Korean Craze – 宝贝
The first time she did this, I attempted to correct her.
“No no! 1 plus 1 is 2! What the heck is kiyomi?! 2 plus 2 is 4!!”
“Noooo… (In a distressed wail) it’s KIYOMI!!”
“What kind of word is that?!”
“Mama it’s CUTE!!!”
Huh?!
After some consultation with younger friends on whatsapp, I realised that it’s another one of those Korean pop craze thingy. That reminds me of the last time she came home from school galloping like a pony and called her brother “sexy baby”. ?
For a little girl with no contact with the tv and smart phones, she’s surprisingly well informed….
For the clueless parents like me, I’ve done a google and compiled a gwiyomi (or kiyomi) survival kit. So that you don’t attempt to tell your child that she shouldn’t be sucking her fingers when she chants 6 plus 6.
Gwiyomi wiki for the studious parents.
For the visual parents, check out the following image. Do practise a few times before you perform it with your child.
If you want to bond with your child over smart phone and “buddy” with them, there’s a message version of it.
Check out my 宝贝’s version. ?
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4vkgUnjxoE&w=560&h=315]
Move over “kawaii”! Here comes “kiyomi!!