Lincoln Center's K-Music Night Brings Korean Rock to NYC
K-Music Night returns to NYC's Lincoln Center with three stellar Korean rock bands
On Wednesday, August 6th, New York City's famed Lincoln Center will host K-Music Night—a free outdoor concert at Damrosch Park that will feature three standout Korean rock bands: Kim Changwan Band, TOUCHED and Monday Feeling.
What is Lincoln Center's K-Music Night?
Presented in partnership with the Korean Cultural Center NY and the Korea Creative Content Agency New York Center, K-Music Night is an outdoor music festival that showcases some of South Korea's established and emerging rock acts.
This is the third time in recent years that Lincoln Center has held a Korean rock concert as part of its Summer for the City series, following the remarkable success of the first two. Previously branded as 'K-Indie Music Night,' the K-rock celebration featured Jannabi and byebyesea in 2022 and Crying Nut and Say Sue Me in 2023.
To commemorate the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japan during World War II, this year's program offers an expanded lineup that includes one of South Korea's most legendary rock bands from the '70s and '80s, a young co-ed ensemble that's one of the hottest rock acts in Korea today, and an indie quartet whose genre-blending sound has captured a growing international following.
For folks who live in NYC or will be visiting on August 6th, it'll be a rare opportunity to see three Korean rock acts—all with very different styles—perform on one stage at an iconic New York venue.
Who's playing at Lincoln Center's K-Music Night?
This year's K-Music Night features a multigenerational lineup of three Korean rock bands, each with their own distinctive sound:
Kim Chang-wan is a Korean rock legend and a true Renaissance man. In addition to being a composer and singer-songwriter, he's an award-winning actor, radio DJ, book author, poet and painter. Many international K-drama fans will recognize him from classic K-dramas like Coffee Prince and My Love from the Star, but in Korea he's also renowned as the leader of Sanullim (sometimes spelled Sanulrim), one of the most iconic and influential rock bands in South Korean history. Kim formed the band in 1977 with his two brothers Kim Chang-hoon and Kim Chang-ik, and for the next few decades they helped shape the course of Korean music with their eclectic mix of sounds that ranged from garage rock to folk rock to even disco.
After Kim Chang-ik tragically passed away in an accident in 2008, Sanullim disbanded, and Kim Chang-wan started his own eponymous band. Currently consisting of himself (vocals/guitar), Lee Sang-hoon (keyboard), Choi Won-sik (bass), Kang Yoon-gi (drums) and Yeom Min-yeol (guitar), the Kim Changwan Band performs reinterpretations of Sanullim's greatest hits alongside original tracks that address universal themes like love and sorrow. The band continues to push creative boundaries with their broad sonic palette and through collaborations with a diverse array of Korean artists, from K-pop stars like IU and Stray Kids to the experimental post-rock group Jambinai.
After their first-place win at the annual Yoo Jae-ha Music Contest (one of South Korea's oldest and most prestigious competitions for singer-songwriters) in 2020, TOUCHED has gone on to win numerous other Korean music competitions, including Mnet's Great Seoul Invasion, a televised battle of K-rock bands that catapulted TOUCHED to national stardom in 2022. Since then, the co-ed band has rapidly risen to become one of Korea's most exciting rock acts.
Currently comprised of frontwoman Yunmin (vocals and guitar), Kim Seungbin (drums), John B. Kim (bass) and Chea Dohyeon (keyboard), TOUCHED has played at various festivals across Asia and Europe (including Germany's famed Reeperbahn Festival) and has been praised for their explosive live shows. In 2023 the band was named one of '10 Korean Rock Artists You Should Listen To' by the GRAMMY Awards.
Hard to categorize but impossible to ignore, Monday Feeling blends elements of country, pop, hard rock and everything in between. Currently consisting of vocalist, guitarist and songwriter Ian Choi, bassist Abel, drummer Rudi and lead guitarist and producer Jay, the four-piece band has won various rock festivals on their home turf over the years and advanced to the semifinals of the Emergenza Festival, the world's leading competition for unsigned bands. With a wide-ranging repertoire that includes songs sung in English, Korean and Japanese, Monday Feeling has previously toured Japan and performed at legendary Hollywood venues like The Viper Room and Whisky a Go Go.
How to attend K-Music Night at Lincoln Center
Seats are first-come, first-served.
Guests can also book Fast Track tickets (also free), which provide priority access to the venue up until 10 minutes before showtime.
For more information and to reserve a Fast Track ticket, visit Lincoln Center's Fast Track at Summer for the City page.
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