4 K-Pop Idols You Might Not Have Known Could Speak German

There are lots of K-Pop idols who can speak another language or two. Typically, those languages are English, Japanese, Chinese, or even Thai. As you may know, it isn't very common for an idol to be able to speak a European-originating language besides English, so are you familiar with some of the few K-Pop idols that can speak German?

Here are 4 K-Pop idols you might not have known are able to speak German!

 

1. DRIPPIN's Alex

 4 K-Pop Idols You Might Not Have Known Could Speak German

Born in the German independent city of Mainz to a Korean mother and a German father, Alex and his family moved to Korea when he was 4 years old. Alex's full name is Alexander Vincent HaYoung Schmidt Lee and he's the first German citizen to become a K-Pop idol. Although TXT's Huening Kai's father is of German descent, many consider Alex to be the first ethnically German male idol. Aside from Korean and German, Alex is also fluent in English and French.

 

2. BLACKSWAN's Fatou

 4 K-Pop Idols You Might Not Have Known Could Speak German

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Known for being the most recent black K-Pop idol to debut, Fatou was born and raised in Yoff, Senegal. As it is the country's official language, she's fluent in French. At the age of 12, she and her family moved to Tienen, Belgium, where she learned to speak Dutc