K-Pop 101 is an occasional series from Soompi filled with tips and tricks on K-popping in Korea. Welcome to the latest edition of K-Pop 101! Today we’ll be covering fan Korean. What is fan Korean you ...

To the ordinary reader, the word “Korean” indicates a particular national origin. But can the word also carry a discriminatory message? In some cases it does, a federal court judge has ruled. U.S.

A government panel in South Korea is charged with coming up with Korean equivalents for foreign terms that keep slipping into the language. Among the challenges: Finding ways to say things like ...

The Oxford English Dictionary has become the latest piece of Western culture to be hit by the “Korean wave.” The definitive document of the English language has announced that, in response to the ...

Hey K-Drama fans and future Korean speakers! So glad you're here. If you love hearing "annyeonghaseyo" and want to watch dramas without subtitles, you're in the right place. This isn't just a list of ...

Here we are with part three of some famous Korean words and phrases that pop up on the regular in K-dramas. If you’re like the average obsessed K-drama watcher and have watched a million dramas, you ...

Teo Yoo and Greta Lee in Past Lives (Credit: A24) Greta Lee, Teo Yoo and John Magaro star in Celine Song's Oscar-nominated film Past Lives, which explores the word inyeon, the ancient concept of fated ...

Koshik, an adult Asian elephant, can imitate five Korean words The elephant seemingly can't understand the words, but scientists are impressed Vocalizations underlying language may be linked to ...

In every language there are phrases that don't translate well. Dialect expert and YouTube star Korean Billy told Business Insider listed some British words people from outside the UK struggle to ...

The Korean language felt like home — until I saw it written in English. By Alex Sujong Laughlin I was born in the United States, but raised by my Korean mother, who exposed me to her language early ...