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Listener, have you ever been in love before? Here at KoreanClass101, we may not be able to teach you a thing about romance, but we can show you how to fall in love with the Korean language. Because when you fall in love with Korean... it will never leave you. Just like with real love, it will only get better. Sure, Korean has lots of grammar. Words you can’t pronounce? You bet. Sound hard? Wait, stop. The question of whether it’s “hard” or “easy” is not important. If you love something enough, obstacles don’t stand a chance against you. ‘Til death do you part, you and Korean are in it for the long haul! Since Valentine’s Day is all about love, fall CRAZY in love with Korean. The greatest advice of all: Love what you do. ... Show more

Hello Listener, You’ve probably thought about it at least once. You know...about who is really behind the voice of your favorite KoreanClass101 lessons. Who are these mysterious multilingual strangers? Where do they come from? What are their hobbies? Or maybe you just want to match a voice to a face. Here’s your chance to see the faces and learn a little more about our mix of native Korean speakers who bring you our weekly lessons. In fact, you’d be surprised to know just how international the team is! Almost all of them have lived and studied abroad at some point. Given their love for language and international experience, we knew they’d be perfect to teach authentic Korean the easy, fast, and fun way. Ready? Click... Show more

Welcome to the New Year! This is the year of DECISION 2012. If you haven’t yet decided to make 2012 an amazing year for Korean learning, then here’s something to think about. What’s the difference between speaking fluent Korean and knowing a few words? A decision. A decision to become fluent. Yes you’re right – it won’t magically turn you fluent. But nobody speaks great Korean by accident either. Nobody gets fluent by twiddling their thumbs and hoping “Maybe, I think, I’d like to try it..but I don’t know.” They decide to become fluent. Then they do it. They rampage through dictionaries, workbooks, audio lessons and any other material they can find. They speak and read and write and make mistakes, and make mistakes, and... Show more

Oh, hello there listener! We haven’t seen you in awhile! Is that a new haircut? Did you get contacts? Or maybe a tan from your winter vacation! In any case, it’s nice to have you back! You may have stopped by today because you’re thinking about picking up your Korean studies in the new year. Well, you’ve come to the right place. Starting January 2nd, 2012, we’ll be publishing some really great Korean lessons that are sure to keep you busy and entertained all year long! Here’s a sneak peek at what you can look forward to: Monday: Upper Intermediate Season 1 Tuesday: Audio Blog Season 6 (continued) Thursday: Throwback Thursday Lesson - Revisit an old lesson every week with these Throwback Thursday lessons! Friday:... Show more

It all started with JapanesePod101.com, back in December of 2005. 6 years later, Innovative Language Learning is up to 22 language sites, 2 million registered users, and 4 million app downloads. But what does it all mean? It means we couldn’t have done it without you. It means we’re very lucky to have a community of language lovers. It also means the world sees beauty in languages and cultures, and people wish to communicate with one another. And we’re happy to help. Here are some key stats: December 2006 – 10,000 members December 2008 – 100,000 members April 2010 – 101 Million lesson downloads November 2011 – 2,000,000 members So how exactly does a Japanese podcasting website grow? And how does it spread out to... Show more