MPMan F-10 MP3 player

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Artist/Maker	Saehan Electronics
Place of origin	Korea

The MPMan F-10 was the first commercial portable MP3 player launched in Spring 1998 and made by the South Korean company Saehan Electronics. At its initial launch, the F-10 with it's docking station base was available only in a limited number to few Asian countries. The player marked an important development in the way music was consumed, which paved the way for the digital norm today.

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read The hallyu origin story Within living memory, South Korea has experienced a meteoric rise, from a country ravaged by war in the mid-1950s to a leading cultural powerhouse by the dawn of the 21st century.

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Category	Hallyu
Object type	MP3 Player
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. MP3 Player MP3 Player
Title	MPMan F-10 MP3 player
Materials and techniques	Plastic casing, electronic components Plastic
Brief description	Korea, Silver MPMan MP3 Player by Saehan Electronics
Physical description	Silver MP3 player with a charging dock
Object history	Exhibited in Hallyu! The Korean Wave exhibition, V&A Sep 2022 - June 2023
Summary	The MPMan F-10 was the first commercial portable MP3 player launched in Spring 1998 and made by the South Korean company Saehan Electronics. At its initial launch, the F-10 with it's docking station base was available only in a limited number to few Asian countries. The player marked an important development in the way music was consumed, which paved the way for the digital norm today.
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	FE.200-2022

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Record created	March 22, 2022
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1714328/mpman-f-10-mp3-player-mp3-player-saehan-electronics/

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