Korone Suddenly Says 'Cucumber' With Perfect Pronunciation [Hololive]

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  • @TheDarkLasombra
    @TheDarkLasombra 2 роки тому +12530

    For a second, I thought you baited us. Then that last cucumber smacked me in the face.

  • @ReasonableFather
    @ReasonableFather 2 роки тому +7363

    That's legitimately surprising how well she pronounced it. That's awesome.

    • @imjustwolf
      @imjustwolf 2 роки тому +134

      Kind of jarring, honestly. I was not expecting it, even if the video title said that would happen.

    • @takanara7
      @takanara7 2 роки тому +20

      Well, only after pronouncing it wrong first.

    • @stab74
      @stab74 2 роки тому +28

      It's just pronouncing the last "er" sound correclty that does it. Look up clips of Botan saying "sniper perfectly" Edit: Here is. ua-cam.com/video/tx093HSGZQk/v-deo.html

    • @SenjoHanma
      @SenjoHanma 2 роки тому +7

      ​@@takanara7 on purpouse

    • @revolutionpotato1317
      @revolutionpotato1317 2 роки тому +1

      @@stab74 that aint perfect at all lol

  • @AndreB23
    @AndreB23 2 роки тому +4861

    Korone: Cucumber!!
    Ina: *So, you're the enemy?*

    • @Tunkkis
      @Tunkkis 2 роки тому +39

      What's her deal with cucumbers, anyway?

    • @Naraku-no-Hana-WE
      @Naraku-no-Hana-WE 2 роки тому +50

      Its fine she wants to drop cucumber into the sea. Perhaps she's Ina's ally?

    • @Naraku-no-Hana-WE
      @Naraku-no-Hana-WE 2 роки тому +93

      @Tunkkis she just doesn't like them, so naughty takodachis spam cucumber emojjis when Ina isn't looking.

    • @sansnom5269
      @sansnom5269 2 роки тому +91

      @@Tunkkis Ina has a personal vendetta against cucumbers. Apparently her mother used to force her to eat them, besides disliking it. Spamming cucumbers at Ina chat became one inside joke between takodachis

    • @blackjacktrial
      @blackjacktrial 2 роки тому +20

      Ina also part cat, and they hate when cucumbers sneak up on them.

  • @jesusgramps
    @jesusgramps 2 роки тому +5385

    What the... That -ber feels so wrong, that was really surprising. Perfect American accent lol

    • @unmemorablehero
      @unmemorablehero 2 роки тому +264

      I actually did a double take.

    • @cyanide4552
      @cyanide4552 2 роки тому +277

      Yeah it honestly feels so strange. Like you can really imagine her voice speaking english sentences from that, before it was just cute mostly broken pronunciation

    • @not_avaliable
      @not_avaliable 2 роки тому +184

      notice that her voice also changed a bit, it might be that the exaggerated voice she does for the streams makes it harder for her to speak english without her accent creeping in

    • @DeathnoteBB
      @DeathnoteBB 2 роки тому +65

      @@not_avaliable Or it’s a voice she puts on as Korone

    • @jordan3636
      @jordan3636 2 роки тому

      Are you all actaully so dumb that you think she talks like a anime girl and that's not her actual voice.
      Vtuber fans are actually so sad.

  • @needlessToo
    @needlessToo 2 роки тому +935

    She is definitely studying English in her free time. These don't come out of nowhere.

    • @soulreaver6546
      @soulreaver6546 2 роки тому +125

      She is, because a fan said they were learning Japanese so they could watch her so she decided to learn English

    • @sapphiexx
      @sapphiexx 2 роки тому +32

      @@soulreaver6546 that's actually adorable

    • @cockroachsoup6409
      @cockroachsoup6409 2 роки тому +4

      She graduated Tokyo U

  • @williammendeleyev1934
    @williammendeleyev1934 2 роки тому +835

    "Yeah, the first part is right, but the last syllable--"
    "CUCUMBRRRR"
    "--was absolutely correct, WHAT?"

  • @flyflyflycrawl
    @flyflyflycrawl 2 роки тому +2454

    That last "cucumber" at the end was exactly how you would hear it in america. it's uncanny how it sounds so normal with no accent.

    • @Tredenix
      @Tredenix 2 роки тому +119

      "how you would hear it in america"
      "no accent"
      pick one lol
      (this post brought to you by british gang)

    • @abnerdoon4902
      @abnerdoon4902 2 роки тому

      @@Tredenix why don't you take your weak pound somewhere else.

    • @nomms
      @nomms 2 роки тому +69

      @@Tredenix British English peaked in 1776, been all downhill since.

    • @Absbor
      @Absbor 2 роки тому +46

      but, it's an accent. everyone has an accent. you're just surrounded by your own accent that it sounds normal to ya.

    • @Absbor
      @Absbor 2 роки тому +2

      but, it's an accent. everyone has an accent. you're just surrounded by your own accent that it sounds normal to ya.

  • @CaylexT
    @CaylexT 2 роки тому +572

    I was thinking, "oh, that's pretty good I guess, nice job Korone" and then the LAST one came through and I was full-on surprised Pikachu face

  • @KGH3000
    @KGH3000 2 роки тому +2630

    Wow she is REALLY good at making the English "R" sound. That is one of the most difficult sounds for Japanese speakers, especially when it's at the end of a word. A lot of Japanese people learning English end up with a little bit of a British sounding -er where it's more like "ah".

    • @zeriel9148
      @zeriel9148 2 роки тому +153

      I always wondered if her regional accent has something to do with it. It seems like her pronounciation has always been surprisingly good for English compared to most Tokyo-dialect-based JP speakers.

    • @Krawurxus
      @Krawurxus 2 роки тому +138

      I think she mentioned ages ago taking not just English lessons but ones specifically for improving pronounciation. Not sure if she's still at it but it definitely helped.

    • @Appers
      @Appers 2 роки тому +54

      Yeah, as a Brit I thought the first batch of cucumbers sounded more natural than the last one.

    • @Krawurxus
      @Krawurxus 2 роки тому +27

      @@Appers Yeah but at this point the American pronounciation is standard for most English learners. I started learning English with British pronounciation and basically shifted over to the American pronounciation just by being on the internet.

    • @taiga1295
      @taiga1295 2 роки тому +48

      @@Krawurxus American English isn't any more standard than British English.

  • @PythonRiddler
    @PythonRiddler 2 роки тому +1063

    I'm speechless. That cucumber was so cute my mind is overdosed on cuteness.

    • @TheScyphozoa
      @TheScyphozoa 2 роки тому +14

      I seriously thought this was my comment, then I was like "wait no, this video isn't old enough for me to forget making a comment on it".

    • @PythonRiddler
      @PythonRiddler 2 роки тому +6

      @@TheScyphozoa it looks like our pfps are mirrored or something.

    • @flackenstien
      @flackenstien 2 роки тому +4

      It was a shock to me; it was like vocal uncanny valley.

    • @josephjoestar953
      @josephjoestar953 2 роки тому +2

      @@TheScyphozoa Dude it's so weird whenever that happens, I swear

    • @beemoh
      @beemoh 2 роки тому +2

      Cutecumber

  • @XxRobDeBobxX
    @XxRobDeBobxX 2 роки тому +2033

    英会話教室に勝るくらい恐ろしいほどネイティブな発音で草w

    • @mikemustmurder
      @mikemustmurder 2 роки тому +8

      Whats the pronunciation of 勝る

    • @Kevin_06
      @Kevin_06 2 роки тому +19

      @@mikemustmurder uhh winningu. That's winning when a Japanese said it in English LOL

    • @ghostcat11
      @ghostcat11 2 роки тому +11

      there's a video about how learning native pronunciation can make you sound almost indistinguishable from a native speaker bro in the video sounded american but he was from Iran

    • @ZeroRelevance
      @ZeroRelevance 2 роки тому +3

      @@mikemustmurder It’s まさる
      Edit: Mistyped it

    • @lloykrafnalmusic
      @lloykrafnalmusic 2 роки тому

      @@ZeroRelevance ✕

  • @leipzigergnom
    @leipzigergnom 2 роки тому +127

    That was so weird. It's like hearing an alternate version of Korone that grew up in America or something

  • @thend4427
    @thend4427 2 роки тому +341

    Wow if korone keeps learning English she can speak as fluent as she said 🥒 ..that was best korone English moment

    • @ItsMrChristmas
      @ItsMrChristmas 2 роки тому

      What if it turns out she's just an American doing some seriously racist shit for views?

  • @MIGU3L2K
    @MIGU3L2K 2 роки тому +34

    I legit can’t stop hearing that last “Cucumberrrr”
    It’s too cute.

  • @twopintzVT
    @twopintzVT 2 роки тому +54

    The total change in her voice. She said it so well.

  • @ToxinStorm
    @ToxinStorm 2 роки тому +63

    WHOA I did not expect it to sound THAT good. Amazing doggo is amazing

  • @theSuper1Player
    @theSuper1Player 2 роки тому +223

    Korone can make anything adorable 😊

  • @JustChiaki
    @JustChiaki 2 роки тому +90

    That was really smooth. Her pronunciation of English words in always pretty on point though, not the mention how cute Koroneglish is on the regular.

  • @MrJingles777
    @MrJingles777 2 роки тому +61

    Holy cow! That pronunciation was an immersion break for me. Caught me off guard!

  • @LuckySketches
    @LuckySketches 2 роки тому +50

    That perfect pronunciation hit me like a truck. She sounded like an American.

  • @f.b.l.9813
    @f.b.l.9813 2 роки тому +153

    Plot Twist: All JP Vtubers can speak fluent English all along, they're just faking it for the cuteness factor.

    • @angellouis1
      @angellouis1 2 роки тому +21

      Wouldn't surprise me if it was true lol

    • @gehadsheha4775
      @gehadsheha4775 2 роки тому +14

      The F.B.I clearly knows what’s going on.

  • @digitalunity
    @digitalunity 2 роки тому +115

    She's getting there. One day the world's coolest dog will also speak english

    • @MrBern91
      @MrBern91 2 роки тому +4

      Nnn... I mean, I for one think that it's much more charming when anyone of them speak english with an accent. :3 Lulz, maybe I am biased as english is not my native language either. :P

    • @gabetalks9275
      @gabetalks9275 2 роки тому +8

      She'll become the next Pikamee. Effortlessly jumping back and forth between Japanese and English mid-sentence.

    • @Nyx_Goddess_of_Night_46
      @Nyx_Goddess_of_Night_46 2 роки тому

      @@MrBern91 Why did you just say "Nnn"?

    • @MrBern91
      @MrBern91 2 роки тому

      @@Nyx_Goddess_of_Night_46 Doesn't matter... You should keep your focus on what I was saying instead of fixating on a few random letters...

  • @Gappasaurus
    @Gappasaurus 2 роки тому +89

    0:53 Korone has actually been American all along confirmed 😄

  • @AethernaLuxen
    @AethernaLuxen 2 роки тому +3

    "Ah! It's small"
    *sobbing* I think it's a decent length

  • @Mycernius_
    @Mycernius_ 2 роки тому +3

    casually went into language settings and changed to American English real quick at the end

  • @crimsonhawk52
    @crimsonhawk52 2 роки тому +12

    Woah she sounded like a different person all the sudden

  • @stiimuli
    @stiimuli 2 роки тому +28

    Wow that last one was perfect O_O

  • @rundas9000
    @rundas9000 2 роки тому +14

    Korone has made really huge strides with her English pronunciation. It makes me happy every time I see a new clip about it.

  • @sansnom5269
    @sansnom5269 2 роки тому +14

    Hologirls : Im gonna play the latest version of Fishing Simulator, there's many new things to try
    Korone: Lets fish in the N64 !

  • @pandaonabus
    @pandaonabus 2 роки тому +1

    They’re waiting for you gordon, with the cucumberrr

  • @MrCantStopTheRobot
    @MrCantStopTheRobot 2 роки тому +11

    That was borderline spooky, how well she said it.

  • @GoblinSlayerZach
    @GoblinSlayerZach 2 роки тому +8

    Thought this was a troll after the first two, then mind blown~

  • @no_idea0537
    @no_idea0537 2 роки тому +8

    At first I thought " awe that's sweet" and then my soul evaporated.

  • @zodiak9715
    @zodiak9715 2 роки тому +9

    It’s crazy how she sounds so high pitched while speaking Japanese but hearing that “cucumber” with a perfect American accent made her voice sound totally normal

  • @TheRealJokeFace
    @TheRealJokeFace 2 роки тому +6

    Holy shit. I saw the title but I was still unprepared

  • @Eric-qi9us
    @Eric-qi9us 2 роки тому +1

    "They had us in the first half, not gonna lie"

  • @deathdiamond15
    @deathdiamond15 2 роки тому +2

    that came out LEFT FIELD at the end there

  • @lostnemesis
    @lostnemesis 2 роки тому +7

    this is another one that I await the day for an animation.

  • @arthroku-juroku8481
    @arthroku-juroku8481 2 роки тому +2

    bro she said it with a hard R that’s fantastic

  • @ShinjiKotsu
    @ShinjiKotsu 2 роки тому +2

    Man i just need a 1 hour loop of korone saying cucumber with a perfect accent it making me sleep

  • @danielyuan9862
    @danielyuan9862 2 роки тому +1

    JShay: "Perfect Pronunciation"
    Also JShay: *cucumbah*

  • @ch0colatec0ff33
    @ch0colatec0ff33 2 роки тому +1

    That "berr" on the end is shocking

  • @SuviTuuliAllan
    @SuviTuuliAllan 2 роки тому +11

    "Cucumberrrr" 👏👏👏

  • @ultraslye
    @ultraslye 2 роки тому +2

    she hit us with the hard R

  • @-EchoesIntoEternity-
    @-EchoesIntoEternity- 2 роки тому +14

    she's become even more powerful

  • @MightyCaesar37
    @MightyCaesar37 2 роки тому +25

    Korone being cute as expected

  • @love-hammer
    @love-hammer 2 роки тому +1

    I went "whoa!" out loud. lol

  • @drowningin
    @drowningin 2 роки тому +13

    I hope someone makes a remix DROP DROP CUCUMBUH CUCUMBUH CUCUMBUH DROP DROP

  • @VaanOtacon
    @VaanOtacon 2 роки тому +3

    People's voices always sound so different between languages once they hit a fluent pronunciation (for instance I'm quite monotoned in English, but seem to be able to express a much larger range in Japanese). It's super interesting to hear even a glimpse of what a completely native Koro-san would sound like.

  • @Badgerpaw
    @Badgerpaw 2 роки тому +1

    Bold of Korone to drop the hard R.

  • @kylematthews5438
    @kylematthews5438 2 роки тому +6

    *Korone* : (Pronounces /ɚ/)
    *Crowd* : WOO! THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT! WOOOO!

  • @SunriseAlchemist
    @SunriseAlchemist 2 роки тому +7

    Her voice during the last cucumber reminded me of IRyS' voice a little, very cute!

  • @andrewrivera4046
    @andrewrivera4046 2 роки тому +3

    A lot of these V-tubers have been mastering English on the side and they know it.
    On the flip side the English V-tubers have been mastering Japanese.

  • @stationshelter
    @stationshelter 2 роки тому +3

    that's so jarring it actually scared me lmao

  • @BladeLigerV
    @BladeLigerV 2 роки тому +1

    That is a good cucumber.

  • @funkyweapon1981
    @funkyweapon1981 2 роки тому +1

    She should be careful with that cucumber. She might catch a Kappa.

  • @josueveguilla9069
    @josueveguilla9069 2 роки тому +16

    "Cucumber!!!" - Inugami Korone (Hololive)

  • @nicreven
    @nicreven 2 роки тому +2

    there's something about that that makes you stop and think about the fact that there's a real human person behind that dog
    it's
    really unusual

  • @gex6177
    @gex6177 2 роки тому +1

    Kucumbaaaa~
    Cyucumbaaaah~
    Cukumbnyaaah~
    ...
    *Cucumber.*

  • @wh0.t00k.my.m0nst3r
    @wh0.t00k.my.m0nst3r 2 роки тому +9

    It’s so weird hearing her say it correctly

  • @professorpenne9962
    @professorpenne9962 2 роки тому +3

    okay the end really took me by surprise

  • @marksmithwas12
    @marksmithwas12 2 роки тому +3

    I have a feeling people are going to look back at this in 10 years time and be like 'ah, so this was the beginning of her pronouncing English words perfectly'

  • @subject_changed4690
    @subject_changed4690 2 роки тому +1

    Korone really slapped us with a cucumber with a hard "r" at the end

  • @Wardohny
    @Wardohny 2 роки тому +1

    That was actually way trippier than I expected it to be. She said it so crisp and clear!

  • @bignope5720
    @bignope5720 2 роки тому +4

    damn that R was cleeeean

  • @masterpiece1817
    @masterpiece1817 2 роки тому +1

    THAT JUMPSCARED ME

  • @arkisenn9895
    @arkisenn9895 2 роки тому +1

    Those English lessons are really starting to show more and more.

  • @hoshitoshi
    @hoshitoshi 2 роки тому +1

    i dont even know who she is but my jaw fuckin dropped when she said that last cucumber oh my god LMAO

  • @jaimerodriguez8612
    @jaimerodriguez8612 2 роки тому +8

    Korone's pronunciation is always perfect, perfectly cute that is.

  • @ZenoDovahkiin
    @ZenoDovahkiin 2 роки тому +2

    Anything actually beneficial to your life happens: (_ _)zzz
    Dog girl said drop drop cucamba: ٩(◕‿◕)۶

  • @Taranchula
    @Taranchula 2 роки тому +3

    Typical, Ina goes on a break and everyone posts cucumbers. ;)

  • @agroed
    @agroed 2 роки тому +1

    POV: Amelia Watson hops in the Discord to say cucumber and then leaves.

  • @Franuccino
    @Franuccino 2 роки тому +1

    Cucumbaaahh
    Cucumbaaahh
    Cucumbaaahh
    *Cucumber*

  • @paps3060
    @paps3060 2 роки тому +1

    funny how as an Australian the first ones feel more normal

  • @GippyHappy
    @GippyHappy 2 роки тому +2

    She was playing us all along, she knew how to say it perfectly! I bet she’s not even Japanese.

    • @GippyHappy
      @GippyHappy 2 роки тому

      @FatRatSac Fake news, everyone knows you only get one language assigned at birth and it can never change.

  • @ShiloBuff
    @ShiloBuff 2 роки тому +1

    Right when she said "Cucumber" at the end. I now feel like she is American faking a non-American accent.

  • @MonkeMan003
    @MonkeMan003 2 роки тому +1

    I have now decided Korone is a native English speaker only speaking Japanese as part of her character.

  • @bariumselenided5152
    @bariumselenided5152 2 роки тому +5

    The video was almost over, so I stopped paying attention and scrolled to the comments to see all the "haha, she says cucambah" comments I expected. Then I heard someone say cucumber, and it sounded so normal that I didn't notice for like 2 seconds that it was Korone.
    really caught me off guard

    • @Road_to_Dawn
      @Road_to_Dawn 2 роки тому +1

      Same right? Lol I was like, “perfect? Eh, but cute” and then she hit us with that last one. DANG.

  • @thepixalwizard873
    @thepixalwizard873 2 роки тому +2

    Perfectly large fish if you ask me 😒

  • @BeanKally
    @BeanKally 2 роки тому +1

    I had my volume up at about 5
    My family is asleep
    Pray for me

  • @temshop3193
    @temshop3193 2 роки тому +2

    I thought u lied for a sec nd scrolled down to the comments and got scared at "cucumbERR"

  • @maneko3436
    @maneko3436 2 роки тому +1

    such character development

  • @hengedraws
    @hengedraws 2 роки тому +5

    Korone is so cute, her mannerisms are so goofy and cute and she plays the role of dog girl perfectly, her way of pronouncing things is generally adorable as well
    Can’t understand her when she isn’t speaking English but even still she always makes me smile

  • @adepressedcatwithabadnicot246
    @adepressedcatwithabadnicot246 2 роки тому +2

    My goodness such a good doggo, her English is getting even better.

  • @scrunksupremacy
    @scrunksupremacy Рік тому +1

    dude i actually gasped how did she nail the -ber so well

  • @fishbiter9409
    @fishbiter9409 2 роки тому +16

    What most people don't seem to realize is that she pronounced it perfect every time. All but the last time were in an Australian accent.

  • @Ultimaniacx4
    @Ultimaniacx4 2 роки тому +7

    Hearing native Japanese speakers finally hit that perfect R sound always feels great. You know they've practiced a lot.

  • @liquidbismuth1044
    @liquidbismuth1044 2 роки тому +1

    Cucumber bait? The hell she fishing for, kappas?

  • @composermega
    @composermega 2 роки тому +1

    WHAT? HUH???? SINCE WHEN WAS SHE CAPABLE OF THIS!?!?

  • @jcudejko
    @jcudejko 2 роки тому +1

    Eh?!
    Wow that kinda caught my by surprise after the first two!
    Thank you for the clip, cute scene!

  • @whynotkhoi
    @whynotkhoi 2 роки тому +1

    why is korones expectation so high, 22 cm is a fkin monster!

  • @captainteeko4579
    @captainteeko4579 2 роки тому +1

    Korone uses Retroflexed “R” it’s SUPER EFFECTIVE

  • @T0DD
    @T0DD 2 роки тому +1

    It scared me with how good it was

  • @DaAzn
    @DaAzn 2 роки тому

    I legit said OKAYYYY out loud when she said the last Cucumber

  • @zanemartin-music
    @zanemartin-music 2 роки тому

    i read the title and excepted for her to say cucumber out of nowhere in a comically deep voice for some reason

  • @JovialHeretic
    @JovialHeretic 2 роки тому +2

    I think she's got it! By George she's got it!

  • @alexanderdemoniac8107
    @alexanderdemoniac8107 2 роки тому +3

    Its crazy to hear her speak almost perfect english and then look back to her early career with the famous "If you speak japanese, you will END"

    • @megaultrasonic
      @megaultrasonic 2 роки тому +1

      Wasn't that one of the streams where she randomly pronounced Earth perfectly? This video is kind of similar in that regard.

  • @micp4130
    @micp4130 2 роки тому

    I love it when the doggo brain is just idling and random stuff comes out.

  • @MoodyMooMoo
    @MoodyMooMoo 2 роки тому +1

    That was really good korone!!

  • @ScalyRaptor1944
    @ScalyRaptor1944 2 роки тому +1

    holy guacamole that's perfect English pronunciation of cucumber