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| Culture Class: Essential Korean Vocabulary, Season 3, Lesson 23: Korean Radio Hosts |
Intro |
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| James: Hi everyone, I'm James. |
| Soyeon: And I'm Soyeon! |
| James: And welcome to Culture Class: Essential Korean Vocabulary, Season 3, Lesson 23! In this lesson you'll learn five essential names related to contemporary Korean media. These are five famous Korean radio hosts. Hand-picked. You can find a complete list of vocabulary at KoreanClass101.com |
| BODY |
| James: Soyeon, who's our first radio host? |
| Soyeon: 성시경 (Seong Sigyeong) |
| James: Sung Si-kyung |
| Soyeon: [SLOW] 성시경 (Seong Sigyeong) [NORMAL] 성시경 (Seong Sigyeong) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Soyeon: 성시경 (Seong Sigyeong) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Sung Si-kyung was a radio host from 2011 to 2014. He wasn't a host for long, but was loved by the public thanks to his wonderful voice. His closing signature was saying "jaljayo," which means "Good night" in Korean. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Soyeon: [NORMAL] 성시경은 “잘자요”라는 인사로 유명해요. (Seongsigyeongeun "jaljayo"raneun insaro yumyeonghaeyo.) |
| James: Sung Si-kyung is well-known for his greeting "Jaljayo". |
| Soyeon: [SLOW] 성시경은 “잘자요”라는 인사로 유명해요. (Seongsigyeongeun "jaljayo"raneun insaro yumyeonghaeyo.) |
| James: Okay, who’s the next radio host? |
| Soyeon: 최화정 (Choe Hwajeong ) |
| James: Choi Hwa-jung |
| Soyeon: [SLOW] 최화정 (Choe Hwajeong ) [NORMAL] 최화정 (Choe Hwajeong ) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Soyeon: 최화정 (Choe Hwajeong ) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Choi Hwa-jung has been working as a radio host since 1996. People say that although much time has passed, her voice hasn’t changed at all. Her way of emceeing is very cheerful. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Soyeon: [NORMAL] 최화정의 목소리는 늙지 않아요. (Choehwajeongui moksorineun neukji anayo.) |
| James: Choi Hwa-jung's voice never grows old. |
| Soyeon: [SLOW] 최화정의 목소리는 늙지 않아요. (Choehwajeongui moksorineun neukji anayo.) |
| James: Okay, who's the next radio host? |
| Soyeon: 김창완 (Gim Changwan) |
| James: Kim Chang-wan |
| Soyeon: [SLOW] 김창완 (Gim Changwan) [NORMAL] 김창완 (Gim Changwan) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Soyeon: 김창완 (Gim Changwan) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Kim Chang-wan started his work as a radio host in 2000. He has the most popular morning radio show to date. He is in his mid-60s but still has a trendy sensitivity to choosing music. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Soyeon: [NORMAL] 김창완은 아이유와 협업을 한 적이 있어요. (Gimchangwaneun aiyuwa hyeobeobeul han jeogi isseoyo.) |
| James: Kim Chang-wan once collaborated with IU. |
| Soyeon: [SLOW] 김창완은 아이유와 협업을 한 적이 있어요. (Gimchangwaneun aiyuwa hyeobeobeul han jeogi isseoyo.) |
| James: Okay, who's the next radio host? |
| Soyeon: 박소현 (Bak Sohyeon) |
| James: Park So-hyun |
| Soyeon: [SLOW] 박소현 (Bak Sohyeon) [NORMAL] 박소현 (Bak Sohyeon) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Soyeon: 박소현 (Bak Sohyeon) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Park So-hyun has been working as a radio host since 1999. She has extraordinary attention to idol groups, which makes her interviews with them distinctive and interesting. She always says “jamkkanmanyo,” which means “Hold on, please,” before she stops for the commercial ads. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Soyeon: [NORMAL] 박소현은 엄청난 동안이예요. (Baksohyeoneun eomcheongnan donganiyeyo.) |
| James: Park So-hyun has an extraordinary baby face. |
| Soyeon: [SLOW] 박소현은 엄청난 동안이예요. (Baksohyeoneun eomcheongnan donganiyeyo.) |
| James: Okay, who's the next radio host? |
| Soyeon: 컬투 (Keoltu ) |
| James: Cultwo |
| Soyeon: [SLOW] 컬투 (Keoltu ) [NORMAL] 컬투 (Keoltu ) |
| James: Listeners, please repeat: |
| Soyeon: 컬투 (Keoltu ) |
| [pause - 5 sec.] |
| James: Cultwo is a gag group made of two people. Their radio show airs from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. everyday and is well-known for having funny episodes. Because of their comedic approach, it makes their radio show the most popular of all other radio broadcasting stations. |
| James: Now let's hear a sample sentence using this name. |
| Soyeon: [NORMAL] 컬투는 둘 다 머리가 커요. (Keoltuneun dul da meoriga keoyo.) |
| James: The two members of Cultwo are both big-headed. |
| Soyeon: [SLOW] 컬투는 둘 다 머리가 커요. (Keoltuneun dul da meoriga keoyo.) |
| QUIZ |
| James: Okay listeners, are you ready to be quizzed on the names you just learned? Soyeon will give you the Korean; please say the English version out loud! Are you ready? |
| Soyeon: 박소현 (Bak Sohyeon) |
| [PAUSE] James: Park So-hyun |
| Soyeon: 최화정 (Choe Hwajeong ) |
| [PAUSE] James: Choi Hwa-jung |
| Soyeon: 컬투 (Keoltu ) |
| [PAUSE] James: Cultwo |
| Soyeon: 성시경 (Seong Sigyeong) |
| [PAUSE] James: Sung Si-kyung |
| Soyeon: 김창완 (Gim Changwan) |
| [PAUSE] James: Kim Chang-wan |
Outro |
| James: There you have it: five famous Korean radio hosts! We have more vocab lists available at KoreanClass101.com, so be sure to check them out. Thanks, everyone! See you next time! |
| Soyeon: 안녕(Annyeong) |
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