The KPOP Dictionary: 500 Essential Korean Slang Words and Phrases Every Fan Must Know

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Great gift

I won't judge you, cause I was here for the same exact thing. XD I began learning Korean in July 2018. So it's been a bit over a year now. When I 1st saw this, I figured it'd be convenient as a new fan of Kpop artists, but I wasn't sure about it as there seemed to be other books like this. However, one of my fave YouTubers (Whitneybae) whose lived in South Korea for almost 10 years recommended this and its sequel & speaks the language pretty well herseld, so I trusted her. The book is a pretty nice book! If you're fresh in the Kpop world, it has clean explanations of words commonly heard from Kpop stars, and naturally, words/phrases in Korean in general. If you're new to Kpop or studying Korean, it's not a bad buy (especially if you fit both). My only problem with it is that I feel like the few English words/phrases weren't necessary to add due to them existing outside of Kpop since forever (ex: Fan service, OST, manner hands, etc). There's not a lot of them tho, so I can't really complain. Keep in mind that this is literally meant to be a dictionary for KPOP. While you may learn Korean words written in 한글, romanized for pronunciation, and given a proper explanation, these are only 500, and are mostly related to the industry. While you can use this to practice writing Hangul characters and ultimately learn Korean words/slang, please do not expect to become anywhere near fluent with this book alone. It is convenient, it will be helpful, but you'll still need to find other sources to study the language - starting with the Hangul characters! Now, I wish you all the best with learning and exploring this music genre! 화이팅! ㅅ.ㅅ

My daughter is obsessed with 'K' anything. So much so, I'm considering googling if there are any specific styles of cleaning and tidying up in Korea; so I can tell her it's 'K-cleaning' and maybe her room will be less of a bomb-site. She was extremely pleased with the book. Recommend for any fan.

Ottima idea regalo, un'opera self publisihing per indagare gli elementi più immediati e comuni della cutura del pop koreano.Le espressioni vengono contestualizzate e si presentano accompagnate da degli esempi in un inglese tutto sommato semplice.Dal punto di vista degli elementi negativi, la pubblicazione si presenta molto fredda, senza colori o disegni che avrebbero comunque alleggerito la lettura.

Got this for my K pop loving friend. She loved it tho I don’t have a clue what the draw is lol