SOYOSAN, DONGDUCHEON South Korea - Local Korean nationals held their annual Dongducheon Rock Festival near Soyo Mountain Aug. 15, 16, and 17. The festival, which gathered people as far as Incheon, celebrated its 11th anniversary and offered a 30 percent discount to all Soldiers and identification card holders.
"Dongducheon is the cradle of Korean rock music, and I am so pleased this festival has broadened the base of rock music in Korea," said Kim, Moon Su, Gyeonggi Province governor.
The festival began with a "battle of the bands" competition featuring musicians of high school and college age. The bands featured their own songs and popular American hits like "We're Not Gonna Take It," by the Twisted Sisters and "Crazy Train," by Ozzy Osbourne.
"This is my first time coming to the festival," said Kim, Tae hoon, a base player for the band Icy Cider. "Our band has been together for a year and a half and we need the exposure to large audiences to build our reputation. All bands need these opportunities. Activities like this help new rock bands, so they should never disappear." A number of bands, amateur and well known bands, with names like Sacrifice, Rchemist, Groove Camp, Romantic Band and Yery performed at the festival.
"Although my band and I came to compete we are big fans of Yery," Kim said. "They are an outstanding band and their songs are great too."
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