Now how that word is used and said can have many meanings. For those that don’t know, Oppa means older brother when spoken from a younger female to an older male. Let’s take a commonly used and heard word such as Oppa. As I try and learn Korean, I realize that a lot of the Korean language is about how the word is used and not necessarily the word itself. Who’s at fault for people seeing the word as passive instead of aggressive? Well, that’s too big of a debate to get into in this post. Of course, again, since it is often used in popular hip hop music some see no harm in the word or saying it. They understand that even though they only said it as part of a song or language, that they realize the word hurts others.Ī number of younger Korean millennials are aware of THE N-words meaning and use, for the most part. They and many others have since apologized for using the word and say they fully understand the words meaning to the black community and never intended it as harmful or to be derogatory. There have been cases of idols (ex: GOT 7’s Bam Bam, BTS’s RM), using the word when singing hip hop lyrics or using what they believe to be black American slang. There are actual parts of the world that have never heard it, use it or know it’s meaning outside of popular hip hop music. In addition, as stated previously, THE N-word is not used by any other culture in any other country like it is in the United States. The over use of the word in some aspects of black culture and music cause a number of people to be desensitized to the words original meaning. Some believe that due to THE N-words use in popular American hip hop music, that a number of Korean artist and song writers use the word not understanding what it truly means. Just imagine hearing this song for the first time with no context. In the chorus alone naega, nega is used approximately 7 times, not counting the rest of the verses. The song is Sorry, Sorry by OG mega group Super Junior. Here is an example of the use of the above words in one of the most iconic songs in KPop. Similar to above and it is used if you are older one to younger one. Usually used when you are talking to younger ones to referring you for something that he/she did or said, etc Nurga (Neoga) is much more smoother than Niga. Not a complete sentence and to make it complete you will need to put a past particle or past tense of some sort that you are referring to behind niga. Niga – An informal way of saying “you~ (did, said, ate, etc)” usually used between very close friends or siblings and it has kind of nuance of complaining or fighting. That is why people (usually among friends) use ‘Ni-ga’ for speaking. Nae-ga (내가), which means ‘I’, sounds almost same as ‘Ne-ga (You). Ne-ga (네가) means ‘You’ and Ni-ga (니가) is very informal version with same meaning. The following is a detailed explanation of Nega, Naega, Niga and it’s use. In actuality those 3 words are very common and used in everyday conversation. When pronounced, especially quickly in a song, they can sound very similar to THE N-word. This is where those 3 Korean words come in.
Yet, to most, it is still an inflammatory word not to be used, especially by someone that is not black and of the culture. It is often used in popular rap and hip hop music by black American artist. It is a word that for the most part, only used in the English language and originated in North America more than 150 years ago. It is often used by individuals as a racial slur to express hatred and bigotry. Now, for the few that may not know what THE N-word is, it a highly offensive word used to insult, belittle or degrade someone who is black. Whoa, these words when sang or rapped in KPop or KHipHop are often mistaken for THE N-word. Now, I’m hoping to educate some newbies out there. Being the nerd that I am, I did my research first before over reacting. I know when I first heard these words a few years ago it caught me off guard. When trying to understand a language that is not native to you, it’s easy to mistake a word or two for something else. For many new to the world of KPop and Korean entertainment the following words are often misheard and misunderstood.
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