Words Behind The Music: Lee Eun-mi "Nocturne"

Words Behind the Music
Nocturne (녹턴)
-Lee Eun-mi




그 동안 잘 지냈나요
how have you been?
먼저와 기다렸어요
I came early/first and have been waiting
꼭 다문 그대 입술이
your lips closed so tight
왠지 오늘 더 슬퍼 보여
I don’t know why but they look sadder than usual

무슨 일 있었나 봐요
Something must’ve happened
초조해 숨이 막혀요
I’m so anxious I can’t breathe
떨리는 그대 눈빛에 자꾸
in front of your shaky/nervous eyes,
눈물이 흘러 내려요
tears keep falling down


이미 나는 알고 있어요
I already know
어떤 말을 하려 하는지
what you want to say
미안해하지 말아요
don’t feel bad/sorry
그대가 잘못한 게 아녜요
it’s not your fault
사랑 하나로 그 모든
love alone can’t cover all…
비난을 이길 순 없겠죠 안 되겠죠
…all the attacks. That’s no possible

꿈은 여기까지죠
the dreams end here
그동안 행복했어요
I was happy [through it]

꽃잎이 흩날리네요
flower petals are fluttering
헤어지기엔 아름답죠 그렇죠
it’s beautiful to breakup to. Don’t you think?



괜찮아 울지 말아요
It’s okay, don’t cry
우리가 잘못한 게 아녜요
it wasn’t our fault
대답 해봐요 그럴 자격이
answer me. Those that don’t have the right…
없는 사람들의 말 따윈 믿지 마요
…the right to say those things, don’t believe them.

꿈은 오늘까지죠
the dreams end today
운명에 우릴 맡겨요
let’s leave us to fate
꽃잎이 흩날리네요
flower petals are fluttering
내 사랑 그대 이제 나를 떠나가요
my love, you are now leaving me

Words Behind The Music: CNBLUE "직감" "A Hunch"

“직감” “A Hunch”
-CNBLUE



Uh come on yeah

네가 날 떠날 거란 직감이 와 (Don’t give up)
I have a hunch you’re going to leave me
자꾸만 이런 저런 핑계들만 (Don’t give up)
continuous excuses about this and that
느낌이 달랐던 싸늘한 Bye Bye (Don’t give up)
It’s a different vibe. Cold.
난 보낼 수 없어 (Because I love you)
I can’t let you go

나를 사랑한다 할 땐 언제고 이제 와서 Why you say goodbye
How could you be this way after it not being long since you said “I love you”
이대로 보낼 순 없어 never (because I love you)
I can’t let you go this way

이유 아닌 이유로
don’t give ridiculous excuses
나를 떠나가려 하지마
don’t try to leave me


Please don’t go go go
제발 떠나가지마
한번만이라도 날 돌아봐줄래
even if it’s just once, turn around to look at me again
Please don’t go go go
슬픈 인사는 싫어
I hate sad good-byes
널 사랑하니까 다시 돌아와
I love you, so please come back
Step by step one two three Dipdi daridu
긴긴 시간들이 너를 지워가겠지만
after a long long time, I supposed I’d eventually forget you
Step by step one two three Dipdi daridu
난 하루 하루가 고통일거야
but every passing day will be painful

너와 난 끝이라는 직감이 와 (Don’t give up)
I have a hunch you and I are over
자꾸만 이런저런 짜증들만 (Don’t give up)
continuous irritation over this and that
기회만 엿보다 차가운 Bye Bye (Don’t give up)
cold to me every chance you get
난 보낼 수 없어 (Because I love you)
I can’t let you go

거짓 같은 사랑이
this love that’s like a lie
점점 나를 아프게만 해
all it’s doing is making me hurt more and more



Uh 네 입술은 이별을 말하길 원해
Your lips want to talk about breaking up
네 눈빛은 나를 피하려고 만해
your eyes are just trying to avoid me
I already know 난 아주 직감적으로 (I don’t wanna say goodbye)
I’m going by this hunch
Don’t say goodbye
이별을 말하지마
Don’t say bye bye
나를 떠나지마
don’t leave me
사랑을 떠나서 나란 사람에게 이러지마 (Because I love you)
don’t let go of love and do this to a person like me

#’ Don’t say no no no
내 눈을 피하지마
don’t avoid my eyes
한 걸음 한 걸음 왜 멀어지려 해
why do you try to take steps further away from me
Don’t say no no no
그런 표정은 싫어
I don’t like that expression
눈물로 이렇게 애원하잖아
I’m begging/pleading to you like this with tears

Please don’t go go go
제발 떠나가지마
Don’t break my heart Don’t you break my heart
나를 떠나지마 yeah, still loving you
don’t leave me

Please don’t go go go
슬픈 인사는 싫어
I hate sad good-byes
널 사랑하니까 다시 돌아와
I love you so please come back

Step by step one two three Dipdi daridu
긴긴 시간들이 너를 지워가겠지만
I supposed after a long long time I’ll eventually forget you
Step by step one two three Dipdi daridu
매일 매일이 악몽일거야
but every passing day will be a nightmare

Your Two Cents: Most "Westernized" Star???

These days, it seems like Korean stars are all about breaking into the Western markets...especially the US. Whether that means entering into the American music scene or trying to score a role in a Hollywood flick, all the A-list stars are setting their eyes abroad.

There was BoA, Se7en, Rain, Jeon Ji-hyun, Lee Byung-hun, Jang Dong-gun, 2NE1...

Of course I'd love to see Korean stars do well abroad, but there really needs to be the right "formula" for a star to be successful in the US at this current time. The entertainment scene is still dominated by Caucasians, Africans, and Hispanics before Asians. It's good to see though more Asian faces in major US flicks and dramas though!

Anyways, who do YOU think has the BEST shot at making it on the US market. And I don't mean starring in one Hollywood flick or whatever, but continuing to frequent the Hollywood scene. Seeing them pop up in movies regularly, attend award events, guest on talk shows, etc. Who has the right look? right voice? right talents? can they speak English or other languages?

Let me know and don't forget to tune into KPI on Sunday!

Your Two Cents: Best Actor/Actress in Korea???

Let's shift our focus from the music realm in Korea, and take a look at the acting realm.

C'mon, let's be real. There are certain actors/actresses that aren't all that good at their craft compared to other actors/actresses. However, they're so good looking that they still get cast for major parts anyway.

From your experience of watching Korean dramas or movies, which actor/actress do you think is the best at their job? If that's too difficult, which actor/actress do you think is horrible at their job?

Answer away and don't forget to tune into KPI next week to hear all of the interesting responses!!

Your Two Cents: Song You Can't Get Enough Of These Days???

Happy New Week Everyone! ^^

For this week, we're going to keep things simple. I think I asked this before...but I'm gonna ask it again because it's been a while and answers for this particular question change every month...week....maybe even day!

What k-pop song can you just NOT get enough of these days??? I'll take them as song requests and play 'em for this week's KPI!

Answer away~

Your Two Cents: If there were a natural disaster, I would save my...???

This week's two cents will actually have nothing to do with kpop. As we all know, a huge disastrous earthquake struck Japan on March 11th. There were after tremors, not to mention horrifying tsunamis that swept away homes. The consequences even reached my hometown of Hawaii. Though the government evacuated the coasts and warned people to be prepared for a tsunami, luckily it ended up being nothing too major.

We have a lot of Japanese listeners and listeners that know someone in Japan. Sure it's K(orean)-pop, but this shared passion has linked us all together as one. I think I can speak for everyone when I say our hearts go out to those affected by the natural disasters. :(

This is actually where this week's question comes into play...
If you were lucky enough to have time to prep for natural disaster and could save ONE thing, what would it be???
Perhaps photos, a dog, a piece of jewelry (i.e. wedding ring, etc.), a book, journal, etc. etc.
Also, if you want to make any shout outs to anyone affected by this particular recent earthquake, or any tragic disaster, this is also an opportunity to do that. :)
LASTLY, if you have any song requests that you feel is fitting for the situation in Japan, please send them out through the blog so that I can play it for our JAPAN SPECIAL on KPI this week (March 20th).

Thanks guys! Times like this, it really makes you realize we have a lot to be thankful for!! Let's all be THANKFUL and POSITIVE!!!

Your Two Cents: Best Kiss Scene???

It's the week before ANOTHER romantic day...WHITE DAY!!!

In Korea, girls have to do the chocolate giving to the guys. However, we get our turn to get pampered exactly a month later on March 14th, WHITE DAY!. This is when guys buy US candy (not so much chocolates but hard candy...). If you guys watched the drama IRIS, you may recall Kim Tae-hee getting mad at Lee Byung-hun for not remembering to get her candy on White Day. He thinks she's joking, because White Day is typically more celebrated among younger couples. However, when he sees she's seriously sad, he disappears, only to come back and give Kim Tae-hee a tender kiss. Right then, POP! He slips a hard candy from his mouth into hers. She's surprised, and then her anger melts away. It was a very popular scene that made girls all over Korea long for a "candy kiss". I'm not kidding! One of the top search topics the day after that episode aired was "candy kiss". LOL!

Since then, you may remember other unique kiss scenes. The most recent one being the "latte kiss" when Hyunbin kisses off the foam mustache from Ha Ji-won's upper lip after she drinks her latte (I'm thinking the writers were inspired by the Sex And The City Movie when Miranda has a foam mustache...).

So this week's Y2C question is gonna stay along the lines of White Day and all that romantic stuff being that the next KPI episode will air right before it:

What is the most memorable kiss scene from a drama or movie? It could me that it was unique like the "candy kiss" or "latte kiss". It could be memorable because the two actors just had GREAT chemistry. Perhaps the kiss was just very natural and touching. Whatever the reason it was memorable for you, let us know! Who did the kissing and from what drama or movie? If you can't think of any Korean movies or dramas, other country dramas or movies are fine too. Just describe the scene please!

Thanks and have a great week! ^^