Do you know how many languages BTS can speak?
Most of us speak two or more languages, one is Mandarin, and the other is English or hometown dialect. Of course, hometown dialect counts as one language, but what about idols? Some idols can speak multiple languages! What about the members of BTS?
Languages BTS members speak: V speaks Japanese and coined the K-pop phrase "I Purple You," while Jungkook coined "AFOBANGFO" as part of the ARMY fan code, but who speaks English best? Let’s go and have a look!
Languages spoken by BTS members
BTS topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart with the single "Life Goes On" in late November. At the same time, their first English song "Dynamite" ranked first on major global music charts in September and is still ranked in the top 15. It was even nominated for a Grammy Award for this song.
The success of "Life Goes On" is significant as it marks the first time a Korean-language song has topped a major U.S. singles chart. Due to BTS' global popularity, international fans have begun learning Korean language and culture, and are also curious about what other languages BTS speaks.
- RM (Kim Namjoon) Speaks Beautiful English
In September 2018, RM’s speech at the United Nations not only won a strong response from audiences and fans around the world for its inspiring message about being yourself and learning to speak out, but also demonstrated RM’s impressive Impressive fluent English.
On "Ellen DeGeneres" in 2017, RM revealed that the secret to his excellent English is that he grew up watching the sitcom "Friends." He said the popular TV series had helped him a lot as he had been to more than 20 different English schools, but none of them had given him as much vocabulary as watching Rachel episode after episode. Ross, Chandler was more helpful.
At a 2017 press conference reported by DongA, he further elaborated on his views, saying that simply learning English through books was meaningless to him. At first he said he would watch Friends with Korean subtitles, then with English subtitles, then remove them entirely.
In another press conference in 2015, RM said that his members also learn English and Chinese, but English is up to me to decide, so I am learning to think and I can play the role of speaking English. According to reports, RM also speaks decent Japanese and Mandarin.
- Several BTS members speak Japanese
In November 2018, BTS performed a sold-out concert at the Tokyo Dome as part of the Love Yourself World Tour. During the promotion process, BTS interacted with fans in Japanese and even joked with each other in Japanese.
Later the Seven appeared on a Japanese TV show, and fans noticed that V and Jimin's voices became deeper when speaking Japanese.
- But can BTS speak Mandarin?
Fans are used to seeing BTS members speaking weird Mandarin from time to time, but it's clearly not their strongest language. For example, in “The Show,” a 2014 program sponsored by South Korean broadcaster SBS Plus and Chinese video-sharing platform Tudou, Jin introduced the group in Mandarin, saying: “I love Chinese,” before quickly passing the microphone to J-Hope also speaks in Chinese, and he likes to speak Chinese. Then the microphone was quickly handed to V, and he answered the question "What is your favorite food?" and inadvertently made fans laugh.
Additionally, Jin, J-Hope and V managed to exchange some other questions in Mandarin during the remainder of the interview.
- BTS and ARMY’s Secret Language
Just as the words Facebook and Google were added to the lexicon after their popularity, BTS also created some phrases that are popular with their ARMYs (BTS fans) and today these phrases It has also become part of the dictionary. For example, "AFOBANGFO" is the abbreviation invented by Jungkook, "Army Forever" and "Bangtan Forever".
The term borahae (literally meaning "purple I love you" in Korean) is also widely used by BTS and their Army, and has become shorthand for "love you". The term was coined at a fan convention in 2016, when BTS' Army placed purple lampshades on glow sticks to create a stunning sea of purple lights within the venue.
BTS's V was so moved that he coined the word borahae (purple I love you), a color that means a lot to fans. V further explained: "Purple is the last color of the rainbow, so that means we will trust and love you for the long term."
Now, "I purple you" has even been added to Urban Dictionary , is a common expression among BTS and is also associated with the purple heart emoji. Even UNICEF said "Purple We Love You" when thanking BTS and the group's fans for their support.
- Learn Korean with BTS
If you are a fan of BTS and want to learn Korean, then BTS’s Korean course is the best choice for you. . In August of this year, Big Hit Edu (Big Hit Entertainment's education company) joined forces with the Korea Foundation and Hankuk University of Foreign Studies to launch Korean with BTS, a language learning option through K-pop.
This book features Korean from BTS's previous variety shows Run BTS and Bangtan Bomb, and is great for those starting to learn Korean. What’s even more interesting is that you can look for hidden BTS voice memos in the book.
Summary
No matter what language you speak, BTS and their fans always find a way to communicate. Likewise, no matter what language the BTS members speak, fans will always find a way to understand their language. This kind of result is what both idols and fans like to see, and it is a necessary condition for communication.
So how many languages do you know? Welcome to leave a message for discussion!
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