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The Journey of K-pop Music from Local to Global Trends

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      The Korean entertainment industry is experiencing very rapid development. One of the products from the Korean entertainment industry that is in great demand by young people is pop music or better known as K-pop. Increasingly significant technological developments are one of the factors that make K-pop even more desirable, which leads to the Korean Wave or Hallyu.      K-pop music is growing rapidly in the global music industry. When viewed from its history, K-Pop was first born with the emergence of a boy group called “Seo Taiji and Boys” in 1992. By carrying out a blend of rap, rock, and techno genres as their musical identity. The emergence of Seo Taiji and Boys was responded to with great enthusiasm by young Koreans at that time.      The popularity of Seo Taiji and Boys inspired Lee Soo-man to set up an entertainment agency to give birth to new boy groups and girl groups. The agency created by Lee Soo-man is known as SM Enterta...

Not Only Calming, but Music Also has a Positive Impact on Mental Health

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     Recently, mental health issues have surfaced again. Many people talk about mental health in various fields of media. Mental health is a term that we often hear, but mental health is still not given enough attention by the general public. People tend to equate mental health problems with mental disorders, even though in a broad sense mental health problems are not limited to that.      Mental health is a state of well-being of a person when a person can recognize his abilities, manage stress, adapt well, work productively, and contribute to the environment. If mental health is disturbed, then mental disorders arise which cause problems in everyday life and can affect socialization with other people. There are several types of problems related to mental health, but the most common and often experienced are stress, anxiety disorders, and depression.      This mental health problem can be reduced through activities that we like or what we us...