[Official]Korea-Japan Rock Festival ‘LOUD BRIDGE FESTIVAL SEOUL 2024’ Born in April! YB and other 1st lineup revealed

[Sports Chosun Reporter Lee Jeong-hyuk] LOUD BRIDGE FESTIVAL SEOUL 2024, a rock festival that connects Korea and Japan through music, will be born in April.

‘LOUD BRIDGE FESTIVAL SEOUL 2024’ will be held for the first time on April 13 (Sat) and 14 (Sun) at Yes24 Live Hall in Gwangjin-gu, Seoul.

‘LOUD BRIDGE FESTIVAL SEOUL 2024’, held for the first time this year, will be held in Hongdae, Seoul, Japan by Korean three-member punk band GUMX under the name ‘LOUD BRIDGE’ as part of a music exchange event. It started by inviting representative bands to join in, and each of the five performances were sold out. Accordingly, starting this year, the scale will be expanded and super bands from Korea and Japan will be invited to create a two-day indoor festival.

‘LOUD BRIDGE FESTIVAL SEOUL 2024’ is a Korea-Japan rock festival with the goal of connecting the world through music that can be somewhat noisy. Representative Korean bands in the first lineup released simultaneously with the news of the event include GUMX, ‘Letting You Go’, ‘I Am a Butterfly’, ‘Oh Pilseung Korea’ YB, the hot voice that captivated people around the world with hit songs such as, RIOT KIDZ, a pop punk gem, and THE SOUND, the next-generation leader of Korean rock, were named.

The first Japanese band lineup includes SiM, famous for the opening song ‘The Rumbling’ of the TV animation ‘Attack on Titan’, and the #1 player for Japanese festivals and popular TV animation’ HEY-SMITH, who gained popularity with the ending theme song of ‘Say My Name’ of Tokyo Avengers, will be on stage. In addition, the super band Nothing’s Carved In Stone, formed by Shinichi Ubukata, leader of ELLEGARDEN, a representative band in the Japanese punk rock scene, and Hidekazu Hinata, bassist of STRAIGHTENER, chose ‘LOUD BRIDGE FESTIVAL SEOUL 2024’ as their first visit to Korea. did.

‘LOUD BRIDGE FESTIVAL SEOUL 2024’ is hosted by GUMX, which is on the road to success as a live band in both Korea and Japan. GUMX, known as Korea’s GREEN DAY, expressed confidence in this festival, saying, “It will become a strong bridge for the future connecting Korea, Japan, and the world.”

As such, iconic artists representing Korean and Japanese rock bands, including GUMX, YB, RIOT KIDZ, THE SOUND, SiM, HEY-SMITH, and Nothing’s Carved In Stone, are participating, raising expectations from the first event.

Meanwhile, ‘LOUD BRIDGE FESTIVAL SEOUL 2024’ Ticket reservations for the first day performance on April 13 will begin at 12:00 PM on January 16th at the online reservation site YES24, and reservations for the second day performance on April 14th will be available from 2 PM on January 16th.
Reporter Lee Jeong-hyuk jjangga@sportschosun.com