Jung Kook 4/7 Live

My commentary in green.

::JK is on his phone while a Korean YouTube plays in the bg::

I was sleeping but..
wait a minute..

::typing what he is saying into an ai app on his phone, probably chatgpt::

"you will become an AI that will translate Korean to English"

::typing what he wants to say into the ai::

::typing & saying:: I was sleeping.. and woke up feeling snackie so I made and ate ramen

I think among the things ARIH will be making, ramen will be one of them because this boba was "hiding" this ramen ... but like you may have heard in my little video, he cannot lie because he's just a circle.'

"snack? snack? snackie" what is "snackie?"

(i LAHV THE BOBAAAAA jadklfjg;ladfjg;lajdf;glaj;dflkgj)

::reading the translation::
"..so I ended up eating ramen?"
(boba is unsure if what he's reading expresses what he wants it to say...)

i don't understand English grammar at all..
hello guys
i was sleeping
but i felt hungry so i'm eating ramen

💬Jung Kook, why did you make such a 'creepie/eerie/chilling' music video?
you're talking about Hooligan right?
honestly the Hooligan music video..

::turning down the bg youtube show::
oh shoot why is it playing our music..

honestly the Hooligan music video..
our members talked about it a lot too..
then.. this.. i don't know.. it's a bit..
the company and .. us too.. like..
cuz it'd been such a long time ..
i don't know..

the process itself was really fun
but like.. hm.. what should i say? how should i put this.. complicated
it's not easy.. it's not easy..

anyway the reason i turned on the live is cuz the concert's 2 days away..
right? it is right? oh it's tomorrow..

"concert's tomorrow why aren't you sleeping?" you ask??
no i slept..

i was sleeping.. then i woke up ..woke up early..

recently, i have been eating so ..unwisely..
i got so hungry so i was eating ramen.. ramen..
the kind of ramen - you'll find out soon. (👀)

anyway yea.. 2 days.. no 1 day left til the concert..
i think i'm starting to feel the *긴장

*긴장 (ginjang) = depending on context it could mean anxiety/stress/tension/anticipation/excitement/nervousness/etc. - often times it means many of these things at once - but sometimes it can be in a more of a positive tone (all of the above, like complex feels tied to when you're looking FORWARD to something - and that's the use case now) versus you can also use this in an exhausted-glad-it's-over-tone (not the way it's being used now)

if you ever hear anyone saying to themselves or to someone else that they should '긴장해' (ginjanghae) - it can mean 'look alive' 'get focused' 'get hyped'

it doesn't actually feel real yet
*실감 (shilgam) = the sense of reality; for example, even AS TK watched the members of BTS - mere FEET away - it didn't feel real/실감이 안 나

hm.. like.. my brain is okay but my body is ..kinda like tensed up so
but i'm also *excited

*설레다 (seolleda) = to feel excited or thrilled, often with a sense of anticipation

there exists a VERY viral clip of I think V & j-hope conducting a live where someone MISTRANSLATED the text as "are you horny to go back to Korea?" or something like that but that's not what was asked and that's not why the members laughed

in that old clip, this word is used to ask if the two of them are 'excited' to go back home - the members laugh because they are 'happy to be headed back' but they're not quite THRILLED or SUPER eager for just going back home as that word implies.

this word is often used to describe the butterflies you get when you're REALLY excited about a new crush - but not because you're horny but because it's the beginning and everything is fresh and exciting and filled with wonder~ it's thrilling!

oof i'm so full i ate too much
actually 2 bags [of ramen] isn't even that much really..
but i'm full..

::yawning boba::

i'm sleepy
now that i've eaten.. immediate food coma.. ughh
lemme just rest a little bit
tomorrow..

what time does it start?
oh that's right.. today's rehearsal.. so.. so..
these days because phone cam zooms are insane these days..
someone posted footage of our rehearsal...

::looking at something on his phone::
oh you're not supposed to eat only olive oil

oh look!
oh wait you can't reveal this already.. this is.. ::SIGH:: i wish you would've given us this..
i can't believe..
i can't believe..
ughh we haven't even had the first day of the concert yet ..if you record and post this..
ugh.. seriously..

people are so disappointing

::watching youtube::
that looks yummy

i can't show you what kind of ramen this is ::hehehe::

::proceeds to eat ramen... with GIANT TWEEZERS??!??!::

(i am so shooketh. i am looking this up because wtf is thoseeeee)

i'm full now
are you coming to the concert - those of you watching this live - are you coming to the concert??

oh that's right..
i should apologize before i go
about my recent live

actually i don't think i.. i don't think i did anything very wrong
mm.. but i'm not a public figure.. and it's all stuff a lot of people in the youtube and entertainment industry say
it's just that - up til now, i hadn't shown that side of myself so i know that some of you, there may be some ARMY, that may have felt uncomfortable seeing that side of me..
i did consider that

if you're among the ARMY that were taken aback... because your * our ARMY, i want to say sorry
i'll '**try to control myself/hold back/restrain myself' more'
i guess i was just really happy that day..so i'm sorry about that

아미 (a-mi) = ARMY
암이 (ahm-i) = the cancer...
*i had ENG subs on for my first watch and WV translated this 'because we're cancerous' 😳😳😳sheesh - in fairness, phonetically, it does sound very similar and WV auto-translate is just picking up what it hears (like your phone taking a dictation- it'll be ~90% accurate?) but then... that last 10% may be tragically inaccurate.

**자제할게요 (jajaehalgaeyo) = you can think of this kinda like when someone says 'i'll try to behave' with a tone that almost feels like a 'smirk' undergirding the words - while it is possible for someone to express this sincerely (e.g., i'll truly try to tone myself down/ hold back/ practice self-restraint/etc.) if that was the intended sentiment, he likely would've expressed it a little bit differently. NOT that this wasn't sincere but it's almost like ..you know when someone answers, in English, 'i'll try to behave' it's more coy than an earnest confession of life change you know?

My interpretation of this is that he DOES sincerely want to take responsibility for acting in a way that may have been jarring for some ARMY out of love for ARMY and for not wanting to disturb or unsettle ARMY. HOWEVER, as he'll go on to explain that he doesn't actually regret or even get WHY it was SO jarring - he clearly delineates and takes responsibility for the IMPACT his actions had, but doesn't necessarily apologize/justify the actions themselves - if that makes sense?

but also.. for those that are just always busy throwing shade/criticizing everything ..to you i have nothing to say..
thanks for your interest in me
and i mean if you get sued.. it's not my concern ::hehe::
anyway, thank you for your interest in me

and anyway - to ARMY i did want to say that
that day.. I think I was just in really high spirits.. with the comeback and everything

anyway for all the ARMY that were made uncomfortable, I'm sorry (in ENG) I'm sorry (in KOR)
hehehe

but please just know this, ARMY - how i think of you all
actually.. i think everyone that 'gets it' gets it

i'm always very sincere..
the reason I always want to be/do my best is because of you all

but even if you do well 10 times.. like..

the way he starts this, i believe he's poised to say something like 'even if you do well 10 times, if you screw up even just once, that's what sticks' - which is just true not only for celebrities but for all of us. Perform exceptionally well 99.9% of the time, that becomes the default expectation. Make 1 mistake or screw up one time, that's the impression that sticks - but he stops short and pivots to start with the posture of 'actually i'm not all that great i know but..' 👇🏻

also, if you're unfamiliar - you can read a bit more about it here. I will always honor the desires of the artist and JK, at the time, expressed that he wanted the live taken down. So I chose not to translate the live - but here are the highlights in very broad strokes.

actually no.. i didn't even really.. like..
okay i don't purport to be like ..a "good person" or an "upstanding person" or anything..
but i think i approached you with all sincerity.. and
and over that one little thing ..this back and forth.. i dnno..
i mean i guess nothing can be done at this point but..
and so yea i do think i wanted to address and apologize

but that said, i mean i don't know what i'll do next.. you know?
cuz actually i'm like.. i'm like this one day and that the next..
i don't know what direction i'll go either..

but i mean with boundaries.. like critical lines [that shouldn't be crossed]..
or like crime..
or .. like very bad things..
i mean i certainly wouldn't do anything like that

but as a person, like don't we all have those kinds of days/do those kinds of things?
but i mean if you're uncomfortable with something or think 'oh this really is nottt it..' then please let me know and i will listen and take that into consideration

[now re: the youtube on the bg]
why.. do i always have *'지락실' (ji-rak-sil) on?
do i have it on autoplay?

*지락실 is from '지구' (jigoo, earth) + '오락실' (orakshil, arcade/game room), so like.. 'earth arcade/games on earth' - and is produced by the infamous Na PD (who produced those special episodes of RUN BTS and Jinny's Kitchen among MANY other shows)

if i speak like this.. does it translate well??

(😑😑😑)

i actually don't think i actually did anything wrong
like what did i do wrong..really?

and actually there are so many people that actually really like seeing that side of me
and so even though i don't think my actions were wrong per se..
there are LOTS of ARMY.. all different types of people..
and if there were some ARMY made uncomfortable [by my actions] .. to those people, I do want to say sorry about making you uncomfortable

and like (exasperated) i mean maybe there will be edits posted of this moment too
edits these days are so *provocative/clickbaity, right?

*자극적 (jageukjuk) = stimulating/provacative but in different contexts could mean different things, when said about a food/flavors, it could mean really punchy/harsh on your system (slight negative tone, like it's too much in a bad way) - so you wouldn't use this word just to say it's very flavorful/good; in content/media, like clickbaity/sensational/attention-seeking; in speech, like 'inflammatory/abrasive' - but in general, in all contexts, it has this 'too much in a bad way' kinda feel

i didn't even swear at ARMYs or anything
i mean.. i can swear at my friend.. like...??
of course, swear in front of the camera can be uncomfortable for some people
but look, there are so many people that swear in front of the camera, even among celebrities
so i don't think it's wrong to swear, you know?

talking about this is waking me up now..

anyway, it is what it is

i ate ramen today so i should probably not eat ramen tomorrow..
i'll just have detox juice tomorrow
like 36? ..wait.. 36? hours with an empty stomach before a concert is supposed to be good i think
so starting tomorrow until the concert.. how many hours is that ..i don't know
starting now.. should probably be roughly around the right amount of time.. right?
wait maybe a little less than that..

anyway..
i'll maintain the empty stomach/fast so i can appear a bit sharper
my face looked good during the Gwanghwamun performance - even I thought my face looked really good during the Gwanghwamun performance
so I figured I should try to maintain that look

but I gained so much wait in a short amount of time so I was trying to lose it again
this is the detox juice I'm drinking now
aghh, it tastes really bad

💬where's namjoon hyung?
probably home.. at joon's house..

*RM has asked on his lives before to ***please stop asking for other members on individual members' lives - like READ THE ROOM, it's one thing if they're being silly in a hotel or something, but in contexts when they turn on solo lives in their homes or offices trying to connect sincerely with ARMY (on their own) - it's so rude to ask for someone else randomly.

After all they're just people - it'd be the same as if you came to meet a friend and that friend, rather than responding to you, asked for updates on your other friend...

oh this [juice] is so gross

i should really just turn off the TV.. oh or wait...
maybe i shouldn't just stay on my phone all the time and watch TV instead..?

oh [the juice] tastes really really really bad

(halp, boba doesn't like)

ughhh when am i gonna sleep.. cuz i was sleeping and just woke up so..
::looks down at phone::

ooh O_O

(it's 4:44, in Korea - 4 is a very unlucky number; similarly to the way that some buildings in America (and other parts of the world??idk) do not have a 13th floor, in Korea, many buildings skipped the 4th floor - I don't know if that's still the case or if buildings have been updated but that used to be the case in the 2000s)

ohhhh mannn this is crazyy ...crazy..

🎶44new..jakljsystem44 new era era

(JK is sorta singing this song by KiiiKiii called '404(New Era)' because he was reminded when he saw 444 on his phone loll - other than this exact line in the song, i know nothing about this girl group or this song lol)

oh that's right - today i rode my bike (motorcycle)
you know how we had rehearsal in Goyang?
so I rode my bike all the way to Goyang, you see..
wanna see the video? I edited the video of riding a bike..
but so I was riding my bike when there was a bike accident in front of me..
i was so shocked and thought I should ride more carefully
i'll ride very carefully

💬take care of your health
oOhh don't worry about me
more than anyone else, taking care of my health is.. well what i haven't been doing lately
but i will!
i will take care of my health/body well!

(boba blep)

::reading comments::
i think i saw something but i can't ready it..

💬you have to eat protein

i can't read english
i only read korean so
so please study Korean

insert embed

i can read simple english but i can't read it very quickly
and the comments go by so fast
(also, if you've seen the rate of Weverse comments pouring in, in English or Korean - it's difficult to read anything if it's very long!)

oh you saw that? you saw the variety show?
thank you
i didn't do anything i just went out and danced..

(re: what's playing on his YouTube in the bg)
isn't this a really old episode of 지락실? (see above)

oh i need to watch John Wick..
I watched John Wick recently.. where'd i see it?
i think it was on coupang play (like Korea's Amazon Prime Video)

oh recently Ballerina came out..
is it Ballerina?
Ballerina came out..

(John Wick: Ballerina)

oh i was right.. i was watching John Wick..
I have to watch this [Ballerina]
I have to watch this first to watch that..

🎶 틱톡, 틱톡, 틱톡, 시간은 나를 특별히 지급하지
(boba is rapping this)

::starts playing John Wick::

...wait a minute I don't remember what happened before this..

(LOLL JK about to watch the whole series of John Wick to watch Ballerina - but I get it, I'm this way too if it's a series I care about)

(watching the ep and recalling..)

ahhh .. right okay he's here to assassinate... okay..
then he goes in...

Tablo hyungnim said to Namjoonie hyung.. that like..
if the kids wanna learn english to send them to me [to Tablo]..
...
i will be reaching out..
Tablo hyungnim, we have never met but.. I trust you
I will go to you to learn English

okay let's just turn on music..
::yawns::
::to himself::
why are you yawning, but you are not sleepy..??

(this is why i love the boba - he is only smols bb)

i will sleep for you (still talking to himself)

::new topic::
cyberpunk is the way
::plays something::

this version is good too but - but the cover version is good too
will i be able to find it?
this one..i like this version ::plays "I Really Want to Stay At Your House - emotional cover by Samuel Kim ft. lorien"::
i was listening to this by myself and cried lol

::sips detox juice::

(boba really doesn't like this juice and i'm SO curious what's in it that makes it THIS bad - most detox juices I've had.. like even the worst of em may not taste good but they don't taste bad ..just herbal or bitter? LOL)

::reading comments::

huh?
what is this?
💬can you press heart once?
.."press heart once?" does that just mean to make a heart??

this is a song called
"I Really Want to Stay At Your Home.." jadkfgal "At Your House"
anyway that's this song

💬how are you preparing for the tour?/how's prep for the tour going?
tour prep is tour prep but since the tour starts off with the Goyang concert- we're prepping for that very vigorously/diligently

and now .. i mean it's tomorrow
today is the last practice
we're going to do well..

but for sure this time around when we were working on the album
since all the members had done all their solo projects prior - each of their colors (styles, vibes, unique traits, preferences, etc.) have become more fully realized
i really liked that/think that's so good
which is why it was SO fun to work together
it was really briliant

why is this song so good?
why do i like this so much?
i can't stop listening to it..
i keep wanting to listen to it over and over again

(stares back in ARIRANG)

but because of this song.. in my heart, the #1 animation is Cyberpunk
the ending is sorta.. 'aimless', it's not a happy ending..
it's a bit heavy..
like the ending will drive you insane..

i really like this song what do i do

(again, stares back in ARIRANG ALBUM as the laugh in hooligan has become the cadence of my very breathing)

(just kidding, i have asthma breathing like that would make me die i think LOL)

💬please speak english, we can't understand what you're saying
oh is this not being translated to english?
i can't speak english
i might be able to later but

💬is the beverage you're drinking a detox beverage?
yup that's right
it's a detox drink
like a detox juice..
has like.. cabbage, celery.. oh wait if i look -i can find out..
i can't show you what i'm drinking though so..

(inside JK's palm lol)
lime, cabbage, kale, celery, chicory, broccoli, spinach..
all that stuff..
it tastes so. bad..
but AS bad as it tastes, it is THAT healthy
i think it's healthy

love you too
you know i love you very much

💬it's bad?
what this is? ::pointing to detox juice::
::bunny giggles::

oh yea oh yea..
i think i have that..
where i can't focus on one thing..
i was going to show you my bike video ..

wait lemme show you a photo instead
this is me on my way to Goyang

(everyone be quiet, boba is showing us his sunny day motor cycle photo)

also.. how tf did he get this picture taken??

also i was going to say that I'm glad that his whole face is covered in his helmet so that he can enjoy bike rides more anonymously/freely... but ... that helmet is the most ridiculously conspicuously vibrant ironman looking bike helmet i've ever seen lmaoooo

can you see?
here..

i think riding my bike is so fun

oh for AI, i use GROK/GROQ AI.. (since he spoke it, I'm not sure which but it's likely GROQ because GROK is tied to X and it doesn't exactly make sense that he'd be using it on X...)
is this right?
what was i trying to say..
i was trying to translate something to english
but i forgot..

💬what do you use AI for?
looking up information
interpreting lyric meanings in english
but mainly to look up informatoin

but these days AI tools have become so diverse and the fields have become so diverse that it's really amazing

but you have to use AI carefully
like, i mean, like..
using AI to do something that helps a lot of people, like in a job or work where AI can lend a hand, i think that's really good
but since you can make all sorts of things with AI, it's actually getting harder to even tell if something is real or not
like what's the difference between that and a deepfake

i think if AI is used too recklessly, it can be dangerous
anyway, we should have a *real-name system for everything now

*실명제 (shilmyungjae) = a system where people use their real names- as in cannot do things anonymously

people are far less likely to be so wreckless if it can be traced back to exactly who they are

i think we should have a real-name system for this

there are so many unhinged people

like okay, if I see a video..
and then i look at the comments..
there are so many people that are just out of their minds
makes me think like 'wow.. this is how they think of this??' so many cases like that..

so if you click that comment and then read the follow up comments..
that person is getting trashed by literally everyone..
that's why i think there should be a real-name system so they know there are consequences to their words..
everyone hiding behind anonymity.. don't know how consequential these things are

the world these days.. you think you know but..
it's almost like i kinda don't even want to know..

you know in that.. virtual world..
you know how in animated movies there's this like 'virtual world' you can dive into and just reside in the 'game world'
if something like that comes out, i just wanna live in there..
seriously..

💬what's "V" in english?

V is english...

LMAO WTF QUESTION IS THIS
bunn is stunned out of his face
sighhh 99.9999% of the time i love ARMY - and sometimes i'm so throttled to see stupid shit like this.. wtf are you TALKING ABOUT?!

HE'S SO CUTE JKD:LFJG:LDFJG:LDJF:LGKJDF:LGKJ

💬Jung Kook, Korean is really really difficult - but I'm trying really hard to learn
thank you
i should really do it too [study English]
imagine how frustrating it must be for Namjoonie hyung like 'i'm always the only one that can speak english'
our members are also so ...
oh but recently Hobi hyung is reallyyy working hard with his English lessons
hobi hyung.. hoseokie hyung and ..who else..
i think V hyung is also trying to learn english too

i think it was like that in the past too..
there was a time Jimin hyung also worked really hard to learn english
and i did too
but i just revert back..
i wonder if things will be different this time

you have to put it close together
why do i look so.. unimpressive/scrawny/puny
but i did lose a lot of weight though, no?
i kinda look sickl...
maybe it's cuz of the light

💬did i have a weird dream?
i did recently have a weird dream
it was a really graphic/violent dream, a really violent dream
like so much... blood
yeah i did have a dream like that

💬you want me to sing you a song?
it's 5am and my throat is..
i mean i just woke up so..

💬i'll be 20 soon, any words of wisdom?
if i were to turn 20 again, i think i'd live really diligently
i think i'd live really diligently
let's live diligently!
let's live diligently starting at 20 years old
"fighting!"

do ppl actually say "fighting" in english too?
isn't it only for (actual) fighting?
'Fighting'
let's live diligently

💬do you like electric music?
i don't discriminate against music, i don't discriminate but that doesn't mean i also don't listen to music all that much overall, i only listen to songs that i really liked and i don't really look for new songs
even if [new] albums come out, i don't listen to them much

💬only our country uses 'FIGHTING' (that way)
that's right

what is 'risk it all'?
🎶Risk It All - Bruno Mars

i wasn't trying to turn it off
is that a new song? is that a new a song?
"is it new song" (in english)

::typing it into his tv::

i think i heard it recently..
can you see the color? doesn't it look so unappetizing?

finished! [with his yucky detox juice]

yucky

ooof we have to do well at our concertttt
well first off - we did practice really hard
and i found myself saying, about the members, that they all were really incredible/impressive today.. many times..

personally.. well like
for anyone that has seen many of our concerts, our hope is that it still feels like a new concert experience, even to you
we hope it's fun

so it was this song huh [about risk it all]

🎶Cha Cha Cha - Bruno Mars

"New Music Friday Korea" is probably typing this into his TV/youtube

oh can I see music videos?

oh huh.. okay it's kinda hitting me now
it's hitting me it's hitting me it's hitting me..

*온다 (onda) - literally, this means "it's coming" but it is not used in Korean/Korea to mean 'coming' in that way you heathens lol 😂 because 'coming' in the sexual sense is expressed differently in Korean; so this "it's coming" is purely about arriving at a location - no double entendre here/not slang

JK has been waiting to get sleepy again because he woke up in the middle of the night on such a critical night (the night before their first concert) and now is feeling the fatigue set in and is feeling the tension between wanting to find new music/stay on live a bit longer and then needing to pass out as the fatigue is hitting him so he doesn't miss the opportunity to effectively fall back asleep

wowww there's so much new music coming out these days
day by day by day ..keeps coming out
how can i listen to all of it...

::bunnypout::
boba cannot just sit and listen to all the new musics

bubble cheeks. i cannot.

oof i feel like imma throw up..
after eating ramen and then finishing all of that juice.. omg..
::blegh::

"VIRAL HIT KOREA" ::types into TV::

I think this song is really good
🎶404(New Era) - KiiiKiii
::hum/singing along::

"Weekly recommended songs" ::types into TV::

"Today Top Hits"
"Rain Dance"

oh can I not see the lyrics for this?
oh it doesn't work [the lyrics]

this is first place on spotify

"Today Hot"

anyway.. what's that..
we'll do the concert well
we'll do the concert well and
please look forward to it a lot

we'll do our best with rehearsal tomorrow as well
and i'll say it again but I really like ARMY and love you
please be healthy

💬why'd i wake up so early?
huh? no.. "i'm gonna go to bed... okay"
i wanna go now

because of course this is how one yawns... jal;dfjgaldfjg;adj;glaskfjgcutenessaggressionmax3000

i wanna go now
ahh... i started a live because i missed you all~
but now that i'm slowly getting sleepy again i'm going to go to sleep

anyway..
i definitely saw a comment..so i scrolled up.. but i can't find it anymore
oh it doesn't just keep going up, it disappears [the comments]

💬sleep well
"thank you"
"goodnight"

see you soon
"see you soon" (formal Korean)"
byebye
my lips are dry

i should turn this off [the music]
OFF!
turn it off
ah i'm sleepy i'm sleepy i think

i should go sleep
bye byebye
i'm going to sleep again
my face is going to be very puffy
byeee

::shooting face hearts at us & blowing kissies::

what.. i can't see my face
my face is behind the 'end live' screen ::bunny giggles::
byeeee

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thank you all for being so patient with my translations this time around.
like they always say ~when it rains, it pours~ many things happened all at once in my personal life the past month- and of course- also their Gwanghwamun performance, all their promo content, and the kickoff for their world tour -a cascade of events

I normally don't take more than like 1-3 days max to translate but this time it has taken me 27389 years to translate this and the Arirang Studio Live (I'm still finishing this up and this takes WAY longer because there's more than 2 speakers)

I just want to thank you for your patience. I'm actively learning new ways to tighten up my 'workflow' for the translations and I've actually found a few tools to help so hopefully they can boost my productivity.

So just THANK YOU for your curiosity and continued support!