PARADIGM SHIFT

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My sister just pointed out that maybe Jonghyun should be romanized as Jonghyeon, just like in those old posts from when SHINee first debuted and no one knew the official English spelling!! noooooooooooooo!!! It's because his name has ㅕ in it (종현), like Taeyeon (태연) and Hyoyeon (효연). If it were Jonghyun with the "u", it would be ㅜ/ㅠ ("oo") like in Yunho (윤호)?? So, like... Jonghyoon (종휸)? LOL ;~; Maybe the rule is different when there's a consonant (ㅇ doesn't really count; it's like an empty placeholder sound), because Seohyun (서현) and like, ramyun (라면) are also spelled with "u" ("hyun"/"myun"). Plus sometimes ㅜ/ㅠ will be written as "oo" instead of "u" like in Yoona (윤아) even though I guess it should technically be Yun-ah? (As a sidenote, 'Kim Yuna' should seriously be spelled Yeon-ah (연아).) But Onew (온유) isn't spelled Onyu or Onyoo. omg romanization rules are so confusing. Maybe for names, they just go by aesthetics. That seems to be the most logical answer, lol.

Okay while I have the language bar set to Korean~ girl!Onew's name is not really Eunsook (은숙), it should be Onsook (온숙) because they kept the first part of all their first names, or a close approximation in Key's case. Similarly, Junghee (정희) should be Jonghee (종희). The other three names are correct though. (~quick proof of the Korean spelling~)

Now I'm googling Korean romanization rules. Such wonders and progress I make in my life! ?__?

Comments

[kipling.livejournal.com]

oh wait I misunderstood you on the girl names part, IGNORE ME. but "gwiboon" should be "guibun" sdljfsd ROMANISATION YOU STINK. ALSO WHAT IS WHEESUNG'S NAME, IT DEFIES IT ALL

[counttheplanes.livejournal.com]

"Gwiboon" is like "Onew" in that it follows no pattern but at least it's close to the way it sounds. LOL I can hear a super American accent pronouncing "Guibun" as "Gue-bun."

Every time I see "Wheesung", it reminds me of Wee-Sing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wee_Sing_Video_Series) because we had a bunch of those tapes when I was little. Wee Sing! Wee Sung!

[kipling.livejournal.com]

yeah ia, I kind of wonder how SFI/SHINee Subs makes these decisions though lol it leads the entire ifandom awry!!

LMAO I've never heard of Wee-Sing but now I imagine baby Wheesung watching those tapes and making baby hand gestures crying Q u Q