Up and Down
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 |
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Truth to be told, when I was younger, I loved to play the games. I’ve played with many hearts before (and I feel so very much sorry about that, I mean it), giving them hope of love just to bring them down again and leaving them with nothing but desperation, and maybe hatred, towards me. Well, that was back then; the younger, wild, dangerous, careless, and (not so) innocent me. As I’m growing up, lessons learnt. In the beginning of a relationship, or whatever they call it, you know, when two people are having interest with each other and they begin to get to know and be closer with each other, that’s a crucial stage that will determine where their relationship goes; more (read: lover), or just a friend. There is always a push-and-pull during that stage, whether it’s the man who does the push and the woman who does the pull or vice versa. For grown-up women, like me, we need no games anymore, but certainty. We prefer not being taken up and down, though life and love are indeed full of ups and downs.
“I
don’t know whether your eyes pretend to be innocent, you put me up and then
bring me down as you please. Then I feel loco, you drive me crazy as if I were
being forced to ride a roller coaster, such a monster.” –EXID, Up & Down (위아래)
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today’s song in My Choices: Continue
Living, let’s keep the upbeat mood with this song, titled “Up & Down (위아래)”. The dance pop song
was performed by South Korea’s rookie girl group, EXID. It was released as a
digital single on August 27th 2014, with a music video directed by Digipedi
released on the same day. It was written, composed, and arranged by Korean
prominent composer and music producer, Shinsadong Tiger, along with Namking
Nang, and a member of EXID, Ahn Hyo Jin, who’s well-know with her stage name as
LE.
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| "Up & Down" single cover - source: k2nblog.com |
The lyrics of “Up & Down (위아래)” talk about a woman who feels uncertain about the feeling of a man whom she is close with right now. Just like I’ve mentioned before, the tricky yet confusing push and pull between a woman and a man during the approach time. Feels like they’re together sometimes, but feels like they’re not some other times. Feels like he likes her sometimes, but feels like he doesn’t some other times. It’s exciting yet confusing, like a roller-coaster, a monstrous one. “Hey, stop spinning me around and around. Hey, stop being so risky. Stop touching me. Stop vaguely touching me.” It’s not clear whether he’s just innocent, or he purposely playing games with her. Anyway, those games are driving her crazy, spinning her head around. And it’s just a matter of time until she has enough with the uncertainty.
The
way he acts, the way he talks, the way he behaves around her, it feels like
more than just a friend. However, he doesn’t come clear with all that. “Your words, your face, they make me feel so
confuse. You leave traces all over me. Pretending it’s not there, pretending
you don’t know, you keep playing games with me. You flirt and flirt with me.”
The uncertainty makes her feel so anxious. She doesn’t need those lame jokes
and useless words, all she need is the truth about his feeling and where is all
of this thing going to lead them. She has enough of teasing and joking, all she
wants is for him to clarify everything that’s going on between them. Man,
please, don’t make a woman stands in confusion at the crossroad and cries. Make
your certain move, don’t shake her feeling up and down. Every woman needs
certainty, indeed. “I keep shaking up and
down. Why don’t you know? Clearly show me your heart. Why don’t you know?”
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| "Up & Down" official single jacket photo - source: dkpopnews.net |
“Up & Down (위아래)” made headlines for its belated chart run in the middle of November. Despite its belated popularity, the song took over South Korea and re-entered the chart after falling off in September. In December, it topped several music charts, making it EXID’s first number one song in television music shows. Well, what can I say? The song is so addictive! And after all, EXID deserves the rising popularity with this groovy amazing song.
“Stop
teasing me and give me some clarity. I don’t need those useless words. I need
your truth, not your jokes. Don’t make me stand at a crossroad, don’t make me
cry.” –EXID, Up & Down (위아래)
“Wi arae wi wi arae wi
arae wi wi arae wi arae wi wi arae up
(Up
and down, up up and down, up and down, up up and down, up and down, up up and
down, up)
Wi arae wi wi arae wi
arae wi wi arae wi arae wi wi arae down
(Up
and down, up up and down, up and down, up up and down, up and down, up up and
down, down)
Nan molla sunjinhan
cheok haneun ne donggong nal ne mamdaero deureotdaganeun noko
(I
don’t know whether your eyes pretend to be innocent, you put me up and then
bring me down as you please)
Then I feel loco oh oh,
nal michige mandeureo gangjetapseunghan
(Then
I feel loco, oh oh, you drive me crazy as if I were being forced to ride)
A
roller coaster, such a monster, such a monster, such a monster
Hey baby boy binggeul
binggeul binggeul dolliji malgo neon
(Hey
baby boy, stop spinning me around and around, you)
Hey baby boy aseul
aseulhage seuchiji malgo neon
(Hey
baby boy, stop being so risky, you)
Geuman jom geondeuryeo
geondeuryeo aemaehage geondeuryeo neon
(Stop
touching me, stop vaguely touching me, you)
Neon neon wae wae neon
neon wae wae wi arae wi wi arae
(You
you, why why, you you, why why, up and down, up up and down)
Jakku wi araero
heundeullineun na
(I
keep shaking up and down)
Why
don’t u know, don’t u know, don’t u know
Hwaksilhage naege mameul
boyeojwo
(Clearly
show me your heart)
Why
don’t u know, don’t u know, don’t u know, yeah ey
Wi arae wi wi arae wi
arae wi wi arae wi arae wi wi arae
(Up
and down, up up and down, up and down, up up and down, up and down, up up and
down)
Up
up down down
Ne maltu ne
pyojeongdeul nal hetgallige hamyeonseo neon
(Your
words, your face, they make me feel so confuse)
Heulliji tto heulliji heundeul
heundeul heundeul heundeul
(You
leave traces all over me, shake shake shake shake)
Eomneun cheok moreuneun
cheok deureotda nwatda hamyeonseo neon
(Pretending
it’s not there, pretending you don’t know, you keep playing games with me)
Buriji kki buriji heundeul
heundeul heundeul heundeul
(You
flirt and flirt with me, shake shake shake shake)
Just
do what you wanna, do what you wanna
Yagolliji malgo naege
hwaksineul jwoneon
(Stop
teasing me and give me some clarity)
Sseuldeeomneun mareun
bulpillyohae pillyohae
(I
don’t need those useless words)
Jangnananin jinsim nal
seontaegui giroe
(I
need your truth, not your jokes)
Seogehajima nal nunmul
jeotge hajima
(Don’t
make me stand at a crossroad, don’t make me cry)
Wi arae wi wi arae wi
arae wi wi arae
(Up
and down, up up and down, up up down)”
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