This is an interesting topic for me, since a lot of my friends from Indonesia ask me whether I use English or Korean to study at school. As an International student, I studied using English, but my Korean friends study mostly in Korean.
Some people might think, why bother using or studying English if it is not our first language? Well, quite obviously, since English is the international language, many people try their hardest to use English in their daily lives.
The thing is, most of my friends who are kpop fans often assume Korean students are not very good at english. Why? Because many of their favorite Korean singers or actors/actresses are not very capable of speaking English.
The video above, even though it is clearly a video for fun, unfortunately reflects my friends' views on most Koreans' English speaking ability.
Actually, most of you guys might not know, but there are many K-pop artists who can speak English quite well, even though they are not native speakers. For example, girl group After School's member Lizzy is known for her English ability among K-pop fans. Here is a video:
Again, it's a fun video. Who am I to take away the fun from K-pop, right? :D
Lizzy (the member wearing green jacket) herself once commented on how people praise her for her English. She said, "My English is actually just average among Korean students. I studied hard, but still I am not very good at it".This statement of hers did not really surprise me to be honest, since I know many Korean students who speak English quite well.
So, of course not every Korean is fluent in English (well, they don't need to be, since it's not their mother tongue), but if you come to Korea you will find people who can speak English. Some of them are brave enough to hold a conversation, some of them are maybe a little bit shy but they definitely can hold a conversation fairly well.
Anyway folks, English is helpful, so let's study English ^^
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