Adventures in Lala Land!

So lately I’ve been into Disney songs dubbed in Korean on Youtube. I think it sounds so much fun in Korean and another great way to learn the language. They’re also really fun to sing at Karaoke (I just read the lyrics off of my phone!).

My favorites are “Reflections” from Mulan and “Part of your World” from The Little Mermaid. But you can find pretty much any Disney song in Korean on Youtube!

이것좀봐. 신기하지 내가 모은 것이 대단하지
내가 부자라는 건 아무도 모르지

이것좀봐 신비롭고 아름다운 이걸 보노라면
넌 이렇게 말할걸 어쩜 모두 네거니

나는 희한한 것들도 있지 아주 진귀한 골동품도
보고싶지 않니? 아주 많긴하지만
이렇게 마음이 외로워

사람들 사는덴 어떨까? 환하겠지.
춤을 추는 애인
걸어다니는 걸 뭐라고 불러?
오 다리.
지느러미로는 멀리 못가 다리가 내게는 없지
매일 돌아다니고파. 뭐라 그러지?
거리.

걸어가고 뛰기도 해.
저 햇빛 아래 어디서든 자유로이 살아가리 저곳에서.

저 밖으로 나가려면 어떻게 하나
바다곁엔 빛난 모래 태양아래
반짝일 땐 자유롭게 노래해.
수많은 사람 블거웁게 춤을 추며 노래하네

사람들 아는 걸 알려줘. 궁금한건 모두 묻고 싶어.
불이 뭐야. 이게 어떻다구? 뜨거워.
왠지 이건 신비로워.
마음이 끌어다주는 대로 자유로이 가고 싶어 저곳으로.

I also like “I see the Light” from Tangled. Very pretty! ( I can’t embed this video so you need to copy & paste the link).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22AJAyxNcS4

Rapunzel:

All those days Watching from the windows
언제나 창문 넘어 봤어
All those years Outside looking in
언제나 구경꾼처럼
All that time Never even knowing
세상을 상상만 해왔어
Just how blind I’ve been
마치 눈먼 듯이

Now I’m here Blinking in the starlight
나 이제 별빛 아래 서니
Now I’m here Suddenly I see
이제야 모든 게 보여
Standing here
지금은
It’s oh, so clear
알 것 같아
I’m where I’m meant to be
왜 여기 서 있는지

And at last, I see the light
빛이 드디어 보여
And it’s like the fog has lifted
마치 안개가 걷힌 듯
And at last, I see the light
빛이 드디어 보여
And it’s like the sky is new
마치 새 하늘처럼
And it’s warm and real and bright
따스한 날 감싸네
And the world has somehow shifted
세상 내게 다가왔어
All at once Everything looks different
갑자기 모든 게 달라져
Now that I see you
나 그대를 봐요

Flynn:

All those days Chasing down a daydream
언제나 헛된 꿈을 좇아
All those years Living in a blur
덧없이 살아온 시간
All that time Never truly seeing
이제야 뭔가 알 것 같네요
Things the way they were
진실이란 걸

Now she’s here Shining in the starlight
이제 그녀 내 눈앞에 있어
Now she’s here Suddenly I know
이제 그녀 마음을 알아
If she’s here
그녀가
It’s crystal clear
운명인 걸
I’m where I’m meant to go
나 이제야 알았어

Flynn/Rapunzel:

And at last, I see the light
빛이 드디어 보여

Flynn:
And it’s like the fog has lifted
마치 안개가 걷힌 듯

Flynn/Rapunzel:
And at last, I see the light
빛이 드디어 보여

Rapunzel:
And it’s like the sky is new
마치 새 하늘처럼

Flynn/Rapunzel:
And it’s warm and real and bright
따스한 날 감싸네
And the world has somehow shifted
세상 내게 다가왔어
All at once Everything is different
갑자기 모든 게 달라져
Now that I see you
나 그대를 봐요
Now that I see you
나 그대를 봐요

Oh! Something else that I found while searching — the entire Cinderella movie in Korean. Pretty awesome!

I’m so happy! I can understand 100% percent of the Level one dialogue on the Talk to me in Korean website without looking at the translation!
My comprehension skills are far more superior than my speaking skills. That’s why I like that this website focuses a lot on grammar points. I started studying from this website at the beginning of this month. 1-3 lessons a day. I just finished Level 1! Currently on TTMIK there are a total of 7 levels with about 30 lessons each. I gotta catch up! I am excited to see how my Korean skills will be when I get there. =)

In other news, I am going to Japan at the end of April! I found out about this awesome deal from my friend Brian on Facebook. $495 round trip!! So I bought it without even thinking. Now I am excited to start planning and figuring out where I’ll be going while I’m there for 8 days! I’ll be visiting Osaka, Kyoto, Tokyo, and Yokohama! =D

That’s it for now! Sorry not a very useful post. But here’s Big Bang’s new song Blue from their upcoming album coming out February 29th! They are planning a world tour this year and I’m planning to go wherever they decide to have their concert in America.

This is the prettiest song I’ve heard recently. It makes my ears so happy that I’ve been listening to it repeatedly.

다비치!

I think their live performances sounds better than the actual recording. Amazing.

인사 못했어
또 안기고 싶어서
또 울고 싶어져서 그래
골목 뒤로 얼른 숨었어

눈물은 사치야
이 그리움은 죄야
내 머리로 가슴에 말해
더는 너를 찾지 말라고

우우우우 또 생각이 나겠지
어떻게 그 좋던 너를 모두 지울까
이 밤이 지나고 다시 아침이 오면
그 때 또 난 너와 마주칠거야

사랑 못했어
진짜 사랑은 여기
내 가슴이 머리에 말해
지금부터 사랑한다고

우우우우 또 생각이 나겠지
어떻게 그 좋던 너를 모두 지울까
이 밤이 지나고 다시 아침이 오면
그 때 또 난 너와 마주칠거야

빗방울 떨어지는 소리 소리 소리
가슴을 파고드는 소리 소리 소리
눈가를 타고 흘러 내리는 너는 너
니가 흘러 내린다

우우우우 생각이 날거야
난 못해 내 사랑 너를 못잊어 못잊어
이 다음 세상에 다시 태어난데도
그 때 또 난 너와 사랑할거야
우우우우

I couldn’t say hi to you
Because I wanted to be held again
Because I wanted to cry again
I hurried to the back of the alley and hid

Tears are extravagant
This longing for you is a sin
My head tells my heart Not to look for you anymore

*But I’ll think about it again
How could I erase you, who I liked so much?
When this night passes and morning comes again
Again, I will face you then

I couldn’t love
The real love is here
My heart tells my head
That I’m loving you from now on

* repeat

The sounds of the raindrops falling
The sounds that dig deep in my heart
You flow from my tears
You flow down

I will think about you
I can’t, my love, I can’t forget you, forget you
Even if I’m born in the next world
I will love you then as well

—-

I will put more effort to keep this blog updated. I debate back and forth on what to write about. Maybe for now this is where I will share random and hopefully interesting things about my life and many interesting things I come across. And of course, food!

Currently I am studying Korean. My goal is to become fluent… Or at least be able to have conversations in Korean. I have a long way to go. But the past 2 weeks I’ve been studying everyday. So, often my blogs will have Korean writing in it. I hope to look back in a year and see how much I have improved! Wish me luck! =)

My Korean practice of the day =P 오늘 밤에 한국 드라마를 봤어요. 그리고 한국어를 더 공부했어요!