Grading celebrities speaking in Korean

I grade some of your favorite non-native celebrities speaking in Korean. This video features Jim Carrey, Blackpink’s Lisa, and Lupita Nyong’o. I’ll grade them on how well they did, how they can improve, and everything between.
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Intro: 00:00
Jim Carrey ("Yes Man"): 1:48
Blackpink Lisa: 11:29
Lupita Nyong'o ("Black Panther"): 17:56
Music by Kevin MacLeod: “MJS Strings,” and “Brightly Fancy.” (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)

[@jkay2798]

billy: "i am not perfectly fluent in korean" me: :D says the person i've been learning korean from

[@JJ-yu6og]

Lol

[@handybanana2274]

I think he said he's far from perfect, sounds like he's fluent.

[@sgtK0420]

As a native Korean speaker I can confirm that Billy is 99% perfect in Korean!

[@notwerkinginthishouse8634]

@@sgtK0420 goals😍 literal goals

[@tsuyuasui7297]

​@Michael K does he sound native tho¿ that's what I've been wondering

[@ogabrielalbar]

I would love to see an analysis of Twice's foreign line. Like, accent, grammar, pronunciation and all.

[@nazeera2]

Sanas korean sounds very natural to me (but I'm still a learner myself). Shes also very confident in it as shes speaking a lot in varity shows

[@doublemoon7720]

ikrr, i was waiting him doing that

[@stallonegremista9600]

​@@nazeera2 I think the same. She's the best among the foreigners. She speaks in a good pace.

[@doublemoon7720]

@@Luaxon from 2015 to here she has improved a lot, her vocab and pronunciation isnt the best among the foreign girls but still v good

[@Maya-ym6bp]

im not entirely fluent in Korean but I would consider myself pretty good. from what I've heard from them Sana has the best korean, I haven't hear that much of mina speaking from what I remember but I didn't hear a lot of an accent from her, then momo would be next for me because when she speaks she has a bit more of an accent and forgets words it seem like more often, then last would be tzuyu. Tzuyu has the biggest accent, I could see the other foreign members passing as Koreans through speaking but tzuyu not so much. She seems like she's always translating what she's saying in her head and I comes out a lot slower, but her Korean isn't bad, just I feel like she has to think more about it.

[@WorldReserveCurrency]

Jim Carey's pronunciation isn't great when speaking with Soo Mi but the way he steps into it with confidence and his intonation is very impressive. I actually personally felt he was extending respect to the korean people through his sincere efforts. Thanks Jim!!

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Yes. His intonation was great. #beginnerstudent I can hear it

[@whatsup968]

Yeah his pronunciation makes me laugh 😂 But he has a knack for sounding kinda funny in English as well

[@iiTzLurks]

He was joking lol hes a comedian why would you grade a comedian korean tf

[@iiTzLurks]

@@whatsup968 i mean hes a comedian

[@whatsup968]

@@iiTzLurks That's what I'm saying, just indirectly. Also some people might find the fact that his pronunciation was comedic to be insulting if we don't take into account that he does the same thing in English, so that's why I said it

[@gracewhitten9076]

The other day I heard someone say, “woah BTS Korean is so good! It’s like their native speakers!” 😂😂😂

[@whassup8772]

wth lol

[@Z5Z5Z5]

🤣🤣

[@ithrowgrandmasdownstairs7620]

HuH🗿

[@OnlyMichaelJackson]

LMAO PLEASEDJDKF

[@nickiminaj0882]

Who said that 😂😂

[@RayMak]

It's really not easy to be in Kpop

[@vanhminglianitochhawng3209]

I see you everywhere

[@GoBillyKorean]

Congrats to both of us for hitting 300k~!

[@RayMak]

@@GoBillyKorean thank you so much

[@frankmendez7142]

@@vanhminglianitochhawng3209 I see you everywhere too

[@MOI-rt5zi]

@@vanhminglianitochhawng3209 that means u r everywhere too like me.

[@011mph]

Actually Lisa didn't start learning Korean until about 14/15 years old which is when she went to korea. So her being able to speak as fluently as she does is very impressive but definitely explains why she still has a bit of an accent sometimes.

[@bluejay9638]

That's still a decent age to start learning and it's not surprising imo, especially with actually living there

[@gordowg1wg145]

She was dropped in the deep end, with only korean allowed to be spoken with the trainees - fortunately, she made friends with jennie and Rosé who were able to speak to her in english and who helped her out a great deal. She can 'get by' in around 8 languages now - very impressive young woman on so many levels - and is still quite shy and modest.

[@rozensia]

Hi I'm South Korean and my American friend showed me this video. Your analysis is so great. Honestly I was little surprised. I was going to just watch little but when I heard your analysis, I couldn't. The most surprising analysis was ㄹsound. For me R sound is hard so I also thought foreigner who is learning Korean also feels difficult ㄹsound and I've also seen and heard about that. Another things are also surprised analysis but if I write more I think I wouldn't get sleep lol. I saw you first in this video but you seem you're great Korean teacher for forieners who want to learn Korean. My English might be lacking, but I wrote a comment. I thought it was a great analysis. I don't know if you're offended by comments like this, but I wanted to tell you that you're a good teacher, so I hope you feel good

[@blammmed]

aw this is such a sweet comment

[@Bloooooooooopp]

Your English is amazing.

[@rozensia]

@@blammmed Aww☺ Thanks

[@rozensia]

@@Bloooooooooopp Ohh didn't expect that

[@bredman9348]

What do you mean you english is lacking? I see none thereof

[@cori8212]

You should grade Felix and Bang Chan from stray kids! Felix is still pretty new to the language

[@riotxvann]

yes please uwu

[@lovcore]

Chan has spoken it since childhood in his household (:

[@cori8212]

@@lovcore yeah, I know but it’d still be cool to see Billy react to him

[@eva1742]

Bang chan is almost like a native tho

[@cori8212]

@@eva1742 I know, so id'd be fun for Billy to see how good it is

[@user-kk8gl3jv4i]

14:31 my mind: da🐬 da 🐬da🐬 da🐬 da🐬 da🐬 da🐬 da🐬da🐬 da🐬 da🐬 da🐬 da🐬

[@Nawalsamer04]

Sameeee

[@nitusrivastava7803]

I got it as da da da dadadada da dahyun imnida

[@yoongi_chu1353]

nooooooo hahha soobin fancam is stuck in my head now

[@musikyleproductions2488]

Stan Oh My Girl for clear skin

[@mllysha]

dolphin cult

[@sandruhhh___3828]

Side note! Lisa didn’t learn Korean as a really young kid. She learned when she went to Korea to become a trainee. (14?) but she’s still pretty dang good 😌

[@doublemoon7720]

I was really waiting for Billy to react TWICE's Sana speaking korean. She sounds just like a korean native and her pronouncing, intonation and grammar is one of the best among the foreign members

[@rengonzales5134]

Lisa didn't learn Korean until she got to Korea in 2012 I think and also this clip is from 2016-2017 so it's a bit old. Her Korean has improved throughout the years.

[@ivckrxs118]

2011*

[@yestyongday]

Jim Carrey's Korean was amazingly good, I'm so happy he learned the language and did the dialog himself, instead of hiring someone to dub it for him

[@Psychedelicpath]

Have I inadvertently been saying “thank you” like a North Korean all this time? 😭

[@Fendikay_og]

Ahh same

[@Psychedelicpath]

@me !! 21:11 with more of a “wua” sound instead of “wuo”.

[@noranason6521]

LMFAOOOOOOO As a half Korean, this is hilarious, oml

[@user-fp7xk2df4o]

Korean "ㄹ" is sounds like when u say " I gotta eat " that soft 'L' sound coming from 'tta' part. Hope it helped...tiny bit. And Billy, a big big respect, your explanation is beyond good I agreed 100%

[@Z5Z5Z5]

Ooooo

[@Alysaah]

Wow that helped a lot, thanks!

[@nvmholo]

I'm confusedddd

[@poopoopants7904]

@@nvmholo okay say the word “gotta” (notice that soft “t” sound is what the “ㄹ” is pronounced like)

[@abig6762]

I forgot I'm British for a moment and was confused y it didnt work😂 then I said it in an american way and it worked, thanks!

[@kimera.official]

A theory: the Korean lady in the Black Panther movie is a North Korean defector and that's why they say "고마와요" Edit: I see a lot of replies talking about the actress's accent but I was actally referring to the character. Sorry I didn't make myseklf clear, hahah

[@hpowen88]

That korean lady is the black panther doesn't sound korean. Maybe it was her line or a type of accent from dialect Im not familiar with, but it sounded unnatural to me.

[@hpowen88]

@@pearl1220 are you suggesting they got a Korean actor to play a character who lives in Busan, but to be consistent with lupita's accent they made sure that she was actually from the North? Haha that would be such an insane detail to get perfect.

[@carolinereize2868]

I heard shes like 2nd gen korean american and never learned korean. But she just plays a lot of korean background roles.

[@Jacubp]

@@carolinereize2868 right right i remember she was at the lost too?

[@iloveicecream127]

My family escaped from the north during the war so I speak with a slight norther accent sometimes and she doesn’t have any northern accent. She doesn’t have any Korean period lol.

[@toyosibee.mp3]

“Beginners tend to look up or to the side” 🙋🏾‍♀️ yep, that’s me

[@Laizeyness]

Lol i even do this in my native language

[@jeonjungkook9981]

I always do that.

[@juno1765]

@@Laizeyness lol too

[@prashil3k594]

18:23 Lupita's 고마워요 sounded like it had a Chinese accent. Is it just me?

[@dudcats]

Yes lol was waiting for him to say that

[@notella190]

yeah it lowkey sounded like it had a chinese accent cause she did intonations on the wrong place and added a ㅇ on 요 but its lowkey natural so its okay

[@zzzzzz-wb6sj]

sounds cantonesey

[@paris2______]

Maybe because of her own accent

[@showbebe6193]

@@notella190 I think it’s her African accent actually

[@KoreanJream]

That Black Panther scene in Busan, when I played it in my class, the looks on my students were just priceless hearing the lady!!! 😂 This is a brilliant idea to introduce the most challenging aspects for the Korean learners! I can see how relatable these must be to many people!

[@lindanise1357]

I would like to add as a Kenyan. The reason saying “come on” might came off so naturally to lupita(who comes from the same tribe as me) could be the similarities in culture. In the luo culture we have a similar thing when asking something for something or reacting to something it even has a similar sound to the Korean version it goes “aiiii yawa”-“come on!” Or “please!”

[@iGottakissU]

React to Jessi's korean too please. I'm really curious how bad she actually is. She is often critisize about it.

[@bimberby]

Pretty bad for a Korean working in Korea but pretty typical of an Asian American tbh. I can name a handful of foreign kpop idols who are much better speakers than her. She can't go more than a few sentences without relying on English (not konglish) because her vocab is severely lacking. You can tell she thinks in English. Knowledge of grammar is also pretty basic. Not shaming her for it though; she knows she's lacking and is very vocal about it.

[@lucyblair8667]

i’ve heard ppl say it’s like an elementary school student lol but i don’t speak korean so i can’t confirm

[@iiaquatiq]

As a non korean speaker learning I cant really tell much difference but her korean is a bit slower than most

[@parasiticFoxx]

@@bimberby tbf most foreign Kpop idols started learning Korean when they were in their teens or younger, whereas jessi could barely speak korean at all until she was in her 20s and learning languages gets harder the older you get. plus a lot of her friends even in Korea speak fluent English, and she speaks more in english n konglish then she does in straight korean to most of her fans.

[@bimberby]

@@parasiticFoxx Well, yeah, which is why I said "pretty bad for a Korean working in Korea, but pretty typical of an Asian American". Like I said, I wasn't shaming her for it, and I know the reasons she is lacking in Korean, I was just stating that she's lacking in Korean because someone was cautious. Edit: curious, not cautious

[@margarida1823]

lisa started speaking korean at the age of 15! she arrived in korea only knowing how to say '안녕하세요'

[@gamingwithcharlie5008]

She started speaking at the age of 1,307,674,368,000?

[@gamingwithcharlie5008]

You said 15!

[@rourinishein]

That aiiiiii lupita said. Kenyans use it all the time to mean "oh come on" or "oh please" lol. So that's probably why it came out so natural

[@supechube_k]

lupita nyong'o speaking korean was inspirational to me since im also from kenya 🇰🇪

[@leilani.]

same!!

[@rain_ypjm]

yess same, her home is not too far from my parents home, small world

[@crisquilis3730]

Got7 foreign line. Jackson, Mark and BamBam. I would like to see a video like this about them.

[@tahintz1959]

Yes please!!!

[@kayshiekayshie2198]

Oml YASSS Y'ALL Jackson STRUGGLED🤣🤣🤣

[@charliewright468]

I think BamBam’s is definitely the best right now because Jackson and Mark no longer live in Korea.

[@bridget4212]

This was a great video, I really enjoyed your insight into the celebrities speaking Korean. Also, I learned the counter for languages (개국어, used with Sino-Korean numbers) so that's a plus!

[@stallonegremista9600]

I didnt know 개국어 too.

[@Jacubp]

U gotta say it like -개V국어 Not -개국어. It’s -개 국어

[@tetrulz]

I wish we had a USB port in our brain to transfer languages

[@cristianna_jasmyn]

Same lol

[@victoryhalberg1254]

The worst nightmare of any translator

[@angelg9981]

@@victoryhalberg1254 True

[@AKADriver]

You've gotta do Jackie Chan (성룡)! I've seen a few interviews and clips from variety shows, he actually holds his own despite not being fluent and needing a translator to keep up with what the cast is saying. He's good at coming up with a quick reply and not just reading lines. It's funny how rare it is to see someone who is just OK at Korean like that, honestly. These foreign K-pop stars seem to go through pretty intense language training.

[@nikogalih9260]

Jackie chan lived in korea 30-40 years ago.

[@notshantelle]

In Kenya, ai is used in pretty much the same way, that's probably why Lupita sounded really natural (And before anyone asks, Lupita is Kenyan)

[@jadin8317]

Fun fact: My home language, Afrikaans, also uses the 아이 sound. Although, we use it when talking/reacting to a pet or child when they're doing something adorable And when you're shocked.. but thats more of a 하이 and 아이 mixture (depends on how lazy you are to pronounce the H sound)

[@teedoubleu9602]

And then we mix that 하이 with a 보 and we get "haibo" 🤣

[@jadin8317]

@@teedoubleu9602 YESSS lol

[@Bloooooooooopp]

interesting thanks

[@shade4851]

Central Africa we use 어 when something is interesting or 아 like when the person is talking! We just make them weird sound while having a conversation ㅋㅋ I sometimes make them on accident and I live in the USA now and they will look at my like "what?👄"

[@JayLidz1223]

Hi! Hoe gaan dit? I speak a bit of Afrikaans and want to learn Korean, have you found that it has made it easier knowing Afrikaans?

[@ashrose6946]

*_Saraing hey ho_*

[@kayshiekayshie2198]

STAP🤣🤣

[@sicabeat]

the awkward moment when lupita speaks korean better than that asian grandma who probably even doesn't speak korean irl... i wonder why the casting directors couldn't find an extra who can actually speak the language when they're filming in busan out of all places

[@tsuyuasui7297]

Wait the grandma wasn't a native Korean??😭😭

[@SaraStar7373]

ok but billy is so right it would be such a cool backstory if lupita's character learnt korean in north korea

[@thiagoribeiro428]

Wtf did I just find out about his channel?! I'm been missing an amazing teacher my whole life!

[@JJ-yu6og]

As a bilingual speaker of Korean and English, whose mother tongue is Korean, it's really fun watching an American explain Korean to foreigners. (I learned English as a 6 yr old when I moved to the states, so I'm a native speaker of American English.) I now teach English and Korean. I love that I'm fluent in 2 completely different languages. To add to my repertoire, I've learned a few more languages. It's like learning a new sport!

[@Z5Z5Z5]

To me it feels like if its not your native language, you could never sound like a native or have a good accent :(

[@nicoleraheem1195]

Where do you teach ?

[@MichelleLeeSWEKR]

@@Z5Z5Z5 That's not true at all, don't worry. If you practice and live in the country for a few years it's very possible to get rid of your accent and get fluent. It's of course harder for some than others but still, very doable :)

[@azdawn264]

NCT is a 23-member kpop group with 13 foreign members from all over the world(Japan, China, America, Canada, etc) Not all of them are completely fluent in Korean but they are learning. They sometimes struggle communicating because of the variety of languages they speak. I think it would be cool if you analyzed their Korean :)

[@salmalaks1996]

Omgcg yesss

[@YN-wo8rd]

Which of them aren’t fluent? I’m not really an nctzen yet, so I don’t know

[@azdawn264]

@@YN-wo8rd they all speak decent Korean and can understand the language, but sometimes the foreign line mixes up their words or doesn’t understand what is going on. I can’t really point anyone in particular who currently struggles as they all have improved significantly, but a few years ago, members like Lucas and chenle would not understand what was going on at all lol

[@YourKoreanSaem]

I always thought someone should make a video like this (bc I was too intimidated to do it myself lol) so I’m really glad you’re the one who did it 😆😆 this was so informative and fun to watch! 역시 빌리 선생님👍

[@GoBillyKorean]

Oh I was definitely intimidated too. That's why you hear me giving more compliments than corrections :P I didn't want to come across like I was putting them down for trying their best. I also made another episode of this which I'll post next week, and then maybe more if people like them. I was surprised nobody else was already making these videos for Korean.

[@YourKoreanSaem]

Learn Korean with GO! Billy Korean looking forward to the next one! 🤩

[@thezaftigwendy]

As a learner of Korean, Jim Carrey's portrayal felt really encouraging. I could tell his accent and pronunciation wasn't perfect, but I could understand him and I think most Koreans could also, and seeing him confidently speak as much as he can makes me feel more confident about speaking to others in Korean myself.

[@surviveseparation]

to me, my ㄹ sounds identical to my english L even after i place my tongue in the D position 😔. probably just my english speaking brain

[@GoBillyKorean]

Yes, it's just your brain. But as long as you're not touching your tongue to your teeth, you're not really saying an "L" so it's fine.

[@Z5Z5Z5]

Its like a r falling into a l LOL

[@SobrietyandSolace]

I hear a u or ur behind the consonant 'diluting' it somewhat. It isn't so hard and definite.Spoken with exhale and tongue in the centre of the mouth rater than the roof

[@Ruby-ov1rn]

Hi billy Just to correct you Lisa only learnt Korean after she came to Korea when she was around 14 years old and not when she was seven lol

[@GoBillyKorean]

When did she first go to Korea?

[@Ruby-ov1rn]

@@GoBillyKorean when she was 14 years old after she auditioned for yg ent

[@The_Darkened_One]

@@Ruby-ov1rn wait I thought she was 14 years old when she went to Korea

[@Ruby-ov1rn]

@@The_Darkened_One oops my bad I changed it now I forgot about it Thx for telling me

[@The_Darkened_One]

@@Ruby-ov1rn no problem. I was questioning my memory for a second XD

[@hellobeatles613]

wahhh thank you so much for this!!

[@tiffunnystraykidsnoona7694]

I love this video Billy, showing us other foreigners' mistakes makes us think of our own mispronunciation !! Please make it a series 😊❤

[@Mmmm_yum]

안녕하세요! I’m happy that I have you as our Korean teacher :) Thank you for your work.

[@faithbwire9164]

Proud Kenyan proud Nairobian 🇰🇪 this is super awesome.... We express ourselves using 아이 that's why it was natural for her... Loving this... Am so encouraged today

[@doubledubss]

I love this video. It would be really cool if you do this with other foreign idols. It inspire us to keep learning.

[@derpderp9281]

really cool, when i first watched Jim Carrey's movie I didn't even know much about Korean language and culture... look at me now! Also, I really liked the tip for pronouncing ㄹ because no one really explains the right way, only that it can be an L or R (but saying this is wrong, so...) Argh! gotta practice speaking better, it's always the hardest part. Btw, I like this kind of video! Explaining what people did right and wrong is also good for me to notice the way I speak Korean and how to improve it!

[@j_me]

Yeah that tip was awesome, this whole time I just thought it was just between an L and an R sound 😂

[@DMorga]

Wow, I live in korea and have been learning (badly) korean for 1 year now and this is the first time ㄹ has been explained to me so well! Thank you so much! I finally get what I was missing.

[@michellemwangi1749]

The "aaai" Lupita said really sounded the same as it is in swahili (kenya) maybe that's why it sounded good.

[@theritztotherubble]

Love your videos, Billy!! Love these comments.

[@giosz3]

I love this so much, I really hope you can turn this into a series, and if you do it my recommendations for non-natives are: Yuqi (from (G)I-dle): She is from Beijing and went to Korea in 2015-2017 (not entirely sure of the year) Minnie (from (G)I-dle): Like Lisa, she is also Thai and went to Korea in 2015 Both Yuqi and Minnie are super complimented by Korea media and called "foreigners that are secretly Korean" for how good their Korean is Shuhua, also from (G)I-dle, is an idol that would be easy to nitpick since her accent is quite strong. She is from Taiwan and went to Korean in 2016 Felix (from Stray Kids): he is actually Korean but he lived is entire life in Sydney, Australia until he moved to Korean in 2017 and during this year his group did a survival show called "Stray Kids" and at that time his Korean was super broken

[@whoizrez]

new viewer and not learning korean (im actually learning chinese) and with your underselling yourself in the beginning of the video i was not expecting such a well explained critique as a non native speaker of korean but this was impressive. you're way better in korean than you say and i know theres not many native speakers that could explain these errors as good as you have in english so good job overall!

[@REPDC4LIFE]

Lupita's "고마워요" was so cute to me. I just now noticed how she said it.

[@faus585]

I learned so much from this! Thank you :D

[@esteb6544]

Nice addition to the channel content. 고마워요 ㅋㅋ

[@taeminsgf4275]

You should do Nct Yuta, since he is Japanese but he’s been speaking Korean for quite some time now

[@louisthebiter8543]

11:52 Lisa said when she came to Korea she didn’t know a single word besides 안녕하세요 and she was 15 then. So certainly, not 7. She could understand Korean fast bcus yg didn’t allow her to speak other languages than Korean

[@theartist312]

YG high-key sucks. Right? Lol

[@louisthebiter8543]

@@theartist312 umm no, I know that’s quite hard but it’s a method that made her Korean improved easily. and if you say yg sucks I don’t think so becuz they take care of the artists very very well. They provide good facilities for the artist such as luxury room, good food and their own producing room. So in my OP, yg is a good ent.^^

[@xiaorishu]

I love this. 🤣🤣

[@KoreanArah]

신선한 아이디어의 영상이네요. 한국어 원어민이 아닌 한국어를 외국어로 구사하는 연예인들의 한국어 능력을 분석해 보는 건 정말 좋은 컨텐츠라고 생각해요. 한국어를 배우는 분들에게 굉장한 팁이 될 거 같아요.👍👍

[@KisaTheGamerCat]

This was a fun video, also thank you for the quick ㄹlesson! I've been self learning Korean for about 8 months now, and couldn't find anything to assist me in how it was suppose to be pronounced.

[@cherylschaeffer7832]

Excellent! You should definitely continue this as a series. There is much that can be learned from the video and you give a very balanced approach, being neither all flattering nor all critical. Excellent job and obviously a great deal of hard work and thought went into making this video. Then again, your videos are always high quality.

[@coreanzoon]

Wow, 1) that increased my watch list of must-see movies 2) I like your Korean language knowledge so much , again . 3) I wish I had you as a language teacher when I was younger !

[@sunflower-ix7yl]

I love these kinds of videos

[@ankekdote]

Great examples! Thank you 🤗

[@stargirl7646]

Great series!

[@melisch8572]

Thanks for this video !

[@brooklyntsang4467]

Hi, I rlly love ur work! ❤️ As a korean I think ur doing an amazing job. Few things with the pronunciation with ur introduction is u tend to draw out the end which is common for English speakers since we have a bit of a drawl whereas korean is sharp. Ur doing fantastic - keep up the good work :)

[@byunTAEuP]

I love these videos because the information is presented in bite-sized snippets so recalling the information becomes easier! Now I know how to count languages woo hooo

[@DesertRoses]

Love the video! It would be awesome if you made a video about pauses in Korean. I would have loved for you to have expanded on that topic. I learned something new about that!

[@la_semproniana]

You should grade (G)I-DLE's foreign line too!! (Yuqi, Minnie, Shuhua), i think they're all on different levels so it might be interesenting and yuqi is often complimented for sounding native!!! also one of the korean members, soojin, has the nickname "hidden foreigner" because although she's native, sometimes koreans think she's a foreigner because of her korean. I've never understood exactly why and I think it would also be an interesting example!! This was a very imformative video overall and I love how respectful you were at all times, thank you so much!!

[@tatianasukhova910]

Thank you, Billy! I really like that you specifically pointed out the criteria. Many people just subjectively judge others' abilities =)

[@Miyankochan]

that was a good video idea :) you should do more

[@vita123abc]

Hi Billy. I stumbled onto this channel (especially this video) because lately I've been starting to look around for Korean teaching videos and I really enjoyed your video. Because you have asked your viewers for any foreign celebrities speaking Korean, as an Indonesian I'd like to recommend you to analyse Dita Karang from Secret Number. Quick background : Secret Number is a new girl group that had just debuted in May 2020 and they just had their first comeback in November. Dita Karang is the first Indonesian member of a K-pop girl group and what's more amazing is that Secret Number just won Rookie Of The Year at the 2020 Asian Artist Awards (AAA) and (as I'm typing) are in with a very good chance to win the same award at the coming 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA). It would be great if you can grade/analyse her Korean as we Indonesians are extremely proud of her and Secret Number have been making huge waves lately internationally and they have a huge following in Indonesia already. There are numerous videos of her speaking Korean during promotions and interviews but the latest that's just been released (and it's hella funny to watch too) is this one from KBS promoting tourism spots in Seoul : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKnOeISambVke5o Thank you for reading and I hope you'll be able to include her in your future videos.

[@TheNeli1998]

I totally agree with what you said about Lupita Nyong'o, the first time I say this scene I thought the exact same! Great actress!

[@msmornig]

thank you for this!! i've always been interested in the korean of foreign idols because although they are very familiar with the language and sound so, there must be some differences

[@willrichards7654]

Lupita Nyong’o spoke better Korean than the woman who played a Korean woman!

[@way2girly]

This is brilliant!

[@MojaveHigh]

Great video!! I'd love to see your critiquing of the actors who play the Lost characters Jin and Sun.

[@Bom13]

Good idea ! You made me want to rewatch the show now that I know a bit of Korean

[@gmmartines7331]

What you said about Lisa is so important in learning any language. I'm currently a beginner at Korean but I taught myself to speak English (3rd language) and Spanish (2nd language) and the number one advice I always give is to learn to think in the target language rather than translate it while speaking. It comes across more natural

[@izaiza9794]

Yanan and Yuto from a kpop group Pentagon are both learners! Yanan is Chinese and Yuto - Japanese. They both only knew Korean briefly before they came to Korea. You can find clips from 2016 when they were still training to debut in the group and some recent ones, where you can notice how much they've improved since the very beginning

[@whatsup968]

I saw in the thumbnail that you would talk about pronouncing ㄹ and I had to click. Even as an intermediate learner I've never felt comfortable with it and that helped me feel a lot better! 감사합니다 선생님!

[@kimsalma9223]

Thank you for this

[@elipru9632]

Ooh I love Lupita :) So interesting, your analysis of the eyes while speaking and that beginners who adopt a quieter tone are even less good speakers... from a cultural point of view.

[@Wordvisor]

Hi, motivated by you, I am teaching Korean on youtube. Thanks for your fast pacing video! I'd like to know how you make curriculums in general.

[@GoBillyKorean]

I write out an outline, and move things around until they make sense. It takes a very long time for me.

[@Wordvisor]

Thanks you. Probably that's why your video is perfect!

[@elchrystGU]

This was really interesting! I started learning Korean when I was 16 and mostly learned my pronunciation by listening and watching kdramas. I'm not really familiar with Black Pink but when I heard Lisa in a short promo somehow I was able to hear a little of an accent and questioned if she was Korean or not. I later found out through a google search that she's Thai. Lol

[@davidfrischknecht8261]

When she was a kid, she was in a dance group with Got7's BamBam called Wee Za Cool.

[@ichliebebaeumeweilbaum]

Recognizing accents is a big step in becoming fluent in a language. I remember how proud I was when I could finally hear whether an English speaker was a native English speaker or not :D

[@Kawinah]

i love how you didnt rip them into pieces

[@gwho]

5:30 brilliant analysis. totally agreed.

[@gmrads]

It is interesting, how Jim Carrey’s scenes were all edited, it was obviously lots of smaller takes put together. Same thing in black panther, that makes it more impressive considering the speech was actually broken up, but how they spoke it was confident and consistent enough to still be good.

[@bes03c]

I use Billy's explanation of ㄹ when explaining English L and R to Korean students.

[@beefbeef8589]

It would be cool if he reacted to the Korean of Fatou and Leia from blackswan 🧍🏾‍♀️

[@kayshiekayshie2198]

OML YASSSSSS

[@DrPhil-ei2fl]

YESSSSS PLEASE

[@user-mu7xm7lo8l]

What did you call me Teacher: Good job

[@daphneymoon6968]

The video was very fun but actually as a person studying Korean in Seoul, I actually found a lot of your feedback towards the celebrities SUPER helpful in my own learning process. Like Speaking softly and looking around when trying to remember what I learned. I do all of those things. So I will try to remember your feedback when I am learning! Thank you!

[@chikobowoski]

MOAR OF THIS~

[@NSXPCConnection]

더 영상을 이렇게 만드세요, 좋아해요 :)

[@mykoreaverse]

What do you say about not thinking while speaking in a learning language, it’s true! It’s something that I also noticed and it is something that I noticed when my senior at my Korean Institute was giving her speech. She was not thinking about speaking in Korean, but instead she was looking straight into the camera while she was giving her speech and that was something that stood up to me too! Goes to show how comfortable she was with speaking in a foreign language! ~21st March, 2024 @4:00pm, Thursday

[@easykoreantv1]

It's really awesome channel

[@natalia-pz4cb]

I adore this omg !! Please continue this series, I'd love to see you analyze foreign NCT members korean. Especially: Renjun, Lucas, Ten, Yuta Also, SEVENTEEN's Joshua, Jun and The8

[@mochiemy]

Lisa did a great job on her Korean. This was very helpful and I learn more about how to say the sentence😊

[@carolinagonzalez7320]

This whole video gave me flashbacks to my Korean class this semester

[@MriMusical]

Dude... number one I’ve been back and forth on emails with you and let me first say I love you bro But your right. I thought he was so smart back in 2008 when I first heard this And now that I speak decent Korean I’m like... Wait.... This very scene actual inspired me to learn Korean 아무튼 ... 사랑해 형!

[@milkman3948]

SaRaanG hEy yO!