How much English is too much English on a Kpop song? What's your tolerance level?

    How much English is too much English on a Kpop song? What's your tolerance level? 12

    1. there's no such thing as too much English on a Kpop song (5) 42%
    2. over 30% English is too much (3) 25%
    3. over 50% English is too much (2) 17%
    4. over 40% English is too much (1) 8%
    5. over 70% English is too much (1) 8%
    6. over 60% English is too much (0) 0%
    7. over 80% English is too much (0) 0%

    I think there is no denying that Kpop nowadays is catering more towards the Western audience more than it ever was in the history of Kpop as a whole.


    and with that, the use of English lyrics on a Kpop song have become more frequent and more intentional.


    do you think this a good thing for Kpop? or bad?


    what is your opinion on this matter?


    what is your limit on how much English lyrics there are on a Kpop song?


    how will this affect Kpop going forward?



    open discussion time

  • AllKill VIP

    I think 70 percent is my tolerance.

    But, I think Babymonster's recent song 'We Go Up' seems to have a bit more than that.


    The labels Must find a balance. Or input just a bit more of English lyrics, not over-salt it.

    Otherwise, at that point, they should release English songs.


    I understand appealing to the international fans outside of Korea; but, I'm sure many, if not all, have considered some of their favorites' music becoming very English-heavy and disliking it when they're supposed to be KPOP.


    Am I personally worried? Yes, I am, if the labels do not turn things around.

  • AllKill VIP

    It’s really hard to put a number on it, but I wish we could get more songs from big groups with a Korean hook or chorus. It seems to have died out over the last few years, but we used to get really memorable lines in Korean from big 3 ggs:


    Naega jeil jallaga!


    Sowon ul malhebwa


    Darun namja malgo. Noh~~~!


    Majimak chorom maji-majimak chorom


    Nan myonga dalla dalla

  • AllKill VIP

    Another great hook in Korean


    Nat-bo, dan-nun, bam-eh, wa!


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    Quote from Bottles

    Another great hook in Korean


    Nat-bo, dan-nun, bam-eh, wa!


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    I had forgotten how good this song is!

    and "As You Wish' wasn't their first time either


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