omg I'm an airhead, I completely forgot about Hallyu or um general geopolitics in this discussion. I don't know what I was thinking lol. YES English is probably what they consider the most, and the basis of the romanization in the first place. why was I talking about French and Spanish lol.

Anyway, ty for the discussion so far! I... don't have anything of substance to contribute anymore. ;; I've just been sitting here saying all the names and different pronounciations out loud. "jamais... Jonghyun... Jyonhyon... hyooooon... Yuri... Yoori... Yurri..."