A Phonetic Contrastive Analysis of English Words in Korean by Using BTS’ Songs

Many studies have disclosed how Korean native speakers pronounce English words differently. However, there is not much research emphasizing the causes of thesedifferences, let alone linking differences with native language inteference. Bydrawing comparisons between the sound structure of English and Korean using theContrastive Analysis Hypothesis (CAH), this study will look at how nativelanguages can influence the use of foreign languages and cause differences inpronunciation in popular songs. Transcription of fifteen BTS songs will be used asa data source to determine native language interference. This study reveals severalfindings. First, there is the addition of vowels, changes in syllables, changes in vocalheight and vocal articulation of places, and replacement of consonants with otherconsonants to occur in English words written in Hangeul characters throughout thesong. Second, how English words change is because some sounds in English do notexist in Korean. This analysis found that there are differences between Korean andEnglish phonemes which cause pronunciation of English words differently in theKorean version.