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The Student News Site of Daegu International School

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The Student News Site of Daegu International School

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Above are MRI scans of a student who respectively looked at photos of her favorite K-pop star (right) and her boyfriend (left). The contrasts in brain activity, caused by the mPFC (a part of our brain linked to the perception of self) and other love hormones such as oxytocin, between the two results prove how much attachment fans feel for their favorite artist. Photo courtesy of SBS.

Popping Up Like K-pop

Suppose you are walking around Hongdae. You will hear at least thirty different K-pop songs in the fifty steps you take. Nowadays, this is prevalent not only in Korea but also in countries around the world. In NYC, Tokyo, and other metropolitan areas, you can easily find places streaming K-pop songs. According to research conducted in 18 different countries with 8500 participants aged 15-59 from statista.com, 65.5% of people thought K-pop is at least moderately popular, and out of those 39% answered that it is prevalent. 
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