BIGBANG · Korean · 34 words

MADE: The Singles

The eight songs BIGBANG released across the 2015 M, A, D and E singles, taken from their original release. LOSER and 맨정신 are unusually bleak for chart-topping pop, 뱅뱅뱅 and WE LIKE 2 PARTY are the opposite, IF YOU is the ballad, and 우리 사랑하지 말아요 argues against starting a relationship at all. Some of the most quoted Korean of the 2010s, and a wide vocabulary range to match.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
겁쟁이	a coward, a scaredy-cat	저는 놀이기구를 못 타는 겁쟁이예요.I'm a coward who can't go on rides.
각본	a script, a scenario	모든 게 각본대로 흘러갔어요.Everything went according to the script.
벼랑	a cliff, a precipice	벼랑 끝에 선 기분이었어요.I felt like I was standing on the edge of a cliff.
원망하다	to resent, hold something against someone	누구를 원망해도 소용없어요.There's no point resenting anyone.
부디	please, earnestly (in a heartfelt request)	부디 건강하시길 바랍니다.I sincerely hope you stay well.
콩깍지	a bean pod — in 콩깍지가 씌다, to be blinded by love	눈에 콩깍지가 씌어서 단점이 안 보여요.I'm so smitten I can't see any of his faults.
사슴	a deer	산길에서 사슴을 봤어요.I saw a deer on the mountain path.
몽롱하다	to be hazy, dazed, muddled	잠이 덜 깨서 정신이 몽롱해요.I'm not properly awake and feel dazed.
궁합	compatibility between two people or things	이 두 음식은 궁합이 좋아요.These two dishes go really well together.
경배하다	to worship, pay homage	사람들이 무릎을 꿇고 경배했어요.The people knelt and worshipped.
전환하다	to switch, change over, shift	분위기를 전환할 필요가 있어요.We need to change the mood.
광기	madness, frenzy	그의 눈에 광기가 서려 있었어요.There was a wildness in his eyes.
가식	pretence, affectation, putting on a front	가식 없는 사람이 좋아요.I like people without pretence.
뻔뻔하다	to be shameless, brazen, barefaced	사과도 없이 뻔뻔하게 굴었어요.He behaved brazenly without even apologising.
술래	the one who is "it" in a children's game	가위바위보에서 진 사람이 술래예요.Whoever loses at rock-paper-scissors is "it".
건배하다	to raise a toast, clink glasses	새해를 맞아 다 같이 건배했어요.We all toasted the new year together.
불장난	playing with fire, in both senses	그건 위험한 불장난이에요.That's playing with fire.
멋쟁이	a stylish person, a snappy dresser	할아버지는 동네에서 소문난 멋쟁이셨어요.My grandfather was known around the neighbourhood as a sharp dresser.
멍하니	blankly, vacantly, in a daze	창밖을 멍하니 바라봤어요.I stared blankly out of the window.
가녀리다	to be slender and delicate, frail	가녀린 손목이 부러질 것 같았어요.Her slender wrist looked as if it might break.
서랍	a drawer	편지를 서랍 깊숙이 넣어 뒀어요.I put the letter deep in a drawer.
무게	weight	가방 무게가 생각보다 무거워요.The bag weighs more than I expected.
불쌍하다	to be pitiful, to be felt sorry for	길 잃은 강아지가 불쌍했어요.I felt sorry for the lost puppy.
자빠지다	to fall over, topple backwards	빙판에서 크게 자빠졌어요.I took a big fall on the ice.
각오하다	to brace oneself, be prepared for something	고생할 각오는 되어 있어요.I'm prepared for it to be hard work.
낭만	romance in the sense of poetry and adventure	그 도시에는 낭만이 있어요.There's a romance to that city.
조퇴	leaving school or work early	몸이 안 좋아서 조퇴했어요.I wasn't well, so I left early.
박수갈채	applause, an ovation	연주가 끝나자 박수갈채가 쏟아졌어요.Applause poured out when the performance ended.
환생하다	to be reincarnated, be reborn	그는 마치 옛 거장이 환생한 것 같아요.It's as if an old master had been reincarnated in him.
원천	a source, a wellspring	그의 경험이 아이디어의 원천이에요.His experience is the source of his ideas.
정들다	to grow attached to, become fond of	오래 살다 보니 이 동네에 정들었어요.After living here so long I've grown attached to this area.
탈	a mask, especially a traditional Korean one	축제에서 탈을 쓰고 춤을 췄어요.They danced in masks at the festival.
시행착오	trial and error	여러 번의 시행착오 끝에 성공했어요.After a lot of trial and error, it worked.
의리	loyalty, a sense of obligation to someone	그는 친구들에게 의리가 있어요.He's loyal to his friends.