진행자: 박준희, Chelsea Proctor

Price of stardom?

기사 요약: 공항에 우르르 몰려 사진 찍는 등 케이팝 아이돌의 일거수일투족을 쫒는 극성팬들 논란

[1] Behind K-pop's rapid growth and immense popularity, there is a persistent, chronic problem that follows fame: Stalkers, often called "sasaeng" in Korea. "I am not sasaeng. I am just a genuine fan who really loves NCT," said an 18-year-old girl who wished to remain anonymous.

* Immense: 엄청난, 어마어마한

* Chronic: 만성적인

* Fame: 명성

* Genuine: 진실한, 진심 어린

[2] She claims that all her actions are out of sincere support and love -- taking taxis to follow her favorite singer as he goes about his day and waiting for hours at the airport to take photos of the group, to name but a few. She admits that she even knows where the celebrities live.

* Claim: 주장하다

* Sincere: 진실된, 진심의

* Follow: 따라가다

* Admit: 인정하다, 시인하다, 자백하다

[3] Despite the growing awareness of the need to respect artists' privacy, the excessive actions of some individuals continue to torment celebrities who call for relief from constant harassment by “sasaeng.”

* Awareness: (무엇의 중요성에 대한) 의식

* Excessive: 지나친, 과도한

* Torment: 고통, 고뇌, 고민거리

* Relief: 안도, 안심

[4] He continued to be hounded by phone calls from sasaeng and, in June, he took action by posting what he thought was a phone number of sasaeng on a fan communication platform. It turned out that the number belonged to a non-fan. When the incident caused an uproar, Renjun posted an apology on social media.

* Hounded by: ~에 시달리다, 괴롭히다

* Take action: ~에 대해 조치를 취하다, 행동에 옮기다

* Turn out: 나타나다

* Uproar: 엄청난 논란

기사 원문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240717050564

[코리아헤럴드 팟캐스트 구독]

아이튠즈(아이폰):https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2

네이버 오디오 클립(아이폰, 안드로이드 겸용): https://audioclip.naver.com/channels/5404

팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638

진행자: 박준희, Chelsea Proctor

Byeon Woo-seok embroiled in controversy for overzealous security team

기사 요약: 해외 일정차 인천국제공항으로 출국하는 과정에서 과잉 경호를 받아 논란이 훱싸인 변우석

[1] Byeon Woo-seok has become embroiled in controversy over excessive measures taken by his security team against fans and other travelers at Incheon Airport. Police have said they are considering an investigation into whether the measures undertaken by the actor's private security were violent or constituted obstruction of business.

* Embroiled in: ~에 휩쓸린

* Controversy: 논란

* Considering: ~를 고려하다

* Violent: 격렬한; 폭력적인

* Constitute: ~로 여겨지다

[2] The incident surfaced online following Byeon’s departure for Hong Kong on Friday for his final Asian fan meeting slated for Sunday. A large crowd of fans flocked to Incheon Airport to see him, and Byeon’s security personnel appeared to shine flashlights at fans and other travelers to prevent them from filming.

* Surface: 드러나다, 수면으로 올라오다

* Be slated for: ~할 예정이다

* Flock: (많은 수가) 모이다

* Prevent: 막다, 예방하다, 방지하다

[3] Some online posts said that Byeon’s security guards checked the passports and tickets of passengers using the same airport lounge as Byeon and that the guards blocked the boarding gate for about 10 minutes to allow him to board first.

* Check: 살피다, 점검하다

* Block: (지나가지 못하게) 막다, 차단하다

* Board: 탑승하다

[4] While police are considering an investigation into Byeon’s security personnel, the National Human Rights Commission said it had also received a complaint over Friday’s excessive measures, asking for authorities to investigate the case on potential violations of human rights. On Tuesday, Byeon returned to South Korea with fewer security guards at his side. Some minor safety mishaps were reported to have occurred as fans rushed towards Byeon.

* Receive: 받다

* Excessive: 지나친, 과도한

* Mishap: 작은 사고

* Occur: 일어나다, 발생하다

* Rush: 급히 움직이다

기사 원문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240717050551

기사 원문: https://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240709050685

[코리아헤럴드 팟캐스트 구독]

아이튠즈(아이폰):https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2

네이버 오디오 클립(아이폰, 안드로이드 겸용): https://audioclip.naver.com/channels/5404

팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638

진행자: 홍유, Elise Youn

Extortion of YouTuber Tzuyang highlights 'cyber wrecker' issues in S. Korea

기사요약: 쯔양 사태를 계기로 사이버 렉카 유튜버들을 플랫폼 차원에서 규제가 필요하다는 목소리가 나오고 있다.

[1] Following YouTuber Tzuyang's recent revelation about having been assaulted and financially exploited for four years by her former boyfriend, a group of YouTubers is now suspected of having blackmailed her for money in exchange for keeping quiet about her past.

*revelation: 폭로(된 사실)

*exploit: 착취하다

*in exchange for: ~대신의, 교환으로

[2] The revelation shocked and angered viewers over what many are calling the moral bankruptcy of "cyber wreckers" here – those who profit from posting rumors or negative news about celebrities often written in malicious ways. The term derives from tow trucks -- called “wreckers” in Korean -- likening the actions of the posters to privately-run tow trucks that flash their lights and use sirens even though they are not state-approved emergency vehicles.

*moral bankruptcy: 도덕적 파산

*maliciously: 악의를 갖고, 심술궂게

[3] A recently revealed recording suggested that YouTuber Gu Je Yeok, whose real name is Lee Jun-hee, had blackmailed Tzuyang -- real name Park Jung-won -- with fellow YouTubers Caracula and Jeon Gukjin also potentially involved. It captured Lee allegedly discussing with Caracula and Jeon how to make money off Park's painful past.

*potentially: (…이 될) 가능성이 있는, 잠재적인

[4] In the recording, Lee told the others that Park had allegedly already paid him 11 million won ($8,000) to keep quiet about her past, and the others advised him about how to attack Tzuyang’s channel, one of Korea’s most profitable YouTube channels. They suggested that it would be better to have Park "take care of them" rather than releasing a video about her past, saying she makes enough money to pay them off.

*profitable: 수익성이 있는[있을 것 같은]

*domestic: 국내의

기사원문: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240712050675

진행자: 홍유, Elise Youn

Trump shot in ear at campaign rally

기사요약: 11월 미국 대선을 3개월여 앞둔 13일 공화당 대선 후보인 도널드 트럼프 전 대통령의 야외 유세 도중에 그를 겨냥한 총격 사건이 발생했다.

[1] Donald Trump was shot in the ear during a Saturday campaign rally, in an attack that left the Republican presidential candidate's face streaked with blood and prompting his security agents to swarm him, before he emerged and pumped his fist in the air, mouthing the words, "Fight! Fight! Fight!"

*prompt: 즉각적인, 지체 없는

*swarm: 떼[무리]를 지어 다니다

[2] The shooter was dead, one rally attendee was killed and two other spectators were injured, the Secret Service said in a statement. The incident was being investigated as an assassination attempt.

*spectator: 관중

*injure: 부상을 입다[입히다]

*attempt: 시도

[3] Law enforcement officials told reporters they had tentatively identified the suspected shooter but were not ready to do so publicly. They also said they had not yet identified a motive.

*tentatively: 시험[실험]적으로, 망설이며

*motive: 동기, 이유

[4] Trump, 78, had just started his speech when the shots rang out. He grabbed his right ear with his right hand, then brought his hand down to look at it before dropping to his knees behind the podium before Secret Service agents swarmed and covered him.

*podium: (연설자·지휘자 등이 올라서는) 단

기사원문: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240714050188

진행자: 김혜연, Kevin Lee Selzer

Future of fear shown in BIFAN Choice section

[1] Under the banner “Stay Strange,” Korea’s largest genre film festival, the 28th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, or BIFAN, kicked off on July 4 and ran through Sunday.

This year the film fest has brought a display of 253 films from 49 countries to the small Gyeonggi Province city just west of Seoul. Never the festival to shy away from trends in film -- existential or not -- this year’s edition has notably opened the door to generative artificial intelligence, including 15 AI films and a separate competitive category.

shy away 피하다

existential (인간의) 존재에 관한[관련된], 실존주의적인

[2] Beyond technological trends, the festival has long celebrated originality, as seen in the eight films in the Bucheon Choice: Features international competition’s explorations of fear, highlighted by well-executed experimentation in genre and drama.

beyond …저편에[너머]

well-executed 계획대로 잘 실행된

[3] “Oddity,” from Ireland, is a well-paced paranormal thriller. Set mostly in a home disconnected from the world -- no landline and faint cell service -- it preys on fears of the strange and unknown amplified in isolation.

well-paced 균형잡힌, 잘 진행되는

paranormal 초자연적인

faint 희미한[약한]

[4] The thrust of the film is built around Carolyn Bracken’s performance in dynamically different dual roles. She portrays Darcy, a blind woman who claims to be able to connect to objects to see what they’ve seen. She returns to the remote rural home one year after her twin sister was murdered there.

dual role 이중역할(의)

thrust 요지[취지], (거칠게) 밀다, 찌르다

기사 원문: https://news.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240709050685

[코리아헤럴드 팟캐스트 구독]

아이튠즈(아이폰):https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2

네이버 오디오 클립(아이폰, 안드로이드 겸용): https://audioclip.naver.com/channels/5404

팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638

진행자: 김혜연, Kevin Lee Selzer

[Herald Interview] INSEAD professor explores power of K-brands’ ‘identity marketing’

기사 요약: HBR에 K-브랜드의 전략적 마케팅 사례 담은 저널 실은 INSEAD David Dubois 교수

[1] The recent success of Korean brands can be attributed to their knack for selling "pieces of identities" and empowering consumers with curated experiences, according to a marketing professor at French business school INSEAD.

attribute …의 결과로[덕분으로] 보다

knack (타고난) 재주, (경험으로 익힌) 요령

[2] "Consumers today expect to purchase more than just products from a brand; they seek cultural and social elements. The swift execution of these elements has given rise to many successful K-brands," said David Dubois, an associate professor specializing in data-driven marketing at INSEAD, during a video interview with The Korea Herald on Tuesday.

seek 찾다, 추구하다

swift (진행. 움직임이) 빠른, 신속한

[3] Dubois' recent article titled, "Inside the Success of South Korean Brands," was published in the Harvard Business Review on June 20. There, he shares insights into the K-brand phenomenon, unraveling secrets behind the country's burgeoning brand power.

unravel (이해하기 어려운 것, 매듭 등을) 풀다

burgeoning 싹트기 시작한, 신흥의, 자라나는

[4] Dubois outlined four key strategies for K-brands' triumph: fast and fun discovery, immersive experiences, experiments through product life cycle and promotion through content creation.

outline 개요를 서술하다

life cycle (상품 등이 개발되고 사용되는) 라이프 사이클

기사원문: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240703050627&ACE_SEARCH=1

[코리아헤럴드 팟캐스트 구독]

아이튠즈(아이폰):https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2

네이버 오디오 클립(아이폰, 안드로이드 겸용): https://audioclip.naver.com/channels/5404

팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638

진행자: 박준희, Elise Youn

US troops in S. Korea could be reduced, but not withdrawn, Trump allies tell Seoul lawmaker

기사 요약: 위성락 더불어민주당 의원, “트럼프 당선 시 주한미군 철수 가능성 배제 못 해”

Rep. Wi Sung-lac, Seoul’s former ambassador to Russia and a Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker, said Thursday some key Donald Trump allies have told him they think US troops in South Korea could be reduced -- although not completely withdrawn -- if the former president wins in November.

* Former: 과저, 이전의 / Previous

* Key: 중요한 / Crucial

* Ally: 동맹국, 협력자

* Reduce: [규모, 크기] 등을 줄이다, 축소하다 / Decrease

“I was told by his campaign officials that if Trump is re-elected, some reductions in US troops levels in South Korea were likely, but that they would not be withdrawn completely,” he told The Korea Herald. “I was also told South Korea could be asked to share more of the defense costs.”

* Withdraw: 철수하다 / Remove

* Likely: ~할 것 같은, 것으로 예상되는 / To be expected

* Share: 부담하다; 공유하다 / Split; Divide

But Wi said he personally would not rule out US troops from being pulled out of South Korea altogether, if a second-term Trump administration becomes a reality.

* Rule out: 배제하다 / Exclude

* Pull out: 빠져나가다 / Withdraw

* Reality: 현실 / Actuality

“Some believe that the establishment officials in Washington would prevent Trump from pulling US troops from the Korean Peninsula and making other moves that he hinted at. That may have been the case during the first-term Trump administration,” he said.

* Prevent: 막다 / Stave off

* Troop: 병사 / Soldiers; Armed forces

* Hint at: ~을 암시하다 / Imply, suggest

기사 원문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240705050572

[코리아헤럴드 팟캐스트 구독]

아이튠즈(아이폰):https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2

네이버 오디오 클립(아이폰, 안드로이드 겸용): https://audioclip.naver.com/channels/5404

팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638

진행자: 박준희, Elise Youn

[Weekender] VIB treatment: Luxury market surges for ‘very important babies’

기사 요약: 저출산 시대지만 유아동룩 시장은 프리미엄 아동룩 엎고 호황 중이다.

[1] Despite South Korea’s notoriously low birth rate, its childrenswear market shows no sign of abating, especially led by the binge spending of young parents.

* Notoriously: ~을 못하기로 악명 높다 / Widely and unfavorably known.

* Abating: [강도가] 약해지다, [강도를 약화시키다, 줄이다 / Ease off; Diminish

* Binge: 한동안 흥청망청하기 / Spend lavishly

[2] “Most parents that I know think that putting a luxury onesie that costs hundreds of dollars on a baby is excessive because they grow out of clothes so quickly. But, there are also some parents, particularly those who are well-off, who are willing to buy expensive clothes for their kids,” said a 38-year-old Seoul resident surnamed Hong who is the father of two sons.

* Onesie: 상하의가 일체형으로 된 의복 / a piece of clothing for a baby that covers the whole body, sometimes including the arms, legs

* Excessive: 지나친, 과도한 / Extreme; too much

* Grow out of: 자라서 맞지 않게 되다 / outgrow

* Well-off: 부유한, 잘사는 / Wealthy, Rich

* Be willing to: ~할 의향이 있어 / Incline to

[3] Some parents argued that purchasing luxury childrenswear is not so excessive given that one can always resell their kids’ clothes on online secondhand trading platforms. “If you keep the clothes in good condition, you can resell them and save a good amount of money,” a 40-year-old mother of a seven-year-old daughter surnamed Kim said.

* Argue: 주장하다 / Assert, Insist

* Purchase: 구입 / Buy

* Secondhand: 중고 / Pre-owned

[4] According to Shinsegae Department Store, the nation’s No. 1 department store chain, imported childrenswear posted a 24-percent growth in sales in 2022, with 15 percent in 2023 and 8.3 percent in the first half of this year. Its top-selling brands included Baby Dior and Moncler Enfant.

* Posted: 기록하다 / Logged; Reported

* Top-selling: 가장 잘 팔리는 / Best-selling

기사 원문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240704050737

[코리아헤럴드 팟캐스트 구독]

아이튠즈(아이폰):https://itunes.apple.com/kr/podcast/koliaheleoldeu-paskaeseuteu/id686406253?mt=2

네이버 오디오 클립(아이폰, 안드로이드 겸용): https://audioclip.naver.com/channels/5404

팟빵 (안드로이드): http://www.podbbang.com/ch/6638

진행자: 홍유, Elise Youn

Canine custody clash: Does dog belong to buyer or guardian?

기사 요약: 반려견을 처음 분양받은 사람과 실제로 기른 사람 중 누구에게 소유권이 있는지 가리는 판결에서 1심과 2심이 엇갈린 결론을 내 해당 사건이 대법원 판단을 받게 됐다.

[1] A messy canine custody battle broke out recently after a woman sued her son's former girlfriend, claiming ownership of a golden retriever who had lived with her for years but is legally owned by the ex-girlfriend.

*messy: 지저분한, 엉망인

*sue: 고소하다, 소송을 제기하다

*claim: (…이 사실이라고) 주장하다

[2] Seoul High Court recently ruled in favor of the ex-girlfriend, overturning an earlier ruling that granted the mother ownership of the animal.

*in favor of: …에 찬성[지지]하여

*overturn: (판결 등을) 뒤집다[번복시키다]

[3] "There is no evidence to believe that (the ex-girlfriend) explicitly expressed her will to give the dog to the plaintiff," the court said in its ruling.

*explicitly: 명쾌하게

*plaintiff: (민사 소송의) 원고, 고소인

[4] It also pointed out that after the plaintiff neutered the dog in November 2020, she told her son to inform his then-girlfriend of the procedure, saying this was proof that the plaintiff thought the dog belonged to the defendant at the time.

*neuter: 거세하다

*belong to somebody: ~소유[것]이다, ~에 속하다

*defendant: (재판에서) 피고

기사 원문: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240621050719

진행자: 홍유, Elise Youn

Streaming

기사 요약: OTT 플랫폼의 스포츠 중계권 확보 경쟁이 치열해지고

[1] Korean streaming services are

*viewer base: 시청자 층

*enhance: 좋은 점·가치·지위를) 높이다[향상시키다]

*generate: 발생시키다, 만들어

*widespread: 광범위한, 널리

[2] Starting in May, Tving, which secured

*secure: (특히 힘들게) 얻어

*rights: 권리

[3] Tving is also set to exclusively

*respectively: 각자, 각각, 제각기

[4] Coupang Play is now the sole

*sole: 유일한, 단

기사 원문: https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240621050718