Seodaemun-gu hosts music festival June 17-18, 21
By Yun Suh-young
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The French Embassy is sponsoring a street music festival in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, this weekend and on June 21.
The “Fete de la Musique,” which is an annual street music festival in France, will take place in the streets of Sinchon and Chungjeongno. Previously, the festival was held annually on a smaller scale in Seorae Village, a French community in Bangbae-dong, southern Seoul. In France, the festival is held every year on June 21, the longest day of the year. It started in 1982.
The festival is free and features musicians ranging from amateurs to professionals. It is open to all genres of music. The festival was created to commemorate music in general, regardless of type and style. Last year, the music festival was held simultaneously in 120 countries around the globe.
This weekend, the festival will be held in the streets of Sinchon near Yonsei University, from noon to 8 p.m. On June 21, the festival will be held in Chungjeongno starting at 7 p.m.
In Sinchon, the streets will be decorated with the French flag, and a variety of French artworks, foods and music will be available.
On Saturday, French music group Colours in the Street and Korean bands Diealright, DTSQ and LudiSTELO will perform. Colours in the Street is a young rising band that has performed in several French festivals, such as Printemps de Bourges and Francofolies de La Rochelle. It performed at Zandari Festa in Seoul last year. The group will head to China following its Seoul performance.
On Sunday starting at 6 p.m, the Moon Band, Today’s Hot Song and Marmello will perform.
On June 21, six restaurants in Chungjeongno will host musicians and pedestrians are urged to linger as they pass by. A diverse range of genres, from classical, jazz and K-pop to acoustic and indie will be offered at Le Chef Bleu, Man in Moon, The Table, Jena Fair, Dough and Le Tarot.