BIGBANG · Korean · 34 words

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The second 2007 mini album, released three months after Always while the group was the biggest story in Korean pop — which the intro track cheerfully admits. 바보, But I Love U and 마지막 인사 are three long looks at the same failed relationship, and Crazy Dog is the party track that cuts them. Strong vocabulary for regret, self-reproach and things going wrong between people.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
기울이다	to tilt, incline; to lend an ear	귀를 기울여 들어 보세요.Lend an ear and listen.
주역	the leading role, the main player	그가 이번 우승의 주역이에요.He was the driving force behind this win.
축배	a toast, a celebratory drink	다 함께 축배를 들었어요.We all raised a toast together.
완벽주의자	a perfectionist	완벽주의자라서 마감이 늘 늦어요.He's a perfectionist, so he's always late with deadlines.
악영향	a bad influence, an adverse effect	늦게 자면 건강에 악영향을 줘요.Going to bed late has a bad effect on your health.
시들다	to wilt, wither, fade	꽃병의 꽃이 벌써 시들었어요.The flowers in the vase have already wilted.
아련하다	to be faint and wistful, hazy with distance	어릴 적 기억이 아련하게 떠올라요.Childhood memories come back hazily.
감싸주다	to shield someone, cover for them	실수한 후배를 감싸줬어요.I covered for my junior colleague's mistake.
지겹다	to be tiresome, to be sick of something	같은 반찬은 이제 지겨워요.I'm sick of the same side dishes now.
잎새	a leaf on a branch	마지막 잎새가 바람에 떨어졌어요.The last leaf fell in the wind.
희망	hope	작은 희망이라도 붙잡고 싶었어요.I wanted to hold on to even a small hope.
억울하다	to feel wronged, unfairly treated	제 잘못이 아닌데 혼나서 억울했어요.It wasn't my fault but I got told off, which felt unfair.
한심하다	to be pathetic, pitiful	이런 실수를 한 내가 한심했어요.I felt pathetic for making a mistake like that.
걸음걸이	one's gait, the way one walks	걸음걸이만 봐도 누군지 알겠어요.I can tell who it is just from the walk.
실연	heartbreak, being jilted	실연의 아픔은 시간이 해결해 줘요.Time takes care of the pain of heartbreak.
고달프다	to be wearying, hard going	타향살이가 참 고달팠어요.Living far from home was really wearing.
애초에	from the very start, in the first place	애초에 시작하지 말았어야 했어요.I shouldn't have started it in the first place.
온종일	all day long	온종일 비가 그치지 않았어요.The rain didn't stop all day.
붙잡다	to grab hold of; to stop someone leaving	떠나는 사람을 붙잡을 수는 없어요.You can't hold on to someone who's leaving.
모레	the day after tomorrow	모레까지 답을 드릴게요.I'll give you an answer by the day after tomorrow.
흔들리다	to shake, sway; for one's resolve to waver	그 말에 마음이 흔들렸어요.Those words made me waver.
기다림	waiting, the act of waiting	긴 기다림 끝에 결과가 나왔어요.After a long wait the result came out.
되돌리다	to turn back, reverse, undo	시간을 되돌릴 수 있다면 좋겠어요.I wish I could turn back time.
맡기다	to entrust, leave something to someone	가방을 프런트에 맡겼어요.I left my bag at the front desk.
휴식	a rest, a break	잠깐 휴식을 취하고 다시 시작해요.Let's take a short break and start again.
성큼성큼	with big, striding steps	그가 성큼성큼 다가왔어요.He came striding towards me.
황홀하다	to be enchanting, entrancing, rapturous	무대 조명이 황홀했어요.The stage lighting was entrancing.
음색	tone colour, the timbre of a voice or instrument	그 가수는 음색이 아주 독특해요.That singer has a very distinctive tone.
어긋나다	to go awry, fail to line up, miss each other	계획이 처음부터 어긋났어요.The plan went wrong from the start.
방랑자	a wanderer, drifter	그는 평생 방랑자처럼 살았어요.He lived his whole life like a wanderer.
사뿐사뿐	with light, soft steps	고양이가 사뿐사뿐 걸어왔어요.The cat padded softly over.
풋풋하다	to be fresh and green, youthful and unspoiled	신입생들의 풋풋한 얼굴이 보기 좋아요.The fresh faces of the new students are lovely to see.
헷갈리다	to get confused, mixed up	두 사람 이름이 자꾸 헷갈려요.I keep mixing up their two names.
메꾸다	to fill in a gap, make up for something	빈자리를 메꿀 사람이 필요해요.We need someone to fill the empty position.