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DEPARTMENT STORE MUSIC
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Department stores and other businesses in Korea have a peculiar way of bidding farewell to the customers by playing a little tune a few minutes before closing. This well-established practice –a seemingly friendly reminder to wrap things up and rush to the cash registers– can be tracked down to neighboring Japan, where most stores play "Hotaru no Hikari", a song that was actually introduced by Americans during the Meiji period. Music interpreted by Moonyong Kim. This project is part of Micro City Lab, curated by Somi Sim. https://microcitylab.com/2016/10/09/intervention-projects/ |
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