Yellow Music ("Nhạc vàng") refers to music produced in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War, named in opposition to "Red Music" ("Nhạc đỏ") endorsed by the Communist government of North Vietnam during the era of the Vietnam War. The genre contained topics and characteristics considered decadent and was banned in 1975, with those caught listening to it punished, and their music confiscated. Most Yellow Music has been associated with the bolero genre. After the Fall of Saigon, many Vietnamese artists emigrated to the United States to pursue their careers and industry there instead. The ban on Yellow Music was lightened in 1986, but by then the music industry had ceased to exist.