Korean People Born in Japan

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Though I don't utter even a word in my journal entries of recent date, I feel as if I'm verbally-challenged. That is to say, I want to speak English to relieve my stress:P What a reason for wanting to practice [(x)my] English! Anyway, I imagine that, like Japanese people, Korean people receive a lot of instruction in how to read English.[I bet Korean people also spend a lot of time practicing reading in English as Japanese people do.] Readers I expect are not only native-speakers but also non-native-speakers, including Korean people.

While reading a/the profile of a rapper duo called 'm-flo,' I learned that the vocalist called Verbal is a third generation Korean born in Japan. I wonder if there is any relation(ship) between this and the fact a lot of Koreans are familiar with m-flo? I doubt it, but then again, did you know that his family is originally from Korea?

When it comes to Japanese-born Koreans, I know little [(x)few] about them or their lives. The only thing I remember is that, when I was a university student, I had a friend whose parents were both Korean. Though, I don't know whether they were born in Korea or in Japan. I once visited her house with another friend, and her mother welcomed us with some snacks. The snack was a Korean-style pan-fried vegetable and meat dish called 'jeon.' (See the picture above). Not [(x)so] many Japanese people know how to make this food, so I said, "Wow! Your Mom's Korean food is really authentic!"

She replied with hesitation, "To tell the truth, both of my parents are Korean." It was my first time to see with my own eyes that people with Korean roots are often burdened with various sorts of psychological issues related to their cultural identity. [to be more or less psychologically burdened with identity issues.]


m-flo featuring Melody and Ryohei "Miss You"


m-flo featuring BoA "The Love Bug"
Mar 04th 2010 05:27 Stawberry&Chocolate

  • It's frustrating to become vocally[orally?]-challenged (though I'm not uttering even a word on journal entries).
  • It's frustrating to become vocally [orally?] challenged (though I'm not even uttering a word on journal entries).

 

  • I want to speak English to release my stress:P What a reason for practicing [my?] English!
  • I want to speak English to release my stress:P What a reason for practicing my English!

 

  • While reading profile of a rapper duo 'm-flo,' I came to know that the vocalist called Verbal is a third generation Korean born in Japan.
  • While reading the profile of a rapper duo 'm-flo,' I realised that the vocalist called Verbal is a third generation Korean born in Japan.

 

  • When it comes to Korean people born in Japan, I know few about them or their lives.
  • When it comes to Korean people born in Japan, I know little about them or their lives.

 

  • How authentic your mom's Korean food is!"
  • How authentic your mom's Korean food is!"Your mum's cooking is authentic (or great)!"

 

  • She replied with hesitation, "To tell the truth, both of my parents are Koreans." It was my first time to see with my own eyes that people whose roots were Korea were burdened with more or less various sorts of issues, especially psychologically.
  • She replied with hesitation, "To tell the truth, both of my parents are Koreans." It was my first time to see with my own eyes that people whose roots were Korean were burdened with more or less various sorts of issues, especially psychologically. Why type of issues? You mentioned issues but didn't list any.

 
Your English is almost perfect!
Mar 04th 2010 06:28 真斗

  • While reading profile of a rapper duo 'm-flo,' I came to know that the vocalist called Verbal is a third generation Korean born in Japan.
  • While reading the profile of the rap duo 'm-flo,' I realized that the vocalist called Verbal is a third generation Korean born in Japan. I know you learned your English in Canada... and I have no idea what spelling they use up there, but "realise" is British English; while "realize" is the American way.

 

  • Not so many Japanese people know how to make this food, so I said, "Wow!
  • Not so many Japanese people know how to make this food, so I said, "Wow!

 

  • How authentic your mom's Korean food is!"
  • I agree w/ the other person's correction, it's just that "mum" is British English, while "mom" is American.

 
I think the reason m-flo may be known in Korea is because they did collaborations with Korean artists: BoA, Whee Sung, and Alex

m-flo ♥ Whee Sung - I'm Da One


m-flo ♥ Alex - Love Me After 12AM


I don't know how popular these musicians are in Korea. I've been meaning to get into Korean music so it may help me like J-Pop has helped my Japanese. But I can't find any good artists because I don't like boybands or those girlbands like T-ara that are famous in Korea. These two songs I posted in this comment are actually some of favorite m-flo songs... I just can't understand them because they have parts in Korean >_<
Mar 04th 2010 08:28 maikeru

  • How authentic your mom's Korean food is!"
  • How authentic your mom's Korean food is!"This isn't necessarily wrong, but I agree with the corrections. "How ~ " sounds old and stiff, and I would never say it in conversation. You might see it in old novels, but I don't think you will ever hear someone use it.

 
I really like M-flo, so thanks for the songs!
Mar 04th 2010 10:56 Shin

Coincidentally, I just read an article at the library about Koreans born in Japan. According to the article, most Koreans (in Japan) don't have much of a sense of Korean identity and they often adopt Japanese names to blend in.

I'll be back to correct this later~
Mar 04th 2010 14:52 Yuri

Thanks everyone for your corrections and comments. I was surprised because I didn't know at all that "How ...!" sounds old. All Japanese students learn this expression in their junior high school. It always comes with another expression "What a ... it is!" For example:

How wonderful it is!
What a wonderful ... it is!

Is "What a adjective noun it is!" okay to use even today?
Mar 05th 2010 10:46 Teo

  • Korean People Born in Japan
  • Korean People Born in Japan あるいは Japanese-born Koreans

 

  • It's frustrating to become vocally[orally?]-challenged (though I'm not uttering even a word on journal entries).
  • Though I don't utter even a word in my journal entries, I feel as if I'm verbally-challenged.

 

  • I want to speak English to release my stress:P What a reason for practicing [my?] English!
  • That is to say, [つまり~] I want to speak English to release my stress:P What a reason for practicing English!  *[my English って使ってもいいけど、必要じゃない。

 

  • Anyway, I bet Korean people also receive a lot of reading training in English like Japanese people.
  • Anyway, I imagine that, like Japanese people, Korean people receive a lot of instruction in how to read English.

 

  • Target readers I expect are not only natives but also non-natives including Korean people.
  • My target readers, I expect, are not only native-speakers but also non-native-speakers, including Korean people. *この文書の意味ははっきりと分からないけど、target readersというのはゆりちゃんの日記を読む人という意味ですか?

 

  • While reading profile of a rapper duo 'm-flo,' I came to know that the vocalist called Verbal is a third generation Korean born in Japan.
  • While reading a profile of the rapper duo 'm-flo,' I learned that the vocalist called Verbal is a third generation Japanese-born Korean.

 

  • Is there any relationships between this fact and that some Koreans know m-flo?
  • I wonder if there is any relationships between this and the fact and that some Koreans are familiar with m-flo?

 

  • I don't think so, but then did you know that his family are originally from Korea?
  • I doubt it, but then again, did you know that his family is originally from Korea? *また意味はちょっと微妙だけど。。。

 

  • When it comes to Korean people born in Japan, I know few about them or their lives.
  • When it comes to Japanese-born Korean people, I know little about them or their lives.

 

  • The only thing I remember is that, when I was a university student, a friend's parents were both Koreans though I didn't know whether they were born in Korea or in Japan.
  • The only thing I remember is that, when I was a university student, I had a friend whose parents were both Korean, though I don't know whether they were born in Korea or in Japan.

 

  • It was Korean pan-fried vegetables and meats called 'jeon.' (See the picture above).
  • It was a Korean-style pan-fried vegetables and meats dish called 'jeon.' (See the picture above).

 

  • How authentic your mom's Korean food is!"
  • Your Mom's Korean food is really authentic!"

 

  • She replied with hesitation, "To tell the truth, both of my parents are Koreans." It was my first time to see with my own eyes that people whose roots were Korea were burdened with more or less various sorts of identical [identity-related?] issues, especially psychologically.
  • She replied with hesitation, "To tell the truth, both of my parents are Koreans." It was my first time to see with my own eyes that people with Korean roots are often burdened with more or less various sorts of psychological issues related to their cultural identity.

 
日本で生まれた韓国人といえば、Tokyo Vice: An American Reporter on the Police Beat in Japanという僕の読んだ本によると、やくざの多数が韓国のルーツです。それで、昔から、韓国人は日本人に差別される事はやくざギャングに入る事と関係あるかなあと思っている。
Mar 05th 2010 15:23 Shin

  • It's frustrating to become vocally[orally?]-challenged (though I'm not uttering even a word on journal entries).
  • It's frustrating to become incapable of speaking (though I'm not uttering even a word in these journal entries).

 

  • I want to speak English to release my stress:P What a reason for practicing [my?] English!
  • I want to speak English to relieve my stress:P What a reason for wanting to practice [my?] English!

 

  • Anyway, I bet Korean people also receive a lot of reading training in English like Japanese people.
  • Anyway, I bet Korean people also receive spend a lot of time practicing reading in English as Japanese people do.

 

  • Target readers I expect are not only natives but also non-natives including Korean people.
  • Target readers I expect are not only natives but also non-natives including Korean people. 「Target readers」ってどう言う意味ですか?

 

  • While reading profile of a rapper duo 'm-flo,' I came to know that the vocalist called Verbal is a third generation Korean born in Japan.
  • While reading the profile of a rapper duo called 'm-flo,' I learned that the vocalist called Verbal is a third generation Korean born in Japan.

 

  • Is there any relationships between this fact and that some Koreans know m-flo?
  • Is there any relation(ship)s between this and the fact that a lot of Koreans are familiar with m-flo?

 

  • When it comes to Korean people born in Japan, I know few about them or their lives.
  • When it comes to Korean people born in Japan, I know little about them or their lives.

 

  • The only thing I remember is that, when I was a university student, a friend's parents were both Koreans though I didn't know whether they were born in Korea or in Japan.
  • The only thing I remember is that, when I was a university student, one of my friend's parents were both Korean. Though, I don't know whether they were born in Korea or in Japan.

 

  • It was Korean pan-fried vegetables and meats called 'jeon.' (See the picture above).
  • The snack was Korean pan-fried vegetables and meats called 'jeon.' (See the picture above).

 

  • Not so many Japanese people know how to make this food, so I said, "Wow!
  • Not so many Japanese people know how to make this food, so I said, "Wow!

 

  • She replied with hesitation, "To tell the truth, both of my parents are Koreans." It was my first time to see with my own eyes that people whose roots were Korea were burdened with more or less various sorts of identical [identity-related?] issues, especially psychologically.
  • She replied with hesitation, "To tell the truth, both of my parents are Korean." It was my first time to see with my own eyes that people with Korean roots were more or less psychologically burdened with various sorts of identity issues.

 
Mar 05th 2010 15:43 David Gunmo

Oh~~ M-flo! ^-^
The first time I heard "Miss you", I couldn't understand what they did say .
Because I didn't know Japanese, but I became to love that song.
Cause I like that melody and voices. since I like M-flo.

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