Off Topic: The Educational Benefits of Foreign Music

     My recent obsession with K-Pop has inspired me.  I'm well versed in the J-Pop/Rock/Metal scene and after years of watching different anime I've come to a conclusion: I'm secretly learning.  This may sound like a weird thing to say, but it's true.

     When you get transfixed by music that's in a different language, you start slowly learning the language.  This is with the aid of subtitles of course, but you can connect those subtitles with small phrases and words and you will eventually learn how to use some of those phrases.  You, of course, won't learn the proper grammar and format of speaking the language, but it's still something.  For example, the Japanese word for "I" is "ore", but there are different forms depending on who you're talking to or your age.    

     Not only are there benefits of learning a new language, but there's an opportunity of learning a whole new culture.  A popular music video can show what's important in society and when you become immersed in a foreign artist you like you'll research them.  When you research them you'll find out that their culture is much different than here in the states.  A lot of foreign artists have to fight to become musicians because of the focus on education in other countries and this is an eye-opener.  We're constantly told we can be anything we want, but these kids are forced to go to school for a whole day and then when they're done with that, they have to go to more specialized classes to learn their "trade".  It really shows that we should be thankful for what we have.
This is my inspiration for doing this post.  They have such a revolutionary sound and their lyrics are amazing.
They have a stereotypical boy band look, but it's so much deeper than just that.  Purely wonderful, educational, and motivational.