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presence. Take, for example, Tom Chang%u2019s guitar, Ta-You Lo%u2019s sunglasses, or the mixing console once used by arranger Chih-Yuan Chen at Platinum Studio. Their convergence not only gives the exhibition a tangible physicality but also offers visitors an emotional anchor, something concrete to carry forward after journeying through the eras of music on display.Highlighting Hip-Hop%u2019s Contemporary Soundscape: The Musical Narrative ContinuesAs the exhibition entered its third year, a new section was added to the permanent exhibition at the end of 2023: %u201cHIP-HOP Event Taiwan Hip-Hop.%u201d %u201cPop music is always changing, so the content of the exhibition must change as well.%u201d said Masa.Ma noted that hip-hop has become one of the most energetic voices in Taiwan%u2019s recent original music scene. %u201cHip-hop places great importance on lyrics and engages directly with contemporary issues. In terms of linguistic rhythm and thematic expression, Taiwan%u2019s hiphop is already very mature.%u201d For the curatorial team, including hip-hop in the exhibition at this moment is a response to musical developments, but also a way to mark this point in the timeline. Masa added, %u201cWe want people to notice that hip-hop is growing, it represents the language and ideas of the younger generation. It%u2019s not just the latest trend in pop music; it%u2019s already become a way of life.%u201dThe permanent exhibition takes the year 2000 as a dividing line. Over the past twenty-five years, listening habits have undergone changes entirely different from those of earlier generations. The two curators observed that as musical tastes become more fragmented, younger audiences are increasingly turning to older songs. Masa shared an insight from his experience with KKBOX%u2019s %u201cListen With%u201d project: %u201cSongs from twenty or thirty years ago are generating more resonance than those released in the past five years.%u201d And most of the three to four hundred audience members singing along beneath the stage were in their twenties or thirties.Ma added that many songs released in earlier decades continue to receive high streaming 026027Melodies Made Tangible