Everyone Is Learning to Speak KOREAN...Why?!

[@greenisnice9345]

Learn: Korean = Korean drama & K-pop Japanese = anime & movies Chinese = business

[@JOHNDOE-ry6rd]

@@Shaz-Daz lol

[@SmokyOle]

Japanese = Weebs KOREAN = Giga Weebs Chinese = Clickbaiters on KZbin

[@DefSquadFan]

Thai people aren't good at business?

[@jammer0856]

​@@Shaz-Daz HAHAHA!!!!😂😂

[@georgerogers1166]

J-pop > K-pop.

[@AsianpopLover103197]

I personally love to see more people learning Korean since I started learning over 10 years ago and got pretty good at it. Korean's a super fun language to learn and I always had so much fun in each and every one of my Korean classes both here in America and in Korea. If I could I would love to take more advanced language and culture classes. It's just really fun and you meet the best people while learning it.

[@1takesituation]

South Korea population is only about 50 million - it’s a tiny country. Korean alphabet is one of the easiest to learn to read/write. You might not know the meaning, but you’re able to learn it in 2-5 days for many.

[@jammer0856]

I have to disagree!! Filipino is easier to be honest!!

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Korea is not a tiny country. If you put it in Europe, they’d be similar to England and France.

[@1takesituation]

@@JohnLee-db9zt I hear your take. What are the population of some of the neighboring countries with noticeable greater population? Japan? China? Indonesia? Philippines? Anyhow, what I consider “tiny” in this situation is my take.

[@skatingcanuck9837]

@@JohnLee-db9zt It is a small country. The land mass is way smaller than France, as is the population.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

@@skatingcanuck9837 Korea in general, as in north and south combined, is a sizable country by European standard. Its population is sizable too. Latvia for example has less than 2 million in a land mass similar to South Korea. But Koreans are overachievers for sure.

[@english_monster_official]

As a Korean-Colombian international couple living in Korea, we are so happy that Korean is getting more and more attention. 😎 Thank you for the great videos 🙏

[@mmfong297]

Must be a culture shock for you... I hope you'll move back to Colombia when ya have children

[@nosuchpersonexisted]

Fewer people are learning Chinese for business because it is easier to find native Chinese speakers who speak other languages than to learn Chinese. China's growing hostility towards the West means fewer Westerners want to study and live there. Traveling to China is difficult because visas are hard to get, and flights are limited and expensive. Also, payment, hotels, reservations, taxis, and shopping in China for a foreigner are complicated compared to other Asian countries. At the same time, the great firewall of China means tourists can only access their socials and communication apps in China if they know what to do. And the country does not produce any significant cultural products other than food. So, there are not a lot of good reasons to learn Chinese.

[@quyenluong3705]

China’s growing hostility towards the west? I would want clarifications. Haven’t lived through the rise of China, I see the west being more hostile towards China since its rise, not the other way around.

[@countryclub1113]

I'm learning it to communicate with family members and friends better in Korean and it's culturally relevant out here in Southern California. Korean culture in society is strong now in food, the workplace, etc. so, I think it's beneficial.

[@hyewonderfull]

From my experience of learning Korean as a college course for like 4 years, I think the language is fairly easy to start learning but hard to continue learning. Hence why I still don't speak it well even after 4 years lmaoo. The alphabet is easy but I think that's as far as most people can attempt to go bc once you start learning more and more about the grammar rules, you'll realize how hard it is,

[@skatingcanuck9837]

Reading it is easy to learn initially. Speaking is less easy. The honorifics really complicate it. I feel this way about a lot of languages. French was not super difficult, but the further advance you get you realize some of the grammar is complicated. University level French was very difficult because you have to choose between literature or translation - neither is easy.

[@mdilham5237]

Asian american entertainment was nothing before hallyu wave blew up in the US... Asian American should thank Korea for starting it first...

[@sarawinardi6745]

Majority of the people I know are learning Korean because of Koop and Kdrama. When I was in high school, I wanted to learn Cantonese because majority of my friends were Cantonese. I now want to learn Japanese because right now I watch anime and listen to Jpop with subtitles but it would be cool if I could listen to it raw.

[@reddirtprincess]

I currently speak English, read/ conversational with Spanish, and learning ASL and Korean for fun. I really think it is one of the easiest of the Eastern languages. People like C Drama's two, but Mandarin is kind of difficult to learn.

[@daboyup2nogood]

You guys are hitting a lot good points about everything. Really enjoy your shows. Keep it up.

[@MilhouseDaunt]

This trend is no different to when everyone was learning Japanese in the 80s and 90s. Thanks to the Hallyu, learning Korean has become trendy among people.

[@eugene1197]

You guys are so smart. Love your discussions!

[@davidkusanagi589]

Korean writing system is a big plus I think since it is so easy to learn.

[@Js_Son83]

It's because of those people who watch kdrama and listen to kpop so they don't need to read the subtitles. Sometimes those subtitles don't make sense, and it don't mean the same thing actors say on screen. 🤣🤣🇰🇷🇰🇷❤ And korean is the easiest language to learn compared to other Asian languages.

[@jammer0856]

Not true!! Tagalog is easier and I'm learning Tagalog!!😊

[@AeraYoo]

I think people will initially dabble in it perhaps, but only certain people heavily tied to the culture will truly be dedicated or enjoy it. I grew up with my Korean culture so I have learned things over the years and have decided to dive more into my Asian roots to feel closer to my culture, hence I am studying more Korean and Mandarin to also speak with family and friends. I think some white people may just learn it because it’s cool now and because K-pop without truly appreciating the full culture.

[@quyenluong3705]

The big reason for Korean culture becoming a hit is because the west also supported it and it is not seen as a threat. Koreans did their promotion as well which has contributed a lot but if the west constantly badmouth your culture and country, it won’t get far. After all, the global dominance is still the western culture. It will take time to be displaced.

[@jammer0856]

David accents is always on point!!😅😅😂😂

[@noblesseraziel9499]

Here in the US China had some soft power with the Bruce Lee and the Hong Kong kung fu movies during the 70s to 90s but they messed up with "The made in china" which equates to cheap and bad quality. Japan had some power with the technology and anime etc but they fell off because it feels like one sided love which wasnt reciprocated back. Korea is like a shoe salesman they will come with the bells and whistles ; try this, oh how bout this. They will try till it fits you and thats why they are where they are now. They are taking over the gaming industry, webtoons is killing it, films, beauty products, tech stuff, Kpop etc they are on a roll.

[@andresjeong1460]

형님들 오늘도 재밌네요 ㅎㅎ그리고 발음 너무 좋아요 ㅋㅋㅋ

[@tonykim5004]

헉 한국분이시네!

[@brianc21324]

Nah, I've been interested in Japanese culture since the early 90's before it was even a popular thing. A lot of people jumped on the Kpop bandwagon but still like to mix other Asian cultures with it. That's where you get the "I like learning Kpop because they have anime and boba tea, and Korean kung fu," types of people.

[@brianc21324]

@@ANHON888 Hell yeah that's what I mean, what you think?!

[@brianc21324]

@@ANHON888 On a serious note what I'm saying is a lot of these kids like to mix cultures and get annoyed when people tell them the different cultures where their favorite entertainment stuff comes from.

[@secretpeace-wp6xg]

@@brianc21324 I view most of it as just a trend eventually they'll get board with it and move onto the next thing.

[@brianc21324]

@@secretpeace-wp6xg Sad, but true, at least you'll get left with more people who actually like the culture beyond the surface level mainstream stuff when the hype dies down. Not even the British invasion of the 60's lasted this long when UK culture was all the hype.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

WTH are you talking about? Japanese culture was popular in the early 80’s.

[@conc502]

I'm late to the game here but wanted to bring up a linguistic topic about the Korean language(no politics), the language itself has similarities to Teochew (you discussed Teochew in an old video in your channel) and many words between Teochew and Korean sound similar. Either way, its nice to learn another language for our own sake.

[@luvpinkhellokitty]

I speak English and was raised speaking Toisan...(no one uses), and I am trying to self learn Japanese.

[@letsgowalk]

I speak Toisan too, but sadly haven't used it much since my grandparents all passed. It's still the main language of Chinatowns across the US. Nowadays, I just speak Cantonese, and a bit of mandarin when I really need to.

[@luvpinkhellokitty]

@@letsgowalk So lucky you can speak Cantonese (my friend does, so she helps me…some of the words sounds similar to Toisan but not all).

[@RRDB92]

yeh it is worth it. learning languages now is gonna play an IMPORTANT part of our lives in the future. just watch😁💯

[@SylvesrerSam]

I don't see it

[@grandadmiralthrawn66]

the BP shirt 🔥

[@jonahmaddox1038]

Tell me if you speak Japanese 🍙, would it be easier to speak Korean or no.

[@whitehare]

Absolutely. It's like plug and play, you can substitute Korean words into a Japanese structured sentence and it works. All the Kanji Chinese derived words are very similar sounding, if your brain is flexible in terms of sounds, you catch on easy. If you're a Japanese/Mandarin speaker like me even easier, but of course it takes work.

[@eljefeelpadron1843]

Koreatown LA helped to make Korean culture popular in the US. Showed how cool Koreans are. Ktown is where it's at.

[@mdilham5237]

Koreatown did nothing... Everything that comes from Korea is the one that makes non koreans in US stand up and get noticed abt the culture... u guys did nothing before Kpop, Kdrama, Kmovie and more blew up... if u guys really played a part, u should have done it way before in 80s, 90s or early 2000s

[@fabricworm]

How little you know. Without KTown in LA, Korean Wave may not have gotten where it is now. Americans needed to feel it first hand so it doesn't end up as fad.

[@mdilham5237]

@fabricworm what has Korean American done with the booming wave that Korean culture is experiencing right now... all Korea is doing it... u guys always wants to delete your culture and heritage, but when it starts booming, bandwagon on it as if u are sincere abt it...

[@mdilham5237]

@fabricworm BTS, Squid Game Parasite and many more led to Americans especially Non Koreans know more abt the country and the culture... u guys nvr had a say in it.. u guys are always embarrassed with your culture...

[@fabricworm]

​@mdilham5237 Who do you think spreading the Goodwords and create vibes in social media? Without the first stone, there is no ripple effects. Who do you thnk defend against anti Korean sentiments in the web at least in English speaking world? Why are so angry and bitter? Just very recently Kimbap went through same phases.

[@HaveanOreshnik]

I'm learning more of Spanish and German

[@CurrynKimchi]

Came across this video cuz our friends sent this to us, our photo is on the thumbnail 😂

[@Gilbertineable]

Very good subject!

[@Gilbertineable]

I started to learn the Hangul writing but have to give up due to memory problems. But I have learned a few words from watching K dramas.

[@Gilbertineable]

I like the sound of the language. I also like Cantonese but I'm not mad on the Mandarin language. Japanese sounds nice too. My mum comes from Switzerland and her language is Swiss German and it sounds really awful - really sing song - it's nothing like German. It's the worst.

[@cafezo87934]

Because korea and korean is the spokesperson of "success"

[@kaleidojess]

Little rap at the end 😂🎉

[@mdilham5237]

Its all thanks to the people in South Korea for making non-Koreans wanting to know, learn and understand more on the language, culture and many more... but Korean american just want to take the credit like as if they have played any part in it... all these gyopos did nothing but only followed the badwagon, and now they are also getting recognised in the western entertainment industry... without Hallyu wave, korean american would be nothing...

[@Buydaa.M]

without Korean Americans, no Koreatown

[@mdilham5237]

@@Buydaa.M what has Korean american done to the booming hallyu wave? i see nothing...

[@idek4973]

The average gyopo? Yea tots. But let’s give sone credit to Kor-Am celebs like Steven Yeon and Sandra Oh

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Roof Korean.

[@ga5835]

좀 쳐 갈라치기 못해서 환장했냐 서로서로 있어야 도움이 되는거지 교포들도 있어야 한국문화가 외국에서도 유지 발전이 되는거고 교포들도 한국의 SW파워 수혜를 입는거고 하여간 조선놈들은 지들끼리 급 쳐나눌생각만 쳐함

[@inquisitvem6723]

So they can pickup Korean girls and guys😂

[@Likeit_language]

Assuming that South Korea and North Korea are unified countries, there would have been a lot of human and material exchanges between South Korea and China. If Japan and Korea had been connected by land, many human and material exchanges would have occurred. If so, the current focus of the world would have changed a lot. Looking at North Korea's Mr. Kim, I think it is useless to send our children to study in a Western country (Switzerland).

[@bryantkobe23]

Never met one

[@shun8104]

Surprised French and German are that high, especially German. I didn't know people were that into it.

[@jammer0856]

Yes same!! I didn't think people want to learn French and German!! My coworker wants to learn German also and he is Cuban!!

[@jammer0856]

By the way I buy Smála Sauce and it's very good!!🥰🥰 Thank you bros for this!!

[@LisaCutie409]

Never seen it here

[@allio3459]

Incel

[@inquisitvem6723]

I’m surprised it hadn’t passed Japanese.

[@Mychoice-l3x]

13:31 Brit & Ireland, and All of Scandinavians SPANISH ? Yugo and Iran GERMAN ? BURMA, MALAYSIA, PHILIPPINES ,,, JAPANESE ? and Mongolians are learning KOREAN now ?

[@Yunia-d6b]

the german accent was really funny😅😂

[@cafezo87934]

I dont like how they curse excessively and slap each other on the head in korean movies and dramas. They have good storylines but lay back on the violence

[@wiikends]

Since its one study & theres many language app its more of abroad statement. I follow ytubers east of Asia & i just know a few words from them but lean more into JP.

[@victorlui5955]

They want to be linguistic yo

[@canuck21]

Not me. The reason people want to learn Korean is because of Korean pop culture. I grew up watching Hong Kong TV series so I was interested in that culture and therefore wanted to learn Cantonese (I never did).

[@SmallTownResident]

Asian American here, have zero desire to learn Korean. I'd rather learn Arabic, Russian and Spanish.

[@mdilham5237]

Not saying Americans only but the WORLD... There's a lot more countries who are interested in the culture than u guys...

[@SmallTownResident]

I can only speak for myself but I’m what you can a Non-Asian Asian American. I’m far more interested in non-Asian culture than Asian culture. I was never in Anime, K Pop, or Kung Fu Flicks (Although I do love Bruce Lee). I prefer listening to mostly rock, heavy metal and punk (Metallica, Guns N Roses, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, the Ramones, Bad Religion, Dropkick Murphys, Led Zeppelin). I play the guitar, not the piano and I certainly don’t listen to EDM or Asian pop of any kind. I mostly prefer Latin food and women over Asian. I’ve historically dated mostly Latina (Mexican, Colombian, Puerto Rican). Plus I’m also conservative and historically voted Republican. I’m definitely an unusual case but I can speak for myself when I say I have zero desire to learn any Asian languages.

[@Lost2found-d6n]

what if the two Korea's were united??

[@mdilham5237]

@@SmallTownResident sure...

[@mdilham5237]

@@Lost2found-d6n North and South Korea can never be united...

[@RebelsToSociety]

I just want to talk to cute Korean girls 😩

[@용용이-y9m]

한글은 쉬울수 있어도 한국어는 어렵다고 생각합니다😂😂

[@pragueexpat5106]

I'd say at least 95% percent of these "people" learning Korean are teenage girls and young women in their early to mid 20s. Men usually don't care about k pop, drama or whatever, but of course as with anything there are always outliers.

[@JasonK.-cy2tl]

And that's a bad thing?

[@princecoffee2349]

For business purposes, women in their 10s to 20s are the customer base with the highest spending power and highest loyalty. Think about who expensive luxury goods and precious metals are for.

[@Kentalot]

Though I enjoy your content in general, your politics is way too western centric. Your claim that we've won all the wars in the past century is just total BS. Afghanistan, Vietnam, Korea, and Ukraine are obvious losses. Iraq, Syria and Lybia are arguably wins but only if you define a win as the destruction of the country, in which case Ukraine's also a win (unfortunately for them). Only wins are really the two world wars in the last century. Either don't do politics or don't propagandize. Thanks.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Korean culture is popular because of Kim Jong Un.

[@MedalionDS9]

No offense, but I don't want to learn Korean... I haven't even learnt to speak cantonese properly.

[@quyenluong3705]

I don’t either. It’s overrated because of overrated Kpop. I also wonder how much kpop has continued the image of Asian men being feminine and weak.

[@Jaemon4Eva]

Are you sure about this?

[@choo1030]

fun fact : Korean is the ONLY language in the world invented by one person(and 10-20 servants who helped him) with known established dates.

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Korean Alphabet, not the Korean language.

[@JasonK.-cy2tl]

Wow. Didn't know that.

[@jay_sooning]

Not really. It’s Japanese that’s most popular

[@JohnLee-db9zt]

Back in the 80’s and 90’s, not anymore.

[@mashitta5969]

japanese is not the most popular anymore...

[@jay_sooning]

マシッタ、yes it is

[@David-tz1tr]

​@@jay_sooning only fat weeb dudes are into japan, women want korean, suck it other asian losers lol

[@David-tz1tr]

​@@jay_sooning cope, white girls, black girls, hispanic girls, indian girls are all for korean men, bye bye loser lol

[@secretpeace-wp6xg]

5:25 Korean also has this problem with pronunciation because they don't have an official romanticized version of the language as of right now what they have is a very clunky version of it. Japanese has Romaji and Chinese has Pinyin which makes it easier to learn by sounding out the words. Edit to add: Economically speaking as of right now Vietnam is on its way to become the next global power. Many businesses have been leaving Mainland China for a while.

[@k10nn10th]

Hmm I wouldn't say Korean is easy to learn, maybe to start but if you go in depth, it's quite difficult. I would say Chinese is much more similar to English than Korean.

[@TerrySitu]

Are you sure?

[@SylvesrerSam]

No

[@David-tz1tr]

​@@SylvesrerSam cope now keep crying about your women running to korean men, bye bye loser lol

[@alexkwon8398]

CCP...

[@badass197]

The only Korean words you need to know is chaji massagy.

[@skywalker8100]

It's fun. Thank you.

[@ariusbudiman7105]

But I want to learn Japanese 😁🇯🇵 Japanese culture already famous from 80s. 🚅⛩🍣🎏🕹🗼🍜🌸