In K-Pop, do the artists use a specific honorific?
Korean Music
TeeBaxter
March 31, 2017
Rocket-Languages
April 9, 2017
Hi TeeBaxter,
Do you mean in their songs or with their peers?
The hierarchy system is pretty strong in all parts of society, so even in the K-pop world, seniors would speak informally to their juniors and juniors would have to speak formally to their seniors.
On TV, artists are expected to speak formally using "broadcasting language" which means they would stay away from slang words and inappropriate language.
I hope this helps!
Do you mean in their songs or with their peers?
The hierarchy system is pretty strong in all parts of society, so even in the K-pop world, seniors would speak informally to their juniors and juniors would have to speak formally to their seniors.
On TV, artists are expected to speak formally using "broadcasting language" which means they would stay away from slang words and inappropriate language.
I hope this helps!
Aki10111111
March 29, 2024
I will add here that the terms of seniority in KPop are conditional upon who has debuted first, not age. I admit I am curious though if your debut fails but someone else has a successful debut to you if you are suppose to give them the deference there.