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Please vote for EXO in MAMA!
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yes I am.. long time no updates, right? T.T I’m sorry but ever since the voting season I was barely keeping up with exo that I don’t have much time to hunt down for posts to translate. If I’m not mistaken seems like many trans blogs translated positive comments about exo while I was gone.. that I actually don’t think this blog is needed anymore. But if anyone finds a good/meaningful post that nobody translated, just send me the url and I’d always be happy to help out.
For all the asks I didn’t answer, I’m terribly sorry and I think it’s already too late to answer your questions. If you have asks other than trans requests, please ask me non-anonymously so that I can answer you privately. Thank you.
[PANN] Chen on Seoul Police Harmony Event
1. [PANN] Wow it’s even a talent donationㅜㅜㅜ
(t/n: fan account) The host said Chen has been constantly participating in charity events, and sang in cold weather... Jongdae was there today for talent donation... Kim Jongdae for realㅠㅠㅠ Love youㅠㅠㅠㅠ
(t/n: fan account) He wore the birthday gift suitㅠㅠ I cried because it looked so good on himㅠㅠ He attended the event for talent donation today and I hope the suit could be dressed in such a meaningful events for future occasions too
He is so kindhearted even with busy schedule this month
(t/n: comment in an online community) I am an old person who is not interested in boygroups. That Chen guy lives in JungWang-dong, SiHeung and his mother came to SiHeung City Hall last week and donated 20 million won. (on September 3rd) Just saying because he is being noticed since Masked Singer these days and I wanted to compliment on the good deeds..
(t/n: booklet of Chen’s local church) Kim Jongdae(Mateo - t/n: Mateo is Chen’s baptismal name, Matthew in English I guess) 3 million won offering for construction.
Are they competing between family members for who’s more kindhearted?
Jongdae-ya... where’s your exit
Post Response [+141, -0]
Comments
1. [+31, -0] he went there right after the musical and it was scheduled abruptly... and then it’s even a talent donation... wow Jongdae all I can say is that he’s amazing
2. [+23, -1] Jongdae-ya I fall for you everyday for realㅠㅠㅠ
3. [+22, -0] Wow Jongdae is amazing
4. [+7, -0] How would I not love you
* (Oct 17th, 2015)
can you explain the difference between naver, pann, daum and instiz? i'm so confused as to what are they. also, i see that you mostly translate from pann rather than instiz?
wahhh I never took into consideration that people might not know what they are! I should’ve explained them in the first place T.T I can write a long ass essay about their differences but that would be unnecessary… so I’ll just explain what they are huhu
naver, nate or daum are names of portal sites that provide news section service together with comment function. What I translated from them are Korean netizens’ comments about the news being handled that are posted on those sites. I don’t translate the actual article because I’m not a fluent English speaker, but you’ll get what the article would be about by the news title I translated. I never had translated from daum though. On the other hand, pann and instiz are a bit different from naver or daum, they’re Korean online forums/communities where many posts about kpop idols can be found.
I didn’t intentionally translate more from pann than instiz, but I guess I’m just more inclined to pann because there’s no upvote/downvote system on instiz that I have to selectively choose comments (all other comments I didn’t translate are all nice comments tho <3) and it means I have to read every comments to pick what to translate.. and tbh I personally don’t enjoy reading the comments whether they’re good or bad. Actually I never had given a damn about what netizens say and didn’t care to read them before I knew there were places that translate bad and minor shits about exo, soooo…that’s probably why I have more pann posts in my blog :/
Hope my explanation makes sense to you >.<
[NAVER] Korean Dome & Asia Song Festival
1. [NAVER] EXO “Excited to be First to perform at Korean Dome”
1. [+2097, 730] Hope you guys have a safe concert today!
2. [+1817, -718] Be careful not to hurt and enjoy♥
3. [+1598, -651] DomeDomeDomeDomeDome~♡ Do your best
4. [+1479, -640] Wooooow so when is your comeback?
5. [+1087, -410] Tickets were so few this time ㅠㅠ There’s so many people who couldn’t get the ticket including me
* (Oct 10th, 2015)
2. [NAVER] EXO Chanyeol’s sparkly eyes at Korean Dome
1. [+1811, -272] handsome handsome handsome
2. [+1452, -226] handsome
3. [+1379, -202] ㅠㅠㅠㅠso cute and handsomeㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ why not upload good pictures like this at the first placeㅠㅠㅠ
* (Oct 10th, 2015)
3. [NAVER] Korean Dome goes wild with EXO craze
1. [+3458, -520] I envy those who attended...
2. [+2804, -475] daebak awesome EXO hwaiting
3. [+2506, -465] exo hwaiting!!!
4. [+2475, -473] I was so happy yesterday♥
5. [+2380, -444] I want to go!! I want to go!!ㅠㅠ
* (Oct 11th, 2015)
4. [NAVER] From EXO to AKB48... Asian Idols thrilled 25,000 fans [Asia Song Festival]
1. [+1505, -329] Well done, EXO!!! Enjoy a lot of delicious foods at Busan
2. [+1331, -276] There’s a lot of talk about EXO, but I went to Japan and saw many fans who likes them. Let’s acknowledge what should be acknowledged, and by that Hallyu would get nicer
3. [+825, -124] I really wanted to goㅠㅠㅠ
4. [+710, -104] Wow, it must be fun ㅎㅎ
5. [+656, -96] sounds like it was fun I want to be there
* (Oct 11th, 2015)
[INSTIZ] EXO D.O.’s cute dimples on cheekbones * (Oct 5th, 2015)
[PANN] Rich young gentleman vibes
I think Suho looks like a rich young gentleman...ㅋㅋㅋㅋ I always knew he looks holy and these picture reinforced my thoughts on himㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ He literally looks sacred
[PANN] Do you have any pictures of EXO that made you gasp?
For me it’s this..
[PANN] Sehun-ah, my nose is bleeding
Seriously, what is going on with Oh Sehun these days?
[PANN] Beautiful words of EXO Kai
“I have some kind of a feeling to our fans. Should I call it pride? Wherever we go, they shout and cheer for us, and make us gain strength. And when performing Lucky at the last moment, they tell us thank you EXO by slogan..”
“I had something like a motto, to practice on giving instead of receiving. Normally artists do receive a lot from fans, we felt that we should instead return the favor to our surroundings so all of us took up on doing charity work.”
“Baekhyun hyung or Chen hyung seem to feel sorry to enjoy together when we win first place because of their short training periods. Maybe because they thought their efforts were smaller than the other members’. But if it weren't for them, we wouldn't even have been able to debut. I wish they could fully enjoy together.”
“I started dancing when I was 9. I found it very useful to learn different styles of dance, from classical to jazz dance and hip-hop. I practice every day and try to improve. ‘Everyday’ is something good to develop oneself.”
Describe your attitude towards life with three words.
“Passion. Not just for music, I try to be passionate about everything I do in my life. Determination. Gratitude, I try to be grateful for the things that I have had, that I have and that I will have in the future.”
“I feel fans’ cheers getting louder every time we stand on stage. We are really thankful and we constantly think of ways to improve.”
“There’s something I always think of...that I’d rather bend than break. When I have hardships or adversities in front of me, the mind and passion I have for myself might be wavered but I think they can never break. So I always try to settle and strengthen myself.”
“My secret for dancing is to happily enjoy it for a long time. No matter what you do, it’s easy to get bored if you don’t sincerely like it. You have to enjoy it to be passionate and happy about it.”
“Guys, spring has come, together with the cherry blossoms. Like the spring, we will also come warmly to find everyone!”
“I was reading everyone’s birthday letters and it has already become 4am while reading them one by one. It warms my heart reading the letters again and again and I always feel thankful.”
What would you see when you reach the summit?
“I think I would see next mountain. When you get to the top, it’s not that there’s only one mountain, there’s another mountain next to it. And if I climb to the top of that one, then I would see another again.”
“I've secretly peeked through the slits of windows to watch others practicing, and once I even practiced for two days straight except when I would eat. Effort was the only way to survive.”
“I think who made Kai is the fans. Thank you.”
Kai is known for his love towards fans and his beautiful words. He also owns a nickname of ‘From.EXO fairy’ between fans. He used to be prejudiced as cold and indifferent but he posts on official website when he has time saying hello to fans and uploading his daily life pictures.
Actually there’re much more interviews than these I posted above, and if you read them carefully, you’ll know how deep he is.
Just like how Kai himself says he’s not going to lose his first intentions, I think he’ll always work hard to be unchanging Kai of EXO.
Post Response [+503, -12]
Comments
1. [+112, -0] It’s touching just for the words themselves, and Jongin is a person who will live his wordsㅠㅠㅠㅠ He doesn't lieㅠㅠ
2. [+95, -1] Jongin-ah I like you so much.
“We had concert this friday, saturday and sunday. And every night before I fell into sleep I was so happy, so I thought it over and over why am I this happy. Of course it’s happy because it’s concert but actually I felt so happy because I could stand the stages in front of you guys. We have different times and purposes for being here but we share the same love for each other. As long as there’s a fan who loves EXO, I want to be there as EXO and EXO Kai. Every one by one is precious and grateful to me. Thanks a lot for coming here. Love you!” -The Lost Planet, Kai
3. [+79, -0] Jongin even talks so prettilyㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
4. [+32, -0] He talks the most beautiful with the most fierce looks ㅠㅠㅠ He’s so lovely writing every single post with sincere effort.. He writes what he feels and what he feels grateful for lengthily one by one and it’s just so endearingㅠㅠㅠ Just because a fan told him to upload selfie at fansign event, he didn't forget and postedㅠㅠㅠㅠ this manㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
5. [+30, -0] Wow he talks very prettily.. I guess he’s the type who talks quiet and calm.
6. [+28, -0] Ah this boy, I envy the fans... lucky exo-lsㅋㅋㅋㅋ he’s really worth fangirling for
7. [+25, -0] He looks cold/indifferent but maybe because he has many noonas he has a lot of aegyo and his way of talking is very calm unlike most menㅠㅠ I feel so proud with his recent lives for his improved singing, tooㅠㅠ I haven’t been a fan for long but I feel respect for him regardless of his young age ♥
* (requested trans, July 29th, 2015)
※ don’t repost this translation.
[PANN] EXO to hold first dome concert of Korea
A dome was built for the first time in Korea and EXO is holding a concert there. The capacity is known as 22,500.
They are going to debut in Japan this November and their debut stage is Tokyo domeㅋㅋㅋㅋ Performing in dome both in Korea and Japan. As expected of EXO.
Post Response [+1005, -183]
Comments
1. [+294, -20] When the news that EXO might be the first to perform in dome came out a week ago, later there was a news report that other entertainment companies called to complain and sm was surprised. It could’ve been cancelled because of that but thank god they’re safeㅠㅠㅠ
- [+94] Let them contest as they wish ㅋㅋㅋ they’ll only get mad as exo succeed
- [+91] It’s said they were called with lots of complaints for realㅋㅋㅋ I felt sorry...
- [+54] let’s not make a hasty guess for who they are.. we’ll never know and it was ‘companies’ not ‘a company’.
2. [+260, -12] exo had to open the tickets for limited-sight seats for their concert and they were sold out for five times on gymnastics stadium with 110,000 won on every seats, I think it’ll be hard to get the ticket... yes24′s server is too weak for exo fansㅋㅋㅋ anyways amazing exoㅠㅠ
3. [+246, -15] Dome and EXO are currently trending togetherㅋㅋㅋ exo said they wanted to have a fanmeet and finally! they must be so happy tooㅋㅋㅋ and the record as first performer of dome in Korea, so proud.
* (Sep 14th, 2015)
[Article] (leader special) EXO Suho, strongly and firmly “We Are One”
(Herald News)
EXO is one of the group kept in checked and contested by other groups. It happens inevitably when you’re on top. However, no matter how much they’re being the target, EXO is EXO. They’re being checked but they’re alive and strong. And there is leader of the group on the center of the prosperity. It’s more amazing knowing that it’s far from easy to be with no small number of members.
Being the topic of the gossips is natural for EXO as they’re in the spotlight, but Suho is particularly known for compliments to his personality. The position as leader is important not just for idol groups but in general, and considering the controversies over those leaders, Suho is someone who is worth acclaiming for.
(omitted)
His name is ‘Suho’ because he ‘protects’ EXO. The more I get to know him, the more I think highly of him. EXO had a lot of incidents for those who debuted in 2012, but because there is Suho, I believe future of EXO is bright.
* (Sep 7th, 2015)
[NAVER] “I’m still alive” Kai’s Fall KAIsma
Original Article: http://m.star.naver.com/exo/news/end?id=6023039&langCode=en
Comments
1. [+3929, -308] I got goosebumps at the title "r.e.p.o.r.t. for s.u.r.v.i.v.a.l."
(t/n: the title was a phrase that reminds Korean guys of their military experience)
2. [+3409, -210] His CK pictures from debut era was the best ㄷㄷ He appeared sexy and had aura even though he looked young, so I knew him first before I knew exo. Anyways, reporter-nim, you had hard time writing the article, right? Readers ourselves are having hard time because of Kai, too...
3. [+3137, -201] This street is completly crazy (t/n: Kai's intro from Call me baby)
4. [+3123, -391] Kai is truly the hot body among idols ㄷㄷㄷ
5. [+2898, -242] I started to like Chen since Masked Singer last time, and I saw Chanyeol on the street few days ago and I like him tooㅋㅋ I don't like exo fanatics but I don't think they have something to get bashed
6. [+2358, -268] ha...Kai.. damn sexy and damn cool
7. [+1943, 217] He looks like a noble gentlemanㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ hot body
8. [+1769, -209] As expected, Kai is cool!! Amazing body propotion
* (requested trans, September 10th, 2015)
do you know some blogs that translate everything about individual members?
If you mean by translating netizens' comments, I know four of them, but I'm not sure they're in charge of 'everything' like the interviews or chatting events, etc.
Baekhyun http://knets-on-baekhyun.tumblr.com/Chanyeol http://chanyeol-and-netz.tumblr.com/Kai http://kai-nets.tumblr.com/Xiumin http://xiuminpanntranslations.tumblr.com/
Kai one seems inactive though, but still... These are all I know of, please inform me if there's more.
[INSTIZ] Top 30 Instagram Tag Rank (of Korea)
EXO is the only celebrity, ranked in #27
* (August 30th, 2015)
[INSTIZ] Baekhyun Lookalike?
(a bit late but since it’s cute...)
EXO performed in a Japanese broadcast A-nation, and there was a member who Japanese guys particularly paid attention to...
Back number 4 EXO Baekhyun
The reactions were like “He looks like my bias”, “My bias is on TV”... and the reason was... ?
They look alike...
She’s Asuka of Evangelion
Evangelion is a famous manga. Maybe this is why HeeChul of SJ cherishes Baekhyun so much? (Asuka is HeeChul’s one of favorite manga character)
Actually Baekhyun and Asuka’s personality is very different, but they surely look alike~
* (August 31th, 2015)
[INSTIZ/Throwback] A boygroup member who comforted a kid who broke his phone
is Lay of EXO
this is excerpt from the real article
(↑ A kid broke Lay’s phone while playing with it, and Lay comforted him saying it’s okay)
Lay who was unaccustomed to Korean, had hard time memorizing the names of the kids.
“I can memorize it, give me 10 seconds, no 5 seconds”, He was learning Korean by having an eye contact one by one.
Aren’t cellphones top secret for idols? However he didn’t care about it for the kids.
A kid who was too playful, recklessly threw and pushed Lay’s phone.
The teacher tried to hold the kid back, but Lay kept saying “It’s fine” and gave out the phone to the kid.
* (August 8th, 2015)
[INSTIZ] Sehun’s New Hair Color
1. [INSTIZ] Sehun’s first stage after his new hair dye causes commotion