Bursters: The New Face Of Korean Rock

In 2014, a bunch of friends from Seoul made South Korean TV history. Bursters (known then as Burstered) became the first rock band to ever reach the final six of talent show Superstar K. One year later they released their debut EP Independent and in 2017 released their first full-length album Live In Hope. Now they’re leaving South Korea for their first-ever UK shows, playing five dates across the country on the World Tour: K-Rock Revelation tour. The five-piece (vocalist Daegun Roh, guitarists Junyong Ahn and Gyejin Lee, bassist Hwanhee Jo and drummer Taehee Jo) have been together for five years. Gyejin, Junyong, and Daegun were close friends before the band started, but after discovering rock music at school, decided to form a band. Shortly after Hwanhee and Taehee joined the ...

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