3 voices · Seoul standard · 48 kHz
Korean text to speech
Three Korean voices in standard Seoul speech: an authoritative news anchor, a bright young voice for ads and assistants, and a soothing narrator for essays and audiobooks. Paste your script in Hangul and hear it read with natural rhythm and polite endings. Each voice keeps its timbre from the first line to the last, so a whole course or series sounds like one speaker.
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Every Korean voice
Hyejin
Female · mature · Seoul standard
“창밖으로 첫눈이 내리던 날, 나는 오래된 편지 한 통을 꺼내 들었다. 그 안에는 잊고 지냈던 계절이 고스란히 담겨 있었다.”
On the day the first snow fell outside my window, I took out an old letter. Inside it, a season I had long forgotten was kept just as it was.
- audiobook
- soothing
- essay
Jiwoo
Female · young adult · Seoul standard
“안녕하세요! 오늘 준비한 신상품은 가볍고 튼튼해서 여행 갈 때 딱이에요. 지금 바로 확인해 보세요!”
Hello! The new product we’ve prepared for you today is light and sturdy, just right for travelling. Check it out right now!
- advertising
- assistant
- bright
Minjun
Male · adult · Seoul standard
“시청자 여러분, 안녕하십니까. 오늘 서울은 오전부터 짙은 안개가 끼어 출근길 교통이 크게 혼잡했습니다.”
Good evening, viewers. Thick fog covered Seoul from early this morning, causing heavy congestion on the commute to work.
- news
- documentary
- authoritative
About Korean in Voxmint
All three Korean voices speak standard Seoul Korean, the pronunciation used on national television. Minjun reads like an evening news anchor, with the formal 하십시오체 endings that bulletins use. Jiwoo is bright and friendly, the tone of a product video or a helpful assistant. Hyejin is slow and soothing, the voice you want for an essay, a poem or a chapter read aloud at night.
Write in ordinary Hangul. The speech follows standard pronunciation rules on its own: sound changes at syllable boundaries, such as 국물 being said as 궁물, are applied as a native speaker would, so you do not need to spell the script phonetically.
Numbers are where Korean scripts most often go wrong, because the same digit is read with Sino-Korean numbers in some contexts (dates, money, minutes) and native Korean numbers in others (hours, counting people and things). If a number matters, write it out in the form you want: 세 시 삼십 분 rather than 3:30, or 스무 명 rather than 20명. The same applies to abbreviations and English acronyms; write them the way you want them said.
Politeness level is part of the voice. The formal endings in Minjun’s sample sound like a broadcast; the softer 해요체 in Jiwoo’s sounds like a friendly host. Keep the register consistent within one script and the delivery will stay consistent too. Commas and full stops control the pacing, so splitting a long sentence gives a more natural breath than one long line.
Picking a voice is mostly a question of register. Minjun belongs to formal settings like bulletins, public notices and documentaries. Jiwoo is for anything that should feel friendly and upbeat, from app onboarding to a shopping livestream clip. Hyejin slows everything down, which is exactly what essays, poems and bedtime audio need. If you need someone else, such as a teenage character or an older male narrator, describe them in the studio and keep the best take.
Design or clone a Korean voice
Describe the voice you want, for example:
A warm Korean man in his thirties with a relaxed, friendly mid-low voice, speaking casually in standard Seoul Korean like the host of a lifestyle podcast.
Or clone one from a few seconds of your own recording.
Use cases
What people make with Korean voices
Product videos and ads
Jiwoo’s bright, upbeat delivery fits shopping videos, app promos and short-form ads aimed at Korean audiences.
News and corporate briefings
Minjun’s formal broadcast tone suits daily briefings, internal announcements and documentary voice-over.
Audiobooks, essays and wellness audio
Hyejin reads slowly and gently, which works for essays, poetry, meditation and bedtime content.
Webtoons, games and characters
Design a distinct voice for each character in a webtoon adaptation or game, save them to your library, and every line keeps the same speaker from episode to episode.
Customer service and phone menus
Jiwoo’s clear, polite delivery works for IVR menus, chatbot audio and help-centre videos where every word has to be easy to follow.
Questions
- Do I need to write the script phonetically?
- No. Write normal Hangul; standard pronunciation rules are applied as a native speaker would apply them.
- How are numbers read?
- Common cases read correctly, but Korean switches between two number systems by context. For anything important, such as times, ages or counts, write the number out in words.
- Can it do regional dialects like Busan or Jeju?
- The catalogue voices speak standard Seoul Korean. You can describe a regional speaker in the studio, but results vary, so compare a few takes.
- Can I mix English words into a Korean script?
- Short loanwords and brand names are fine. Writing an English word in Hangul, the way Koreans say it, gives you the most predictable result.
- Can I clone a Korean voice?
- Yes. Upload or record a few seconds of clear speech in your own voice, or in a voice you have permission to use and new lines will be spoken in that timbre. Add the transcript of your clip for the closest match.
- Does it read honorifics naturally?
- Yes. Formal endings like 습니다 and the softer 요 endings are read with the right tone, so choose the register in your script and the delivery follows it.