Korean listening practice #17 K-pop stars

Welcome to Part 17 of our Korean listening practice series!

Today, we’ll focus on expressions related to K-pop stars!

Ever since I was a kid, I’ve loved listening to K-pop and admired many K-pop idols.

I believe this passion has inspired many learners to study Korean as well.

In this post, I’ll share the groups I like, my opinions, and some useful expressions for discussing your favorite groups.

If you enjoy talking about K-pop and K-pop stars, don’t miss out on this episode!

<How to study>

1. Get to know important vocab and become acquainted with grammar concepts.
2. Watch the video without subtitles initially, then review with subtitles.
3. Listen repeatedly and mimic the speaker. Aim to listen at least once daily until you’re comfortable with the sentence structures and expressions.

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Put your best effort into understanding the video as you listen.

And remember to mimic it too!

This practice will aid in cultivating a natural Korean accent and tone.

(The script is down below!)

<Script>

저는 어릴 때, 가장 좋아했던 가수가 소녀시대였어요.

그들의 노래를 들으면서 자랐어요.

그들의 춤을 배우고 따라하며, 나도 가수가 되고 싶다는 생각을 했었어요.

중학생때는 2pm과 인피니트를 좋아했어요.

쉬는시간 마다 친구들과 함께 뮤직비디오를 같이 봤어요.

특히 박재범이 최애였는데, 그룹을 탈퇴 했을 때 3일 동안 울었던 기억이 나요.

그리고 엑소, 방탄소년단, 몬스타 엑스 등.. 고등학교 때는 이 가수들 노래를 들으면서 항상 공부를 했었어요.

스트레스를 받거나 슬플 때 마다 뮤직비디오를 보면서 힐링했었어요.

성인이 되고 나서 블랙핑크를 많이 좋아했어요. 콘서트도 자주 갔었어요!

블랙핑크 콘서트는 진짜 재밌고 대박이였어요.

BTS도 정말 좋아했는데, 그렇게 세계적으로 유명해질 줄 몰랐어요!

해외에 있을 때 BTS랑 블랙핑크 노래를 어디서나 들었어요.

BTS 노래들은 가사가 참 좋아요. 그리고 춤도 너무 잘추는데, 얼굴도 잘생겼어요.

지금은 군대에 가서 슬프지만, 다시 활동할 때 까지 기다릴거예요!

요새는 뉴진스랑 에스파가 좋아요. 노래들이 정말 중독적이에요.

요새 가수는 얼굴도 예쁘고 노래도 잘 하는 것 같아요.

얼른 더 많은 콘서트들이 있었으면 좋겠어요.

When I was young, my favorite singer was Girls’ Generation.

I grew up listening to their songs. While learning and imitating their dances, I thought I wanted to become a singer, too. ( I had a thought that I wanted to become a singer)

When I was a middle school student, I liked 2pm and INFINITE.

I watched music videos with my friends every break.

In particular, Park Jae-beom was my favorite, and I remember crying for three days when he left the group.

And EXO, BTS, Monsta X, etc.

When I was in high school, I always studied listening to these singers’ songs

Whenever I was stressed or sad, I felt relaxed while watching the music video.

Since I became an adult, I liked BLACKPINK a lot. I went to concerts often, too!

BLACKPINK’s concert was really fun and amazing.

I really liked BTS, but I didn’t expect them to become so globally famous!

When I was abroad, I listened to BTS and BLACKPINK songs everywhere.

BTS songs have great lyrics. They dance so well, and they’re even handsome.

I’m sad because they are in the army now, but I’ll wait until until they return! (resume their activities!)

I like NewJeans and aespa these days. The songs are really addictive.

These days, it seems like singers are both pretty and good at singing

I hope there will be more concerts soon.

You can also find this on Spotify/Google Podcasts.

Listen to it frequently whenever you have some spare time.

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