Interview with Jeonju City

A tanslation of interview with Jeonju City.
Original post link: http://jeonju.go.kr/ebook/www/ebook/201609/e-201609.html#p=24

“Passion of Jeonju Fortress, We will tell the world with our voice”

‘Guckkasten’, the most popular band at this age have come to Jeonju Fortress. They have been appointed as an ambassador for Jeonju City, which will hold FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2017. The unique name, Guckkasten, stands for ‘Chinese-style kaleidoscope’. The band will be promoting the city of Jeonju with their magnificent passion, just like the splendid and colourful images shown inside a kaleidoscope,

You have become extremely popular with the national tours and with the character ‘Music Captain’ in the TV show, King of the Masked Singers. Tell us what you are up to now.

We have been meeting many people through national tour concerts. We are also working hard in making music as well. It is true that we are busy, but we are full of energy because of the people that welcome us wherever we go. We will be seeing you a lot more through more concerts and other various contents.

We understand you have special relation with Jenju. What is your impression on this city?

We’ve been keeping close relationship with Jeonju by participating in various festivals, including Jeonju International Sori Festival in 2014. The vocal, Hyunwoo Ha, spent his childhood in Jeonju, so the city means a lot to Guckkasten. Hyunwoo always speaks of Jeonju’s sky that he saw in his early years, so we associate the colour blue with Jenju, like that of blue sky.

Could we ask you for a word of resolution before you start working as the ambassador of Jeonju City for FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2017?

We see Jeonju as a charming city that holds both serenity and passion. Guckkasten pursues variety in our music, and we think Jeonju and our band shares having such diverse features. We would like to promote these attractions that Jeonju have to as many people as possible. As this city holds a lot of memories for us, we will take responsibilities and work passionately.

Jeonju is especially passionate about football and World Cup, as it is also called ‘Jeonju Fortress’. What is your opinion on Jeonju’s culture and passion on football?

We heard that Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors are writing new history by having record of all wins. We understand that Jeonbuk holds the record of having the most series of victories, the most series of goals, the most series of no losing point, and the most series of undefeated games. The citizens of Jeonju are participating and supporting the games, right? We really wish to be part of Jeonbuk team’s great history, as they are the best football team in K-League.

Please leave a word of support for FIFA U-20 World Cup that will be held at Jeonju in 2017, and a message for the citizens of Jeonju.

We have high expectations for the opening match of FIFA U-20 World Cup. It is exciting to think of young players under 20 fervently playing for the country. We hope the citizens of Jeonju would enjoy this festival as there will be many great matches as well as the opening game. We also believe this would give chance for other football fans to enjoy this city. We will also be concentrating on our music careers with the support of Jeonju. We would like thank the people in Jeonju. Love you all!

Hyunwoo Ha’s profile

Hyunwoo Ha is the vocal of a band ‘Guckkasten’ that formed in 2008 with 4 members. He recently appeared on TV show ‘King of the Masked Singers’ and recorded 9 consecutive wins. Guckkasten was appointed as ‘the Korean band that one must look out for’ by a well-known Japanese rock webzine. The band gained national popularity and has been appointed as an ambassador of  Jeonju City for FIFA U-20 World Cup in 2017.