Hi hi!! I am so happy you've started asks again, you are such a vital resource for correct translations and cultural context. I would love your insight on the moment in AYS where Jungkook answers, "안그래도 남사스러운데 미치겠네" as the phrase that 안남미 stands for. Korean Jikookers are obsessing over it, and some are positioning it as one of the better moments! I saw one lament that international fans aren't able to understand why they love it, and I'm so confused! I think there's definitely some nuance that's getting lost in translation. To non-Korean speakers, it was translated as, "It's embarrassing already. It's driving me crazy," which is funny but nothing too crazy. I-fans seem to be loving more when Jungkook says it could stand for "beauty of a man with glasses" because he gestures to Jimin while he says it which K-fans aren't going gaga over (and I'm not either tbh!). I think 안남미 ended up standing for "beauty that drives others crazy even when not dressed up," but it's funny because I think K-Jikookers are preferring Jungkook's interpretation. They keep stating crazy KM moments are 안남미 lol, and I would love to know deeper why that answer was so substantial.
I see that you prefer context being provided so here it is just in case! The two play a game where they have to figure out what the meaning of some phrases are when they're put into shorthand and reduced to just their first syllables, the funny thing Jikook had been doing nonstop. For 안남미, the director gives the hint "둘의 얘기예요. 둘의, 팬분들이 봤을 때 두 분의 얘기" which was translated to us as, "It's about the two of you. The fans' idea of you two." Jungkook then answers "안그래도 남사스러운데 미치겠네."
Thank you so much, and I'm so sorry this ask got so long!!!
Thanks for your kind message and thanks for being patient as I am working on multiple answers at the same time🙏
This moment in particular is very quick but offers an interesting peak into Jungkook's perception of how he thinks the fans percieve him with Jimin. It is also a very tounge-in-cheek comment that is meaningful for a lot of K-army.
Disclaimer: In my translations I tend to stay closer to Korean phrasing to bring the reader closer to how Korean sentences are structured, therefore my translations may vary from others and may not feel as natural in English. Assumed pronouns not included in the original Korean sentence are in brackets.
During the word game, 안남미 (an-nam-mi) comes up and as you wrote, the hint from the PD is: "(It's about) you two. The two of you, as seen by the fans/from the fans' perspective. " (my ver. of translation)
Jungkook answers from their fans' perspective:
안 그래도 | Already as (it is) / Even as (it is)
남사스러운데 | (Although it's) embarrassing/cringe-inducing
미치겠네 | (I'm) going crazy/ (It's) driving (me) crazy
When put together, the expression could be translated as:
Though (it's) embarrassing/cringe-inducing already as (it is) , (I'm) going crazy.
Or more loose translation with more English nuance and added interpretation:
I'm going crazy already cringing over these two.
(alt.: I'm going crazy from the second-hand embarrassment already because of these two.)
Now to explain the use of 남사스럽다 and why Korean fans relate to this comment. Even though the translation variations of this word include embarrassing, shameful, cringe-inducing, etc., it should be understood here in this particular context as second-hand embarrassment and in a lighthearted manner.
It is to be noted that K-fans often feel "embarrassed" when their faves get too affectionate, act too close or overly comfortable on camera. (i. e. they are projecting second-hand embarrassment onto them.) Therefore, Jungkook here is very cleverly showing that he is aware of how affectionate he acts with Jimin and he is also aware of how fans are cringing/getting embarrassed over their cute moments. He is basically conveying: "I know we are embarrassing, deal with it 🤪"
(This is all obviously to be understood in a light, joking tone. It could be imagined as someone watching AYS and covering their eyes and squeeling from the cuteness and closeness shown between Jimin and Jungkook. It is not meant to invoke any internal negative feelings connected to personal shame.)
The tone is further supported by the use of 미치겠네 as an expression of exasperation that K-fans also often use.
The reactions I saw from Koreans were: "He knows us well" or "He knows, so funnyyy" "Wow amazing, he knows us"
TLDR: Jungkook very cheekily expressed how he imagines fans react to their closeness on camera and demonstrated that he is very well self-aware (and also kinda unapologetic about it).
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