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Dec 9, 2017

[TRANS] Jin Recipe : 2014 Rice Cake Soup

It’s time for another Jin recipe. The fourth one in this translation series (we’re slowly getting there). Today Jin brings us yet another Rice Cake Soup recipe, but this one has been updated from the previous year. Translation notes: I shall translate as true to the original Korean as possible, only changing the phrasings when the sentence otherwise wouldn't make sense in English. Translation notes will be in square brackets and grey [like this] Korean source That is all. 201

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Oct 23, 2017

[TRANS] Jin Recipe : Hungry Jin Chicken

It’s time for yet another translation of a Jin recipe. Are you ready for some Jin fun? Translation notes: I shall translate as true to the original Korean as possible, only changing the phrasings when the sentence otherwise wouldn't make sense in English. Instructions that Jin wrote directly on the photos will be translated below the photos. Translation notes will be in square brackets and grey [like this] and expect a few of them as Jin has been a good joker from the start,

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Oct 12, 2017

Secrets of Satoori Rap

Did you know that BTS were on the news two years before their debut? Back then the group had been given the name BTS but it only had three members: RM, Suga and J-Hope. The vocal line hadn’t even signed with BigHit yet. But BTS already had a song out that impressed, and that song was 팔도강산 (PalDoGangSan) often referred to as Satoori Rap. The song was later re-recorded and included on their O!RUL8,2? album, but it was created back in the day, and was one of the first songs to b

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Sep 23, 2017

The Sub-Vocalist Struggle

I've been a Kpop fan for so long that I'm losing count of the years, but I think I'm going on eleven years now. That being said, this is a topic that I rarely see being discussed properly. Yet it's so important to address in order for us to be able to enjoy the music of our idols without feeling bitter over things like line distributions. Because a new comeback usually means new arguments over line distribution, and I have noticed that something crucial is usually left out

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Aug 12, 2017

[TRANS] Jin Recipe : BTS Diet

Nothing quite like a good old Jin Recipe blog. They are a lot of fun to translate. It might seem like all I do these days are translations. I assure you that I am also working on other blog posts. I do have a bigger project coming up within a few week, but the research is no joke. Translation notes: I shall translate as true to the original Korean as possible, only changing the phrasings when the sentence otherwise wouldn't make sense in English. Instructions that Jin wrote

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Aug 8, 2017

[TRANS] Street Dance with J-Hope

Pre-debut, J-Hope wrote three posts on BTS's blog about Street Dance that he calls "street dance reviews". I shall hereby translate all three blogs so you may fully enjoy J-Hope's love for dance! This is from before Hope on the Street was a thing so I highly recommend that you follow up this blog by watching all of J-Hope's Hope on the Streets videos. They're such great fun and amazing to watch! Translation notes: I have tried to translate it as close as possible to the origi

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Aug 3, 2017

[TRANS] Jin Recipe : Rice Cake Soup

I hereby set out to translate Jin's recipe blog posts! After my translation post of Jungkook's adventures in LA from BTS's blog, I realised that there was an interest in some of the other blogs posted on the site, so, today I will start a continuous serious called: Jin Recipes. In which I will translate.... (any guesses as to what I'll translate?)....yep, that right! I'll translate Jin's recipes that he posted on BTS's blog! There are a total of twelve of them. Welcome to the

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Jul 30, 2017

[TRANS] Jungkook's pre-debut adventure in LA

Some of you might know that Jungkook learnt dance for a month in Los Angeles, but did you also know that he shared his pre-debut adventure on a blog that BTS kept pre-debut? Luckily, I just so happen to be in possession of the two blog posts he wrote and also of the images he shared. And I just so happen to also speak Korean. So I shall translate Jungkook's two blog posts to english, and share them with you all — right here. Translation notes: I have tried to translate it as

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Jul 23, 2017

The Hwagae Market Mystery

Have you ever wondered why J-Hope and Suga have named their joint broadcasts Hwagae Market? Have you ever wondered why they open the market doors at the beginning and close them before they leave? What Hwagae Market even is? In this blog post, I shall answer all of these questions. They could easily have decidede to call their broadcasts Sope, since they have also decided to give their won ship and official name, but they didn't. So... What is Hwagae Market? And I mean the

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Jul 7, 2017

BigHit vs. The Big Three

You've probably heard about the Big Three. The three biggest Entertainment Companies in Kpop: SM, JYP and YG. But did you know that the Big Three used to be the Big Two? On this week's Kpop history lesson, we shall have a look at how the Big Three came to be and how BigHit compares. The Big Two Before there was the Big Three, there was the Big Two. This is back in the late 90s when first generation Kpop emerged. And the first of them is... SM Entertainment The company's found

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Jun 16, 2017

BTS vs. Dorms

Today's Kpop history will be focused around the following question: For how long do Kpop stars live together in their dorms? Most Army probably know that BTS live in a dorm and have lived together in dorms since pre debut. They continue to live in dorms to this day too, but will they continue to do so in the future too? I'll attempt to answer these questions by exploring some Kpop history and letting you know what other idols have done, and why, and taking a look at how BTS c

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May 28, 2017

The White Tiger of BTS

In 'Give It To Me' Agust D labels himself as a tiger, a powerful choice of words, especially from a cultural perspective. Let me show you why... "범으로 태어나 개처럼 살수는 없지" Born as a tiger, so I can't live like a dog. - Give It To Me : Agust D - These lyrics are really interesting to me from a Korean language perspective. Tigers are symbols of power and courage, whereas dogs are symbols of obedient followers. However, there's a little more to it than that, and here are some referenc

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Apr 27, 2017

Suga the Underground Beat-maker

You might all think that the first beat Suga made for another artist was his song 'Wine' for Suran. You'd be wrong. Before debut, before joining the trainee path to becoming an idol, before signing with BigHit, Suga was already making music. He didn't do it under either of his current stage names, Suga or Agust D. He did it under his real name, Min Yoongi and his stage name back then, Gloss (a direct translation into English of his real name: Yoongi). And if you really dig fo

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Apr 10, 2017

BTS vs. Education

South Korea has a severe focus on higher education and this highly affects BTS who often talk about this in their lyrics. So let's look at: BTS VS EDUCATION I'm going to be looking both at BTS lyrics and also their personal education and society's view on their choice of education. Let's start simple with some BTS lyrics in N.O: "From Seoul to the SKY" - N.O - This line might be in English, but it is not referring to the cloudy sky over South Korea's capital. It has a much de

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Mar 4, 2017

BTS will never give up Hope

I have a huge advantage compared to most international army: I speak, read and understand Korean, and it's a huge part of why I love BTS so much, because their lyrics are Dope! Sometimes (actually most of the time) translations of their songs lack context and some lines aren't fully explained. Using my Korean knowledge, I'm going to explain an important term that BTS often use and refer to in their lyrics. I've never seen this line translated in detail, and it carries a

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Feb 19, 2017

[THEORY] Not Today

Unleash the theories! The way I see it, the story in this music video is simple (finally). And yet complex, as all things are with BTS. I've gone through the music video frame by frame, and analysed everything, to come up with a conclusion as to what it's all about. I hereby present you with my results. They're running up the mountain with hooded figures in black following behind them. Although I think this music video is more a continuation of the 'Dope' (work hard to achiev

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Feb 16, 2017

[THEORY] Spring Day

Long theory ahead! I'd say that this entire era, since the Most Beautiful Moment in Life (HYYH) until You Never Walk Alone, carries the overall theme of letting go and moving on. Death in storytelling is often a way to express the act of letting go, of something, or of someone. But this is a theory post and we want specifics; we want to know what every scene means, and every detail. So let's start at the beginning. The Most Beautiful Moment in Life As a theorist, I was please

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Feb 10, 2017

The Sewol Ferry Incident

In light of the recent events, I have been asked about the Sewol Ferry and its connections to BTS, so here we go: heavy topics ahead. Warning Sensitive topics ahead! If you are sensitive to the topics of death, disasters, or corruption, do NOT read on. You might have heard that BTS donated a large amount of money to the families of the victims of the Sewol Ferry incident. BTS were never one to shy away from controversies or politically sensitive subjects. This comeback is no

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Feb 9, 2017

[THEORY] Spring Day Trailer

When I first saw the track list, I had a feeling that Spring Day would be a sad song. I was writing a post about the Sewol Ferry Incident and what it means that BTS donated to the families, and when I saw that title 'Spring Day' all I could think was: this is going to be a sad and possibly quite political song. Warning If you a sensitive to topics such as death and tragedy do not read on as this post will use examples from the real tragedy of the Sewol Ferry sinking. And then

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Feb 3, 2017

[THEORY] BTS & Inception

Aka: Why it's all a dream and Jin is the dreamer. In recent MVs BTS have made a lot of pop culture references to various films; Chatroom, Silence of the Lambs, Peter and Wendy, Lost River, Alice Through the Looking Glass, and many others I have not yet had the time to dwell into and talk about. Well, there is yet another pop culture reference that has been hiding in plain sight..! (Same Suga, same...) The references are so obvious to me that for ages I didn't even think about

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