The Sagitta’s One Night Trip
Posted by: Shawn ˑ March 25, 2010 – 8:09 pmBy Shawn Despres
Korean duo The Sagitta will play their first Seoul show in 10 months on March 26 at Mudaeryuk.
Formed in 2003, the husband-and-wife pairing of Lee Woo Sung and Lee Jung Eun, who some may know as Cocore‘s guitarist (Woo Sung) and manager (Jung Eun), have released two albums of folk, indie pop, and surf music. The latter disc, 2008′s “Hello Stranger,” was issued through their own cub/music label. Last year the imprint also released albums from The Plastic Day and Cocore.
Here’s the music video for “Okinawa Love Song” from “Hello Stranger.”
The Sagitta penned a handful of new songs during a recent trip to Hawaii. Fans can expect to hear some of this material during their Friday night concert. The group plan to record their third full-length this summer. In the coming months they will hold some intimate gigs in hip Hongdae fried chicken joint, Reggae Chicken, and do some busking-styled street performances in different areas of the city. Photos and comic strips from their Hawaiian vacation and other adventures, along with home made music videos for a few unreleased songs can be viewed on their official web site.
Also appearing on the March 26 bill are The Frogs and DJ Jiyang Kim. The Frogs are a newly formed all-gal rock band which includes Haeyoung from Beetle Juice along with the owner of popular Hongade bar Vinyl, Jeehae, and Mudaeryuk owner Kona. Jiyang Kim is a well-known photographer in Korea’s fashion scene and also took pictures for The Sagitta’s 2005 debut, “Hello World.” She will be spinning different tunes while shots she snapped in New York and London are displayed on a projection screen.
Mudaeryuk is located near Sangsu Station. To find it, go out exit 1 and walk towards the Hongdae parking street. The cover charge for Friday’s event is 10,000 won and the set times are below:
The Frogs: 8:10 – 8:40pm
The Sagitta: 8:40 – 9:40pm
DJ Jiyang Kim: 9:40pm until … ?
