Grow Quote by Eric Nam

When I perform in another country. The local people there sing along to my song in Korean.

— Taeyang

If I had to speak in front of a Korean audience, I would be hard pressed to sound other than a little girl.

— An Na

I was criticized a lot when I was singing in Korean. The producers and people from my agency would point out my accent and…

— Eric Nam

We're often overseas, and many people sing along with our songs in Korean and tell us proudly that they studied Korean. It makes me…

— Jin

I think growing up, I didn't ever attempt to define my Koreanness. It was just this intrinsic part of me.

— Michelle Zauner

In Korea, I'm not a K-pop artist, I'm just an artist.

— Eric Nam

When we would go to all these different regions on tour, having people sing our songs in Korean is amazing. All these different parts…

— Rose

North Korea is an unimaginable country. We aren't free to sing, say, wear or think what we want.

— Park Yeon-mi

I would be criticized, like, 'You don't talk Korean enough. You sound very American. You sound very white in your music.' And I'm like,…

— Eric Nam

Who would imagine, at Coachella, thousands of people singing in Korean?

— Jennie

There's this thing where Asian parents force you to play an instrument at an early age, but god forbid you like it and want…

— Michelle Zauner

When I came to Korea for the first time, I couldn't understand the language.

— Momo Hirai