Americans Pronounce K-Pop Star Names [Video]
Over the past few years, K-pop has received overwhelmingly positive response from American fans, making South Korea one of the biggest exporters of pop music this decade. And it isn’t just Psy’s “Gangnam Style” that has managed to captivate the West. Groups like Girls’ Generation and Super Junior have acquire quite a number of followers in the U.S. in just a short period.
However, despite of their massive success in the U.S., many Americans still find it a bit of a task to pronounce the names of popular K-Pop stars. This has been hilariously shown in a recent viral video produced by Buzzfeed.
In this video, Buzzfeed staffers are asked to pronounce the names of the most popular Korean pop stars today. Enjoy!
If you’re interested in learning Korean, you can start by watching the video below.
[Image from Buzzfeed/YouTube]