PSY and BTS SUGA 'That That'-Funny Korean Words in the Lyrics

 

Psy thanked fans by reporting the news of the 80th place on the Billboard Hot 100.
(Capture of Psy's Instagram)

PSY and BTS SUGA's "That That" is gaining popularity worldwide.

The music video for That That, set in the western era of the United States, has already surpassed 100 million views on YouTube.

Today, I'm going to talk about the lyrics of PSY and BTS SUGA 'That That'.
The lyrics of That That, which PSY and BTS SUGA worked together, have fun that can only be felt in Korean.
It is difficult to fully feel the fun of this kind of thing when translated into English.

1. JUNBI HASI GO THOSEYO: Get ready and shoot

"JUNBI HASI GO THOSEYO," the hook part of "That That," means "Get ready and shoot."
But in the West, gunmen wouldn't say, "Get ready and shoot" when they were fighting. You'll have to shoot before the other person prepares, not "Get ready and shoot."

"JUNBI HASI GO THOSEYO" can be said to have originated from the Korean lottery culture.
Now, number balls in transparent containers are automatically popping out in Korea, but they were different in the beginning.

In the past, the broadcasting station prepared a big target with numbers on it.
The target could be turned left and right like a handle by driving a nail in the middle.
When a person with a bow appeared, the staff turned the target hard.
Do you understand now?
When a person shoots an arrow and hits the target, the number becomes the winning number of the lottery.
Before shooting the bow, there was something MC said.
“JUNBI HASI GO THOSEYO”

There is a similar case.
It is "YOI TANG".
"YOI TANG" originated in Japanese.
Korea was under Japanese rule for 36 years from 1910 to 1945.
For this reason, there are still many words and expressions influenced by Japanese in Korean.
Many people may have heard "YOI TANG" at an elementary school field day as a child.
In "YOI TANG," YOI was a Japanese word for "get ready." So what is TANG? It's not a big deal. Bang Bang Bang!

When the children stand at the start line for the 100-meter race, they hear the teacher's "YOI" first, and then run out when there is a gunshot.
I remember being very nervous when I listened to my teacher's "YOI" when I was young.
I don't remember being in the top three in a running race.

2. OJEO: I feel so good

OJEO, which appears in PSY and BTS SUGA's 'That That', is a slang term that means "very good."
It is mainly used by teenagers and 20s.
It would seem very strange if a middle-aged gentleman in his 40s or older said "OJEO" in his office.
PSY, of course, is an exception.
Koreans often use this OJEO.

I feel like OJEO
Here. Totally OJEO
The taste is OJEO

He will be very surprised if you meet a Korean and use this word.
"Your Korean is totally OJEO"

3. TAECHI: I will scold you

There is also 'TAECHI' in the lyrics of PSY and BTS SUGA That That.
TAECHI is not a slang. It's more like a word used by infants.
It is also often used by mothers to their troubled sons.
"If you do this again, I'll TAECHI you then."

Sometimes, when children are in trouble, the mother asks a passing man to do it.
"Mister, please TAECHI this guy."
If you really do TAECHI at times like this, you can get in trouble.
Mothers are fine with their children TAECHI. But mothers get angry about someone else TAECHIing their children.

Actually, I had experience, too. TAECHI!

PS. TAECHI has nothing to do with Korean singer SEO TAIJI. The pronunciation is just similar.