The ratio of English words used in K-pop songs is rapidly increasing in line with the genre’s popularity overseas.
English words took up 41.3 percent of the lyrics of K-pop girl groups’ releases that landed on Circle Chart’s Digital Chart Top 100 in the first half of this year, according to Circle Chart.
This is an increase of 18.9 percentage points compared to 2018, when the figure marked 22.4 percent.
Breaking it down by group, 53.6 percent of the words in (G)I-dle’s releases in the first half of this year were in English, while it was 50.5 percent for Le Sserafim, 50 percent for Blackpink, 49.3 percent for Nmixx and 48.4 percent for NewJeans.
Ive used the least English words, at only 24.9 percent.
English words most used in K-pop girl groups’ singles were “I,” “You,” “Like” and “Love.”
Source : Jakarta Post