BIGBANG · Korean · 31 words

ALIVE

The 2012 fifth mini album, made after a difficult period for the group and widely regarded as their best record. BLUE and 사랑먼지 are quiet and bruised, BAD BOY is an apology from someone who knows he won't change, 재미없어 admits a relationship has gone flat, and FANTASTIC BABY is the opposite of all of it. Vocabulary spanning bruises and cowardice through to taboo-breaking and chaos.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
멍들다	to bruise, be bruised	부딪혀서 무릎이 시퍼렇게 멍들었어요.I banged my knee and it bruised badly.
길들여지다	to become accustomed to, be tamed by	편한 생활에 길들여지면 안 돼요.You mustn't get too accustomed to an easy life.
뜬구름	a drifting cloud; something unreal or fleeting	뜬구름 잡는 이야기는 그만해요.Stop talking about pie-in-the-sky ideas.
비겁하다	to be cowardly, craven	도망치는 건 비겁한 행동이에요.Running away is a cowardly thing to do.
멎다	to stop, cease (of rain, a heartbeat, bleeding)	다행히 비가 곧 멎었어요.Luckily the rain soon stopped.
잠기다	to be immersed in, lost in (thought or memory)	잠시 생각에 잠겼어요.I was lost in thought for a moment.
부담	a burden, a weight of pressure	그렇게 큰 선물은 부담이 돼요.Such a big present feels like a burden.
불만	dissatisfaction, a complaint	불만이 있으면 편하게 말해 주세요.If you have any complaints, feel free to say so.
충돌	a collision; a clash between people	두 부서 사이에 충돌이 있었어요.There was a clash between the two departments.
사연	the story behind something, someone's circumstances	그 사진에는 슬픈 사연이 있어요.There's a sad story behind that photograph.
뛰쳐나가다	to run out, storm out	화가 나서 방을 뛰쳐나갔어요.He stormed out of the room in anger.
핑계	an excuse, a pretext	바쁘다는 핑계로 연락을 못 했어요.I used being busy as an excuse not to get in touch.
속상하다	to be upset, hurt, put out	그 말을 듣고 많이 속상했어요.I was really upset to hear that.
침묵	silence, saying nothing	긴 침묵이 흘렀어요.A long silence followed.
실망	disappointment	실망시켜 드려서 죄송합니다.I'm sorry to have disappointed you.
태도	an attitude, manner, bearing	그런 태도는 좋지 않아요.That kind of attitude isn't good.
밋밋하다	to be bland, flat, without character	국이 좀 밋밋해서 소금을 넣었어요.The soup was a bit bland so I added salt.
칙칙하다	to be drab, dingy, dull in colour	이 색은 좀 칙칙해 보여요.This colour looks a bit drab.
찝찝하다	to feel uneasy, to have something nagging at you	인사를 못 하고 와서 찝찝해요.I left without saying goodbye and it's nagging at me.
도도하다	to be haughty, aloof, standoffish	도도해 보이지만 알고 보면 다정해요.She seems aloof but she's actually warm.
지피다	to kindle, light a fire	난로에 불을 지폈어요.I lit a fire in the stove.
난장판	a scene of chaos, a shambles	행사장이 완전히 난장판이 됐어요.The venue turned into complete chaos.
과열	overheating; things running too hot	경쟁이 과열되고 있어요.The competition is overheating.
타락하다	to become corrupt, go to the bad	권력은 사람을 타락하게 만들기도 해요.Power can corrupt people.
금기	a taboo, a forbidden thing	그 주제는 오랫동안 금기였어요.That subject was taboo for a long time.
딴따라	an entertainer — old slang, often used self-deprecatingly	그는 스스로를 딴따라라고 부르곤 했어요.He used to call himself just an entertainer.
움츠러들다	to shrink back, cower, withdraw into oneself	사람이 많으면 자꾸 움츠러들어요.I shrink into myself when there are lots of people.
하필	of all things, of all times	하필 오늘 비가 오네요.Of all days, it has to rain today.
날개	a wing	새가 날개를 다쳐서 날지 못해요.The bird hurt its wing and can't fly.
주인공	the main character, the protagonist	오늘의 주인공은 바로 너야.Today you're the one in the spotlight.
날아오르다	to soar up, take to the air	비둘기들이 한꺼번에 날아올랐어요.The pigeons all took off at once.