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Singer BMK (real name Kim Hyun-jung, 52), beloved as the Soul Diva and an educator with over 20 years of experience, is beginning a new chapter in her life as a music teacher for visually impaired students.
Recently, EBS News 12 highlighted the current activities of BMK, who is teaching music to students at the Seoul National School for the Blind.
The Seoul National School for the Blind, where BMK is essentially donating her talents, is a place where students with acquired visual impairments receive vocational training to obtain massage therapist certifications. Due to the nature of the curriculum, it is difficult to include arts and culture classes in the regular schedule. Upon learning of this situation, BMK personally proposed the opening of a music course to the school and has been conducting weekly classes for three consecutive semesters.
Notably, BMK makes the four-hour round trip from her home in Pyeongtaek to Seoul every week to meet with her students. It is reported that she serves as an instructor rather than a regular faculty member.
BMK shared her thoughts, saying, "I hope that through music, students can think in diverse ways and find emotional comfort, allowing them to dream of various possibilities. I hope this time serves as a moment for them to breathe and find some relaxation." She added, "I hope that arts education can be included in the regular curriculum of national special education schools. It would provide them with artistic rest and comfort."
BMK married Max Larry Durell, a former U.S. Army Black Hawk pilot, in 2011.
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