Godfather of Korean Rock – On Tour This Summer
Posted by: mark ˑ June 5, 2010 – 5:00 pmBy Mark
Great news for anyone who loves great music — the godfather of rock music in Korea, Shin Joong-hyun, is back on tour. I had a feeling his 2006 “goodbye” concerts would not be the last we heard of him.
Four dates have been announced so far — two on Jeju Island (June 26 and 27), one in Seoul (July 17) and one in Pohang (July 24). Which is kind of an eclectic mix of locations, but Shin is getting up there in years, so I am just happy to have the opportunity to see him again.
Shin is, of course, one of the founders of rock music in Korea. He started playing at US Army bases in the 1950s, then launched his own career in the 1960s, along with the Pearl Sisters, Lee Junghwa, Kim Chooja, Kim Jungmi and many other greats. Sadly, the Wall Street Journal has hidden my story about Shin behind their stupid paywall, but you can read a version of that story here (on my personal website), or you can read Norimitsu Onishi’s New York Times story about Shin here.
The Seoul show will be at Kyunghee University’s Peace Hall, beginning at 7:30pm, and tickets cost 33,000-88,000 won. Details can be found at Interpark for his Jeju and Pohang shows (Korean only, sorry).
Sinawe is slated to perform with Shin at the Seoul and Pohang shows. And I would not be surprised if more guests were announced in the coming weeks.
