RM’s First Letter After the Discharge
It’s Friday once again here in Korea. After several days of high heat and humidity,…
The Long-awaited Letter From SUGA
After an extremely busy week of grading finals, followed by a Friday evening with ARMY…
ARMY Meeting
Over the years, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting ARMYs who’ve come to see me…
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MORE “MORE” may not be everyone’s cup of tea (but as someone who loves rock…
Jack in the Box
Translation of Every Song in Jack in the Box Album Where’s my safe zone?Let me…
Cheongsando: A Green Island
한국어 After watching the 1990s film Seopyeonje, a sorrowful tale of an obsessive pansori (traditional…
Forever Rain
Forever Rain “Forever Rain” my favorite track from his magnificent mixtape album “mono.” The song…
Everythingoes
Everythingoes The song’s intention is clear from its long, meditative intro: nearly two minutes of…
Why the Old Korean National Anthem Borrowed A Scottish Folk Melody?
Two days ago, Korea celebrated the 80th anniversary of Independence Day. As many of you…
Uhgood
Uhgood Each line in the song is spare, yet heavy with nuance. Layered metaphors and…
Moonchild
Moonchild The term moonchild, loosely defined as someone idiosyncratic or out of step with the…
Our Unwritten Seoul
My friends, if you’re craving a truly compelling TV drama, I highly recommend Our Unwritten…
Inner Child
A writer once said that each of us carries a crying child in a quiet…
RM’s Letter from the City of Angels
School started up again last Thursday. From Friday through Sunday we were off on an…
Euphoria
I translated this song in 2019, but I can’t find the analysis I wrote then.…
That’s Not Chicken!
Whenever I’m feeling a little down, I watch this video. It never fails to make…
Serendipity
Serendipity I especially love how RM playfully links 그냥 (geu-nyang) (simply) with 고양이 (goh-yahng-yi) (cat),…
Blue Side
Blue Side For the bridge, J-Hope writes two four-line stanzas of fixed length with matching…