Seo Taiji And DBSK head to head

Wed Jul 23, 2008 1:09 pm by noonoo_shoo

Has Rock music suddenly taken over Pop as the most popular Music Genre in Korea?

After 4 years in exile, Seo Taiji (36) makes his official comeback in to the Korean Music scene on the 15th of August. Similarly, after 2 years of promotions in Japan, DBSK are headlining the SMTOWN LIVE 08 on the same day.

In the media its been seen as a battle of the generations. Seo Taiji being an idol star of the 20th century and DBSK the 21st Century idol star.

ETPFest is an annual festival held by Seo Taijis company where plenty of World Stars participating on an annual basis. It started in 2001 and past acts have been Tommy Lee from Motley Crue, and Hide from X-Japan. After 2005 it was cancelled, to commemmorate Seo Taijis comeback its back and better than ever. Check out the headliners:



SMTOWNLIVE is not an annual event organised by SM Entertainment, instead a treat for fans since there was no 'Summer SMTown Album'. All their popular artists are meant to perform (with some exceptions). This years show lineup is as follows:



On paper and judging by the Korean Music Scene, one would assume that because of the crazy youth fandom in South Korea, SMTOWNLIVE would be the packed concert, winning the so-called 'Battle of the generations'.

Apparently not.

Let me educate you on this matter. Both concerts will be held in 'Jamsil' stadiums. ETPFest in the 'Jamsil Baseball Stadium' and SMTOWNLIVE in the 'Jamsil Olympic Stadium'. Tickets for both have long been available, but only one is SOLD OUT.

Yes, ETPFEST is sold out. While only 70% of SMTOWNLIVE ticket sales have been issued. The problem also isnt in price. ETPFest tickets all sell for a pretty hefty amount of 132,000 KRWs (around $133), while the most expensive for SMTOWNLIVE is 66k. The sales for the latter predict it will be sold out, but the significance in its availability is obvious.

What has happened to all those crazy fangirls/fanboys? Is it possible that they're Seo Taiji fans too? And his comeback is more valuable to them?

Only Heaven knows We only have our theories.

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Credit: My Daily, noonoo_shoo @ SYP

Correct me if I'm wrong, but thats as far as my crappy translation skills get me.

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