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[checarlos87]

I however don't like how the article mentions about "spreading their more adult-oriented sex appeal".

The original text reads:
大人の色気 (otona no iroke; where otona => adult; and iroke => colour, coloring, sex appeal, interest in the opposite sex)

which could translate many ways such as "colored for adults" or "sex appeal geared towards adults" or simply "aimed at adults". But seeing the sensual connotations of 色気, I went with "adult-oriented sex appeal".

Just wanted to mention it, in case people are wondering about how the translation relates to the original. I also mention it because "adult-oriented" may sound to some people as something inappropriate or of poor taste, and I wanted to make clear that the connotation is not that BEG's image has a certain impropriety but simply that while the image of groups such as KARA and SNSD is mainly aimed at young people, the author interprets BEG's image as aimed toward young adults and such.

And also, thank you all for your kind and interesting replies. Your appreciation for my translation is likewise very much appreciated by me. In short, thank you for reading and leaving such kind comments.

Edited by checarlos87, 25 August 2010 - 11:19 AM.

[pRay]

Thanks for translating and that you took your time to explain how u translate it!
keep up the good work. <3

Luv it when i hear that now its global-soshified.
Wish they would've come to my country.

[cagalli]

Wow this is really awesome, thanks for taking your time translating this!!
All the Korean girl groups are leaving for Japan, the K-pop scene feels empty now

[KevinFany]

thanks for sharing and translating this article
lols! SNSD is conquering Japan already. of course they would appear on the local newspapers there!
love Soshi <3
Soshi hwaiting!

[taeha2801]

thanks for translating japanese articles...

me on japanese is total zero ecxept ashiteru... right??

anyway, i really think that SNSD will be as successfull there as they are now in korea!!!

SNSD jjang... hwaiting!!!

[pika-chu]

ahaa thanks for sharing it must have been hard to translate sucha big article xP
snsd and kara will most definetely do well in japan. they have so many fans there!
its gonna be girl group fever in japan, LOLLL. xD

thanks for translating anywayy..

[joshua pranoto]

wow....i dun know about it...so thanks 4 have translate it...it really really nice 4 me...haha...
i will pray 4 all of them.....

[gokai]

The kpop machine burns up a lot of money so I'm not suprise they're trying to the enter the Japanese market too. And it'll be amusing to see how the korean girl groups stack up to the japanese ones.

[janvrz]

Thank you for translate very long article

I feel very good to hearing that our girls is at Japan saftly

They gonna do well at Japan

snsd let s go in japan

[janvrz]

Hahaha Tiffany got very angry

She still very beautiful and cute

But when she smile it s make me to smile with her

She is very cute

I love you so much Tiffany

[ronkgenk]

Awesome!!!

thanks for sharing and translating
I hope they will be more famous in japan


SNSD Fighting

[seo_mask21]

wow long article!!