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“Close” (2021), AB6IX. One recurring English phrase in this stylish and propulsive song threatens to gum everything up. Well, no, it’s not that big a problem. But it is a really bad line.
It shows up in the chorus:
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#KpopEnglishProject #AB6IX #Close #ABNEW #kpop #lyrics
It shows up in the chorus:
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#KpopEnglishProject #AB6IX #Close #ABNEW #kpop #lyrics
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“And close your eyes
눈을 감아 그냥 내게 맡겨 널 [Close your eyes, just leave it to me]
Like a blind
불빛 하나 없는 [No light at all]”
And it shows up here (and in a similar context):
“Close your eyes
그냥 날 믿고 [Just trust me] like a blind”
“And close your eyes
눈을 감아 그냥 내게 맡겨 널 [Close your eyes, just leave it to me]
Like a blind
불빛 하나 없는 [No light at all]”
And it shows up here (and in a similar context):
“Close your eyes
그냥 날 믿고 [Just trust me] like a blind”
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“Like a blind” doesn’t work at all. “A blind” doesn’t mean “a blind person.” And even if it did, would the line work? Don’t know. But I do know that, as written, it’s a no-go. It’s the kind of not-quite-there English lyric that English-speaking K-pop fans learn to ignore.
“Like a blind” doesn’t work at all. “A blind” doesn’t mean “a blind person.” And even if it did, would the line work? Don’t know. But I do know that, as written, it’s a no-go. It’s the kind of not-quite-there English lyric that English-speaking K-pop fans learn to ignore.
