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SHINee “Why So Serious?” Lyrics in English

자정 막 지난 새벽, 진흙 속 눈 뜬 무언가
Early morning just past midnight, something opens eyes in the mud
모두 나를 무서워했지 (Oh yeah)
Everyone is afraid of me (Oh yeah)
앞으로 뻗은 두 팔, 난 살아있는 워킹데드
Both arms out in front, I’m a walking dead alive
그 숨은 차가웠지
The breath was cold
숨 쉬는 게 지겨워질 쯤 그 때 그대 발견! So shocked!
About the time I got tired of breathing, I found you! So shocked!

Why So Serious?
Why So Serious?
로미오와 줄리엣, 슬픈 러브스토리가 아, 아니야
Romeo and Juliet, not a sad love story
다 잘 될 거야
Everything will be alright
‘결국 해피 엔딩’을 아는 넌 연애소설 매니악
You, a romance fiction maniac, know the ‘final happy ending’

먼지만 풀썩대던 심장, 엔진을 Re-New
My dusty heart, engine Re-New
핏기 없던 나의 입술이 다시 붉은 컬러 루즈
My bloodless lips are again red color rouge
Baby 날 어떻게 생각해? Baby 어떻게 생각해?
Baby what do you think of me? Baby what do you think?
난 무섭지 않아요 So get in, get in
I’m not scared, So get in, get in

이 긴 어둠이 언제부터였는지 기억도 안 나네, 대충 백 년 전?
I don’t remember when this long darkness started, perhaps 100 years ago?
그냥 그댈 본 날부터 시작이다, 이제부턴 그게 더 중요하니까
A new start from the day I saw you since that’s more important from now on
“이런 좀비 영화 어디서 본 것 같은데?”
“I think I’ve seen this kind of zombie movie somewhere?”
Oh no 이건 특별해
Oh no this is special

비틀대는 걸음으로 걷자 그게 우리 사랑 방식
Let’s walk with tottering steps, that’s our way of love

Why So Serious?
Why So Serious?
로미오와 줄리엣, 슬픈 러브스토리가 아, 아니야
Romeo and Juliet, not a love story
다 잘 될 거야
Everthing will be alright
‘결국 해피 엔딩’을 아는 넌 연애소설 매니악
You, a romance fiction maniac, know the ‘final happy ending’

먼지만 풀썩대던 심장, 엔진을 Re-New
My dusty heart, engine Re-New
핏기 없던 나의 입술이 다시 붉은 컬러 루즈
My bloodless lips are again red color rouge
Baby 날 어떻게 생각해? Baby 어떻게 생각해?
Baby what do you think of me? Baby what do you think?
우린 다르지 않아 벌써 닮아가고 있는걸
We are not different, already becoming alike

해 지면 나와 거리를 허우적대며 헤매
After sunset we roam floundering around the streets
뇌 따윈 없이 보이겠지만 다들 고민 있겠지
We may look with no brain but have our own concerns
See? 휴머니즘 그런 거 몰라 그냥 널 사랑하게 돼
See? I don’t care about humanism I just love you
내 피는 다시 뜨거워져 그 모든 이유는 그대, Come on!
My blood is getting hot again all because of you, Come on!

다음 씬의 클라이막스 막 시작 돼
The climax of next scene is just started
이 음악이 더욱 더 커지면 우린 살아있어 Tonight
If this music gets louder we are alive Tonight

Why So Serious?
Why So Serious?
로미오와 줄리엣, 슬픈 러브스토리가 아, 아니야
Romeo and Juliet, not a love story
다 잘 될 거야
Everything will be alright
‘결국 해피 엔딩’을 아는 넌 연애소설 매니악
You, a romance fiction maniac, know the ‘final happy ending’

먼지만 풀썩대던 심장, 엔진을 Re-New
My dusty heart, engine Re-New
핏기 없던 나의 입술이 다시 붉은 컬러 루즈
My bloodless lips are again red color rouge
Baby 날 어떻게 생각해? Baby 어떻게 생각해?
Baby what do you think of me? Baby what do you think?
우린 다르지 않아 벌써 닮아가고 있는걸
We are not different, already becoming alike

[Trans by jujugal]

SHINee on YIN’s Volume Up

 

[Trans Note: SHINee were all very playful making jokes and laughing a lot. Enjoy it as such!]

# White Day Messages

DJ: wah~ you are really handsome!

DJ: Today’s White Day, you know it’s a day guys give candies to girls. You didn’t come in empty hands, did you?

Key: Ah, we didn’t even have enough time to eat.

JH: We prepared something sweeter than candies!

DJ: Really? Did you eat, by the way?

JH: We only had tteokbokki.

Ky: Candies are a luxury for us.

DJ: Then, I ask you to send a message to our audience instead of candies. “Lovey-dovey” messages are OK. Like from a boyfriend.

MH: I am thinking…can anyone do first?

DJ: Baby is OK, or jakiya.

MH: Volume jakiya, would you take my candies?

JH: Where are candies?

MH: yogi [=here]~ (in a cute voice)

ON: In a global way, baby~ this is for you, thank you.

TM: haha, giving candies, he is thankful!

ON: I’m thankful for your presence.

JH: Oh, good interpretation, TM: saying short.

Ky: Jakiya, there’s no white day in the U.S. How about following American style? Let’s just eat.

DJ: Who wouldn’t be happy if she has a chance to eat with Key? Good job.

JH: I’m not good at this kind of thing.

MH, TM: What! You are best at it!

JH: Jakiya, I don’t have candies, but take my ppoppo (kiss).

Everyone: ah~ so good!

DJ: He’s a pro.

DJ: Last, it’s Taemin’s turn. You should say Volume jakiya.

TM: Volume jakiya, I couldn’t prepare candies because I was too busy. I’ll buy you delicious food when I have time, sorry.

DJ: Ooh~ like to a real girlfriend! Continue reading →

[Column] “Go Forward, SHINee!”

http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=106&oid=418&aid=0000000028

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SHINee is SM Entertainment’s most ‘extreme’ group. With the crux of Ring Ding Dong, a song that drives like crazy all along, their songs have been the fastest in SM, and their dance moves the fiercest as the members do a tremendous amount of motion from beginning to end. If you can’t believe it, watch SHINee in casual outfits practice Sherlock dance in the practice room. Dancing without having to sing live, they move almost like beasts. As we know so well, however, SHINee is a male group with the tenderest image in SM. They were ‘shiny’ from their group name, and the members wearing ‘pretty boy’ outfits made by stylist Ha Sangbaek sang “Noona Is So Pretty.”

Extreme in Anything

Pretty younger brothers in a company full of charismatic ‘oppas’ to fans since H.O.T., or idols on stage in outfits that seem to be made for a fashion magazine. SHINee, a self-called ‘contemporary’ group, debuted to follow the trends of the time.  Their songs and dance, however, advance SM’s peculiar style to its extreme end. ‘Sherlock’, a song combining the good parts of two different songs into one and the members moving from left to right as in 3D, is an extreme of SMP (a term for SM style music and performance). The group’s content is an extreme of SM, but its outward expression reflects popular trends. In the group coexist soccer mania Minho and fashionista Key. SHINee is something like SM’s laboratory.

The image on the jacket of SHINee’s new album, <The Misconceptions of You>, looks like SHINee’s image projected by the public as the title implies. Members’ images and several accessories form someone’s face. The jacket image is the most sophisticated among SM groups, and each member has a distinct personality. They are extreme in every area, the group name, performance, fashion, even Taemin’s slim body. If any of these grabs your eyes, you become a SHINee ‘deokoo’ (a slang for passionate fan). But it is hard to pick one image which can explain the group intuitively to the public. What SHINee needed was being easier rather than doing better, finding a solid axis to hold the various aspects of SHINee together–something like the mic stand in ‘Dream Girl.’

In ‘Dream Girl,’ SHINee wear suits of different styles and sing with mic stands. The group’s colorful feel maintained, the suits and mic stands deliver a more clear image of the group. Their fashion is still flashy but more of one team; their dance is fierce but with points for the public. Other members in certain dance motion form a background while a member is doing his solo dance part–this has become SHINee’s style from ‘Lucifer’ through ‘Sherlock. However, their dance for ‘Dream Girl’  is made of big and lively moves rather than minute hand motion. It is more focused on the other members playing the role of background for the member doing his solo part than on the complex and restless progress of moves. Their technique is advanced as they play freely with mic stands, but the way of showing it to the public is now easier and clearer.

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Your and My Conceptions of SHINee

As the title ‘The Misconceptions of You’ suggests, the songs in the album reflect SHINee’s images conceived of by the public. SHINee’s style confirmed since ‘Juliette’ is to drive on in a crazy speed with a combination of funky sound and a vocal style like that of an idol group version of Michael Jackson. The percussion-like sound,used in the opening of ‘AMIGO’ and ‘Ring Ding Dong,’ remains in ‘Dream Girl’ like a symbol. But funky guitar sound makes an axis of ‘Dream Girl’ to balance with thin and light synthesizer sounds. If TVXQ is a group of weight, SHINee is one of speed. Songs, including ‘Dream Girl,’ in <The Misconceptions of You> are light and speedy. Their melody goes fast and slow following funky rhythm leading to a refrain lively and sparkling like carbonated water. SHINee’s title songs–’Ring Ding Dong,’ ‘Lucifer,’ ‘Sherlock’–form a performance trilogy to be recorded in the history of male idol groups but rather powerful, complicated, and difficult for a team named ‘SHINee’. ‘Dream Girl’ is lightest, intuitive, and easy while its making process is elaborate.

‘Dream Girl’ looks like balancing rather than completion of SHINee. SHINee has been hard to define, which could be a strong or weak point. They still have different colors, which are now more neatly arranged. SM merged what they can do best into what the pubic wants from SHINee. At a press conference for SHINee’s new album, Key said, “It is a new attempt for us to do it more easily. Our previous songs were difficult, but we aim to make it more lively and accessible.” As Key said, SHINee and SM maintain their identity and approach the public sentiment and trends, the self-defined ‘contemporary.’ In <SHINee’s One Fine Day> aired on MBC Music, members appear as young men watching soccer games on streets, not idols on stage.  When ‘idol’ has become ‘I+doll,’ SHINee walk out into the streets as shy or lively young men instead of becoming shiny idols. SNSD’s ‘Gee’ or Super Junior’s ‘Sorry Sorry’ showed that SM can make a song accessible. However, not a song but the whole group of SHINee is approaching to the public. SM has made a significant move for the 2010s.

And SHINee’s <The Misconceptions of Me> is due out in April. As implied in the title, this album will present music as conceived of by SHINee or SM. ‘Dream Girl’ is the most public-appealing among SHINee’s songs, but not a mega hit. But it is certain that the song has broadened the contact surface between SHINee and the public, and someone whose eyes are drawn to any of SHINee’s song, performance, fashion, or nice figures will become a ‘Sha-deok’ (=SHINee deokoo). They maintain their fandom but don’t give up on the public; their growth is slow but with a distinct color. 5th year is a time some sunbae groups started declining. However, SHINee seem to be advancing toward their first climax only now. Indeed, there is nothing common with them.

Written by Kang Myoungseok (former editor of 10 Asia) / Trans by jujugal

*The translation may not be 100% accurate.

*The writer is a music critic well-known to music fans for his deep and meticulous analysis of music and respect for good music and musicians.

*I wanted to translate this column because I can sense how the writer respects SHINee’s music with a clear understanding of what they are doing with Dream Girl :)

[news] “SHINeed You” SHINee Celebrates Japanese Debut 1st Anniversary

SHINee successfully finished their concert in Tokyo held in celebration of their Japanese debut 1st anniversary.

In the two-day concert in Yoyogi Stadium, part of their ‘First Japan Arena Tour SHINee World 2012,’ held on June 23~24, SHINee heated up the stage with their passionate performances with 24,000 audiences in total.

SHINee will meet about 200,000 people in total through this tour, which started with their concert in Fukuoka on April 25th and consists of 20 concerts in 7 cities.

This concert in Tokyo was special as SHINee, who released their debut single ‘Replay-kimiwa bokuno everything’  in June last year, celebrated their Japanese debut 1st anniversary on June 22nd.

SHINee performed total 29 songs including their single hit songs such as Replay, Lucifer, and Juliette, their new single Sherlock, and each member’s solo stage. There was a surprise party for SHINee in the concert on June 23rd to celebrate the 1st anniversary.

On June 25th, the local press such as Sankei Sports and Nikkan Sports reported on the concert and people’s hot responses to it under headlines, “12,000 People Cheering in SHINee’s First Japan Arena Tour, SHINee’s First Japanese Fanclub Announced” and “SHINeed you! Launching Fanclub Announced in Tokyo Concert.”

SHINee will make a grand finale to their arena tour in the Hiroshima Green Arena through their concert on June 30th and July 1st.

[Source: http://www.mydaily.co.kr/news/read.html?newsid=201206260824181135&ext=na | Trans by jujugal]

*I like the wordplay “SHINeed you” :)

[news] SHINee with Donika

Up by MsKeybum

You all must have read or watched the news about Donika Sterling, the American teenager who is suffering from an incurable disease and has been given a chance to meet her favorite K-pop stars in Korea. She came to Korea and met SHINee on June 20th! Taemin said, “It makes what we’re doing more significant to know that it can be so encouraging and of help to people.” Didn’t he give a smooch to Donika after giving his rosary bracelet and hugging her? How sweet!

[info] To Beautiful You Cast & Staff

OK, I was a bit worried when I heard more idols were cast (who will act?), and then brightened up and got excited more when the final casting news came out with quite impressive actors lined up as supporting characters.

Minho as Kang Taejoon, a high jump gold medalist, who is discouraged after being injured

Sulli as Goo Jaehee who disguises herself as a male and transfers to Taejoon’s school to help him recover for a comeback

And people wondered who would play the second male lead and hoped an actor, not an idol, would be cast. Yesterday, Lee Hyunwoo came to my mind, and I thought to myself if he could be cast, it would be perfect. Yes, he was cast!!! Now I can believe SM is serious about making this drama not only to sell it to overseas idol fans, but also to lure muggles. Lee Hyunwoo is a rising star who is making a successful transition from a child star to an attractive and good adult actor. He was in the Master of Study and the Equator Man.

Lee Hyunwoo as Cha Eungyeol, soccer middle fielder, who is conceited and short-tempered

And a new face who is a rising musical actor (also appeared in some drama and movies) was cast as a sub-main. Kang Haneul as Joo Jicheol, a high jump player in the national team and Taejoon’s rival.

Seo Joonyoung (known for his impressive acting in Tree with Deep Roots) as Ha Seungli, dorm supervisor and fencing team chief — a macho type with strong leadership

Ki Taeyoung as Jang Minwoo, a mysterious eccentric school nurse who helps Jaehee

Kang Gyeongjoon as a comic and clumsy track-and-field team coach

Lee Young-eun, a teacher of Korean in a triangle relationship with the school nurse and the coach

Lee Hanee, school president with gentle charisma

Lee Hanwee, Taejoon’s father

Lee Ahyun, the dorm supervisor’s mom who knows Jaehee’s secret and helps her 

Ahn Hyegyeong, a sports magazine reporter

Ko Soyoung, head director like Bae Yongjoon in Dream High; her casting made a headline because this is her first TV appearance since her marriage. She’s a top model and star who is now married to Jang Dong-gun, a top star in Korea.

Also, Kim Jiwon (CF model, High Kick 3) as a student in a neighbor school who likes Taejoon, Gwanghee of ZE:A as another dorm supervisor and theater team chief (?) who is adored by everyone as the owner of absolute beauty.  El of Infinite may also be cast as one of Taejoon’s friends.

*The cast and character information haven’t been finalized yet, so there might be changes.

Total 16 episodes to be broadcast in August

Staff Info:

Directed by Jeon Kisang (Witch Yoo Hee, Delightful Girl Choon Hyang, My Girl, Boys over Flowers)

Written by Lee Youngcheol (High Kick 1, 2, 3, Kimchi Cheese Smile)

Music by Park Geuncheol (Goong, Queen of Games, City Hunter, Lovers in Paris)

Art by Noh Sangsoon (You Are Beautiful, My Girlfriend is Goo Mi Ho, Shining Inheritance)

Produced by Kim Hoon (White Tower-assistant producer-, Love in Harvard, etc)

Action by Jung Jingeun

*Will this drama be Dream High 1 or Dream High 2? Boys over Flowers was very popular but left a bad impression because of the changes made to the story by the script writer. I’m not sure about the writer whose main work has been for sitcoms. Competition with the rival dramas that start about the same time in August is expected to be very tough: Lee Joonki, a popular top star, is coming back in a historical fiction drama after finishing his military service; the other drama with Song Joongki and Moon Chaewon. Tough! but fighting~

[Source: DC SHINee Gallery, Bestiz, Naver]

[fancam] SHINee at SM Town Live Concert in LA 120520

[Cr as tagged]

Lucifer arena tour remix version
AMIGO arena tour remix version
Juliette arena tour version with a dance break
SHINee World
Talk: Onew – “Because of u all we are here.”
Key’s intro in English – “Make some noise, America! Long time no see! Are you guys having fun tonight? Thank you! (laugh)”
Onew’s intro in Korean – “We love the feeling in this room. We are so happy and ecstatic. Because of you, we are at this place today. Hopefully, we can show you guys a great performance”
Love Like Oxygen (dance break + water show)
Luna & Onew Duet – Can I Have This Dance (from High School Musical 3) Onew forgot lyrics at one part and just smiled cute; he had one kneel down and said, can I have dance?
Key with Amber & Kris – Like a G6
BoA featuring Key- One dream [kpop star ost] and I Did It for Love
Ring Ding Dong arena tour version (Rock)
Sherlock

[Source: DC SHINee Gallery]

Up by liichai | fanboys daebak, esp. the one screaming  ”Key, you’re awesome!” at the end LOL; SHINee’s cute smiles when the fountain show starts and they get wet; the stage seems too small for their dance

Up by waver123 | a very nice close-up front view

Up by smtownAnaheim | a close-up HD side view; u can see their expressions

Up by annuhnooen | Um, close-up & good video, but u can’t hear their singing well; good to see Lucifer arena tour version

Up by YanisRei | a front view, too bad it’s not a full ver

Up by krystalenn | not full, but you see Taemin’s crazy headbanging in the beginning :)

Up by GreenTeaYuppy | cut short, but you see the beginning part; a MinKey moment!

Up by annuhnooen | tolerable audio and good video

Up by AliceCullenz | Key’s and Onew’s introduction; close-up, I envy the fan, she was so close to them

Up by SMiLEySx3 | Taemin’s solo dance in the beginning *-*

Up by AliceCullenz | a wonderful close-up front view! MUST WATCH; Tae almost missed the lift stage; feeling blessed with SHINee dancing wet (=hot & sexy) *_* (check out her Juliette fancam too!)

Up by InstantJommyFanMV1 | low video quality, but audio is good; Onew’s smile when he forgot lyrics; Luna’s and Onew’s voices fit for this kind of pop song

Up by pssstwatchthis | close-up finally; Onew kneeling down at 1:47 *_* so sweet; Luna’s high note singing is a bit disappointing; $%^$^%#$ when they hold hands at the end, mvps alive?

Up by seljanempire | good audio & video; wondering why they lipsync even rap parts? :( when dancing, i can understand, but for rap?

Up by theultimatedodo | good audio

Up by SHINeelovee05 | Key-focused, but audio not good

Cr to laxxxie9 Up by cntlu02 | For 2 min, I didn’t know what song they were singing -_-; great close-up shots, esp. Minho going crazy with hot moves ;)

Up by yuniaki55 | many k-shawols didn’t like their stage outfits – did Tae really need the scarf?; Tae stepped on Key’s foot :D ; ”Soy Un Dorito”~

Up by YanisRei | a front view; love the ending part with fountains

Up by pssstwatchthis | OnKyu, Taeyeon+Taemin, Taemonica & Jjong drummer, Tae with f(x), Tae hugging Donghae (?), Jjong pushing someone, Tae with Kai, Jjong taking photos of fans, so many points!

Up by adetted | Jjong and Tae playing dorks