Kompakt Record Bar, a popular bar in Seoul, Korea, will hold a pop-up at Manhattan Record in Shibuya.

A popular music bar in Seoul, Korea, "Kompakt Record Baris now in full swing in Japan! This bar, featured in the Fall/Winter 2019 issue of HOUYHNHNM's magazine "HOUYHNHNM's Unplugged", is a hot spot where the trendy people of Seoul gather night after night. A member of Korea's leading DJ crew 360sounds and graphic designerJinmooIt is a bar owned by the "Kangnam Bar", which has gained popularity for its sophisticated space, drinks, and style in which representative Korean DJs play their own record collections on a regular basis, attracting a wide range of people, including music lovers, creators, local friends, and travelers. Incidentally, at the time of our interview, there was only the Gangnam store, but it has now expanded in size to three stores. Kompakt Record Bar 3, which opened last year, is located in Seongsu-dong, Korea's most fashionable and hip area, and is a must-see on your trip to Korea.

Kompakt Record Bar" is a long-established record store in Shibuya, Tokyo.Manhattan Record." and will hold a pop-up from April 17 (Mon.) to 23 (Sun.). Manhattan Records is a legend in Japanese hip-hop and vinyl culture, having opened in 1980 and remaining a fixture in Shibuya's record store culture. If you have never been there, I highly recommend checking it out for future reference.

For this pop-up, popular "Kompakt Record Bar" items such as T-shirts, tote bags, and mugs will be updated with the "Manhattan Record" logo. In addition, popular Korean graphic writer/illustratorOkeh.The addition of the illustration of the "I" also creates a perfect salt-and-pepper pop.

The focus is on the many events that will be held during the period. First, on the first day of the pop-up, Monday, April 17, from 16:00 to 20:00, there will be an opening event at the "Manhattan Record" storefront. Here, members of the "Kompakt Record Bar" will perform a DJ performance. In addition, on April 21 (Fri.), another popular music bar located on Meiji-dori in Shibuya, "Kompakt Record Bar" will be hosting an opening event.Sleepless Play LionThe after-party of the pop-up is held at "The New Spot" in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo . The next day, April 22 (Sat.), a pop-up party will be held at Shimokitazawa's Newspot ".COUNTER CLUBA unique party in the form of a battle royale between Korean DJ's and Tokyo DJ's (although it is not a battle at all). It should be noted that all of the parties are played on analog records. Looking around Japan and Korea, it is hard to find a party where so many analog DJs are all playing together. . This is what "Kompakt Record Bar" is all about.

I'm curious about Korean culture, but I'm not really sure about it . There must be a lot of people who are curious about Korean culture but don't really know much about it. This pop-up is the perfect entry point to learn more about Korea. First of all, we would like to introduce you to the "Kompakt Record Bar".Instagramand check out the "Manhattan Records" in Shibuya next week . By the way, all Koreans love Japan, Japanese people, and Japanese fashion and culture. Almost all Koreans who come to Tokyo to visit can speak English, and if you want, a little Japanese as well. You can communicate with them without any problem by saying "Año haseyo - konnichiwa!

Text_Masaki Hirano