Funny moments when foreign Kpop idols forget their mother tongue
After learning Korean debuted as Kpop idols, many foreign idols are working hard to "recallege" their mother tongue. There are many foreign idols in the
Kpop world who leave their country to pursue their dreams. They all put a lot of effort into learning Korean, however, this dedication sometimes makes them funnyly forget their language. From BLACKPINK Lisa to TWICE, this is an extremely common thing.
Fans can't help laughing whenever foreign idols forget their native language.
According to BLACKPINK Lisa, she is proficient in 4 languages, including Thai , Korean, Japanese and English. However, when she appeared on the jTBC show “Idol Room” to speak her native Thai language and was stammeringly and unsmoothly, everyone on the show laughed. In the
program, BLACKPINK members must pass the challenge about numbers. Here, the host asked the girls "what's 'sun' is the number of 'sun' in Thai", and all members looked at Lisa expectantly. Unfortunately, Lisa herself forgot that "sun" means "zero" in Thai, and when Lisa couldn't remember, she herself said she couldn't believe it.
The girl group TWICE consists of 9 members, including 3 Japanese members Sana, Mina and Momo. Because the three are mainly active in Korea and are fluent in Korean, they even forget Japanese from time to time.
When Momo and Jeongyeon are broadcasting together, the former is asked to say a Japanese sentence, which should be a simple task. However, Momo's words stumbled and finally said "toilet paper mission", which attracted a lot of laughter. She then explained that she was using the "Momo language".
In fact, many fans pointed out that Momo is the member who forgets the most Japanese and often uses Korean when speaking in his native language. Once, South Korean member Jihyo even had to remind Momo of certain Japanese words.
Once, when doing live broadcasts in Japan, Momo and Sana talked about their time abroad in Korean, leaving fans speechless. The two of them stayed in Korea for so long and forgot to speak Japanese.
and even Mina forgets Japanese from time to time. While recording the TWICE's Japanese Fan Club show, Mina accidentally said "I'm so happy" in Korean. On the TV show Weekly Idol, Mina forgets and has to ask Momo for help when asked to teach MC how to say “I won’t forgive you” in Japanese.
Another example of forgetting one's native language is LE SSERAFIM Sakura. In an interview in South Korea, an MC described Kazuha as “humble” and asked Sakura to convey their meaning. Upon hearing this, Sakura was excited until she realized that she had forgotten how to express “humility” in Japanese.
ids are also human beings, which can be seen from their cute mistakes. Most of the time when Kpop idols forget their native language can cause laughter from fans and become internal jokes among fans.