10 Korean Actors Whose English Will BLOW Your Mind! [Ft HappySqueak]
2023 ж. 7 Нау.
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Have you ever wondered which of your favorite Korean Actors speak fluent English so that they can communicate with you properly when you finally meet? Doubt no further as in this video, we're going over 10 Korean Actors and Actresses who simply don't need translators and can even manage entire interviews without them! Get ready to be blown away by these amazing #kdrama actors who you didn't know speak fluent English!
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After watching Love to Hate You I only have to look at Yoo Teo and I start grinning from ear to ear 😁 it’s one of the best things I’ve seen and my face hurt from laughing while watching it (I did all 10 episodes back to back in one day). I love his German accent when he speaks English.
he was also SOooo good in Chocolate. every smile of his was squeeeee-worthy
Yessss, that what I was just thinking, he sounds so good speaking English with a German accent, SO CUTE!!!
It is worth to watch that drama. I added it on my list. I just finished The Glory part 2. So worth it.
I enjoyed Love to Hate you series too.😅
Love him t
English is just a language. Not a measure of intelligence.
English is a dominant language around the world. Most people that can’t speak the language feels as though something is missing. You don’t find many people wanting to learn other languages like they want to learn English.
Lmao, no. Most Canadians speak English, but can't speak French despite it being a part of their education system. If speaking a foreign language wasn't such a big deal in the Entertainment industry, it wouldn't have been such a selling point that Timothy Chalamet, Brad Pitt etc. can speak a foreign language.
Learning languages is tough .. some people have a better mind for it. Kudos to anyone that can speak another language.
Don't diminish their achievement, it is a big deal to be able to speak more than one language and speak it fluently. Being bilingual or trilingual is a sign if intelligence, not everyone has the ability.
eh no..to me i find ppls intelligence if u speak 7 languages..
I'm surprised Ok Taec-Yeon wasn't listed. His English is flawless in Vincenzo
Also Ahn hyo-seop
They both spent so many years abroad, there English perfect. Also SJKs English is so much better.
Taecyeon is the first person that came to my mind when I saw the title of list.
Ok Taec-yeon grew up in the USA..so of course his English is great. Ahn hype-seop grew up in Canada..again of course his English is great. I think what amazes me is the people who grew up in Korea…and still speak English with decent proficiency! When I was in a taxi in Seoul…the taxi driver spoke some English ..I asked him how he learned and he said by driving people around …I know I couldn’t do that…lol
Taecyeon used to have US citizenship
I’m impressed by all of them, but a little bit extra of Yoo Teo. English and German are two very different languages, so to master them both is very impressive!
Ahn Hyo-seop can also speak english fluently
No brainer,He lived in Canada,
5:36 So glad we get BOTH Yoo Teo AND Kim Ji Hoon in the excellent Love to Hate You! Both so handsome and such good actors! Especially love Kim's hair and hope he never cuts it‼️🇰🇷🥰
Son Sukku and Bae Doona are impressively fluent in English, they both starred in an American series, Sense8 in 2015. They should be here on the list.
The fantastic series that made me so curious about Bae Doona, I searched on Netflix, found Kingdom and I was hooked on k-drama ^^
Yoo Teo rocks! He's outstanding in "Love TO Hate You"...I also agree with the comment regarding Ok Taec-Yeon in "Vincenzo".
You missed Lee Soo Hyuk. His international modeling days made him very fluent in English.
I love that Yoo Teo speaks English with a German accent!
Came for this comment. 😁😁😁
I don't notice that at all.
Because, he is actually a German! He has also acted in several German movies and German is his mother tongue.
@@jacksonripper-mp8dr I know that. I was just saying it's lovely to hear...
@@naomiklahn4623 Whatever....
I'm surprised Son Seokgu wasn't listed. His English is flawless in Sense8
Thank you! I've been waiting for him to show up on these lists because his American English is perfect, with no trace of a Korean accent (unlike some other people on these videos touted as speaking "flawless" English). Guess he learned it from middle school on through university and film school in the US. Anyway, his perfect English is all over The Roundup, but also in a recent comedy show in Korea in which he recites the lyrics to the pop song Barbie Girl (sexily, I might add).
Yim Siwan had very natural English speaking in a variety show (when he and Yeo Jin Goo went to Hawaii). Even in Emergency Declaration, the perfect accent in English about having a bomb had his voice.
C'mon, stop saying that some of the actors "mastered" or have " impeccable" accents when they clearly do not. It's a disservice to actual actors who are truly bilingual like Krystal or Ahn Hyo-seop(Paul Ahn),or Choi Woo-shik who are Korean-American or Canadian.
🤣🤣🤣 I just can't, I was waiting for the perfect English but they sound like someone with hot okra in their mouth
AT LEAST THEY ARE TRYING. WHAT IS YOUR 2ND LANGUAGE????
@@sandinorris3259 no one said they aren't trying but the caption said they spoke perfect English which is not true
Yes! Thank you for this comment. The best is when they have Kpop stars saying a few lines they memorized for whatever they are filming or an event and the video claims they can speak 8 languages. 😂
Just 3 people on this list are good native English speakers. The actor from Penthouse is definitely a native. But it is a great thing they all picked up English (because it can be hard to learn a foreign language) and not many people keep up, some even give up.
Sung Joon, I saw him in a Kdrama and he was so good. I had no idea he was korean let alone spoke purfect english. He is one of my favorites sexy, unbelievable charisma, he is everything. Love you Sung Joon ♥️
Ok Taec-yeon é fenomenal. Ele fala inglês com perfeição, inclusive foi aprovado no TOEFL.
Sandara Park, Ok Taecyeon, and Park Bogum also speak English very well. ^_^
How come Park Min Young, Ahn Hyo Seop, Taec Yeon, Park Bo Gum, Gong Yoo, Cha Eun Woo, Choi Woo Shik, Choi Si Won & Moon Ga Young weren't listed?
the name you mentioned most of them were grew up in western countries,they should speak fluent
@@tracyyan1688 Park Bo Gum??????
even jang ki yong
Kim ji hoon really did a great job learning to speak English
Their English is 'Smooth Like Butter'😃😃
Moon Ga Young can speak English & German fluently. Also Park Min Young’s is fluent in English.
Park Eun Sook is awesome in speaking; diction, intonation and delivery is spot on.
Yoo Teo is just such daddy when he speaking English and Korean is so different is so ugh rawrr u know
who came to see Ok Taecyeon in the list 🙋
he grew up in USA pls
Lee.Byyng Hun is a Hollywood star. He speaks fluent English in those western films.
That was fun! Thank you MDL! 🌼
Ji Hoon is gorgeous, and I admire him for his desire to always learn how to do new things!!!!
What saddens me as an English teacher and polyglot is the fact that Koreans don't believe in themselves much. They've been taught to believe they won't be able to speak fluent English unless they're born in a country where English is the first language o at least study there. All it takes is to attend a decent class with a decent English teacher. Why make it so hard? I always wonder
It's because Korean grammar is completely different from English grammar. I've been teaching English to foreign students for 15 years, and in my experience, Korean students make the same mistakes in grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation regardless of age, gender, or background. There are words in English that are incredibly difficult for them to pronounce because they don't produce those sounds in Korean, and they tend to add extra syllables to certain words. Not to mention they have loads of Konglish that they mistake for correct English. So those are pretty hard habits to break. The English language education system in Korea is not exactly top notch, that's why most of them go to private academies or even international schools so they can learn English at an early age. It is not easy for them to learn English at all. And it's worse for Japanese students because they have stronger accents so they have more difficulty pronouncing certain words. So I can understand where they're coming from.
OOOHH, that's why Sung Joon speaks with a quasi kiwi/British accent! Awesome. Yoo Teo speaks with his German accent. I love it.
Lee Ha Nee is also good at speaking in English. Her accent is so 🔥
There’s a difference between knowing a language perfectly or decently as opposed to speaking it with a lot of difficulty and for many of these actors they know English but it’s with a great difficulty. I consider someone with good or great English once they can speak, understand and say the words correctly and clearly without the need to find their words, and without the use of an interpreter. Because in the case of most actors who are not native English speakers tend to lose their English overtime due to not keeping it in practice so I don’t consider them people that can speak great, good or even decent English in my opinion.
native english speakers do all the things you just said though
@@alazjaw.8968 Exactly but that is only the case for a few of these actors, obviously the ones who were abroad for a period of time are the ones with great to okay English the rest just have what people consider “knowing enough to get by” meaning it’s not great nor decent it’s just enough to carry on somewhat of a conversation.
@@alazjaw.8968 - As a native English speaker, I confirm what the op has stated. I have not lived in my native country for quite a few years, however I am ALWAYS able to express my thoughts best of all and with the LEAST effort if I can drop back to English. The only time I struggle in English is if I am attempting to express a word or sentiment that does not really exist in English (like the Spanish or Italian term 'simpatico' for example.) But other than difficulties based on a cultural frame of reference, my brain is 'architected' in English at the core. 😊 Yes, most of the celebrities referenced in the video and by a lot of other commenters are mostly passibly OK. Even in the video it was evident that several of them communicate in English with varying degrees of difficulty. That itself is telling because they were mostly delivering scripted lines. If they were somewhat shaky delivering rehearsed lines, it would be even more challenging if they needed to express their thoughts extemporaneously in an interview or elsewhere. They are still to be commended for having skills in English. It is just that many of the entertainers who were featured in the video would not necessarily be classified as 'fluent'. ... Well, not by native speakers of English that is.
park eun seok from penthouse, so when i was watching penthouse i had not read the actors profile, whenever i watch a drama i look into the actor and actresses profile so when eun Seok started speaking English i was like whoooa ! whooooa! hold up who is this guy! and he is also very good looking too.
Not an actor but Park Jin Young (JYP) can speak English really really well.
Jung Ryeo Won looks very much like Christy Chung! Wow!
Moon Kayoung , Lee Seojin, Park Seojun, Choi Woosik and more
Lee JunHo also speaks and reads English and Japanese with great ease and he is a great acting talent.
Most of these actors grew up or studied abroad and that doesn't count. I teach English to foreign students for a living and it's obvious from their accent and grasp of the English language that they either studied in international schools or abroad. Most Koreans who only studied English in their local schools or private academies can't speak the language as fluently or easily. To me, the Korean actor that should be admired for his English skills is Lee Byung Hun. He had to learn to speak the language for his Hollywood roles and yet he has almost perfect and clear pronunciation, and his grammar is not at all bad. He's the one I always use as an example to my Korean students because you don't need an American/British accent to be good at English, you just need to be able to speak and express yourself clearly using the right words, pronunciation, and grammatical structure to avoid misunderstanding when communicating with native speakers.
Ahn Hyo Seop also speaks English fluently
I love K-Pop and Korean dramas. And I wish so much that they would speak more English if any at all. Such beautiful actors need to be famous in the United States because they are amazing!❤
Most of all..... I really like this reporter.... very clear
Yoo Teo is so cute speaking English with a German accent!
Also not to forget Steve Noh Sanghyun, who played Isak in 'Pachinko'. He speaks great English too coz he grew up in the US. He spoke a lot of English in the variety show 'Dopojarak'.
Addicted to Yoo Teo..waiting for his upcoming movie.
What of Taecyon his English is perfect
I*m more surprised with the actors that learnt it on their own. The ones who lived in English speaking countries learnt it naturally, though! Learning a new language is a kind of training, it requires perseverance and repetition. All my respect for the people who work hard on it!
Please love teo oppa, he is super good and humble💗
All of them are impressive!
Ma Dong Seok should be on this list as well, he used to live in San Antonio Texas as mentioned in one of his interviews, he had a small role playing a bouncer in the series Sense8 and he's also in Eternals the MCU movie
I was so surprised when I found out that Yoo Teo was raised in Germany. Hoewever when he spoke Englisch in Love to Hate you I already had a hunch that something seemed off to me, so when I found out it made perfect sense. Sometimes I think I catch typical German faces in the drama, which amuses me to no end.
As much as I love actors speaking different languages when it comes to acting honestly its not that difficult especially if you have a dialect coach. What impresses me is when they can express the right emotions while speaking their lines. Some actors focus so much on speaking the lines that the emotions dont really match. Id rather them stick to their original language if its going to just come out cold. I may be a bit harsh but thats just my opinion
Lee Byung Hun is THE BEST non-native English speaker I have observed. I had no idea he spoke English at all before I saw him in the kdrama 'Mr Sunshine'. When I heard him speak his lines I thought that he had been raised bilingual. It was only afterwards when I saw him being interviewed by an English speaking reporter that I could detect (just barely at that) that he did not grow up speaking English natively. His command of the language is simply outstanding. The accent, the colloquialisms, the cadence - he literally expresses himself BETTER than some native English speakers. His English is THE best of any Korean actor that I have seen so far. When Byung Hun speaks, he sounds just like someone from the mid-West of the USA. I don't put people who grew up speaking a language, especially in an environment where English is a dominant language, in the same category as people who learn a language later in life as adults. Language acquisition as an adult is really difficult for most people. That is why I am So impressed with Lee Byung Hun. His command of English is *notably* better than almost all of the celebrities mentioned in this video. I also found out after the fact that he has co-starred in several Hollywood movies ('The Magnificent Seven', 'RED', to name a couple). Which, given the fluency of his English, makes total sense. 😄😄😄
I commented the same then saw your comment afterwards... you are so right 🙂 I've watched many kdramas so far but Mr Sunshine is by far on top of my list of favs. I read somewhere that he learnt english from watching videos. He really is impressive.
I guess you don't know what he did to the young innocent Canadian gymnast. He ruined her and her family's life before he got his Hollywood actor title. He lured that young girl who was barely into her early 20's by telling her he was going to marry her and brought her to Korea which was a foreign country to her and put her into a shady apartment and abandoned her. He used her to practice his Englush and for sex. She said later he only spoke English to her. I can't ever forget the young Canadian- Korean Canadian gymnast, and her mother did interview in tears about how Lee tricked them and took her to Korea and basically used her then dumped her.
@icanduo - Stay on point. This post is about language profiency, not somebody's personal history. Besides, he was cleared of the charge. Go peddle gossip someplace else. !
NO, iT"S NOT A GOSSIP! It was all over the news. It was a fact. There were hundreds of photos him taking her traveling and having intimate relationship. She was only 21 and he was 39. He was just not as known as now. I know what the posting is about. You want to praise a person over his ability to speak English well despite of how he ruined young girls lives tricking into them having sex with him using his fame? That's fine but it's not just a gossip. He was never cleared of charges. Charges that were dropped was the most recent one while he was being married and his wife was pregnant. That one has cleared because the girls threatened him as well. @@claudiawoods4382
@@icanduo - Go get a life. I am not going to waste time going back and forth over old, dead gossip.
Why should it surprise anyone? Many people speak multiple languages clearly and perfectly.
Loved W (Two Worlds) with Han Hyoo Joo , pretty scary in its themes concerning real & virtual (AI governed) life
You left out so many. Lee Buyng Hun, Ok Taecyeon, Park Seo Joon, Youn Yuh Jung, Choi Woo Shik, Gong Yoo, Park Bo Gum, Han Ye Seul, Lee Seo Jin, Shin Se Kyung, Bae Doona, Park Min Young, Cha In Pyo, Cha Eun Woo are all English speaking actors and actresses.
Ahn hyo-seop
Park Gyu-Young
Mun Ka Young
There’s a difference between knowing a language perfectly or decently as opposed to speaking it with a lot of difficulty and for many of these actors they know English but it’s with a great difficulty which that is the case for Lee Byung Hun. I consider someone with good or great English once they can speak, understand and say the words correctly and clearly without the need to find their words.
You are well informed, I like that.🥰
KIM JI HOON IS A PERFECT ACTOR. I LIKE HIS DRAMAS SUCH AS STARS FALLING FROM THE SKY, JANG BORI IS HERE, RICH FAMILY'S SON, MONEY HEIST I LOVE TO SEE HIM AS HERO OF THE DRAMAS. I WAITING FOR HIS NEXT .
don't forget flower of evil. It's the first drama I ever saw him in. I stopped the show at one point to google him, because I had to learn everything about his career. He was that good in it.
You forgotten his GOOD THIEFE BAD THIEF. His acting there was sooooo good!!
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HIM AS HERO NOT SECOND HERO. THAT'S WHY I AM NOT INTERESTED IN HIS SECOND HERO DRAMAS.
@@riverofdramasksp I agree. I would like to see him as a lead actor. He’s an amazing actor. They promote the same actors all the time over there, and there are so many actors that is better than the ones they mention constantly. But, you’re so right.
Beyond learning a language, which can admittedly be difficult, there is the greater challenge of fluency and correct usage. Language learners also need to be well acquainted with using a language in the correct context and be mindful of cultural nuances in meaning. Having an accent by the way can be an issue if it gets in the way of being understood. Some people prefer a neutral accent because it is better understood. At the end of the day, use of a language will always be about being well understood. Period.
ever heard of a Korean actor named Lee Byung Hyun? can't believe he is not on the list !
I was watching my lovely liar and I couldn't understand a word of what he was saying! 😅 He needed someone to help him pronounce it better
Jang Geun Suk ❤❤❤
Chaeunwoo -English, Japanese and basic Chinese Jinyoung- English and Japanese, Ji Sung Song Joong Ki- right now, his English is so good I had to do a double take to see if it was really him in an interview. Rain- Ninja Assassin Park Bo-Gum and Lee Byung-Hun Key- America exchange program for a few weeks but continue after. Lee Seung Gi- English Japanese Kim Go Eun- English and Chinese
Most of them migrated to English speaking countries since their childhood, so I think its normal to speak English fluently 😂
Yoo Teo is freaking good at english for sure
Really need to watch Kim Ji Hoon in more dramas and movies
Jang Geun Suk,Ryu Jun Yeol, I Know Yoon Teo as Ragas from Arthdal Chronicles he's the father of Joonki there..He was so remarkable
Choi Wooshik can also speak English fluently without his Korean accent.
He's Canadian, isn't he?
@@unihrini yeah he is, did not know about that. All this time, I thought he was a citizen of Korea 😅
All Of The Actors again they surprised me again with their flurrent English talking and speaking and they are doing such a good job at it once again i am so inpressed with Them once again i love it so much
Treadstone was sooo good. I am still sad about its cancelation
Learning in many of languages is a bonus.
I can't see what is so fascinating about this!!! The majority of these actors lived abroad so it's obvious they would speak fluent English. Moreover, as an actor or actress, speaking English fluently is a must
KangDaniel he speaks English amazing!
Cho Woo Shik from Parasite is probably the best along with Park Bo Gum. You probably should have included them
No Rowoon included? I heard him speak English the other day in a video clip. Flawless.
English is not skill but its also a great benefits everywhere when can speaking English English are international languages Great work😊
English is the most easy language to learn, is not a big deal!!
I loved Yeo Teo's speaking english with English accent👏👏👏👏
All impressed me , very hard to accomplish. Bless
I'd like to add Ahn Hyo Seop and Ok Taecyeon to this list
If they were raised or lived a long time in an English speaking country than it's a given. But if they weren't and can speak it fluently with a good accent then it is an achievement to be sure. Not everyone has the gift of being able to speak different languages.
In Asia only Filipinos are linguistic
They have my hugh respect, because for Koreans it's so hard to learn English and I also got some Korean only frends, who still struggle with English. Now that I learn Korean for one year, I understand them so good
What about Ok Taecyeon...he speak english eloquently.
How about Park Bo Gum?? He can speak quite good English!
V nice
These days it's good to know how to speak more than 1 language. You can go further in life and have more benefits from it. 🇺🇸 🇬🇧
I like all of them, but my favorite and Kim Ji Hoon
I was looking for Ahn Hyo Seop tbh but great list of actors🎉
Not him visiting my country and I didn't know😢😢😢. Please come back to Namibia and most definitely Windhoek 😊😊
Ahn hyo seop, choi wooshik etc. I will add later and if u include kim jihoon maybe u could include lee jehoon too
1. some were born or studied in a foreign country. Know other languages. 2. Self thought But also some just because you know some sentences doesn’t mean they are fluent. It’s like saying because I know how to ask where the bathroom is or how much a item is I’m fluent in Korean. I can go up to some and talk to them in English and maybe they can’t even answer. Some just study lines of dramas or movies.
There are other Korean Actors/Actresses who weren’t included in here-I forgot the name of this actress from Penthouse, Ok Teacyon, Choi Woosik, The main actress from True Beauty, Siwon -these are the actors/tress I know who speaks english well.
Do u mean lee ji ah? She's good too.. Love her & Park eun seok accent very much.. ☺️
I'm not surprised. I think overseas most students study english in some form. It's only in the US where learning another language is not pushed. Sad to say I wish I spoke and understood another language. I know just enough to say my name and ask for the restroom in Spanish and French. Soon Korean.
I didn't know being able to speak English is something mind-blowing
Park Eun Seok like a native speaker❤
At least, these actors/actresses are not arrogant just because they can speak English. Just like any languages, it can be acquired by anyone over time of using or exposed to it. The most important is not to be so arrogant to the extent of being mean to others just because of it.
Park Bo Gum speaks English pretty well, and so does Song Joong-ki.
Park Eon Seok, Ok Taeyeon and Ahn Hyoseop.
Why wasn't Park Min young listed here she has flawless english fluency too
Krystal Jung and OK Taec-yeon are both very fluent
One more actor is Ahn Hyo Seop, speaks English fluently
Wow!
To the losers who say "English is nothing New or it's not intelligent" yeah well try learning literally a language you aren't familiar with. That's a talent and an achievement. ❤
I think it's interesting how you say some of these speak like native speakers, when in fact they do not. I am a native, and I can clearly hear their accent. The only one that was native, was the one who came to NY when he was 7.
You missed a lot. There's Ok Taek Yeon, Choi Siwon, Choi Seung Heun (T. O. P), Lee Byung Hun, Gong Yoo, Cha Eun Woo among others.
I love Siwon's accent. So natural.