It's a constant source of embarrassment to me that I DJ a
k-pop radio show
yet I can't speak a word of Korean. I've got no plans to go to Korea
or anything like that, but it sure would be nice to be able to
read CD album liner notes and pronounce track titles correctly.
Also, it'd be great not having to rely on shady Netizenbuzz articles
with creepy
anti T-ara editorialising from NB herself
in them for my netizen translations - it'd be especially nice to cut
that particular umbilical cord. Learning Korean language has been on my
to-do list for a while now, but the trick is - how to get motivated to
learn this shit as well as fit it into the rest of my busy schedule? So
I thought I'd make myself a blog post about it.
I
always find that I memorise things much better if I'm forced to write
down or type out the stuff, so by making this little alphabet post,
it'll (theoretically) help me to remember the Korean characters and how
they sound. So this affair isn't one-sided and you the reader also get
some value out of this even if you don't necessarily give a shit about
learning Korean yourself, I'll use each letter as an excuse to
extrapolate a bit on some things that are Kpopalypse-related that I've
been asked about or that may be of interest to readers (or not).
Note: your browser/computer obviously needs to support Korean text reproduction or you ain't gonna see shit.
