The accumulation of knowledge and effort can suddenly blossom. One option seems to be to carry out this accumulation in an extreme situation. The extreme situation of prison life is an opportunity to make it possible to make a large amount of input that is difficult to do normally. O. Henry is an American novelist. He is good at short stories and has written about 280 short stories. He served his sentence in prison for embezzlement of public funds. He started writing novels during his sentence, and after his release, he moved to New York to continue writing. It can be said that he was led to success by being forcibly separated from the real world, which gave him the opportunity to think carefully about his future.
The culture of a country can also be a factor in leading to success. Many Japanese artists participated in Coachella, one of the world’s largest music festivals, held in the United States in April 2024. At Coachella, “Idol” seems to have attracted attention. This “Idol” is a song by the Japanese music unit YOASOBI. Not only YOASOBI, but Creepy Nuts’ songs are also hits in the US. J-POP seems to have a characteristic that “its affinity with anime is a strength of Japan that other countries’ music does not have.” Japanese anime has the strengths and weaknesses of the Galapagos. It seems to place more importance on regionality and peculiarity than universality. Making use of this strength has led to success.
On the other hand, K-POP, which entered the world earlier than J-POP, is not a song that is listened to for its lyrics. This K-POP emphasizes the charm of dance and easy-to-understand good rhythm. In a sense, this satisfies a fundamental human desire. Homo sapiens, who left the forests of Africa and moved to the plains, began to spread all over the world. They enjoyed music and fashion even 100,000 years ago. Even when humans migrated and began to live in various regions, what makes them happy and sad is often similar in every country. They communicated not with spoken words, but with music (rhythm, melody, harmony) and body language. It can be said that this music and body language expresses true joy and sadness. In this sense, K-POP has the elements to spread worldwide. Behind its success, it seems that success also comes from the intellectual accumulation of individuals, the wisdom of the people, and the historical accumulation of the country.
