Story Behind the Song: View by SHINee lyrics by Kim Jonghyun

The other day I found this very interesting video on YouTube about a musician who has a condition called Synthesia.

It's basically where they have a hyper sensitivity to different stimuli. In many people's cases, this is to sound. She sees different colors which correspond to different music notes she hears.

Here is the video below:

https://youtu.be/obrBAysVef0

As I was watching this video, I thought about the song by SHINee called View.

It's a very upbeat song with the lyrics written by the late, Kim Jonghyun. He was one of the vocalists with SHINee until he recently passed away. He also wrote and composed many beautiful songs.

Kim Jonghyun himself tells the story of how and why he wrote this song in the video below.

I think it is best to hear his words.

https://youtu.be/8RcGIfelp6I

Now that I understand a bit more about what this condition is, the lyrics make a lot more sense to me. I liked the song from the first time I heard it and now, it's been better.

Here are the lyrics below in the original Korean and English translation.

Lyrics translation credit to Color Coded Lyrics. https://colorcodedlyrics.com/2015/05/shinee-view

모두 할 말을 잃지 Like you
4차원 이상의 기적의 View
달콤히 찍어 문 빛의 퐁듀
보이기 시작한 음의 색도

예민해진 걸 느껴
뚜렷한 색감과
여섯 번째 감각 Tonight is the night
좀 거칠어도 좋아
더 민감히 굴어봐
더는 숨기지 말아줘

너무 아름다운 다운 다운 다운 View
너무 아름다운 다운 다운 다운 View
더 보여줘 다음 다음 다음 다음 View
너무 아름다운 다운 다운 다운 View

너무 아름다운 (그곳으로)
너무 아름다운 (데려가 줘)
더 보여줘 다음 (더 보여줘)
너무 아름다운 다운 다운 다운 View

저 하늘을 곱게 접는
이 바다를 병에 담는 시간도
편히 걷는 꿈들을 이뤄 난 (By my side)
[종/태] 상상한 게 뭐든 전부 보여 줄게
[종/태] 이제 말해봐 Yeah yeah

[온/키] 예민해진 걸 느껴
[온/키] 은근한 촉감과
끝없어진 감각 Tonight is the night
[온/민] 이상하대도 좋아(Yeah)
잠들었던 감각의 (You are)
한계를 넘어선 그 순간
Yeah yeah yeah

너무 아름다운 다운 다운 다운 View
너무 아름다운 다운 다운 다운 View (더 새롭게 날 홀려)
더 보여줘 다음 다음 다음 다음 View
너무 아름다운 다운 다운 다운 View (Oh girl)

너무 아름다운 (그곳으로)
너무 아름다운 (데려가 줘)
더 보여줘 다음 (더 보여줘) (Oh 더 보여줘)
너무 아름다운 다운 다운 다운 View
(Never leave you lonely)

지루함에 익숙해져
특별함을 잊었잖아
이제 천천히 고개를 들어 줘
내 두 눈에 입 맞춰

너무 아름다운
그곳으로
너무 아름다운 (그곳으로)
데려가 줘 (데려가 줘)

[온/민] 누구든 처음이겠지 Like you
(I feel a thousand senses)
[온/민] 별빛의 향과 맛을 본 것도
(I’ll never leave you lonely)
향기의 무게를 느낀 것도
(I won’t let you down)
소리의 색과 모양 본 것도

Everyone is lost for words like you
Beyond fourth dimensional, a miraculous view
Sweetly dip it in and eat the fondue of light
You can start seeing the color of the music

I feel that you’ve become sensitive
A clear color
And the sixth sense, tonight is the night
It’s alright if it’s a bit rough
Act more sensitive
Don’t hide it anymore

Such a beautiful view
Such a beautiful view
Show me more, the next view
Such a beautiful view

Such a beautiful view (To that place)
Such a beautiful view (Take me)
Show me more, the next view (Show me more)
Such a beautiful view

The sky is beautifully spread
In the ocean, time is in a bottle
I dream of peacefully walking (By my side)
Whatever it is you imagined, I’ll show you everything
Now tell me yeah yeah

I feel that you’ve become sensitive
The soft touch
And endless senses, tonight is the night
It’s alright if it’s weird
The moment you pass the limit
Of your sleeping senses
(Yeah yeah yeah)

Such a beautiful view
Such a beautiful view
Show me more, the next view
Such a beautiful view

Such a beautiful view (To that place)
Such a beautiful view (Take me)
Show me more, the next view (Show me more)
Such a beautiful view
(Never leave you lonely)

You were so used to being bored
You forgot about the specialness
Now slowly lift your head
Kiss me on my eyes

To that
Beautiful place
Take me to
That beautiful place

It’ll be the first time for anyone, like you
(I feel a thousand senses)
Smelling and tasting the star light
(I’ll never leave you lonely)
Feeling the weight of the scent
(I won’t let you down)
Seeing the color and shape of sounds

I hope that this post helps others appreciate this song even more as well as other songs of SHINee.

Music is so Beautiful! What am I listening to right now? Part 1

Hello Everyone!


Today, I wanted to talk about music. I am a musician and composer as well as being creative in other ways. I want to encourage you to be creative in whatever way you can be creative. Whether that be music, drawing, sculpting, writing or some other art form I did not name, I encourage you to use your gifts to glorify the Lord. He gave you those gifts.

Therefore, I wanted to talk about some of my favorite music. I like music in just about every genre and these are by no means my only favorite songs. My personal music tastes are quite extensive and vast. From time to time I might post links to videos and things I enjoy listening to. Perhaps you will discover something new as well!

Lately, I have been studying Japanese and therefore have been discovering a lot of Japanese Music. Along with that, I discovered a couple of K-pop groups who sometimes sing in Japanese, but mostly in Korean. Their music is beautiful as well.

In case some people are unaware and to properly respect one of the bands on this list and the people who sing in it, I want to say that Kim Jonghyun was a beautiful singer and composer of SHINee, he will always be remembered and greatly missed. Even though I did not know of their music very long before he passed away, it still affected me. I have a lot of respect for the remaining living members of SHINee who each decided and then as a group to continue on and bring us all four beautiful concerts in Japan in February. Thank you, SHINee, I can only imagine how difficult that was and is for you to do.

Japanese Music

Wagakki Band




One Ok Rock



K-Pop 

SHINee




Jonghyun




B.A.P.


I hope you enjoyed this playlist of music and find something which inspires you in some way.

On the effects of Cyber Bullying

I've been thinking for a while about what I would write about next.

I know that I usually do art supply reviews and tutorials, but lately, I have to admit that there have been many other things on my mind.

I am an international fan of the K-pop group, Shinee. For those of you who don't know, I'll tell the story about how I became a fan.

I decided some random day to watch a Korean drama as I had never seen any before. I was also curious as to how the Korean language sounded compared to Japanese or Chinese. I am currently studying Japanese, so I tend to find good anime and Japanese drama to help me learn that language.

I began watching the Korean drama,"Descendants of the Sun". It's mainly about a woman doctor and a man who is a soldier in the South Korean military. The story brings up a lot about the romance between them and apparently, later on the two actors got married in real life.

However, I like to look beyond the main story and my favorite character is a character played by a man named Lee Jin-ki. I really liked his character because even though his chanter made a lot of mistakes in not only the medical world as a cardio-thoracic resident, he also had struggles in his personal life. His story of  how he overcame these things and in the end, became a better person. I don't want to spoil too much, but I really like how caring his character was for people. I also liked his smile. This man's eyes and smile seem to convey light. I think it's beautiful.

After watching this program, I decided to find out what else this actor had been in. I found out that he is really a singer and does some acting on the side. His stage name is Onew and he is part of the group called Shinee.

I have come to enjoy their music and am still discovering it. The five men, who make up the group are all hilarious people. They seem like brothers.

However, in 2017, some really sad things happened. There was a scandal with Onew of which he later made a formal apology. However, people hated on him for that and seem to still be. They are saying horrible things about him and calling him names.

Then, a tragedy happened where Jonghyun suddenly passed away. This was and still is a shock to many people including the Shinee members who are still hurting very much from this and the circumstances around it.

The four remaining members just this past month on February 17-18 and 26-27 held concerts in Japan. They made the decision to still go through with them even after Jonghyun's passing. They all did very well at these concerts. They are each very special. I think that even though they were all very emotional during the concerts that this was completely normal. I thought that it was beautiful that they shared at least some of their real feelings with us. I don't know very many celebrities who have done this. We could see them in these moments, not as famous people or even really singers. They are human beings with very real emotions and that they cared very much about Jonghyun. He wasn't just a member of Shinee to them, but a friend, collegue and brother.

During their last concert, I heard an audio stream of it and poor Minho screaming Jonghyun's name out during one of the songs. He continued to sing after that, but was clearly crying through it. Throughout each of the four concerts, I listened to audio of them and could hear these various and raw emotions of these men in their voices.

I continue to pray for them and their families and friends affected by this as well as the fans. I really hope that all of us together can help them to heal from this. I hope that we can be of comfort.

Unfortunately, I've seen the other side of this as well. I've seen various videos online where people are trying to exploit these men's emotions. They are sharing pictures and videos of them crying and they are doing this to make fun of them or tear them down. I don't care that they are famous people or not. This is no way to treat a person. These people are clearly hurting over what happened. It's a lot for them to get up on stage and perform these concerts.

It's one thing if a fan posts a clip of video or even a song of where they got emotional and talks about how beautiful this was or their emotional reactions to it and how it helped them or something like that. That is fine, but these haters must stop.

I write this as a person created by God, recognizing that everyone is created by God.

You don't have to like all the songs of Shinee or every any of them. However, we should respect them and others as human beings and treat them with dignity.

Continuing to exploit their emotions does not encourage them to let out their feelings when they need to. Saying horrible things about them which aren't true or that you don't know is true is also wrong. Bullying other fans about how they are dealing with their grieving process is wrong.

I saw an incident on social media where someone from another k-pop fandom decided to ridicule and say that they didn't understand why this person was so affected by Jonghyun's passing. They started cussing them out and began a fight in social media. Some other fans as well as myself tried to comfort the man who was being bullied as well as get the spammer to leave them alone. This was uncalled for behavior.

I don't understand why people can't be respectful these days and why it seems like the media encourages it. It's almost like everyone wants their five minutes of fame.

What is that going to do? We have our entire lives ahead of us. This is the kind of thing that contributes to depression, suicide, self harm, self esteem issues and other social issues.

I hope that anyone reading this understands that I am not here to gossip or hurt anyone. Rather, I want to build people up. Whether they be famous or just some person who didn't seem to matter to anyone else. Each and every person matters to God and He created each and every one of us.

We each have the potential to do something for His Kingdom. If we choose first to follow Him and seek His Kingdom.

I pray for the salvation of Shinee and their families as well as many other musicians, actors, friends, family, and people who I don't know anything about. I pray for the salvation of the entire world. I may be one of the only people praying for someone, but it's a way I can help them. There are people everywhere struggling with various things. I don't know them and I can't talk directly to them, but I can pray that they will seek help and get the right help and find Jesus Christ.

I hope and pray that you do the same. If you want someone to talk to about anything, please feel free to contact me. I'm here for you wherever you are. I want to hear your stories and do what I can to help you.

Thank you to anyone who reads this. I hope that together we can do something about this problem.