The Genius Korean community prides itself on having accurate lyrics for new releases first, and its respective Romanization and English translation. This guide provides instructions on how to correctly transcribe and format Korean songs. Note that most of the information provided here can be found on Genius Guides in their corresponding sections.✧ Searching for DuplicatesAlways search for duplicates before transcribing a song, including the romanized and translated lyrics. This will ensure that you are not putting hard work into a transcription only to have it deleted.✧ How to Format a Song with Korean LyricsThis part should be fairly simple. Transcribe songs with Korean lyrics like how you would for any other song. Include all relevant metadata. However, it is important to be aware of certain formats.Artist NameSong TitleHeadersTags✧ Creating Romanization or Translation song pagesIf the translation or romanization page of the song you want to add doesn't exist yet, you can create it using this page.

Do not create shell pages (empty pages) for the songs you don't intend or don't have the required language skills to translate! It can be seen as IQ Gaming which is against the Community Policy.

However, for the upcoming releases of highly popular Korean artists (for example BTS, BLACKPINK, etc.), the shell pages for English Translation and Romanization can be added and linked to the Korean song page before the release. If you are not sure if the artist is "popular enough" to add these pages, contact in advance Genius Korea Moderators or Editors listed here.✧ How to Format Romanized LyricsThere is a very specific format to transcribe Romanized lyrics. Even though it may seem tedious, the process is straightforward. It is important that you follow these guidelines.Artist Name: Genius RomanizationsSong Title: "Primary Artist" - "Song Title" (Romanized)It is important to leave the following sections blank:FeaturingProduced ByWritten ByAll additional role fieldsAll song relationship fieldsTags (with the exception of "Romanized" tag)Feel free to include the following information:Song ArtworkSoundCloud/YouTube LinksRelease Date✧ How to Romanize a SongYou do not have to be fluent in Korean to be able to romanize a song. However, you need to remember about following:Make sure the original Korean lyrics are fully completeUtilize a Korean Romanization converterMake sure to correctly format the Romanized lyrics after the use of the converter (don't just copy-paste and leave it without formatting)!✧ How to Format English Translated LyricsThe format to transcribe English translations is similar to that of romanized lyrics. It is important that you follow these guidelines.Artist Name: Genius English TranslationsSong Title: "Primary Artist" - "Song Title" (English Translation)It is important to leave the following sections blank:FeaturingProduced ByWritten ByAll additional role fieldsAll song relationship fieldsTags (with the exception of "English Translation" tag)Feel free to include the following information:Song ArtworkSoundCloud/YouTube LinksRelease Date✧ How to Translate a SongRefer to Genius Guide on Translations for extended instructions.Translate only if you are fluent in Korean or have a basic command on the languageDo not use Google Translate or other English to Korean translators to translate complete songsUse official translations if released by the artist or their teamBe mindful of differences between English Translation and official English versions of songsBe mindful of difference in sentence structure of Korean vs. English✧ How to Link the 3 Song PagesA song with Korean lyrics and its respective romanized and translated song pages must be connected. This allows users to conveniently access different song pages without having to separately search for each of them.

To do this we currently use Song Relationships, please refer here for how to properly add them.

Note: Album pages still use Q+A to tie the songs together. Find "Ask us a question about this album" on the right side of album page In the field that reads "Ask a question" type in and submit "Translations" Then in the “Answer this question” field, insert a hyperlink to the album✧ Fanchant VersionsAs described in the Genius Korea Glossary, fanchants are an essential aspect of live performances in K-Pop. Originally started as a trend by fans, many newer artists now post official fanchants on their fancafes.

To add the fanchant version of a song follow the following steps:Create a new song page credited to Genius Korea as the artist and the Primary tag must be "Non-Music."The page must be titled in the following format: Artist Name - Song Title (Fanchant Ver.)Romanized version of the song must be the first on the page. You may add Hangul version below, separate them with horizontal line.The lyrics of the song must be transcribed according to Genius guidelines mentioned above.The fan-performed segments of the song must be bolded within the song's lyrics. Do not format members parts!Examples:
Fanchant for "FAKE LOVE" by BTS
Fanchant for "I CAN’T STOP ME" by TWICE

Remember:Album - All fanchant versions must be added to this album in a chronological order of adding them on Genius (the newly made fanchant page goes as the last one in the album).Metadata - Every fanchant version must be tagged with the following tags: Fanchant & Genius Korea. No other secondary tags are allowed. No metadata besides tags are allowed on fanchant versions.Linking pages - On the fanchant page add a question "Original Song" and link to the original song via answer "Click here." Link to the fanchant version may be added to the Translations Q&A on the original song page—add it as the last link and name it "Fanchant." Q&A - Live Performances of the song featuring the fanchant can also be added to the Q&A by adding question titled "Live Performance with Fanchant." Any other official videos published by the artist related to the fanchant can also be added to the Q&A section (e.g. "Fanchant Guide").If you have any questions, please reach out to any editors or moderators. We are here to help the Korean community to succeed and grow!