Shadowing Practice: Which Does Korea's Gen Z Prefer: Apple vs Samsung? | Street Interview - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Hey everybody, Stephen from Asian Boss here.

We've been conducting street interviews across Asia for over a decade

now with the goal of bringing you the most authentic on-the-ground cultural and social insight that you won't find anywhere else.

One of our earlier street interviews was asking people outside of Korea if they knew which country Samsung was from.

Back then, a surprising number of people thought it was a Japanese or Chinese brand.

These days, I guess that most people recognize Samsung as a Korean company.

But have you ever wondered which brand of phone young Koreans, particularly Gen Z, prefer to use?

You might assume it's Samsung, right?

After all, Apple entered the Korean market relatively late, only opening its first official Apple store in 2018.

And even now, Apple Pay still isn't widely used in Korea, largely due to regulatory hurdles and the dominance of Samsung Pay.

So given all that, one might think that brand loyalty

or even a sense of national pride would keep young Koreans loyal to Samsung.

But is it really the case?

To find out, our Asian Muslim reporter hit the streets of Seoul to ask young Koreans about their smartphone preferences.

And their answers might surprise you.

Let's take a listen.

Are you using a smartphone?

Samsung.

Have you ever used the brand or other brands?

I used Samsung. Are you using Samsung?

Samsung Galaxy.

What are the biggest reasons for Samsung?

Samsung Pay, and I'm just familiar with it.

I don't use Apple.

Apple.

Do you have Apple or have you used it before?

I have used Apple.

What is the biggest reason for Apple?

My phone is Apple and I have used it because I have a connection with it.

I have Apple.

I have Samsung.

I was using Samsung since 2011.

Okay, so what are the biggest reasons for Apple?

I'm pretty.

I'm simple and I'm pretty.

I'm using Apple.

I've been using Apple for 1 years.

Okay, so what are the biggest reasons for Apple?

I think it's important to know that iPad and iPad are connected to the iPhone.

The young people use Apple is very good for the use of the iPhone.

What is the biggest reason you use Samsung?

I'm using it as a kind of a good thing.

What is your first impression of iPhone?

I think it's cute.

It's a little bit of a camera.

What is your impression of iPhone?

It's a bit more hip.

I think it's a bit more hip.

Where do you think of that?

People who use iPhone have made a meme and I think I have a lot of thoughts on it.

I think it's so true.

I don't think so.

What are the reasons why you think of that?

Well, I think it's hard to use in Korea.

The price is a bit cheaper, so I think it's a bit cheaper.

If you're using a Samsung phone, what do you think about the person you're using?

It's a kind of a kind of a kind of a

kind of a kind of a kind of a kind of a kind of a kind of a kind of an image.

A good person?

A young person?

What is the job of the person?

A staff member?

I think I'm a staff member of the staff.

Do you think you're a fan of those who are where you are?

I think that people who are young people have a lot of image that they can use.

And they can use Samsung and Apple.

I think that people who use Apple is a lot of image.

I think I made that SNS.

I think it's like a lot of people using it.

I don't think I have any idea, but if you ask other friends or friends, I'm just like, I'm just like, I'm just like Samsung.

So what would you say about your age?

I think I'm usually going to follow the trend of the world,

but my parents and teachers are more convenient for Samsung.

I think you're using more than Samsung.

I think it's a big image.

I think it's a bit more modern than it is.

I think it's a big difference in IT.

I think it's a big difference in the 20th century.

How do you see that?

I haven't thought about it.

The people who are all using iPhone than Galaxy,

have a lot of images that are more than usual.

I also think that iPhone is more than art and design.

I think that the people who are more than 20 years of Samsung are more than prefer.

So if you compare the Samsung brand and Apple, what do you think of the image of the country in Korea?

In Korea, I feel like Samsung is a bit of a mistake.

But I feel like Apple is better at all.

Apple is a little young and a little bit of a popular brand.

Samsung is a very private and a very private place.

I feel like working when I use it.

Okay, so what kind of smartphone did you use in the early years?

I think I used a lot of Samsung phones.

You have chosen your parents?

Or did you choose your parents?

My parents chose my parents I like my phone so I can't use my phone So I just chose my phone

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I was using my LG phone I was using my iPhone I was using my iPhone

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I was using my iPhone Sometimes I can use Samsung phones now and then Apple.

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When I was able to use our parents, we decided that they had to choose without their own choice.

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So I had to choose a choice.

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I was using my family and family to all that.

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Even my family was using Samsung phones.

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I was able to use my Apple, and I felt that I had to use my own phone.

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When you were younger, you can see your parents' phone with a mirroring device.

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What about you?

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I've seen it in my own.

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I've never seen it in my own.

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I've seen it in YouTube and I've seen it in my own.

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Have you ever heard of your parents' phone?

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Yes, I've heard of it.

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Have you seen that device using them?

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Yes, they've used it.

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My parents use it.

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Have you ever heard of that device?

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Yes, I think it's quite a lot.

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Do you have a mother's phone with a child's phone?

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Yes, I do have a phone with a child.

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You have a child's phone with a child?

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Yes.

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When you have a child's experience, I have a lot of experience.

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I think it's a lot of experience.

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So I have a phone with a phone.

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If you had a meeting, a can take a phone phone.

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What do you think you're going to get a phone phone?

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I want to take a picture.

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Do you feel more like iPhone?

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I think it's a kind of phone.

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It's a kind of phone phone.

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I feel more like it's more like a phone phone.

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Do you think people use Samsung phones and a certain image or a certain concept of the same concept?

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I don't think there is a way to do it.

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How do you think people use Samsung phones?

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I think it's a bit like a little bit like a loser or a little bit like a-to-speaker.

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So if you're talking about the same thing, you're aware of the same thing about the same thing?

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No, I don't care about it.

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I think it's a little bit of a world-like, and a little bit of a nerd-anam style.

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So if you think you like iPhone, you're going to buy iPhone, you have to buy iPhone?

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Well...

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There are some kind of reasons there?

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Yes, there are some reasons.

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I think there are some reasons.

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What?

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Like a good thing, like a good thing, like a good thing, like a trendy thing, like a good thing.

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Iphone uses is a bit more hip and more hip and more like a generation.

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I think that the Samsung users are using the Galaxy, the Samsung users are not able to see that.

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Samsung phone is using so many women can have that image of the image?

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I don't care.

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I don't care if it's a person's character.

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I don't care if it's a different way.

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Do you think you prefer iPhone 3?

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I think it's a case by case, but I think it's a case.

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Why are you going to happen?

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I think it's a more popular trend than other countries.

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I agree.

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I think it's true.

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I think it's a good image.

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How do you think Apple is building?

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I had a design of the phone and a clean and clean.

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I had a lot of the time when I was in the middle of the Apple, and I had a lot of the time when I was in the middle of the Apple.

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I don't think I had a lot of images.

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I think that Apple is pretty and well-made, so my friends are using a lot, and I think I would like to use it.

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I think it's a little change.

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The new Galaxy has been very well, so I've been able to get a lot of iPhone from the past.

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I've been liking iPhone 30 and 70, but I think it's a lot of lower than 50 and 50.

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Can you explain more about that?

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I think Samsung has a lot of good design technology.

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So if you want to see a new picture, I think it would not affect that much.

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I think it's a good camera and it's a good perspective.

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I think it's a lot of design.

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Samsung is a Korean brand and an Apple is a Korean brand.

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But Samsung is a phone phone, so they can use it to use it to use it.

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How do you think it's your father?

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It's my father.

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I'm just using iPhone.

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It's not just a kind of image, but it's not just a kind of personal experience.

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I'm just going to give it a lot.

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It's like our own mood, so I also have a phone that I have to use.

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But I also have to use a phone that I have to use as a person.

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I have to use a phone that I have to use.

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What do you think about a you have any kind of support for a foreign phone?

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I didn't have any support.

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My father said, I would say that I would buy a phone for a free phone.

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I was just surprised by my friends.

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It's a very old generation of modern-世代.

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What is the most important thing to buy?

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It's a very important thing to buy.

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It's important to buy a country that is a good thing to buy.

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I think that's a good point of view of the human generation.

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I've been living in the foreign countries and I've felt that my friends are Korean and they're like,

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I'm not Korean, but I'm not sure about it.

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I don't know what to say about it.

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I think that I can't say that.

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I think there's a lot of pride in the world.

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Do you feel that the two brands have been successful in the world?

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Or do you think that the smart technology has reached the end?

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I think Samsung has been making new things,

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but Apple has just increased the price and the price.

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I've heard that I've been living in a new system.

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Because I think it's because of the new device, the camera specs are not just the same as the spec.

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It's a clear idea that I think it's true.

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But some people, they can't even look at the same type of product, and they can't even look at the same type of product, and they can't even look at the same type of product.

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I think it's true.

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I think it's true.

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The price is still expensive, I think it's a camera that doesn't change and battery is a little higher.

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How do you think the next smartphone is going to be able to go to the smartphone?

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I would like to use Apple Pay for all the cards.

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I can't do it with AI.

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I have friends who are not happy to get people.

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I think it's easy to use on social media.

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I think it's hard to keep people with their own.

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I think it's better to keep people with their own.

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I think the battery capacity will be much longer.

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We used two batteries and used it.

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We need to be able to charge it as 4.

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But I wish it was a little more sustainable.

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Thank you for your interview today.

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Thank you.

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Okay, so as we just saw, Gen Z Koreans aren't choosing their phones based on national pride or brand loyalty.

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They're choosing based on what fits their identity, what's trending, and in some cases, what their parents didn't use, which is super interesting.

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Because unless you grew up in Korea, who would have guessed that phone preferences could be shaped by subconscious rejection of control,

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like the experience of being monitored through Samsung's parental mirroring features back in school.

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This kind of a deeper insight about how generational tech trauma and social signaling shape consumer behavior

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is exactly the kind of context you won't get from mainstream media or even chat GPT.

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You have to talk to the locals on the ground.

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And that's exactly what we do here at Asian Boss, bringing cultural layers to light one conversation at a time.

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Let us know in the comments what topic you think we should explore next.

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And don't forget to like, subscribe, and share, because real human insight matters more than ever.

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Thanks for watching, and as always, stay curious.

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Bye.

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