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I didn't know whether to post this or not... HIDES.. (Original Post) AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 OP
OK, what is it? Denninmi Aug 2012 #1
Its Korean. AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #3
Oh. I see the characters in the title. Denninmi Aug 2012 #5
Korean "characters" are actually three parts - lead, middle, and terminal. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #9
I enjoyed that! NYC_SKP Aug 2012 #2
LOL thanks AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #4
I LOVE Gangnam Style! Saw it last week and showed it to everyone at home! nolabear Aug 2012 #6
I loved these girls reaction to it. AsahinaKimi Aug 2012 #7
My Korean is a little rusty (okay, a lot), but that was pretty cool. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #8
I wonder what the cartoon horse is saying on the title page? Denninmi Aug 2012 #10

Denninmi

(6,581 posts)
5. Oh. I see the characters in the title.
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 11:49 PM
Aug 2012

Somewhere in the back of my brain, if I were alert enough, I may have gotten the concept. Korean and Japanese look quite different in print.

Thanks for posting, whatever it was it was interesting. My take was it was some version of hip hop.

Maybe the Blackeyed Peas or Outkast can do a cover version, LOL.

 

HopeHoops

(47,675 posts)
9. Korean "characters" are actually three parts - lead, middle, and terminal.
Thu Aug 23, 2012, 10:03 AM
Aug 2012

The terminal character isn't always present (3rd syllable only has two). The "o" is silent in the lead position and makes a "ng" sound in the terminal position (last syllable has a silent lead, first one has the "ng" in terminal). The "S" shaped symbol in the last syllable sounds like an "L" in that position, but it is an "R" sound in lead position. It's one of the simplest and most consistent languages in the world and was designed to be that way. Pronouncing the syllables is simple. Knowing what they MEAN - well, now that's another matter all together.

nolabear

(41,963 posts)
6. I LOVE Gangnam Style! Saw it last week and showed it to everyone at home!
Wed Aug 22, 2012, 11:50 PM
Aug 2012

Btw apparently it's about how the girls in Gangnam, a section of Seoul, are ladies by day but naughty by night. But he's just the best! Funny and clearly knows just what he's doing.

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