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[Bismillah]

Asalmu-Alaiykum,
Recently, I have become obsessed with music- it was a very sudden transition from not listening to any at all to listening to music quite frequently. Naturally living in this country and being surrounded by friends who talk about music all the time, it becomes hard to refrain.
More specifically, I have become unbelieveably obsessed with a South Korean Boy band. For them , it is more the people that fascinate me aswell as impress me with their vast musical talent. I feel after this addiction, my Imaan has got significantly weaker, and everytime I try and stop researching their lives- as all the other crazed fans do- I deviate from the true path as my best friends are heavily influenced by them aswell. I really need to stop this obsession but all attempts seem useless.
It also doesn't help that the figures I am fascinated by are homosexual and have 2 distinct pairings within the group- that before I only accepted and had neutral feelings for - but gradually I am appreciating their 'cute couples' which when it comes to Islam, is incorrect due to its unnaturalness. This is not helped by the fact that again, my friends are all for these pairings.
What do I need to do to get back to the correct Islamic path once more? Please help and give an honest Islamic suggestion Thank you

[spurfectsk]

Music has never really held much appeal for me, but I agree there is a lot of peer pressure in UK society to follow particular trends and listen to certain songs. If you feel it is becoming an addiction why not try to download the quran or translations onto your mp3 players instead. Often, music appeals to those experiencing similar things and it gives them something to relate too, or they drive particular comfort from it. Hence, they elevate the bands or singers to celebratory status viewing them as their temporary fix or ways in which to lift their own mood. Prayer and opening comunication channels with Allah, is far better than madly stalking some persons every tweet. We are all humans at the end of the day, so whilst it may be great to drive some pleasure occassionally always let Allah be your first priority, because they are fallable to the same problems and mood swings as you or I. Although it's not easy especially when you have the likes of Keisha stealing your heart lol

[Learning]

Instead of listening to music, why don't you listen to Islamic tracks which aren't music but could be similar?

[zahabah]

salam, i to had the same problem. i felt as if music controlled my emotions, when i was mad or sad i had to listen to music to make myself feel better. i would suggest listening to nasheeds-islamic songs. i did that and that helped bring me to listening to the quraan more and now im not so reliant on music.
hope it helps.

[LamishaxD]

im obsessed with music too but i only listen to it to escape from reality. i really like music. i write song lyrics sometimes and often they turn into stories or poems. u guys might not like my type of music but its heavy metal/screamo and the genres r emo and punk....theres a reason behind y i like it so much thats y i listen to music so often....its helps with my studying to