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RED PLANET, Part 1

RED PLANET (2016) is BOL4's first full album, and its opening track — known in English as Galaxy — is the song that made the duo famous. This first half moves from starry-eyed crushes to a couple's fight, a jealous sulk and a one-sided breakup. The vocabulary is the language of young love: fluttering, teasing, being stubborn, and not being able to bear it.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
두근대다	to pound, to flutter (of the heart)	좋아하는 사람 앞에서는 심장이 두근대요.My heart pounds in front of the person I like.
별빛	starlight	오늘 밤은 별빛이 참 예쁘네요.The starlight is really pretty tonight.
은하수	the Milky Way	시골에 가면 은하수를 볼 수 있어요.If you go to the countryside, you can see the Milky Way.
쏟다	to pour out, to spill	커피를 책상에 쏟았어요.I spilled coffee on my desk.
반짝이다	to sparkle, to twinkle	그 사람은 웃을 때 눈이 반짝여요.That person's eyes sparkle when they smile.
맴돌다	to circle around, to hover	그 사람 이름이 하루 종일 머릿속을 맴돌아요.That person's name has been going round in my head all day.
새기다	to engrave, to carve	반지 안쪽에 우리 이름을 새겼어요.We engraved our names on the inside of the ring.
쨍쨍하다	to be blazing, to beat down (of sunshine)	햇볕이 쨍쨍해서 모자를 썼어요.The sun was blazing, so I put on a hat.
지겹다	to be sick of, to be fed up with	매일 똑같은 일로 다투는 게 지겨워요.I'm sick of arguing over the same thing every day.
뿌리치다	to shake off, to pull away from	화가 나서 친구의 손을 뿌리쳤어요.I was angry, so I shook off my friend's hand.
서성거리다	to pace around, to hang about	연락을 기다리면서 집 앞을 서성거렸어요.I paced around in front of the house, waiting to hear from them.
눈치 없이	tactlessly, without reading the mood	그 친구는 눈치 없이 계속 농담을 했어요.That friend kept joking around, not reading the mood at all.
자존심	pride, self-respect	자존심 때문에 먼저 사과를 못 했어요.Because of my pride, I couldn't apologise first.
되돌리다	to turn back, to undo	이미 한 말은 되돌릴 수 없어요.You can't take back words you've already said.
기회	chance, opportunity	한 번만 더 기회를 주세요.Please give me just one more chance.
연습하다	to practise	거울 앞에서 고백을 연습했어요.I practised my confession in front of the mirror.
억지 부리다	to be unreasonable, to insist stubbornly	안 되는 줄 알면서 억지 부려서 미안해요.I'm sorry for insisting when I knew it wasn't possible.
떼를 쓰다	to whine and fuss to get one's way	동생이 장난감을 사 달라고 떼를 써요.My little brother is whining for me to buy him a toy.
서투르다	to be clumsy, to be unskilled	아직 한국어가 서투르지만 열심히 하고 있어요.My Korean is still clumsy, but I'm working hard at it.
닮다	to resemble, to grow alike	오래 사귀면 서로 닮아 간대요.They say couples grow to resemble each other when they date for a long time.
꼬집다	to pinch	장난으로 동생 볼을 살짝 꼬집었어요.I gently pinched my little sister's cheek for fun.
손수건	handkerchief	땀이 나서 손수건으로 닦았어요.I was sweating, so I wiped it with a handkerchief.
헝클어지다	to get tangled, to get messy	바람이 불어서 머리가 다 헝클어졌어요.The wind blew and my hair got all messed up.
따갑다	to sting; to be piercing (of a look)	사람들의 따가운 눈빛이 느껴졌어요.I could feel people's piercing looks.
놀리다	to tease, to make fun of	얼굴이 빨개졌다고 친구들이 놀렸어요.My friends teased me because my face turned red.
심술	spite, sulky crankiness	질투가 나서 괜히 심술을 부렸어요.I got jealous and acted cranky for no good reason.
왠지	somehow, for some reason	오늘은 왠지 기분이 가라앉아요.For some reason I feel down today.
외롭다	to be lonely	혼자 밥을 먹을 때 가끔 외로워요.I sometimes feel lonely when I eat alone.
도무지	(not) at all, simply (can't)	그 사람 마음을 도무지 모르겠어요.I simply can't figure out how that person feels.
불공평하다	to be unfair	나만 힘든 것 같아서 불공평하다고 느꼈어요.It felt unfair, as if I were the only one struggling.
견디다	to endure, to bear	힘든 시간을 잘 견뎌 줘서 고마워요.Thank you for getting through such a hard time.
헤어지다	to break up, to part	우리는 작년 겨울에 헤어졌어요.We broke up last winter.
정이 많다	to be warm-hearted, to be full of affection	할머니는 정이 많으셔서 늘 음식을 나눠 주세요.My grandmother is so warm-hearted that she always shares her food.

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