{"id":129103,"date":"2024-10-03T18:36:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=129103"},"modified":"2024-10-03T18:36:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T01:36:28","slug":"6-american-k-pop-idols-who-have-suffered-prejudice-for-their-asian-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/6-american-k-pop-idols-who-have-suffered-prejudice-for-their-asian-features\/","title":{"rendered":"6 American K-Pop idols who have suffered prejudice for their Asian features"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At this point in the inredible popularity of <strong>K-Pop<\/strong> around the world, many know that not all artists in this genre are South Korean, but there are a few who doesn&#8217;t, and here are 6 American K-Pop idols who have suffered <strong>prejudice<\/strong> for their <strong>Asian features<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>1. <strong>Eric Nam<\/strong>: During a conversation with Tom Holland, the actor praises the singer, saying, &#8220;<em>You speak great English, man. How did you learn English?<\/em>&#8221; to which the idol responded, &#8220;<em>I am American<\/em>&#8220;, shocking the British celebrity.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/dBwBf_NsIEI\" title=\"Tom Holland asking Eric Nam why his english so good #shorts #tomholland #ericnam #shortsfeed\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dBwBf_NsIEI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>P1Harmony&#8217;s Keeho<\/strong>: While interacting with his fans through a live broadcast, the idol received a comment, &#8220;<em>Your English is so good<\/em>&#8220;, to which he said, &#8220;<em>Yeah, I know. I&#8217;m Canadian<\/em>&#8220;, after another comment like the previous one, he explained, &#8220;<em>I was born in Canada, guys<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>3. <strong>The Boyz&#8217;s Kevin<\/strong>: During a conversation with fans, the singer received the praise, &#8220;<em>Your English is very nice<\/em>&#8220;, and he jokingly replied, &#8220;<em>I would hope so; it&#8217;s my first language<\/em>&#8220;, as he is also Canadian.<\/p>\n<p>4. <strong>Zerobaseone&#8217;s Matthew<\/strong>: Amid a live broadcast with fans, the K-Pop artist received the comment, &#8220;<em>Dude, your English is so good<\/em>&#8220;, and with a tender laugh, he said, &#8220;<em>Dude, I&#8217;m Canadian. But thank you, cutie<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/rw4j0LuwTB8\" title=\"dude..... I&#039;m CANADIAN #keeho #kevin #matthew\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rw4j0LuwTB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>5. <strong>Jay Chang<\/strong>: While talking with fans on a live broadcast, the singer read a comment that said, &#8220;<em>Your English is amazing<\/em>&#8220;, to which he answered, &#8220;<em>Thanks, I was born in New Jersey<\/em>&#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>6. <strong>NCT&#8217;s Johnny<\/strong>: During an appearance on a TV show, the boy group gave a speech, and when it ended, the host said to the idol, &#8220;<em>Your English is phenomenal<\/em>&#8220;, to which the singer said, &#8220;<em>But I&#8217;m from Chicago<\/em>&#8220;, while laughing.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/wUiQxowMTKI\" title=\"&quot;Your English is Phenomenal&quot;\" width=\"563\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wUiQxowMTKI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At this point in the inredible popularity of K-Pop around the world, many know that not all artists in this genre are South Korean, but there are a few who doesn&#8217;t, and here are 6 American K-Pop idols who have suffered prejudice for their Asian features. 1. 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