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The study aims at investigating the effect of change in phonation types of Korean three-way plosive contrast on Korean learners' acquisition. The new phenomenon, in which lenis is pronounced with nearly the same amount of aspiration as the aspirated, is predominantly led by the speakers from Seoul. Lenis, however, still maintains contrast with aspirated in Kyungsang even if the level of aspiration of lenis is higher than that of the older generation, the speakers over 40s. The study investigates the acquisition aspects of Korean plosives by Chinese learners in Kyungsang where retains the traditional phonation contrast and that of Chinese learners in Seoul where uses a new variant of lenis.