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[220217] Akdong Seoul radio w/ DJ #KUN 🐻 Chinese to English Translation Highlights 🎙translation thread🎙 #KUNONAIR #AkdongSeoul #KunD #DJKun #钱锟 #쿤

~opening~
🐻: Everyday we need to give ourselves some time to recharge. Different people and interpersonal relationships affect us in different ways. Some interactions drain our energy while others help us feel recharged. Hope we can all become those who help recharge!

Now playing “Everytime” by WayV

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🐻: A recharge through friendships can help guide us through times when we feel lost or distressed; help us find warmth in times of coldness. Akdong Seoul is also full of energy to recharge you too! For those who need to recharge, come here (& tune in)! 😊

~Today’s TMI~
OP went to Busan with their friends for a trip - they said the sounds of the sea were really calming and miss the times when we could travel around more freely
🐻: ahh I want to go to Busan too! I want to see how the sea compares to the ones I see near Seoul. +

🐻: I’ve actually been there (Busan) before, but at that time I didn’t have much time to explore. I hope I get the chance to explore the the city!

Now playing “粉紅色的一生”

I can’t find an official audio/MV for this song sry lol

~Random Radio: Learning Korean through KPOP~
🐻: Ma laoshi, what’s your favorite season?
🤓: in Beijing my fave season is winter, but in korea I really like spring! I spend a lot of time at school and there are a lot of beautiful flowers/plants everywhere on campus~

🐻: I love spring and autumn! I dislike winter the most hahaha it’s so cold and I have to wear heavy, bulky clothes. plus it’s really dry, so I have to turn on the humidifier every night when I go to bed otherwise my voice condition will not be great

Today’s song themes: Spring Songs
[1st song: “Spring Day” by BTS]
Guozhen said the lyrics are very meaningful and the song is loved by many fans. GZ said he likes the line 보고 싶다 (I miss you) because it sounds like it’s being sung directly to the listener and sentimental +

+ lyrics like this really touch listeners the most.
🐻: ah that’s right - if a song’s lyrics/meaning are good and can make listeners feel emotional, then it’s a rly good song!

🐻: wah~ this is a song I personally rly like too and the MV was filmed very well too!

(T/N: taste~ Spring Day queen is a masterpiece haha this is my 2nd fave song in their discography)

Kun asked GZ if there’s anything he likes to do during the spring and guozhen said going outdoors to relieve stress, looking at flowers/plants, hiking, etc. Kun said there’s something that makes him miserable in spring, which are catkins plants (allergies). Kun said when he was +

+ in a city with lots of catkins, the pollen would almost make it look like it’s snowing and said if he didn’t wear a mask his nose would feel really irritated.

🤓: Kun, what do u like doing in the spring…or do u have any plans this spring?
🐻: I have BIG plans…but I’ll keep them a secret for now hehe~ I will tell everyone sometime later! 😚

(T/N: 👁👄👁 bestie spill plssss)

Kun and Guozhen talked about spring foods like cherries, strawberries, etc. as well as spring vegetables typically eaten in Chinese cuisine
🐻: when i was hiking back in my hometown, there are mountains behind my school with [vegetable idk what it’s called in english sry 😭] +

+ which grew super quickly within a couple weeks. I didn’t like eating them when I was little, but they’re okay to me now!

Now playing “Spring Day” by BTS

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[2nd song: “What The Spring??” by 10cm]
🐻: this song title sounds so skeptical of spring haha
Guozhen really likes this artist and also talked about how spring has the stereotype of being a romantic season
🤓: why must it be a romantic season?? I’m perfectly fine by myself! +

+ I can go hiking and look at pretty scenery by myself too haha. So this song is expressing some envious feelings the singer has towards lovers
🐻: so this is a song…for single people? 😆

I think the phrase they’re talking about is “겁나” which means “freaking” in southern(?) dialect
🐻: I misunderstood before and thought it was a swear word LOL I think I heard Chenle say this when he was hosting akseo broadcast before and I was so shocked bc I didn’t know yet 😂

Now playing “What The Spring??” by 10cm

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[3rd song: “Cherry Blossom Ending” by Busker Busker]
🐻: ahh this is such an iconic song. Every time spring comes around people will listen to it~
🤓: I think Kun can get some inspiration from this! To create songs that match the current season and will be timelessly popular~

🐻: ahhh yes songs like that and also EXO’s “First Snow” and “Miracles in December”!
🤓: right and there’s a song called “When I’m 30” that many people who turn 30 will listen to as well
🐻: this song has become one of the spring representative songs~ the melody is so fresh/warm!

🐻: Do you have any memorable lullabies from when u were little?
🤓: I don’t think my mom sang me any…or maybe I just don’t remember now haha
🐻: yeah lullabies aren’t as common in the environment we grew up in - it seems more popular in the west right

🤓: ah I remember Kun ge recommending videos to help me sleep like white noise from trains, or rain sounds when I work, or ASMR before I sleep haha
🐻: right there’s different kinds of sounds even “pink noise” now and rain/ocean sounds, etc. those are the best to calm down!

🐻: before, I used to like wearing earphones and listening to music before I sleep, but I like listening to more upbeat/intense music haha even though the volume was low, sometimes you’ll want to sing along, so it makes it even harder to fall asleep +

🐻: but these day’s I’ve changed that habit, so I now watch tv/shows instead 😂 I don’t wear earphones so it’s better for my ears - I’ll put on a show about history lectures, space, etc.
🤓: that’s like how fathers fall asleep watching tv LOL

🐻: I like listening to lectures on things I don’t know much about
🤓: ah so your energy is all focused on one are and you’ll start to get sleepy
🐻: yep yep that’s right - like for example I’ll listen to lectures on things like geography, astronauts, etc.

🐻: This is our last random radio before the program formats change up! Don’t know when random radio will revive, but please look forward to it when it does~
🤓: who knows maybe our Monday programs will insert a corner within a corner to talk about food haha

🐻: haha okie~ see you next week! Our program is coming to an end today~ Lastly, we’ll play Busker Busker’s “Cherry Blossom Ending”. Hope everyone will tune in tmr for Akdong Seoul brought to you by KunD! See you tomorrow~ bye bye!

~broadcast end~

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