블랙핑크
Beulaekpingkeu
Blackpink in Korean is 블랙핑크 (Beulaekpingkeu).
Blackpink refers to the popular South Korean girl group. In Korean, the name is written as the phonetic transliteration 블랙핑크.
Which one should you use?
블랙핑크 is the official transliteration of the name, while 블핑 is a common abbreviation used to refer to the group.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Beulaekpingkeu.
Did you know?
- The addition of the vowel ㅡ (eu) in 핑크 (ping-keu) is a linguistic necessity because Korean phonology generally requires a vowel to follow a final consonant when mimicking English sounds like 'k'.
- While 핑크 (ping-keu) is the transliteration of 'pink', the native Korean word for the color is 분홍색 (bunhongsaek). Using the English loanword 핑크 conveys a more modern and trendy feeling than the native term.
- In Korean pop culture, the image associated with 블랙핑크 is called 'girl crush', a term used to describe a female celebrity who is admired by other women for being powerful and independent.
Examples in context
- 블핑 진짜 대박이야!Blackpink is amazing!
- 블랙핑크 노래를 정말 좋아해요.Beullaekpingkeu noraereul jeongmal joahaeyo.I really love Blackpink songs.
- 어제 블랙핑크 콘서트 영상을 봤어요.Eoje Beullaekpingkeu konseoteu yeongsangeul bwasseoyo.I watched a Blackpink concert video yesterday.
- 블랙핑크는 정말 유명한 그룹이에요.Beullaekpingkeuneun jeongmal yumyeonghan geurupieyo.Blackpink is a very famous group.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about music at a cafe.
- 서연 Seo-yeon도현 씨, 블랙핑크 좋아해요?Dohyeon ssi, Beullaekpingkeu joahaeyo?Dohyeon, do you like Blackpink?
- 도현 Do-hyeon네, 블랙핑크 노래는 다 좋아요.Ne, Beullaekpingkeu noraeneun da joayo.Yes, all Blackpink songs are good.
- 서연 Seo-yeon저도 블랙핑크 팬이에요.Jeodo Beullaekpingkeu paenieyo.I am a Blackpink fan, too.
- 도현 Do-hyeon그럼 우리 같이 노래 들을까요?Geureom uri gatchi norae deureulkkayo?Then shall we listen to their songs together?
