Korea Gig Guide

Heart Rock

Good news for concert goers — with Valentine’s Day falling on a Saturday this year, there will be a wealth of shows to choose from this weekend.

A lot of variety, too, with shows ranging from the poppy (Ibadi and Sogyumo Acadia Band) to loud (the punk acts at Stompers in Itaewon) to the weird (Itta and friends at Kuchu Camp). We even have a Japanese act, as LM.C from Japan will be playing at Sangsang Madang on Sunday.

But the most notable show of the weekend probably goes to Club Funky Funky (FF), which is featuring a three-day blast to celebrate the club’s five-year anniversary. 20,000 won gets you in to all three shows (Oops. Turns out it is 20,000 won a night). Anyhow, each night features a pretty wide range of Korean bands — Crying Nut, Huckleberry Finn, Plastic Day and much more.

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I should add that I am also happy to see the concert listing expand out of Hongdae a little (in no small part thanks for new contributor Jon Dunbar, so big thanks to him). This weekend the Gig Guide also has shows in Itaewon, Daegu and Daejeon.

I would love to have more more gigs listed from around the peninsula, so feel free to let us know about them whenever you can. Maybe one day I will even add some maps from other cities.