[中字] Korean Cowboys Ep.1 Who Are We?

很久沒有更新這個網站了，其實我換了一份挺忙的新工作，是我很喜歡、也覺得很有意義的工作。可能稍後有機會在說吧。我還是很喜歡翻譯，雖然不是專業的，但是我一直很喜歡那種可以讓別人知道歌詞內容的感覺。但這次我有了一個新的嘗試，我嘗試了做Podcast的翻譯！

其實我一直都有聽K-Pop的習慣，也有幾個挺欣賞的團體。不過一直沒有正式學韓文，所以就未有機會做韓翻。碰巧我挺欣賞的一個韓國團體NU'EST在最近解散了，成員都各至在新的領域發展。其中一個成員Aaron開始了一個用英文講的，關於K-Pop的Podcast。因為聽了第一期節目，才知道他們這個podcast原來是自營的，所以我就想，不如趁還在放假，做個字幕翻譯吧。所以，我就做了一個中字翻譯，傳送了給他們。但我其實有考慮過用繁體字，但是考慮到以東南亞等全球範圍，用簡體字的人數比繁體字的多，所以我用了簡體字，真不是什麼政治考慮。而且，我也考慮到簡體字使用者的語言習慣，其實和繁體字的人有一點不同。但這是一個很有趣的經驗，我想這是一個很有意義的事，不僅是因為有趣，可能也是因為希望為欣賞的藝人，重新出發時送上一份心意。

如過大家碰巧對K-Pop有興趣，不妨可以每週五聽聽這個Korean Cowboys Podcast！練練英文聆聽也不錯！

It's been a long time since I updated this site. I've actually got a new job that I'm quite busy with, one that I really like and find very meaningful. I'll probably talk about it later when I have a chance. I still love translating, although I'm not a professional, I've always loved the feeling of being able to let people know what the lyrics are about. But this time I have a new try, I've done a podcast translation!

I have always listened to K-Pop and I have a few groups that I really like. However, I have never formally learned Korean, so I have not had the opportunity to do Korean translations. It just so happens that one of my favorite Korean groups, NU'EST, has recently disbanded and its members are all moving on to new fields. One of the members, Aaron, started a podcast about K-Pop in English, and after listening to the first episode, I realized that the podcast was self-run, so I thought, why not doing a subtitle translation while I was still on vacation? So, I made a Chinese translation and sent it to them. But I actually considered using traditional Chinese characters, but considering the fact that there are more people using simplified Chinese characters than traditional Chinese characters in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world, I used simplified Chinese characters, not really a political consideration.

Moreover, I also took into account that the language habit of simplified Chinese character users, which is a little different from those of traditional Chinese characters. But it was a very interesting experience, and I think it was a very meaningful thing to do, not only because it was fun, but also because I wanted to offer a little help to the artist that I admire when they start off their new journey.

If you happen to be interested in K-Pop, probably you can listen to the Korean Cowboys Podcast every Friday and it's a good chance to practice listening in English!