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An Almost Obligatory Gangnam Post

After about the 17th time I’d heard “Gangnam Style” blaring over the radio in the next car with some dude just jammin‘ with the windows down, I realized that for all everyone knew, Psy could be bad mouthing everyone and no one would be the wiser.  Though, to be fair, even my parents had difficulty understanding what Psy was saying between the slang + “rap” but let me tell ya, Pops was the one who educated me on the wikipedia of Psy, lol.

So to help y’all out, here’s a loose translation of what this guys talking about.

강남 스타일
Gangnam Style
오빤 강남스타일
Oppa is Gangnam Style
강남스타일
Gangnam Style
낮에는 따사로운 인간적인 여자
A woman who is warm and humane during the day
커피 한잔의 여유를 아는 품격 있는 여자
A dignified woman who knows the liberation of a cup of coffee
밤이 오면 심장이 뜨거워지는 여자
A woman whose heart sparkles up at night
그런 반전 있는 여자
A woman with a twist
나는 사나이
I’m a man
낮에는 너만큼 따사로운 그런 사나이
A man who’s as warm as you during the day
커피 식기도 전에 원샷 때리는 사나이
A man who takes a shot before the coffee has a chance to get cold
밤이 오면 심장이 터져버리는 사나이
A man whose heart explodes when night falls
그런 사나이
That kind of man
아름다워 사랑스러워 그래 너 hey 그래 바로 너 hey
Beautiful, lovely, yes you, hey, you, hey
아름다워 사랑스러워 그래 너 hey 그래 바로 너 hey
Beautiful, lovely, yes you, hey, you, hey
지금부터 갈 데까지 가볼까
Why don’t we go until the end
오빤 강남스타일, 강남스타일
Oppa is Gangnam Style, Gangnam Style
오빤 강남스타일, 강남스타일
Oppa is Gangnam Style, Gangnam Style
오빤 강남스타일
Oppa is Gangnam Style
Eyyy- Sexy Lady
Eyyy- Sexy Lady
오빤 강남스타일
Oppa is Gangnam Style
Eyyy- Sexy Lady
Eyyy- Sexy Lady
정숙해 보이지만 놀 땐 노는 여자
Woman who looks coy but plays when she plays
이때다 싶으면 묶었던 머리 푸는 여자
Woman who lets her hair down when she wants
가렸지만 웬만한 노출보다 야한 여자
A woman who’s covered but is sexier than a girl who bares all
그런 감각적인 여자
A woman who is sensual like that
나는 사나이
I am a man
점잖아 보이지만 놀 땐 노는 사나이
A man who looks gentle but plays when he plays
때가 되면 완전 미쳐버리는 사나이
A man who goes insane when the right time comes
근육보다 사상이 울퉁불퉁한 사나이
A man whose ideology bulges larger than his muscles
그런 사나이
That kind of man
오빤 강남스타일, 강남스타일
Oppa is Gangnam Style, Gangnam Style
오빤 강남스타일, 강남스타일
Oppa is Gangnam Style, Gangnam Style
오빤 강남스타일
Oppa is Gangnam Style
Eyyy- Sexy Lady
Eyyy- Sexy Lady
오빤 강남스타일
Oppa is Gangnam Style
Eyyy- Sexy Lady
Eyyy- Sexy Lady
뛰는 놈 그 위에 나는 놈 baby baby 나는 뭘 좀 아는 놈
With the flying man, is a running man, baby baby I’m a guy who knows this and that
뛰는 놈 그 위에 나는 놈 baby baby 나는 뭘 좀 아는 놈
With the flying man, is a running man, baby baby I’m a guy who knows this and that
You know what I’m saying
You know what I’m saying
오빤 강남스타일
Oppa is Gangnam Style
Eyyy- Sexy Lady
Eyyy- Sexy Lady
오빤 강남스타일
Oppa is Gangnam Style

and here’s the video, just in case you missed it…lol, who am I kidding?

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Hope y’all have a great weekend {sorry if I got this song stuck in your head} ;)

Love,

Your Squishy Monster

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34 thoughts on “An Almost Obligatory Gangnam Post

  • Choc Chip Uru says:

    LOL I have always wanted to know what he says but it is so damn catchy it’s easier to dance instead
    I’m dancing to your post

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    =)

  • Gina says:

    Ha ha, you have made my day. I only could figure out the sexy part, lol. My daughter even asked me. Nice to meet you Angie.
    -Gina-

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    Great to meet you cookie queen!!

  • Veronica says:

    Wow, I’m really not on the current music scene any more but I did hear this playing somewhere and I love it. Glad you cleared up the lyrics as here are just of the few I was hearing: Condom stye, open condom stye, son of hair, you don’t know you bottom thug. lol OK, I just googled “misheard lyrics gangnam style” and found out I’m not the only one who’s hearing English! hahaha http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXdkbL6sRic

  • Veronica says:

    She can put Target to God she gobble gay! Oh Lord, I can’t breathe!

  • Joanne says:

    One of my coworkers is OBSESSED with korean pop music so I’ve been hearing this song before it even got popular here in the US. I just sent her this because I’m pretty sure she has no idea what the real lyrics are!

  • Zeeona @ Basil and Strawberry says:

    It is not surprising that the lyrics doesn’t make much sense Thanks for the translation, though!

  • yummychunklet says:

    Oh, my that you put the lyrics here. Ha!

  • bill says:

    Thanks for stopping by and honoring me with your comment

  • 앨런 says:

    섹시 스 퀴시 스타일

  • Paul Anthony Prince says:

    스 퀴시 몬스터 딱 내 스타일

    I’m almost embarrassed (but not really) to let my fanboy side show. I’m nerdy when it comes to certain things, and proud of it.

    It just so happens that I have a few karaoke versions of Gangnam style on my ipod, including a romaja version and also an engrish one too. ~.^

    I put the crew at Howl at the Moon hard to work on my birthday requesting they perform Gangnam Style. They did a pretty good job. One of the guitarist even came out with a horse head mask on and before long there was a horse dance conga line going around the room.

    I even found a few parodies that I thought were comical. One is of the Wizard Gandalf http://youtu.be/M660rjNCH0A “Eeyyyy where’s my hobbits” and as much as I have a disdain towards politics at the current time I thought the “Vote Obama style” was cute. What can I say, I’m a sucker for puns/word play and parodies are like a musical form of those to me. I remember visiting my grandfather at the VA hospital over fifteen years ago and getting stared at by the doctors because I wouldn’t stop singing Weird Al’s “Like a surgeon” parody. >.<

    However speaking of translations, I am a little curious about Psy's second version of Gangnam Style with Hyuna http://youtu.be/wcLNteez3c4 "Oppa is just my style" is it the same? Most of it sounds the same but I've read that could be considered the female version of Gangnam Style so I wasn't sure.

    Have you heard the orchestral rendition? I was listening to it the other morning and my youngest son woke up, jumped out of bed and ran down the hall asking "Are you watching Naruto?!" In his defense, it does sound like it could be a fight scene or opening music from an anime. Nonetheless it's got to be my favorite interpretation of Psy's original. http://youtu.be/PWtEFWKmRrM It really speaks to the music nerd inside of me. And here is the orchestra + original remix. http://youtu.be/qA6h0GIiDP0 I can imagine Psy performing live with a big band behind him 오케스트라 팝. ~.^ I'd enjoy seeing that.

    Hope you're having a great weekend Angie!

    Warmest Regards,
    -Paul 털복숭이 괴물

  • Marta @ What should I eat for breakfast today says:

    Oh no, it’s blocked in Germany and I can’t watch it. What a pity.

  • Audrey Allure says:

    Haha, that song is everywhere!

  • Charles says:

    Gah, can’t understand how this song is so popular, but a question – what, or who exactly is “Oppa”, and what is the significance of “Gangnam”? Does it mean something? :s

  • thehautecookie says:

    gangnam is seriously everywhere right?! SO Crazy!

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    While it lasts, I might as well get some amusement out of it, lol.

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    Oppa is an endearment for any younger female to call an older guy and gangnam is a style, more specifically, a region of Korea so it’s loosely known as “swag.”

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    I think it’s so interesting that it climbed so high on the charts considering no one could even understand what he was saying, but then again, that stupid whistle song was on top for a REALLY long time, too.

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    OR what a blessing in disguise (LOL–I kid)!

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    Hyuna is a huge k-pop artist who was featured as a collaboration. She’s saying something to the effect of he’s just my style. I’ll have to check out those other renditions =)

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    YOU are sooo silly and made me smile!

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    of course =)

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    lol

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    None of the songs make any sense anymore. I think that’s the trick to celebrity period. Don’t make sense LOL

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    Other non-Koreans probably listen to more k-pop than me, I’m ok with it though, lol.

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    You make me LOL, Veronica!

  • hui says:

    thanks for translating! the radio stations are playing this song to its death over here too! some days i find it kinda catchy.. other times, i don’t get why it’s so popular.. but i’m really happy for psy for making it this big ^^

  • Cheap Ethnic Eatz (@cethniceatz) says:

    Love this song and it is addictive. Apparently he researched every part of it for a long time to make the perfect viral song.

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    I feel the same way–he utilized a brilliant marketing strategy, ya gotta give him that. He fulfilled a niche (like Kesha who I happened to think is teeeerrible)

  • The Squishy Monster says:

    ohhh yeah. and the fact that my pops knew every detail about him made me chuckle.

  • kiran says:

    Gangnam definitely sums up to — ADDICTIVE! Thanks for translating!

  • Ileana says:

    Awesome!!! Of course, I did not understand anything he said…
    xoxo

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  • The Squishy Monster says:

    I’m right there w ya =)

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