80-920: Kang Seul-gi ( Korean : 강슬기 ; born February 10, 1994), known mononymously as Seulgi , is a South Korean singer and dancer. She is a member of the South Korean girl group Red Velvet , its sub-unit Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi , and the supergroup Got the Beat . She released her debut EP , 28 Reasons , in 2022. Kang Seul-gi was born on February 10, 1994, in Ansan , Gyeonggi Province , South Korea. Her family consists of her parents and an older brother. She studied in Ansan Byeolmang Middle School and attended School of Performing Arts Seoul . She can speak both Korean and Japanese. Seulgi began training at SM Entertainment in 2007. On December 2, 2013, she
160-625: A foreign language ) is also generated by longstanding alliances, military involvement, and diplomacy, such as between South Korea–United States and China–North Korea since the end of World War II and the Korean War . Along with other languages such as Chinese and Arabic , Korean is ranked at the top difficulty level for English speakers by the United States Department of Defense . Modern Korean descends from Middle Korean , which in turn descends from Old Korean , which descends from
240-484: A Korean influence on Khitan. The hypothesis that Korean could be related to Japanese has had some supporters due to some overlap in vocabulary and similar grammatical features that have been elaborated upon by such researchers as Samuel E. Martin and Roy Andrew Miller . Sergei Starostin (1991) found about 25% of potential cognates in the Japanese–Korean 100-word Swadesh list . Some linguists concerned with
320-618: A chronological sequence of six scenes of a romantic relationship from meeting to parting through its six tracks, reaching the climax of obsession with house-based title track "Lunatic", and is designed to be enjoyed "as if watching a short film". Moonbyul stated in the run-up to 6equence' s release that she hopes to challenge the binary view of gender through her music, reflected in her androgynous musical style and gender-neutral lyrics. From March 5–6, 2022, Moonbyul held her second solo concerts Director's Cut: 6equence over two days. On April 28, 2022, she released her fifth EP, C.I.T.T (Cheese in
400-477: A core vowel. The IPA symbol ⟨ ◌͈ ⟩ ( U+0348 ◌͈ COMBINING DOUBLE VERTICAL LINE BELOW ) is used to denote the tensed consonants /p͈/, /t͈/, /k͈/, /t͡ɕ͈/, /s͈/ . Its official use in the extensions to the IPA is for "strong" articulation, but is used in the literature for faucalized voice . The Korean consonants also have elements of stiff voice , but it is not yet known how typical this
480-541: A later founder effect diminished the internal variety of both language families. Since the establishment of two independent governments, North–South differences have developed in standard Korean, including variations in pronunciation and vocabulary chosen. However, these minor differences can be found in any of the Korean dialects , which are still largely mutually intelligible . The Chinese language , written with Chinese characters and read with Sino-Xenic pronunciations ,
560-559: A member of the girl group Mamamoo on June 19, 2014, with the release of their first extended play (EP) Hello . As one of the members in charge of performance, she was responsible for creating the choreography for the group's debut track, the lead single "Mr. Ambiguous". Since the release of their second extended play Piano Man in November 2014, Moonbyul has co-written almost all lead singles released in Mamamoo's discography, including
640-562: A possible relationship.) Hudson & Robbeets (2020) suggested that there are traces of a pre- Nivkh substratum in Korean. According to the hypothesis, ancestral varieties of Nivkh (also known as Amuric ) were once distributed on the Korean Peninsula before the arrival of Koreanic speakers. Korean syllable structure is (C)(G)V(C), consisting of an optional onset consonant, glide /j, w, ɰ/ and final coda /p, t, k, m, n, ŋ, l/ surrounding
720-464: A poster book with her very own artworks that she stated convey personal moments of happiness. In August, the luxury jewelry brand Fred Paris collaborated with Seulgi on their first emoji brand campaign, named "Seulggomi" after her bear nickname from fans. From production planning to final design of the character and Kakaotalk stickers, Seulgi personally participated to help demonstrate Fred's brand identity through representative collections worn by her and
800-565: A reference for the MZ generation in South Korea. In particular, her influence on the rise of minimalist fashion among Koreans in their 20s and 30s has been highlighted. In her show Seulgi.zip , a mainly fashion-themed program, Seulgi discussed fashion items, style points and favorite trends with her guests and gave advice to her listeners. Seulgi became the first K-pop act to be selected as global ambassador for Italian luxury brand Salvatore Ferragamo , with
880-613: A remake of the 2001 song "Doll (인형)", originally by Shin Hye-sung and Lee Ji-hoon , along with Kangta and Wendy as part of the second season of SM Station. An accompanying music video featuring footage from their live performance of the song at the SM Town Live Tour V in Japan was released on the same day. That same month, Seulgi featured on labelmate Taemin 's song "Heart Stop" from his second studio album Move . In February 2018, Seulgi
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#1732886947033960-428: A singer, Moonbyul attended 11 auditions, signed trainee contracts with at least three agencies, and also fell victim to scams by fake entertainment companies. It is said that among all the Mamamoo members, she underwent the most colorful and event-filled journey during her trainee days until she was finally able to successfully make her debut. She joined her label RBW in 2011. Despite originally passing her audition as
1040-564: A soloist with the release of her first EP, titled 28 Reasons , on October 4, led the single of the same . On August 22, 2023, SM Entertainment announced it had "renewed an exclusive contract with Red Velvet's Seulgi". On May 4, 2024, Seulgi performed as a special guest for BamBam at his Area 52 The 1st World Tour Encore concert at Rajamangala National Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand – their first performance together; they previously recorded "Who Are You". From performance to visual media, Seulgi
1120-479: A song every year on her birthday. On January 7, 2023, Moonbyul performed her first solo award show stage at the 37th Golden Disc Awards as part of her prize for winning The Second World , performing her prologue rap "On My Way" and finale winning song "Comma". Moonbyul joined the judging panel of JTBC 's boy group survival program Peak Time in February 2023, replacing Mino of Winner . On April 29, Moonbyul
1200-542: A vocalist and training as one, it was suggested to her by their record producer that she switch to becoming a rapper, as the group needed a rapper. Although she was rather unfamiliar with the genre and was only informed six months prior, she would go on to successfully debut as a member of Mamamoo on June 19, 2014. According to the group's WAW documentary, Moonbyul also specialized in freestyle dance and hip-hop , and would show up to monthly evaluations with self-made routines she choreographed herself. Moonbyul debuted as
1280-621: Is also spoken by Sakhalin Koreans in parts of Sakhalin , the Russian island just north of Japan, and by the Koryo-saram in parts of Central Asia . The language has a few extinct relatives which—along with the Jeju language (Jejuan) of Jeju Island and Korean itself—form the compact Koreanic language family . Even so, Jejuan and Korean are not mutually intelligible . The linguistic homeland of Korean
1360-656: Is an agglutinative language . The Korean language is traditionally considered to have nine parts of speech . Modifiers generally precede the modified words, and in the case of verb modifiers, can be serially appended. The sentence structure or basic form of a Korean sentence is subject–object–verb (SOV), but the verb is the only required and immovable element and word order is highly flexible, as in many other agglutinative languages. Question 가게에 gage-e store- LOC 가셨어요? ga-syeo-sseo-yo go- HON . PAST - CONJ - POL 가게에 가셨어요? gage-e ga-syeo-sseo-yo store-LOC go-HON.PAST-CONJ-POL 'Did [you] go to
1440-449: Is an all-rounder artist. Brands often cite her positivity, creativity, passion for her craft, unique sensibility and style and cultural influence (especially among young Koreans) as reasons for why they choose her to represent them. In Gallup Korea's Idol Preference poll, before its discontinuation in 2020, Seulgi ranked as one of the most popular idols. She topped the monthly "Individual Girl Group Members Brand Power Ranking" published by
1520-511: Is closer to a near-open central vowel ( [ɐ] ), though ⟨a⟩ is still used for tradition. Grammatical morphemes may change shape depending on the preceding sounds. Examples include -eun/-neun ( -은/-는 ) and -i/-ga ( -이/-가 ). Sometimes sounds may be inserted instead. Examples include -eul/-reul ( -을/-를 ), -euro/-ro ( -으로/-로 ), -eseo/-seo ( -에서/-서 ), -ideunji/-deunji ( -이든지/-든지 ) and -iya/-ya ( -이야/-야 ). Some verbs may also change shape morphophonemically. Korean
1600-407: Is described as an "emotional ballad that captures precarious emotions with sincere lyrics written by Moonbyul and conveyed through her heart-wrenching vocals". The album marked a transformation as she "took off the girl crush image she is known for and returned with a nostalgic, dreamy sensibility". Moonbyul stated her inspiration for the song came from the South Korean television series The World of
1680-399: Is mainly reserved for specific circumstances such as newspapers, scholarly papers and disambiguation. Today Hanja is largely unused in everyday life but is still important for historical and linguistic studies. The Korean names for the language are based on the names for Korea used in both South Korea and North Korea. The English word "Korean" is derived from Goryeo , which is thought to be
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#17328869470331760-399: Is of faucalized consonants. They are produced with a partially constricted glottis and additional subglottal pressure in addition to tense vocal tract walls, laryngeal lowering, or other expansion of the larynx. /s/ is aspirated [sʰ] and becomes an alveolo-palatal [ɕʰ] before [j] or [i] for most speakers (but see North–South differences in the Korean language ). This occurs with
1840-478: Is suggested to be somewhere in contemporary Manchuria . The hierarchy of the society from which the language originates deeply influences the language, leading to a system of speech levels and honorifics indicative of the formality of any given situation. Modern Korean is written in the Korean script ( 한글 ; Hangeul in South Korea, 조선글 ; Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea), a system developed during
1920-716: Is well attested in Western Old Japanese and Northern Ryukyuan languages , in Eastern Old Japanese it only occurs in compounds, and it is only present in three dialects of the Southern Ryukyuan language group . Also, the doublet wo meaning "hemp" is attested in Western Old Japanese and Southern Ryukyuan languages. It is thus plausible to assume a borrowed term. (See Classification of the Japonic languages or Comparison of Japanese and Korean for further details on
2000-523: The yangban aristocracy, who looked down upon it too easy to learn. However, it gained widespread use among the common class and was widely used to print popular novels which were enjoyed by the common class. Since few people could understand official documents written in classical Chinese, Korean kings sometimes released public notices entirely written in Hangul as early as the 16th century for all Korean classes, including uneducated peasants and slaves. By
2080-547: The JTBC survival program The Second World , in which rappers from leading K-pop girl groups competed in a full-scale vocal battle. In the first round, she gave a universally praised performance with her own arrangement of Day 6 's " Congratulations ", ranking first with a perfect 2,000 points. Mentioned as a strong contender to win the competition from the start, she continued to display her formidability, winning two more rounds with full scores. Ultimately, she took first place in
2160-570: The Proto-Koreanic language , which is generally suggested to have its linguistic homeland somewhere in Manchuria . Whitman (2012) suggests that the proto-Koreans, already present in northern Korea, expanded into the southern part of the Korean Peninsula at around 300 BC and coexisted with the descendants of the Japonic Mumun cultivators (or assimilated them). Both had influence on each other and
2240-557: The Three Kingdoms of Korea (not the ancient confederacies in the southern Korean Peninsula), while " -eo " and " -mal " mean "language" and "speech", respectively. Korean is also simply referred to as guk-eo , literally "national language". This name is based on the same Han characters ( 國語 "nation" + "language") that are also used in Taiwan and Japan to refer to their respective national languages. In North Korea and China ,
2320-473: The 15th century for that purpose, although it did not become the primary script until the 20th century. The script uses 24 basic letters ( jamo ) and 27 complex letters formed from the basic ones. When first recorded in historical texts, Korean was only a spoken language . Since the turn of the 21st century, aspects of Korean culture have spread to other countries through globalization and cultural exports . As such, interest in Korean language acquisition (as
2400-814: The 17th century, the yangban had exchanged Hangul letters with slaves, which suggests a high literacy rate of Hangul during the Joseon era. In the context of growing Korean nationalism in the 19th century, the Gabo Reform of 1894 abolished the Confucian examinations and decreed that government documents would be issued in Hangul instead of literary Chinese. Some newspapers were published entirely in Hangul, but other publications used Korean mixed script , with Hanja for Sino-Korean vocabulary and Hangul for other elements. North Korea abolished Hanja in writing in 1949, but continues to teach them in schools. Their usage in South Korea
2480-648: The Korean Corporate Reputation Research Institute several times. In a survey among soldiers doing mandatory military service in South Korea in 2019, Seulgi ranked as the fourth most popular female K-pop idol. She has also consistently placed high in the Korea Queer Women Community's annual poll due to admiration for her "girl crush" image. Seulgi has also been recognized for her fashion sense. Her casual, chic and trendy style has made her an emerging leader in casual fashion and
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2560-559: The Married which was based on the BBC One drama series Doctor Foster , specifically the character played by actress Han So-Hee . On May 30, 2020, she held her first solo concert titled "門OON". It was made available online worldwide via the streaming platform VLIVE , and fellow member Wheein appeared as a special guest. The concert was a commercial success, generating ₩400 million in revenue from online sales alone. In July 2020, Moonbyul
2640-528: The Only One I See" with Wendy as part of the soundtrack of the drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth . As part of SM Station, she also released the duet "Darling U" with labelmate Yesung on January 22. In February, Seulgi and Hwang Chi-yeul collaborated on the song "Our Story", which served as the final track for Hwang's duet project Fall, in girl . In March, Seulgi featured on labelmate Mark 's "Drop", an original song performed on High School Rapper . Seulgi
2720-541: The Paekche Institute of the Arts majoring in media, music and vocals. Her stage name Moonbyul is derived from a combination of her surname "Moon" and her birth name "Byul-yi". A rare name, her name originates from her father who looked up at the sky on the night of her birth as he was wondering what to name her – when he saw more stars twinkling than usual, he decided on the name "Byul" which means 'star' in Korean. It also has
2800-649: The Trap) , containing punk rock lead single of the same name, as well as acoustic R&B track "My Moon", self-composed by Moonbyul as a song for her fans. C.I.T.T (Cheese in the Trap) largely overwhelmed her previous album's sales and she became the sixth female solo K-pop artist of all-time to surpass 100,000 records sold with a single album. Moonbyul held two shows from her first overseas solo concert Director's Cut: Japan Special Live in Osaka , Japan on August 20, 2022. From August to November 2022, Moonbyul participated in and won
2880-486: The acoustic version of her formerly released "Love & Hate". On February 14, 2020, Moonbyul released her second EP, Dark Side of the Moon . Rolling Stone described the album as "surprisingly expansive in the genres it explores", experimenting with a range of genres including jazz, blues, ballads and hip-hop, while the lead single "Eclipse" is described as a "powerful blend of rock, synth and trap". Billboard commended
2960-459: The actor garnered the most attention, along with his reaction that was captured on screen. The moment went viral in South Korea, garnering 1.5 million views within a day. As a result, the group and their song "Decalcomanie" gained a surge in popularity and rose to the top of real-time music charts, becoming a hit domestically. In June 2017, Moonbyul released her first solo track, "Love & Hate", as part of Mamamoo's fifth EP, Purple . She wrote
3040-453: The alias Cinema Heaven. On November 18, she sang the theme song of the MMORPG Blade & Soul , "You, Just Like That" (그대는 그렇게), although it was not officially released as a digital single until 2017. On December 30, Seulgi released the digital single "Sound of Your Heart" with Wendy and other SM artists for the digital music project SM Station . In January 2017, Seulgi released "You're
3120-413: The beauty of nature in cities that are heavily affected by pollution. Due to Seulgi's love for the arts, Maronie Books asked Seulgi to translate their Art Museum By My Side project in 2020. The series is a collection of 35 artworks for each theme of Love, Happiness and Sleep, aiming to serve as guide to those who find it difficult to enjoy art due to lack of professional knowledge. Seulgi's translation of
3200-455: The beginnings of words. /l/ becomes alveolar flap [ɾ] between vowels, and [l] or [ɭ] at the end of a syllable or next to another /l/ . A written syllable-final ' ㄹ ', when followed by a vowel or a glide ( i.e. , when the next character starts with ' ㅇ '), migrates to the next syllable and thus becomes [ɾ] . Traditionally, /l/ was disallowed at the beginning of a word. It disappeared before [j] , and otherwise became /n/ . However,
3280-566: The book, originally written in English by Shana Gozansky, presented both the text and Seulgi's interpretations and featured notes on her personal favorites. In November 2021, Seulgi joined the Lacoste and Peanuts "We Play Collective" campaign that aimed to promote harmony among diverse people, wherein participants selected famous Peanuts quotes and expressed them through drawings with motifs that symbolize Lacoste. On February 10, 2022, Seulgi published
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3360-539: The brand representative stating that they selected Seulgi for her popularity as a fashion icon, a successful performer, and an influential entertainer. Aside from various endorsements with her bandmates, Seulgi has served as brand ambassadors individually. In March 2018, she was selected to model Nike 's collection for the South Korea national football team , the Red Devils 2018 Collection. Since August 2018, Seulgi has been
3440-517: The brands and personalities that have the most influence on popular culture and society, as determined through consumer research in association with the U.S. consulting firm Brand Keys . In October 2021, she joined the cast of SBS entertainment program Kick a Goal. Moonbyul scored her first ever goal on the August 24th, 2022 episode to help her team FC Top Girl advance to the Super League, which recorded
3520-468: The character itself. Korean language Korean ( South Korean : 한국어 , Hanguk-eo ; North Korean : 조선어 , Chosŏnŏ ) is the native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Korean descent. It is the national language of both North Korea and South Korea . Beyond Korea, the language is recognized as a minority language in parts of China , namely Jilin , and specifically Yanbian Prefecture , and Changbai County . It
3600-656: The digital single "Selfish". According to the Korea Music Copyright Association , Moonbyul has songwriting credits on over 100 songs, making her one of the most credited female artists in the Korean music industry. She is also known for winning first place on JTBC 's survival show The Second World . Moon Byul-yi was born on December 22, 1992, in Bucheon , South Korea. The oldest of three daughters, she has two younger sisters who are four and twelve years apart from her in age. Her dream before discovering music
3680-466: The entirety of her own raps. In November 2016, Mamamoo performed at the 37th annual Blue Dragon Film Awards , one of the most prestigious film awards in South Korean entertainment industry. They put a creative twist on their song " Decalcomanie " by including adlibs that referenced famous quotes and well-known lines from popular movies that year. In particular, Moonbyul's line " Jung Woo-sung , if I drink this in one shot, will you go out with me?" towards
3760-448: The extended play (EP) Monster . The EP contained the studio version of Seulgi's solo song "Uncover", which was first revealed during Red Velvet's third concert tour La Rouge . She and Irene starred in the spin-off of Red Velvet's reality show Level Up Project! . On November 23, it was announced that Seulgi would translate the series of art essays Art Gallery By My Side: Love, Happiness, Sleep . On January 25, 2021, Seulgi featured in
3840-698: The face of Converse Korea as their first female brand ambassador. Starting with the "One Star" campaign under the slogan "no one can evaluate me", Seulgi and Converse have campaigned for support on one's own values and standards. On December 23, 2019, Seulgi was announced as the face of Coca-Cola 's 2020 campaign "Little Big Moments" along with actor Park Bo-gum . Several days later, French retailer L'Occitane 's new campaign featured Seulgi, as well as two other artists, art director Cha In-cheol and illustrator Kim Se-dong. Seulgi served as ambassador for L'Occitane and OMY's "City Palette" campaign for their shea butter hand cream. In January 2021, Seulgi became
3920-409: The festival's mission to spread public awareness on animated films and help students and lesser known artists in the field gain more opportunities. In 2019, Seulgi voiced an audio guide in M. Chat exhibit's of world class graffiti artists at Seoul Arts Center. French company L'Occitane collaborated with Seulgi in 2019 for their "City Palette" campaign. Seulgi designed a city map for eco bags to convey
4000-418: The finale and the phrase "어우문" (acronym of "Moonbyul is going to win anyway") was coined to describe her unbeatable dominance throughout the show's run. Moonbyul released the special single album The Present accompanied by the 'funk-based R&B' lead single "Present" on her birthday December 22, 2022, her sixth release in her body of work as a solo artist. Participating in the writing and composing of all
4080-399: The first Korean dynasty known to Western nations. Korean people in the former USSR refer to themselves as Koryo-saram or Koryo-in (literally, " Koryo/Goryeo persons"), and call the language Koryo-mal' . Some older English sources also use the spelling "Corea" to refer to the nation, and its inflected form for the language, culture and people, "Korea" becoming more popular in
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#17328869470334160-428: The highest viewership ratings of 9.6% per minute. On December 20, 2021, Moonbyul launched her YouTube channel, " moonbyul2da ". In the lead-up to her third EP, Moonbyul pre-released two tracks; the single "G999", featuring fellow rapper Mirani , on December 13, 2021, and single "Shutdown", featuring Seori , on December 30, 2021. On January 19, 2022, Moonbyul released her third EP, 6equence . The album depicts
4240-479: The inflow of western loanwords changed the trend, and now word-initial /l/ (mostly from English loanwords) are pronounced as a free variation of either [ɾ] or [l] . All obstruents (plosives, affricates, fricatives) at the end of a word are pronounced with no audible release , [p̚, t̚, k̚] . Plosive sounds /p, t, k/ become nasals [m, n, ŋ] before nasal sounds. Hangul spelling does not reflect these assimilatory pronunciation rules, but rather maintains
4320-408: The issue between Japanese and Korean, including Alexander Vovin, have argued that the indicated similarities are not due to any genetic relationship , but rather to a sprachbund effect and heavy borrowing, especially from Ancient Korean into Western Old Japanese . A good example might be Middle Korean sàm and Japanese asá , meaning " hemp ". This word seems to be a cognate, but although it
4400-618: The language is most often called Joseon-mal , or more formally, Joseon-o . This is taken from the North Korean name for Korea (Joseon), a name retained from the Joseon dynasty until the proclamation of the Korean Empire , which in turn was annexed by the Empire of Japan . In mainland China , following the establishment of diplomatic relations with South Korea in 1992, the term Cháoxiǎnyǔ or
4480-451: The late 1800s. In South Korea the Korean language is referred to by many names including hanguk-eo ("Korean language"), hanguk-mal ("Korean speech") and uri-mal ("our language"); " hanguk " is taken from the name of the Korean Empire ( 대한제국 ; 大韓帝國 ; Daehan Jeguk ). The " han " ( 韓 ) in Hanguk and Daehan Jeguk is derived from Samhan , in reference to
4560-455: The message that he wanted her to become person who sparkles and shines. She adopts the alias Moonstar as her rap name, as it is what her name symbolizes in English. Since her debut, she has included it as a signature sound and incorporated it in various forms in her lyrics, as well as when she provides a featuring in songs by other artists. The motifs of the moon and stars are often associated with her as well. In pursuing her path to become
4640-528: The music video for labelmate Yunho 's "Eeny Meeny". On February 1, Seulgi and rapper Bewhy released a music video for the song "Born Confident" for a Volkswagen campaign. On March 30, it was announced that Seulgi would feature on Wendy's song "Best Friend" from her debut EP Like Water . On April 2, it was announced that Seulgi would host a web music program, The Wise Music Encyclopedia . On June 1, she started hosting her own live show, Seulgi.zip , on Naver Now . On June 7, Seulgi teamed up with NCT's Taeyong on
4720-497: The music video of his single "Fantastic". On August 1, 2014, Seulgi made her official debut as a member of Red Velvet . In January 2015, Seulgi starred in the musical School Oz , playing the lead role of Dorothy. From April to May, she was part of the variety show Off to School . In July 2016, Seulgi released "Don't Push Me" with bandmate Wendy as part of the soundtrack of the television series Uncontrollably Fond . In October, Seulgi competed on King of Mask Singer under
4800-554: The new ambassador of Volkswagen . She served as the face of a new campaign for their new T-Roc model and helped promote it with original music and video for their slogan "Born Confident". In February, Seulgi was officially announced as the South Korean brand ambassador of the Italian luxury brand Ferragamo through a photoshoot with Harper's Bazaar and was later on announced on June 29 as a global brand ambassador through their shoe capsule collection campaign, "Let's Dance". In April, Seulgi
4880-507: The population was illiterate. In the 15th century King Sejong the Great personally developed an alphabetic featural writing system , known today as Hangul , to promote literacy among the common people. Introduced in the document Hunminjeongeum , it was called eonmun ('colloquial script') and quickly spread nationwide to increase literacy in Korea. The Korean alphabet was denounced by
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#17328869470334960-550: The release for continuing Mamamoo's legacy of relaying different ideas of feminine strength through their music, adding praise to Moonbyul for being "bold in both sound and style, showing off her fierce duality as both a singer and rapper". Upon release, the album charted at number one on the iTunes Top Album Chart in four countries, and ranked within the Top 5 in ten regions worldwide. Its lead single "Eclipse" also peaked at number fourteen on Billboard World Digital Song Sales chart for
5040-408: The release of the demo song "Rose" on SoundCloud . The duo co-composed the song with producer SQUAR. On December 28, Seulgi featured on BamBam 's song "Who Are You" from his second EP B . On December 27, Seulgi was revealed as a member of the supergroup Got the Beat , alongside bandmate Wendy. The group debuted on January 3, 2022. On September 13, 2022, it was announced that Seulgi would debut as
5120-660: The short form Cháoyǔ has normally been used to refer to the standard language of North Korea and Yanbian , whereas Hánguóyǔ or the short form Hányǔ is used to refer to the standard language of South Korea. Korean is a member of the Koreanic family along with the Jeju language . Some linguists have included it in the Altaic family, but the core Altaic proposal itself has lost most of its prior support. The Khitan language has several vocabulary items similar to Korean that are not found in other Mongolian or Tungusic languages, suggesting
5200-559: The song based on her own past relationship, conveying the heartbreak of feeling alone even while the other person was there. Her interpretation of the bittersweetness of first love, is reflected in her dancing in the performance video as well. On May 23, 2018, Moonbyul made her solo debut with the EP Selfish , headed by the lead single of the same name. The song and music video featured her close friend, Seulgi of Red Velvet . The mini album also contains hip-hop R&B track "In My Room" and
5280-473: The store?' Response 예/네. ye/ne AFF Moonbyul Moon Byul-yi ( Korean : 문별이 , born December 22, 1992), known professionally by her stage name Moonbyul ( 문별 ; stylized as Moon Byul ), is a South Korean rapper and songwriter signed to RBW . She is a member of the South Korean girl group Mamamoo and its sub-unit Mamamoo+ . She made her debut as a solo artist in May 2018, releasing
5360-441: The tense fricative and all the affricates as well. At the end of a syllable, /s/ changes to /t/ (example: beoseot ( 버섯 ) 'mushroom'). /h/ may become a bilabial [ɸ] before [o] or [u] , a palatal [ç] before [j] or [i] , a velar [x] before [ɯ] , a voiced [ɦ] between voiced sounds, and a [h] elsewhere. /p, t, t͡ɕ, k/ become voiced [b, d, d͡ʑ, ɡ] between voiced sounds. /m, n/ frequently denasalize at
5440-517: The theme song for the show herself. Studio Moon Night was renewed for a second season in March 2022 after marking its first anniversary of being on air. In May of the same year, Moonbyul was awarded at 2022 Korea Brand Customer Loyalty Index for her work as a host in the live broadcasting category. The Brand Customer Loyalty Awards is held annually by the Korean Consumers Council to recognize
5520-412: The tracks, she incorporated messages to convey warm music to her fans who are always with her from the cold winter when she was born, through spring, summer, fall, and back to winter again. The album contains a collection of songs including "A Miracle 3 Days Ago" and "Chemistry". The songs were first released on December 22 of previous years, in keeping with her tradition since debut of gifting her fans with
5600-464: The underlying, partly historical morphology . Given this, it is sometimes hard to tell which actual phonemes are present in a certain word. The traditional prohibition of word-initial /ɾ/ became a morphological rule called "initial law" ( 두음법칙 ) in the pronunciation standards of South Korea, which pertains to Sino-Korean vocabulary. Such words retain their word-initial /ɾ/ in the pronunciation standards of North Korea. For example, ^NOTE ㅏ
5680-428: The week of February 14, 2020. Dark Side of the Moon sold 66,000 copies in the first week of its release alone and ranked first on Gaon Chart 's Retail Album Chart for the 7th week of 2020, achieving the fourth highest-selling album by a South Korean female solo artist at the time. Moonbyul's third EP, 門OON , was released as a repackaged version of Dark Side of the Moon , on May 29, 2020. Its lead single "Absence"
5760-417: Was announced as the newest model for cosmetics brand AMUSE. In December, she became the muse of Istkünst, a Korean unisex streetwear brand. In addition to her work as a dancer and vocalist, Seulgi has earned praise from various online communities for her art and photography skills. In 2016, Seulgi was chosen as the honorary ambassador for the 18th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival to help spread
5840-569: Was announced that Seulgi had been cast in the television show Cool Kids . On October 15, she featured on Zion.T 's "Hello Tutorial", which reached number two on the Gaon Digital Chart . On February 12, 2019, Seulgi released "Always", a ballad about eternal love, for the soundtrack of The Crowned Clown . On April 20, 2020, SM Entertainment confirmed that Seulgi would be part of Red Velvet's first sub-unit, alongside bandmate Irene . Red Velvet – Irene & Seulgi debuted on July 6 with
5920-428: Was appointed as a host for the weekly radio program Avengirls on Naver NOW . Upon garnering high broadcast ratings, she launched Studio Moon Night , her own flagship talk show, on February 15, 2021. With this live broadcast program that aired thrice weekly with new guests appearing each episode, she became the first Mamamoo member to venture into hosting and having a program named after her. She also composed and wrote
6000-503: Was cast alongside six other female idols in the variety show Idol Drama Operation Team , wherein they had to create their own television series, titled Let's Only Walk the Flower Road , as scriptwriters and play fictional versions of themselves, who are part of a fictional music group. The group, called Girls Next Door, released the song "Deep Blue Eyes" and held their debut stage at Music Bank on July 14. On October 27, Seulgi released
6080-567: Was confirmed as part of the cast of Law of the Jungle in Mexico . In April, she was confirmed as part of the cast of the variety show Secret Unnie . She featured on Moonbyul 's debut single "Selfish", which was released on May 23. Seulgi and Wendy starred in the special 100th episode of Battle Trip , which aired for the first time on July 21. In September, Seulgi released the digital single " Wow Thing " with Soyeon , SinB , and Chungha . In October, it
6160-487: Was first introduced to Korea in the 1st century BC, and remained the medium of formal writing and government until the late 19th century. Korean scholars adapted Chinese characters (known in Korean as Hanja ) to write their own language, creating scripts known as idu , hyangchal , gugyeol , and gakpil. These systems were cumbersome, due to the fundamental disparities between the Korean and Chinese languages, and accessible only to those educated in classical Chinese. Most of
6240-1100: Was invited to perform at the Japanese edition of the Chimac Festival , held at the Expo Commemoration Park in Osaka , Japan. This marked her debut appearance as a solo artist in a music festival. On February 20, 2024, Moonbyul released her first studio album Starlit of Muse with the lead singles "Touchin&Movin" and "Think About". The 12-track album reached first place on the iTunes Top Albums Chart in ten different regions and sold over 100,000 copies in its first week. Moonbyul embarked on her first solo world tour, Museum: An Epic of Starlit with shows in Seoul , Taipei , Singapore , Hong Kong , Kaohsiung , Osaka , Tokyo and Macau . In April 2023, Moonbyul donated ₩10 million to Miral Welfare Foundation to sponsor emergency medical expenses for children with disabilities in urgent need of treatment and surgery. She also lent her voice to
6320-441: Was one of the first three trainees introduced to the public through SM Entertainment's pre-debut project, SM Rookies , alongside now- NCT members Jeno and Taeyong . Various pre-debut clips of Seulgi were released by SM Entertainment, one of which was a dance performance of "Be Natural" by S.E.S. with Irene . In July 2014, Seulgi was featured on Henry Lau 's song "Butterfly" from his second EP Fantastic . She also appeared in
6400-552: Was to become a police officer or teacher. During her middle school years, she became interested in singing after watching TVXQ 's performance of " Rising Sun ". She found her passion for performing and decided to become a singer after being applauded for a performance she gave at her school's Christmas caroling contest. She also admired the girl group Girls' Generation , especially their leader Taeyeon , and attended SM Entertainment 's academy in an attempt to follow in her footsteps. She graduated from Wonmi High School, and later from
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