Gee
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Let’s put everything else
aside, we can’t deny that falling in love is indeed the best feeling in the
world. Well, it’s supposed to be the best. Somehow I wonder how different it
feels to fall in love when we were teenagers in compare to when we are adults.
First love was always the best, isn’t it? Everything seemed so easy back then.
There was just a fluttering heart without anxiety. There was just a
butterfly-in-the-stomach without burden. No matter how hard I’ve tried to
recall that kind of feeling, it seems
so hard now. It makes me wonder even more; was that really a first love, or
just a first crush? Well, well, no matter which one it was, there’s one thing I
know for sure: it felt great. Several days ago, my partner made me remind of
this one song: “Gee”, performed Korean front-runner girl group, Girls’
Generation a.k.a SNSD. He made me dance, and suddenly the dance routine of
“Gee” was the one that came up in my mind. I used to sing and dance to this
song in a karaoke with my friends. And when he saw me dance to it, he just
threw a pillow towards me. And I just couldn’t stop laughing, seeing him all
embarrassed like that. Gee, I miss
him.
“What should I do? Because I’m so
shy, because I’m very shy. No, I don’t know why but every day I long for
you only. My closest friends tell me that I’m really a helpless fool.”
–Girls’ Generation, Gee
Released on January 5th
2009, “Gee” is the title song of Girls’ Generation’s first EP, as well as its
lead single. The bubblegum dance pop track became SNSD’s breakthrough megahit
since the group’s debut in 2007. It gained popularity not only among Korean
citizens but also internationally. The song eventually set a record for
longest-running number one song on KBS
music show “Music Bank” for nine consecutive weeks.
Lyrically, “Gee” is a song
about a girl who has fallen in love for the first time. Its title is an
exclamation of surprise, in which expressing the tingling feeling comes from
falling in love. There’s no such thing as ‘love at the first sight’, I believe
that. However, I also believe that there’s ‘crush at the first sight’. And that
kind of crush always comes from the eyes, or in other word: looks. “You’re so handsome, my eyes are blinded. I
can’t breathe because I’m trembling. Oh, I feel so embarrassed, I can’t look at
you. I feel shy because I’ve fallen in love.” He’s so gorgeous; makes you
want to die and disappear in an instant. And there’s nothing can compare to the
feeling when your glance meets his; like there’s something starting to flame
and burning inside you: excitement. “Oh,
your heart is so pretty. I was captured from the first glance, caught so
closely. I can’t touch it because it’s so hot. I’m completely engulfed by the
fire of love.”
From the eyes, it will go
deeper to the heart when you got to know him, and realize that he’s the person
you always imagine him to be. And when that moment comes, there’s nothing can
compare to the fluttering heart you feel whenever you look at him, even only
from a distance. And there’s nothing can stop your heart from beating faster
and faster. “What should I do about my
trembling heart? My heart keeps thumping, so I couldn’t fall asleep at night. I
guess I’m a fool; a fool that knows only you, yes, as I look at you.” And
there’s no stopping you from thinking of him every day and night, wanting to
meet him all the time, staying up because you keep missing him. And before
realizing it, you’ve already become a fool for him; a fool for love. “What should I do? Because I’m so shy,
because I’m very shy. No, I don’t know why but every day I long for you
only. My closest friends tell me that I’m really a helpless fool, but as I look
at you.”
And you just don’t know what
to do. Since it’s your first time, you’ve never felt like this before. So you
don’t know how to deal with all the butterflies in your stomach. You know you
want it but you understand well enough that you’re too shy to make a move.
Geez, it’s so hard being a female-teenager-in-crush, right? Been there, done
that. I always enjoy the thrill though, of having a kind of puppy crush like
that. “So bright, my eyes are blinded,
no. So surprising, I’m shocked, oh. So tingled, my body is trembling, gee. Oh,
glittering eyes, oh yeah. Oh, sweet scent, oh yeah.” Everything about him
just feels so right; his eyes, smile, dimple, eyebrows, scent, everything.
Every inch of his could numb our senses. You’re so excited so much it scares
you. What would you do about your first love? “I can’t even say anything, I’m too embarrassed. Do I not have any
courage? What would be the right thing to do? My heart is anxious as I’m
looking at you.”
“Gee” was composed and
arranged by Korean music producer E-Tribe, with lyrics written by Ahn Myung Won
and Kim Young Deuk. On January 7th 2009, SM Entertainment released a music
video of the song with the storyline, featuring Minho from SHINee, playing a
handsome store employee. As I’ve mentioned above, I really love the dance
routine of this song. Not only it’s easy to follow, but it’s also cheering me
up in every move.
“I can’t even say anything, I’m
too embarrassed. Do I not have any courage? What would be the right thing to
do? Thump thump, my heart is anxious as I’m looking at you.”
–Girls’ Generation, Gee
“Aha! Listen boy, my first
love story, ooh oh oh, ooh oh oh, yeah~
My angel and my girls, my sunshine,
uh! Uh! Let’s go!
Neomu neomu meotjyeo nuni nuni busyeo sumeul mot
swigesseo tteollineun girl
(You’re so handsome, my eyes
are blinded, I can’t breathe because I’m trembling)
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby,
gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
Oh neomu bukkeureowo chyeoda bol su eobseo sarange
ppajyeosseo sujubeun girl
(Oh, I feel so embarrassed,
I can’t look at you, I feel shy because I’ve fallen in love)
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby,
gee gee gee gee be be be be be be
Eotteoke hajyo eotteok eottokhajyo teollineun naneun
tteollineun naneunyo
(What should I do? What
should I do about my trembling heart, this trembling heart?)
Dugeun dugeun dugeun dugeun dugeun georyeo bamen
jamdo mot irujyo
(Thump thump thump thump, my
heart keeps thumping, so I couldn’t fall asleep at night)
Naneun naneun babongabwayo geudae geudae bakke
moreuneun
(I guess I’m a fool, a fool
that knows you, only you)
Babo! Geuraeyo geudael boneun nan
(Fool! Yes, as I look at you)
Neomu banjjak banjjak nuni busyeo, no no no no no
(So bright, so bright, my
eyes are blinded, no no no no no)
Neomu kkamjjak kkamjjak nollan naneun, oh oh oh
oh oh
(So surprising, so
surprising, I’m shocked oh oh oh oh oh)
Neomu jjarit jjarit momi tteollyeo, gee gee gee gee gee
(So tingled, so tingled, my
body is trembling, gee gee gee gee gee)
Oh jojeun nunbit, oh yeah, oh joeun hyanggi, oh
yeah yeah yeah
(Oh, glittering eyes, oh
yeah, oh, sweet scent, oh yeah yeah yeah)
Oh neomu neomu yeppeo mami neomu yeppeo cheot nune banhaesseo
kkok jibeun girl
(Oh, so pretty, your heart
is so pretty, I was captured from the first glance, caught so closely)
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby,
gee gee gee gee baby baby baby
Neomuna tteugeowo manjil suga eobseo sarange tabeoryeo
hukkeunhan girl
(I can’t touch it because
it’s so hot, I’m completely engulfed by the fire of love)
Gee gee gee gee baby baby baby,
gee gee gee gee be be be be be be
Eojjeomyeon joa eojjeomyeon joayo sujubeun naneun
sujubeun naneunyo
(What should I do? What
should I do? Because I’m so shy, because I’m very shy)
Molla molla molla molla molla molla hamyeo maeil
geudaeman geurijyo
(No no no no no, I don’t
know why but every day I long for you only)
Chinhan chingudeureun malhajyo jeongmalleoneun
jeongmal mot malryeo
(My closest friends tell me
that I’m really a helpless fool)
Babo! Hajiman geudael boneun nan
(Fool! But as I look at you)
Maldo mothaenneun geol neomu bukkeureowo haneun
nan
(I can’t even say anything,
I’m too embarrassed)
Yonggiga eomneun geolkka eotteokeya joeun geolkka
(Do I not have any courage?
What would be the right thing to do?)
Dugeun dugeun mam jorimyeo barabogo inneun na
(Thump thump, my heart is
anxious as I’m looking at you)”
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