Korean Music Festivals to Go to if You Visit This Summer
July 25, 2023For those of you who are going to South Korea this summer, or the next one, here are five great Korean music festivals you cannot skip!
#WATERBOMB Festival (워터밤)
𝙎𝙀𝙀 𝙔𝙊𝙐 𝙉𝙀𝙓𝙏 𝘾𝙄𝙏𝙔!
— Waterbomb_Official (@waterbomb_seoul) June 25, 2023
모두가 열정으로 젖어들었던 워터밤 서울!
끝나지않는 이 열정을 이제 다음 도시에서 불태우자!🔥
📍 𝙉𝙀𝙓𝙏 : 7/8 광주 | 7/15 인천 | 7/22 대구 | 7/29 부산 | 8/5 대전 | 8/12 수원 | 8/19 속초 | 8/26 제주#WATERBOMB2023 #SEOUL #서울 #WATERBOMB #워터밤… pic.twitter.com/WXwhUdEdBE
During the Water Bomb festival, in fact, not only will the public have the chance to take part in dynamic water fighting armed with great water guns and divided into teams, but they will also experience super refreshing water bombs, a great way to survive the summer heat!
Idols, as well, while performing, will take part in the games and get visibly wet; for this reason, they usually wear swimsuits and white t-shirts.
Also here Kwon Eunbi recent performance at the festival:
워터밤 퀸!! 권은비!!👑 워터밤에서 부르는 underwater!! 시너지 미쳤다!!🌊
— Waterbomb_Official (@waterbomb_seoul) July 12, 2023
화려하게 막을 올린 워터밤 투어, 이제 시작이다!🏃♀#WATERBOMB #WATERBOMB2023 #WATERBOMBSEOUL #워터밤 #워터밤서울 #권은비 pic.twitter.com/ELoFe5YgaQ
230625 aespa x waterbomb2023#WATERBOMB2023 #WaterbombSeoul #WATERBOMB #aespa #KARINA #GISELLE pic.twitter.com/AO5EapHIF1
— 1e_hanni (@C_h1oooo) June 25, 2023
This Korean music festival touches multiple cities around South Korea and some cities in Japan. If you want to know more about it, visit the Waterbomb websit and discover all the incredible K-pop and K-Hip-Hop artists who will perform this year!
#Daegu Chimac Festival (대구치맥페스티벌)
The second of the Korean music festivals on the list doesn’t take place in Seoul but in Daegu, the third largest city in the country.
This festival combines two of the most beloved things in South Korea: fried chicken and beer (치맥 or chimaek is the union of the Korean words 치킨, chicken, and 맥주, beer) and, as a plus, during the festival various EDM parties and performances take place.
This year, in particular, it will be held from the 30th of August until the 3rd of September in Duryu Park.
You can find the events and the artists and DJs’ performance dates on the Chimac festival page.
Here is a video of DVWN during last year Chimac festival:
Dvwn short videos from @KOZ_Entofficial #dvwn #다운 #정다운https://t.co/QvJgeAukZa
— Hehet (@areum_dawoon) July 10, 2022
Here is also a video about the Chimac festival 2019’s edition, one that was particularly special since it was the first after the pandemic:
#RAPBEAT Festival (랩비트)
I couldn’t skip this fantastic Hip-Hop and R&B music festival, which takes place in Seoul between the 2nd and 3rd of September.
Rapbeat has a unique lineup of well-known artists like Taeyang, Zico, and DPR Live and less-known artists like AP Alchemy, Damiani, and Able.
Here is the full list of artists for this year edition:
B.I is such a great performer. I was a casual listener but after rapbeat, where do I sign up to be part of his Fandom? 🤗😂😂🙈. His vocals were so stable and he didn't lipsync👌 pic.twitter.com/lFxBPLTszH
— 졸리 Sabi Girl 👧 (@Maqcrazynerd) September 5, 2022
Among the Korean music festivals if you like Hip Hop this is the one you cannot skip!
#Music in PyeongChang (평창대관령음악제)
This one will not be everyone’s cup of tea since it is a classical music festival, but I think Music in PyeongChang deserves mention!
The festival was formerly the Great Mountains Music Festival & School and has occurred yearly in Pyeongchang since 2004.
This year it will be held from the 26 of July to the 5 of August; among the guests are Korean and International musicians and orchestras.
You can find the full list of artists on the PyeongChang Festival website.
This Korean music festival is the perfect way to spend a few days days enjoying some of the most incredible music ever while relaxing surrounded by a great view (the Taebaek mountains and the many Buddhist temples of the area).
Here is the teaser for this year edition:
If you like Classical music
definitely you have to add this one to your Korean music festivals go-to list!#Busan Rock Festival (부산국제록페스티벌)
The last of the Korean music festivals on the list is the Busan Rock Festival which, this year, will take place between the 7th and the 8th of October, a bit further from summer but still a significant period to go on vacation in South Korea.
The festival started in 1999 as the Asian Rock Festival and was renamed a year after as we know it today; it offers a variety of genres like rock, metal, and indie.
The artists are both international and Korean, many are underground less-known musicians, but there are also better-known artists like Bastille and Woodz, who participated in last year’s event.
The lineup has still to be revealed, but you can wait for any updates on the Busan Rock Festival website .
Here is a video of LUCY’s performance last year:
Here are some pictures from last year's Woodz performance:
BUSAN ROCK FESTIVAL 2022 #WOODZ SETLIST 👽❤️🔥
— 휸지 🫶🏻 (@CSY_CoffeeTMI) October 1, 2022
Dirt on my leather
Hijack
Kiss of Fire
Feel Like
Thinkin bout you
Love me Harder
Chaser
Bump Bump
I Hate You
Trigger#BusanRockFestival_WOODZ #2022BusanRockFestival #우즈 #조승연 pic.twitter.com/52dgBEFfqk
What are you waiting for? If you like rock music add this to your Korean music festivals list!
#Korean Music Festivals Special Mention: Dream Concert (드림콘서트)
This year's Dream Concert, one of the biggest K-pop joint music festivals in South Korea, has already taken place on the 27th of May, but I couldn't skip it!
This year's concert lineup included well-known K-pop groups like ITZY, Dreamcatcher, Oh My Girl, BTOB, and ONEUS, and the four rookie groups JUST B, MIRAE, Lapillus, and NINE.i.
Here is a video uploaded by the official Instagram page of the event:
Hope you can visit the Dream Concert next year! Definitely a must-go among the Korean music festivals.
I’ve tried to include Korean music festivals of different genres to satisfy every reader and future tourist!
If you have any other festival in mind, let us know in the comments, and if you have the chance to visit any of the ones on the list, let us know.