Seo Taiji's Comeback Countdown!

Catch Seo Taiji if you can!

The concert industry and broadcasting industry are both devoting their focus to recruiting Seo Taiji, who's looking forward to his comeback. The first to do so is from this summer's rock festival side. Since Seo Taiji's a star who still has about 20,000 fans, rock festival considers him a vital key. They're attempting to recruit him as the top overseas rock band guarantee.

One broadcasting company presented a 'one shot action plan' for Seo Taiji. This plan included everything from the songs and album distribution, reality program launching, nationwide tour and concerts, and more. For Seo Taiji is still considering the offer. He carefully came in contact with officials, and has been reportedly discussing a number of proposals. The music industry is buzzing with news of Seo Taiji's comeback.

Seo Taiji's comeback countdown has started. He's completed working on his album demo, and has started recording. As soon as news of his comeback was announced, rock festival officials hurried their actions. Just in the coming summer there are already 5 global-type festivals, including Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, Ansan Valley Rock Festival, Hyundai Card Citiy Break, Supersonic, and Jisan World Rock Festival. So far officials from each one of these festivals has requested his appearance.

One concert rep stated, "Of the 5 festivals, there is high chance that the one to successfully recruit Seo Taiji will be the victor. However, it'll be very difficult to do so. Guarantee is a problem, but more than anything, Seo Taiji is very particular about his concert. There's a high probability that whoever can grant him all his requests for stage production will likely get him to appear at their festival."

One broadcasting company made a very unconventional proposal. They're offering rock festival attendance, reality program appearance, and also saying that they will not withhold support fo any and all music distribution and overall promotion. One rep stated, "We know that Seo Taiji doesn't have the means to prepare a concert as grand as his EDPFEST performance by himself. Now that summer rock festivals are widely sought out by famous musicians in Korea, if we're able to recruit overseas artists of the same caliber, it's more likely that he will attend." This company correctly determined that this 'culture president' still has power.

A rep from Seo Taiji Company commented, "It's true that currently there are many different proposals that have come in. However since details of the comeback schedules have not yet been determined, we're still just discussing the offers. Broadcasting officials held a meeting as well. They discussed the comeback show, reality program, and more."

Seo Taiji's popularity is definitely not the same. Many fans have been hurt by the numerous personal stories that came to light. Even still, Seo Taiji is still the 'culture president'. If he can knock at the public's hearts with music that is ahead of the times, it's still possible for him to re-centralize.

One representative at a public relations firm said, "There's no one in Korea that still doesn't known Seo Taiji. However, in order for him to restore the popularity that was shown from the 1990s early 2000s, marketing is essential. There's a necessity to remind the public of Seo Taiji's great influence in Korean music, as was seen in 'Respond 1994'."

One rock festival programmer said, "Seo Taiji is still the biggest star. We need to match the guarantee of a headline overseas artist. I daresay that $400,000 would be enough to get him moving. Since it's his comeback after a long hiatus, Seo Taiji's old fans will re-emerge. I think that he's still able to gather about 20,000 fans."

Seo Taiji married actress Lee Eun Sung last August. She's expected to have a baby this coming August. In December Seo Taiji wrote on his homepage, "Putting the finishing touches is now in full swing. I'll try to make the completed 9th album available next mid to late next year."

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