My sisters and I like to listen to foreign songs ever since childhood. Not only do we listen to them, but we also make sure that we understand the songs. There is a way that we do that.
I know that a lot of people in the world like the K-pop boy band called BTS. I am going to use one of its songs as an example. Let's say you have the song "Fake Love." This is the way that my sisters and I use to understand our foreign songs. To find the lyrics for "Fake Love," I am going to this website. I will give credit to Amysbubble85, the translator on this website. In the website, the translator splits the Romanization, symbols, and English translation into different categories. Here, I am going to arrange them differently. I am going to copy and paste the symbols, Romanization, and English translation like this in an iPod or iTouch. I am just going to do the first four verses of "Fake Love."
널 위해서라면 난
Neol wihaeseoramyeon nan
(If it's for you)
슬퍼도 기쁜 척 할 수가 있었어
seulpeodo gippeun cheok hal suga isseosseo
(I can act like I'm happy even when I'm sad)
널 위해서라면 난
neol wihaeseoramyeon nan
(If it's for you)
아파도 강한 척 할 수가 있었어
apado ganghan cheok hal suga isseosseo
(I can act strong even when it hurts)
Here, you can follow along with what BTS is saying in "Fake Love." You can also learn Korean as you follow along. This goes with other foreign songs as well. All you have to do is get the symbols, Romanization, and English translation for each verse. If you cannot find the symbols, put the Romanization in Google Translate and Google Translate will show you the symbols for the Romanization. If one category is missing, for instance, English translation, then go to another website that has it and copy and paste from there. Without the style of this lyric, my sisters and I would not have enjoyed foreign songs and learned foreign languages as much as we do now. Hopefully, you will enjoy foreign songs and learn foreign languages like we do. If you have an iPod or iTouch, then you should arrange the lyrics like I did above for the foreign songs that you listen to.