De-stressing

Slower dance music only for South Korea gyms

by Cikgu Lim

Poll

Do you listen to songs when you exercise?

• Yes

• No

• I don't exercise at all

Open Ended

Why do you think they play slower dance music in South Korea?

​Slower dance music only for South Korea gyms

​Gyms in South Korea's capital Seoul have a limit on the music they can play. The government put a maximum speed on songs to stop a new wave of Covid-19. The new rules will stop people breathing too quickly or splashing sweat on each other. Gyms cannot play music with a tempo higher than 120 beats per minute (bpm). The Lady Gaga song Bad Romance is under the limit at 119 bpm. K-pop fans will be happy because the BTS hit Dynamite is around 115 bpm.

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​South Korea's Prime Minister said the country was at "maximum crisis level". The president felt sorry for gyms affected by the rules. He asked people for "a little more patience". Gym owners are unhappy with the new rules. One said: "My biggest question is whether...songs by BTS has had any impact on spreading the virus." He said many people use their own earphones in gyms, so it is difficult to control what they listen to.

Multiple Choice

All BTS songs are now too fast to be played in gyms in Seoul. 

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Gyms and fitness clubs in and around South Korea's ______

• cap it all Seoul

• cape tall Seoul

• capital Seoul

Multiple Choice

The government has set a maximum speed on _____

•      the dunes allowed

•      the tunes allowed

•      c. the churns allowed

Multiple Choice

K-pop fans will be relieved to know they can ______ BTS

•      workout to

• work out too

• workout two

• work out to

Poll

Would you go to the gym now?

• Yes

• No

• I don't exercise

Open Ended

Do you think slow songs help lessen the spread of coronavirus?