{"id":33831,"date":"2025-07-02T23:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/33831\/"},"modified":"2025-07-02T23:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T23:34:09","slug":"k-netizens-pick-the-foreign-k-pop-idols-who-can-speak-korean-like-natives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/33831\/","title":{"rendered":"K-netizens pick the foreign K-pop idols who can speak Korean like natives"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A recent post on the popular Korean online community Instiz <\/strong>sparked a lively discussion among K-netizens about which foreign K-pop idols have achieved native fluency in the Korean language.<\/p>\n

Korean netizens pick the foreign K-pop idols who speak Korean the best<\/p>\n

The original post <\/a>posed the question, \u201cIs there a foreign member who speaks Korean like a native?\u201d with the added clarification to exclude idols who are half-Korean or Korean immigrants. The post quickly gained attention, with many netizens chiming in to share their picks.<\/p>\n

Among the top names mentioned were TWICE<\/strong>\u2019s Sana<\/strong> (Japan), NCT<\/strong>‘s Renjin<\/strong> (China),\u00a0I-DLE<\/strong>\u2019s Minnie<\/strong> (Thailand) and Yuqi <\/strong>(China), RIIZE<\/strong>\u2019s Shotaro<\/strong> (Japan), TREASURE<\/strong>\u2019s Haruto<\/strong> (Japan),\u00a0BLACKPINK<\/strong>\u2019s Lisa<\/strong> (Thailand), and ENHYPEN<\/strong>‘s Ni-Ki<\/strong>. Of those, multiple users pointed to Yuqi as sounding nearly indistinguishable from a native Korean speaker, praising her fluency and natural expressions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Others shared their surprise upon learning that TREASURE\u2019s Haruto is not Korean, noting that his pronunciation and speaking style are so natural it\u2019s hard to tell.<\/p>\n

Korean netizens’ comments<\/a><\/p>\n

“Sana.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Yuqi, Minnie. Yuqi really has the Korean vibes.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Honestly, I don’t think anyone is that fluent.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Shotaro and Haruto. Haruto saying ‘Nihonjin da yo (I’m Japanese)’ was hilarious.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Yuqi.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Yuqi even understands the subtle underlying tones of the\u00a0conversation.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“I’m a fan of another group, but I agree about Yuqi. She seems to be good at other foreign languages too.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Lisa.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Sana and Yuqi.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Sana and Yuqi? Sana even has pretty Korean handwriting.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“I honestly thought Haruto wasn\u2019t just Korean, but specifically from the Jeolla region. His tone is so warm and local.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“With other idols, even when they speak well, it’s like, ‘Wow, they speak really good Korean!’ But with Haruto, I didn\u2019t even think that. I just assumed he was Korean.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Renjun. He\u2019s been speaking Korean since he was little, so he\u2019s basically native.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Shotaro.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Niki (ENHYPEN) speaks really well.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Niki even has a native-like intonation.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Renjun’s pronunciation is so Korean-like, LOL.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Moka from ILLIT is actually pretty good.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Mashiro from Kep1er, Haruto, and Yuqi.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Sana.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Some of the idols mentioned here still have strong accents, don\u2019t they? But wow, I looked up Haruto, and he\u2019s really good.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Yuqi, Sana.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Renjun from NCT Dream…?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“TREASURE\u2019s Haruto!!!!! Also Ningning.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“Every time I see Haruto retweeting in Korean, I feel like he speaks Korean better than me. It’s hilarious.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“I didn\u2019t think anyone qualified, but yeah, I agree with Haruto.”<\/p>\n

“Sana comes to mind. Her handwriting is better than most Koreans’. I was shocked when I saw a poem she wrote.”<\/p>\n

“Haruto is seriously legendary. It’s honestly amazing that he’s not Korean.
I was even more shocked after watching video clips.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Videos of foreign K-pop idols speaking Korean<\/p>\n

Lisa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sana<\/strong><\/p>\n

Renjun<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ningning<\/strong><\/p>\n

Shotaro<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yuqi<\/strong><\/p>\n

Haruto<\/strong><\/p>\n

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