The New York Post reported that Anita Ward’s song “Ring My Bell,” which was released in 1979, is popular among Generation Z in the U.S. Generation Z is commonly used to refer to generations born in the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, and young people who listen to the song were born at least 15 years after the song was released.
The trend started with influencers on TikTok. influencer, which promoted the song for the first time, repeatedly claimed that listening to the song could bring in cash and luck. Many people online commented that they actually had positive effects after listening to the song. “We even danced to the song for three days and the request was made,” one Internet user said. “We found clothes we really liked at the store while listening to the song.”
Based on its popularity on social media, Ring My Bell is gaining popularity. More than 5,000 videos using the music have been uploaded in recent weeks, and the number of streams has increased by 277 percent in a month. The number of weekly plays reached 2.53 million. With the music trend, other old songs have also begun to become popular among young people.
Some argue that the frequency of music attracts money, but scientifically, music is far from magic. However, it is true that music can have a positive effect on the brain. Dr. Patrick Porter, head of BrainTap Technologies, a mental health technology company, explained, “Music stimulates various areas of the brain at the same time, including emotions, memory, and concentration. Listening to a song repeatedly strengthens neural circuits and can strengthen confidence and motivation.”
The “conditioning” phenomenon that occurs when listening to a song can also bring about positive effects. “When a certain song and a certain emotion are constantly combined, those emotions automatically come to mind just by listening to the song,” Dr. Porter said. “The song itself is not magic, but it can be a shortcut to a goal,” he said, stressing the chain effect of music.
SALLY LEE
US ASIA JOURNAL
