I've never looked into korean culture so i googled what oppa means. But google says it's just a word to describe an older brother or sibling. Is there another meaning to it? Because as it is i don't consider "older brother" to be an insult there must be a different meaning that he's taking offense to right?
@@chn3lll253 Thanks for explaining! Must be a very strange thing to sexualize an innocent term like that honestly but every culture has it's languages and customs. Can you please also explain how this word also represents the patriarchy as kyuho said? What's the connection between a trashy perverted word and the xenophobic/misogynistic ideal?
@@jinxxpwnage i actually have no idea 😭 all I really understand is that since Asians are widely fetishized a foreigner who calls a korean man or an asian man in general oppa is weird like those really weird people on tiktok whenever they see a asian man who isnt even korean and says "oppa", it also is in a way mocking them ???? with xenophobic though there was this "trend" where kpop stans would call jyp ( a singer) "jyp oppar"... and obviously its not oppar its oppa. some people see "oppa" as a way to bring woman down and take the meaning wayyyyy too far and say oppa is just another word for men empowerment ( which its not) thats all i know :)))
@@jinxxpwnage late response, but "oppa" in korean society is used mainly (but not only) by women to adress older men. With the years, the word has gotten associated to aegyo, where grown women feel the need to act overly cutesy and childlike to seem innocent and submissive to attract members of the opposite sex. Even though they dont do this to degrade themselves, and just do it to be likable, its a not so good aspect of korean and other asian cultures that stems from male empowerment and sexism. PLUS, on the other side, oppa is very used to adress idols by their fans. As you know, "oppa" is a very personal word, only used between very close friends or siblings. A stranger calling you oppa is just plain weird. He doesnt know us like that, its just disrespectful to adress him like were super close friends
At fist i supported the band and him for his amazing music and art but digging more ive grown respect for this guy’s opinion, hes real down to earth and makes me even want to supoort him more
Thanks for doing this and as well for your honesty, I actually asked another one that was related to being a musician (genre wise) in a Country with such a different ¨mind¨. So im quite happy your thinking about move on and find your place. Anytime you are welcome in Costa Rica. So keep it up
Your really shy I can tell but you don't need to be all your fans love you and the being afraid of life thing I agree with I'm acully afraid of life myself so I understand
I respect Kyuho's personal idea about the term "oppa", but I feel a need of explaining what "oppa" is, and how this word is actually considered in Korean language and Korean culture, after reading so many misleading comments by non-native Koreans. I'll start by roughly explaining Korean terms of calling their family members and relatives. - The infamous "오빠(oppa)" is how younger sisters call their older brother or older male cousin. - "형(hyeong)" is how younger brothers call their older brother or older male cousin. - "언니(eonni)" is how younger sisters call their older sister or older female cousin. - "누나(nuna)" is how younger brothers call their older sister or older female cousin. - "아저씨(ajeossi)/삼촌(samchon)" is/was how people call their uncle. - "아줌마(ajumma)/이모(imo)" is/was how people call their aunt. OK. As you can see, these were originally used within family members in the past. But at some point, it started to expand its usage to non-family members. Calling a stranger who looks to be in their 40s or 50s "ajeossi" or "ajumma" is super common in Korea. When we visit a restaurant, using "imo" to female servers/waitstaff who seems to be in their 40s and above is super common as well. And now, oppa/hyeong/eonni/nuna. These words are not usually used to total strangers, but is also widely used among friends that are not in the same age. Why? Because the concept of "friend" in Korea has one more condition; both has to be born in same year(thus same age in Korean age system). Say, in the US, a guy can just call his dude friend "Mike" who is, like, 6 years older than him. But in Korea, it is considered to be rude to call him just by his name if he is older, even if both are absolutely close. So we add "hyeong", and call "Mike hyeong" in Korea. It is same for nuna as well. If I(male) were to call a female friend who is a little bit older than me(usually less than around 10 years), I will call her "nuna" or "name+nuna". Now, lets get back to "oppa". I have a younger sister myself, and have been called "oppa" from her for my entire life. And I have tens of younger female friends, and they have been calling me "oppa" as well. And I have known/encountered(literally "meet", not dating or smth) hundreds of younger female persons in my life, whom I'm not so sure if I can call "friends(in English concept") but aren't/weren't just passer-by, and lots of them also have/bad called me "oppa" as well. Am I saying I am popular? Am I bragging? NO! I'm just saying that the term "oppa" is just a super common word which is not considered special at all! Let's say I encountered a female in a university party. We will likely start conversation by asking each other's name and age, and if I'm older, she would say "Oh, than you are oppa to me." and simply start to call me oppa from then. It is THAT common. I've been watching so many non-Koreans spreading wrong information about "oppa" on the internet(some even claimed that "oppa" is used only to their boyfriend😑) and degrading this word as "Asian fetish", "male empowerment", "sexism", or any random bad image they can bring up with, and it is a total nonsense. If "oppa" is a term for "sexism", what about "nuna", "hyeong", "eonni"? You see "oppa" more often than those words, just because female ratio of so-called "K-pop fans" is absolutely dominating male ratio, and teenage fangirls are more likely to be crazed at male bands or male actors(if not all). "Oppa" just has the same usage as "nuna", "hyeong" and "eonni", depending on the gender of the speaker and the listener. I can agree that it is resulted by "Korean hierarchy" which makes it impossible to use "너(you, used to people who are in same age/younger)" to older people. Maybe Koreans should be more treated equally regardless of their age, and maybe we should be allowed to call dad/mom's name right into their face, as some of the Americans do.🤭 But, "sexism"? Well, that's far from reality in Korea as I explained, as you can see from the fact that there are equivalents that are used among same gender as well. Again, I respect what each individual thinks of the term "oppa". And if you people don't personally like it, it is not my business. Everyone has their own right to love and hate. BUT if you try to spread misinformation about the reality and the real usage of it in Korea, and try to manipulate Korean culture in a wrong way, you are simply trying to discriminate and offend Koreans.
Yeah it was really hard to find just by browsing google, but from what I can gather, it's used by women embracing a submissive role in a patriarchal society which he finds to be trashy. Kinda based of him ngl
come..to texas...coooome (I mean..it fucking sucks here but.............yeah -_- ) I love how diff your style is from like..almost pic to pic and vid to vid lol I wish I could pull of some badass look GAH! edit- I am a super new fan and watching this made me love you all the more..damn dude
You are in danger but it's ok you are grown now.Sure you don't know that song but you need imagination to see the unknown some shit might more than meets the eye.Madmans Esprit is ferociously awesome !! 오빠야 😂 You look georgeous dear.
his answer to the oppa question made me respect him so much more omg
I've never looked into korean culture so i googled what oppa means. But google says it's just a word to describe an older brother or sibling. Is there another meaning to it? Because as it is i don't consider "older brother" to be an insult there must be a different meaning that he's taking offense to right?
@@jinxxpwnage its gotten a sexual name over time just like senapi !
@@chn3lll253 Thanks for explaining! Must be a very strange thing to sexualize an innocent term like that honestly but every culture has it's languages and customs. Can you please also explain how this word also represents the patriarchy as kyuho said? What's the connection between a trashy perverted word and the xenophobic/misogynistic ideal?
@@jinxxpwnage i actually have no idea 😭 all I really understand is that since Asians are widely fetishized a foreigner who calls a korean man or an asian man in general oppa is weird like those really weird people on tiktok whenever they see a asian man who isnt even korean and says "oppa", it also is in a way mocking them ???? with xenophobic though there was this "trend" where kpop stans would call jyp ( a singer) "jyp oppar"... and obviously its not oppar its oppa. some people see "oppa" as a way to bring woman down and take the meaning wayyyyy too far and say oppa is just another word for men empowerment ( which its not) thats all i know :)))
@@jinxxpwnage late response, but "oppa" in korean society is used mainly (but not only) by women to adress older men. With the years, the word has gotten associated to aegyo, where grown women feel the need to act overly cutesy and childlike to seem innocent and submissive to attract members of the opposite sex. Even though they dont do this to degrade themselves, and just do it to be likable, its a not so good aspect of korean and other asian cultures that stems from male empowerment and sexism. PLUS, on the other side, oppa is very used to adress idols by their fans. As you know, "oppa" is a very personal word, only used between very close friends or siblings. A stranger calling you oppa is just plain weird. He doesnt know us like that, its just disrespectful to adress him like were super close friends
His answer for the "oppa" question was perfect and it's such a huge problem in so many asian cultures as well :/
At fist i supported the band and him for his amazing music and art but digging more ive grown respect for this guy’s opinion, hes real down to earth and makes me even want to supoort him more
Trying to imagine Kyuho listening to jazz is wild.
Why is Kyuhos voice so sweet sounding
kyuho is literally so sweet
can you tell me what the background song is
@@btscrack8784im 90% sure that it is Parade of Extinction
Can we just appreciate how down to earth he is?
“Im afraid of life itself” me to, me to
Same🤝
His english is so good wth.
Mad respect for his answer on the oppa question. Ngl I agree with him 100%
完璧な人だな..音楽も 素敵だし 見た目も 素晴らしいわ、、、
Bro your English is so good!! Also found you by complete accident and I really do not regret a second of it 😅😅
i just fell in love with this man
No because i think im in love
I wonder what got him into the gothic/vkei fashion in the first place 🤔 like what bands he first heard
ik this is a year old comment, but i found an interview of him saying first was x japan and then later he got into dir en grey!
I liked how straightforward he was answering the questions.🖖💜
한국 사람들은 당신의 음악을 이해할 시간이 필요할 뿐입니다.
좋은 음악 잘듣고있습니다. 힘내세요.
You are amazing, talented, intelligent and honest....keep going...
Art of Life IS A MASTERPIECE I DO AGREE MAN !
The person at 2:06 is called Elena Korotaeva, she's probably Russian, I guess. Thanks a lot for this video! I enjoyed all your answers!
stutter666 а кто это ?
@@kijikim1625 просто рандомный чел
I lIke your songs. Your Russian fans are waiting for your concert :)
Tundra ОМАЙГЮДНЕСС РУССКИЙ ФАНАТ , ДАВАЙ СПЛОТИМ НАШИ СИЛЫ ОРУ ПХПЗПЗПХПЗПЗ
ооо, нас немало))) надо тащить эту группу в Россию :)
Все еще ждем 😇
я все ещё жду ………..
@@omoriomori4862 как и мы все…
i love kyuho sm
can you tell me the background song name
너무 이쁘다 ᆢ♡ 실력도 좋음!
woo his make up is good,, so beautifull
You are a beautiful soul, deep and intense in a gentle way ❤
He’s so cool 😣
한국 메탈의 자존심이 되어주시길....
공감♡♡
i am surprised with english level that he has and i really like your band. Greetings from Chile .
영어두잘하시네..ㄷ 계속활동해주시길
He is so real
do u know what song is playing in the background?
Thanks for doing this and as well for your honesty, I actually asked another one that was related to being a musician (genre wise) in a Country with such a different ¨mind¨. So im quite happy your thinking about move on and find your place. Anytime you are welcome in Costa Rica. So keep it up
No sabía que a otras personas en Costa Rica conocieran Madmans Espirit, no estamos tan cagados como creía
found him through tiktok hes cool
You are such a calm person just your voice, 😇💙💙 I said that because I know people who can be loud quick-tempered.
I really can't wait for more releases
Please bring us more of this kind of videos ^ - ^
He’s the best
This is awesome Thanks Kyuho and Debra for doing this
Daniel Zammit It was fun. Thanks for always supporting Kyuho and being a part of the group. 🤘🏻🖤
Your really shy I can tell but you don't need to be all your fans love you and the being afraid of life thing I agree with I'm acully afraid of life myself so I understand
I respect Kyuho's personal idea about the term "oppa", but I feel a need of explaining what "oppa" is, and how this word is actually considered in Korean language and Korean culture, after reading so many misleading comments by non-native Koreans.
I'll start by roughly explaining Korean terms of calling their family members and relatives.
- The infamous "오빠(oppa)" is how younger sisters call their older brother or older male cousin.
- "형(hyeong)" is how younger brothers call their older brother or older male cousin.
- "언니(eonni)" is how younger sisters call their older sister or older female cousin.
- "누나(nuna)" is how younger brothers call their older sister or older female cousin.
- "아저씨(ajeossi)/삼촌(samchon)" is/was how people call their uncle.
- "아줌마(ajumma)/이모(imo)" is/was how people call their aunt.
OK. As you can see, these were originally used within family members in the past. But at some point, it started to expand its usage to non-family members.
Calling a stranger who looks to be in their 40s or 50s "ajeossi" or "ajumma" is super common in Korea. When we visit a restaurant, using "imo" to female servers/waitstaff who seems to be in their 40s and above is super common as well.
And now, oppa/hyeong/eonni/nuna. These words are not usually used to total strangers, but is also widely used among friends that are not in the same age. Why? Because the concept of "friend" in Korea has one more condition; both has to be born in same year(thus same age in Korean age system).
Say, in the US, a guy can just call his dude friend "Mike" who is, like, 6 years older than him. But in Korea, it is considered to be rude to call him just by his name if he is older, even if both are absolutely close. So we add "hyeong", and call "Mike hyeong" in Korea. It is same for nuna as well. If I(male) were to call a female friend who is a little bit older than me(usually less than around 10 years), I will call her "nuna" or "name+nuna".
Now, lets get back to "oppa". I have a younger sister myself, and have been called "oppa" from her for my entire life. And I have tens of younger female friends, and they have been calling me "oppa" as well. And I have known/encountered(literally "meet", not dating or smth) hundreds of younger female persons in my life, whom I'm not so sure if I can call "friends(in English concept") but aren't/weren't just passer-by, and lots of them also have/bad called me "oppa" as well.
Am I saying I am popular? Am I bragging? NO! I'm just saying that the term "oppa" is just a super common word which is not considered special at all! Let's say I encountered a female in a university party. We will likely start conversation by asking each other's name and age, and if I'm older, she would say "Oh, than you are oppa to me." and simply start to call me oppa from then. It is THAT common.
I've been watching so many non-Koreans spreading wrong information about "oppa" on the internet(some even claimed that "oppa" is used only to their boyfriend😑) and degrading this word as "Asian fetish", "male empowerment", "sexism", or any random bad image they can bring up with, and it is a total nonsense. If "oppa" is a term for "sexism", what about "nuna", "hyeong", "eonni"? You see "oppa" more often than those words, just because female ratio of so-called "K-pop fans" is absolutely dominating male ratio, and teenage fangirls are more likely to be crazed at male bands or male actors(if not all). "Oppa" just has the same usage as "nuna", "hyeong" and "eonni", depending on the gender of the speaker and the listener.
I can agree that it is resulted by "Korean hierarchy" which makes it impossible to use "너(you, used to people who are in same age/younger)" to older people. Maybe Koreans should be more treated equally regardless of their age, and maybe we should be allowed to call dad/mom's name right into their face, as some of the Americans do.🤭 But, "sexism"? Well, that's far from reality in Korea as I explained, as you can see from the fact that there are equivalents that are used among same gender as well.
Again, I respect what each individual thinks of the term "oppa". And if you people don't personally like it, it is not my business. Everyone has their own right to love and hate. BUT if you try to spread misinformation about the reality and the real usage of it in Korea, and try to manipulate Korean culture in a wrong way, you are simply trying to discriminate and offend Koreans.
@@JesusS39781 What does ["he" is literally korean "girl"] even mean? And who do you mean by "him"?
Yeah it was really hard to find just by browsing google, but from what I can gather, it's used by women embracing a submissive role in a patriarchal society which he finds to be trashy. Kinda based of him ngl
Yay! You answered my question! ^.^ Art of Life is a Masterpiece
Omg I wanna see you live in Berlin!!
Anybody got tour dates?
Why would someone call him " oppa " at the first place?
00:38 👍🏾like por intelectual
Thank you for doing this!!! 🙏🏻🖤🤘🏻
Please cover x Japan
i love youuu!
i'm a fan of brazil
I just recently found madman esprit and I love your music I didn't know you spoke different languages❤️
come..to texas...coooome (I mean..it fucking sucks here but.............yeah -_- )
I love how diff your style is from like..almost pic to pic and vid to vid lol I wish I could pull of some badass look GAH!
edit-
I am a super new fan and watching this made me love you all the more..damn dude
I cant understand of which song he is talking about. Hepl me, please!
Does he say that he really likes “coffee”? I’m sorry, I couldn’t catch his accent.
yes
Yeah. Coffee :D
yesss kyuho ur so cool
This video was very interesting
profile picture checks out haha!!
How and when to delivery at me home?
ill meet u in a free world ToT !!!
You are in danger but it's ok you are grown now.Sure you don't know that song but you need imagination to see the unknown some shit might more than meets the eye.Madmans Esprit is ferociously awesome !! 오빠야 😂 You look georgeous dear.
The subtitles... "hello skill from madness is free"... these subtitles don't appreciate the perfect English here ._.
Please subtitle french
kyuhooooo lmfaoooo
Ou ce seras t-il Kali-kun qui me délivreras de cette maison?
No entiendo el Taka Taka pero si estás Wapo man
😀😀
뭔가 그냥 볼때마다 신해철이 스침
The question were rude
rude? which ones?
ur in every comment section
:)
Please subtitle french