FINALLY! A concert worth going to…

As much as I love Korea, it is incredibly music starved. I assume that because they have risen to such a high status in such a short period of time, Korea has stayed very insular, producing their own pop sensations and musical acts, but, at the same time, has avoided fully embracing foreign music, especially smaller independent acts. This seems strange, considering Japan’s full acceptence of the American underground music and artistic scene, but I guess Japan has been an international world power for a long time. Well, after 11 months, there was finally a live show that I was excited to see! Jens Lekman, one of my current favorite solo artists, played 2 nights in a row in Hongdae, the college-townesque burough of Seoul. It was fantastic. Well worth the wait. Below are some pictures of Jens and me and some of the company I went with. The pictures of Jens are pretty bad – it was incredibly crowded and hard to get a good shot.

This is one of my coworkers, Josh, and two of the girls from POLY’s administration office.

This is Jens…here are a few more…

Richard and I looking like a couple of creeps. That’s Mina. She works with us AND speaks Korean, Japanese, and English…awesome.

Richard, young Ben Sommers (aptly nicknamed B.S.) Amy, Mina, and myself at the concert. I never noticed before, but the gentleman in the background wearing the beanie looks to be in incredible pain.

All in all…great time.

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