Cry Ground Festival

One of the highlights of my experiences in Korea was attending the Cry Ground festival on May 21st. The Cry Ground festival was one of the first festivals that occurred in Seoul since Covid-19. It is aa two day Korean hip-hop and RNB festival consisting of artists such as Jay Park, Ph-1, Loco, and Bibi. I was lucky enough to snag a ticket for Saturday. The price was extremely reasonable 101,000 won, which is roughly 79.05 dollars. To ensure that we would be able to get close enough to the stage, my friends and I planned to reach at least two hours before the show so that we could get close enough to stage. The festival started at 11 am and ended at 10 pm at night. One of the things that I enjoyed the most about this show was that I was able to not only able to sing along to some of my favorite songs by my favorite artists, but I was also able to discover new artists. For example: The artists Zior Park had opened the festival. I had never heard his music before, but I was extremely impressed by his vocal prowess that it made me add his songs to my playlists. 

I do have to say that this festival is not for the faint-hearted. My friends and I stood for a total of 12 hours with nothing but two water bottles to keep us hydrated. WE were also sandwiched between hundreds of people getting pushed around every time the artists changed. If you are extremely claustrophobic or prone to fainting, I would recommending standing in the distance in a spot with more space. However, because we pushed through and stood in the crowd for so long we were able to get an extremely close up view of A-list stars such as Jay Park, Loco, Ph-1, and BE’O. This is definitely a must do for anyone who is a big Korean Hip-hop fan.