KPopers harus masuk Sastra Korea!
Kenapa?
Biar fangirlingnya dapat pembenaran gitu? Biar bisa nonton Running Man atau drama Korea tanpa subtitle?
Tentu saja mahasiswa Sastra Korea harus bisa nonton Running Man atau drama Korea tanpa subtitle. Kalau nggak bisa, gimana nanti dia bisa jadi interpreter? Gimana bisa nerjemahin dokumen-dokumen perusahaan yang level bahasanya pasti di atas bahasa yang digunakan di Running Man?
Masuk Sastra Korea itu bukan pembenaran buat mantengin V app tiap Sabtu & Minggu jam 10 KST (jam 8 WIB) buat nonton NCT Life. Bukan pembenaran juga buat nggak ikut acara jurusan karena mau streaming comeback shownya para oppa yang sekarang rata-rata pindah ke jam 9 KST gara-gara peraturan baru Melon dkk yang bikin kebanyakan grup ngerilis lagu baru tiap jam 6 sore KST.
Lebih dari itu, masuk Sastra Korea itu mengajak KPopers untuk belajar lebih jauh tentang kebudayaan, sejarah, dan sastra Korea. Biar KPopers bisa lebih memahami kenapa netizen Korea bereaksi sampai segitunya waktu Tiffany masang filter snapchat yang ada bendera rising sun-nya. Supaya KPopers nggak langsung super senang dan girang aja pas Lee Sooman bilang mau bikin audisi untuk NCT di Indonesia. Biar KPopers sadar bahwa banyak sekali platform toko online di Indonesia yang sebenarnya dimiliki oleh perusahaan Korea.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
[Korean study #05] KPopers harus masuk Sastra Korea!
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Friday, February 10, 2017
[entertainment #02] After 7 years, finally TRAX!
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If you read my blog since a long time ago, you may know that I love TRAX's I can Change so much. I have this particular attachment to this song of TRAX. It's my favorite out of all their releases until now, and it was also the first song I challenged myself to translate from Korean to English.
Anyway I was so devastated because in the only live video of this song, Jungmo played piano instead of guitar, while the thing that made me love this song was the guitar sound. However, today on their 2nd busking in COEX (which unfortunately, I couldn't go again), they finally performed I can Change because two fans requested for it ^o^
If you read my blog since a long time ago, you may know that I love TRAX's I can Change so much. I have this particular attachment to this song of TRAX. It's my favorite out of all their releases until now, and it was also the first song I challenged myself to translate from Korean to English.
Anyway I was so devastated because in the only live video of this song, Jungmo played piano instead of guitar, while the thing that made me love this song was the guitar sound. However, today on their 2nd busking in COEX (which unfortunately, I couldn't go again), they finally performed I can Change because two fans requested for it ^o^
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Saturday, February 4, 2017
[learning from TV #01] I Live Alone - Henry
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Beberapa hari lalu saya nonton 나 혼자 산다 (I Live Alone), reality show Korea yang memperlihatkan kehidupan artis-artis yang sudah lama tinggal sendiri. Di episode itu diperlihatkan keseharian Henry Lau saat off day. Seperti biasa, Henry itu selalu seru untuk ditonton. Satu detik dia membersihkan rumah naik hoverboard dan vacuum cleaner di satu tangan plus pel tisu cap Daiso di tangan lain. Detik berikutnya, dia mempertunjukkan kebolehannya bermusik: dia spontan mengaransemen Uptown Funk jadi berbau jazz, lalu menambahkan iringan piano, biola, plus suara-suara yang ia buat sendiri dengan layered trap(?).
Tapi bukan itu yang mau saya eksplor di pos ini.
Di tengah episode, Henry menyebut bahwa ia sudah punya semua yang ia inginkan di rumahnya, tinggal kurang istri. Ucapannya ini membuat kaget panelis yang lain karena Henry masih 29 tahun, umur yang kalau buat orang Korea masih cukup muda untuk menikah (apalagi kalau artis). Jun Hyunmoo lalu bertanya mengenai tipe idealnya. Jawaban Henry inilah yang begitu membekas di benak saya.
Beberapa hari lalu saya nonton 나 혼자 산다 (I Live Alone), reality show Korea yang memperlihatkan kehidupan artis-artis yang sudah lama tinggal sendiri. Di episode itu diperlihatkan keseharian Henry Lau saat off day. Seperti biasa, Henry itu selalu seru untuk ditonton. Satu detik dia membersihkan rumah naik hoverboard dan vacuum cleaner di satu tangan plus pel tisu cap Daiso di tangan lain. Detik berikutnya, dia mempertunjukkan kebolehannya bermusik: dia spontan mengaransemen Uptown Funk jadi berbau jazz, lalu menambahkan iringan piano, biola, plus suara-suara yang ia buat sendiri dengan layered trap(?).
Tapi bukan itu yang mau saya eksplor di pos ini.
Di tengah episode, Henry menyebut bahwa ia sudah punya semua yang ia inginkan di rumahnya, tinggal kurang istri. Ucapannya ini membuat kaget panelis yang lain karena Henry masih 29 tahun, umur yang kalau buat orang Korea masih cukup muda untuk menikah (apalagi kalau artis). Jun Hyunmoo lalu bertanya mengenai tipe idealnya. Jawaban Henry inilah yang begitu membekas di benak saya.
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
[living as Muslim #04] Praying room in Korea Tourism Organization Seoul office
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Another post about praying room in Seoul~ This time it's located in Korea Tourism Organization Seoul office 2F. It's not far from Gyeongbok Palace or Gwanghwamun Square, and close to Cheonggyecheon Stream. The photos were taken (by me, of course) two weeks ago (January 2017).
Another post about praying room in Seoul~ This time it's located in Korea Tourism Organization Seoul office 2F. It's not far from Gyeongbok Palace or Gwanghwamun Square, and close to Cheonggyecheon Stream. The photos were taken (by me, of course) two weeks ago (January 2017).
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| The praying room is open from 9 AM to 8 PM, following Tourism Information Center office hours |
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
[living as Muslim #03] Muslim Prayer room in Lotte World
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Another post on praying room in Seoul. This time, it is located in the infamous Korea's biggest indoor theme park, Lotte World. It seems like Lotte World has just recently opened Muslim praying room in late 2016, as when my friend visited Lotte World in January 2016, his family still couldn't pray in Muslim praying room. These photos were taken on my visit to Lotte World last December.
Another post on praying room in Seoul. This time, it is located in the infamous Korea's biggest indoor theme park, Lotte World. It seems like Lotte World has just recently opened Muslim praying room in late 2016, as when my friend visited Lotte World in January 2016, his family still couldn't pray in Muslim praying room. These photos were taken on my visit to Lotte World last December.
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| The infamous Lotte World |
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Sunday, January 29, 2017
[memory #03] Eric Nam in KHU
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Tahun sudah berganti 2017, lunar year juga sudah berganti yang baru, tapi saya masih berkutat sama tesis aja di Seoul, masya Allah, mau nangis rasanya hiks.
Tadi pagi buka Facebook, di timeline ada post Happy Lunar New Year dari akun Facebooknya Eric Nam (yang senada sama semua akun Facebook artis di bawah naungan CJ E&M). Trus jadi teringat sama postnya Eric dua tahun yang lalu.
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| Saya ada di dalam foto itu, coba ada yang tahu saya yang mana? Fufufu ^*^ |
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Monday, August 8, 2016
[memory #02] Monsta X 1st Live: X - Clan Origins
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Dalam rangka menghitung mundur fanmeeting Monsta X yang tinggal lima hari lagi, hari ini saya mau mengenang konser pertamanya dedek-dedek kesayangan di Blue Square Samsung Card Hall bulan lalu ^^
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| Suasana beberapa saat menjelang gate dibuka. Nyesel banget langsung masuk begitu gate dibuka karena ternyata Kihyun dan Jooheon sempat keluar sebentar untuk syuting V app. Kzl. |
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
[Korean study #04] Belajar apa di Bahasa dan Kebudayaan Korea UI?
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Banyak yang penasaran apakah di Bahasa dan Kebudayaan Korea UI cuma belajar bahasa Korea doang atau gimana. Iya sih, bahasa Korea memang jadi yang paling utama, tapi kita juga belajar tentang yang lain-lain kok. Secara garis besar, di BKK UI kita akan belajar tentang Kemampuan Bahasa, Linguistik, Sastra, Budaya, dan Sejarah.
Banyak yang penasaran apakah di Bahasa dan Kebudayaan Korea UI cuma belajar bahasa Korea doang atau gimana. Iya sih, bahasa Korea memang jadi yang paling utama, tapi kita juga belajar tentang yang lain-lain kok. Secara garis besar, di BKK UI kita akan belajar tentang Kemampuan Bahasa, Linguistik, Sastra, Budaya, dan Sejarah.
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Sunday, July 31, 2016
[memory #01] Batik in Myeongdong
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Hari Minggu pekan lalu saya pergi ke Myeongdong untuk beli sepatu karena sneakers saya kondisinya semakin memprihatinkan. Sebenarnya Myeongdong bukan tempat yang direkomendasikan buat belanja barang-barang murah sih karena harganya jauh lebih mahal dibandingkan tempat-tempat lain. Tapi karena yah sneakers yang bagus (versi saya: solnya empuk alias memory foam) walaupun diskon juga harganya nggak akan murah-murah banget. Di samping itu, sudah lama saya nggak jalan ke Myeongdong, jadilah sore itu saya berangkat ke Myeongdong naik bus 261. Coba-coba rute baru, bosen naik kereta terus transfer ke line-4 di Dongdaemun melulu.
Sampai di Myeongdong, saya disambut dengan lautan manusia. Iyalah, hari kerja aja Myeongdong pasti ramai, apalagi hari Minggu sore, di musim panas yang banyak diskon pula. Penuh banget nget nget di semua toko. Setelah sukses beli sepatu yang cocok di kaki saya (dan ternyata nggak diskon, sedih), saya iseng jalan-jalan ke Uniqlo yang letaknya persis di seberang exit 5 Stasiun Myeongdong. Uniqlo ini besar sekali dan sangat mencolok, jadi sering digunakan sebagai tempat janjian ketemuan oleh orang-orang.
Saya teringat info dari teman di grup KakaoTalk (iya, kalau di Korea nggak pakai grup WA), kalau Hana Tajima for Uniqlo sudah dijual di Korea juga. Buru-buru saya ke lantai 2 tempat baju perempuan, eh taunya malah disambut oleh baju ini.
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Thursday, July 28, 2016
[living as Muslim #02] Muslim praying room in Kyung Hee University
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Continuing the last post in [living as Muslim] category, this post is still about praying room. The university I go to, Kyung Hee University, is apparently one of the few universities who provide praying room exclusive for Muslim. This praying room has been opened since 2012, but I only knew about its whereabouts earlier this year, sigh.
Unfortunately, it is not opened for everybody, only for students who had their student ID card registered before. But if you are lucky enough, some eligible students often keep the door open after using it so you can use the room. The praying room is located in Neo Renaissance Building, B2 floor, Room B204-4.
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| Neo Renaissance Building |
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
[Korean study #03] Saya nggak bisa bahasa Korea, bagaimana peluang masuk BKK UI?
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Salah satu pertanyaan yang sering sekali saya terima adalah "Saya tidak bisa bahasa Korea, bagaimana peluang masuk BKK UI?", "Saya tidak bisa bahasa Inggris, apakah saya tidak bisa masuk BKK UI?"
Kepada teman-teman yang mengirimkan pertanyaan ini, saya mau tanya dulu, sebenarnya teman-teman sudah pernah mencari tahu ujian perguruan tinggi negeri itu seperti apa atau belum?
Di Indonesia, dalam ujian perguruan tinggi negeri, hanya ada tiga kelompok bidang tes: Kemampuan Dasar, IPA, dan IPS. Kalau menurut istilah website resmi SBMPTN: Tes Kemampuan dan Potensi Akademik (TKPA), Tes Kemampuan Dasar Sains dan Teknologi (TKD Saintek), dan Tes Kemampuan Dasar Sosial dan Humaniora (TKD Soshum).
Salah satu pertanyaan yang sering sekali saya terima adalah "Saya tidak bisa bahasa Korea, bagaimana peluang masuk BKK UI?", "Saya tidak bisa bahasa Inggris, apakah saya tidak bisa masuk BKK UI?"
Kepada teman-teman yang mengirimkan pertanyaan ini, saya mau tanya dulu, sebenarnya teman-teman sudah pernah mencari tahu ujian perguruan tinggi negeri itu seperti apa atau belum?
Di Indonesia, dalam ujian perguruan tinggi negeri, hanya ada tiga kelompok bidang tes: Kemampuan Dasar, IPA, dan IPS. Kalau menurut istilah website resmi SBMPTN: Tes Kemampuan dan Potensi Akademik (TKPA), Tes Kemampuan Dasar Sains dan Teknologi (TKD Saintek), dan Tes Kemampuan Dasar Sosial dan Humaniora (TKD Soshum).
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
[Korean study #02] Belajar di BKK UI pakai bahasa apa?
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Masih tentang Bahasa dan Kebudayaan Korea UI.
Tahun 2010 pas saya mulai kuliah di BKK UI, situasinya ada lebih banyak dosen asli Korea dibanding dosen Indonesia. Walaupun semua bisa bahasa Indonesia pasif, tetapi tidak semuanya memiliki kemampuan bahasa Indonesia aktif yang baik. Jadi kebanyakan komunikasi ya melalui bahasa Korea. Ada juga yang walaupun bahasa Indonesia aktifnya bagus, tetapi sengaja tidak mau pakai bahasa Indonesia kalau sedang mengajar.
Lho terus bagaimana belajarnya? Saya kan nggak ngerti bahasa Korea sama sekali, bahkan nggak bisa baca Hangeul!
Masih tentang Bahasa dan Kebudayaan Korea UI.
Tahun 2010 pas saya mulai kuliah di BKK UI, situasinya ada lebih banyak dosen asli Korea dibanding dosen Indonesia. Walaupun semua bisa bahasa Indonesia pasif, tetapi tidak semuanya memiliki kemampuan bahasa Indonesia aktif yang baik. Jadi kebanyakan komunikasi ya melalui bahasa Korea. Ada juga yang walaupun bahasa Indonesia aktifnya bagus, tetapi sengaja tidak mau pakai bahasa Indonesia kalau sedang mengajar.
Lho terus bagaimana belajarnya? Saya kan nggak ngerti bahasa Korea sama sekali, bahkan nggak bisa baca Hangeul!
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Monday, July 4, 2016
[living as Muslim #01] Mushalla at COEX Convention Center
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One of the biggest challenge of being a Muslim in a Muslim-minority country is to find a praying room. Looking for masjid has been proven to be a difficult task; many times we have to be satisfied with a decent space to do our praying. Fortunately, as South Korea has been preparing themselves to attract more Muslim tourists, the government start to pay accommodate Muslim's basic needs such as praying room.
On March 2016, COEX Convention Center, one of the biggest and busiest convention center in Seoul has opened a praying room specially designated for Muslim. I went there few months ago. It doesn't provide you with space to do Wudu, but there's toilet located near the Mushalla so you can do Wudu easily.
If you happen to visit COEX Mall, or SM Atium, make sure you go to COEX Convention Center first. These buildings are connected, but they are not the same building.
One of the biggest challenge of being a Muslim in a Muslim-minority country is to find a praying room. Looking for masjid has been proven to be a difficult task; many times we have to be satisfied with a decent space to do our praying. Fortunately, as South Korea has been preparing themselves to attract more Muslim tourists, the government start to pay accommodate Muslim's basic needs such as praying room.
On March 2016, COEX Convention Center, one of the biggest and busiest convention center in Seoul has opened a praying room specially designated for Muslim. I went there few months ago. It doesn't provide you with space to do Wudu, but there's toilet located near the Mushalla so you can do Wudu easily.
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| The map of COEX Convention Center (3F). The Mushalla is located on the 3rd floor, right behind Hall E. |
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Friday, July 1, 2016
[Korean study #01] Apa sih prospek lulusan jurusan Sastra Korea?
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Harus saya akui bahwa penarik traffic terbesar di blog ini adalah post tentang Sastra Korea. Banyak juga yang meninggalkan komentar di beberapa post di blog ini maupun pesan di akun media sosial saya yang lain, yang bertanya seputar jurusan Sastra Korea. Karena itu, inilah dia, post terbaru saya tentang Sastra Korea ^^
Patut diingat, jurusan yang sering disebut Sastra Korea ini kalau di UI nama resminya Bahasa dan Kebudayaan Korea. Jadi nggak cuma belajar tentang sastra doang. Mengenai belajarnya tentang apa saja akan saya bahas di post mendatang. Kali ini saya mau bahas mengenai pertanyaan nomor satu yang pasti ditanyakan ke mahasiswa jurusan Sastra Korea (dan sastra lainnya): kalau sudah lulus, prospek kerjanya gimana?
Harus saya akui bahwa penarik traffic terbesar di blog ini adalah post tentang Sastra Korea. Banyak juga yang meninggalkan komentar di beberapa post di blog ini maupun pesan di akun media sosial saya yang lain, yang bertanya seputar jurusan Sastra Korea. Karena itu, inilah dia, post terbaru saya tentang Sastra Korea ^^
Patut diingat, jurusan yang sering disebut Sastra Korea ini kalau di UI nama resminya Bahasa dan Kebudayaan Korea. Jadi nggak cuma belajar tentang sastra doang. Mengenai belajarnya tentang apa saja akan saya bahas di post mendatang. Kali ini saya mau bahas mengenai pertanyaan nomor satu yang pasti ditanyakan ke mahasiswa jurusan Sastra Korea (dan sastra lainnya): kalau sudah lulus, prospek kerjanya gimana?
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Thursday, June 30, 2016
[entertainment #01] Lovely Lovey!
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I bet most of you thought I'm gonna write about Jooyoung again for my first [entertainment] post (because myself thought so too hohoho). However, since Lovey's first mini album is released today, I decided to write about her.
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| 24 album cover |
I knew Lovey because this younger sister of Brother Su was also another RealCollabo's gems (that I discovered very late). She has been featured by numerous rappers and singers since 2011, but she officially debuted in 2013 with her brother's composed song, 돌려줘 (Return). Her soft voice is one of the voice types I fond of. If you are more into Jooyoung's old songs compared to his newest releases, I think you'd like Lovey's latest release.
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Hello!
Hello world!
Uh oh, I have never posted anything since the year turned into 2016...
I met one of my favorite authors Sinta Yudisia few weeks ago in Seoul. We talked about many things starting from my thesis to the importance of writing. She gave me a lot of meaningful advice, and one of it was to blog again. So here I am, trying to revive MAX Power! ^^
I plan to categorize my upcoming posts to these:
[memory] - anything related to daily life or anything happened in the past
[travel] - places I went to or want to go to
[entertainment] - spazzing about Kpop or anything that come into my mind
[learning from TV] - something I learned or things I note down when I watch reality show
[living as Muslim] - information, tips or my stories related to living as a Muslim in Korea
[인도네시아 소개] - this is my ambition; I want to write Indonesia-related things in Korean
[Korean literary] - my other ambition; I want to challenge my ability to understand Korean literature by introducing Korean stories/poets/novels I learned in classes
[Korean study] - this will include topics such as Bahasa Korea dan Kebudayaan UI, KGSP, and my study now
Initially I plan to force myself to write a post every day but it sounds like too much... I think three to four posts a week is acceptable.
I don't know if anyone is still reading this blog, but if you are - please watch over my transformation! :) I want to revamp the design too but since I am still as clueless as ever about coding and design, I guess I have to be satisfied with revamping contents first.
Till next post!
Uh oh, I have never posted anything since the year turned into 2016...
I met one of my favorite authors Sinta Yudisia few weeks ago in Seoul. We talked about many things starting from my thesis to the importance of writing. She gave me a lot of meaningful advice, and one of it was to blog again. So here I am, trying to revive MAX Power! ^^
I plan to categorize my upcoming posts to these:
[memory] - anything related to daily life or anything happened in the past
[travel] - places I went to or want to go to
[entertainment] - spazzing about Kpop or anything that come into my mind
[learning from TV] - something I learned or things I note down when I watch reality show
[living as Muslim] - information, tips or my stories related to living as a Muslim in Korea
[인도네시아 소개] - this is my ambition; I want to write Indonesia-related things in Korean
[Korean literary] - my other ambition; I want to challenge my ability to understand Korean literature by introducing Korean stories/poets/novels I learned in classes
[Korean study] - this will include topics such as Bahasa Korea dan Kebudayaan UI, KGSP, and my study now
Initially I plan to force myself to write a post every day but it sounds like too much... I think three to four posts a week is acceptable.
I don't know if anyone is still reading this blog, but if you are - please watch over my transformation! :) I want to revamp the design too but since I am still as clueless as ever about coding and design, I guess I have to be satisfied with revamping contents first.
Till next post!
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Closing 2015
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Whoa so I haven't written anything here since last January? This is.... too severe.... hahahaha
Many things happened last eleven months, I'm having 종합시험 next March noooo and I have to start my thesis immediately--like really, really immediately if I want to do it comfortably.
Too many things to write about that I don't know where to begin with... Seoul has been pretty good to me for the last year, although Daejeon is still very dear to me. Another niece (or nephew?) is coming on his/her way, yeay, but it's sad to see Karin and Belva leaving on February. Some of my friends (here in Korea and there in Indonesia) have knotted in marriage, enticing jealousy here and there xD Out of all, I'm happy with 2015. Even the fact that I was hospitalized and had surgery back then on July, I am thankful for that. 2015 is good.
Maybe the only thing I'm not happy with 2015 is because Jooyoung enlisted so suddenly and without any words. I know every Korean men who is qualified has to serve. I have no problem with that. I am very chill with Jaejoong, Yunho, Yoochun, and Changmin enlisting (even though it means I am not able to see them at all before I go back to Indonesia). I accepted (with heavy heart) the news Kim Feel enlisting this year though it's very unfortunate that he has just begun to get recognition. However, I cannot be not upset upon Jooyoung's enlistment. He led us to think he would drop something before the year ends (and yes, he dropped another collaboration digital single, which performed better on charts compared to Erase or other tracks he ever released). However, right on the release day of Love Line, Starship decided to drop the bomb through Pikicast article about Hyolyn covering Adele's Hello. Freaking Pikicast. Not their own channel or official social media accounts. And it's not in an article solely talking about Jooyoung; the enlistment talk was just mentioned for a few moments.
Starship stripped my dream to attend Jooyoung's stage on music shows. Ah.
The most upsetting part is Jooyoung will be in army until (at least) October 2017..... while I will (hopefully) graduate on February 2017ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I will not be able to see him released from army, worse is I may not be able to see him ever againㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Ah.... now I'm regretting why last year I didn't have the heart to skip classes and attended Erase stages on music shows.
Reading this post you may think all I did this year was just fangirling over Jooyoung hahaha
Truth is not like that... Soulful Jooyoung is one of the joy keeps me sane during these semesters :) But it didn't take up most of my time. Of course not. The classes and the tasks are hard ㅠㅠ
Lastly please pray for me so I can visit Apple Tree again before this year ends :D but I don't know what I should say when I meet Jooyoung's mommy, ah...
Whoa so I haven't written anything here since last January? This is.... too severe.... hahahaha
Many things happened last eleven months, I'm having 종합시험 next March noooo and I have to start my thesis immediately--like really, really immediately if I want to do it comfortably.
Too many things to write about that I don't know where to begin with... Seoul has been pretty good to me for the last year, although Daejeon is still very dear to me. Another niece (or nephew?) is coming on his/her way, yeay, but it's sad to see Karin and Belva leaving on February. Some of my friends (here in Korea and there in Indonesia) have knotted in marriage, enticing jealousy here and there xD Out of all, I'm happy with 2015. Even the fact that I was hospitalized and had surgery back then on July, I am thankful for that. 2015 is good.
Maybe the only thing I'm not happy with 2015 is because Jooyoung enlisted so suddenly and without any words. I know every Korean men who is qualified has to serve. I have no problem with that. I am very chill with Jaejoong, Yunho, Yoochun, and Changmin enlisting (even though it means I am not able to see them at all before I go back to Indonesia). I accepted (with heavy heart) the news Kim Feel enlisting this year though it's very unfortunate that he has just begun to get recognition. However, I cannot be not upset upon Jooyoung's enlistment. He led us to think he would drop something before the year ends (and yes, he dropped another collaboration digital single, which performed better on charts compared to Erase or other tracks he ever released). However, right on the release day of Love Line, Starship decided to drop the bomb through Pikicast article about Hyolyn covering Adele's Hello. Freaking Pikicast. Not their own channel or official social media accounts. And it's not in an article solely talking about Jooyoung; the enlistment talk was just mentioned for a few moments.
Starship stripped my dream to attend Jooyoung's stage on music shows. Ah.
The most upsetting part is Jooyoung will be in army until (at least) October 2017..... while I will (hopefully) graduate on February 2017ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ I will not be able to see him released from army, worse is I may not be able to see him ever againㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ Ah.... now I'm regretting why last year I didn't have the heart to skip classes and attended Erase stages on music shows.
Reading this post you may think all I did this year was just fangirling over Jooyoung hahaha
Truth is not like that... Soulful Jooyoung is one of the joy keeps me sane during these semesters :) But it didn't take up most of my time. Of course not. The classes and the tasks are hard ㅠㅠ
Lastly please pray for me so I can visit Apple Tree again before this year ends :D but I don't know what I should say when I meet Jooyoung's mommy, ah...
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Greetings from Daejeon!
Hello everyone!
Wow. I can't believe it's been six months since my last post! I didn't even update about my graduation, my move to Korea, and many other events :O I promise I'll update about those sometime later ^^
So anyway! It's winter now in Daejeon. It was zero degree this morning. I am proud to say I can tolerate zero degree quite well now! I think my body has adjusted with the coldness of Korea's winter. Below zero is very tough to bear, but I can manage thanks to my thick duck down jacket, scarf, long boots, UNIQLO's heat tech innerwear, layers of clothes, and of course, tons of hot packs.
First snow for this winter in Daejeon fell on December 1st. I managed to recorded a short video of the first snow and posted it on Instagram. That day everyone in my Instagram timeline, ordinary people or celebrities, posted photos and videos of first snow from all over Korea.
Wow. I can't believe it's been six months since my last post! I didn't even update about my graduation, my move to Korea, and many other events :O I promise I'll update about those sometime later ^^
So anyway! It's winter now in Daejeon. It was zero degree this morning. I am proud to say I can tolerate zero degree quite well now! I think my body has adjusted with the coldness of Korea's winter. Below zero is very tough to bear, but I can manage thanks to my thick duck down jacket, scarf, long boots, UNIQLO's heat tech innerwear, layers of clothes, and of course, tons of hot packs.
First snow for this winter in Daejeon fell on December 1st. I managed to recorded a short video of the first snow and posted it on Instagram. That day everyone in my Instagram timeline, ordinary people or celebrities, posted photos and videos of first snow from all over Korea.
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Catching up with life
Hi!
Today I was caught up in the whole Jooyoung-joins-STARSHIP X 'fiasco' (and relatives visiting our house because of Eid, of course). I decided to put up posts about Jooyoung since there are quite a number of Jooyoung's 'newly-found' fans but there isn't much information about him.
So, what about my life?
First of all, I'm S.Hum a.k.a B.A already :) These four long years finally ended beautifully, thank God.
Second, I'm flying to Korea next August for my Master program. Yes everybody, I got the KGSP scholarship :) at least for two and a half year starting next month (which is only like, two days to go), I have to work even harder than the last for years ^^;; Not that I mind, because it's the way that I chose.
I'm not gonna write details in this post since I have to wake up early tomorrow and it's past 11 already--but the thing is, once again I want to thank God for His blessings for me :)
At last, Eid Mubarak for all of you!
Today I was caught up in the whole Jooyoung-joins-STARSHIP X 'fiasco' (and relatives visiting our house because of Eid, of course). I decided to put up posts about Jooyoung since there are quite a number of Jooyoung's 'newly-found' fans but there isn't much information about him.
So, what about my life?
First of all, I'm S.Hum a.k.a B.A already :) These four long years finally ended beautifully, thank God.
Second, I'm flying to Korea next August for my Master program. Yes everybody, I got the KGSP scholarship :) at least for two and a half year starting next month (which is only like, two days to go), I have to work even harder than the last for years ^^;; Not that I mind, because it's the way that I chose.
I'm not gonna write details in this post since I have to wake up early tomorrow and it's past 11 already--but the thing is, once again I want to thank God for His blessings for me :)
At last, Eid Mubarak for all of you!
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
Soulful R&B singer-songwriter Jooyoung's profile
Picture taken from Jooyoung's Facebook Page
Stage name: Jooyoung (previously Joo Yeong until December 2012)
Real name: 김주영 [Kim Jooyoung]
Date of Birth: March 9, 1991
Debut: 2010
Facts:
- famous for his cover of Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You (video)
- best friend of B1A4's CNU (CNU called Jooyoung in Super Junior Kiss The Radio/Sukira 2014.7.29)
- Jooyoung and B1A4's CNU were J&D for 2009 Chinchin Youth Song Festival (video)
- featured in Supreme Team's performance of 'Then Then Then' in Mnet Countdown 2010.10.14 (video)
SNS:
Personal Twitter: http://twitter.com/soulgab/
Personal Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/j00o2/
Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/soulgab/
Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulgab
Discography:
2014
July 14: co-composing with CNU and Cheeze in B1A4's 5th mini album 'SOLO DAY' (song 'Drive')
January 13: co-composing with CNU and Go Hyungsuk in B1A4's 2nd full album 'Who Am I' (song '음악에 취해' 'Drunk with Music')
2013
September 30: Single '팝스타' 'Popstar' (MV here)
August 29: featuring in Lyn's album '8th Part 2' (song 'High Heel')
2012
December 11: First EP 'From Me To You' (네게 난 MV here)
Unknown date: featuring in Eluphant's EP 'Apollo 2/3' (song '물병자리' 'Aquarius')
2011
Unknown date: featuring in Kim Jinpyo's digital single (song '가지말걸 그랬어' 'Shouldn't Have Gone')
2010
December 7: Digital single '그대와 같아' 'Same as You'
Awards:
2013 Cuvism Magazine 'Heaven Voice Award'
teddy bears. chocolate. casual fan of K-ballads. graduate student of Modern Korean Literature Department, Kyung Hee University. KGSP 2014 awardee.
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