Here are 4 K-Pop idols you might not have known are able to speak German!  

1. DRIPPIN’s Alex

Born in the German independent city of Mainz to a Korean mother and a German father, Alex and his family moved to Korea when he was 4 years old. Alex’s full name is Alexander Vincent HaYoung Schmidt Lee and he’s the first German citizen to become a K-Pop idol. Although TXT’s Huening Kai’s father is of German descent, many consider Alex to be the first ethnically German male idol. Aside from Korean and German, Alex is also fluent in English and French.  

2. BLACKSWAN’s Fatou

3. WayV’s YangYang

4. Hoppipolla’s Hong JinHo

Choosing to study abroad in Germany, the former Hoppipolla member earned a master’s degree and a PhD in instrumental music at the Hochschule für Musik Würzburg. Prior to being admitted to the university, he actually turned down an offer from the Julliard School in New York City, which is one of the world’s top music schools. As he loves the language very much, Hong JinHo learned German during his time in Germany. Aside from German and Korean, the cellist can also speak English.   In the video below, YangYang studies German.

In a video call fansign, he said that his favorite words in German are “bread” and the number 555. He likes 555 because of its difficult pronunciation. In German, 555 is fünfhundertfünfundfünfzig.      7 K-Pop Idols Who Can Speak Cantonese KPOP STORIES|Aug 21, 2018 10 Language Master K-Pop Idols Who Can Speak More Than 3 Languages KPOP STORIES|Jul 13, 2017 5 K-Pop Idols And Groups Who Incorporate Sign Language Into Their Choreography KPOP STORIES|Apr 27, 2021

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