Day 142: The Web Novel Becoming a Drama

Dialogue

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   B 너 아직도 그거 읽고 있어? 밥 먹을 때도 휴대폰만 보더라.

   Neo ajikdo geugeo ilgo isseo? Bap meogeul ttaedo hyudaeponman bodeora.

   You're still reading that? You were glued to your phone even while eating.

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   A 형, 이거 드라마로 나온대서 처음부터 다시 읽고 있어. 주인공 역에 누가 캐스팅됐는지 알아?

   Hyeong, igeo deuramaro naondaeseo cheoeumbuteo dasi ilgo isseo. Juingong yeoge nuga kaeseutingdwaenneunji ara?

   This is being made into a drama, so I'm rereading it from the start. Do you know who got cast as the lead?

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   B 몰라. 어차피 또 과거로 돌아가서 복수하는 얘기 아니야?

   Molla. Eochapi tto gwageoro doragaseo boksuhaneun yaegi aniya?

   No idea. Isn't it just another story about going back in time for revenge?

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   A 형 표정 보니까 또 웹소설은 문학이 아니라고 잔소리하려나 보네.

   Hyeong pyojeong bonikka tto wepsoseoreun munhagi anirago jansoriharyeona bone.

   From the look on your face, you're about to lecture me about web novels not being literature again.

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   B 잔소리가 아니라 평론이야. 웹소설은 줄거리가 너무 뻔해. 과거로 돌아가고, 복수하고, 주인공은 처음부터 끝까지 다 이기고.

   Jansoriga anira pyeongnoniya. Wepsoseoreun julgeoriga neomu ppeonhae. Gwageoro doragago, boksuhago, juingongeun cheoeumbuteo kkeutkkaji da igigo.

   It's not a lecture, it's criticism. Web novel plots are so predictable. Go back in time, get revenge, and the hero wins everything from start to finish.

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   A 공식이 있는 건 맞아. 그런데 공식이 있다고 문학이 아닌 건 아니지. 옛날 소설도 다 비슷한 구조였잖아.

   Gongsigi inneun geon maja. Geureonde gongsigi itdago munhagi anin geon aniji. Yennal soseoldo da biseutan gujoyeotjana.

   Sure, there's a formula. But having a formula doesn't mean it isn't literature. Old novels all had similar structures too.

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   B 옛날 소설이랑 같냐? 문장을 봐. 한 줄짜리 문단에 대사만 계속 이어지잖아.

   Yennal soseorirang gannya? Munjangeul bwa. Han juljjari mundane daesaman gyesok ieojijana.

   You're comparing it to old novels? Look at the sentences. One-line paragraphs and nothing but dialogue.

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   A 그건 휴대폰으로 읽기 편하라고 그런 거야. 읽는 방식이 바뀌면 글쓰기도 바뀌는 게 당연하잖아.

   Geugeon hyudaeponeuro ilgi pyeonharago geureon geoya. Ingneun bangsigi bakkwimyeon geulsseugido bakkwineun ge dangyeonhajana.

   That's so it's easy to read on a phone. When the way people read changes, writing changes too. That's only natural.

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   B 편하게 읽히는 건 인정. 근데 좋은 문학은 독자한테 생각할 거리를 줘야 한다고 봐. 그런 면에서 너무 식상해.

   Pyeonhage ilkineun geon injeong. Geunde joeun munhageun dokjahante saenggakal georireul jwoya handago bwa. Geureon myeoneseo neomu siksanghae.

   I'll give you that it's easy to read. But I think good literature should give readers something to think about. In that sense, it's so stale.

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    A 이 작품이 딱 그래. 주인공이 복수를 다 끝내고 오히려 허무해하거든. 그 결말 때문에 댓글이 만 개 넘게 달렸어.

    I jakpumi ttak geurae. Juingongi boksureul da kkeunnaego ohiryeo heomuhaehageodeun. Geu gyeolmal ttaemune daetgeuri man gae neomge dallyeosseo.

    This one does exactly that. After the hero finishes his revenge, he just feels empty. That ending got over ten thousand comments.

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    B 만 개? 인기는 인정. 하지만 대중적으로 인기가 많다고 작품성이 높은 건 아니지.

    Man gae? Ingineun injeong. Hajiman daejungjeogeuro ingiga mantago jakpumseongi nopeun geon aniji.

    Ten thousand? Okay, it's popular. But being popular with the public doesn't mean it's good art.

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    A 형은 평론가라서 선입견이 너무 심해. 그럼 드라마로 만들어지는 건 어떻게 생각해?

    Hyeongeun pyeongnongaraseo seonipgyeoni neomu simhae. Geureom deuramaro mandeureojineun geon eotteoke saenggakae?

    You're a critic, so you're way too prejudiced. Then what do you think about it becoming a drama?

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    B 그건 솔직히 기대돼. 드라마는 원작의 설정만 가져와서 등장인물을 더 깊이 그리는 경우가 많거든.

    Geugeon soljiki gidaedwae. Deuramaneun wonjagui seoljeongman gajyeowaseo deungjanginmureul deo gipi geurineun gyeonguga mankeodeun.

    Honestly, I'm looking forward to that. Dramas often take just the premise of the original and develop the characters more deeply.

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    A 뭐야, 드라마는 기대된다면서 원작은 무시해?

    Mwoya, deuramaneun gidaedoendamyeonseo wonjageun musihae?

    What? You're excited for the drama but you look down on the original?

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    B 무시하는 게 아니라 평가를 하는 거지. 작가가 연재에 쫓기면서 급하게 쓴 부분이 눈에 보이니까.

    Musihaneun ge anira pyeonggareul haneun geoji. Jakgaga yeonjaee jjotgimyeonseo geupage sseun bubuni nune boinikka.

    I'm not looking down on it, I'm judging it. You can see the parts where the writer rushed to meet serial deadlines.

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    A 잠깐, 형. 그걸 어떻게 알아? 이거 읽었어?

    Jamkkan, hyeong. Geugeol eotteoke ara? Igeo ilgeosseo?

    Wait. How do you know that? Have you read it?

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    B ...사실 지난주에 백 화까지 읽었어. 리뷰 첫 문장도 벌써 써 놨고. '드라마로 나온다기에 펼쳤다가 백 화까지 멈출 수가 없었다.'

    ...Sasil jinanjue baek hwakkaji ilgeosseo. Ribyu cheot munjangdo beolsseo sseo nwatgo. 'Deuramaro naondagie pyeolchyeotdaga baek hwakkaji meomchul suga eopseotda.'

    ...Actually, I read up to chapter one hundred last week. I've even written the first line of my review: 'I opened it because I'd heard it was being made into a drama, and I couldn't stop until chapter one hundred.'

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    A 뭐야! 그럼 형도 빠진 거네. 이 기세면 오늘 밤에 끝까지 다 읽으려나 보네.

    Mwoya! Geureom hyeongdo ppajin geone. I gisemyeon oneul bame kkeutkkaji da ilgeuryeona bone.

    What! So you're hooked too. At this rate you'll probably finish the whole thing tonight.

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    B 빠진 건 아니고, 궁금해서 좀 읽은 거야. 그리고 너 아까 결말 말해 버린 거, 아직 용서 못 했다. 더는 아무 말도 하지 마.

    Ppajin geon anigo, gunggeumhaeseo jom ilgeun geoya. Geurigo neo akka gyeolmal malhae beorin geo, ajik yongseo mot haetda. Deoneun amu maldo haji ma.

    I'm not hooked, I just read some out of curiosity. And I still haven't forgiven you for giving away the ending earlier. Not another word.

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    A 알았어, 알았어. 근데 백오십 화에서 주인공 동생이 알고 보니...

    Arasseo, arasseo. Geunde baegosip hwaeseo juingong dongsaengi algo boni...

    Okay, okay. But in chapter one fifty, it turns out the hero's brother is...

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    B 야! 말하지 말라니까! ...알고 보니 뭔데?

    Ya! Malhaji mallanikka! ...Algo boni mwonde?

    Hey! I said don't! ...Turns out he's what?

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