2NE1 - Ugly

3rd April 2012, Tuesday

My first time of listening was, why is this song so sad. True enough, the tune was addicting, but as I keep on listening, my knowledge of Korean starts to automatically translate in my head and I was wondering to myself, why is this song so negative?! I hope there will be some positive meaning in between, but right till the end its all too negative. I hope girls don't treat this with a depressed mindset. Its not, okay. Please listen to Kara's pretty girl. If you wanna pretty, every wanna pretty. LOL. Morning in the train, I put this on repeating mode, and in addition to today's damn train's delay, my mood went down the drain.

Yes I don't want to complain about the train. But I'm fed up. Aiya. The one and only monopoly public train service, is going haywire, everyone is just late for work everyday, this will only affect the overall efficiency and economic performance of Sg in the long run. If our trusted one and only public train transport service can't even function properly and deliver commuters to work punctually every day, who's going to believe our trustworthiness? Are other countries are going to invest if they know workers in Sg are late for work, reason being the public transport is not working well? Apparently the garment doesn't sense the urgency to fix this at all. Aiya aiya aiya. Next election... *shake head*

Back to the MV, I understand that everyone will have such moments once in their lifetime. I'm not pretty, I'm not beautiful. I'm just the average joe and jane. I'm neither popular, nor do I have the charisma. I do have such moments too, but I mean, its not very appropriate to put this into a song, where so many people are going on repeating mode everyday. Everyday listen to such depressing songs, will make one go crazy alright?!

And my first comment when viewing the MV was, why aren't they lip syncing to it?? It was different from what I had visualize when listening. Then I realize, they can't. Yes they can't. How could they?!

Translated lyrics
[CL] I’m trying to smile brightly but
I don’t like it
I’m not pretty, I’m not beautiful
Oh oh oh oh x 2

[BOM] I’m trying to sing but
No one is listening
I’m not pretty, I’m not beautiful
Oh oh oh oh x 2

[DARA] Why am I this ugly
What must I do for me to be able to smile brightly like you?

[MINJI] I’m getting angry again, why can’t I ever be perfect
I simply put the blame on my ugly appearance in this broken mirror

[BOM] Don’t look at me, I hate this feeling right now
I want to hide away somewhere, I want to escape
This world is full of lies

[CL] I think I’m ugly
And nobody wants to love me
Just like her I wanna be pretty I wanna be pretty
Don’t lie to my face tellin’ me I’m pretty

I think I’m ugly
And nobody wants to love me
Just like her I wanna be pretty I wanna be pretty
Don’t lie to my face cuz I know I’m ugly

[MINJI] Don’t tell me that you can understand me so easily
My ugly and crooked heart may even come to resent you

[BOM] Don’t force me to talk, I’m not right for you
The cold thorns inside that patronizing gaze suffocate me

[MINJI] Don’t come closer, I don’t even want your concern
I want to leave away to somewhere, I want to shout out
This world is full of lies

[CL] I think I’m ugly
And nobody wants to love me
Just like her I wanna be pretty I wanna be pretty
Don’t lie to my face tellin’ me I’m pretty

I think I’m ugly
And nobody wants to love me
Just like her I wanna be pretty I wanna be pretty
Don’t lie to my face cuz I know I’m ugly

[DARA] All alone
I’m all alone x 2
There is no such thing as warmth
There is no one by my side
All alone

I’m all alone x 2
I’m always alone
There’s no such thing as warmth
Next to my side, there’s not even anyone to embrace me

[CL] I think I’m ugly
And nobody wants to love me
Just like her I wanna be pretty I wanna be pretty
Don’t lie to my face tellin’ me I’m pretty

I think I’m ugly
And nobody wants to love me
Just like her I wanna be pretty I wanna be pretty
Don’t lie to my face cuz I know I’m ugly
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