Is Pink Venom a korean song?

How much of a song can be in english for it to still be considered a korean song?

I’m seeing a lot Pink Venom vs Dynamite posts. Dynamite claimed most achievements before PV but PV was the first korean song to do so etc.

Pink Venom has more english in it than korean. The whole chorus, 2nd verse and outro is in english. First verse and bridge are like 50% english. Only part that has more korean than english is Jisoo and Rosè’s pre-chorus and that still has a couple of english lines sprinkled in.

So where’s the line? How much english can there be in a kpop song for it to still be considered a korean song?

If a Spanish artist released a song with 65% english and 35% spanish wouldn’t it be considered an english song? Or at least something in between.

This thread isn’t only about BP, they’re just the most relevant right now. Feel free to mention other groups. It’s pretty common for kpop songs to have more english than korean in them (Chungha, my ult, has multiple songs like that).

Changed the title to something more controversial. Now get in here

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Of course its a korean song

Eighty percent of it is in english. It’s an english song

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Songs aren’t Korean or English because music is the universal language.

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Bravo Gorgeous

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WHERE THAT PERCENTAGE COME FROM???

It was just a random number hehe. Let me go do the real math

TikiTiki okay counted english versus korean lines and yeah, it’s not 80%, only 78%. My guesses be accurate

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If there's a korean percentage over 20% then its Korean, thats the law!

Ah perfect. Seems reasonable

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For me it's a korean song

Why so? What makes it korean to you

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Korean.

Love the elaboration Short and neat

Would you guys consider this song korean or english?

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Needs to be full English for me; with Korean rap verses, still an English song.

And I just learned yesterday My Universe is a Korean song.

Think it’s the same for a lot of people. Just interesting that it can be over three quarters in english and people still view it as korean. At this point international fans understands more of the lyrics than Koreans do

Imao no it’s not. Who said that. Then I suppose Ice Cream is too

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Korean.

Dammit wanted you to say english

Last time I posted it people were confused about it not being a full english song

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Korean obviously. It's got a korean playing a gayageum from the get go.

I’m strictly talking about the language, not instrumentals or origin

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good question, so in 1st verse Jenlisa raps are 50-50%, but Chaesoo is 100% Korean, chorus is in English 100%. in 2nd verse raps are 100% English and vocals 100% Korean. again English chorus 100%. Bridge is 70% Korean and 30% English. outro sounds I don't count - ratata can be sang in any language. so it's hard to tell, I guess 50-50 still?

Chaesoo’s part has a couple of english lines. And isn’t the bridge the opposite? 30% korean, 70% english. Can agree with the ratata sound not counting but there are two real english line part of the outro, zero korean ones.

When I counted it I got that the song was 78% english. Exclude the outro and I still think it’s over seventy.

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Ask Melon

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Except jenlisa's rap, most of the song are in Korean. Repetitions of this that pink venom taste that pink venom get em get em get em dont count.

Are you saying the chorus, main part of the song, doesn’t count?

Plus the first verse and the bridge are also half in english. Whole outro if you wanna count that.

Topic isn’t specifically about Pink Venom.

This goes for a lot of BP’s songs and other groups’ comebacks as well.

Lowkey regret changing the title