in a quick so-far-today / so-far-this-week montage.

Lol I have no idea, my sister pointed to the TV when I wasn't watching, but ya it was really short clip of that one scene where they were hitting the ball back and forth, ya know, that one scene.

shin_toss

Philippines2589 Posts

September 30 2012 22:41 GMT

#79412

On October 01 2012 06:47 Wesso wrote:
I was wondering, how many of you can actually understand the lyrics in korean songs? For the ones that don't, do you search for translations, or do you just ignore the lyrics? Of course this question is mostly relevant for ballads, I assume the poppy songs have terrible lyrics, just like in Dutch and English.

I'm asking because I'm getting the feeling that I'm missing out sometimes, and I hope you guys have ways to alleviating that.

I understand some sentences in some songs like 30% since I am learning Korean tho most of them I have no idea what it means.. also not all have terrible lyrics

rave[wcr]

United States1166 Posts

September 30 2012 22:42 GMT

#79413

jesus nana is hot. where is that performance from?

rave[wcr]

United States1166 Posts

September 30 2012 22:52 GMT

#79414

so glad theyre still promoting this song. my fav part is the helicopter dance into hot girl kagebushin no jutsu

Koenig99

Canada904 Posts

September 30 2012 23:49 GMT

#79415

All I ever hear is saranghae.

DwD

Sweden8621 Posts

September 30 2012 23:58 GMT

#79416

On October 01 2012 08:49 Koenig99 wrote:

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All I ever hear is saranghae.

You forgot molla :D

DystopiaX

United States16236 Posts

October 01 2012 00:01 GMT

#79417

On October 01 2012 07:41 shin_toss wrote:

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I understand some sentences in some songs like 30% since I am learning Korean tho most of them I have no idea what it means.. also not all have terrible lyrics

Same. Although that's only if I'm really trying and listening to the lyrics. If I'm playing a game or whatever I'm not paying attention to the lyrics at all and have no idea what they're saying.

Huggerz

Great Britain919 Posts

October 01 2012 00:12 GMT

#79418

http://www.officialcharts.com/singles-chart/

Gangnam Style #1 on UK top 100 singles chart. Just as I was beginning to hope I'd very soon see the last of it

Jarzai

United States702 Posts

October 01 2012 00:28 GMT

#79419

On October 01 2012 08:49 Koenig99 wrote:
All I ever hear is saranghae.

Ever since learning it in class I hear 여자 친구/ 남자 친구 everywhere, Dugan and Nooni Busha are everywhere too. (I don't know how to spell them in hangul....)

seRapH

United States9813 Posts

October 01 2012 00:40 GMT

#79420

Oh come on, this isn't exactly fair. "I love you"? "Girlfriend/Boyfriend"?

It takes some real creativity not often found in pop songs of any culture to avoid these words.