Basic Korean Words Kpop Fans Must Know

Unnies or noonas?

 So yeah, you love DBSK,Super Junior,Wonder Girls,or any other Korean musician. You maybe already are a Kpop fan. If you are not Korean or a newer Kpop fan, you may have some troubles communicating with older Kpop fans  since they tend to mix some Korean words into their English sentences. No problem. I’ve got here some basic Korean words Kpop fans need, so check ‘em out.
 Oppa(오빠): Probably the most used Korean word by Kpop fans. This is for the male celebrity you like(who’s probably older than you), your older brother, older males you’ve met, your older boyfriend, and et cetera. Korean girls sometimes use the slang forms of this word, like “opha(옵하)”,”opa(오파)”,etc. By the way, this word is for girls only. Guys who call other guys oppa are just…sore losers.

 Unnie(언니): Another girls-only word. This is the feminine form of oppa. Use this word for the female celebrity you like, your older sister, older females you’ve met, et cetera.

 Hyung(형): Guys-only version of oppa. Korean guys sometimes use the slang forms of this word, like “hyong(횽)”, “ung-ah(엉아)”,etc.

 Nuna/Noona(누나): Guys-only version of unnie. The more formal version of this word is “noonim(누님)”,which is sometimes used as a slang.

 Pal deung shin(팔등신): The perfectly proportioned body(in the Korean standard) with a relatively small head taking up 1/8 of the body. Some examples of the “pal deung shin” celebrities are U-know Yunho, Kim Heechul, Han Yeseul, etc.

 Mee chin weh mo(미친외모): Literally can be translated into “crazy/mad looks”. A term for celebrities who are exceptionally good looking. Yoona from SNSD and Kyuhyun from Super Junior are probably the most famous titleholders.
 
 Sa cha won(사차원): Literally translated into “four-dimensional”. An adjective for celebrities who are weird in a cute way, although it can also be used as an offensive term. Some of the sa cha won celebrities are Eric Mun, Kim Heechul, Sunmi, Kim Hyunjoong, etc.

 Ul gool ma dam(얼굴마담): A term that refers to the best-looking members in a teen idol group. Yoona is considered the ul gool ma dam for SNSD, so is Lee Hongki for FT Island by most of their fans.

 Fan jeel(팬질): Acting like a fan of a Korean band/group/singer.

 Fa Soon Ee/Fa Dol Ee(빠순이/빠돌이): An offensive term refering to fangirl/fanboy.
 
 Mwong mee?(뭥미?): What the heck?

 Yuh shin(여신): Literally translates into “goddess”. A term refering to female celebrities with exceptional beauty.

 Gool yok(굴욕): Literally translated into “humiliation” or “insult”. Most commonly refers to celebrities’ bad,bad,bad pictures. I don’t know how to explain this. Just check out some Super Junior gool yok pictures. You’ll see what I mean.

no offense

 Hey I’ve got nothing against Ryeowook.This is an example.Now you see what I mean?

again,no offense

 Dak Dong Dak Ca(닥동닥카): “Shut up it’s DBSK, shut up it’s Cassiopeia.” A slogan of the Cassiopeias.
 This is all I can think of now.

 
 Written by SJFF
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                “I said DO NOT TAKE OUT!”

Korean Alphabet(Hangul) List

Sejong the Great,the creator of Hangul

 Okay,so I started this category(ta-da!).Let’s start from learning the Korean alphabets(Hangul).Unlike Chinese, Korean is written with alphabets, so there is no need to worry about memorizing 3,000 words.

 Consonants
 ㄱ(ghee-yeok) Sounds similar to g as in “gift”
 ㄴ(nee-un) Sounds like n as in “nephew”, without the nasal sound.
 ㄷ(dee-guk) Sounds like d as in “David”
 ㄹ(lee-ul) Sounds similar to l as in “like”
 ㅁ(m-um) Sounds similar to m as in “mama”, without the nasal sound.
 ㅂ(bee-up) Sounds similar to b as in “bye-bye”
 ㅅ(see-ot) Sounds kind of like s as in “sister”(the second s).Basically it sounds like s,but much softer.
 ㅈ(jee-ut) Sounds kind of like s as in “casual”.
 ㅊ(chee-ut) Sounds kind of like ch as in “cherry”,but much softer.
 ㅋ(kee-ut) Sounds kind of like k as in “key”.
 ㅌ(tee-gut) Sounds kind of like t as in “telephone”,but much softer.
 ㅍ(pea-up) Sounds like p as in “pie”.
 ㅎ(hee-ung) Sounds like h as in “hello”.
 Tip: If you are having a hard time pronouncing the softer sounds,try not pushing your tongue all the way up to your palate.Just lightly hit the palate of your mouth with your tongue.If that doesn’t help,then leave a message below and I’ll try to help you.

 Vowels
 ㅏ(ah) Sounds kind of like a as in “almighty”.
 ㅑ(ya) Sounds kind of like ya as in “Kenya”.
 ㅐ(ae) Sounds like e as in “red”.
 ㅔ(eh) Sounds pretty much the same as ㅐ.
 ㅣ(ee) Sounds like i as in “kiwi”
 ㅗ(oh) Sounds kind of like o as in “orange”.
 ㅛ(yo) Sounds kind of like yo as in “mayonnaise”.
 ㅜ(ooh) Sounds kind of like oo as in “broom”.
 ㅠ(yooh) Sounds kind of like “yoo” as in “yoot”.

 Half-consonant
 ㅇ(ee-ung).You usually put this letter in front of a vowel,because in Korean vowels can’t stand alone. If it’s placed under a vowel, then you pronounce this like “ng”,as in “young”.

 Other alphabets

 ㄲ: Strong ㄱ sound. Sounds kind of like k as in “sky”.
 ㄸ: Strong ㄷ sound. Sounds kind of like t as in “Stella”.
 ㅃ: Strong ㅂ sound. Sounds kind of like p and f all combined.Try to produce the f-ish sound while not touching your lower lip with your teeth.
 ㅆ: Strong ㅅ sound. A little bit stronger than s as in “sexy”.
 ㅉ: Strong ㅈ sound. Place your tongue on your palate as if you are trying to pronounce t. Put more pressure on your tongue and pronounce ㅈ.
 ㅒ: Sounds pretty much like “ye” as in…um…Kanye West.
 ㅖ: Sounds pretty much the same as ㅒ
 

 I’ve noticed that American English speakers tend to open mouth more than Korean speakers. Open your mouth less.

 If you are still having trouble, you can leave a message below and I’ll give you some tips. However, if you are having a serious help, then you probably should get a Korean language tutor or ask a native Korean speaker.

 Written by SJFF
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If you’ve found errors,please let me know.I think I left out some vowels and arranged the whole thing wrong.Hey,don’t get mad at me Koreans for messing this up.I wasn’t trying to offend your culture.

FT Island Has 7,000 Anti-Fans

 Hey boys,don’t be so sad.DBSK has 120,000 anti-fans in Korea alone.7,000 isn’t that big of a deal compared to 120,000.

 ”At first…I was hurt by people saying things about our past and all that,but now I think they’re just doing that because they’re interested in us.And although I have 6,000 anti-fans,I regard them as my fans so it doesn’t really matter.”-Hongki-
 ”The number jumped to 7,000.”-Jonghoon-
 ”Seven thousand anti-fans?Thank you!”-Hongki-

 One way to eliminate the number of anti-fans,Hongki,-listen carefully-,is to tell your fans not to bash on famous rockers like Freddy Mercury and Jimi Hendrix.Your fans are bashing on all those legendary rock figures and that really annoys those Korean rock listeners out there.

The biggest FT Island anti-fan community in Naver.There’s only like 5,000 people.What are you guys talking about.

 Written by SJFF
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 P.S I just found out that this stuff is a little bit old,but who the fuck cares.