Happy Sunday! Stay Strong! Dedicating Red Soul's Cover of GOD's "One Candle"!

ANYONG!!

Been long time since I posted here :) The Red Soul's fever is still here I guessed, as I still can see lots of Malaysians still dwelling in their Red Soul moments :) Photos everywhere, and also Red Soul member's Facebook's account getting populated by tagged pictures as well as new approved friends. So happy for them! Remember to check out the 4 lucky girls who had special moments with Red Soul here!

So I went to browse again one of their cover which I really like, particularly because it's from one of the legendary KPOP group - G.O.D., and also the lyrics. It's a very inspiring song to me, a song which kept me moving forward too whenever I feel down.

Hanulyi oppa what are you doing? XD

Im Chang!! XOXO

Dedicating to everyone here to remind us that in life we always have one another - GOD's "ONE CANDLE" cover by Red Soul

Super love this line as I picture the scene:
"But that's not the case
So much can happen by lighting that one small candle
I believed that there was nothing else around me
But I discovered another small candle
And when I lit it, they became two
By the light of two candles, I can find more
And two becomes three, and three becomes four
And the darkness disappears"



Full lyrics translation:
In this world,
There are many people who have less than we do.
For those who are struggling even now, we sing this song.
"Stay strong!"

Why is life so hard?
Who said that life was beautiful??
Since I was born, all that life gave me was more trials to overcome.
During those times, I looked into the mirror and asked myself,
"What did I do wrong? What did I do to deserve this only happening to me?"
It feels like it'll never change.
Not tomorrow, or even the day after.

Don't say that
Don't crumble under the pressure
Whatever life gives you
Whatever you receive
Whatever this unfair world offers you
If you just accept it
Wouldn't you be fighting it?
Would you give up?
Would you surrender to the life that fate dealt you?
Don't bow your head to the world, don't lose strength,
Look at us.

Chorus
When you're tired and exhausted, lean on me
I will always be by your side
So that you never feel like you're alone in this world,
I'll be right beside you, holding your hand.

It's too dark, I can't see the road
All I have on me is one match and one candle
What could I do with this one small candle?
How could the darkness leave by lighting this one candle?
I see the bright light far away in the distance
And here I am making vain efforts alone in the dark
I want to fly towards that bright light
But I can't - my wings fail me.

But that's not the case
So much can happen by lighting that one small candle
I believed that there was nothing else around me
But I discovered another small candle
And when I lit it, they became two
By the light of two candles, I can find more
And two becomes three, and three becomes four
And the darkness disappears

Do you remember?
We fought life without a father
That was the story of my childhood
It was true, and it was hard
But I didn't give up there,
I didn't lose my dream, I didn't lose my courage
I kept trying, and here I am now
Now I want to tell you
You can do it, too.

Featured Story: 4 Lucky Girls' Sweet Moments With Red Soul

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Red Soul, the first ever acapella group to visit our shore was here the past weekend to promote their album: Stay "있어줘". I went to their fan meet session at Full House, Sunway Giza on April 13 and I must say I really love the cosy feeling in Full House, but more importantly I loved Red Soul serenading to us with their lovely voices. I must also give a thumbs up to all Malaysian K-music fans because the support was great too and I didn't know there were quite a number of people who are anticipating for Red Soul's arrival! :)

Red Soul@ Full House. Inset pic is Janice who  met Red Soul in January, and Wind Lee from 8TV!
Picture credits: Wind Lee

Red Soul really know how to capture not just the heart, but the souls of Malaysian girls! I'm very sure now there are still many of us who can't stop playing their songs, regardless it's "Han Yeojareur Saranghan Han Namja" (The One Man Who Loved One Woman), or "Sarangiya Ireon Neukim" (Love is this kind of feeling) or "Ting" etc.

But Red Soul had come a very long way, from changing members, to changing names, to winning various awards; and I personally feel it was Star King in 2009 which brought their name better out to the audiences of the world! I'm very happy for them to gain Malaysians support now!

Current Red Soul members

So who were the 4 lucky girls? 
Caught up with them to hear from them!

#1: CALLIE WHO GOT THE KISS!

Her Korean Things:
So what happened actually?

Callie:
Hanulyi was on my right, and when he sang his solo part, he moved a step forward to let ppl know it's his solo
and I took a picture of him. Once I click it, I saw he saw he was looking to my direction through my camera lense. I was a little shock and was wondering that did he really see me taking his picture? Because I was a bit confused that time, I put down my camera and looked at him.

He then suddenly walked forward n jumped in front of me! At that moment, I was thinking "Yeah, I can take up close picture". (That's why you see I was still holding my camera with my right hand.) Hanulyi just held my left hand, looked straight into my eyes n sang! Then Ki Hyun also jumped from the stage and held my right hand!

I know all cameras were facing me and I look very ugly because I just cannot stop smiling. Then Ki Hyun let go my hand and went back to the stage and I didn't expect Hanulyi will kiss my hand before letting go!

Her Korean Things:
How did you feel?

Callie:
I was really shocked and happy! I can't say anything or do anything. At that moment, I can't hear what he sang at all. I don't feel like hearing anything at all. At that moment, I can't take my eyes off Hanulyi. After all, he is my favourite! From the moment they let go my hand until they finished the song, I did not stop smiling at all!

View the video below! Callie's once in a life time sweet seconds started on 3:02 of this video! This video better be kept forever! :)



#2 MIGO WHO GOT THE BEAR!

Her Korean Things:
So what happened actually?

Migo:
I noticed there's a teddy bear on the piano, promoting their album. During the encore part, Kihyun oppa and Hanulyi oppa grabbed the bears and held on to them. Then what I thought was the bears were for fans! It was so cute to see them playing with the bears, especially Kihyun oppa. He passed the mic to the teddy, placed on Hanulyi oppa's shoulder and even kissed the bear! I want the bear, can I? Kihyun oppa then moved towards edge of the stage, passed the bear to the girl in the center - which is me! He passed the bear to me!

Her Korean Things:
How did you feel?

Migo:
I just hugged the bear tight and kissed back the bear, hehe! I have no more complaints about sitting near to the stage because at first we were not comfortable sitting on the first line as it is hard for us to see the boys. But now I know, it is destined for us to sit at the front line, haha! What a joyful day with Red Soul!

A very precious bear to be kept forever - from Kihyun oppa to Migo

#3: JANICE WHO GOT A SONG + A BEAR FOR HERSELF!

"Only You" for Janice, and her bear!

Janice was a special fan. She went to meet Red Soul during January, read more here. During their gigs, Red Soul mentioned "Now this song is to someone very special.." and they called her out! I was there to witness this, so happy for her! :)

Her Korean Things:
How did you feel?

Janice:
Nervous and shy!!!

#4: RUE WHO THINKS SHE HAD A DANCE WITH HANULYI OPPA!
OK I just want to feature myself! Give me an opportunity! Although there were no skinship, no bear, no hug, I have a little story to share too! It was nothing much actually. I wanted to really enjoy their songs so I chose to stand at the back while everyone sat down in front. When they sang, my friend and I were swaying and dancing to their tempo. I forgot what song was it, I think it was "Ting", when Hanulyi caught us swaying left to right and he looked at me and smiled and followed us!

So - I had a 10-step-away-soul-dance with Hanulyi oppa! WAHAHA. OK cut my crap off. Thanks for entertaining my crap. 

However, it was great to be able to chat with them during the signature session. They were shocked when I told them in Korean "Your songs are really great and I had a good time, you must come to Malaysia again!". Yes, Koreans are usually surprised when you speak their language, they are proud of their language and they will always respond "Are you Korean?" or "Wah!! Your Korean is so good!! 야... 한국말 잘하시네!"

Anyway I believe some of them have been messaging you girls because Taeik gave a friendly thank you to me:

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THE FAN MEET
The performances were great. I like the fact that there were no barriers, no bodyguards and we were all so good and well behave, and very supportive! Red Soul was entertaining, they look into your eyes, they try to speak to the crowd, they ask you to join in their songs, if they call you up, they know how to make you fall head over heels for them.

Most importantly - they are a talented bunch of guys with a great voice. And we all hope these angelic voices stay on and continue to bring us great songs!

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So there you go, the stories from 4 girls. I'm very sure Red Soul will be getting more attention from Malaysians and they'll definitely come back again, and again! I love to collect stories from fans or supporters. It's so awesome to be able to feel their happiness through their sharing!

After all, Her Korean Things is a place to share K-Happiness! :)


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Korean Vocab #12 : Chansung & Yoona

It's the 19th National Assembly Electionat Korea today! Some Kpop stars who are eligible to vote this year are SNSD's SeoHyun, Miss A's Min, Dal Shabet's Jiyool, After School's Nana, B2ST's Dongwoon, Shinee's Key & Minho, CN Blue's Jung Shin & Min Hyuk, FT Island's Jaejin, UKISS' AJ & Hoon, B1A4's Shinwoo, Infinite's Sungyeol etc..so many!

TODAY'S VOCAB
투표 too-pyo: Vote

Breaking it down:
This word actually comes from the Chinese word 投票 (tou-piao) hence it sounds similar.
투 too: Cast/Throw
표 pyo: Vote

Today's vocab is simple and we took 2PM's Chan Sung and SNSD's Yoona from last year's election as our Korean Vocab Flashcard stars for this round! Weird that usually Chan Sung is paired up with Seo Hyun, right? Well Seo Hyun is voting this time! :)

Other tips:
1. If you want to say "I'm joining the election voting":
총선투표 참여해요 chong-seon too-pyo cham-yeo-hae-yo


2. If you want to say "I've voted":
투표 했어요 too-pyo-hae-sseo-yo


3. If you want to ask "Have you voted?":
투표 했나요? too-pyo-haet-na-yo?

4. If you want to encourage others to vote, follow what JYJ's Kim Jae Joong said yesterday on Twitter:

총선투표 참여하세요 chong-seon too-pyo cham-yeo-ha-se-yo

Let's participate the general election/ Let's vote/ Please vote

Jae Joong said:  “Everyone, do take part in the General Election. Show me the proof shot (of you having voted)~^^”. And this was what he got:

Her Korean Things says:

I think today's Korean Vocab reminds us, who are over 21 that we should always take part in our General Elections. That is the one opportunity for us to contribute in making a decision for our country. I  believe if a person has not voted, he or she should not complain about the government too much because he or she did not take part to have a say at all. Kpop stars are casting votes in their General Election, let us all do the same for our country in the upcoming General Election!

Picture credits: Allkpop

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Korean Vocab #11 [Big Bang Special Edition]: Tae Yang

Well, he looks like he is breathing to me! Big Bang ALIVE concept is really different anyway this time. :)

Today's Korean Vocab:
숨을 쉬다 soom-eul swi-da: Breathing

The first word - 숨 soom, means Breath (noun).

Very wellknown word among us, isn't it? Which Beauty wouldn't know this ever famous song from BEAST? Part of the lyrics said "숨이 막혀 soom-i mak-hyeo" which means suffocated.

How it forms the word suffocated is by using "숨 soom: breath" and "막혀 mak-hyeo: block", so literally it means suffocate! Don't you think Korean language is just so fun? :)


Other Tips:
If you want to say that a guy is "too handsome until you can't breathe", you can use the below line:
너무 잘생겨서 숨을 못쉬겠어!
neo-mu chal-saeng-gyeo-seo soom-eul mot-swi-gyesseo!

너무 잘생겨서 숨을 못쉬겠어!

neo-mu chal-saeng-gyeo-seo soom-eul mot-swi-gyesseo!

Too handsome, I can't breathe!!

Her Korean Things Says:
To be honest, I prefer Big Bang's Tonight cover compared to ALIVE. Nevertheless, I can't breathe when I look at TOP! If I were to vote for my favourite group for it's originality, I will always vote for Big Bang, especially with GD in it. No one can recreate GD's song. What do you think?

View other Big Bang Special Edition:
Dae Sung
G-Dragon
Seung Ri

Picture credits: AllKpop

Things I Miss #2: 계란말이 Kye-Ran-Mar-I (Egg Rolls)

I love Egg Rolls! 너무 너무 좋아 nomu-nomu-choa (really love it) ! When I was staying in Korea, my host and my academy used to prepare Egg Rolls during lunch or sometimes during breakfast. It's such a simple dish yet can be so fulfilling.

I think indeed it's true that some times life happiness can come in the simplest form! Like egg rolls!

Do you remember who loves to eat 계란말이 kyeranmari (egg roll)?

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GU JUN PYO from Boys Over Flowers K-drama!

Things I Miss #1: 한복 Hanbok

Yes the traditional costume of the Korean people is called Han Bok.한 han comes from the word "Korea" while 복 bok means "Dress". This picture was taken at Namsangol Hanok Village where you can reach by taking a subway to Chungmuro station. They rent the clothes for only 3,000 WON (USD 3) for 30 minutes and you can take pictures around the area.

They've all kinds of outfits - King, Queen, Princess, Prince, Peasants, and Scholar. In the picture my cousin brother was wearing the King outfit, my cousin sister on the left was wearing the Queen outfit and me on the right was wearing princess outfit! :)

Korean Vocab #10 [Big Bang Special Edition]: Seung Ri

Seung Ri cut his hair even shorter after being inspired by a CHEST NUT. I don't know what else to say...Why didn't he dye it chest nut colour as well?

Today's Korean Vocab:
짧은 머리 jalb-eun meo-ri: Short hair

Breaking It Down:
짧은 jalb-eun: Short
머리 meo-ri: Head/Hair

Koreans are very good at creating all kinds of hairstyles,, making artists look great in any styles. It also brings out a fresh look of that person itself. Take for example Tae Yang has had his onion hairstyle for years, kinda boring at times when you look at him.

One person I can think of when it comes to variety of hairstyles is no other than...

Why not let's learn some hairstyles as well :P
곱슬 머리 ko-seul meo-ri: Curly hair
긴 머리 kin meo-ri: Long Hair. We've learned this with G-Dragon!
스트레이트 seu-teu-re-i-teu: Straight. Meaning straight hair!

As for permed curly hair, at times we can also use a word which some might be very familiar with if you watched Boys Over Flowers:

Her Korean Things Says:
I salute to all the hairstylists in Korea! I don't think it's easy to survive in such a competitive hairstyling industry. Especially for those who are styling artists' hair. Some times you have to create the trend, some times you have to make up something new, some times you have to try crazy hairstyles like G-Dragon's and TOP's. However Seung Ri's version isn't something drastically different. :)

View other Big Bang Special Edition:
Dae Sung
G-Dragon

Korean Vocab #9 [Big Bang Special Edition]: G-Dragon's Seaweed Hair!

Recently Big Bang appeared on March 11th broadcast of SBS's 'Inkigayo' and the most hilarious part was when every member shared their inspiration for their new image crazy hairstyle. Following that, I found this picture being shared around Facebook as a summary of their out-of-the-blue inspirations!

Today's Korean Vocab:
미역 같은 긴 머리  mi-yeok kat-eun kin meo-ri: Seaweed-like long hair

Breaking It Down:
미역 mi-yeok: Seaweed
같은 kat-eun: Like/Such As
긴 kin: Long
머리 meo-ri: Head/Hair

1.0 같은 kat-eun: Like/Such As
같은 kat-eun is used to describe similarity.


Formula:
SUBJECT/OBJECT 1 (the description) + KAT EUN + SUBJECT/OBJECT 2 (what/who you want to describe)
For eg:
미역 같은 긴 머리 mi-yeok kat-eun kin meo-ri: long hair like seaweed
천국 같은 곳 cheon-guk (heaven) kat-eun got (place): A place like heaven

And the one we are very familiar with:
너 같은 사람 neo (you) kat-eun sa-ram (person): A person like you

Lightbulb moments? It's no other than Super Junior's "No Other" chorus!


Other Tips:
If you want to say "I think it's ___/It's like ___", use 같아요 kat-a-yo

For eg:
해초 같아요 hae-cho kat-a-yo: It's like seaweed
천국 같아요 cheon-guk kat-a-yo: It's like heaven
사람 같아요 sa-ram kat-a-yo: It's like a person
오빠 같아요 op-pa kat-a-yo: It's like Oppa../I think it's Oppa
학교 같아요 hak-gyo kat-a-yo: It's like a school
가방 같아요 ka-bang kat-a-yo: It's like a bag

Just like the hit song now: 꿈만 같아요 kkum (dream) man kat-a-yo: Like a dream!

And may you enjoy various versions of it:





And cheers to the original singer:


Her Korean Things Says
Honestly I don't really like G-Dragon's long hair! :( But I always admire his hardworking spirit when it comes to composing and arranging songs. He really not only has the talent - but also the determination to produce good music! I don't think he's just a singer/rapper, but also an amazing musician!

Korean Vocab #8 [Big Bang Special Edition]: Dae Sung Has Small Eyes!

Everyone is still in the Big Bang ALIVE mood. From it's release, to Running Man, to Big Show! The Big Bang Alive hype is still going on so I was thinking of making a Special Edition flashcards for Big Bang! Although Top had one flashcard for himself earlier on but it's OK he'll be in this Special Edition too! Had a hard time to think who to start off with but Running Man helped me to decide!

Today's Korean Vocab:
작은 눈 jag-eun nun: Small Eyes

Dae Sung the 미소 천사 (mi-so cheon-sa: smiling angel) is always welknown for his small eyes! Especially when he smiles or laughs! He was even proud of his small eyes when he was in Running Man:

na  nun (eye) i  jag-a (small) do i-reon-geo  chal bon-da-go!!
Eventhough my eyes are small I can still see this very well!

Breaking It Down:
작은 jag-eun: Small. It is often used with an object behind this word because it is used to describe that it is small.
눈 nun: Eyes

So with this formula: JAG-EUN + OBJECT, you can use with anything!
작은 눈 jag-eun nun: small eyes
작은 코 jag-eun ko: small nose
작은 입 jag-eun ib: small lips
작은 얼굴 jag-eun eol-gul: small face
작은 손 jag-eun son: small hands
작은 머리 jag-eun meo-ri: small head
작은 집 jag-eun jib: small house
작은 소리 jag-geun so-ri: small voice
작은 가방 jag-eun ka-bang: small bag

Other Tips:
The opposite of SMALL, is BIG (sorry if I sound lame). So how do we describe BIG? We use the word 큰 keun. Pronounced as in Kentucky Fried Chicken's "Ken".

Similarly the formula would be: KEUN + OBJECT

큰 눈 keun nun: big eyes. TOP would have this!
큰 코 keun ko: big nose
큰 얼굴 keun eol-gul: big face
큰 손 keun son: big hands
큰 집 keun jib: big house
큰 소리 keun so-ri: big voice which means loud. Some times you listened in Drama "큰 소리 하지마!" (keun so-ri ha-ji-ma) means "do not be loud!"


Her Korean Things Says
I can't stop laughing at Running Man's Big Bang episode especially when it comes to Dae Sung! He discovered so many compared to TOP! Don't worry Dae Sung, we still love your voice so much although you have small eyes. Small eyes are sometimes sexay!

To end the post, let's celebrate with Dae Sung's solo from Alive Album. His voice never fails to make us feel GOOD! Shout together with Dae Sung: "Yeah-ee-yeahhhh!!!!"

Guess which Big Bang member will be up next?