and many fans of the k-pop stars bts are
learning korean
and to get more fans interested in
korea's language and culture
a new series of books has been launched
called learn
korean with bts kim mugam has more
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 bighit edu and hanukkah
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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