“I want my fellow ARMYs to laugh together with me or understand the info, I want them to understand because just watching BTS content can help cheer you up.”
. It was the idol group who inspired her to begin learning Korean properly, because she wanted “to know what they say and understand their lyrics”. She learned the language through their songs and live broadcasts on the Korean live-streaming service,“When I read something funny or informative, I want my fellow ARMYs to laugh together with me or understand the info,” she says of her reasons for sharing her translations with other fans.
There are more benefits for fan translators than just making new friends or the feeling of bringing people together. As well as being able to do translating as his sole job right now, Jeremy has also written a book,, that he says came about through translating. Nadia, meanwhile, used her Korean knowledge to get a position as liaison officer for the Korean volleyball team during the 2018 Asian Games.
As with anything in life, there are downsides to translating too. There isn’t much room for mistakes, as Nadia points out, because they could lead to misunderstandings – something which could be potentially damaging for an artist or show’s reputation if spread as fact, as things can be online. Nearly everyone mentioned in this piece mentions the attitudes of some fans, particularly Jeremy, who says he’s received a ton more criticism since becoming a professional translator .
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