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My first attempt to learn Korean dates from August 2009, the 26th to be precise, according to my notebook. My motivation then: curiosity and the desire to learn the script (which I learned in J. David Eisenberg's excellent Introduction to Korean). I used a copy of Elementary Korean, too, which I copied fiercely into my notebook in my usual “learn like there is no tomorrow” mode. I lasted a few weeks before my studies and lack of powerful reasons to learn the language made me forget about Korean.
My second and far more successful attempt started on April 2011, the 4th according to my notes. My motivation this time: shall I confess it? I don't care about not understanding lyrics, but these girls have what could be called a “body of work” in variety shows and I don't think I've ever feel so frustrated for not understanding a language. No, not a mere “collection” or a “bunch” or “a lot”, I'm talking about hundreds of hours of radio and TV appearances which are extremely fun to watch and more often than not interesting and sometimes touching, too. Fortunately, they have an extremely dedicated team of fansubbers, but that only makes me want to learn the language more.
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