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Celebrating our heritage as Hispanic/Latin people comes in many forms. For us as K-Pop lovers, we celebrate and honor the fact that South Korean idol groups have made the effort to cater to Hispanic/Latin fans.

Singing in a different language is quite the challenge, and Korean and Spanish are nowhere near each other on the phonetics or pronunciation. We would know. For artists to train repeatedly until perfecting a song (to the best of their ability) is a feat, and we really appreciate their hard work to make us feel seen and connect with us as Spanish speakers more deeply.

To bring us all together in this celebration, we put together two playlists (with very little overlap) for your enjoyment, whether you prefer to just listen or to have the accompanying visuals. In these playlists you will find songs that:

• Are sung in Spanish completely
• Have Spanish in the title and or lyrics
• Are in partnership with Hispanic/Latin artists

Here’s the link to enjoy the Spotify playlist. Check out this amazing tracklist:

• SUPER JUNIOR – Ahora Te Puedes Marchar (cover)
• D.O. – Si Fueras Mia
• SHINee – Y Si Fuera Ella
• SF9 – O Sole Mio
• SUPER JUNIOR ft. Reik – Otra Vez
• SUPER JUNIOR ft. Leslie Grace & Play-N-Skillz – Lo Siento
• VAV ft. De La Ghetto, Play-N-Skillz – Give me more (Un Poco Mas)
• Ricky Martin ft. Wendy – Vente Pa’ Ca
• Monsta X ft. Sebastian Yatra – Magnetic
• Mozart La Para ft. Jay Park – Son Malas
• CHUNG HA ft. Guaynaa – Demente
• DJ Snake, Ozuna, Megan Thee Stallion, LISA – SG
• BTS – Airplane pt.2
• KARD – Dimelo
• VAV – Senorita
• Momoland ft. Natti Natasha – Yummy Yummy Love
• GFRIEND – Me Gustas Tu
• GOT7 – Lullaby
• KARD – Hola Hola
• j-hope ft. Becky G – Chicken Noodle Soup

SUPER JUNIOR totally had a Latin moment and WE LIVE for it!

Once you’re through with that playlist, you might sat to yourself “I don’t know… these sound too good. I need to see their lips moving to believe.” And to that we say: we got you.

Here’s our YouTube playlist for Hispanic Heritage month with a different mix of Spanish moments for your enjoyment. For the few videos where there’s an audience, you can tell how impactful it is to hear their idol sing in the fans’ native tongue. The list includes:

• Taemin – Despacito (cover)
• BTS – Chicken Noodle Soup (RM & Jimin cover Becky G’s parts)
• EXO-K – Sabor A Mi
• Ateez – Wonderland (Trilingual Challenge)
• Monsta X – Shoot Out, Follow, Fantasia (Trilingual Challenge)
• W24 – Color Esperanza (cover)
• KARD – Global Hit Songs Live (Covers: ROSALÍA – CHICKEN TERIYAKI // Bad Bunny – Tití Me Preguntó // Luísa Sonza, Davi Kneip, Mc Frog, Dj Gabriel do Borel – sentaDONA (remix) S2 // KAROL G – PROVENZA // Osmani Garcia “La Voz” x Charly Black – Pau Pow Sing a Song)
• pH-1 ft. HAON, Woodie Gochild, Jay Park, Sik-K, TRADE L, Big Naughty – TELÉFONO Remix
• T1419 – When The Sun Goes Down
• Astro – La Bamba (cover)
• Solar – Despacito (cover)
• The Rose – I.L.Y. (Spanish version)
• Yosub, Sungkyu, & Youngjae – Corre (cover)
• NMIXX – Dice (Trilingual Challenge)
• W24 – Un Siglo Sin Ti (cover)
• EXID HANI – Ecos de amor (cover)
• Ailee – Donde voy (cover)
• SUPER JUNIOR – Ahora Te Puedes Marchar (cover/performance)
• Im BeongSoo – Directo Al Corazon (bilingual cover)

We don’t know about you, but we simply can’t get over a lot of these performances! In good K-Pop fashion, a lot of the idols added choreography to the performance and… just HOW do they keep track of the words, the intonation/inflections AND choreo too?

Too. Much. Sauce.

Pure, raw talent from all of these greats! And once again, we just want to thank them for the nod to Hispanic/Latin fans.

What was your favorite or most surprising moment from this list? Will the playlist be on replay all weekend long for you? We sure hope so ::finger heart::

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