The disappearance of the Korean language from K-pop?

[velvetsunglass.livejournal.com]

With October 9th being “Korean Alphabet Day,” representatives of the Korean music industry have brought to attention the increasing usage of English in songs.

Some examples of songs saturated with English include 2PM’s “Heartbeat”,”Again & Again”, and “Without U” 2NE1’s “Go Away” and “Can’t Nobody”; BoA’s “Hurricane Venus” and “Copy & Paste”; lastly, miss A’s “Bad Girl Good Girl” and “Breathe.”

English has almost become a lyrical necessity as well, with most choruses being penned entirely in English. Groups such as Super Junior, Brown Eyed Girls, Wonder Girls, SHINee, Big Bang, 2AM, KARA, U-KISS, T-ara, f(x), 4minute, B2ST, MBLAQ, Secret, SISTAR, RAINBOW, and others also use English names for their unit names. In comparison, there are fewer bands utilizing Korean names, such as SNSD, Daeguk Namah (The Boss), and Choshinsung (Supernova).

Representatives look at the situation as something that’s unavoidable given the globalized era that we’re in. The use of English also allows groups to leave a stronger impression on international fans.

One representative stated, “Society no longer cares about whether Korean is being used or not. English is used often in their day-to-day lives so there’s no feeling of unfamiliarity. It’s also a great way to reach out to international fans as well.”


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Comments

[doctor-extreme.livejournal.com]

English just really has taken over the world. Who knew? BTW Happy Korean Alphabet Day! :D

And what's with all the Raven gifs? LOL.

[kiwilovekiwi.livejournal.com]

tbh I'm more curious about the Raven's gifs than this news.

[askbask.livejournal.com]

English words and titles, yes, but all of the chart hits are still in Korean. Over here, 90% of all pop music that's made is sung not in our language at all, but in English, so I don't think the Korean language fans have anything to complain about.

[froggster.livejournal.com]

this.

[midnitexsonata.livejournal.com]

so? your point?

[jibegajima.livejournal.com]

I've noticed it, but whether a song is completely in English or completely in Korean doesn't effect it's listen-ability for me. If a song is good, it's good.

I do like being able to sing along for a line though!

[geekpants.livejournal.com]

THIS IS FANTASTIC ELASTIC

[nzpnkrckrgrl.livejournal.com]

Gee Gee Gee Gee Gee! I'm so hot! Listen to my heartbeat! You don't know me! So shut up boy! You make me piss off!

[nzpnkrckrgrl.livejournal.com]

Happy Korean Alphabet Day!

[mayuyu.livejournal.com]

I just thought they did this to connect with fans outside of Korea.

[lightasadream.livejournal.com]

that's honestly what I thought too

[gwangchul.livejournal.com]

Semi-OT but I've always wondered why so many countries throw in random bits of other languages into their music, but it's such an extreme rarity in the US. For example, hearing 'i love you' in a Korean song is nbd, but if someone were to throw a 'saranghaeyo' into an English song, most people would be all 'wtf is this.' Ugh.

[askbask.livejournal.com]

te amo, te amo

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

wow you really know how to take something semi-funny at first then run it into the ground e.g. Raven GIFs

[ethereal-limbo.livejournal.com]

it was never funny to begin with.

[makiono.livejournal.com]

sonic tronic hippoponic never heard this before

[kiku-cha8-8.livejournal.com]

feeling so hot, everybody wanna drop everybody wanna drop!

[lysblack.livejournal.com]

[piruvi.livejournal.com]

ahhhhhh~ so cute ^^ save*

[jooannee.livejournal.com]

/after effects of Xiahzart

Intoxication's chorus is 99% english and 1% sex!

hahah well its not like its a bad thing.. the english lyrics are catchy. i mean... Sorry Sorry is a classic example of why english titles would reach out to international fans. *proud of the boys* I mean it's just so catchy (or annoying for some) and nobody would forget the tune of Sorry Sorry Sorry Sorry.... if they'd gone "Mi-an Mi-an Mi-an Mi-an" I seriously doubt it'd have reached the same popularity.

[jongina.livejournal.com]

i'm assuming you watched junsu live? :D he was oozing sex in the fancams!

[mei-zi.livejournal.com]

LOVERHOLIC ROBOTRONIC

is that english

[jxsica.livejournal.com]

Ofc.
Just like MYSTERIC, MYSTERIC is.

[jyusou.livejournal.com]

What is up with the Raven gifs man?

[turdferguson.livejournal.com]

whats with the totally unrelated raven gif?

and if you really wanted to reach out to international fans why don't you just have a tour or something

[soheefan.livejournal.com]

Thats a lot of money i think. Its easier and cheaper to throw in english lyrics and build up fans by the use of things like youtube

[ramunerain.livejournal.com]

everybody loves the English language.

[makiono.livejournal.com]

OMG way off topic, but Kim Hee Chul is trending worldwide on twitter right now, topping the list!

and now to make this post relevant:

SHUPA SHUPA GIRL!

[kiku-cha8-8.livejournal.com]

HE'S NOT SUPERMAN HE MUST BE A MAMAS BOY

[likeap0ny.livejournal.com]

wtf, ok, most of koreans sing like one english sentence n everything else is in korean or some unknown language

[taeminsponytail.livejournal.com]

your gifs aren't relevant like 80% of the time

[taeminsponytail.livejournal.com]

U-Kiss and MBLAQ are more acronyms but the actual meaning of the letters will never be not funny to me lmao

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[jangwooyoung.livejournal.com]

Out of all the problems with the kpop industry I think this is the least of our worries. Besides some of the english is catchy as hell.

[hautestuff.livejournal.com]

It's weird when more than half the song is in English lol. Cool for international fans because they can sing along easier, but I wonder if Koreans sometimes get annoyed.

& lol Raven downloads. I'm guessing you're having trouble finding more Raven gifs op? XD

[kiku-cha8-8.livejournal.com]

JUST WANNA THINK ABOUT
I WANNA THINK ABOUT
OH YEAH OH YEAH OH YEAH OH
EVERYBODY C'MON PAPAYA

and repeat for another 3 something minutes with 7 lines in Korean

i feel dumb but i clicked on the raven gif to see if it would lead somewhere

[kiku-cha8-8.livejournal.com]

also:
IT'S LIKE BLING BLING BALLS

probably wins a prize for most terrible english usage

[light-lee.livejournal.com]

(http://tinypic.com?ref=25gwehk)

[royalantares.livejournal.com]

Krystal duncurr.

[aniloratka.livejournal.com]

because:
It’s also a great way to reach out to international fans as well.
thxbye

[queenhinata.livejournal.com]

I LOVE UR ICON!!! B2ST Engrish is the best XD

[loveminor.livejournal.com]

all these started from the day chungrish hit the kpop world...

[jxsica.livejournal.com]

~I REALLY WANNA TOUCH MYSELF~

best line ever.