안녕하세요~ This is my first attempt at translating from Korean into English, and I'd love some feedback. The parts I'm very unsure of are written in bold. I'm learning Korean, and I'd like to know if the meaning of the Korean text is conveyed correctly in my English translation.
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배우 현빈과 손예진의 열애설이 또 다시 불거지고 있는 가운데 손예진의 인스타그램(SNS)에 가득찬 현빈의 모습이 화제다.
Even though actor Hyun Bin and actress Son Ye-jin's rumored relationship has been brought up many times, Hyun Bin appearing on Son Ye-jin's instagram is the talk of the town.
현빈과 손예진은 21일 오후 현재 나란히 포털 실시간 검색어를 점령하고 있다. 이날 오전 온라인 커뮤니티와 SNS 등에서 두 배우가 해외 마트에서 장을 보는 모습이 담긴 사진이 올라온 탓이다.
As of the afternoon of the 21st, Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin occupy the portal's real-time search word side by side. Earlier in the day, pictures of the two actors shopping together were uploaded to online communities, social media sites, etc.
현재 양측 소속사가 정확한 사실 관계를 확인하고 있는 것으로 전해졌다.
Both their agencies can now confirm the relationship.
현빈과 손예진은 지난 10일에도 열애설에 휩싸인 바 있다. 당시에는 두 배우가 함께 골프장에서 목격된 데 이어 다음날인 11일 손예진의 생일을 맞아 미국으로 함께 여행을 떠났다는 목격담이 나왔었다.
On the 10th, Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin's rumored relationship began to surface again. Back then, the two actors were spotted on a golf course together, and the next day, there was talk of them leaving for the US together for Son Ye-Jin's birthday.
당시 소속사는 "사실무근"이라고 입장을 밝힌 바 있다.
At that time, their agencies said that it was just "groundless rumours".
두 사람은 지난해 개봉한 영화 '협상'에서 호흡을 맞췄다.
Last year, the couple starred in the movie "Negotiation" together.
영화 협상은 태국에서 한국 경찰과 기자를 납치하고, 사상 최악의 인질극을 벌이는 '민태구(현빈 분)'와 그를 멈추기 위해 한치도 물러설 수 없는 협상가 '하채윤(손예진 분)'의 인질 협상을 그린 작품이다.
The movie takes place in Thailand and depicts a hostage negotiation between "Min Tae-gu" (Hyun Bin), who has kidnapped a Korean police officer and a reporter, and "Ha Chae-yoon" (Son Ye-jin), a negotiator who'll do anything to stop him.
Aside from the few issues caused by some misunderstandings of the original text, the translation does convey the gist of the article pretty well. It's a tricky balance trying to accurately capture the meanings and nuances of the source material while also trying to sound natural in the target language. News journalism like this is especially challenging given how heavily stylised it often is, making abundant use of idiomatic expressions, symbolism and other literary devices. Nice work!
Yeah, it turned out to be much more challenging than I had expected, haha - especially because there are so many grammar forms I still don't understand fully, but I did pick up a lot of useful vocab from doing it, so I consider that a win :D Thank you so much for your detailed feedback!!