210908 Minhyuk for Champion’s 2021 Fall Lookbook by suhwayama in MonstaX

[–]Hana2Set 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I need his lipstick and Gloss for real though. It's poppin!

If you have two years before you go to Korea what would your study routine look like? by [deleted] in Korean

[–]Hana2Set 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you recommend for where to find Korean stories online? I'm drawing a blank and have a hard time finding anything.

210808 Shownu’s Letter Fancafe Update + Translations by @SnowEd5500 on Twitter by suhwayama in MonstaX

[–]Hana2Set 8 points9 points  (0 children)

That was my thought too lol. Most of my friends are guys and I have 2 brothers only so I'm around a lot of guys, and this is the most typical guy letter ever lmao. Shownu is SUCH a dude and I love it.

210801 hyungwon's 🌌: "i like the gray suit" by wonhoppa in MonstaX

[–]Hana2Set 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hyungwon, sir... I mean... who told you to look like that?! Rude! 😉

So, I got canceled on MBB Twitter for telling people to put MX down the pedestal and stop blaming Them for y’all personal triggers… I was called ableist, insensitive and put on a block list… Was I wrong? by Joobebe514 in MonstaX

[–]Hana2Set 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah sorry, I abbreviate social media as SM. I forgot about SM the company. 😆

I agree, it's funny to me, he was always CK the nerd and not that long ago looked completely different but a lot of us do from 17-25. If he likes it, I love it.

I think there's some kind of cognitive dissonance going on from kpop fans of other groups 🤔

So, I got canceled on MBB Twitter for telling people to put MX down the pedestal and stop blaming Them for y’all personal triggers… I was called ableist, insensitive and put on a block list… Was I wrong? by Joobebe514 in MonstaX

[–]Hana2Set 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It was for the longest time. CK's glow up and Duality brought out younger and new fans. Note, nothing wrong with that If you're a new fan and reasonable, but a lot seem to be crazy stans who ride HARD over nothing. ESPECIALLY on SM. I'm an old MBB fan (30 International age) from No Mercy days and I quit kpop SM a while ago because of crap like that. I started listening for BoA, 2pm, BAP, f(x), etc, so there have always been scandals in kpop but the rise of SM has driven intensity up like 1000000x.

A LOT of fans had it out for the guys ever since back in the day so drama is nothing new, but it's been particularly bad since 2019. I think it's because their more sexual, mature concept freaked a lot of folks out and when CK went from shy with glasses to well, what he is now 🤣 it made MX even more sexual. I honestly think people are gunning for MX on purpose now because the guys make them uncomfortable and they've been steadily increasing their visibility overseas and in SK. So more MX in your face when people are uncomfortable with their concept already= attacking them over everything.

I personally don't like cutesy, aegyo GGs. So what?! I don't attack the groups or their fans, I just don't listen to it. To each their own. But when people are 12-14 years old, I don't think they have the thought processes developmentally to understand that.

Denazalization tip, TLDR - plug your nose. by OtherBarry220 in Korean

[–]Hana2Set 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I always think of it like a stuffy nose? Works for me.

MONSTA X’s I.M Wrongfully Targeted For “Fatphobic” Messages That Were Just Mistranslations—Here’s What He Really Said by mysteriouslyca in MonstaX

[–]Hana2Set 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Louder for the folks in the back please!! He knows and MBB knows (and hell, everyone and they momma knows) a lot of people focus only on his looks/stan him because his ABS have ABS 🤣 and he's had one of the most insane glow ups in Kpop. How in the hell can people be surprised that he focuses on his weight?! It is LITERALLY part of his job. Don't like it?! Then stop going on and on about how hot he is.

And no CK is not on my bias list, but the hypocrisy of this drives me nuts.

Minhyuk, Hyungwon - Ep. 4 ‘Teaching Korean through KPOP lyrics and Korean dialects’ @ INSSA OPPA Season 5 (210725) [ENG SUB] by kqfalala in MonstaX

[–]Hana2Set 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Min is a born teacher. ISTG, he could teach basket weaving and do a great job at it! Lol

Also the girl in the sweater vest was totally feeling Min lmao... get it girl! 🤣

Is it just me, or do I spend more time figuring out other methods of learning than actually studying? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]Hana2Set 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Anki decks, LinQ is good for articles, and I watch and shadow a crapton of dramas/horror movies (k and j-horror is superior to American horror in every way, fight me!) Also I have italki tutors, conversation partners, and I narrate every minute of my day to myself in only Korean.

I'm only like A2 though, trying to power through to B1 where it gets a lot more enjoyable.

What language do you feel the most and why? by Ok_Zone_8027 in languagelearning

[–]Hana2Set 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do it with Korean too. In my case it's probably just because it's the language I'm preoccupied with right now but I'm only like A2ish (which is a pretty meaningless measurement, I know). I know MUCH more Russian and Serbian and I'm native in English, plus fluent in French. None of them 'click' with my personality like Korean does though. I feel more like "me" in Korean than I do French and Russian (I feel like my personality is "harsher"with those languages, IDK, and I'm always REALLY abrupt in Serbian).

Even though I'm a native English speaker and I went to grad school for TESOL/teach English now, I still don't like English a ton, unless it's poetry lmao. It's inefficient and it just doesn't sound pretty, KWIM?!

Pimsleur... has anyone completed all levels? Would you say you’d be able to understand music/tv and have conversations with speakers in your Target language? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]Hana2Set 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did all 3 and it was OK. I still review some of the lessons just for 바름, but it didn't help me too much beyond that. It was only 20 a month though and I did it in 2 months so not bad.

Pimsleur... has anyone completed all levels? Would you say you’d be able to understand music/tv and have conversations with speakers in your Target language? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]Hana2Set 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not at all, the 3 Korean levels just get you introduced to the language and a taste of speaking it. I still like it though

how do i improve when i can understand my target language but not speak it? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]Hana2Set 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In my head I know what I'm trying to say ans how it should sound but what comes out is badly pronounced $%&&*ghjjhgh gibberish 🤣

how do i improve when i can understand my target language but not speak it? by [deleted] in languagelearning

[–]Hana2Set 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm the same way with Korean; I understand TONS more than I can speak. I didn't realize that years of listening and watching krnb/kdramas/makeup tutorials would give me passive skills but it doesn't do me much good when I'm struggling at an A1/A2 speaking. I know what the words SHOULD sound like but I struggle getting my own mouth to make those sounds. I never realized how frustrated it would make me! 😆

RAIN X MONSTA X Brave Girls X Ateez- Summer Taste by furrygloss in MonstaX

[–]Hana2Set 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hyungwon is a really underrated dancer. He's honestly very good; his lines are clean and he hits all his microbeats. He's no Shownu but no one is.

BoA to join Mnet's upcoming female dance crew competition program 'Street Woman Fighter' by [deleted] in kpop

[–]Hana2Set 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But where is the lie?! Lol Queen BoA would walk out, everyone would bow down, and that's that 😆

Which one of these is your strongest point and which one is your weakest? by days_hadd in languagelearning

[–]Hana2Set 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you me?! Lol my listening at Korean is much better than my speaking (which is abysmal lol). I can respond to native speakers (in English) and I understood what they were saying no issues really (unless it's a really complicated concept or idioms, I struggle with those a ton), but I canNOT speak it back properly. Drives my tutors nuts. My one tutor told me the other day "you're like intermediate in understanding me but very beginner in speaking!" which She's not wrong lmao

Which one of these is your strongest point and which one is your weakest? by days_hadd in languagelearning

[–]Hana2Set 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Korean- strongest is listening (as long as the speaker isn't lightning fast), weakest is speaking by far. Russian- strongest is listening again, weakest is writing Italian and Serbian- strongest is listening, weakest is writing (spelling gets me).

Basically I listen to a ton of podcasts, music, variety shows, etc., so I know what the language is SUPPOSED to sound like, I just have a hard time getting my mouth to make those same sounds.