[Korean Culture & Language] Event Horizon

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An ‘event horizon’ is a theoretical boundary around a black hole beyond which no light or other radiation can escape. It refers to “a point of no return”.

Younha, a famous Korean musician, received an impeccable all-kill rating from Instiz’s iChart at 10:30 am KST on November 20 for her song ‘Event Horizon(사건의 지평선),’ which has soared back up the charts months after its initial release in March. 

A song gets a certified all-kill when it tops the daily and Top 100 Melon charts, the daily and real-time Genie and Bugs charts, YouTube Music’s Top Songs chart, VIBE’s daily chart, and the real-time charts of FLO and iChart.

(https://www.soompi.com/article/1555042wpp/younhas-event-horizon-becomes-6th-song-to-achieve-perfect-all-kill-in-2022)

The following are some lyrics from ‘Event Horizon(사건의 지평선)’:

생각이 많은 건 말이야
Deep thinking
당연히 해야 할 일이야
is something we should always do.

나에겐 우리가 지금 일순위야
My top priority now is ‘us’
안전한 유리병을 핑계로 바람을 가둬 둔 것 같지만
It looks like we have locked up the wind, under the excuse that the glass bottle is safe.

기억나? 그날의 우리가
Do you remember how things were back then?
잡았던 그 손엔 말이야
When we held hands,
설레임보다 커다란 믿음이 담겨서
There was more ‘trust’ than ‘flutter’
난 함박웃음을 지었지만 울음이 날 것도 같았어
I showed a big smile, but I also felt like crying,
소중한 건 언제나 두려움이니까
because fear often accompanies happiness (precious moments/things).

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