새소년SE SO NEON | WORLD TOUR 2023 in Hong Kong｜Concert Introduction

// From Sakamoto Ryuichi to Wu Hyuk to BTS are all fans, K-indie index band 새소년SE SO NEON is coming to Hong Kong //

On November 14th, with female lead singer Huang Soyun (황소윤) as the core, Korean indie band 새소년SE SO NEON will hold its first ever Hong Kong concert at Music Zone in Kowloon Bay.

In the early days of the formation, it has become a topical figure in the Hongdae area by playing live. After publishing its debut work "Long Dream A Long Dream" in 2017, not only independent music fans are enthusiastic, but many musicians in the circle also contributed to promote it. SE SO's debut At the release concert of the first album "Summer Plumage", there was hyukoh's lead singer Wu Hyuk as a guest; in the same year, he won the Best Newcomer of the Korean Music Awards with a bang, SE SO was in the limelight when he debuted, and even Ryuichi Sakamoto went I went to watch the live, and then invited someone to eat po and buried it on IG.

SE SO NEON can be translated as "New Youth" in Korean. It comes from an old magazine with the same name that I saw when I was in Zhaoyun Script Shop. The creative direction of the new style: blues, jazz, psychedelic rock, new wave in the 80s, post punk, Zhao Yun took them all, and shaped them into a unique shape belonging to SE SO NEON, which caused local music critics to say "the genre destroys "to describe.

It made a good start, but SE SO had to transfer personnel due to military service and other reasons. So Yoon released a solo album under the name of So!YoON! during the suspension period, showing another side of controlling R&B and funky music, which contributed to the later Cooperate with Phum Viphurit, DEAN, Japanese Breakfast and even boy group BTS member RM; as the exposure rate increases, So!YoON! with the symbol of 😎 is in the K-pop market where idol boy groups and energetic girls are rampant. The rock temperament is becoming more and more conspicuous, and there are more and more fans.

After establishing a personal style, So!YoON! will bring a new lineup of SE SO in 2020, return with the second album "Nonadaptation", and release the band's best single "罗春NAN CHUN" on Spotify has accumulated over 10 million plays on the Internet. Although it hit covid, SE SO went against the trend and rushed into the Western indie circle under the epidemic. In addition to discussions on Reddit, the giant Pitchfork even included "Nonadaptation" along with Tame Impala, Phoebe Bridgers, etc. into the year's Best 35 Rock Albums.

After warming up with several singles, 새소년 SE SO NEON will launch a world tour this year. After announcing the North American and European shows in September earlier, it officially announced the Asian shows today. In addition to returning to Taiwan, Thailand and Japan, the special show finally has Hong Kong part.

(SE SO has something else to praise, many songs have recorded an official live and put it on YT, here are a few for everyone)

Concert Details

• 새소년SE SO NEON | WORLD TOUR 2023 in Hong Kong
• Date: 14 Nov 2023
• Time: 20:00
• Venue: Music Zone@E-MAX, KITEC
• Address: No. 1 Trade Fair Drive, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong

Ticket Details

• Ticketing website: Tickcats
• Price: HKD 490
• Sale time: from 10:00 on August 11

The source of the above information: oc2s_music｜Instagram