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The reason he heard this song all the time was because it was a

The reason he heard this song all the timewas because it was a "healthy song," a patriotic...

Explained • S01E04 • 2018

The reason he heard this song all the time
was because it was a "healthy song," a patriotic tune commissioned and promoted
by the government. This control of pop culture was imposed
by South Korean dictator Park Chung Hee and continued after his assassination
in 1979. During this era the government controlled
the broadcast systems, which televised
wildly popular musical variety shows. In order to be broadcast, pop music either had to be patriotic,
like "Ah, Korea"... ...or safe,
like "You're Too Far To Get Close To," a G-rated love ballad

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The reason he heard this song all the time was because it was a "healthy song,"

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a patriotic tune commissioned and promoted by the government.

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This control of pop culture was imposed by South Korean dictator Park Chung Hee

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and continued after his assassination in 1979.

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During this era the government controlled the broadcast systems,

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which televised wildly popular musical variety shows.

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In order to be broadcast,

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pop music either had to be patriotic, like "Ah, Korea"...

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...or safe, like "You're Too Far To Get Close To,"

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a G-rated love ballad.

Duration

37 seconds

Views

50

Timestamp in Movie

00:02:04

Uploaded

Jun 27, 2025

Season

1

Episode

4

Genres

Production

Amicus Productions

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A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.