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[kimchi hana]

Description & Requirements
• Translate news, interviews, SSN updates, lyrics, fanaccounts, etc
AND/OR listen to video audios and type out translations
• Must have basic knowledge on news sites/translation sources
• Must be fluent in English and Korean/Japanese.
• Must be able to check forum sections on a regular basis
(We are only accepting Korean and Japanese translators at the moment.)

Application Form
Elaborate on your answers and include things you have/do that makes you qualified for the job.
It can be fluency in multiple languages, reliable/accurate resources (ex. K-C or J-C translations), etc.
Be detailed about how much time you can dedicate every week such as school or work schedule and free days.

[b]Username :[/b]
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[b]Birthday(mm/dd/yy) :[/b]
[b]Country & Timezone :[/b]
[b]Desired Position :[/b]
[b]Are you a native speaker? :[/b]
[b]Text, videos, or both? :[/n]
[b]How much time can you dedicate weekly? :[/b]
[b]Post examples of things you've translated (not required) :[/b]
[b]What makes you qualified for this position? :[/b]

Hiring Process
Your post will be crossed out like so if your application has been rejected. You can re-apply after a month.
You will be PMed a test. Depending on how well you do on your test, you will either be rejected or hired temporarily as an intern.
You will then be monitored and the staff will oversee your performance as well as your attitude.
If you do well, you will be hired as a staff member. If you do not work at the level we expect from you, you will be demoted.
For questions or concerns about the application or internship process, feel free to PM me.

*You can apply for multiple staff positions but you can only be accepted for one.

[sherylmilo]

[b]Username : sherylmilo
[b]First Name : Sheryl
[b]Birthday(mm/dd/yy) :08/12/94
[b]Country & Timezone :Singapore, GMT+ 08:00
[b]Desired Position :Chinese Translator
[b]Are you a native speaker? :Yes
[b]Text, videos, or both? : Both
[b]How much time can you dedicate weekly? :1-2 hours for weekdays, about 2-3 hours for weekdays. I can delicate longer during my school holidays ^^
[b]Post examples of things you've translated (not required) : nope, but i translate chinese articles from weibo often
[b]What makes you qualified for this position? : I love SHINee, and I hope that I can do my part by translating the latest SHINee news for other international shawols like me so that they will be able to be updated with what the boys are doing and also spread the love of SHINee to others as well

[ryokimayuu]

Username : ryokimayuu
First Name : Vangie
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 08/18/94
Country & Timezone : Singapore / +8GMT
Desired Position : Chinese / Japanese Translator. I'm fluent in both Mandarin and Japanese, actually... So it's up to the main staff to decide whichever they might need more.
Are you a native speaker? :Yes. I'm chinese/japanese.
Text, videos, or both? :Both.
How much time can you dedicate weekly? : Pretty much daily. But probably 2 hours or so a day in July 2013 onwards.
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) : I... used to help SFI with their Japanese translations. And I used to be on Crunchyroll.com's official Mandarin translating team.
What makes you qualified for this position? : I've been translating for years now, and I definitely think that I will be able to help when it comes to translations. I'm sorry that I left without a word before, but I was struggling with some personal problems and I left all social networking sites... so, I really hope that I'll be allowed back on the team.

[debsayys]

Username : debcrazy
First Name : Deborah
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 11/12/91
Country & Timezone : Singapore, GMT +8.00
Desired Position : Chinese Translator
Are you a native speaker? : No
Text, videos, or both? : I do mainly texts, but I am willing to translate for videos^^
How much time can you dedicate weekly? : 14 hours.
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) :
Original Text:

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【聯合報】百分百媽咪 炎亞綸又愛又恨

炎亞綸(左)形容和母親關係是「又愛又恨」。

炎亞綸有個永遠要求100分的嚴格母親，他形容兩人關係「又愛又恨」，國小考試數學漏寫一題，媽媽當場大哭，讓他印象深刻，所以要求自己在家人面前表現完美，唯一失控是初戀失戀時，跟對方講完電話眼淚狂掉，媽媽陪在旁默默掉眼淚。

外表俊俏的炎亞綸，在媽媽眼中是個敏感善良、個性很直的小孩，容易得罪人，讓她有點擔心，「叛逆期的時候，老師教得不對，他就站起來嗆聲，我每年都得去一次學校。」

炎亞綸從小愛唱歌，他在班級上唱歌，從國中唱到大學，唱得很大聲，也不怕別人聽到，全班同學嫌吵，但媽媽驕傲表示：「還好唱得不難聽」。兒子進入演藝圈並非太大震撼，但首次在電視上觀看兒子演出，炎媽媽心情緊張，「希望他能夠表現100分，很怕他在台上緊張出錯。」

母子感情深厚，卻愛在心裡口難開。炎亞綸說，前一陣子腳受傷，媽媽開車接送他上通告，他很擔心媽媽身體吃不消，卻很難用言語表達內心情感。

Translated Text:

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Lian He Bao - The 100% Mother that Aaron Yan Loves and Hates

Aaron Yan has a mother that always ask for a 100%, and he describes the relationship between them as 'love/hate'. He once missed out a question in a Primary One examination, and his mother broke down in front of him. This experience is etched heavily in his heart, which is why he forces himself to put on a strong front in front of his family. The only time he ever lost control was when he fell out of love for the first time. He was crying miserably when the phone call with his girlfriend ended, and his mother cried silently alongside him.

The handsome Aaron Yan is a very kind and sensitive boy in his mother's eyes. His mother his particularly worried about Aaron being too direct, therefore offending others easily. "During his rebellious stage, if the teacher were to teach in a way he does not like, he would stand up and shout. I would go to the Principal's Office at least once a year."

Aaron Yan has always loved singing since he was a child. He had been singing in class from primary school all the way to university, and very loudly too. Unafraid of people overhearing, his classmates always found him too noisy. His mother expresses, "Luckily he sings well." It was not shocking that her son entered the entertainment industry, but the first time she saw her son on stage, she felt nervous for him. "I hope he can always give a 100%, I'm afraid that he may get too nervous and make mistakes."

Though the relationship between mother and son is very strong, they are not good at expressing themselves vocally. Aaron Yan said that when he sustained a leg injury, his mother fetched him to and fro work. He was really worried that she would suffer from indigestion, yet he was unable to express how he felt through words.


Source: Lian He Bao
Credit: arronforlove at wretch
Translation: cyberdanceangel

Read more:http://onlyfrh.probo...8#ixzz28DQP0t1g

What makes you qualified for this position:
I have been an active member of SFI for the past two years and the dedication of the staff here, especially the translators, has really moved me. Like you guys, I want to be able to spread the brilliance that is SHINee across the globe, regardless of language. Being a translator allows me to reach out to the English-speaking world, to let them know more about our five shining boys (:

I religiously look up for news of SHINee daily through Chinese and English fansites alike. The Chinese fansites provide an abundance of K-C translations of Twitter updates and fan accounts. I believe that through these resources, I will be able to translate the articles/updates efficiently for our fellow Shawols here on SFI.

[supreme1]

Username : supreme1
First Name : Vy
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 01/04/1996
Country & Timezone :Vietnam +7GMT
Desired Position : Japanese translator
Are you a native speaker? : Nope >__<
Text, videos, or both? :[/n] Text :3
How much time can you dedicate weekly? : daily, for up to 2 hours if required. But I'm trying to spend less time online
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) : mostly stuff from my textbooks, for homework and while reading manga >///<
[b]What makes you qualified for this position? : I'm a grammar nazi!!! >///< I've only been learning Japanese for almost a year, but I'm pretty meticulous and a weee bit proud of my...English (LOL)

[Kawaii Rinny]

Username : Kawaii Rinny
First Name : Sheyla / Rin
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 10/14/1991
Country & Timezone :USA / PST
Desired Position :Japanese/English Translator
Are you a native speaker? : No [Born half Japanese but took 3 years of Japanese classes]
Text, videos, or both? : Text
How much time can you dedicate weekly? :10-15 hours
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) :

• むかし、 ある 山（やま） の ふもと に、
  一（いつ） ぴき の かに が いました。
  ぽかぽか と あたたかい 春（はる） の 日（ひ） の
  こと です。 かに は ちかく の 川（かわ） の
  ほとり を、 のんびり さんぽして いました。
  すると、 だれ が おとして いった の か、
  草（くさ）むら に 大（おお）きな にぎりめし が
  ごろん と ひとつ、 おちて いました。
  「これ は、 いい もの を みつけた よ。」
  
• Long ago, at the foot of a mountain, there was a crab.
  It happened on a comfortably warm spring day.
  The crab was walking leisurely along the river bank.
  and then, although we do not know who dropped it,
  in the grass there was a big rice ball.
  (sound of rolling) it had been dropped.
  [frog talking] "What a good thing I have found"

What makes you qualified for this position? : I've a very dedicated shawol, i love to keep up with shinee. I don't have any prior experience nor have i ever been part of a large fanbased forum like SFI, but given the opportunity, i'd put my best foot forward and give it my all to make you guys proud and less stressed. Being able to contribute to the official fansite would be both rewarding and a great working experience. Languages are my favorite pass time, i enjoy reading and translating text. I would take this as both a job and as a sort of fun activity, that doesn't mean I wouldn't be taking this seriously, it just means that instead of stressing and making other's stress as well. I hope to be part of the team, and help spread the shinee love. Thank you guys for taking me into consideration, I hope you find someone who can contribute lots to this forum~!!! [here's to hoping I get a chance]

[XionZai]

Username :XionZai
First Name : Shion
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 06/25/97
Country & Timezone : Malaysia +8GMT
Desired Position : Chinese translator (Can read Traditional Chinese)
Are you a native speaker? : yes
Text, videos, or both? :[/n] both but prefer text
How much time can you dedicate weekly? :2 hrs a day(least),over 12 hours during holiday
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) : doing for textbooks =w=
[b]What makes you qualified for this position? : I know Chinese very well and my English is not really bad. I'm willing to share those video/text to Shawol cannot understand Chinese well.=)I also know some Japanese(gonna learn soon) and Malay/Indonesian.

[Captivated]

Username :Daydreamshinee
First Name : Victoria
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 04/22/99
Country & Timezone : Australia EST
Desired Position : Chinese translator { I am a fluent cantonese speaker so as a result I can translate traditional chinese}
Are you a native speaker? :Yes. I'm cantonese
Text, videos, or both? :Both.but prefer Videos
How much time can you dedicate weekly? : Weekdays// 2 hours each day, Weekends// approximately 3 hours each day so about 16 hours each week I go on whenever I have spare time so it may vary.
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) : [n/a]
what makes you qualified for this position? :
I believe I am qualified because my family and I are all fluent speaker and writers so I have people to check my work to see if it is accurate and my father is a poet and is very good in Chinese.

[raaaf]

Username : raaaf
First Name : Rafika
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 04/28/1995
Country & Timezone : Indonesia, GMT +7
Desired Position : Korean Translator
Are you a native speaker? : No
Text, videos, or both? : Text
How much time can you dedicate weekly? : 1-2 hours on weekdays / 3-5 hours on weekends / anytime during holidays
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) : I put most of my translations on livejournal
What makes you qualified for this position? : I have translated quite a lot of SHINee stuffs, such as the ones I put on my LJ (twitter updates, me2day, SHINee's official board, interviews, etc) and some tweets/fan accounts related to them. I think this is a good opportunity to be a part of the team because I want to have more experience in translating and improve my Korean further. ^^

[AmyF]

b]Username :AmyF
[b]First Name :Amy
[b]Birthday(mm/dd/yy) :02/05/71
[b]Country & Timezone :usa/est
[b]Desired Position : Korean translator
[b]Are you a native speaker? :Yes (of Korean)
[b]Text, videos, or both? : Text. I would like to do both, but I am not sure I have the technical ability.
[b]How much time can you dedicate weekly? :2-3 hours on weekdays
[b]Post examples of things you've translated (not required) :[/b]
[b]What makes you qualified for this position? : I just became a member of SFI, but I adore SHINee a lot. I presently live in America, but will return to Korea next year. My apartment is right next to SM Entertainment:) I also taught Korean as a foreign language at a major university when I was in Korea, and have always felt I had a responsibility to introduce Korean culture and arts to the outside world. Of course, my English is not perfect, but I have some people who can help me edit what I've translated.

[dorothealy]

Username: dorothealy
Name: Dorothea
Birthday(mm/dd/yy): 09/16/94
Country & Timezone: Singapore, GMT +8
Desired Position: Chinese translator
Are you a native speaker?: Yes,I can read traditional Chinese too.
Text,videos,or both?: Both are fine (:
How much time can you dedicate weekly?: Weekdays: 1-2 hours,Weekends: 3 hours? At the very least,I should be able to contribute about 11 hours each week.

Post examples of things you've translated (not required) :

• 被称为南方笛派的代表人物之一的笛子演奏家陆春龄，7岁时就已对笛子产生兴趣，跟着一名皮匠师傅学吹笛子，10岁他参加民间丝竹团体“紫韵国乐社”，20岁之前还同友人组织中国国乐团。虽然年少时家贫，稍长，还得以踏三轮车和当司机来帮忙养家，可他仍然是刻苦学习，潜心研究，最终在自学成才的道路上攀上一个个的高峰。1952年，他参加上海民乐团的筹建工作并成为该团的领导成员和笛子独奏演员。

• 陆春龄, a performer, was said to be a representative of the Southern Flutist Group. At the age of 7, he developed an interest in flutes and was taught by a cobbler how to play one. When he was around 10 years old, he joined a performing group named “紫韵国乐社” and even before he was 20, he formed a band with his friends. Although as a child he was very poor and had to ride trishaws to work as a driver in order to support his family,he never gave up on his studying of the flute and was very dilligent and earnest in doing so. At last,at the peak of his self-study journey in 1952,he participated in the formation of Shanghai Chinese Orchestra and became the orchestra's conductor and solo flutist.

This was an article that I helped my aunt to translate when she was preparing some music festival,thus the contents aren't exactly for 'entertainment' purposes and I don't have the actual source of it. XD

What makes you qualified for this position? : In all honesty,I'm not quite sure whether I'm qualified for this position. ^^;
But I do know that being able to contribute back to SFI and the fandom after receiving so much from them,be it in terms of videos,fan accounts or just news of the boys, is something I would like to do.
Furthermore, I'm blessed to be able to know more than one language so I'm just putting this 'gift' that I have to good use.
And even though it's not related at all I just want to say thank you to the staff of SFI all these while for your efforts! hehe. (:

[Kim min young]

username: Kim min young
name: Kim minso young
birthday: may 24, 1994
country timezone: united states, PDT 7
desired postion: Korean translater/english
native: kinda
text or video both: video
how munch time can i dedicate weekly: 2-4 days a week, about 3-4 hours a day

[papiermache]

Username : papiermache
First Name : Michelle
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 04/10/88
Country & Timezone : United States / -7 PDT, -8 PST
Desired Position : Korean Translator
Are you a native speaker? : Yes, of English and Korean
Text, videos, or both? : Both
How much time can you dedicate weekly? : One to two hours per day on the weekdays, and two to three hours per day on the weekends...at least 10 hours per week
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) :

Pages 88-89 of Ontaekey's Children of the Sun

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바르셀로네타에는 바다가 보이는 음식점이 많다.

식당도 있고, 바도 있고, 클럽도 있다!
이곳저곳 둘러보는데 어디선가 흥겨운 음악소리와 사람들의 웃음소리가 드린다.
소리가 들리는 곳으로 가보니, 클럽이다.
많은 사람들이 일어나 춤을 추고 있었다.
이직 해도 지지 않았는데, 벌써 다들 취한 걸까?
아니었다. 살펴보니 술 대신 음료를 마시고 있는 사람들이 더 많았다.
모르는 사람들끼리도 즐겁게 춤을 추고 있는 사람들, 춤이라고 부르기엔 민망한 몸짖으로 웃음을 만들어내는 사람들.
사방으로 뚫린 그 공간에서 거리낌 없이 순간을 즐기고 있는 그들은 이 세상에거 가장 유쾌한 사람들처럼 보였다.



참. 그리고 한 가지 에피소드. 람브라스 거리를 걷다가 키 형이 갑자기 소리를 질렀다.

키: 데이비드 게타 David Guetta! 나 이 사람 완전 좋아해! 이거 언제지?
우와! 우리 떠나기 전날 밤이야! 여긴 꼭 갈 거야, 말리지 마. 여긴 꼭 가고 말겠어!

그래서 우린 마지막 날, 전설의 디제이라 불리는 데이비드 게타가 출연하는 그 클럽으로 향했다. 잔뜩 들뜬 키 형과 함께. 그런데, 입구에서 걸리고 말았다.


Girl in the front: 반바지는 안 돼!

그래서 키 형은 매니저 형의 옷을 뺏어 입었다.


키: 이제 됐지?
Girl in the front: 아니, 이 신발 안 돼!

매니저 형의 운동화를 신었다.

키: 여기 입장료!
Girl in the front:아니, 이 티셔츠 안 돼!
키: 뭐라구?

키 형은 울상이 되었고, 우리는 왠지 그 모습이 웃겨서 키득키득.
결국 해변가에 누워 밤하늘을 바라보는데,
키 형이 말이 없다.
아, 안타까워!
형! 우리 다음에, 언젠간 꼭 볼 수 있을 거예요!
그땐 꼭 봐요!

Translated text

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Barceloneta has many restaurants with an ocean view.
There are restaurants, bars, and clubs!
As we are walking around, we hear cheerful music and people’s laughter coming from somewhere.
We approach the place where the sounds are coming from, and it is a club.
Many people were dancing.
The sun hadn’t even set yet, could people already be drunk?
That wasn’t the case. Looking around, I found that there were more people drinking non-alcoholic beverages than there were drinking alcoholic ones.
People happily dancing with strangers,
people creating laughter through movements too embarrassing to call dancing,
these people in every direction, enjoying the moment with no hesitation, looked like the happiest people in the world.


Right. Also one episode. As we were walking down Lambras Road, Key hyung suddenly shouted.

Key: David Guetta! I really like him! When is this?
Wow! It’s the night before we leave! I have to go here. Don’t stop me. I will come here for sure!

So on the last day, we headed down to the club where “genius DJ” David Guetta was to perform. With an extremely excited Key hyung. But we got caught at the entrance.


Girl in the front: You can’t wear shorts!

So Key hyung stole manager hyung’s clothes.


Key: There?
Girl in the front: No, these shoes are not allowed!


He wore manager hyung’s sneakers.


Key: Here is the entrance fee!
Girl: No, this T-shirt is not allowed!
Key: What did you say?


Key hyung was near tears, but for some reason, we [Onew and Taemin] found it was funny and laughed a little.
Eventually, we went to the shores and lay down. While looking up at the night sky,
Key hyung had no words to say.
Ah, too bad!
Hyung, next time, some time, we will get to see him!
Let’s see him then for sure!

I've never officially translated before, so I just randomly picked a passage in the book to translate. ^^;


What makes you qualified for this position? :

• I'm fluent in Korean and English. I can read, write, speak, and understand it very well (I use Korean at work, too). Also, as a Korean American, I can pick up on things from both Korean and American cultures.
  
• I'm meticulous and dedicated.

I haven't been posting on SFI because I'm shy, but I've always been active in keeping up to date with SHINee's news. It's so amazing when people share material (whether it be media, news, or personal experiences), and I'd love to be a part of the team to help contribute to that.

[yutong410]

[b]Username :[/b] yutong410
[b]First Name :[/b] Yu Tong
[b]Birthday(mm/dd/yy) :[/b] 10/04/96
[b]Country & Timezone :[/b] Singapore, GMT +08:00
[b]Desired Position :[/b] Chinese translator
[b]Are you a native speaker? :[/b] Yes
[b]Text, videos, or both? :[/n] Both
[b]How much time can you dedicate weekly? :[/b] 2 hrs a day, over 12 hours during holiday
[b]Post examples of things you've translated (not required) :[/b] I'm currently a Chinese-to-English subber in iSubs, the subbing community for Running Man.
What makes you qualified for this position? : I joined SFI recently, hoping to be able to help with the subbing. I wish to help other Shawols be able to watch SHINee videos and understand them with the help of subs

[lovelysarang]

Username : lovelysarang
First Name : Angel
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 08/27/96
Country & Timezone : USA, -6 MDT/-7 MST
Desired Position : Korean/English translator
Are you a native speaker? : No
Text, videos, or both? :[/n] Text
How much time can you dedicate weekly? : About one hour on a school day. On weekends (Sat-Sun), about 3-5 hours.
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) : I've never officially translated anything before, but I'll post a song lyric translation in a few hours ^^; thank you for your patience!
EDIT: here's the original song lyrics too ^^ http://gasazip.com/411882

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Severely - FTIsland

Everyday, I try to let you go without caring or showing my emotions, but it only feels awkward
Everyday, I try to cry secretly while I appear to smile, but it seems my shaking voice gave it away
More than love itself, separating is probably a thousand times harder
I'm a fool who can't live without you, what can I do?

*Severely, I must have loved you so intensely
I can't breathe, I'm looking for you -- when will I ever be able to stop?
Severely, I must have loved you so intensely
It seems letting you go will be harder and more painful than killing me*

No matter how much it hurts, I still attempt to spend each day easily like it's nothing
But it doesn't seem I can forget you, not that I ever could
This sickness that can't be cured, it's hurting me
I'm a fool who can't live without you, what can I do?

*chorus*

I should not have loved and let it come to this
When will I ever forget?

Selfishly, I must have loved you so selfishly
There's only you, I can't even dream of another love --
I'm a fool who knows only you, what can I do?
Severely, we must have separated so severely
What's so hard about saying goodbye? I can't even open my mouth, I'm hesitating
Severely, I must have left you so severely
You're branded into my heart more deeply than a scar
It seems I'll never be able to erase you

[b]What makes you qualified for this position? : I may not be a native speaker, but I've been studying Korean for about a year and a half now and I can understand song lyrics, social media posts (i.e.: Twitter, Facebook, etc.), and variety shows with little difficulty. I am currently studying to take the Korean Subject SAT in my junior year I don't break my promises - if I say that I will have something translated in a certain amount of time, it will definitely be done by then. I am very detail-oriented, and my biggest pet peeve when it comes to K-pop is inaccurate or incomplete translations. I will dedicate all I can to this job if you add me to the SFI team!!

[Darkness]

Username : Maxridex
First Name: Matthew
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 22/09/92
Country & Timezone : United Kingdom GMT
Desired Position : Chinese translator
Are you a native speaker? :Yes, Cantonese and learning Mandarin.
Text, videos, or both?: Both
How much time can you dedicate weekly? : 3 hours per week
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) :Not applicable.
what makes you qualified for this position? : I'm starting to learn mandarin at University and believe that this position will benefit me during the course of the study. I can read Chinese and speak Cantonese fluently, where I grew up in Hong Kong there are many mandarin speakers and in the coming years, as expect simplified Chinese will be in use. This is the time that I can put my skills into test/practice and be well-equipped in the future. Spreading love for SHINee is my sole aim of being a translator and will try my best to achieve it. Thank you for reading my application.

[Dazzling-NaNa]

Username: Dazzling-NaNa
First Name: Diana
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 10/27/96
Country & Timezone : Malaysia, GMT (+08:00)
Desired Position : Japanese - English Translator
Are you a native speaker? : I am a native English speaker.
Text, videos, or both? : Both, (better at text only when I am able to copy the words into my kanji translator)
How much time can you dedicate weekly? : 2 hours on weekdays, over 6 hours on weekends.
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) :

Quote

Again - Yui Japanese lyrics (sample)

夢の続き　追いかけていたはずなのに
曲がりくねった　細い道 人に躓く

あの頃にみたいにって　戻りたいわけじゃないの　なくしてきた空を
探してる
分かってくれます様に　犠牲になった様な　悲しい顔は
やめてよ

罪の最後は涙じゃないよ　ずっと苦しく背負ってくんだ
出口見えない感情迷路に
誰を待ってるの
白いノートに綴った様に　もっと素直に吐き出したいよ
何から逃れたいんだ
現実ってやつか

Quote

Again - Yui Lyrics Translation (by me)

Even though I was running after something being carried on by my dreams
I keep on stumbling with people on this winding path


It's not as if I want to return to the way things were before
I am just searching for the sky that I've lost

I hope that you would understand me
Stop making that sad face as if you are the victim

The end of sins is not by tears, you have to always shoulder the pain
In this maze with no visible exit,
who am I waiting for?
As if spelled on a white notebook, I want more honesty
What am I running away from...
...that thing called reality?

What makes you qualified for this position? :
- I have been studying Japanese for 4 years (5 years next year) although I am still weak with Kanji. However, I am confident to translate texts if I am able to copy the Japanese text into my Kanji-Hiragana translator since I can read hiragana perfectly.
- I am less confident to work with video since I am worried I might confuse the similar-sounding words, but I do want to try it out to challenge myself.
- I am determined and I take languages very seriously. I also wish to perfect my Japanese.
- I also want to work with the SFI team because I wish to be part of the prowess that helps Global Shawols.
- I also take English grammar VERY seriously so I wish to produce quality translations. =)

[YoursJH]

Username: YoursJH
First Name: Felicia
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 04/24/94
Country &amp; Timezone : Singapore, GMT (+08:00)
Desired Position : Chinese Translator
Are you a native speaker? : Yes
Text, videos, or both? : Both
How much time can you dedicate weekly? : Around 3 days per week
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) : I used to be a translator in school
What makes you qualified for this position? I really love SHINee and since i'm good in languages, I hope that I'm able to help/ contribute in some way.

[J.Kimkeysemily]

Username: Jongkeyforever9190
First Name : Emily
Birthday (dd/mm/yy) 22/04/96
Country & Timezone : Singapore, +08:00SGT
Desired Position : Japanese - English / English - Japanese Translator
Are you a native speaker? : No, i am not, but i have been watching japanese animes for about 8 years, and i know kanji and hiragana well enough to be able to translate it to English. Furthermore, i listen to jpop and kpop songs so as to familiarize myself with japanese language. ^^
Text, videos or both? Text is easy for me, videos will be a bit hard as sometimes the japanese people speak quite fast for me to be able to catch what they are saying. I understand what they might be saying, just afraid i might hear the wrong word.
How much time can you dedicate weekly? For now until march, i am having holidays and part time job, so on weekdays, lets say, 4 hours everyday. And on weekends, i can commit to about 6-8 hours. (:
After march, is it okay if i see my timetable and update you ? because i will be in a new course, new school, and i am not sure of the timings everyday and weekends
Post examples of things you have translated ( not required) : This is a sample i did
(:

とてもうれしかったよ 君が笑いかけてた すべてを溶かす微笑みで

春はまだ遠くて つめたい土の中で 芽吹く瞬間（とき）を待っていたんだ

たとえば苦しい今日だとしても 昨日の傷を残していても 信じたい 心ほどいてゆけると

生まれ変わることはできないよ だけど変わってはいけるから Let's stay together いつも

僕だけに笑って その指で ねえ触って 望みばかりが果てしなく

やさしくしたいよ もう悔やまぬように 嘆きの海も越えていこう

たとえば苦しい今日だとしても いつかあたたかな想い出になる 心ごとすべてなげだせたなら

ここに生きてる意味がわかるよ 生まれおちた歓びを知る Let's stay together いつも

たとえば苦しい今日だとしても いつかあたたかな想い出になる 心ごとすべてなげだせたなら

ここに生きてる意味がわかるよ 生まれおちた歓びを知る Let's stay together いつも

Hiragana Translation :

Totemo ureshikatta yo kimi ga warai kakede ta Subete o tokasu chou emi de

Haru wa mada tookute tsumetai tsuchi no naka de Me fuku toki o matte ta 'n da

Tatoeba kurushii kyou da to shite mo Kinou no kizu o nokoshite ite mo Shinjitai kokoro hodo ite yukere to

Umare kawaru koto wa dekinai yo Dakedo kawatte wa ikeru kara let's stay together, itsu mo

Boku dake ni waratte sono yubi de nee sawatte Nozomi bakari ga hateshinaku

Yasashiku shitai yo mou kuyanu you ni Nageki no umi mo koete ikou

Tatoe kurushii kyou da to shite mo Itsu ka atatakana omoide ni naru Kokoro goto subete nage daseta nara

Koko ni ikiteru imi ga wakaru yo Umare ochita yorokobi o shiru
Let's stay together, itsu mo

Tatoeba kurushii kyou da to shite mo Itsu ka atatakana omoide ni naru Kokoro goto subete nage daseta nara

Koko ni ikiteru imi ga wakaru yo Umare ochita yorokobi o shiru, let's stay together, itsu mo

English Translation :

I was so happy, you were laughing
With a smile that melts everything away

Spring is still far away, inside the cold earth,
Waiting for the time to sprout

For instance, even if today is painful
And yesterday's wounds remain
I want to believe that I can free my heart and go on

I cannot be reborn
But I can change as I go on, so
Let's stay together always

Smile only at me and touch me with those fingers
This simple desire is everlasting

I want things to be simple
Let's finally get across this sea of mournful sorrow

For instance, even if today is painful
Someday it will become a warm memory
If you leave everything up to your heart

I understand the meaning of our living here
It is to know the joy of having been born
Let's stay together always

For instance, even if today is painful
Someday it will become a warm memory
If you leave everything up to your heart

I understand the meaning of our living here
It is to know the joy of having been born
Let's stay together always

What makes you qualified for this position?
I will be honest here. I have been watching anime and learning japanese by myself, though i am not a qualified translator in japanese language, i have learnt hiragana and katakana well enough to understand what it means in English (: It's alright if i dont get chosen, and i hope you wont mind if i make mistakes >< I do better at katakana and hiragana, in text. Hiragana is easier because the sentence is easier to translate into English. but despite all that, its easy for me to translate hiragana / katakana words in text than videos. Videos, will be a bit hard for me but i have yet to try translating it. It would be a new challenge for me to translate videos… (: Thank you for taking the time to read this application even though its like a small significance (:
I'm still learning and refining myself in Japanese because when i was 13, my school made it compulsory for us to learn Malay for two years and after i was done with learning it when i reached 14 three years ago, i have been refining and practising my japanese and helping to translate SHINee's Run with Me english translation (:, and i passed my Japanese test recently~ ( super happy >_< ) and i wish that i can be of help to SFI's team of translators and help out with translations whenever needed ^^

Thank you (: ♥

[Misschatterbox1117]

-Username : Misschatterbox1117

-First Name : Erica

-Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 11/17/97 - I'm a freshmeat!! Only 15 :3

-Country & Timezone : United States / Pacific time zone! GMT -8 hours (Is that how you do it? I don't get time zones ><)

-Desired Position : Japanese Translator~!! Japanese-English, or the other way around is fine too:)

-Are you a native speaker? :Yes^^ I'm Japanese. I've lived in Japan for my first 8 years. Ever since I've moved to US, I've been taking Japanese School on Saturdays. I always talk to my friends and family in Japanese too Totally good with Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji... My English is fine too, I've lived in US for almost... 7 years? Half life in Japan, half in America.

-Text, videos, or both? : Both~ ^^ I actually already sub SHINee vids on Youtube. Here's my channel: https://www.youtube....ox1117/featured
I recently found a good editor, and thought of applying here cause one of my subscribers recommended^^

-How much time can you dedicate weekly? : Daily:) I'm only a freshmen so I have plenty of time during the day^^ (No worries, I still got straight A's after watching SHINee vids & looking thru twitter for 4 or more hours a day:P) So hmmm... About 5 hours a day? Sometimes more. No Staurday, since I have school. Sunday... 4 hours too. I want to spend time with my family too:)

-Post examples of things you've translated (not required) : Eh... My vids on Youtube?

JAT Interviews: (I didn't have a good editor back then > <)
https://www.youtube....PYAH1zhKJyvbBzk

New Years Message: (Finally! Good editor...I think)
https://www.youtube....h?v=lNNDUFfz7O8

Want to test me personally? Message me anytime:)

-What makes you qualified for this position? :
Hmm... Well my dream is to be a translater/traveler one day when I grow up:) So I guess this is my second big step to train myself in Japanese and English.... and become one that can help people around me who doesn't understand the language of where they at or who they speak to^^

Enough about me. I just see how a lot of translater that does Jap to Eng translation everyday is very busy. So I thought I should come in to help^^ Though I'm young, I still have good grades so I don't really have to mind about it. And thanks to being young, I have plety of time. Why wouldn't I use this extra time to help these amazing shawols who takes time of their days translating for the other shawols?

What else should I say...? I speak both languages. I understand Mandarin too. Currently learning French:) .....ANDD I really wanna learn Korean >A< Anyways~ I'm an easy person to work with. I don't cause dramas or say negative things around people.

OHHH!! Most importantly, SHINee is my World<3
I love them. They are my inspiration... The cause of my new dream, the starting of my new life, and an open door that lead me to be a whole new person<3 So I would love to share their love, fun, childishness, dorkiness, and kindness with other shawols in the world... thru words<3

Well, I said enough. Hope I get applied!! Annyeong~^^

[SHINeeluver012]

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[b]Desired Position :[/b]
[b]Are you a native speaker? :[/b]
[b]Text, videos, or both? :[/n]
[b]How much time can you dedicate weekly? :[/b]
[b]Post examples of things you've translated (not required) :[/b]
What makes you qualified for this position? :

Username: SHINeeluver012

First Name: Erica

Birthday: 10/13/95

Country & Timezone: United States / -7 PDT, -8 PST

Desired Position: Korean Translator

Are you a native speaker?: No, but I have gone through Korean school and worked my way up to the highest level.

Text, video, or both?: Both

How much time can you dedicate weekly?: 1-3 hours per day (Depending whether it's exam time or not) During school holidays, 4-5 hours per day.

Examples: I have subbed a few f(x) interviews in the past and recently I have subbed SHINee's Wonderful Day the cut version. I do not have the best subbing program so I may have varied colors of the text. Sorry about that. This is Part 1 that I have subbed

This is my youtube channel if you would like to look at my other subbings http://www.youtube.c...12?feature=mhee

I also have been translating tweets of relating to SHINee (Jonghyun's and Onew's) and articles on Naver.

What makes you qualified for this position?:

Although I am not a native, I have been learning Korean throughout my whole life even now and I want to use those skills to translate for the Shawols who don't understand our language. I translate because of SHINee World and I want to contribute as much as possible to this fandom. I may not live in Korea or be one of those fans who travel everywhere and support the boys but I am capable of sharing the thoughts (interviews, opinions, etc) of the boys to all the fans out there and to the people who aren't even fans. That is how I try to express my love towards the boys (and buy albums and such xD) Even if time constraints me from doing leisure activities, I always try to save up some time to help out International Shawols by translating texts!

I am very determined to finish whatever you guys give me to sub or translate~ Also I've been recommended to apply so... I'm here for you! ^^

Finally... translating increases my knowledge of the Korean language and culture which would be very beneficial for me as I would like to study in Korea (Yonsei to be specific). It would really be an honor to sub and translate for you guys!!

Thank you for reading my application~

[evehg]

[b]Username : evehg[/b]
[b]First Name : evelyn[/b]
[b]Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 01/28/94[/b]
[b]Country & Timezone : Indonesia & GMT+&[/b]
[b]Desired Position :korean translator[/b]
[b]Are you a native speaker? : no[/b]
[b]Text, videos, or both? : text, because I never subs before[/n]
[b]How much time can you dedicate weekly? : well, 4 hours (total) for the weekdays, and 6 hours (total) for weekend (exception for exams week and school events)[/b]
[b]Post examples of things you've translated (not required) : n.a[/b]
What makes you qualified for this position? : I've been learning korean by myself for 4 years, and I didn't know how to put my talent. I also didn't know how far I could go, so I wanna give this a shot.

[Marutofu]

Username : Marutofu
First Name : Yui
Birthday(mm/dd/yy) : 1/8/91
Country & Timezone : USA UCT -5
Desired Position : Japanese Translator
Are you a native speaker? : No, half Japanese only speak to father in Japanese
Text, videos, or both? : both but text prefered
How much time can you dedicate weekly? : 3-4 hours daily and 6-8 hours on weekend
Post examples of things you've translated (not required) : Translate between friendswhen at home
What makes you qualified for this position? : Need something hard to work at, willing to learn as much as possible to do a great job and willing to apply the knowledge I do have. Since I haven't been to Japan since a toddler I bought text books and dictionaries to keep learning. I've been on my own for years now and have been teaching myself so I can return to Japan. I have helpful resources digital and text that will help me be more accurate.
Japanese is my life so I would love to have an opportunity to keep using it and strengthen my words.

[CharisseMaine]

[b]Username :[/b] CharisseMaine
[b]First Name :[/b] Charmaine
[b]Birthday(mm/dd/yy) :[/b] 2nd September 2000
[b]Country & Timezone :[/b] Singapore GMT +8
[b]Desired Position :[/b] Chinese Translator
[b]Are you a native speaker? :[/b] Yes, I've been speaking Chinese since I was a year and a half.
[b]Text, videos, or both? :[/n] Texts.
[b]How much time can you dedicate weekly? :[/b] 2 Hours on Weekdays ( except exam periods, Mondays and Wednesdays, I have extra classes till 6 PM. ) ,3 hours on Weekdays ( Depends ), anytime during holidays
[b]Post examples of things you've translated (not required) :[/b] Here's one of the songs that I've sung and translated:

忘了有多久
再沒聽到你
對我說你最愛的故事
我想了很久
我開始慌了
是不是我又做錯了什麼


Translation:
I've forgotten for quite some time now
I haven't heard you
Telling me your most beloved story
I've thought really long
I'm starting to panic
Have I done something wrong again?

What makes you qualified for this position? : I have been a native Chinese speaker for the last few years and I have quite a high knowledge. i know I may not be able to contribute much due to my messy school schedule and won't be online quite most of the time but I really wish to have this position. It means a lot to me that I can help fellow shawols that don't understand Chinese get a better knowledge. I would really love to help and be able to one day be able to contribute to this great community. I hope you'll accept me!