In this particular interview, Jimin responds with a soft defensive tone disagreeing with the PD about fighting Jungkook out of nowhere after the PD suggested they could stack the cards up high 😅 Why? He seemingly misheard 싸우다 (fight, argue) instead of 쌓다 (build/pile up, stack). I will break it down shortly below:
Discl.: 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.
JM: 쌓겠습니다~ | (I) will stack (them now)~
JM: 요정도 각도?! | About this angle ?!
PD: (높게) 쌓으실 수 있겠는데요? (heard 싸우실 수 있겠는데요?) | (It) looks like (you) would be able to stack (them) quite high? (heard as It looks like you could fight?)*
JM: 아니요, 우리 이런 걸로... 저희 이런 걸로 싸우지 않습니다. | No, we <over stuff like this>... We don't fight over things like these. (formal tone, JM emphasizes we)
JK: (?)
JK: 아니, '높게 쌓을 수 있을 것 같은데요' 라고 했는데, 뭘 싸워 ㅋㅋ | No, (they) said (it) seems like (we) could stack (them) high, what fight 😂 (informal tone)
JM: ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
JK: 뭔 소리야~ | What (you) talking about~ (informal tone)
*the difference here is basically only in the eu and u pronunciation, as the ㅎ is not pronounced in the word 쌓다.
A few things I wanted to highlight here: As I remarked today while writing about another moment, during these interviews Jimin seems to lead the conversation and conduct it in a very polite way and in the high formal speech. That is nothing out of the ordinary, when talking to staff like a producer or the audience in an extended context. This seems to change though when Jungkook replies directly to him and often uses casual speech. Then they bicker/have a short exchange and go back to being formal. It's a very funny dynamic 😄
Another thing I always wanted to mention is the captions in Korean you see appear on the screen. They do not only transcribe what's being said but they appear to often add another layer to the jokes or the situation playing out on the screen. They are usually very well done and witty in AYS episodes. Unfortunately, they sometimes get omitted in translations and don't seem to appear in YT subs at all (due to YT limitations).
When a spark of life takes form, the results are uniquely beautiful. Whether the beauty is of soft pearls, or even hardened Diamonds, once the spark is alive all that is left to be done is to bury it where it can be nurtured. Where it can grow…
Where it can emerge.
Deep under the planet's’ crust sparks of life were planted in beautiful gem casings, each emerging in time, each following the rules of nature to emerge together, each perfect in the way they were designed to be. It was coded in the very spark themselves on how they were supposed to be, each emerging with information of their ranking in the world around them and their roles that they were to fill without question or hesitation. One does not speak out of turn, one does not require more than what they are given or needed. One must be perfect. To be anything else meant that they are...
Defected.
If a spark of life is planted too deeply, or not deeply enough, a defect can happen. If a spark of life is encased in a faulty gem, a defect could happen.
If a spark of life is more than what it is supposed to be, a defect will happen.
Defects were not kept alive long, either snuffed out of existence the moment they emerge or used for other purposes. No matter the flaw, a defect is a defect, and misery would ensnare its life.
The air was frigid in the temple of ice like stone, the very surface of the temple pure and unbroken, beautiful and radiant with hints of blues and whites, reflecting the light off of them like crystals, dazzling in its simplistic way. The temple of the Blue Diamond court sat high up in the mountain like terrain where soldiers and council members worked and kept their distances from the rest of the other courts, only interacting with the world when absolutely needed. To be a soldier quartz meant fighting and protecting the temple, their lives created only to protect and fight, most heading off to other planets on missions just to use their weapons and fight.
Home world was too quiet for them.
To be a member of the Blue Diamonds court meant grace and beauty, each gem designed to look a certain way and to follow orders, bowing and performing for their diamonds whenever they were called upon, some going as far as to remain by their sides, to climb up the ranks if only to have the chance to be considered amongst the elite.
The very diamond in charge herself was a tall and beautiful creature, her body the color of the sky in morning, her hair a translucent white that reflected the light very much like her diamond. She was beautiful and perfect in her ways, a true diamond through and through, hailing from the first era. All whom gazed upon her respected her, adored and loved her.
Which in turn, meant they had to love him as well.
The defective diamond that sat in the shadows and watched the world under a translucent blue veil whilst his quartz soldier stood close by, stealing quick glances and lingering touches, if only to calm the diamond of his nerves. The defective diamond, though not nearly as tall as the other rulers, was a bit taller than most in the court, standing a good foot taller than as his Topaz, his body thin and tapered. His skin was colored a pale blue, his hair short, white, and choppy despite being told to change it- it made him feel unique despite others thinking it just added to the fact that he was defective. The diamond on his belly was accentuated by the dark blue one piece that clung to him like a second layer,white patched in the front, a thin sheer veil hanging over his eyes. Most days, when not in the court’s presence he covered his diamond and let the veil off, choosing to be called a name of his own choosing rather than his title.
The topaz that doubled as both his protection and friend was just a bit shorter than the diamon by a mere foot, built tall and sturdy, limbs thick and chest broad, his own skin a butter brownish yellow, his hair dark and tied back by a blue ribbon he wore across his forehead, his uniform that of a normal quartz with a blue diamond emblazoned on his chest. It was with no doubt that the Topaz belonged solely to the defective diamond, their presences always intermingled, their friendship ignored rather than dealt with. After all, no one had time for two gems pushed aside and ignored, only called upon when needed.
To strengthen their friendship the defective diamond gaze his topaz a name.
Together they were Lance and Hunk, two gems whom wanted nothing more than to leave, to travel the galaxy for exploration and wonderment rather than war and conquer.
Where the other gems were content with their roles in life, Lance and Hunk wanted more. To explore and experience rather than simply read or learn through others.
The first chance they got to leave the Court of blue they did, sneaking out during the time the Blue Diamond had left to council with the other proper Diamonds, leaving Lance to his own devices. With silent footsteps befitting of a diamond, followed by muffled heavier steps, the two of them inched from the main halls, avoiding the quartz that stood guard, slipping past to get inside the hangar where the vessels were located, all locked tight and awaiting orders, varying in colors and size, save for the one at the very end. The ship had been designed for Rubies and smaller quartz of the courts, the ship sleek and more compact compared to the fleet ships that rested in the hanger. It was the perfect chance for an escape, with the courts being in session and the Amethysts having made their rounds for the evening, there was no one left to check the large cluttered hanger. Glancing about the empty spaces between the crafts with cautious blue and yellow eyes the two gems began their course of action, blending and shifting against the shadows to keep hidden, aware that one wrong step could land them both poofed, or worse, if they were caught with intent of escaping or possible treason.
“I don’t know about this my diamond, what if we get caught?” The Topaz whispered,stopping just short of reaching out to touch his beloved diamond, eyes dropping to avoid Lance’s concerned face, not wishing to see the look of unease or sadness.”I would be shattered, that would be fine, but you? I don’t want you getting harmed.”
Reaching out the diamond tilted the Topaz’s chin up, the blue hushing softly, soothing the yellow gem before him with a warm smile that hinted at promises. “We are in this together, no matter what. We made a promise a hundred years ago that we would leave, and i am not about to give up our dream. Just a little further and soon we won’t have to worry about who’s a diamond or such technicalities. Just stay with me a little further more.”
Giving a nod the Topaz continued to fall behind his diamond, the gem on his left hand glowing once they approached the ruby ship-it was true they were not rubies, however with Topaz’s held for their flexibility and resourcefulness, they were granted permission to open up nearly all quartz ships, this one being no different, the door sliding open slowly, yellow hued lights flickering slowly to life. The inside of the ruby ship was small, basic with just enough space for smaller gems to feel comfortable. With a barely withheld sigh Lance forced himself to shift down, his long legs and arms shortening, his blue diamond gem hidden on his belly whilst he slipped his veil back. Turning to the Topaz he smiled, no longer towering over the other but coming up just barely to his chin. Motioning for the topaz to close the door the diamond headed to a small control panel, his eyes widening at the different keys and panels integrated together; being a diamond he had never had to worry about such trivial tasks, such as learning to maneuver crafts, it had always been either a ruby’s job or a peridot. Gazing at the controls he bit down on his bottom lip, glancing to his Topaz.
“Do you know how to fly this thing, Hunk?” The diamond whispered, eyes widening at hearing a voice from under the first layer of the ship, most likely the inhabitants were down in the control room rather than the ship being vacant as they thought.
“Hey, who’s up there?!”
“No time, button press, now!” The Topaz panicked, slamming his hand down upon the control panels before two figures could ascend the stairs, the sudden speed that the ship took off causing the Topaz and diamond to topple over and slide about, a loud crashing of metal against metal heard until the ship leveled out, the red metal visor slipping down to reveal the windshield, and with it a inky black space that was scattered with blurred stars.
“Who the hell do you think you are?!” A male voice snapped, belonging to a ruby that stood with his arms crossed, his black hair falling into his eyes- it took the diamond a moment to realize it was called a ‘mullet’ style, one that many Rubies wore. The Ruby wore a simple one piece suit, a yellow diamond symbol on his chest. The Ruby looked less than pleased. “A topaz and a- what are you?”
“He’s a-”
“I’m a water gem!” The diamond piped up, thankful his gem was hidden by a layer of clothing, his face losing most of its color before he could calm down. “I’m a Lapis Lazuli.”
“Huh, I wasn’t aware Lapis’s and Topaz got along.” A female voice called out, a much smaller gem approaching to stand by the Ruby, a Peridot from the looks of it, the girl wearing a pair of green tinted glasses and her hair cut short and choppy. The Peridot tapped her chin in thought, examining them both closely before glancing to the controls, her eyes widening. “Just where do you think you were going?!”
“Anywhere but HomeWorld.” The diamond scoffed, eyes narrowing. “Hey, what’s a Ruby and a Peridot doing together, thought you gems disliked each other.”
“Well, I suppose like you, we’re trying to leave HomeWorld too.” The Peridot replied, her back turned to them, swiping her fingers quickly, the ship slowing down. “We’re defect’s I guess you could say. Call me Pidge, I’m a peridot from the Nova galaxy.”
“And i’m Keith.” The Ruby’s eyes narrowed suspiciously. “Why do you want to leave homeworld so bad? And Blue Diamond members at that, aren’t you all supposed to be pampered gems?”
It took all of Lance’s will power not to freeze the ruby where he stood- didn’t keith realize all diamonds were dictators? Blue diamond being no better. “You’re wrong, blue diamond is just as controlling as the rest of them. We left in hopes of finding our own court… names? You guys go by names?”
“Got a problem with that?” Keith growled, gauntlet forming.
“Of course not!” Hunk was quick to pipe in, an arm wrapping around Lance. “I’m Hunk, this is Lance, we’re defects too!”
Despite the Ruby’s suspicious gaze the Peridot smiled softly, shaking her head with a laugh. “Well too late to judge now, Home World will find out were missing any time now, and unless you want to explain why we left, it looks like we’re traveling together.”
“You can’t be serious! Pidge, we don’t know anything about them!” Keith snapped, his arms crossing over his chest once more, eyeing the blue gem suspiciously.
“Do you want to be shattered?” Pidge asked simply, annoyance clear in her eyes, her tone holding no room for argument. “No? Didn’t think so. Just keep your gem cool, I’ll take over the controls, I may not be a ruby but that there isn’t a ship I can’t fly, I simply need to veer us somewhere Home World hasn’t conquered yet, how hard can it be?”
Sitting down with a sigh Keith gazed over at the Topaz and diamond, running a hand through hair. “So, Hunk, Lance, tell me why you decided to steal my ship.”
Lance could feel a bead of sweat forming,wincing at the way Keith spoke. He hadn’t realized this had been keith’s ship...
AN:
Literally was bored and wanted to write out something for my headcanons of the whole Voltron Gem AU.
Brain buzz. Limp limbs. There's the scream Once again It's not me It's not who I want to be But it's the face You're going to see Heart heals. Soles seek. There's the silence That is coming from me It's not how I want to speak But it's how it will always be.
They had fun travelling and they also had fun filming these promo materials. In this video released yesterday, it seems like they had to cut out multiple moments when the two were goofing around 😂
Multiple stages of Jimin:
Towards the end Jimin playfully scolds Jungkook for making him laugh too much (short breakdown below):
(Jimin gives a nice "promo like" answer and Jungkook is kind of impressed)
JK: 괜찮은데? | (It) was (actually pretty) okay? (informal tone)
JM: 괜찮아요? 감사합니다 🤝 | Was it okay? Thank you. 🤝
JK JM: 😄😆
JM: 그만 웃기세요~ | Stop making me laugh~
JK: 왜요? | Why? (back to casual polite)
JM: 눈이 자꾸 접혀서 번지잖아요. 눈이... | You know that* (my) eyes keep folding so (the makeup) smudges. The eyes...
JK: 진짜 괜찮다고요 😄 | (I) said (it) was okay for real 😄
*Jimin uses 잖아요 as a verb form through which he is reminding Jungkook about an information he already knows, i.e. his struggle to keep his eyes open while laughing 😆
Jungkook gets defensive because he thinks Jimin is laughing at him for making a joke but Jungkook was actually trying to praise him for giving a good answer 😄
*many k-armys are commenting they've been blessed by a 2013 Jimin and i couldn't agree more 🥹*
Jimin was struggling to find words on what to say but he expressed his earnest gratitude towards us, the members (whom he all had talks with around the Las Vegas concert), the producers and all the staff that worked with him on the album. He received phone calls from Hobi, Namjoon and even his dad to congratulate him on his achievement💜 He even remarked the PD that worked with him on the album is crying now. Upon seeing a comment / or a nickname that said "jungkook's wife" (*sidenote: honestly I am so tired of this "joke" I can't even put in words😮💨) he said: "I think Jungkookie is sleeping right now"
He talked in a very polite tone full of appreciation and humility. Even the title of the live is written in high politeness "Thank you from the bottom of my heart💜"
(*감사드립니다 is the higher polite form of more typically used 감사합니다, this way you can express even more respect [because it is used towards elderly or seniors] than with the more common 감사합니다)
This is just to show how respectful and humble Jimin really appears every time he wants to express his thanks towards us 😊
I'm learning that each day has many new opportunities to offer. They may be well hidden sometimes, might even be a smaller reward in comparison to others you find, but once you open up to these treasure moments you feel more fulfilled. It's definitely one way of finding and welcoming and bringing happiness your way. Where I was a year ago was different. But I'm not going to recap and search my catalogue of memories and regurgitate whatever it was I was feeling back then. I'm here, in the present. What happened before is in the past and I'm focused on today. Tomorrow is judged by what happens today. Now is what counts. Make the most of that. Be brave and try new things, be open minded. Take caution when giving in to impulsive decisions but also...just go for it. There will always be risk and consequence. But living, experiencing and exploring what life has to offer is so much better.
Recently, I've been feeling a significant amount of regret regarding my decision to attend an HBCU. Being at an HBCU has shown me some of the toxic mentalities that occur even in the intelligent African American community. I spend a lot of my time alone wondering if I would feel differently if I attended a PWI or would I notice this same negativity. One of the significant focuses of my HBCU is culture, but without a present, does culture have any prominence? Without the basics, do the additional traits matter? Without a now, should the primary focus be the past? I feel a level of loneliness and I wonder if the loneliness I feel is a result of my own isolation or if it is because I try not to involve myself in the destructive contemporary culture that is my HBCU and the surrounding community. Transferring has crossed my mind dozens of times, but the realization of the significant effort it would take to completely move and the credits that I would lose dissuades me. I have all motivation. I feel like I have no real friends. I don't enjoy being here and I don't see it getting any better. I hope it does. - Disappointed HBCU student
So, this is my first post about Cakeshop, and I'm especially excited to have it be about last night's Disco Experience. Disco Experience is a project started and headed by DJ Conan, who I've mentioned before and will mention again and again and again. It's meant to be a space specifically for disco/nudisco/deepsco as it's not something a lot of people gravitate towards naturally (though the landscape is changing at a rapid pace and I'm living for it). As a fan of disco, I love the idea and I'm excited for more of their events in the future.
I got there at about 11 when people were just starting to trickle in. Things didn't get really poppin' until midnight with DJ Wow's set, which was groovy as hell. Very funky, very nu disco, which is what my soul needed last night. Dguru of Idiotape played 1-2am and I enjoyed his set more than I maybe expected to. It felt pretty diverse while still maintaining the disco vibe. With regard to Conan's set, I'll try to keep myself from gushing too much, but he is definitely my favorite domestic DJ. I've seen him pull out a bit of a breakbeat set, and I know he can do party music with elements of hip-hop. His ability to be so great with whatever genre he chooses is why I love him so much. Anyway, last night was no exception! In fact, out of the five times I've seen him, I think it was the best. Parts of his set got deep, which I really liked. I'm glad I was able to get up front because I absolutely love watching him work. I left after his set, because by that point I'd been dancing for almost 5 hours straight. I'm sure ffan was fantastic, as always, since nu disco/house is what he does on a weekly basis (check out his deepsco mixes on his soundcloud, love 'em).
If you're in Seoul, definitely be on the look out for Disco Experience's next events. All the DJs are fabulous. I went alone and had a great night.
On that note, if you haven't been to Cakeshop yet, go! Itaewon, Exit 4, walk straight. It's just an underground basement club, but it's a great one.
I'm also working on a post about my favorite domestic DJs, which I'm stoked about. I have so many, it's hard to write about all of them, but I'm trying.
