Shows in Korea are poorly advertised, so it's difficult to figure out where to go and when to be there. Your best chance, as a foreigner, is to find some punks who speak English and ask them for listings. Usually the best way to find shows is to visit the label websites, or the pages of the individual bands. This can get tiring, so one of the missions of this site is to keep accurate track of upcoming shows.
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Skunk
Skunk is the primary streetpunk/oi label in Korea. It's run by Jonghee, the lead singer of Rux. Jonghee is very friendly and speaks English well.
Skunk website
They also have several music videos available for download.
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GMC
Korea's main hardcore label, they have bands such as Samchung, the Geeks, Vassline, and 13 Steps. The label is run by Lee Ha-seok, lead singer of Firestorm.
GMC website
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Drug
Drug is the birthplace of Korean punk music and responsible for a lot more of Korea's underground music. Back then, each show was recorded and the recording was sold later. They have shows about once a month, but the bandlist doesn't change much from one month to the next.
Apparently once Drug Records became established, they stopped promoting new talent. The band No Brain broke off and formed Cujo Entertainment.
Drug website
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Cujo
After No Brain left Drug, the lead singer established "Moon sa dan," a label to unite punk bands. In 2000 the owner of a label called "Yeo ja wha jang sil"( which means female bathroom) took over "Moon sa dan" for a while. Cujo is the result of this union. They were reborn to have a competitive power and make better albums with a good quality.
They released DIY albums from No Brain, Jiraltan99, Ajak, and Punk Killer in 2000 and 2001.
Thanks to ZusT for the info.
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