Obsession In The Korean Popular Culture

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INTRODUCTION One can have obsession towards anything in their life. Some towards bags, clothes, watches; others would be towards books and others may be towards things as nonsense as seashells or even sand. We might encounter upon many types of obsession in our life and sometimes, we may have the obsession ourselves! Sometimes, the obsession becomes viral that all people in the society have it! Sometimes also, the obsession is quite rare that the society might be shocked to hear that such obsession even existed. Some people might wander; what was the thing that triggered others to have that kind of obsession while the people who have that obsession might also wandered too; why those person does not have that obsession? Obsession is an attitude …show more content…

Korean pop culture, mainly the Korean pop music had played a vital role in the history. Based on Wikipedia, the history of Korean popular music can be traced back to 1885 when an American missionary, Henry Appenzeller started teaching American and British folk songs at a Korean school. These songs were called changga in Korean, and they were typically based on a popular Western melody sung with Korean lyrics. The well-known song "Oh My Darling, Clementine" was for example; known as "Simcheongga. At the end of the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s, Korean pop music underwent another transformation. Musicians now tended to university students and graduates and made music fun and self-entertaining unlike the earlier generations. These young musicians were heavily influenced by American culture and lifestyle, unlike their predecessors who had to experience war and Japanese oppression. This generational conflict was well reflected in the reception of the folk pop music of the 1970s. The audience consisted mostly of students following the American hippie style in fashion and music alike, with guitars and jeans becoming a symbol of

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