[theqoo] JAPANESE IDOL THAT JAPANESE PEOPLE CLAIM LOOK KOREAN...

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JO1's Kono Junki
They said he was the most popular in Korea (but turns out he's not that popular)

They also say that the way he speaks Japanese sounds like a Korean speaking Japanese...(I don't speak Japanese so I'm not sure about this)

original post: here

1. He kind of looks like an NCT or The Boyz member in that first gif

2. Oh for real ㅋㅋㅋㅋ he kinda has that fox-type look...

3. I can understand why they said that he sounds like a Korean speaking Japanese ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

4. Japanese doesn't really have any nasal sound so he sounds like a Korean.  I can also understand why his looks are considered Korean too ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

5. He's pretty handsome

6.Hul is this for real??ㅋㅋ

7. As expected, I knew it was about Junki

8. I thought he was Korean at first ㅋㅋ

9. The Boyz-type face

10. Oh he seriously looks Korean.  Even his Japanese sounds Korean

11. Oh seriously, the way he speaks Japanese sounds like a Korean who's good at speaking Japanese ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

12. He totally looks Korean

https://pann-choa.blogspot.com/2021/04/theqoo-japanese-idol-that-japanese.html

[Thigh-high feminist]

He really does.

[deobizone]

"The boyz type face"

[Zack Morris]

he's so very very pretty

[himi]

He really does look korean

[Aphrodisiac]

That’s insane

[Infinitea]

 

[hynapia]

I was kinda suspecting it was gonna be about Junki. Even during produce japan I always thought he looked very Korean.

I wouldn't be surprised if he had some Korean ancestry or was even a zainichi Korean. There's another member in JO1 (Kinjo Sukai) that kinda looks Korean sometimes too, imo.

[lighterxx]

In pics and GIFs yes, in video he looks pretty Japanese to me o.o I think due to hair texture? 

[canis lupus]

ooh he does

[RIPHaldir]

Oh he is the one who caught my attention in their studio choom video

[Guest]

Nothing, im dumb

Edited April 29, 2021 by Guest

[Aegyo]

Yes, he really does look Korean...

[SLY]

He resembles Dino...

[Guest]

takumi, junki and keigo eat korean bg visuals anyday btw

 

 

[sakurahanabira]

17 hours ago, hynapia said:

I was kinda suspecting it was gonna be about Junki. Even during produce japan I always thought he looked very Korean.

I wouldn't be surprised if he had some Korean ancestry or was even a zainichi Korean. There's another member in JO1 (Kinjo Sukai) that kinda looks Korean sometimes too, imo.

Wouldn't surprise me, either. Actor Shota Matsuda of Hana Yori Dango is also of Zainichi Korean descent but you wouldn't know for sure unless you looked him up. 

@ OP:

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They also say that the way he speaks Japanese sounds like a Korean speaking Japanese...(I don't speak Japanese so I'm not sure about this)

 

They didn't. All that was talked about in the video linked was that since debuting he's been unable to make any friends because he's always hanging around with his co-members. You can type the Korean subtitles on the screen into Google Translate if you know how to type Korean to see for yourself. 

Edited April 29, 2021 by melancholic autumn

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56 minutes ago, melancholic autumn said:

They didn't. All that was talked about in the video linked was that since debuting he's been unable to make any friends because he's always hanging around with his co-members. You can type the Korean subtitles on the screen into Google Translate if you know how to type Korean to see for yourself. 

i think the "they" OP is referring to is just the same ambiguous "they" used for "they said he's the most popular in korea," i.e. the japanese people in the title who claim he looks korean.  they're just making a vague generalization about some comments made by japanese fans, not referring to the contents of the video.  the video is providing an example of him speaking

[penyair]

a mix of jin, doyoung, and yohan

[Oppa did mean it]

After so many years being a weeb and a KPOP stan

I have yet to learn to tell Koreans, Japanese, and Chinese people apart

[Pyo Hyemi]

i could never tell he's japanese 

[Oli London]

He just fits their beauty standards and is the type of visuals that is popular there. He is gorgeous by the way. His looks are definitely on the upper tiers among male idols. Y'all can just say he's hot and your type and go.

[blossoms]

he's a kpop style visual for sure

[Youahaen]

I heard alot of J-celebs are Zainichi or have korean mixed blood (like half-korean, half-japanese for example). Most of them just don't disclose it to the public until much later when they're comfortable. There's also Koreans who immigrated to Japan  who have assimilated to Japanese culture and identity through marriages or by forced/pressure way back in the past, so the descendants have no idea about their Korean heritage. I remember reading some Jnetz comments about how they actually know that they're actually Koreans or half-Koreans but won't tell their friends or anyone outside their families fearing the potential racism they'd face and some even have internalized racism. Also Zainichi Koreans in Japan are divided into two groups the pro-DPRK and non pro-DPRK.