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How Sweet & Supernatural

Four weeks apart in 2024, NewJeans released the How Sweet single album and then Supernatural, their Japanese debut. How Sweet is the group at its sharpest — calling out nonsense, refusing to ask again, seeing straight through an obvious ploy — while Bubble Gum turns soft and floating, all clouds, balloons and bubbles. Supernatural and Right Now are trilingual, so their Korean arrives in short bursts between Japanese and English lines. What survives is the good stuff: 인연, the sense of a fated connection, alongside heart rate, honesty, and not wanting to be late.

Vocabulary

Word	Meaning	Example
그동안	in the meantime, all this while	그동안 연락 못 해서 미안해.I'm sorry I couldn't get in touch all this while.
맨날	every single day, always — colloquial	쟤는 맨날 늦게 와.That guy turns up late every single day.
수상하다	to be suspicious, to seem off	행동이 좀 수상해.The way they're acting is a bit suspicious.
헛소리	nonsense, rubbish someone is talking	그런 헛소리는 믿지 마.Don't believe that kind of nonsense.
그만하다	to stop, to quit doing something	이제 그만하고 쉬자.Let's stop now and take a break.
얼른	quickly, right away	얼른 먹고 숙제하자.Let's eat quickly and do our homework.
알려주다	to tell someone, to let them know	결과가 나오면 알려줘.Let me know when the results come out.
뻔하다	to be obvious, to be predictable	결말이 너무 뻔해.The ending is far too predictable.
흘러나오다	to drift out, to come flowing out (of sound or light)	카페에서 좋은 음악이 흘러나와.Nice music is drifting out of the cafe.
이유	a reason	늦은 이유를 설명해 줄래?Will you explain the reason you were late?
따라가다	to follow, to go along with someone	길을 몰라서 그냥 따라갔어.I didn't know the way, so I just followed along.
거품	bubbles, foam	비누 거품이 잔뜩 생겼어.A whole lot of soap bubbles formed.
구름	a cloud	오늘은 구름 한 점 없어.There isn't a single cloud today.
설명하다	to explain	규칙을 처음부터 다시 설명해 줄게.I'll explain the rules again from the start.
풍선	a balloon	아이가 풍선을 놓쳐서 울었어.The child cried after losing hold of the balloon.
얘기	a talk, a story, what someone says	그 얘기는 나중에 하자.Let's talk about that later.
늘어놓다	to go on and on about something; to spread things out	변명을 길게 늘어놓지 마.Don't go on at length with excuses.
손바닥	the palm of the hand	손바닥에 땀이 났어.My palms were sweating.
비밀	a secret	이건 우리끼리만 아는 비밀이야.This is a secret just between us.
사로잡다	to captivate, to capture someone's attention	첫 장면이 관객을 사로잡았어.The opening scene captivated the audience.
서로	each other, one another	우리는 서로 많이 닮았어.We resemble each other a lot.
향하다	to head toward, to face	우리는 바다를 향해 걸었어.We walked toward the sea.
심박수	heart rate	시계로 심박수를 확인했어.I checked my heart rate on my watch.
인연	a fated connection between people; the tie that brings them together	우리가 만난 것도 인연이야.The fact that we met at all is a kind of fate.
거짓말	a lie	거짓말은 결국 들통나.Lies come out in the end.
필요하다	to be necessary, to need	이 일을 끝내려면 네 도움이 필요해.I need your help to finish this.
늦다	to be late	버스를 놓쳐서 회의에 늦었어.I missed the bus and was late to the meeting.
다가오다	to come closer, to approach	천천히 다가와서 인사했어.They came over slowly and said hello.

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