Lisps are common speech impediments that many young children have as they learn to talk. While many grow out of it, these K-pop idols weren't able to overcome it, yet fans are surprisingly obsessed!
To delve deeper, lisps are characterized by having speech errors when pronouncing words with /s/ and /z/. These are neither bad nor can affect a person with lisps, and can be corrected while growing up.
Here Are 7 K-pop Male Idols With Noticeable Lisps
SHINee Minho
The OG idol with a lisp! Since 2008, fans have been so obsessed with his lisps, which can be heard may he be rapping, singing, or talking!
Shawols think Minho has the purest lisps — and just wait for him to speak in English, too, you would say his lisps are indeed adorable!
SEVENTEEN Mingyu
something for mingyu’s lisp enthusiasts (me) pic.twitter.com/NwZyxo4HMX
— soft mingyu (@mgyufolder) August 24, 2023
Among SEVENTEEN members, Migyu is known to have a lisp. Because he talks really fast, he often stumbled with his words, which makes it more noticeable.
Even when he's singing and rapping, the idol's lisps are surely recognizable. According to CARATs, Mingyu looks even hotter with his lisps and they are surely loving it!
MONSTA X Kihyun
“Relakth, relakth”: wise words from our favorite man with his beautiful lisp pic.twitter.com/1wWgqmDsTu
— sab (@kihyuns_x) January 12, 2018
Initially, Kihyun confessed that he was not aware that he had a lisp not until he heard it himself.
When he told his co-member Shownu about it, he told him that he could work on it, but reassured him that it was actually endearing for him, and his lips in their songs made it more true to him.
It's less noticeable now, but it does come out once in a while.
Wonho
Former MONSTA X-turned-soloist Wonho has a lisp as well.
I love how he made fun of Kihyun's lisp, but then he got sulky when everyone pointed his lisp out 🤣 pic.twitter.com/0N8gLlfCWn
— 𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐚✿ (@ohhohannie) May 16, 2020
Compared to the aforementioned, Wonho's lips are much weaker, but whenever it comes out, it's just so charming that you would want to protect him at all cost!
When he was still in the group, he would often tease Kihyun's lisp, but once his co-members teamed up to tease him back, he would suddenly act sulky, turning the whole situation into a comedy!
ATEEZ Yeosang
근데 자막이 th라 그렇지 진짜 엠씨하면서 발음연습 열심히 하더니 시옷 발음 잘하네 이제.. 기특함 pic.twitter.com/UIviQluI0c
— 온도 (@ourpado) April 12, 2023
Despite his deep manly voice, Yeosang has a lisp among idols that makes his cute side shine brighter!
He's sometimes sulky about it when it gets reall strong, but both ATEEZ members and Atinys don't really mind, rather, they really love hearing it!
NCT Johnny
There are 23 out of 100 people who have at least lisps in their lives, making it possible to have at least 5 members lisping in the group NCT.
Among the most noticeable was Johnny, who truly has the cutest lisp! Fans may not recognize it at first, but it can really stand out when he's speaking in English!
The Boyz Eric
Dancing Till We Drop 나레이션 #에릭 pic.twitter.com/bplwZ9vCWi
— 손영재.mp4 (@eric_video) August 6, 2021
Although some say they haven't noticed it, there are a lot of fans who are claiming that Eric has a lisp! Unlike the aforementioned, the male idol's lisp can be heard when he's speaking in English, but it becomes more evident when he's singing in Korean!
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Written by Eunice Dawson.
