Korean Music Festival: Bek Hyunjin

A performance that promotes the beauty of Korean lyrics to Hungarian audiences through performances by representative Korean singer-song writers. The charm of the language expressed in the lyrics is translated into Hungarian, and the performance through language, literature and music lyrics is introduced to the local audience. It is a unique performance that takes an in-depth look into the world of lyrics by Lucid Fall, a musician comparable to “poet” among Korean musicians, and Bek, Hyunjin, an omnidirectional artist.

Bek, Hyun-jin

Film director Park, Chan-wook described Baek Hyun-jin as “one of only two people in Korea whom I can call a genius without hesitation.” Pina Bausch, a legendary modern dancer of the 20th century, inserted his music into her works such as <Nepes> and invited Hyunjin Baek, a member of the uhuhboo project, to a performance in Germany to perform together. Bek Hyunjin is a Korean actor, contemporary artist, installation artist, performance artist, and musician, and is evaluated as a comprehensive artist who crosses all fields. He is the vocalist of the “Uhuhboo Project” formed with LEENALCHI’s “Jang, Young-gyu”. He also made a film called Eternal Joke as a film director with Park, Hae-il, the lead actor of “Decision to Leave,” which won the Best Director Award at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.  In this Hungarian performance, a project team consisting of five musicians on the border between jazz and contemporary, led by Bek, Hyun-jin, meets the audience.