Are you a teacher in Korea?
Are you confused by your Korean students?
Do you wonder why sometimes they laugh when you say something like, "ok"?
Or why sometimes they do weird dance-like gestures with their hands?
Well, worry no more. They're not crazy, well...
...maybe some of them are. You, my friend,
are just out of the loop. So the people over at eatyourkimchi.com
have compiled all the most significant Korean pop songs of 2008
with their significant dance moves, so that we can get you
back into the loop.
Coming in at #8 is Jewelry's "One More Time"
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How is it used in the classroom?
"Sorry, Yeon Suk, I didn't hear you. Can you say that again..."
One more tiiiIIiime
One moooore tiiiiIIiiimmee!
Dammit!
Watch a pro! This is how it's done
Hey class! We're gonna play this game again,
One more tiiiiIIIiiiime!
Ohhhh yeah! [yeah! You just have practice!]
Coming it at #7 is DBSK. They're also known as TVXQ,
And in Korean it's "Dong-Bang-Shing-Gee"
And their newest single is Mirotic
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The most popular part of the song is the rap sequence
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And there's a really famous English line that all my students like
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Coming it at #6 is Rain's "Rainism"
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Now, this song has two very popular moves
The first one, doesn't really make any sense
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And the second one will drive all the girls wild
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Here we go...
...how's it go again
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...
...so raunchy! Sexy!
We should try that again
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Coming it at #5 is Uhm Jung Hwa's "Disco Song"
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mee meep, me mee, meep meep mee me mee
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The main verse of the song spells out the word "disco" using funky hand movements
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And while the word "disco" doesn't come up often in my classroom,
my students will break out for no reason sometimes and do the dance
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Here we go...
D D D I S S S S S C O
D D D I S S S S S C O there you go
Not to mention...TOP from Big Bang is featured in the song
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[awkward silence]
How sexy is that move...
...my eyebrow cramped...ARRRGGHH!
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Coming it at #4 is Big Bang's "I'm so sorry but I love you"
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Now this song doesn't have so much a dance as a common quote used in class
If anyone in your class says "I'm so sorry"
I guarantee you another student is going to say
"I love you. It's all I gotta say"
So beat them to the punch, next time they apologize,
you tell them that you love them.
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And you'll be cool
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Coming it at #3 is Wondergirls with "Nobody but You"
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You'd be shocked at the amount of times in my class
that somehow the phrase "nobody, nobody but you" arises
and they always break out into the same dance
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There you go.
Coming in at #2 is another Wondergirls song
It came out in the summer: So Hot!
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Now, So Hot has a very easy dance move
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It comes up many times in my class
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Ohhh, it's so hot in here
Ohhh, nice dress teacher. Thanks!
Coming it at number 1 is Lee Hyori with Yugo Girl
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Even though the main part of the song is actually "You Go Girl"
The most followed part of the song is when Hyori goes "Ok"
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So this has caused my students to do the same face movement
and the same arm movement and the same giggle and the same smile
every time they hear the word
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While there are many kpop songs to choose from
we hope that this small selection has helped make you
a cooler person with your students.
And remember, if all else fails, all you gotta do is
SHAZAAAAAYYYUUUMMMUUHH!!
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One more tiiiiiiIIIimme...yes!