Electronic music in Korea, reported from inside. Clubs, DJs, and the underground pulse of a city that takes its nights seriously.

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Posted inCulture & Scenes, Essays, Seoul Scene

Asia’s Electronic Music Scenes: Seoul, Tokyo, Shanghai, Bangkok

Tokyo built the institution before the scene arrived. Seoul built the scene before the institution existed. Shanghai built both and then watched the regulatory environment dismantle one of them. Seoul’s scene developed through the Cakeshop effect: the opening of a single venue in 2012 that positioned itself on the international underground circuit’s booking network. The […]

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