Behind the dazzling growth of K-Pop, which stands tall in the world, lies a painful period in the history of Korean popular music. In the late 1970s, amidst rapid economic development, the government suppressed freedom of expression deemed a political obstacle, monitoring and controlling popular music under various pretexts. When a new government took office in 1980, there was hope for the oppressed popular music, but the subsequent government also continued the ban on songs. When will the era of singing freely finally arrive?