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Boyfriend, Girlfriend or just Friends? (KWOW #51)

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Boyfriend, Girlfriend or just Friends? (KWOW #51)

Do you know what NAMJA, YUHJA and CHINGOO mean? No? Time for some edutainment. (Note: edutainment = education + entertainment)

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Here are some word equations:
namja + chingoo = namjachingoo
(boy + friend = boyfriend)

yuhja + chingoo = yuhjachingoo
(girl + friend = girlfriend)

Now that you know YUHJA, NAMJA and CHINGOO, think you can spot them within context? I challenge you to take the following quiz. I promise it'll be fun :)

Answers are located at the end of this blog entry. No peeking!

Question #1: When does the NAMJA and YUHJA appear in 2NE1's "I Am the Best"?

DIGITAL SINGLE [I AM THE BEST] ▶ NOW available on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/2NE1iamthebest ▶ 2NE1 Products on eBay: http://stores.ebay.com/ygentertainment ▶ Released at YG-eShop: http://www.ygeshop.com For More Information @ http://www.facebook.com/2ne1 http://twitter.com/ygent_official http://me2day.net/ygonair http://www.yg-2ne1.com App Store: http://goo.gl/l9TU6 Google Play: http://goo.gl/UiEn1 © YG Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.

Question #2: Where is the fourth YUHJA in Lee Seungi's "Because You're My Girl"? Click for English subtitles.

이승기 - 내여자라니까 MV

Question #3: How many CHINGOOs appear in Big Bang's "Bad Boy"?

5TH MINI ALBUM [ALIVE] ▶ NOW available on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/BigbangAlive ▶ BIGBANG Products on eBay: http://stores.ebay.com/ygentertainment ▶ Released at YG-eShop: http://www.ygeshop.com For More Information @ http://www.facebook.com/bigbang http://twitter.com/ygent_official http://me2day.net/ygonair http://ygbigbang.com App Store: http://goo.gl/l9TU6 Google Play: http://goo.gl/UiEn1

Question #4: Can you find the first YUHJA in Boyfriend's "Don't Touch My Girl"?

보이프렌드(BoyFriend) 2nd Single 내 여자 손대지마(Don't touch my girl) MUSIC VIDEO - Album Title : BOYFRIEND 2nd Single _Don't touch my girl - Title Song : 내 여자 손대지마 (Don't touch my girl) - Download on iTunes : : http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/id470805763 - Produced by Sweetune - Artist : BOYFRIEND 보이프렌드 영민, YOUNGMIN, 광민, KWANGMIN, 민우, MINWOO, 동현, DONGHYUN, HYUNSEONG 현성, JEONGMIN 정민 - Facebook BOYFRIEND : http://www.facebook.com/officialbf Boyfriend is BACK with their 2nd single 'Don't touch my girl' of bitter-sweet love story!!

GRAND FINALE QUESTION #5: How many YUHJAs and NAMJAs are in KISS's "Because I'm a Girl" (2001)? This one-hit wonder remains an old-school Korean classic. Ladies, get a tissue. Gentlemen, it's okay to cry. Many namjas admitted to tearing up when watching this video. You are not alone.

if you want an english version of this, I finally finished it. here it is. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTqMLeZ6hlU&feature=c4-overview&list=UUjB_bW_ffXIi2L0wWwe3Qag The story The story begins with the scene of a photographer who was taking a picture for an automobile magazine. He accidentaly took a picture of a girl who was walking across right in front of his camera.

ANSWERS BELOW. NO PEEKING!

Answer #1: NAMJA appears at 1:54.
남자들은 날 돌아보고
Namjadeureun nal dorabogo
Guys turn around to look at me

YUHJA appears at 1:56.
여자들은 따라해
Yuhjadeureun ddarahae
Girls follow what I do

Answer #2: The fourth YUHJA is sung at 1:30. High five if you got it! If you didn't, high five for trying!

Answer #3: CHINGOO appears once at 1:51.
내 꿈속의 신부 이제 그냥 친구
Nae ggoomsokae shinbu eejae geunyang chingoo
Bride of my dream now we're only friends

Answer #4: The first YUHJA appears at 1:13.
내 여자 손대지마
Nae yuhja sondaejima
Don't touch my girl

Answer #5 (see below for update): Think you found them all? Write your answer in the comment section with a fun question to Billy Jin. First *three* people to get the correct answer wins a reply from this week's KWOW host Billy Jin! No questions, no reply. Good luck :)

ANSWER #5 REVEALED! (updated June 4) -NAMJA is sung and spoken 4 times at: 1:03, 2:12, 3:49, and 6:01. -YUHJA is sung and spoken 13 times at: 1:57, 2:31, 3:02, 4:08, 4:58, 5:07, 5:34, 6:12, 6:52, 7:02, 7:28, 7:42, and 7:36. -TOTAL namjas and yuhjas: 17

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"Swag" in Korean (KWOW #50)

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"Swag" in Korean (KWOW #50)

Happy 50th KWOW! This week Granny Kim teaches you a lesson on swag:

READ THE BLOG: http://tinyurl.com/72lly6s "Like" us on FACEBOOK for latest updates! http://tinyurl.com/d9qqxy6 "Follow" us on TWITTER! https://twitter.com/sweetandtastytv Sign up for our BLOGS: http://sweetandtastytv.com/ 2ND CHANNEL: http://www.youtube.com/user/sweetandtastyMUSIC *** Photo Attributes: http://tinyurl.com/877bnwu, http://tinyurl.com/6q35ysh, http://tinyurl.com/8yqnr6r, http://tinyurl.com/7ds9g94, http://tinyurl.com/84kzhjx, http://tinyurl.com/777tfwl, http://tinyurl.com/77bl3tk, http://tinyurl.com/7ttmugh, http://tinyurl.com/7l5ernl, http://tinyurl.com/8yqv3uj, http://tinyurl.com/7vz2cjt, http://tinyurl.com/78qd3o5

There seems to be a misconception of ganji. Search online for "ganji style" or "ganji fashion" and you'll see photos of females wearing baggy pants paired with an oversized t-shirt.

Ganji is NOT a specific style! Just because you dress up like the females above does not make you ganji. This Korean slang term is much broader than that: GANJI means "swag" and "stylish." Anyone and anything can have ganji. For example…

(www.ganzinara.com)

(www.ganzinara.com)

저 남자 간지난다.
That man's got swag!
Juh namja ganjinandah!

(www.aka.co.kr)

(www.aka.co.kr)

드레스 간지난다.
The dress is stylish.
Deurehseu ganjinandah.

2NE1 간지난다.
2NE'1's got swag.
2NE1 ganjinandah.

Who do you think has GANJI?
For this week's mini contest...

  1. Fill in the blank "______ 간지난다!" with the name of your favorite K-pop singer. Write the complete phrase ten times on a paper. This will be good practice for you :)
  2. Take a photo.
  3. Upload it online via Twitter.
  4. Copy and paste the link in the comment section below, along with a QUESTION to Granny Kim. She likes crazy, fun, random questions!

First ten people to complete this task wins a reply from Granny Kim. No question, no reply! If you're confused, see the first comment below for the example.

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"I, My, Me, Mine" - Learn Korean Pronouns (KWOW #49)

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"I, My, Me, Mine" - Learn Korean Pronouns (KWOW #49)

In our latest KWOW episode, we learned some omnipresent Korean words: I, my, me, and mine. Watch the video below if you haven't already:

READ THE BLOG: http://tinyurl.com/9eo952a "Like" us on FACEBOOK for latest updates! http://tinyurl.com/d9qqxy6 "Follow" us on TWITTER! https://twitter.com/sweetandtastytv Sign up for our BLOGS: http://sweetandtastytv.com/ 2ND CHANNEL: http://www.youtube.com/user/sweetandtastyMUSIC *** Thanks to my "KWOW example" actors (in order of appearance): Joseph, Afroman, and Sang :D

Ready or not, it's time for our weekly KWOW exercises. Test out your new skills by seeing if you can spot this episode's vocabulary! Answers are located at end of this blog entry.

Question #1: How many I, my, me, and mine's do you hear in Se7en's "When I Can't Sing"?

SE7EN NEW MINI ALBUM] ▶ NOW available on iTunes: http://smarturl.it/se7enNewMini ▶ SE7EN Products on eBay: http://stores.ebay.com/ygentertainment ▶ Released at YG-eShop: http://www.ygeshop.com For More Information @ http://www.facebook.com/SE7EN http://twitter.com/ygent_official http://me2day.net/ygonair http://www.hello7.com App Store: http://goo.gl/l9TU6 Google Play: http://goo.gl/UiEn1 © YG Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.

Question #2: Where does the third MINE (naegguh/내꺼) appear in Infinite’s “Be Mine”?

드디어 INFINITE 의 첫 정규앨범이 발매되었습니다. 타이틀곡 '내꺼하자'는 'Sweetune(스윗튠)'의 작품으로 강렬한 Synth Pop Dance곡. 멜로디의 르네상스 시대라고 불리던 80년대 유로팝의 감수성이 현대적 복각으로 재해석되고, 파워와 청량감을 동시에 갖춘 인피니트의 장점과 매력이 모두 압축되어 K-Pop의 위상을 한층 높일 수 있는 곡입니다. 남녀의 상황과 스토리를 '내꺼하자'라는 반전 포인트로 풀어낸 센스가 돋보입니다.

Question #3: Are you ready for a challenge? How many Korean AND English variations of I, my, me, and mine's can you spot in 4Minute's "I, My, Me, Mine"?

4MINUTE 'I My Me Mine' official MV

GRAND FINALE QUESTION #4: How many MY's (NAE/내) can you find in Miss A's "Touch"?

M/V] miss A "Touch" from the 4th project, [TOUCH] miss A's music video is out!!! check it out and leave a lot of comments for miss A. miss A [Touch] 뮤직비디오가 공개되었습니다. 많은 관심과 응원 부탁드립니다! =)

Answer #1: Four times. Let's find them together, shall we?

  1. (0:12) 내가 모든걸 잃어도 -- Even if I lose everything
  2. (0:16) 내 인기가 떨어져도 -- Even if my popularity drops
  3. (0:26) 나라는 이유만으로 -- For the sole reason of me
  4. (0:29) 날 계속 사랑해 줄 수 있니 --Do you think you can continue to love me?

Answer #2: The third MINE (naegguh/내꺼) is sung at 2:04.

Answer #3: Whew! Granny Kim says she found 120 Korean and English versions of I, my, me, and mine. How many did you catch?

Answer #4: Write your answer in the comment section below with a fun question to Professor Oh. First *three* people to get the correct answer get a reply from this week’s KWOW host! No question, no reply. Try your best and good luck :)

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