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Trot is hot: It's not just K-pop in South Korea
한국은 지금 트로트 전성시대
A singer in a sweet pink blouse belting out a sentimental Korean ballad.
고운 핑크색 블라우스를 입은 가수가 서정적인 한국 발라드를 열창하고 있습니다.
It's a far cry from K-pop with its global hitmakers like BTS or Black Pink.
BTS나 블랙핑크와 같은 세계적 '히트 제조기'를 자랑하는 케이팝과는 전혀 다릅니다.
But South Korea's oldest popular music 'Trot' is making a comeback.
그러나 한국의 가장 오래된 대중음악 장르인 트로트가 다시 인기를 끌고 있습니다.
It's been propelled by an older generation learning to navigate the online world of fandom.
인터넷 팬덤 활동을 알게된 기성세대가 이를 주도하고 있습니다.
54-year old Song Jang-choon heads up a fan club for singer Song Ga-in.
송장춘(54세)씨는 가수 송가인의 팬클럽 회장입니다.
With themes like unrequited love and longing, trot resonates with the retirees, who helped build Asia's fourth largest economy from the ashes of war.
짝사랑과 열망 등을 주제로 하는 트로트는 은퇴한 나이 지긋한 분들의 심금을 울립니다. 이들은 6.25의 폐허 속에서 대한민국을 아시아 4대 경제 국가로 성장시키는 데 일조한 주역들입니다.
And while it's been a long time since trot was considered cool, analysts say that its fans are now an economic force to be reckoned with.
트로트가 인기 몰이를 한지는 꽤 오래 되었지만, 팬들은 무시할 수 없는 경제력을 지녔다고 전문가들은 말합니다.
The genre has also been given a boost by movies like Mr. Trot featuring aspiring singers and the genre superstar Lim Young-wong.
트로트가 이렇게 성장하게 된 데에는 영화가 한 몫을 했습니다. 가수 지망생들과 트로트 슈퍼스타인 임영웅이 출연한 '미스터 트롯' 등이 있습니다.
Partly because of a language barrier, trot is unlikely to catch up with the multi-billion dollar global behemoth of K-pop.
언어 장벽을 비롯해 여러 이유로 트로트는 수십 억 달러 규모의 글로벌 거대 시장인 케이팝을 따라잡을 수 있을 것 같지 않습니다.
But for now, the wave of nostalgia looks set to roll on, a musical respite during a year of crisis.
그러나 현재로서는 옛 향수의 물결이 계속 퍼져나갈 것으로 보입니다. 위기의 한해 속에서 음악 덕분에 조금 숨을 돌릴 수 있게 되었습니다.
[어휘]
belt out [phr v]: to sing a song or play an instrument loudly
a far cry from sth: Something that is a far cry from something else is very different from it.
make/stage a comeback: if a person, activity, style etc makes a comeback, they become popular again after being unpopular for a long time
propel V: to move, drive, or push something forward
navigate V: to find your way around on a particular website, or to move from one website to another
fandom N: All the fans of a sport, an activity, or a famous person
head = head up V: to be in charge of a team, government, organization etc
unrequited ADJ: (of love) not returned by the person that you love
resonate V:
(of a voice, an instrument, etc.) to make a deep, clear sound that continues for a long time
(resonate with sb/sth) to remind sb of sth; to be similar to what sb thinks or believes
= strike/touch a chord (with sb)
reckon with / [reckon with sb/sth] phr v
-> sb/sth to be reckoned with
: someone or something that is powerful and must be regarded seriously as a possible opponent, competitor, danger etc
aspiring ADJ:
an aspiring actor/politician/writer, etc.
: someone who is trying to become a successful actor, politician, writer, etc.\
behemoth N: something that is extremely large and often extremely powerful
nostalgia [UC]: a feeling that a time in the past was good, or the activity of remembering a good time in the past and wishing that things had not changed
respite [UC]: a short break or escape from sth difficult or unpleasant
courtesy of:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4qow6-9ICI
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwVvsZ9Xg8M
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