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Recently, the use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), electroencephalogram (EEG), and eye-trackers have gained attention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this study, EEG analysis was used to evaluate alpha waves, beta waves, and theta\/beta ratios of 20 participants who had experienced VR or normal K-pop music video content, and the data analyzed based on the Media Richness Theory. Statistical analyses employed paired t-tests with False Discovery Rate (FDR) correction for multiple comparisons using the Benjamini-Hochberg procedure, and effect sizes (Cohen\u2019s d) were calculated to assess practical significance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The results revealed differences in alpha wave (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&amp;lt;.05), beta wave (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&amp;lt;.05), and theta\/beta ratios between the general and VR music video groups. After FDR correction, 11 electrodes showed significant alpha wave differences (d = 0.54-1.51), 13 electrodes showed significant beta wave differences (d = 0.50-1.04), and 8 electrodes showed significant theta\/beta ratio differences (d = 0.63-0.87). Alpha waves were higher in the normal music video group, whereas beta waves and the theta\/beta ratio were higher in the VR music video group.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The EEG results suggest that VR K-pop music videos are rich in media content, providing more information than normal K-pop music videos. The robustness of findings was confirmed through rigorous statistical correction, with medium to large effect sizes indicating substantial practical significance beyond statistical significance. 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