“With my quick
, a guy that buys me the gift I wanted silently / When I feel like getting away from it all, a guy that drives me to the sea in his car / Though not the son of a billionaire, a guy 180 centimeters tall with a 60k salary.”
These simple, but cringe-worthy lyrics are from the song “That Kind of Guy” by up-and-coming singer Bro. The song was a hit in Korea, topping the online music chart for four days after being released March 21. Its music video has reached over two million views on YouTube.
The song, which
s snarky words with a sugary tune, satirizes women who get into romantic relationships with men in exchange for money and gifts.
“Are you on drugs? / Is he crazy to date a girl like you? / If you want a prince, go to Saudi Arabia / Polygamous strings attached,” the song continues.
ing from comments on social media and online message boards, many women find the song offensive. Some men, however, say they can relate to the lyrics.
Aurora Cheon, a 35-year-old woman working at the National Tax Service, agrees that there is more societal pressure on men to be the main financial provider of the relationship.
“It takes a lot of effort to win a Korean woman’s heart. Girls play hard to get and do not want to be seen as easy,” she said.
According to Cheon, Korean women continuously test men’s devotion to raise their worth early in the courtship. Men are expected to invest a certain amount of time and money in a woman, she said.
Cheon cites one of her friends, who she described as a “femme fatale” with a permanently updating list of admirers. This erotically bewitching woman has mastered the skill of juggling multiple
relationships.
※ 다음에 나오는 문제들은 본 기사에 나오는 중요한 어휘들로 구성된 토익, 토플, 텝스 기출 및 예상 문제입니다.
※ Choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the highlighted part or fill in the blank with a suitable one.
1. Their quarrels seem likely to
the Coalition.
① disorder ② split ③ disdain ④ dispute
2. The guard at the gate
Harvey's pass before letting him in, but he just glanced at mine.
① inspected ② neglected ③ deflated ④ debilitated
3. The Internet, forerunner of a ubiquitous global web of digital communications, __________________ aspects of the telephone and broadcasting.
① narrows ② removes ③ limits ④ combines ⑤ resolves
4. Professor Baker is a
.
① connoisseur ② artist ③ philatelist ④ journalist
5. I have
thoughts on where to spend my summer vacation.
① ambivalent ② ambidextrous ③ ambiguous ④ ambitious
[번역 및 정답]
1. [번역] 그들의 싸움은 그 연합세력을
것 같아 보인다.
[정답] ②
2. [번역] 그 문에 있는 경비원은 Harvey의 통행증은
나의 것은 그저 흘긋 보고 말았다.
[정답] ①
3. [번역] 도처에 있는 전세계적 디지털 통신의 선두주자인, 인터넷은 전화와 방송의 국면들을
[정답] ④
4. [번역] 베이커 교수님은
이다.
5. [번역] 나는 나의 여름휴가를 어디에서 보내야 할지에 관해
생각을 가지고 있다.