Bruh i know i was like, im trying to learn it for about a year now and i only know words. okay my attention span is just a couple of minutes but.. sigh. These people r so good! I wanna learn because i love kpop hehe since 2009
What got me into learning Korean is BTS, but now I keep learning it because it’s fun. When I watch a video in Korean and I understand a word I get so happy lol
I also start because of them. When I started to learn about BTS I was introduced to their regular content called Run BTS and I'm always having fun watching them play, the thing is when they start talking all together I'm always like 'what? who said that?' it also frustrates me when I have to constantly rewind the videos because I was reading and didn't catched what happened 😭 so from there I started... yet I'm still a beginner ㅠ.ㅠ
@@rosean374 Well, it's not easy learning a language. But it's doable haha. I think the most important things you need when learning is motivation. If you don't have motivation then it'll be harder
@@rosean374 it’s actually pretty easy to learn how to read korean especially in comparison to the other “squiggly asian languages” which i’d suggest you not refer to them as because it sounds pretty rude. it takes detication but you can totally learn if you really want to
I’m learning because I work for a dental office where the doctor’s wife is Korean. She is the front office person. We order all our supplies from a Korean company, our implants from another Korean company, and our crowns from yet another Korean company. We also play a lot of Korean pop music (mainly BTS) overhead, so I would like to be able to understand it all☺️
저는 어렸을 때부터 외국어에 관심이 있거든요 제 모국어는 헝가리어인데 미국에서 잘아서 영어도 잘 할 수 있어요 1999년에 한국 음악을 듣기 시작했거든요 그때 가사를 읽으려고 한글을 배웠어요 그 다음에 다른 외국어를 공부했는데 한글을 전혀 잊지 않았어요 2016년에서 지금끼지 한국 문법과 어휘를 독학으로 천천히 공부하고 있어요 빌리 선생님의 영상들이 도움이 많이 주셔서 감사합니다
SHINee is my reason for learning Korean. There is always so much going on with their interactions, and I know that subtitles are not always accurate or available. Then Stray Kids reminded me that song lyrics are a lot like poetry, and poetry is best understood in the language it's originally written in.
Kpop was the reason I got interested, however, my real reason for learning is because I love foreign languages, and something about Korean was the perfect blend of difficult, not similar to English, but also seemed more doable than something like Japanese or Chinese. I love the culture, the food, the entertainment, the people. And now I'm moving there next year to teach English :).
Bts & k drama are the reasons I decided to start learning Korean. & I am so happy I found you Billy! I love your lessons and the way you explain is easy to understand. I actually have fun learning. Thank you so much for teaching me😊 ❤
I got into Korean originally because of BTS and Kdramas, but it’s grown more into more into loving the culture and the country that my late grandfather went and protected during the Korean War when he was younger. And I feel like I’m getting to understand how strong and kind he was when he was alive while he was fighting for America and our allies in South Korea. 💜💜🇰🇷🇰🇷
@@ericnator3067 Oh 😆 really? Then do you mind me asking, why did you use formal speech in that situation? Because it was an interview? Because it was the first time meeting Billy? 😬
@@auricia201 honestly not really sure, its one of those things that comes naturally when you sre familliar with the language ig? i wish i could give you a better explanation but i grew up learning korean so i cant really give you a throrough explanation but i think because it was an interview i wanted to be a lil more formal
Initially to understand the kdrama Forest of Secrets and Bts' Black Swan. The reason stayed the same, but it got richer with so many songs and kdramas.
My interest started with wanting to understand BTS..But once I got to know the basics of the language, it became more enjoyable. Hope I really get to go to Korea and use my language skills🤞🏻fingers crossed
Like someone else said, I'm very impressed with the spoken Korean here from folks of all levels! I started learning because I wanted to understand BTS - the members and their songs - better. I figured if they were going through all the trouble to learn English (along with some Japanese and other languages at times), I could try to learn Korean to meet them part of the way. I also love watching K-dramas and have since become a fan of other kpop groups as well! It's been about 2 years now and it's going slowly, but I see progress and that's really rewarding.
BTS is the reason why I wanted to start studying Korean in the first place. I would like to understand what they are talking about. Now I've been watching K-dramas, and I've fallen in love with Korean culture and customs.
I started taking Korean classes at college because of BTS, and a bunch of my classmates also did it for the same reason haha I felt there would be at least 2 people in this video that would mention BTS and I got it right lol. It was nice that you asked them how long they've been learning as this is helpful to see and compare their level of confort with the language. Very motivating, thank you.
영상 잘 봤습니다! 저 같은 경우에는 비티에스를 좋아하는 친구를 통해서 한국 문화 축제에 참석하게 됐습니다. 정말 인상 깊어서 한글을 천천히 배우기 시작했습니다. 벌써 4년이 됐네요. 이제는 한국어 없는 제 생활이 상상이 안 됩니다. 좀 이상하게 들릴 수도 있겠지만 세종대왕과 비티에스에게도 정말 고마운 마음 있다는 거죠 ㅎㅎ 덕분에 얻은 것이 너무나 많습니다. 물론 빌리 씨에게도 감사하고요 :) 저도 빌리 씨와 같은 선생님이 됐으면 좋겠습니다! 아마 구독자분들 중에서도 공감하시거나 비슷한 스토리를 있으신 분도 많지 않을까 싶습니다, 알려주세요 :D Thank you for another great video! In my case I had a friend who liked BTS through whom I ended up going to a Korean culture festival with. It really left me in awe, and I started slowly learning the Korean alphabet. Since then it's already been 4 years. Now I can't even imagine my life without Korean. It may sound a little strange, but I'm just truly grateful to both King Sejong the Great and BTS ㅎㅎ Thanks to them I ended up gaining so much. Of course I'm thankful to you, Billy, too :) I hope to become as good a teacher as you! I think a lot of the subscribers here will agree and have similar stories, let's hear them :D
Thank you Billy for this! And thanks to everyone in your video, they did AMAZING! Was a lil intimidated by their progress (especially those who've been doing it in less time than me but their 24 hours & mine allocated differently so I'm good now). If anything it lit a fire under me to persevere. I've been learning Korean since April 2021, and wanted to learn so I can date a Korean and connect on their level. Also, I love Kdramas and Kpop so being able to having a deeper understanding of what I'm watching and listening to / singing will mean so much. Korean culture is beautiful and I want to show it the honour and respect it deserves. Speaking to a Korean in their native tongue and seeing the look on their face is like I'm really saying, "I see you and I hear you."
I started learning because I wanted to understand BTS and their songs. Now I'm 2 years in and I love everything about this language and the culture - it's so much fun to learn. Korean is my 6th language and also the most difficult one, but I enjoy it the most.
I started learning when I got stationed at Osan because I didn't want to be just another stupid American coming for military reasons and not invest some time in learning to language, culture, entertainment, etc. Also allowed me to be super independent and I didn't need translation for everything, and took me off the beaten path in order to visit non-touristy parts of Korea.
It all started with BTS for me as well 💜 I wanted to understand their songs and the content they post to a full degree. I also loved getting to know more about the culture, especially the delicious food!
I love that there was a guy dressed like you in the interview! Ha! At first I wanted to learn Korean because I loved Kpop and then Kdramas and wanted to know what people were saying without always reading subtitles and translations, but now in addition to that I think the culture is really cool and the language is fun. I plan on visiting in December for what I hope to be the first of many times and I want to know at least enough to get around town and have regular interactions.
Bts lyrics are tooo beautiful… I always thought If the lyrics are pretty in western language how pretty it must be in their first language. That is why I wanna learn Korean
I’m learning because of BTS. I want to understand their lyrics better because no translation can accurately translate the beautiful nuances in the language. They use wordplay a lot too which is really interesting. I also wanna be able to understand what they say and post on their SNS some day without the help of a translator. It’s a lot of hard work, but I hope I’ll be able to get there some day.
I started learning Korean for Kpop at first too, but not in the same you would think. Not for an idol or anything, but just be able to understand the music without having to look it up. It eventually became for my Korean friends that I made along the way, I want to be able to speak with them in their native language as they do for me.
I’ve always loved languages. The only exposure I had to foreign language was through tv. Sometimes as background noise. I found passion in these languages through RUclips and music like kpop. And I enjoy the way Korean sounds and the way it is written. So now I’m learning Korean as well as some other languages. Like my tribe’s own language. Through this I am truly happy.
I wish to meet you too Billy! Ive been learning Hangul since a month ago because i got really interested of learning Hangul especially and those knowledges all came from you! 감사합니다!!!🥺❤️
My reasons for learning Korean is BTS and I want to make friends also help translate for Korean people that live here in America because some speak very little Korean
I am learning Korean because of BTS too. I often read their lyrics and their letters for ARMYs but most army translators leave notes saying that they can't capture the whole essence of BTS' words because they are worded beautifully in Korean and I want to understand that too. It always makes me curious.
I started learning Korean because of BTS. They began introducing me to parts of their culture and I became interested in it and I think it's a really fun, but difficult (grammar wise) language. But the main reason was BTS, and just by listening to their songs, their interviews and watching Run BTS and their Vlives I have learned so much and can understand quite a bit without the subtitles. Amiiiiii borahae 💜
I randomly found some korean indie music through youtube recommendations (anyone know SURL?) and I thought the language was so beautiful that I just wanted to learn it for that reason alone. I still don't really have a reason beyond that. But there is nothing more rewarding than listening to music you've now known for a long time and suddenly you can understand what they're singing about. It truly hits differently.
@@samaranicoleh it really is hahah, I was on a discord call with a friend recently and we were listening to music, and suddenly as every track went by we were both shocked to find out we listen to basically the *exact* same artists (like dasutt and the black skirts). That was very fun :)
My neighbour (a grandmother) could not speak english. She was so nice and friendly and always gave me a bag of fruit from her trees, so I wanted to surprise her with a few lines of korean. Now she won't give me fruit unless I can give her a new sentence. She's so sneaky haha
I'm very slowly learning for a few reasons. Initially it was because of BTS and watching K-dramas, and wanting to understand them better and get the proper translations. But learning more about the culture and country, another reason is that I do want to travel there someday and I do not want to offend anyone or make them feel uncomfortable as an English speaker.
because of BTS, because of BTS i start watching Kdrama, eating Korean food. i buy korean product i wanted to start learning korean because there was no subtitle on their live and YT content
Why do I want to study Korean ? MAIN REASON… BTS‼️‼️‼️‼️ Another reason is I find languages fascinating. I speak English(native) , Spanish (parents) and FLUENT Hebrew.
저는 유학생이 되고 싶었어서 2010년에 대학교에서 한국어를 공부하기 시작했어요. 그런데 대학교 때문에 너무 바쁘고 유학생이 못 됐어요. 졸업 후에 한국에서 일하기 시작했어요. 제 인생 바뀌어서 한국 무화와 너무 궁금했어요. 근데, 저는 실수에 대해 무서웠어요. 그래서 한국어를 조금밖에 못했어요. 그 후에 미국에 돌어갔어서 아들이 두 명 있어요. 2021년에 한국어를 또 공부하기 시작했어요. 한국어는 저를 기쁘게 느껴요. 아무리 바쁘면 한국어를 항상 공부할 거예요. 지난 달에 새 일 기회가 받았는데 내년에 한국에 갈 수도 있어요. 너무 놀랐지만 많이 기대돼요.
I stumbled across K-dramas when I was stuck in a chair for the better of 6 months after back surgery. RUclips recommendations introduced me to the highly entertaining/energetic group BTS, who reignited my enjoyment of music. I wanted to be able to sing along and I really wanted to read subtitles less. Korean is a hobby.
Whoa...I'm thoroughly impressed by how much and well (seemingly) they all speak. And the dude in light blue shirt is from Guatemala? I was born there and I'm also studying Korean lol. What a small world. Anyways, I kind of took a break because I was really busy over the summer but this video has definitely inspired me to get back on it. I have the 1st book from you, Billy, and also a series of books from the TTMIK folks plus a couple of other books. Will for sure carve some time out of my days to study Korean once again. The reason why I got interested in it in the first place is Kpop...especially BTS, BLACKPINK, and ITZY. Those are the three groups I diligently follow. However, I've always been interested in languages and language-learning is a hobby of mine. I speak my native Spanish, plus English. I also studied Portuguese and French each for 3 years and can hold a have a simple and slow conversation in each. I always knew I wanted to take up an Asian language but I didn't really know which one until I started listening to the great music from the aforementioned groups and that gave me an answer.
I’ve always been fascinated by korean language, it never came to my kind about learning it but since i got into bts i tried learning it to understand them and not rely much on translations. I try to find time to continue learning the language 😬
Omg Texas and California are dressed the same almost, lol. Of course, Billy rocked it first! It's amazing, though, how some of them have only been learning the language for such short periods! Great times.
Silly but to watch dramas without subtitles, and that became to understand something so beautiful sounding, and that morphed into being able to talk to my best friend Nathan, and then that changed into the ability to go teach overseas on exchange. No matter where you start, it's amazing the path you'll travel.
I just started and it seems so difficult. To watch kdramas in the background while doing something else and to understand BTS without having to wait on subtitles..
Same as one of your interviewees who said she watched a kdrama by chance , I fell in love with it "romance is a bonus book " and the star Lee Jong Suk . My curiosity was piqued so i Google learn korean found a few ressources and videos and like everyone says korean alphabet easiness hooks you in but the rest is much harder. I feel like a baby learning to speak, this is my first true foreign language and I love it especially after a few months now I recognize more words and short sentences in kdramas.
I fell in love with the language watching that same series as a newcomer to K-dramas... I really heard for the first time how poetic the Korean language sounded and wanted to understand the meaning ~
ahhh I loooove that series! so underrated. I feel like a baby when I'm learning to speak it, i'm sure I sound like a baby too, but it's really fun to make progress! good luck! :)
I'm learning Korean because of Ateez, a 4th gen kpop group. I love their music so much that I want to be able to really sing it instead of singing what I think I hear. I also want to know what the lyrics say exactly. They also do a lot of Vlives that aren't subtitled. I want to be able to watch these videos and understand them. Last but not least, the fact that they make such an effort to learn English so that they can communicate with their international fans inspires me to make the same effort. I started learning Korean in January of this year.
I started learn Korean because of kpop but now I don’t really listen to it it’s been 5 years since I’ve started learning korean so now in my everyday life I’m just watching korean video understanding and I aspire to go to Korea
1) I learned Japanese and Korean would be close language to follow. 2) I'm learning Korean because I'm marrying a Korean man soon. I came to Korea pre-pandemic with the idea to travel and experience the history/culture. While I love Japan, Korea is where we will settle for now. (My partner speaks many languages too)
선생님 정말 감사합니다!! this video is perfect for training my listening! Anyway, I started to study Korean because the first time I heard watching a K-Drama, I found it interesting. I started to study and I fell in love with the culture and the country, I want to visit Korea and speak in Korean there! 🗣❤️
I started learning Korean because many top players in various rhythm games are Koreans and they can't really speak English so I just decided to learn Korean to understand them, but now I am slowly getting into k-pop and dramas
Well, because of BTS! 😄I want to understand them and their songs better.... :) I started learning a month ago and this interview really inspires me! Thank you for your awesome and great educational content! 🤗
I started learning korean in 2017 because of BTS. I was overwhelmed watching RUN BTS shows without understanding anything they say that's why I had the urge to learn their language so that I can laugh at their silly jokes :D
This was very motivating so thank you for making this! I started like 1,5 years ago and it was because of League of Legends. League gave me an interest I didn't think I would ever have and to League I am thankful for that.
@@tteokkochi2084 There are bigger countries than the US and there are many other countries that have federal states. So this is really not an argument.
I've tried just saying "the U.S." but then people always ask "Which state?" Then I tell them and 61% of the time they're like "Oh, never heard of it." I feel like if you're from California or Texas, which are larger in area and population than most countries, and more well known, you could get away with just saying the state though.
@@Spino162 There’s also the fact that the US, and some states like California, Texas, and New York are much more well known than even many countries. In fact, if California were it’s own country, it would be the fifth largest economy. If someone were from Canada, for instance, they most likely wouldn’t say which province they were from, unless they were from the more well known ones (Ontario, Québec, Alberta…). This is because more people know about the US and it’s states then Canada and it’s provinces.
For me my for learning Korean is kind of 2 fold. First I have always had a love for languages since I was a little kid, and have been attempting to teach myself different languages for as long as I can remember, (because I have been studying almost entirely on my own though I am unfortunately only fluent in English, my native language, when it comes to speaking however I can read Spanish fairly well ad 8t is the language I have been dtudying the longest.) The second reason, however, the reason that Korean in particular got added to the list of languages I'm currently learning and has jump to top priority on that list is because of BTS. Music has always been the real language of my soul and their music in particular has helped me through some really hard times in my life, literally saving my life honestly, however I get frustrated at times having to read the lyrics in English the first few time I hear a new song by them so that I can understand what they are actually saying so I decided since I was already want to learn as many languages as I can I would just add Korean to the list so that I could hopefully get to a point that when they drop a new song I can just turn it on and close my eyes and listen they way I usually like to do with music and I won't have to worry about part of the message getting lost in translation either because there songs always have so many oayers of meaning but I feel like having to rely on English translations I kind of miss out on some of them. I have been studying for a little over a year now about as long as I have been an ARMY and I honestly wish I could find avKorean ARMY to do a language exchange with because then I could kill two birds with one stone, practice my Korean while finally having a friend I can gush about BTS with because I'm the only ARMY in my friend group.
BTS first sparked my interest in the language, and I had been wanting to learn a European and non-European language for a while, so they helped me choose my (first) Non-European language. It's early in my journey, but I'm very thankful. 😊💜
I also started learning after being enamored with k dramas and then BTS. Say it out loud girl. No shame. They got a cultural merit got award for that aha. One day I hope to be able to say even with the difficulty some had the answers to those questions. 😅
I was interested in Korean movies, k-dramas but BTS got me to start learning the language and I found it hard but interesting. I also started to know Korean painters because of BTS´s RM. I studied Chinese and Japanese, so why not Korean :) btw I can't speak either of these languages, I'm not good at languages. fighting!
I am learning Korean because of K drama and I recently came across underground Korean R&B and fell in love. I find myself getting discouraged because of the grammar!
i was introduced to tvxq back like 14 or so years ago and also a kdrama at that time that my friend had. got more into kpop as the years have gone by and into the culture. i'm just now finally in a place where i can take classes b/c i was having a really hard time learning 한굴 by myself.
I had a few things... I wanted to learn a language that doesn't use a romanized alphabet. I'm an ASL interpreter, but there is no separate writing system for ASL at all. I was also excited to hear about the creation of the writing system, especially since the characters were created with pronunciation in mind. And then, of course, some increasing interest in Kdramas. And Stray Kids music snatching me right up. 😂
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I'm seriously impressed with the level of spoken korean by the people here , I need to up my game.
Same
For real though
Bruh i know i was like, im trying to learn it for about a year now and i only know words. okay my attention span is just a couple of minutes but.. sigh.
These people r so good!
I wanna learn because i love kpop hehe since 2009
He only left in the parts where we were semi-coherent 😆
Nah they ain’t that good
What got me into learning Korean is BTS, but now I keep learning it because it’s fun. When I watch a video in Korean and I understand a word I get so happy lol
It’s amazing how many ppl have started to learn Korean because of BTS 💜. I’m a recent ARMY and yes, they have inspired me to learn Korean‼️
I also start because of them. When I started to learn about BTS I was introduced to their regular content called Run BTS and I'm always having fun watching them play, the thing is when they start talking all together I'm always like 'what? who said that?' it also frustrates me when I have to constantly rewind the videos because I was reading and didn't catched what happened 😭 so from there I started... yet I'm still a beginner ㅠ.ㅠ
Isnt it hard to learn. My brain cannot process the squiggly. Asian alphabet. So i doubt if i could unless i just mimic what simeone is saying?
@@rosean374 Well, it's not easy learning a language. But it's doable haha. I think the most important things you need when learning is motivation. If you don't have motivation then it'll be harder
@@rosean374 it’s actually pretty easy to learn how to read korean especially in comparison to the other “squiggly asian languages” which i’d suggest you not refer to them as because it sounds pretty rude. it takes detication but you can totally learn if you really want to
Hey Billy! Thanks for interviewing me. I was super nervous, but it was fun and I'm glad that I made myself do it in the end.
Thanks for appearing too~!
I’m learning because I work for a dental office where the doctor’s wife is Korean. She is the front office person. We order all our supplies from a Korean company, our implants from another Korean company, and our crowns from yet another Korean company. We also play a lot of Korean pop music (mainly BTS) overhead, so I would like to be able to understand it all☺️
저는 어렸을 때부터 외국어에 관심이 있거든요 제 모국어는 헝가리어인데 미국에서 잘아서 영어도 잘 할 수 있어요 1999년에 한국 음악을 듣기 시작했거든요 그때 가사를 읽으려고 한글을 배웠어요 그 다음에 다른 외국어를 공부했는데 한글을 전혀 잊지 않았어요 2016년에서 지금끼지 한국 문법과 어휘를 독학으로 천천히 공부하고 있어요 빌리 선생님의 영상들이 도움이 많이 주셔서 감사합니다
SHINee is my reason for learning Korean. There is always so much going on with their interactions, and I know that subtitles are not always accurate or available.
Then Stray Kids reminded me that song lyrics are a lot like poetry, and poetry is best understood in the language it's originally written in.
The texan who is dressed just like Billy is soo freaking funny! 😂
Kpop was the reason I got interested, however, my real reason for learning is because I love foreign languages, and something about Korean was the perfect blend of difficult, not similar to English, but also seemed more doable than something like Japanese or Chinese. I love the culture, the food, the entertainment, the people. And now I'm moving there next year to teach English :).
This is totally me as well except the moving part lol
Bts & k drama are the reasons I decided to start learning Korean. & I am so happy I found you Billy! I love your lessons and the way you explain is easy to understand. I actually have fun learning. Thank you so much for teaching me😊 ❤
Lovely!
안녕하세요? 빌리님. 맨마지막에 나온 승민이 엄마입니다. 교통카드에 싸인 받았는데, 기억나시나요? 굉장히 반갑습니다. 멀리 떨어져 있지만 한국의 더운여름이 확 느껴지네요. 열심히 채널 관리하시는 빌리님 화이팅입니다
참고로..승민이의 한국어 실력은 빌리님 덕분입니다. 그점 늘 감사드립니다 🙏
0:50 They’re dressed the same 😂
OMG yes 😂😂
I love BTS...been trying to learn for over a year!
Same on all accounts
I got into Korean originally because of BTS and Kdramas, but it’s grown more into more into loving the culture and the country that my late grandfather went and protected during the Korean War when he was younger. And I feel like I’m getting to understand how strong and kind he was when he was alive while he was fighting for America and our allies in South Korea. 💜💜🇰🇷🇰🇷
I'm learning korean because I want to communicate to the koreans I meet. Also I want to understand the k-series I watch without subtitle.
I liked to hear the last guy using 하십시오체 🙂 degrees of formality is one of the most fun things on korean!
haha thats me 😎
@@ericnator3067 Oh 😆 really? Then do you mind me asking, why did you use formal speech in that situation? Because it was an interview? Because it was the first time meeting Billy? 😬
@@auricia201 honestly not really sure, its one of those things that comes naturally when you sre familliar with the language ig? i wish i could give you a better explanation but i grew up learning korean so i cant really give you a throrough explanation but i think because it was an interview i wanted to be a lil more formal
@@ericnator3067 👍🏻🙂 I get it, it's always hard to explain the "whys" of our own language. Thanks!
Initially to understand the kdrama Forest of Secrets and Bts' Black Swan. The reason stayed the same, but it got richer with so many songs and kdramas.
My interest started with wanting to understand BTS..But once I got to know the basics of the language, it became more enjoyable. Hope I really get to go to Korea and use my language skills🤞🏻fingers crossed
Like someone else said, I'm very impressed with the spoken Korean here from folks of all levels!
I started learning because I wanted to understand BTS - the members and their songs - better. I figured if they were going through all the trouble to learn English (along with some Japanese and other languages at times), I could try to learn Korean to meet them part of the way. I also love watching K-dramas and have since become a fan of other kpop groups as well! It's been about 2 years now and it's going slowly, but I see progress and that's really rewarding.
BTS is the reason why I wanted to start studying Korean in the first place. I would like to understand what they are talking about. Now I've been watching K-dramas, and I've fallen in love with Korean culture and customs.
I started taking Korean classes at college because of BTS, and a bunch of my classmates also did it for the same reason haha I felt there would be at least 2 people in this video that would mention BTS and I got it right lol. It was nice that you asked them how long they've been learning as this is helpful to see and compare their level of confort with the language. Very motivating, thank you.
영상 잘 봤습니다!
저 같은 경우에는 비티에스를 좋아하는 친구를 통해서 한국 문화 축제에 참석하게 됐습니다. 정말 인상 깊어서 한글을 천천히 배우기 시작했습니다. 벌써 4년이 됐네요. 이제는 한국어 없는 제 생활이 상상이 안 됩니다. 좀 이상하게 들릴 수도 있겠지만 세종대왕과 비티에스에게도 정말 고마운 마음 있다는 거죠 ㅎㅎ 덕분에 얻은 것이 너무나 많습니다. 물론 빌리 씨에게도 감사하고요 :) 저도 빌리 씨와 같은 선생님이 됐으면 좋겠습니다! 아마 구독자분들 중에서도 공감하시거나 비슷한 스토리를 있으신 분도 많지 않을까 싶습니다, 알려주세요 :D
Thank you for another great video!
In my case I had a friend who liked BTS through whom I ended up going to a Korean culture festival with. It really left me in awe, and I started slowly learning the Korean alphabet. Since then it's already been 4 years. Now I can't even imagine my life without Korean. It may sound a little strange, but I'm just truly grateful to both King Sejong the Great and BTS ㅎㅎ Thanks to them I ended up gaining so much. Of course I'm thankful to you, Billy, too :) I hope to become as good a teacher as you! I think a lot of the subscribers here will agree and have similar stories, let's hear them :D
Thank you Billy for this! And thanks to everyone in your video, they did AMAZING!
Was a lil intimidated by their progress (especially those who've been doing it in less time than me but their 24 hours & mine allocated differently so I'm good now).
If anything it lit a fire under me to persevere. I've been learning Korean since April 2021, and wanted to learn so I can date a Korean and connect on their level.
Also, I love Kdramas and Kpop so being able to having a deeper understanding of what I'm watching and listening to / singing will mean so much.
Korean culture is beautiful and I want to show it the honour and respect it deserves. Speaking to a Korean in their native tongue and seeing the look on their face is like I'm really saying, "I see you and I hear you."
I started learning because I wanted to understand BTS and their songs. Now I'm 2 years in and I love everything about this language and the culture - it's so much fun to learn. Korean is my 6th language and also the most difficult one, but I enjoy it the most.
Wow, you are amazing! 👍
I started learning when I got stationed at Osan because I didn't want to be just another stupid American coming for military reasons and not invest some time in learning to language, culture, entertainment, etc. Also allowed me to be super independent and I didn't need translation for everything, and took me off the beaten path in order to visit non-touristy parts of Korea.
It all started with BTS for me as well 💜 I wanted to understand their songs and the content they post to a full degree. I also loved getting to know more about the culture, especially the delicious food!
I love that there was a guy dressed like you in the interview! Ha! At first I wanted to learn Korean because I loved Kpop and then Kdramas and wanted to know what people were saying without always reading subtitles and translations, but now in addition to that I think the culture is really cool and the language is fun. I plan on visiting in December for what I hope to be the first of many times and I want to know at least enough to get around town and have regular interactions.
Bts lyrics are tooo beautiful… I always thought If the lyrics are pretty in western language how pretty it must be in their first language. That is why I wanna learn Korean
I’m learning because of BTS. I want to understand their lyrics better because no translation can accurately translate the beautiful nuances in the language. They use wordplay a lot too which is really interesting. I also wanna be able to understand what they say and post on their SNS some day without the help of a translator. It’s a lot of hard work, but I hope I’ll be able to get there some day.
I started learning Korean for Kpop at first too, but not in the same you would think. Not for an idol or anything, but just be able to understand the music without having to look it up. It eventually became for my Korean friends that I made along the way, I want to be able to speak with them in their native language as they do for me.
I’ve always loved languages. The only exposure I had to foreign language was through tv. Sometimes as background noise. I found passion in these languages through RUclips and music like kpop. And I enjoy the way Korean sounds and the way it is written. So now I’m learning Korean as well as some other languages. Like my tribe’s own language. Through this I am truly happy.
Those people are so inspiring 😄
I wish to meet you too Billy! Ive been learning Hangul since a month ago because i got really interested of learning Hangul especially and those knowledges all came from you! 감사합니다!!!🥺❤️
My reasons for learning Korean is BTS and I want to make friends also help translate for Korean people that live here in America because some speak very little Korean
I am learning Korean because of BTS too. I often read their lyrics and their letters for ARMYs but most army translators leave notes saying that they can't capture the whole essence of BTS' words because they are worded beautifully in Korean and I want to understand that too. It always makes me curious.
didn't know Billy had a twin brother 0:50
I started because of BTS and Kdramas. But it's fun and I love learning. Hopefully one day I will be able to use it with a job
I started learning Korean because of BTS. They began introducing me to parts of their culture and I became interested in it and I think it's a really fun, but difficult (grammar wise) language. But the main reason was BTS, and just by listening to their songs, their interviews and watching Run BTS and their Vlives I have learned so much and can understand quite a bit without the subtitles.
Amiiiiii borahae 💜
I love BTS and Kim Hyun Joong and K-drama, and I am tired of reading captions so I decided to learn the language ❤
It was BTS for me too! I think the language has such a pretty flow. Challenging but fun! I am also subscribed to this channel too.
I randomly found some korean indie music through youtube recommendations (anyone know SURL?) and I thought the language was so beautiful that I just wanted to learn it for that reason alone. I still don't really have a reason beyond that. But there is nothing more rewarding than listening to music you've now known for a long time and suddenly you can understand what they're singing about. It truly hits differently.
I like SURL too! It’s hard to find others who like k indie 😅
@@samaranicoleh it really is hahah, I was on a discord call with a friend recently and we were listening to music, and suddenly as every track went by we were both shocked to find out we listen to basically the *exact* same artists (like dasutt and the black skirts). That was very fun :)
My neighbour (a grandmother) could not speak english. She was so nice and friendly and always gave me a bag of fruit from her trees, so I wanted to surprise her with a few lines of korean. Now she won't give me fruit unless I can give her a new sentence. She's so sneaky haha
Why I wanted to learn korean is because I love culture and history. And since I was little I've been interested in korea
저도 BTS 때문에 한국어 공부를 시작했어요~~💜이미예요!
한국어가 정말 재미있어요😍😍
(I’m from Taiwan! 🇹🇼 ~)
I'm very slowly learning for a few reasons. Initially it was because of BTS and watching K-dramas, and wanting to understand them better and get the proper translations. But learning more about the culture and country, another reason is that I do want to travel there someday and I do not want to offend anyone or make them feel uncomfortable as an English speaker.
because of BTS, because of BTS i start watching Kdrama, eating Korean food. i buy korean product i wanted to start learning korean because there was no subtitle on their live and YT content
Mthe people who started 2021and 2020 are so good! Its crazy to know you can improve that fast!!
Why do I want to study Korean ? MAIN REASON… BTS‼️‼️‼️‼️
Another reason is I find languages fascinating. I speak English(native) , Spanish (parents) and FLUENT Hebrew.
같은 질문에 조금씩 다르게 대답하는 영상, 정말 좋네요! 이 인터뷰가 많은 분들에게 도움이 될 것 같아요. 👍👍
저는 유학생이 되고 싶었어서 2010년에 대학교에서 한국어를 공부하기 시작했어요. 그런데 대학교 때문에 너무 바쁘고 유학생이 못 됐어요. 졸업 후에 한국에서 일하기 시작했어요. 제 인생 바뀌어서 한국 무화와 너무 궁금했어요. 근데, 저는 실수에 대해 무서웠어요. 그래서 한국어를 조금밖에 못했어요. 그 후에 미국에 돌어갔어서 아들이 두 명 있어요. 2021년에 한국어를 또 공부하기 시작했어요. 한국어는 저를 기쁘게 느껴요. 아무리 바쁘면 한국어를 항상 공부할 거예요. 지난 달에 새 일 기회가 받았는데 내년에 한국에 갈 수도 있어요. 너무 놀랐지만 많이 기대돼요.
I stumbled across K-dramas when I was stuck in a chair for the better of 6 months after back surgery. RUclips recommendations introduced me to the highly entertaining/energetic group BTS, who reignited my enjoyment of music. I wanted to be able to sing along and I really wanted to read subtitles less. Korean is a hobby.
원래는 케이팝 활동 영상이나 방송 영어 자막 없이 보고 싶어서 시작했는데 이제는 한국에 가보고 한국친구 몇명 있으니까 공부해야 한 느낌이에요. 😅
Whoa...I'm thoroughly impressed by how much and well (seemingly) they all speak. And the dude in light blue shirt is from Guatemala? I was born there and I'm also studying Korean lol. What a small world. Anyways, I kind of took a break because I was really busy over the summer but this video has definitely inspired me to get back on it. I have the 1st book from you, Billy, and also a series of books from the TTMIK folks plus a couple of other books. Will for sure carve some time out of my days to study Korean once again. The reason why I got interested in it in the first place is Kpop...especially BTS, BLACKPINK, and ITZY. Those are the three groups I diligently follow. However, I've always been interested in languages and language-learning is a hobby of mine. I speak my native Spanish, plus English. I also studied Portuguese and French each for 3 years and can hold a have a simple and slow conversation in each. I always knew I wanted to take up an Asian language but I didn't really know which one until I started listening to the great music from the aforementioned groups and that gave me an answer.
Pleas do more videos like these!! This was so interesting to watch !
BTS is the reason my interest sparked in this language and I hope to learn it soon..plus I also love languages...they are so fun!
ㅋㅋㅋㅋ 저도 방탄소년단을 사랑해서 한국어를 배우기 시작했어요. 괜찮아죠? ㅎㅎ 2.5년 동안 배우고 있어요. 아미 친구와 요즘 공부해요! 그리고 빌리 선생님 덕분에 친구가 생겼어요! 감사합니다 ^^
I’ve always been fascinated by korean language, it never came to my kind about learning it but since i got into bts i tried learning it to understand them and not rely much on translations. I try to find time to continue learning the language 😬
Omg Texas and California are dressed the same almost, lol. Of course, Billy rocked it first! It's amazing, though, how some of them have only been learning the language for such short periods! Great times.
저도 방탄소년단덕분에 한국어 배우기 이전 이십 일년 십월에 시작했다
한국을 사랑하고 한국어를 배우는 모든 분들을 응원합니다~😃
Silly but to watch dramas without subtitles, and that became to understand something so beautiful sounding, and that morphed into being able to talk to my best friend Nathan, and then that changed into the ability to go teach overseas on exchange. No matter where you start, it's amazing the path you'll travel.
I just started and it seems so difficult. To watch kdramas in the background while doing something else and to understand BTS without having to wait on subtitles..
I have also studied Korean for 1 year because of BTS 💜💜💜💜
Same as one of your interviewees who said she watched a kdrama by chance , I fell in love with it "romance is a bonus book " and the star Lee Jong Suk . My curiosity was piqued so i Google learn korean found a few ressources and videos and like everyone says korean alphabet easiness hooks you in but the rest is much harder. I feel like a baby learning to speak, this is my first true foreign language and I love it especially after a few months now I recognize more words and short sentences in kdramas.
I fell in love with the language watching that same series as a newcomer to K-dramas... I really heard for the first time how poetic the Korean language sounded and wanted to understand the meaning ~
ahhh I loooove that series! so underrated. I feel like a baby when I'm learning to speak it, i'm sure I sound like a baby too, but it's really fun to make progress! good luck! :)
I'm planning to work in Korea in next few years, hopefully it will be come true and goes smooth
And BTS, K-Drama, Variety Show, Culture
Woow i'm soo happy to see someone from czech
For me It was because of bts and k drama. Knowing the lyrics helped me learn faster
I'm sending this to my daughter who is learning Korean. I hope she's subscribed 😁
I'm learning Korean because of Ateez, a 4th gen kpop group. I love their music so much that I want to be able to really sing it instead of singing what I think I hear. I also want to know what the lyrics say exactly. They also do a lot of Vlives that aren't subtitled. I want to be able to watch these videos and understand them. Last but not least, the fact that they make such an effort to learn English so that they can communicate with their international fans inspires me to make the same effort. I started learning Korean in January of this year.
I started learn Korean because of kpop but now I don’t really listen to it it’s been 5 years since I’ve started learning korean so now in my everyday life I’m just watching korean video understanding and I aspire to go to Korea
I'm interested in Koreans language, food , music and culture because of bts.
1) I learned Japanese and Korean would be close language to follow. 2) I'm learning Korean because I'm marrying a Korean man soon. I came to Korea pre-pandemic with the idea to travel and experience the history/culture. While I love Japan, Korea is where we will settle for now. (My partner speaks many languages too)
선생님 정말 감사합니다!! this video is perfect for training my listening! Anyway, I started to study Korean because the first time I heard watching a K-Drama, I found it interesting. I started to study and I fell in love with the culture and the country, I want to visit Korea and speak in Korean there! 🗣❤️
This is so much fun! Great people, speaking so good, I wish I could speak so nice. Thanks Billy!
👍 안녕하세요 😄
The dude twinning him slayed
I started learning Korean because many top players in various rhythm games are Koreans and they can't really speak English so I just decided to learn Korean to understand them, but now I am slowly getting into k-pop and dramas
Well, because of BTS! 😄I want to understand them and their songs better.... :) I started learning a month ago and this interview really inspires me! Thank you for your awesome and great educational content! 🤗
I started learning korean in 2017 because of BTS. I was overwhelmed watching RUN BTS shows without understanding anything they say that's why I had the urge to learn their language so that I can laugh at their silly jokes :D
Well, I'm learning Korean in order to understand the meaning of BTS songs and their speech and also really wanna live there in my near future life
This was very motivating so thank you for making this!
I started like 1,5 years ago and it was because of League of Legends.
League gave me an interest I didn't think I would ever have and to League I am thankful for that.
I swear only Americans say which state their from instead of country.
True 😂
Since America is such a huge country, and the states are kind of like their own countries.
@@tteokkochi2084 There are bigger countries than the US and there are many other countries that have federal states. So this is really not an argument.
I've tried just saying "the U.S." but then people always ask "Which state?" Then I tell them and 61% of the time they're like "Oh, never heard of it."
I feel like if you're from California or Texas, which are larger in area and population than most countries, and more well known, you could get away with just saying the state though.
@@Spino162 There’s also the fact that the US, and some states like California, Texas, and New York are much more well known than even many countries. In fact, if California were it’s own country, it would be the fifth largest economy. If someone were from Canada, for instance, they most likely wouldn’t say which province they were from, unless they were from the more well known ones (Ontario, Québec, Alberta…). This is because more people know about the US and it’s states then Canada and it’s provinces.
0:51 You met your lost younger brother.
For me my for learning Korean is kind of 2 fold. First I have always had a love for languages since I was a little kid, and have been attempting to teach myself different languages for as long as I can remember, (because I have been studying almost entirely on my own though I am unfortunately only fluent in English, my native language, when it comes to speaking however I can read Spanish fairly well ad 8t is the language I have been dtudying the longest.) The second reason, however, the reason that Korean in particular got added to the list of languages I'm currently learning and has jump to top priority on that list is because of BTS. Music has always been the real language of my soul and their music in particular has helped me through some really hard times in my life, literally saving my life honestly, however I get frustrated at times having to read the lyrics in English the first few time I hear a new song by them so that I can understand what they are actually saying so I decided since I was already want to learn as many languages as I can I would just add Korean to the list so that I could hopefully get to a point that when they drop a new song I can just turn it on and close my eyes and listen they way I usually like to do with music and I won't have to worry about part of the message getting lost in translation either because there songs always have so many oayers of meaning but I feel like having to rely on English translations I kind of miss out on some of them. I have been studying for a little over a year now about as long as I have been an ARMY and I honestly wish I could find avKorean ARMY to do a language exchange with because then I could kill two birds with one stone, practice my Korean while finally having a friend I can gush about BTS with because I'm the only ARMY in my friend group.
저는 한국말 공부를 6개월 시작했어요. 외국어를 배우는 제 취미이에요. 많이 한국사람을 우리 도시에서 살아요, 그래서 제가 한국어를 배우고 있어요.
BTS first sparked my interest in the language, and I had been wanting to learn a European and non-European language for a while, so they helped me choose my (first) Non-European language. It's early in my journey, but I'm very thankful. 😊💜
I also started learning after being enamored with k dramas and then BTS. Say it out loud girl. No shame. They got a cultural merit got award for that aha. One day I hope to be able to say even with the difficulty some had the answers to those questions. 😅
우리 사랑하는 막둥이 승민아 하고 캐나다 아저씨가 이 영상에 나왔어요!! 사랑해요!!!🎉❤❤ 한국어를 많이 공부하면 한국어 더 잘할 것 같아 승민아 (농담)!! 열심히 공부해라!!!! 화이팅!!!!
I started because of BTS, but after TTMIK, I realized how beautiful the language was and I wanted to know more
I was interested in Korean movies, k-dramas but BTS got me to start learning the language and I found it hard but interesting. I also started to know Korean painters because of BTS´s RM.
I studied Chinese and Japanese, so why not Korean :) btw I can't speak either of these languages, I'm not good at languages. fighting!
한국음악 좋아하기 때문에 한국어를 공부하고 싶고 인터뷰들에서 아이돌은 얘기하고 있는 것 이해하고 싶었어요. 지금 한국어를 배우기 시작한 지 7개월이 되는데 아직 잘 못해요 ㅠㅠ
i really hope i didn't make any mistakes
this was so helpful to practice how to answer in different ways! I'm taking notes
원래 심심해서 한국어를 공부하기 시작했는데 이제 책을 보기 위해서 공부해요.
드디어, 3 개월 후에 이 영상 볼 수 있어요!
I am learning Korean because of K drama and I recently came across underground Korean R&B and fell in love. I find myself getting discouraged because of the grammar!
Me learning Korean so I can understand BTS's live videos without waiting for translations 👀
평생 배우고 있습니다
i was introduced to tvxq back like 14 or so years ago and also a kdrama at that time that my friend had. got more into kpop as the years have gone by and into the culture. i'm just now finally in a place where i can take classes b/c i was having a really hard time learning 한굴 by myself.
I had a few things... I wanted to learn a language that doesn't use a romanized alphabet. I'm an ASL interpreter, but there is no separate writing system for ASL at all. I was also excited to hear about the creation of the writing system, especially since the characters were created with pronunciation in mind. And then, of course, some increasing interest in Kdramas. And Stray Kids music snatching me right up. 😂
I'am learning korean because of the substitles, I want to understand without reading the conversations in the k-drama s. And also the singers jowayo.
방탄소년단이 때문에 배워요. ㅋㅋㅋ
그리고 나는 언어를 좋아해요.