May 21, 2015 – The Press Conference for KPOP Night Out by KOCCA was held at Ritz Carlton on the morning of the second day of Music Matters Live 2015. This year, four groups graced our shores with their many talents for music – Kingston Rudieska, Idiotape, Glen Check and Sonamoo.
Each group has different music styles.
Each group has different music styles.
First up we have Glen Check, the fastest growing synth-rock duo in Korea. They are experimental with their music and are not afraid to try out different genres of music, from Korean indie music to funk and disco.
Introductions to SONAMOO were up next! Like their group name, which means PINE TREE in Korean, the group wishes approach music with full vitality!
Idiotape is a band that is made up of a composition of six synthesizers and one drum set. With their unique texture of sounds, this band put together their own sound that would awe their audiences.
The sound of Kingston Rudieska, a nine-piece South Korean ska band, is hugely influenced by ska and reggae.
Question and Answers during the Press Conference:
To Sonamoo and Glen Check,
Q: How does it feel to be in Singapore and to be performing on the stage tonight?
A: [Glen Check] We are very glad, it’s our second time in Singapore. The last time we were supposed to play, but it was cancelled. So we are putting a lot of confidence, we are really hoping to have a great show tonight. I hope to see you all there.
A: [SONAMOO] This is our first time in Singapore. It is such a beautiful city. We love it here. We are very honored to join Music Matters. Thank you for inviting us here!
To Idiotape and Kingston Rudieska,
Q: What sort of performance should the audience expect in tonight’s show?
A: [Idiotape] It is very hot in Singapore so they hope you would think about nothing and enjoy today’s show.
A: [Kingston Rudieska] We are looking forward to today’s show, so we have only just 25 minutes. So we practiced a lot to make our music better. So let’s enjoy together. I think our music is definitely very unique; I can’t wait to play tonight! Thank you!
To SONAMOO,
Q: You guys debut in December 2014, it has been six months since your debut, what is life like as a Kpop Rookie?
A: I can’t believe that we’re really here to perform in front of everyone. And like other artists, we want to try our best show every the best of us!
Q: What are some of the music that the members would like to recommend to their fans?
A: We would like to introduce out first album <<De Ja Vu>>’s Just Go, it is our member’s “Fighting” song. It is very energetic and it is our healing song.
To Idiotape,
Q: You guys have a European Tour coming soon; can you tell about the European tour? I believe you are playing in Music Festivals around Europe.
A: The performance will be held for one month and there would be 8-10 countries that will be coming to perform together.
Q: Do you intend to collaborate with artist outside of your genre?
A: We have been collaborating with other artist in Korea for three years and we think will keep doing it. We have a remix album with collaboration with other artist that will coming out soon.
To Glen Check,
Q: You guys have been performing around the world, so what is next for Glen Check?
A: Just before coming to Singapore, we were in our studio working on our next album or EP, we have to see where it’s going to go. We are going to approach a little differently than before. We will be putting more effort in promoting this album throughout the world, trying to seek further labels in other countries and we are considering Australia first in our list. We are going to put out new stuff soon.
We would like to thank the event organizers of <<Music Matters Live 2015 - KPOP Night Out>> for this wonderful opportunity to cover this press conferences!
To Sonamoo and Glen Check,
Q: How does it feel to be in Singapore and to be performing on the stage tonight?
A: [Glen Check] We are very glad, it’s our second time in Singapore. The last time we were supposed to play, but it was cancelled. So we are putting a lot of confidence, we are really hoping to have a great show tonight. I hope to see you all there.
A: [SONAMOO] This is our first time in Singapore. It is such a beautiful city. We love it here. We are very honored to join Music Matters. Thank you for inviting us here!
To Idiotape and Kingston Rudieska,
Q: What sort of performance should the audience expect in tonight’s show?
A: [Idiotape] It is very hot in Singapore so they hope you would think about nothing and enjoy today’s show.
A: [Kingston Rudieska] We are looking forward to today’s show, so we have only just 25 minutes. So we practiced a lot to make our music better. So let’s enjoy together. I think our music is definitely very unique; I can’t wait to play tonight! Thank you!
To SONAMOO,
Q: You guys debut in December 2014, it has been six months since your debut, what is life like as a Kpop Rookie?
A: I can’t believe that we’re really here to perform in front of everyone. And like other artists, we want to try our best show every the best of us!
Q: What are some of the music that the members would like to recommend to their fans?
A: We would like to introduce out first album <<De Ja Vu>>’s Just Go, it is our member’s “Fighting” song. It is very energetic and it is our healing song.
To Idiotape,
Q: You guys have a European Tour coming soon; can you tell about the European tour? I believe you are playing in Music Festivals around Europe.
A: The performance will be held for one month and there would be 8-10 countries that will be coming to perform together.
Q: Do you intend to collaborate with artist outside of your genre?
A: We have been collaborating with other artist in Korea for three years and we think will keep doing it. We have a remix album with collaboration with other artist that will coming out soon.
To Glen Check,
Q: You guys have been performing around the world, so what is next for Glen Check?
A: Just before coming to Singapore, we were in our studio working on our next album or EP, we have to see where it’s going to go. We are going to approach a little differently than before. We will be putting more effort in promoting this album throughout the world, trying to seek further labels in other countries and we are considering Australia first in our list. We are going to put out new stuff soon.
We would like to thank the event organizers of <<Music Matters Live 2015 - KPOP Night Out>> for this wonderful opportunity to cover this press conferences!
