7 Foreign Idols Often Mistaken As Koreans

many top kpop groups out there have foreign members like blackpink nct twice and the funny thing is sometimes some of them are mistaken to be koreans thanks to their appearance and even the way they talk number one twice's sana debuting as the lead vocalist of twice sana has amazed the korean audience ever since this first song ever many people just straight up believe that she is a korean just from the first glance just look at her small face sharp jawline and cutie sexy expression everything about sauna just ideally fits korean beauty standards so it's no surprise that sana is one of the most popular members of twice in the land of kimchi korean fans even made up a slogan for her sana opsin sanamana which means no sana no life non fans are more convinced that sana is korean when she speaks and sings in koreans so fluently and her handwriting looks just like a korean font so when people learn that her last name is minatazaki and she is 100 japanese those non-fans are all shocked under the post about sana's handwritten letter for twice's fifth anniversary that landed on the korean forum the coup many exclaimed she writes better than a korean person and some were in disbelief because she even has better handwriting than them sana herself also gets a little bit surprised when she uses korean to reply to the other japanese members that's just how fluent sana is number two twice as mina if sonic gets praised mostly for mastering the korean language her fellow japanese mina is believed to be a korean because her facial features truly resemble those of a korean according to several studies the face of a japanese is often rounder with higher cheekbones while a korean's face tends to be longer and has a more prominent jaw people also point out that japanese usually have bigger eyes that slightly angle upward at the end and many koreans eyes are angled downwards well those are simply stereotypes to differentiate the two nationalities but i have to admit that mina's face just matches the stereotypes of koreans appearance perfectly if you look closely you can see that while sana and momo have upturned eyes and high cheekbones minas are gently downturned and her cheekbones are also lower which makes her blend in well with other korean members not to mention her name mina is also a popular name for girls in korea when korean netizens discuss who among the foreign lines of twice looked like a korean the most the majority agreed that it was no other than mina many were also in awe as they only found out that mina was actually japanese thanks to that post number three got sevens jackson when jackson first debuted with got7 his visual got praised a lot for the tough-looking and macho vibe that people mostly see in korean male actors like soji sub song sohon or lee min ho like the sharp jawline the prominent cheekbones the firm gaze the six packs and all that jackson is actually born and raised in hong kong and only moved to korea three years before his debut with got7 he spent days and nights practicing korean during those three years and now he has become so fluent to the point that he can speak korean without a hitch so if people can't tell that jackson is hong kong born it's totally understandable in 2018 as the guest member on the hundredth episode of the variety show let's see dinner together jackson finally disclosed his secret to mastering the korean language quickly dating he said that textbooks and class lessons are not enough to understand the culture and the sense of humor of koreans as well as to truly grasp the language that's why dating is the best method jackson's korean skill started to improve vastly when he got into dating especially when he had some arguments with his girlfriend because that's when he needed to vent his feelings in actual words if you want to pick up korean just get a korean girlfriend number four seventeen's june when june debuted with seventeen most comments about him on korean forums was how he looked just like his korean sunbae kim heechul from super junior the similarities are even more striking when a childhood photo of june and crew cut gets compared to an image of heechul in the same hairstyle when 17 members recalled all their stories from pre-debut days hoshi talked about when he met joon for the first time and immediately asked him are you heechul's son bae's brother by any chance and this has become a running joke in both the fandom and 17. on the episode of knowing brothers that 17 appeared in june even called out dad to he tool as if he was his sunbae's long-lost son and the two shared a reunion hug so yeah jun looks like a korean but he is actually chinese born and raised in guangdong china some people are still amazed to learn this fact because jun's korean vocabulary is so remarkable he also has the talent of speaking korean really fast probably faster than some of his fellow korean members pure beauty got so many people fooled at first with a petite round face monolid eyes and small lips boogie just radiates cute girl energy that many koreans love the actress pak boyong wakimeki's yujung and many more who share the same facial features with uki are also famous in the korean entertainment industry thus making it so believable for non-fans that yuki is korean aside from her very korean visual yuki also excels in the language her pronunciation while singing in korean is incredibly accurate to the point that if a korean had just heard her sing he would never have guessed that she is in fact a chinese person yes uki's hometown is no other than the capital of china beijing she auditioned for cube entertainment and moved to korea when she became a trainee in 2015 so she only had three years to learn korean before debuting with g idol not only is her speaking skill amazing but her korean grammar and vocabulary are also top-notch as well believe it or not just after three years of learning korean oogie has already become so fluent that she's even able to translate conversations for her taiwanese member shuhua number six g-idle shuhua when people first see xuhua many speculate that she is no doubt a korean more often than not kpop idols only get the visual position when they fit the korean beauty standards perfectly needless to say shuhua does fit those standards quite remarkably just take a look at this photo about korean beauty standards for which red velvet's irene is the example so big eyes double eyelids a high thin nose plump lips pale skin and a v-shaped face xuhua gets those all checked many people even claim that in certain angles chihuahua indeed looks like irene who is 100 korean last year the photo of chukwua with bangs went viral on twitter because people just could not tell the difference between her and the original visual of k-pop in addition also has one feature that koreans most value glass skin her skin is simply so flawless that she can confidently show her bare face in public and take selfies on iphone's camera without applying any filter recently when jail won a group from the japanese version of produce 101 starts to appear on many korean music shows and concerts like mc countdown and kcon tapped member kono junkie attracted many korean netizens attention because they think he is a korean debuting as a j-pop idol and why is that kono has these sexy fox eyes and porcelain skin that many korean male idols also have like ayan from straight kids dino from 17 or somehow from 80s korean fans believe that with such a visual chunky can easily sit among nct or the boys and no one would even look twice and doubt that he's japanese even japanese netizens are fascinated when he speaks his native language according to them junkie's accent while speaking his own mother tongue sounds exactly like a korean speaking japanese it's so hard for everyone to accept the fact that kono is not a korean by birth at all so which idol do you think looks like a korean the most are there any other foreign idols whom you think could also pass off as koreans comment down below to share your thoughts with us lastly remember to like share and subscribe to k-pop zone we'll be back with more interesting content see you in the next video you

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Length: 9min 15sec (555 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 23 2021