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{{Short description|South Korean street punk band}}
{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rux
| name = Rux
| image = Rux skunk hell 20070331 jon dunbar daehanmindecline.JPG
| image = Rux skunk hell 20070331 jon dunbar daehanmindecline.JPG
| caption = Jonghee of Rux performs in Skunk Hell on March 31, 2007.
| caption = Jonghee of Rux performs in Skunk Hell on March 31, 2007.
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| alias =
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
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| alias =
| origin = [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
| genre = [[Punk rock]]
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| years_active = 1996 - 2011; 2020
| genre = [[Punk rock]]
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| label = {{hlist|Dope Records|Skunk Label}}
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| years_active = 1996–present
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| current_members = *Won Jong-hee
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| label = {{hlist|Dope Records|Skunk Label}}
*Jung Yeawon
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| current_members =
*Won Jong-hee
*Lee Eun-gyo
*Bae Ji-sung
*Ryu Myung-hoon
*Lee Hyun-hee
*Yoon Hyung-sick
}}
}}
'''Rux''' is an influential [[street punk]] band from [[South Korea]]. They formed in 1996 and released their first recording in 1999. Lead vocalist Won Jong-hee, the only remaining original member, also ran Skunk Label and owned the punk music venue Skunk Hell. They gained notoriety in 2005 when friends of the band undressed on stage during the live nationwide broadcast of an episode of [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] concert show ''Music Camp''.
'''Rux''' is an influential [[street punk]] band from [[South Korea]]. They formed in 1996 and released their first recording in 1999. Lead vocalist Won Jong-hee, the only remaining original member, also ran Skunk Label and owned the punk music venue Skunk Hell. They gained notoriety in 2005 when [[MBC TV (South Korean TV channel)#2005 — Live Music Camp incident|friends of the band undressed on stage]] during the live nationwide broadcast of an episode of [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] concert show ''[[Show! Music Core|Music Camp]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Unknown|first=Unknown|title=Naked Bodies Shown for Five Seconds on Live TV|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005080118148|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Dong-a Ilbo|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Rux was formed in 1996<ref>{{cite book|last=Epstein|first=Stephen|title=Cosmopatriots: On Distant Belongings and Close Encounters|year=2007|publisher=Rodopi|location=Netherlands|isbn=978-90-420-2360-4|pages=157|url=https://books.google.co.kr/books?id=Bw6roCZptLYC&pg=PA157&lpg=PA157&dq=rux+korean+punk&source=bl&ots=WQOoquQ-gH&sig=_xVFIBk0RcofrGwjwiDHGQN1FgI&hl=en&sa=X&ei=oBHGUr_-N-y4iAfuiYDwDA&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAjgK#v=onepage&q=rux%20korean%20punk&f=false}}</ref> when the punk music scene centered on Club Drug and [[Crying Nut]]. The name "Rux" is synonymous with "Ruckus".<ref>{{cite web|last=Twitch|first=Jon|title=Broke in Korea 16|url=http://www.daehanmindecline.com/broke/broke16a5.pdf|publisher=Jon Twitch|accessdate=3 January 2014}}</ref>
Rux was formed in 1996<ref>{{cite book|last=Epstein|first=Stephen|title=Cosmopatriots: On Distant Belongings and Close Encounters|year=2007|publisher=Rodopi|location=Netherlands|isbn=978-90-420-2360-4|pages=157|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bw6roCZptLYC&q=rux+korean+punk&pg=PA157}}</ref> when the punk music scene centered on Club Drug and [[Crying Nut]]. The name "Rux" is synonymous with "Ruckus".<ref>{{cite web|last=Twitch|first=Jon|title=Broke in Korea 16|url=http://www.daehanmindecline.com/broke/broke16a5.pdf|publisher=Jon Twitch|accessdate=3 January 2014|archive-date=3 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103122246/http://www.daehanmindecline.com/broke/broke16a5.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Rux released several songs on compilations and went through numerous personnel changes before releasing the seven-song compilation ''I Gatta Go''. The title refers to [[conscription in South Korea]] for all Korean males, which frequently breaks up Korean bands.<ref>{{cite news|last=Domer|first=Nevin|title=RUX Where Are We Going (2004)|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/3498/rux-where-are-we-going|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=PunkNews.org|date=November 26, 2004}}</ref> Following the release, the band went on hiatus from 1999 to 2002 while Won Jong-hee served in the military.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dunbar|first=Jon|title=Punks in Korea|url=http://www.thememagazine.com/stories/punks-in-korea/|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Theme Magazine|date=Spring 2005|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103120033/http://www.thememagazine.com/stories/punks-in-korea/|archivedate=3 January 2014}}</ref>
Rux released several songs on compilations and went through numerous personnel changes before releasing the seven-song compilation ''I Gatta Go''. The title refers to [[conscription in South Korea]] for all Korean males, which frequently breaks up Korean bands.<ref>{{cite news|last=Domer|first=Nevin|title=RUX Where Are We Going (2004)|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/3498/rux-where-are-we-going|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=PunkNews.org|date=November 26, 2004}}</ref> Following the release, the band went on hiatus from 1999 to 2002 while Won Jong-hee served in the military.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dunbar|first=Jon|title=Punks in Korea|url=http://www.thememagazine.com/stories/punks-in-korea/|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Theme Magazine|date=Spring 2005|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103120033/http://www.thememagazine.com/stories/punks-in-korea/|archivedate=3 January 2014}}</ref>


===Skunk Label===
===Skunk Label===
Won Jong-hee owned and operated Skunk Label, a [[DIY]] record label for Korean punk bands founded in July 1998. Skunk Label went on hiatus while Won served his military duty. After Won returned in 2002, Skunk Label released ''We are the Punx in Korea'', a 30-track compilation CD that has been described as the "[[Rosetta stone]]" of Korean punk rock.<ref>{{cite news|last=Domer|first=Nevin|title=Various We Are The Punx In Korea|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/3580/various-we-are-the-punx-in-korea|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=PunkNews.org|date=24 December 2004}}</ref>
Won Jong-hee owned and operated Skunk Label, a [[DIY]] record label for Korean punk bands founded in July 1998. Skunk Label went on hiatus while Won served his military duty. After Won returned in 2002, Skunk Label released ''We are the Punx in Korea'', a 30-track compilation CD that has been described as the "[[Rosetta Stone|Rosetta stone]]" of Korean punk rock.<ref>{{cite news|last=Domer|first=Nevin|title=Various We Are The Punx In Korea|url=http://www.punknews.org/review/3580/various-we-are-the-punx-in-korea|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=PunkNews.org|date=24 December 2004}}</ref>


===Skunk Hell===
===Skunk Hell===
Under the banner of Skunk Label, Won operated two live music venues, called Skunk Hell.
Under the banner of Skunk Label, Won operated two live music venues, called Skunk Hell.


The first venue, located between [[Hongik University]] and [[Sinchon]], was an obscure basement venue described as the size of a "good-sized living room".<ref>{{cite news|last=Brickey|first=Paul|title=A Clean Slate for Us Both: The autobiography of a Korean-American punk trapped in Korea|url=http://www.daehanmindecline.com/broke/broke1.pdf|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Broke in Korea|date=March 2005}}</ref>
The first venue, located between [[Hongik University]] and [[Sinchon]], was an obscure basement venue described as the size of a "good-sized living room".<ref>{{cite news|last=Brickey|first=Paul|title=A Clean Slate for Us Both: The autobiography of a Korean-American punk trapped in Korea|url=http://www.daehanmindecline.com/broke/broke1.pdf|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Broke in Korea|date=March 2005|archive-date=3 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103121726/http://www.daehanmindecline.com/broke/broke1.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>


The second Skunk Hell opened in [[Hongdae area]] in January 2004 in the former location of Club Drug. Eventually weekly management of the live music schedule was handed over to Ryu Cheol-hwan of punk band Suck Stuff. At the end of 2008, Skunk Hell officially closed its doors, with Ryu and Won citing waning finances and the inability to secure a liquor licence, as well as market saturation of competing live music venues.<ref>{{cite news|last=Twitch|first=Jon|title=Escape from Hell: Skunk Hell quietly closes its doors|url=http://www.daehanmindecline.com/broke/broke7.pdf|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Broke in Korea|date=Fall 2008}}</ref> Skunk Hell closed its doors and Skunk Label fell out of use, as both Rux and Suck Stuff were quickly signed to Dope Records.
The second Skunk Hell opened in [[Hongdae area]] in January 2004 in the former location of Club Drug. Eventually weekly management of the live music schedule was handed over to Ryu Cheol-hwan of punk band Suck Stuff. At the end of 2008, Skunk Hell officially closed its doors, with Ryu and Won citing waning finances and the inability to secure a liquor licence, as well as market saturation of competing live music venues.<ref>{{cite news|last=Twitch|first=Jon|title=Escape from Hell: Skunk Hell quietly closes its doors|url=http://www.daehanmindecline.com/broke/broke7.pdf|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Broke in Korea|date=Fall 2008|archive-date=3 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103121205/http://www.daehanmindecline.com/broke/broke7.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> Skunk Hell closed its doors and Skunk Label fell out of use, as both Rux and Suck Stuff were quickly signed to Dope Records.


Skunk Hell opened in its third location in [[Mullae-dong]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dunbar |first1=Jon |title=City of Art and Industry |url=http://magazine.seoulselection.com/2016/04/27/city-of-art-and-industry-%EB%AC%B8%EB%9E%98%EB%8F%99/ |accessdate=28 June 2018 |publisher=Seoul Selection |date=27 April 2016}}</ref>
Skunk Hell opened in its third location in [[Mullae-dong]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dunbar |first1=Jon |title=City of Art and Industry |url=http://magazine.seoulselection.com/2016/04/27/city-of-art-and-industry-%EB%AC%B8%EB%9E%98%EB%8F%99/ |accessdate=28 June 2018 |publisher=Seoul Selection |date=27 April 2016}}</ref>


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==Band members==
===Music Camp incident===
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* Won Jong-hee (원종희): Vocals
On Saturday, July 30, 2005, Rux was invited to appear on the [[Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation|MBC]] concert program ''[[Show! Music Core#History|Live Music Camp]]'' for their segment called “Is this song good?” The band members invited a large number of their supporters in the punk scene.
* Lee Eungyo (이은교): drums
* Yonghee (용희): bass
* Zacomo: guitar
* Jinu Konda: guitar


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===Former members===
Toward the end of the performance, two punks disrobed and leapt around the stage in front of the live audience and the cameras. Between four and five seconds of full-frontal nudity was broadcast across the nation. The two streakers were mistakenly identified as members of the band Couch, although one was from Spiky Brats. Both were booked by the police without detention on charges of [[indecency]] and interference with a business. The police administered drug tests, but the results were negative.<ref>{{cite news|last=Unknown|first=Unknown|title=Naked Bodies Shown for Five Seconds on Live TV|url=http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?biid=2005080118148|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Dong-a Ilbo|date=August 1, 2005}}</ref> Won was also arrested for inviting the two to appear on the show.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kim|first=Tae-jong|title=Music show canceled after indecent exposure|url=http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=27461|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Korea Times|date=July 31, 2005|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103183201/http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=27461|archivedate=3 January 2014}}</ref>

Public response was furious, both against Rux and the broadcaster.<ref>{{cite news|last=Unknown|first=Unknown|title=Punk Rockers' Privates in Affront to Korea's 'Bourgeois'|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/07/31/2005073161005.html|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Chosun Ilbo|date=July 31, 2005}}</ref> MBC cancelled ''Music Camp'', and the [[Korean Broadcasting Commission]] considered heavy disciplinary measures. Then mayor of Seoul, [[Lee Myung-bak]] suggested that Hongdae concerts be regulated by authorities,<ref>{{cite news|last=Kwon|first=Ji-young|title=Hongdae musicians apologize for flashing|url=http://128.97.165.17/asia/news/article.asp?parentid=27621|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Korea Herald|date=August 3, 2005|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103145017/http://128.97.165.17/asia/news/article.asp?parentid=27621|archivedate=3 January 2014}}</ref> which prompted political rivals to compare Lee to former dictator [[Park Chung-hee]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Unknown|first=Unknown|title=Seoul Mayor Blasted for Authoritarian Mindset|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2005/08/02/2005080261010.html|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Chosun Ilbo|date=2 August 2005}}</ref>

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==Band members==
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*Won Jong-hee (원종희): Vocals
*Ryu Myung-hoon (류명훈): Drums
*Ryu Myung-hoon (류명훈): Drums
*Lee Hyun-hee (이현희): Guitars
*Lee Hyun-hee (이현희): Guitars
*Yoon Hyung-sick (윤형식): Bass
*Yoon Hyung-sick (윤형식): Bass

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===Former members===
* Lee Hyung-wi (Guitar)
* Lee Hyung-wi (Guitar)
* Lee Seung-bok (Bass)
* Lee Seung-bok (Bass)
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* Lee Dong-hoon (Drums)
* Lee Dong-hoon (Drums)
* Lee Tae-sun (Bass)
* Lee Tae-sun (Bass)
* [[Rumkicks|Jung Yeawon]] (정예원): guitar
* Bae Jisung (배지성): bass


==Discography==
==Discography==
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* [2009.06.25] Eternal Children (영원한 아이들)
* [2009.06.25] Eternal Children (영원한 아이들)


===Live Albums===
===Live albums===
* (2005) The Skunx 2005 Live
* (2005) The Skunx 2005 Live


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== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:South Korean punk rock groups]]
[[Category:South Korean punk rock groups]]

Latest revision as of 10:47, 24 October 2024

Rux
Jonghee of Rux performs in Skunk Hell on March 31, 2007.
Jonghee of Rux performs in Skunk Hell on March 31, 2007.
Background information
OriginSeoul, South Korea
GenresPunk rock
Years active1996 - 2011; 2020
Labels
  • Dope Records
  • Skunk Label
Members
  • Won Jong-hee
  • Jung Yeawon
  • Lee Eun-gyo
  • Bae Ji-sung

Rux is an influential street punk band from South Korea. They formed in 1996 and released their first recording in 1999. Lead vocalist Won Jong-hee, the only remaining original member, also ran Skunk Label and owned the punk music venue Skunk Hell. They gained notoriety in 2005 when friends of the band undressed on stage during the live nationwide broadcast of an episode of MBC concert show Music Camp.[1]

History

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Rux was formed in 1996[2] when the punk music scene centered on Club Drug and Crying Nut. The name "Rux" is synonymous with "Ruckus".[3]

Rux released several songs on compilations and went through numerous personnel changes before releasing the seven-song compilation I Gatta Go. The title refers to conscription in South Korea for all Korean males, which frequently breaks up Korean bands.[4] Following the release, the band went on hiatus from 1999 to 2002 while Won Jong-hee served in the military.[5]

Skunk Label

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Won Jong-hee owned and operated Skunk Label, a DIY record label for Korean punk bands founded in July 1998. Skunk Label went on hiatus while Won served his military duty. After Won returned in 2002, Skunk Label released We are the Punx in Korea, a 30-track compilation CD that has been described as the "Rosetta stone" of Korean punk rock.[6]

Skunk Hell

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Under the banner of Skunk Label, Won operated two live music venues, called Skunk Hell.

The first venue, located between Hongik University and Sinchon, was an obscure basement venue described as the size of a "good-sized living room".[7]

The second Skunk Hell opened in Hongdae area in January 2004 in the former location of Club Drug. Eventually weekly management of the live music schedule was handed over to Ryu Cheol-hwan of punk band Suck Stuff. At the end of 2008, Skunk Hell officially closed its doors, with Ryu and Won citing waning finances and the inability to secure a liquor licence, as well as market saturation of competing live music venues.[8] Skunk Hell closed its doors and Skunk Label fell out of use, as both Rux and Suck Stuff were quickly signed to Dope Records.

Skunk Hell opened in its third location in Mullae-dong in 2015.[9]

Band members

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  • Won Jong-hee (원종희): Vocals
  • Lee Eungyo (이은교): drums
  • Yonghee (용희): bass
  • Zacomo: guitar
  • Jinu Konda: guitar

Former members

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  • Ryu Myung-hoon (류명훈): Drums
  • Lee Hyun-hee (이현희): Guitars
  • Yoon Hyung-sick (윤형식): Bass
  • Lee Hyung-wi (Guitar)
  • Lee Seung-bok (Bass)
  • Kang Dol-il (Drums)
  • Park Jun-young (Guitar)
  • Kim Seuk-yun (Drums)
  • Lee Ju-hyun (Bass)
  • Park Gun-woo (Guitar)
  • Paul Bricky (Bass)
  • Joey Queen (Guitar)
  • Lee Dong-hoon (Drums)
  • Lee Tae-sun (Bass)
  • Jung Yeawon (정예원): guitar
  • Bae Jisung (배지성): bass

Discography

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Albums

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  • [2004.07.01] Where are We Going? (우린 어디로 가는가)
  • [2007.08.17] Rux the Ruckus Army
  • [2009.06.25] Eternal Children (영원한 아이들)

Live albums

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  • (2005) The Skunx 2005 Live

Mini-Albums

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  • [1999.05.01] I Gatta Go
  • [2005.06.29] Another Conception

Singles

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  • [2011.09.02] Dirty Punk (더러운 양아치)

Digital Singles

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  • [2008.03.24] Last 10 Seconds
  • [2009.04.07] Wreck (만신창이)
  • [2010.06.15] Out of the Blue

Compilations

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  • [1998.??.??] 98 Punk Daejanchi ~ Our Minds are All the Same (#1 Budutga, #2 Don't Wake Up, #3 Lock, #4 Another Face)
  • [1999.??.??] 3000 Punk (#7 45, #25 Sub)
  • [1999.03.22] Club Hardcore, Assa Obang (#6 Headless Fish, #14 Street)
  • [2003.07.05] We Are the Punx in Korea (#7 Our Minds are All the Same)
  • [2006.04.20] 2006 Skunk Compilation "Strike! Strike! Strike!!" (#6 And Again, #12 When I Die, #17 Oworui Norae 2)
  • [2008.09.16] No Future for You (#5 Everybody's Wicked)
  • [2010.08.02] Burning Hepburn - Life Goes on (Burning Hepburn) (#3 Life Goes on) (feat. Rux, Crying Nut)

References

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  1. ^ Unknown, Unknown (August 1, 2005). "Naked Bodies Shown for Five Seconds on Live TV". Dong-a Ilbo. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  2. ^ Epstein, Stephen (2007). Cosmopatriots: On Distant Belongings and Close Encounters. Netherlands: Rodopi. p. 157. ISBN 978-90-420-2360-4.
  3. ^ Twitch, Jon. "Broke in Korea 16" (PDF). Jon Twitch. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  4. ^ Domer, Nevin (November 26, 2004). "RUX Where Are We Going (2004)". PunkNews.org. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  5. ^ Dunbar, Jon (Spring 2005). "Punks in Korea". Theme Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  6. ^ Domer, Nevin (24 December 2004). "Various We Are The Punx In Korea". PunkNews.org. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  7. ^ Brickey, Paul (March 2005). "A Clean Slate for Us Both: The autobiography of a Korean-American punk trapped in Korea" (PDF). Broke in Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  8. ^ Twitch, Jon (Fall 2008). "Escape from Hell: Skunk Hell quietly closes its doors" (PDF). Broke in Korea. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  9. ^ Dunbar, Jon (27 April 2016). "City of Art and Industry". Seoul Selection. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
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