This is the 17th cover.
This week it’s the song 내가 니편이 되어줄게 by the singer 커피소년

Can you read both names? No? Neither do us.

We don’t think Mr Youtube’s bots will make it either, except of course for the Youtube bots expatriated to Korea, but since they’re at war each other (we’re talking about the Youtube bots and the Naver bots), and since the Naver bots are bound to get the upper hand locally, there’s no point in wasting time on Youtube translations (you get the idea?🧐).

Are we acting in bad faith?

Yeesss!

Well, we shouldn’t, because someone thoughtful enough recently thought of putting the original lyrics online.

Here they are :

[Original lyrics]
누가 내 맘을 위로할까
누가 내 맘을 알아줄까
모두가 나를 비웃는 것 같아
기댈 곳 하나 없네
이젠 괜찮다 했었는데
익숙해진 줄 알았는데
다시 찾아온 이 절망에 나는
또 쓰러져 혼자 남아있네
내가 니 편이 되어줄게 괜찮다 말해줄게
다 잘 될 거라고 넌 빛날 거라고
넌 나에게 소중하다고
모두 끝난 것 같은 날에
내 목소릴 기억해
괜찮아 다 잘 될 거야
넌 나에게 가장 소중한 사람
이젠 괜찮다 했었는데
익숙해진 줄 알았는데
다시 찾아온 이 절망에 나는
또 쓰러져 혼자 남아있네
내가 니 편이 되어줄게
괜찮다 말해줄게
다 잘 될 거라고 넌 빛날 거라고
넌 나에게 소중하다고
모두 끝난 것 같은 날에
내 목소릴 기억해
괜찮아 다 잘 될 거야
넌 나에게 가장 소중한 사람
내가 니 편이 되어줄게
괜찮다 말해줄게
다 잘 될 거라고 넌 빛날 거라고
넌 나에게 소중하다고
모두 끝난 것 같은 날에
내 목소릴 기억해
괜찮아 다 잘 될 거야
넌 나에게 가장 소중한 사람
내가 니 편이 되어줄게

Yes, again…
We can’t  help it.
We don’t really feel like making an effort these days.

It has to be said that there have been so many translations, and when things become normal it’s a bit irritating.

After all, anyone can find a translator online, right?

Come on, make a little effort, we’re sure Mr Papago will be happy to help you.

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As for the video, it’s, umm…. bright? 🤔

It had been getting a little too dark lately.

One finally took the headphones out of his little ears and went for some fresh air in the great outdoors.
That’s a good idea.
Why stay cooped up when, if you look hard enough, there must be miles of pretty images to exploit?

 

Today’s song?

We really like it.

We had fun counting the number of words we understood.
There are ten of them!
It’s a misery, we know.

But you know what?
We don’t care.

 

Because as someone we know (Hello G. 🙋‍♀️) would say, if we wanted to follow an English-speaking singer we wouldn’t have fallen for a Korean, and even if we think it’s necessary to be able to sing in a universal language from time to time, it’s still in his native language that we’ve known Kim Hyun Joong and in which he excels.

Have you listened to all his vocals?

We love it when he does the chorus too.

Have you ever tried to count how many vocal tessituras he can use in a single song?

In this song our favourite is the bass.
Like a whisper in our ears.

And the aspirated “H” on certain words?
Delicious.

The effect can’t be the same with an English song.

 

 

Coffee Boy – I Will be on your Side

 

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Version Coffee Boy Original