My music taste varies widely from West to East and from the 90s to modern EDM. But
if Korean pop is considered as a kind of music, then yeah, that’s my favorite of all time.
More than half of my playlists are Korean songs and I always keep myself updated with
the news related to Korean showbiz.
Vocabulary
To keep updated (v) to follow a celebrity by frequently reading news about them
18.5. Have you ever been to a concert before? Or Have
you ever been to a musical
performance?
Once in a blue moon I attend a concert, since the ticket price for foreign artists’ concerts
is so out of my reach that I can only stay home and watch online. It was 2014 that I
finally did go to a concert on my own, obviously it was an international music concert.
It was absolutely mind-blowing and unforgettable for me.
Vocabulary
Once in a blue moon (idiom) rarely
Out of my reach (idiom) to be unable to afford
On one’s own (idiom) Responsible for oneself, independent of outside help or control
Mind-blowing (adj) Sth overwhelmingly impressive
18.6. Do you like to listen to live music?
Unless it’s live at a coffee shop, where literally there are only you and music, then yeah
I would love to. But I would change my mind if it’s a concert. The crowd is too crazy. It’s
completely a mess that most of the time I end up having serious dizzy and headache.
18.7. When did you start listening to this type of music?
Since the day a friend of mine introduced her favorite group to me. She couldn’t help
herself talking on and on about them that I thought I somehow needed to catch up with
her. And the more I know
about Korean pop, the more passionate I’ve become.
Couldn’t help one’s self doing Sth (n) continuously doing Sth
On and on (expression) continually; at tedious length
18.8. Where do you listen to it?
Almost everywhere, except for classroom. It’s the
golden era of mobile devices,
everyone carries earphone and phone with them all the time, music therefore is on
their fingertips.
Golden era (n) a certain period of time that Sth vastly develops
On their fingertips (phrase) easy to reach
18.9. How do you feel when you listen to this music?
Well I’m a type of person whose mood is easily affected by what I’m listening to, thus
as the music changes, my mood also fluctuates. But most of the time, listening to some
music helps me pick up my energy and chill a bit.
Vocabulary
To be a type of person (that) (phrase) to belong to a group of people who share a similar
characteristic
Pick up my energy (phrasal verb) to get better, stronger
18.10. Have you ever learned to play a musical instrument?
I learned to play the organ when I was in kindergarten. It was quite funny because I
started out as one of the performers, then my teacher told my mom that I had better
play the
organ instead of performing, so I became her trainee and it continued for
around 4 to 5 years until I was 10.
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