November 1, 2023
SEOUL— The proportion of English words utilized in K-pop tunes is quickly raising in line with the category’s appeal overseas.
English words occupied 41.3 percent of the lyrics of K-pop woman teams’ launches that arrived on Circle Chart’s Digital Chart Top 100 in the very first fifty percent of this year, according to Circle Chart.
This is a rise of 18.9 portion factors contrasted to 2018, when the number significant 22.4 percent.
Breaking it down by team, 53.6 percent of words in (G) I-dle’s launches in the very first fifty percent of this year remained in English, while it was 50.5 percent for Le Sserafim, half for Blackpink, 49.3 percent for Nmixx and 48.4 percent for NewJeans.
Ive utilized the least English words, at just 24.9 percent.
English words most utilized in K-pop woman teams’ songs were “I,” “You,” “Like” and “Love.”
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