A three-member project group pursuing harmony between Eastern mystique and modern sound. Ritesh Maharjan's emotive sitar, Kang Kyungdeok's innovative and precise sound design and engineering, and Park In's creative producing create a deep musical world. By blending ancient Indian raga, meditative music, and modern ambient, they build a unique soundscape that expresses the nature and peace of Jeju.

Project Around Surround

A trio project group pursuing harmony between Eastern mystique and modern sound

When I look at the Horizon

Known as the "Soseong-ri star," Jeong Jinseok originally studied fine art. After the Sewol ferry disaster, he became engaged with social issues and began standing with residents against violence and humiliation during the THAAD deployment in Soseong-ri. He moved his address to Soseong-ri and has continued peace activism for nearly eight years, gaining attention for a unique musical style that combines Gyeongsang dialect with blues.

Jeong Jinseok

Known as the "Soseong-ri star," a former visual artist turned peace musician and activist who blends Gyeongsang dialect and blues to deliver a message of peace

Is This Your Land or Mine

Kim Dongsan is a folk and blues musician based in Suwon, performing with his band Blueeewoot. Nicknamed "Korea's Woody Guthrie," he draws attention for music filled with deep insight into society. He sings about laid-off workers and victims of gentrification, and runs an LP and recycling shop called "Long Player" near Janganmun in Suwon, developing it into a local cultural space.

Kim Dongsan & Blueeewoot

Kim Dongsan, a folk and blues musician based in Suwon, and his band Blueeewoot. His music about marginalized stories meets the band's solid performance.

Wave

A two-member folk duo formed in Gangjeong Village, consisting of More and Doto. As their name suggests, they pursue a natural and pure sensibility. Their delicate, flexible approach, like leaves swaying in the wind, gently comforts listeners.

MoredoSaturday

A folk duo formed by two musicians who met in the Gangjeong peace movement, delivering a message of peace through a natural and pure sensibility

We will sail for your freedom

A versatile female solo artist covering indie, folk/blues, jazz, and new age. She runs the cultural space "Woodpecker Bookshop," creating intersections between music and literature. She aims to expand her artistic boundaries by combining music with visual art and performance.

Namsu

A female solo artist spanning indie to jazz who runs the cultural space "Woodpecker Bookshop" and connects music and literature

Hello (To You in a Distant Place)

An independent musician who explores unique sounds and expresses deep affection for the environment and peace through music. She enjoys diverse genres and has built her own distinctive musical world. With lyrical music inspired by stars and the moon, she delivers a message of peace with delicate sensibility and deep lyrics.

Kim In

An independent musician who sings of nature and peace, expressing deep affection for the environment and life through unique experiments

A Person Who Went to See the Stars

A singer-songwriter known for acoustic storytelling concerts. With a unique educational background and philosophy, she continually studies and reflects on work, skills, and relationships to live the life she desires, sublimating those reflections into music. She delicately portrays youth caught between reality and ideals.

Caru

A singer-songwriter exploring ecological life and peace, telling stories of coexistence through acoustic melodies

TRANSITION

A folk duo formed naturally around shared musical tastes, consisting of Yeoul and Wongirl. They pursue a natural and pure sensibility. Their delicate, flexible approach, like leaves swaying in the wind, gently comforts listeners.

Leaves

A folk duo with clear resonance by Yeoul and Wongirl, offering delicate harmonies like the breath of nature

Heart in Front of My Eyes

A folk musician based in Jeju, known for packing sincerity into every note. She is also a member of the folk duo "Yeoyu and Seolbin." She sings about diverse topics, from small daily stories to deep life worries, with delicate emotion. Her soft voice and gentle acoustic guitar are her signature.

Yeoyu

A folk musician who captures everyday moments with a delicate gaze, sharing empathetic stories through a gentle voice and warm guitar

Seoul Night (feat. Jung Sumin)

A jazz duo of Yejin Angela Park and Hwang Seulgi. They explore diverse and beautiful sounds grounded in jazz. With improvisation and experimentation, they delicately capture the consciousness of modern society, expressing ordinary daily life and the tension embedded within conflict regions.

MOMO

A jazz duo expressing facets of modern society through improvisation and experimentation, with a unique sound by Yejin Angela Park and Hwang Seulgi

If this can't be tolerated, what can't be?

A collaboration where Jai's warm voice meets HANASH's innovative electronic music to explore new possibilities. Jai expresses everyday stories with a sad but powerful voice, while HANASH experiments by combining instruments and genres from around the world with electronic music. Their meeting shows a harmonious fusion of tradition and modernity.

Jai x HANASH

A meeting of Jai, who tells stories with a sorrowful yet powerful voice, and HANASH, who expands soundscapes with experimental synths

Pink Padded Girl

A singer-songwriter and forest interpreter building a unique musical world. She creates music around the theme of "connection" found in nature, especially forests. Based on folk and blended with electronic and ambient, she delivers a lyrical yet plaintive mood, noted for a distinctive tone reminiscent of a bluish dawn sky and mist.

Lee Seoyoung

A singer-songwriter and forest interpreter who expresses a sense of connection found in forests and nature with a lyrical, attractive tone

Kim Dongsan & Blueeewoot are Suwon-based folk/blues musician Kim Dongsan and his band. Nicknamed "Korea's Woody Guthrie," Kim Dongsan is noted for music with social messages. He sings about laid-off workers and victims of gentrification and runs the LP and recycling shop "Long Player" near Janganmun in Suwon, developing it into a local cultural space.

Kim Dongsan & Blueeewoot - To You in a Distant Place Whose Name I Don't Know (Seoul Showcase)

Wandering Band is a "street band" formed in 2011 around singer-songwriter Jang Hyunho. They sing at sites of social struggle and conflict, standing in solidarity for over a decade at events such as the Sewol Ferry truth-finding movement, the Gangjeong naval base protest, the KTX crew reinstatement struggle, the Pinetek rooftop sit-in, and the Colt/Coltex workers' struggle.

Wandering Band Jang Hyunho - To You in a Distant Place Whose Name I Don't Know (Seoul Showcase)

A versatile solo artist spanning indie, folk/blues, jazz, and new age. She runs the cultural space "Woodpecker Bookshop," creating intersections between music and literature. She aims to expand her artistic boundaries by combining music with visual art and performance.

Namsu - To You in a Distant Place Whose Name I Don't Know (Seoul Showcase)

Kim In - To You in a Distant Place Whose Name I Don't Know (Seoul Showcase)

A jazz duo of Yejin Angela Park and Hwang Seulgi. Rooted in jazz, they explore diverse and beautiful sounds together. With improvisation and experimentation, they delicately capture the consciousness of modern society, expressing ordinary daily life and the tensions embedded within conflict regions.

MOMO - To You in a Distant Place Whose Name I Don't Know (Seoul Showcase)

Jai x HANASH - To You in a Distant Place Whose Name I Don't Know (Seoul Showcase)

A human chain in front of the Jeju Naval Base main gate in spring 2023.

Human Chain

Live performance footage from the 2023 Gangjeong Peace Music Camp at Gangjeongcheon Sports Park.

2023 1st Gangjeong Peace Music Camp

Gangjeong Triple Dance performance at Gangjeongcheon Sports Park.

Gangjeong Triple Dance

Scenes from the 2023 1st Gangjeong Peace Music Camp at Gangjeongcheon Sports Park.

The first Gangjeong Peace Music Camp was held under the slogan "Stop the war!"

Gangjeong Peace Music Camp

We are working hard together to prepare for tomorrow's Gangjeong Peace Music Camp!

The 2nd Gangjeong Peace Music Camp is in preparation!

A peace and anti-war music festival held in Gangjeong Village, Jeju.

To You In A
Distant Place

01Meaning of the Title

0212 Voices

Release Concert

Gangjeong Concert

Hongdae Concert