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Knee Jerk Reaction: “BEcause” by Dreamcatcher

I feel like I always say this whenever I talk about Dreamcatcher, but I’m just constantly impressed by how they’ve done so much with one concept – and a very niche one, at that. Most K-pop groups change their signature style as time goes by, but Dreamcatcher has kept us entertained and intrigued by theirContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “BEcause” by Dreamcatcher”

Knee Jerk Reaction: “Rose” by D.O

Now that I’ve wrapped up my K-Pop Starter Kit posts (for the time being), I can finally go back to writing reactions! I know it’s only been like two and a half weeks, but K-pop moves so fast that it feels a lot longer – and I have a whole list of artists I wantContinue reading “Knee Jerk Reaction: “Rose” by D.O”

K-Pop Starter Kit: What’s In Store for August

Hello all! I’m a little behind this month because finishing up July’s topic took more time than I planned. I started out my vacation all ready to make tons of posts, but catching up on sleep kind of messed up my schedule. (^^”’) August is a rush of comebacks for K-pop and I have aContinue reading “K-Pop Starter Kit: What’s In Store for August”

K-pop Starter Kit: How to Determine Your Korean Age

Korean age isn’t specific to K-pop, but I wanted to make a post about it since the concept can be a little confusing. And if you ever want to live in South Korea, it’s important to know yours because people always state their Korean age as opposed to their international age (aka how many yearsContinue reading “K-pop Starter Kit: How to Determine Your Korean Age”

K-Pop Starter Kit: A Crash Course in Korean Honorific Titles

Along with speech levels, titles are an essential part of Korean that beginners need to know. This is another potentially new concept for native English speakers, since we usually reserve titles and honorifics for formal settings and occasions. We mostly use them with people whom we don’t personally know well; we don’t need to doContinue reading “K-Pop Starter Kit: A Crash Course in Korean Honorific Titles”

K-Pop Starter Kit: A Crash Course in Korean Pronouns

Personal pronouns are another element of the Korean language that beginner learners might find confusing. First of all, they usually come in at least two versions: more polite and less polite. So just like speech levels, each one is appropriate for specific circumstances. However, the real tricky part is that Koreans don’t use pronouns asContinue reading “K-Pop Starter Kit: A Crash Course in Korean Pronouns”

K-Pop Starter Kit: A Crash Course in Korean Speech Levels

While learning Korean, it’s important to remember that South Korea is a hierarchical society. There’s an emphasis on age and status, and you really need to pay attention to how you speak to others. This can be hard for native English speakers because we don’t have to do this – there are times when we’reContinue reading “K-Pop Starter Kit: A Crash Course in Korean Speech Levels”

K-Pop Starter Kit: Reading Hangul With K-Pop Idol Names

In my last post, I showed you K-pop group names both in English and transcribed into Hangul. This time, we’re going to practice reading Hangul by breaking down some Korean names. If I were running a language blog, I’d probably do this with basic Korean words. But I have a K-pop blog, and I’m writingContinue reading “K-Pop Starter Kit: Reading Hangul With K-Pop Idol Names”