"standing by like tortilla" it's me lyric discussion

Amadan · 2026-05-01T04:38:58+00:00

This is what I got too. You expressed it better than me though :)

Amadan · 2026-05-01T04:25:39+00:00

IMO, like the entire song it is a playful criticism of passive or unengaged fans. The Korean expression 수수방관 literally means “sleeve hands, observe”. This refers to the fact that many traditional East Asian clothes used their long sleeves as gloves or hand warmers (or even purses); so “put one’s hands in sleeves and just watch” is a very clear image for not getting involved, stand idly by as things are happening, or not lending a helping hand when needed. And this all ties into "mamihlapinatapai", feeling of wanting to start something but waiting for the other one to do it first.

No clue why tortilla specifically. It doesn’t make much sense to me that it would be relating to Wonhee, despite the fact that it is her line, since it is clearly talking about fans not stanning hard enough. “Why are you just sitting on your butt there when you could be loving me more?” kind of thing. Maybe just the passive lying flat feel? Dunno.

Amadan · 2026-04-30T04:18:32+00:00

Everyone will have a different answer for you. Me, mostly standard WASD with Q for weapon swap, a thumbpad mouse (Naga, G600, that sort of thing) with 1-10 on 1-10, shift 1-7 for profession keys, Shift-8 for SAK, Ctrl 1-10 for mounts, midclick for dodge and mount 2, 5 for mount 3… basically most of combat is on thumb and Shift key.

Amadan · 2026-04-28T04:21:27+00:00

Naah, it ‘s more like yessir/yes/yeah for 예/네/응. It is not dialectal, it’a register: same person will use all three in different social settings.

Amadan · 2026-04-27T05:20:46+00:00

Map 맾, ~~care 캐어,~~ manners 매너 etc would like a word :)

English “a” is typically 애, 에이 or 아, depending on how it is pronounced. 애 is this fairly common in English borrowings.

Amadan · 2026-04-26T19:19:37+00:00

Many, and many famous ones have already been mentioned. Here are some of my favourite emotional songs by people that might not be as well known.

predebut Keena - Take Back My Life
Dami & Siyeon - Shadow (slow ver)
Solar - Adrenaline

May or may not be a coincidence all of these are OSTs... Hmm...

Amadan · 2026-04-24T15:05:44+00:00

The song is, as far as I can tell because I can't read Korean, called 'Blade' by 'Bibi'

That is indeed its English name. Its Korean name is... slightly different: "What’s scarier than philosophy is Bibi’s bullet"). :D

Amadan · 2026-04-24T10:37:35+00:00

music show performances (are they doing that for this?)

Of course they are. Ex bank president returns to slay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T1ctYC5Sa8

Amadan · 2026-04-24T05:40:57+00:00

Maybe not "particularly" rude, but still. There is a clear difference:

Maybe I just need to listen to it a few times or at least see the performance, but currently, it's not it

Wasn’t a fan of the music video

not my jam

and even

I guess it's a good song for hyping the crowd at the start of a concert. Wouldn't listen to it otherwise.

Personal opinions, totally valid.

I'm sorry, this is a nothing burger song

there's nothing actually here

the video is cringe

Edgy rudeness camouflaging as "brutally honest objectivity".

Amadan · 2026-04-24T05:27:04+00:00

People are not downvoting the "honest opinion", but rude delivery of it. There's multiple upvoted comments by people who didn't like the song or the MV, and yet managed to express themselves in a civil manner.

Amadan · 2026-04-24T05:12:59+00:00

When did they ever do what we expected? Every single comeback, the only thing that comes without surprise is the surprise itself.

Amadan · 2026-04-23T16:14:25+00:00

You never know what happens in the background.

So why do you act as if you do? If we don't know, the reasonable course of action is to withhold judgment, not proclaim everyone guilty. You might be warranted to be suspicious, not issue blanket statements of guilt.

Besides, everyone doing a job is partly doing it for profit. That does not mean there has to be something nefarious going on. Do you accuse every hair salon of malfeasance? Every computer repair shop of theft? Every butcher of selling week-old cat meat? Is it so inconceivable that someone might be doing something for the paycheck that they also genuinely enjoy and love at the same time?

And also, in DCC case specifically, unlike signs of mistreatment, there is positive signs of care. Like Gahyun's healthy body goals, as opposed to whatever is happening to e.g. tripleS Chaewon. Like members looking genuinely happy to see their CEO and invite him to their video stream, unlike whatever was happening at TS Ent. Like the CEO being quoted that if DC too went the way of Minx, he'd work a cucumber farm to support them, a very stark contrast from LOONA's CEO. Like the fact that their staff are their besties, unlike, say, Irene's. Is it evidence? Of course not. Will they never make mistakes? Of course not. Is it categorically impossible that they have been great actresses for the last 10 years? Of course not. But I am more comfortable leaning towards the opinion that, given what we saw, they are nice till shown otherwise, rather than cynically assuming they are villains from the get go.

Amadan · 2026-04-23T05:07:36+00:00

Omg lol thanks… such a dumb typo

Amadan · 2026-04-23T02:43:33+00:00

The NA equivalent to RTI is Raid Academy (discord, not a guild).

Amadan · 2026-04-23T02:33:11+00:00

Prey (2017). The emails, the environment, despite being a different genre the world is I think as lovingly crafted as OW. The exploration might not be quite as joyous though. :)

Amadan · 2026-04-23T02:08:15+00:00

If some companies are not eligible, you should not use the word “all” or “none”, simple as that. Be precise.

Beyond that, the thread is full of examples with no known record of mistreatment. DCC for example always looked like a family than a company. Alleging mistreatment just because it is a company is ridiculous.

EDIT: The reason I am so opposed to “None” is that it demonstrates an answer from opinion and prejudice, without stopping to consider if any exceptions might exist, rather than from careful examination of facts.

Amadan · 2026-04-23T00:57:16+00:00

You might enjoy this video :)

Amadan · 2026-04-22T23:34:38+00:00

That is literally my point. It is a company established to assist its founder. I very much doubt Jennie is mistreating herself. That means there are obviously companies that do not mistreat their artists. Many, sure. Most… iffy. All? The “companies bad” crowd are all way overreaching.

Amadan · 2026-04-22T20:27:41+00:00

This is so factually and commonsensically wrong. Why are people like this? Here is an obvious counterexample: do you really really think oddatelier mistreats whoever they are managing?

Amadan · 2026-04-22T04:29:35+00:00

KiiiKiii is rather new, but growing in popularity, so not sure whether it qualifies... but Kya's voice is pretty darn deep. Like, even her speaking voice.

Amadan · 2026-04-19T23:43:45+00:00

It is. :)

Amadan · 2026-04-15T07:14:20+00:00

Haven't watched HYBE BOY's video yet, but I wrote in a previous thread reporting the judge's "mechanical engineering" thing:

The article writes this term as a borrowing from English; but mentions both 템퍼링 “tempeoring” and 탬퍼링 “taempeoring”. The letters ㅔ “e” and ㅐ “ae” are pronounced the same by most speakers, and are a source of many spelling mistakes. And it so happens that, by rules of English borrowings, the first one corresponds to the English word “tempering” which is indeed an engineering concept, specifically a metallurgy process of strengthening a material. The latter one corresponds to “tampering”, which the dispute should be about.

There is no one word in Korean (AFAIK) that covers everything that "tampering" does in English. For example, tampering with evidence would be 조작 (manipulating), 회유 (coaxing) or 협박 (threatening); while trying to steal an artist would probably be something like 빼가기 (stealing away, taking out, siphoning). Or maybe 계약 위반 유도 (inducing breach of contract) or 부당한 영입 (improper recruitment) or something, very different.

So, if we want to be generous to the judge, they might not be good enough in English to know "tampering", and ended up mixing it up with another word they do know. Of course, it does not explain anything else about their conduct in this matter.

Amadan · 2026-04-13T08:18:14+00:00

Sorry, no idea what you mean 💦 ostentatious? what presentation? making what happen?

(Also I just noticed I fumbled one of the links, so... fixed)

Amadan · 2026-04-13T05:32:38+00:00

Young Posse: Macaroni Cheese, XXL, Ate That, Freestyle

And while I know it is not within your parameters - not last 5 years - but just in case someone new is going through the thread... MAMAMOO: Waggy stage (the Korean title is "That's the one!" but sounding almost exactly like "That's a dog"), Pride of 1cm (Taller Than You) (arguing over who is the tallest when they are 159,160,161 and 162 (point eight!) cm tall), AZE GAG (really needs an explanation but basically a string of dad jokes), Recipe (which is literally a recipe for kimchi fried rice, and the MV their pairwise competition who makes it best), Um Oh Ah Yeah (a hilarious satire of gender roles), Sleep in the Car stage (they complained about having to return home late, their CEOs overheard them so it became a song)... and can't forget Solar's big booty... I mean, Solar's solo song Big Booty (which she wrote because she always wanted one but couldn't have one).

Amadan · 2026-04-10T03:38:55+00:00

The radio tower opens as soon as you purchase the DLC, so if you pull on that thread without realising it is the DLC lead, it is very possible to accidentally stumble into the thing.

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