summer 2009

 I have loved music since I was young. My favorite radio programs were "All that music" and "Ghost station". I heard many music on those radio programs. So, when I was high school student, I really wanted to go live clubs located in the area of Hongik University. The area of Hongik University was famous for Korean indie music and indie culture. After I went up to Seoul to enter the university, I often watched mini concerts in live clubs. Listening live music afforded me great pleasure. I loved sound of guitar, so I learned how to play the guitar in school band when I was a freshman.(I couldn't play it well and quitted school club)

I went Placebo's concert and Jisan Valley Rock Festival on summer vacation, 2009. They were so fantastic. Placebo are an alternative rock band formed in U.K.. They have melancholic tone, less traditional sound. The vocalist of Placebo; Molko has very unique voice. It was my first time to see foreigner band. Eventhough price of ticket was very expensive, it was worth a lot. Every people jumped, grooved, shouted to the music for the entire 3hours. Next day, I felt aches in my muscle.



 Jisan Valley Roak Festival was also good. I saw many Korean bands, Jimmy Eat World, Fall Out Boy, Starsailor and Weezer with my friend all day long. We could choose band performs which we want to see, because there were three stages. It was also interesting to watch bizarrely dressed people. There were so many various young people, one common thing was they just loved rock music. We jumped and danced together. We felt the joy and passion. We felt free. We were up all night. So, on the way back home, we were dead tired.

 I want to go Japan, U.K. or U.S.A to go world's rock festival; Woodstock Festival, Glastonbury Festival, Fuji Rock Festival, Summer Sonic Festival and etc. I recommend you to go Jisan Valley Rock Festival in Icheon or Pentaport Rock Festival in Incheon. Someday, I want to buy an accoustic guitar and try to play guitar again. I want to play guitar well.