BTS RM Confesses He Prefers Speaking English Over Korean — Here's Why
In a live broadcast, RM reveals the reason why he prefers to speak in English rather than Korean.
Keep on reading to know more.
BTS RM Reveals He Prefers Speaking English Over Korean
Recently on April 9, BTS' leader RM hopped on the popular streaming platform Naver V LIVE, where he held a live broadcast through the group's official channel to spend time and interact with fans after the second night of their "Permission to Dance On Stage" concert in Las Vegas.
During this live broadcast, RM talked about numerous things and answered several questions from fans in both Korean and English. So not only Korean ARMYs can understand RM but also international fans.
As RM often switches between speaking Korean and English, especially when they are traveling in the United States, there are times when ARMYs would wonder which language he prefers to speak in more. To which RM finally answered during his live broadcast!
RM during his V LIVE broadcast
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According to RM, he shares that he sometimes prefers to speak in English more than his own mother tongue, Korean. English is more comfortable for him.
"What I felt while performing in Las Vegas is that I sometimes feel comfortable speaking in English," RM said.
BTS RM Explains He is More Cautious Speaking in Korean
He then revealed his reasoning and explained that whenever he speaks in Korean, there are times where he can not express himself in a way he wants. He also tends to be more cautious of what he says.
However, when he speaks English, RM shares how he is more casual and can just simply express his feelings and says what he wants straight away.
RM during his V LIVE broadcast
"I didn't study abroad or anything, But sometimes, I become more honest when speaking in English. When speaking in Korean, I tend to be more cautious. When speaking in English, you know, it's just 'No man, it's not a problem.' I'm like this," he said.
But due to how the Korean language was structured and the formalities that come along with it, it can not be held that RM is more cautious when speaking it.
RM said, "But when I speak in Korean, I'm like 'Hello, thank you for joining us today.' Like this difference."
To this day, RM still puts a lot of effort into perfecting his English-speaking skills. In fact, he shared in the past that people thought he could easily speak English whenever he wants. However, RM explains that his English gets bad if he does not speak it for just a month.
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"Unless you have studied or lived abroad, you forget the language really fast if you don't use it too often. That is the thing about languages," RM said back then.
Do you agree with his reasoning?
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Written by Robyn Joan
