bts is doing more than just setting new
records and grabbing deserving global
recognition many of their fans learned
korean
to help them pick up the country's
language and culture with greater ease
a new series of books has been launched
kimbo young provides a sneak peek at
learn korean with bts
k-pop supergroup bts's recent
all-english single
dynamite is proving to be a big hit but
most of their songs are in korean
and a new series of books could help
fans understand the meaning behind those
hits
korea foundation big hit edu and hanbuk
university of foreign studies
have teamed up to create the books to
help bts fans
learn korean
these learn korean with bts books are a
way for global fans of bts
to learn korean language and culture
while hearing the voice of their
favorite idols
four books with different levels let
korean learners study the country's
language and culture
they explain the colorful traditional
clothes known as
hanbok worn by bts members and showed
the details of a traditional hanok house
that bts member chung wuk once said he
wished to live in
the speaking pen translates korean into
english
japanese and spanish
six universities in four countries the
u.s
france egypt and vietnam have decided to
use
learn korean with bts as their regular
class textbooks
under the korea foundation's control
bighit edu will provide
books to each university and the
teaching staff of hangout university of
foreign studies will teach
classes online or through pre-recorded
videos
those videos will have subtitles and are
designed to be used in cooperation with
local teachers
we hope a variety of bts related korean
content can give
motivation to fans to enjoy learning
korean
the foundation hopes these books can be
a gateway for bts fans
to learn more about korea's language and
culture
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