TaeYang's UFO Radio Messages
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#9: Big Bang and Foreign Language – The Inside Story
“As Big Bang expands to outside of Korea, language has emerged as an important issue. You get to meet people who don’t speak Korean and should at least be able to communicate basic stuff. Although all the songs on our international album are in English but you need to say hello and make remarks between songs when you perform in front of an audience. We study and study but cannot avoid the inevitable worries. I used to like my Japanese lessons because they were fun and easy to follow but it’s gotten so much more difficult. The Chinese characters, for one thing.
Mm…Our activities overseas taught me what struggling with a language barrier was really like. Consequently, we found out about two helpful tips for language learning. One, study everyday regularly if only for 30 minutes. Two, grab every chance to use what you’ve learned in everyday conversations. They work pretty well. We talked about how we should stop speaking in Korean altogether and try communicating only in foreign languages we were studying. But most of the time, we just tried to catch one another speaking Korean instead of honing our own language skills.
And eventually, the whole thing turned into a bet and we just had to call it a quit – a sad incident indeed. Of course, we were all so impressively good at using basic expressions we knew by heart. Sawadikap, kapkunkap and, TOP-hyung said “yakisoba” a lot because that was his favorite dish. And “muzukashi” too. This is also a Japanese word. We didn’t have any trouble communicating when we used these easy words. Do you know the meaning of all the foreign words I said so far? Well, take a guess!”
#4: A Boy No More
“Congratulations, congratulations, congratulations on TaeYang’s Adulthood Day! JiYong and I became adults this year. We have celebrated our Adulthood Day and become legal adults, which actually made me pause and think. They say that you get three kinds of gifts on Adulthood Day – perfume, roses and a kiss. Well, that’s a bit embarrassing to say. I have received perfume and roses but unfortunately no kiss yet. Wait, does that mean I am not an adult yet? Hmm…Well, I’ve celebrated my Adulthood Day and it’s time for me to act like a grownup.
Mm…when I turned 20 (Korean age!), I was just so happy, thinking, “Wow, I’m no longer a minor!” I guess I felt proud and liberated in a way. However, on my Adulthood Day, I felt a sense of responsibility and burden, if you will. Maybe because I’m one year older but mm…I have matured I guess. I don’t want to be an adult just because I’m old enough – I want to be a mature adult who deserves some measure of respect.
Time never stops and always keeps going but I’m not really sure what it is to be a real adult. I am legally an adult but don’t feel like an adult very often. Of course, I always sort of want to be a better, respectable person. Hmm… What is it to be a real grownup? Does that mean being mature? Tell me if you know.”
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Date: 2009-05-13 04:53 am (UTC)OMG HE IS SO CUTE I LOVE HIM
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Date: 2009-05-13 04:57 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-13 05:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-13 05:05 am (UTC)I hear you on the kanji tho, they're a bitch.
...what is sawadikap/kapkunkap? I feel like they're not Japanese (at least not that I've heard)
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Date: 2009-05-13 05:06 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-13 05:06 am (UTC)aww he is so cute, omg. i love him. ♥
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Date: 2009-05-13 05:39 am (UTC)bb never forgets his priorities <3
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Date: 2009-05-13 05:50 am (UTC)<3 closet fat top!!
(NO OFFENSE but TVXQ WIN..)
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Date: 2009-05-13 01:38 pm (UTC)...please tell me you're not referring to their Japanese language skills. I love those kids, but they still make me uncomfortable occasionally with their Japanese fail.
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Date: 2009-05-13 06:39 pm (UTC)i appreciate them for learning the language. to me, trying to break into the japanese market and with an english album just doesn't really seem right.
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Date: 2009-05-13 10:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-01-02 03:26 am (UTC)CUTE instead of starving himself
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Date: 2009-05-13 06:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-13 06:36 am (UTC)LOL TOP. that's just like, "I can speak japanese! I can say yakisoba!" x.x
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Date: 2009-05-13 06:45 am (UTC)Once the kanji starts, it is a like a downhill task haha because on one hand, you are trying to concentrate on the grammar and vocabulary bit and on the other extreme end, you have to remember how to write in Chinese characters instead of kana. Then comes the different ways of reading too.
Definitely concentrate on conversation though because they'd be speaking more than reading.
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Date: 2009-05-13 09:44 am (UTC)You'd never really find a western artist who would do that.
Very impressive Taeyang!
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Date: 2009-05-13 12:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-13 04:34 pm (UTC)lmao i am laughing so hard at "adulthood day"
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Date: 2009-05-14 12:14 am (UTC)