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Chillin' Villain · Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Location: Goo Row

Anyone ever been to this? I went last year, and it's a pretty good time... Day long Korean music thing, but some of the bands are actually semi-original. The best about this year's is that a VERY original band from Japan will be playing- Polysics! I have loved their stuff since I first came across it 3 or so years ago, and have always wanted to see them live... I found the festival poster, and they're actually coming here- yeeha! Anyways, it's on October 2nd at SungKyoonKwan University (in Suwon, I think) from 2 PM till around 11 PM...

Oh yeah, Tokyo Shock Boys are listed there too for a slot. Should be good times!

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

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Hopefully you are able to read Korean.

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

A friend said it was in Changdam-dong at the Hard Rock Cafe. 8pm on the 18th.

eamo · Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.

I went last year. Excellent. For the most part. The cheesy rock acts add some humour. 80's hair-rock never died here.

lawyertood · Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2004 6:08 pm Post subject:

Actually it's on the Seoul campus of SungKyoonKwan University near Shinchon. Went to the festival twice--three and four years ago when they held it at Yonsei...saw some Japanese girl punk bands among other acts...the music is live and not that canned lip-synched crap...cost then 1000 won but not a bad outing. Thinking of going this year. Eamo...up for getting together to go?

matthews_world · Joined: 15 Feb 2003

Just to clarify, what's the start time and how much?

lawyertood · Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2004 12:20 am Post subject:

Chillin' Villain · Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Location: Goo Row

Oh good, so it is still in Seoul.... Last year's fest did me the service of introducing "Rock Tiger" Hahaha... The guy had this huge Elvis hair, and there was some chick with "a voice like a cat" (my ex's words) wearing a poodle skirt and shrieking like a banshee... They were great. Loveholic played too, and seeing them live was worth the reasonably cheap admission price (cheaper than going to freakin' Ohoo...)

I'm telling you, Polysics will OWN this festival! Other groups at it are Lazybone (sorta ska-ish punk dudes with horns, opened for Offspring here), Joosuc (better than most K-hiphop, but still a little poserish), and Sugar Donut (completely forgot what they were, but remember they played last year and didn't entirely suck)...

... and if I'm lucky, Rock Tiger will make a surprise unscheduled appearance Cool

lawyertood · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 12:32 am Post subject:

Ooops. SungKyoonKwan University is in Hyewa dong...not near Shinchon as I wrote earlier...my bad.

Not sure of the cost but a few years ago it was 1000 won and they gave you a small bottle of water and some canned fruit....it usually starts in the afternoon and goes on into the evening with each band playing only a couple of songs until the headliner plays at the end.

yotaiji012 · Joined: 13 Jul 2004 Location: Sunae Bundang

its gonna be hot!!! PIA!!! is gonna be there...

lawyertood · Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2004 5:45 pm Post subject:

So who all is going this year? Any chance of hooking up for the gig in case I go?

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

So it's 5,000 and starts at 14:00 right? http://www.ssamnet.com/baram/baram_detail.asp?baram_idx=7

I just arranged to play football at 3, what time is it likely to go on till?

Chillin' Villain · Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Location: Goo Row

It went till 10:30-ish last year... They saved that time for all of the bigger (ie: Loveholic, Deli Spice, Nell) acts. Getting there around 6-ish would be alright, but I have NO CLUE when they're showing Tokyo Shock Boys or Polysics, so I'm showing up at two (besides, some of the afternoon Korean acts can be surprisingly entertaining)...

SO stoked about this tomorrow! I'll probably be the dork with the camcorder- for nothing except to get some live Polysics footage!

Shaded Shadows · Joined: 19 Aug 2004

i went there two summers ago and it was pretty cool for 1,000 won...

Swiss James · Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai

sounds worth a go, I guess I'll get off the subway at Hyewha and look at the local area map for this university.

BUT IF ALL THE BANDS ARE CRAP I'M COMING AFTER YOU LOT WITH A BIG BAT.