It cannot be seen nor touched, but yet somehow it never fails to affect us in ways that are so powerful.
The National Anthem that will remain ingrained in your brains long after you leave school (some of my friends STILL remember how to sing it!), those sappy Korean dramas with theme songs that keep playing every time something 'drama' is happening, the explosive rock concerts with screechingly liberating electric guitars that makes fans go wild and of course, our own special song that means something to us.
What is it about these tunes and words that brings out our emotions, connects friends and bring the world together? Let's do a little exercise and see if you can get your answer to that.
Here's a video - I have absolutely no IDEA what the song is about as it's KOREAN :P
1. Turn off the sound on your computer/ laptop.
2. Play the video and watch the whole thing.
How did you feel? Got restless? Doing other stuff? Sleeping? Already on your psp/ds before finishing it?
Now turn the sound back on and watch the vid again. How's that?
Personally, I find that when the sound's on, I want to keep watching to find out what happens, compared to when I didn't hear anything.
So music really helps us to link up what we see with our brain activities, and makes it more interesting. :)
Catch y'all later and keep listening.
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