So I decided to start the journey right and enjoy these two weeks of vacation. Although I can't go back to the States right now or spend the money to travel to some other exotic land nearby, I still have two weeks to explore a few things here and there around Seoul.
Tuesday started off busy with my usual Skype tutoring class, then Skyped with my mom, then my first breakfast with the fam (really, my first time eating a BREAKFAST in awhile), then an interview with another Skype tutoring opportunity, then flute practice, then meeting with my new boss, then heading to Myeongdong for some lesson planning time and finally off to my first Kpop song class.
The Kpop Song Class is sponsored by the Seoul Culture and Tourism Center and is FREE for anyone interested. You just need to register, which you can do by emailing seoulcenter@seoulwelcome.com. (Kpop Song classes are Tuesdays 4:00-5:30pm, and Kpop Dance classes are Wednesdays 4:00-5:30pm.)
This week's song was not really a "Kpop" song but actually a very famous "trot" song called 무조건 (Mujogeon). In the class, we read are given sheets with the words in Korean and romanization (so don't worry if you cannot read hangeul yet), as well as the sheet music. Together, with the teacher, we read each line and check for meaning. From there, we practice the song line-by-line as the teacher plays along on the piano. Finally, once we have practiced everything, we sing it karaoke-style with the lyrics and video up on a big projection screen while we pass around the microphone. Some of us were new this time, so we felt a little shy singing solo, but by the end of the class, we had all warmed up to each other and were belting it out, having a great time. I'm looking forward to next week as well, where we will learn 여수밤바다 (Yeosu-bam-bada) by Busker Busker (a now really famous indie band from Korea...woo!).
무조건 [박상철]
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