People have a special love for music.
Because of this, smaller concert halls and theaters can be found across many parts of the country, places where one can feel the simple pleasures of music in a small, personal place and with a small group of people.
Shows can take place in smaller venues, so small that the singer can recognize the face of each of the audience members, as the hall accommodates less than 100 seats.
Such shows offer more than just a singer singing songs and an audience enjoying the music. After one or two songs, the singer takes some time to get to know the audience.
During the concert, the artist and the audience hear and share the joys, sorrows and loves of their lives, in many ways comforting each other. The artist and audience are locked in a type of embrace throughout the two or three-hour show. The audience sways back and forth, enjoying the music. Even after the show, the audience doesn't go home. Fans walk up to the singer, asking for his or her autograph. They also take pictures of themselves with the singer, soon to be on their social media profiles.
It’s not too much to say that the sensation of rock and pop music all started on such small stages in small neighborhoods. The closeness and intimacy with the audience kicked off fans' love for the artist on stage and for his or her music. It is such a connection that has nourished the link between artist and audience, from small venue through to stadium concert.
By Wi Tack-whan, Sohn JiAe
Korea.net Staff Writers
whan23@korea.kr
Because of this, smaller concert halls and theaters can be found across many parts of the country, places where one can feel the simple pleasures of music in a small, personal place and with a small group of people.
Shows can take place in smaller venues, so small that the singer can recognize the face of each of the audience members, as the hall accommodates less than 100 seats.
Such shows offer more than just a singer singing songs and an audience enjoying the music. After one or two songs, the singer takes some time to get to know the audience.
Singer Park Kang-soo (second from left) poses for a photo with her fans after a concert at the Sotong Hall theater in Sinchon, Seoul.
During the concert, the artist and the audience hear and share the joys, sorrows and loves of their lives, in many ways comforting each other. The artist and audience are locked in a type of embrace throughout the two or three-hour show. The audience sways back and forth, enjoying the music. Even after the show, the audience doesn't go home. Fans walk up to the singer, asking for his or her autograph. They also take pictures of themselves with the singer, soon to be on their social media profiles.
It’s not too much to say that the sensation of rock and pop music all started on such small stages in small neighborhoods. The closeness and intimacy with the audience kicked off fans' love for the artist on stage and for his or her music. It is such a connection that has nourished the link between artist and audience, from small venue through to stadium concert.
By Wi Tack-whan, Sohn JiAe
Korea.net Staff Writers
whan23@korea.kr
