How to Speak KPOP

Wouldn’t it be amazing if you could understand what your favorite Kpop idol says to you or the jokes from your favorite Korean drama on Netflix?

How to Speak KPOP is all about helping you to understand Korean words from the pop culture without getting into too much Korean grammar or any boring language textbook type of study.

Here is the truth.

Korean language and KPOP language are two very different things.

Korean pop culture has an exceptionally unique language and it still evolves further as the K-POP, K-Drama, and K-Movies have been expanding to other countries and beloved by other language speakers. Some KPOP words wouldn’t be easy for even a native Korean speaker to even guess what they mean. That’s because it requires a deep understanding of the cultural background first before anything else.

How to Speak KPOP is the most straightforward guide book to learn Korean words from Korean dramas, movies, and pop culture. It uniquely combines the most popular Korean slang words and trendy phrases that cannot be found in the ordinary Korean language textbook. And it will give you a full explanation of the cultural background of the word and help you to understand why it is being used like that. This book will give you a fun and easy way to learn the most popular Korean words one by one.

It will also help you to know how the word is pronounced with the Romanized alphabets. Please don’t forget to read and say a word from the examples. The examples are thoughtfully picked to sound just like a native and a true KPOP fan who knows what KPOP language is all about. Try out words you learned to your Korean friend or write a fan letter with them to your favorite idol star.

They will be pleasantly surprised. Learning a foreign language is very rewarding, and learning a cultural background even opens your eyes and heart to a whole new experience. You will get both from this book!

Author Biography

Jungho Park is a native Korean speaker from the beautiful harbor city of Busan in South Korea. Tutoring both Korean and English was a big part of his life along with his professions in the Aviation and Corporate Finance. Jungho made his debut in 2020 with the non-fiction language book, How to Speak KPOP. His dream to write a fun and accessible book for Korean language learners & Korean culture enthusiasts has become a reality. He can usually be found dancing quietly to KPOP songs in his kitchen and he enjoys listening to all different kinds of music.