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Giving Form to the Melodies of Memory:Inside MUSIC, ISLAND, STORIES: Pop Music in Taiwan and the Evolution of Taiwanese Pop MusicIn the digital age, music feels increasingly intangible. We stream it, store it in the cloud, and gradually drift away from the physical experience of sound. That%u2019s precisely why rediscovering music%u2019s texture, its physical presence through objects and its connection to memory has become a vital way to explore and immerse ourselves in Taiwanese pop music. TMC%u2019s permanent exhibition, MUSIC, ISLAND, STORIES: Pop Music in Taiwan, offers a tangible space for that experience. Through curatorial methods that interweave physical artifacts with period settings, the exhibition is not only a retrospective of sound but also an experiment in making pop music visible. From this point of departure, we trace the development of Taiwanese pop, reflecting on the marks it has left and exploring how it continues to resonate with us today.022023Melodies Made Tangible