one of my favorite things that kpop normalized is not just men wearing makeup/styling or high standards of choreography but also this. and it doesn't even feel like 'oh i am listening to something foreign' it's more 'so i listen to artist xyz' and 'oh wait it doesn't even register that it's not my native tongue' it's a legitimate effect
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"I" Never Said That - A Quick Jikook + Korean Breakdown
Okay, so I've seen a lot of people quoting JK saying "I Listened to the song" during Jin's live and obviously the jobless haters had a thing to say about Jimin's comment that followed up.
Let me clear this up for anyone confused, especially if you don't speak Korean or if Weverse translations have you rolling your eyes.
JK: “곡 들었는데”
Read: "Gok Deurothneunde"
Translation: “Listened to the song, but/and…”
Was "I" mentionned in Korean?
Because here's the thing, JK never said "I". There was no "I" “나” in that sentence. Subjects (like “I”) are often dropped if they’re understood from context. Man just said "Listened to the song" in the most vague neutral, classic Korean way that lets the context do the work. Could've been "I", could've been "We", could've been "a mysterious third party in the corner". We don't know. But it wasn't explicitly "I".
What does -는데 (-neunde) add?
It’s a sentence connector, like:
“I listened to the song, and…”
“I listened to the song, but…”
Or even: “I listened to the song, you know?”
Friendly reminder that Korean is not just English in Hangul. A lot gets lost in translation — tone, nuance, context, cultural layers — and if you don’t know at least the basics of how Korean works, you’re probably misunderstanding 90% of what’s being said. But go off, I guess.
Enter Jimin, casually dropping: "같이 들었음"
Read: Gachi deureosseum.
Translation: “Listened together.”
Aka: "Hey! Just so we're clear on the lore here, it was a duo moment"
Not in a dramatic "Notice us" way, just casually setting the record straight like: "Let's not forget i was right there too. You're not gonna soft-launch me out of this narrative or take solo credit for it.
Again, no explicit subject is mentioned:
No “we” (우리는 / 우리가)
Just the word 같이 = “together,” and the casual/abbreviated verb 들었음, which is a very informal way to say “listened.”
Bonus? JK follows with "석포타임?"
Read: Seokpo ta-im?
Translation: “Seokpo time?”
Which, considering this was Jin's live, is probably code for "Time to enjoy Seokjin's music?" or "Jin hour has begun?"
Because :
석 (Seok) likely comes from Seokjin
포 (po) might come from a nickname, shortened form of something, or could be an inside joke. (Unless i'm missing something or my memory is playing tricks on me)
"Seokpo Time?" is probably JK invoking a familiar phrase or tradition linked to Jin — especially since they were listening to his song.
In conclusion :
No, JK didn't claim solo credit.
No, Jimin wasn't being dramatic.
Yes, they listened to Don't Say You Love Me together.
And yes, Jin is somewhere sipping tea, knowing full well they're all tuned into his drop.
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-> These are some free resources I used or heard about a lot to learn Korean and what they include, there's probably way more! I'll make more parts in the future. There's also ratings and pesonal notes about each one, but again they're 'personal' so it might not be the same for everyone! That's why you should always try it yourself first.
-> These resources are or were fully free when I used them, if anything changed and they're no longer free I do not take any responsibility for possible accidental purchases, I recommend to always check first before processing with it.
Here we go:
GoodJobKorean — Full free Hangul Course, 12 Lessons, Videos (with pronunciation, etc) + Pdf Practice sheets (with some vocabulary) + Quizes to see if you understood each lesson.
Rating: 100/10 I tried and loved it, easy to understand and explained nicely. Really useful for beginners learning hangul!
A/N: You may have to rebuy it after a month (not sure because I finished it in less then a month and never logged back in) but It's still free (if not you can always just make another account to get it free again)
GoldenKeyKorean: Free Hangul course, pronunciation + 2H long master course (advanced and basic levels) with 2 pdf books
Rating: I personally did not try this one, but I'm pretty sure it's fully free (at least that's what I've seen), but he often does limited editions/limited time special free courses so it's better to check if the offer is still active and follow his instagram for future updates and courses.
Now Korean Class: Fully free 9 Korean courses with different levels (1-9) with multiple videos for each, explains sentence structures, grammar, counters, numbers, and way more.
Rating: 100/10, It really is free, multiple levels, sooo many different things to learn I absolutely loved it!!
A/N: You just have to rebuy it after a month but I'm pretty sure it's still free (if not you can always just make another account to get it free again). I recently lost acess to it, idk why I think my phone is lagging... It tells me something went wrong to try again later, lol, just in case some content changed etc I wouldn't know.
Koldoristudy: 3 different Free Korean PDF study sheets, 1 Hangul, 1 Vocabulary and 1 winter study, includes Grammar, stroke order guides and syllable blocks,
Rating: 10/10 Loved it, I thought it would be just some pdf files to boringly write hangul/words but It's actually way more! it explains grammar and some useful language rules!
Talk to me in korean: Multiple free podcasts on different platforms + PDF with grammar and vocabulary explained for different levels of learners, 7 days free trial with possible cancelation
Rating: 9/10 It's really good, I'm just not a big fan of podcasts as I have a short attention spawn LOL. I personally didn't try the 7-days free trial but they do have LOTS of different lessons and videos that seem to be amazing and useful.
A/N: personally I find their website really confusing, to make things easier you can try things like just typing "Talk To me In korean (Pdf level _)" on google and the first link should be the free pdf file, etc etc.
Loescen Learn Korean Website: Free Interactive web-based learning, important vocabulary, pronunciation beginner to intermediate level, basic conversation courses and dialogues
Rating: 8/10, so good!! It surprised me, I just wish it went more in deep about things like sentence structures and grammar instead of blindly learning dialogue lines or words without breaking them into steps for deeper understanding of the language.
A/N: works for other languages too!!
Live Lingua: Multiple free ebooks and audio files lessons, grammar, vocabulary, hangul, etc, beginner to advanced,
Rating: 9/10 Covers up a lot of different things like I said, grammar, vocabulary, etc etc, but AGAIN each course covers many subjects and it quickly feels heavy and too long/complicated/takes too much time (personally for me, as an individual with ADHD)
How to study korean: LOTS of grammar and vocabulary, beginners to advanced, multiple lessons, linked YT videos to reinforce lessons, PDFs, etc
Rating: 100/10 explains really well, SO MUCH STUFF, different levels, it's really awesome! Lessons are available in multiple languages and not just English!! However again I find it a bit intimidating as it really has LOTS of things to learn which make it seem hard and heavy...
A/N: Personally I find the website complicated to navigate 😭 just type "how to study korean lesson _" for easier access if you want and It should be the top results
Udemy TOPIK grammar through 100 patters: TOPIK vocabulary, grammar and conversations, 100 grammatical patters koreans use a lot
Rating: 8/10 really good, well explained, but again personally it feels pretty heavy and long, videos in Korean with English subtitles, however there are no English subtitles for "example sentences" which sucks, you need to know some basic vocabulary to really understand the example sentences used there.
Tomi Korean: Free PDF with 430 basic korean vocabulary (words, verbs, nouns, adjectives, etc) with audio files, free PDF Worksheet for hangul learning
Rating: 8/0 Love it, really nice for useful vocabulary but you'll have to willingly study the words cause the pdf only makes you write it once and it's really just Korean-English translations, but it has images so its good for visual learners too! Personally I also found it takes a lot of storage to download everything lol.
A/N: I did not check the hangul worksheet as I can already write and read hangul but little personal opinion/tip; I think GoodJobKorean is the best option to learn Hangul here, specially compared to this one. Yes I did not try this Hangul Worksheet but I believe GoodJobKorean offers more variated content and help (videos, quizes, etc) than what a PDF sheet has to offer, that's my opinion.
That's all so far!
Many of these courses have social media accounts where they post different content and tricks to learn, I'll be making a post about those in the future too!!
If anything changed since I first used these resources or if there's any misinformation in this post, please let me know!
