{
  "id": 11905464,
  "title": "German Korean disco-punk band returns to Seoul",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/german-korean-disco-punk-band-returns-to-seoul-11905464",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-04T10:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/globalcommunity/20261004/german-korean-disco-punk-band-returns-to-seoul"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "German Korean disco-punk duo Minoh, led by musicians Ja-min Oh and Guido Kloppisch, have returned to Seoul for a performance. The connection to the Korean music scene began when Oh, stage manager for Aachen-based venue Pit Rock, met Rumkicks at a festival in May 2025. Oh and Sin exchanged personal connections, leading the duo to visit Seoul on holiday. Through a friend, they were introduced to Club Victim, who agreed to have them play as a two-piece using rented instruments. The impromptu show was filmed and shared online, catching the attention of the Tokyo venue Ruby Room, which invited Minoh to perform. However, the members were already back in Germany, preventing their appearance. Despite the unplanned nature of the events, Minoh's appearance in Seoul was ultimately funded by the Goethe-Institut.",
  "summary": "Korean German musician Ja-min Oh has returned to Korea, the land of her parents, several times over her life. But it took an encounter with Rumkicks, a band of spiky-haired girl punks from Seoul, to connect her band, disco-punk duo Minoh, with the music scene here. Oh was stage manager at Pit Rock, a venue in the small western city of Aachen, when Rumkicks stopped by to play a festival on May 24,…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "German Korean disco-punk band returns to Seoul",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/german-korean-disco-punk-band-returns-to-seoul",
        "published": "2026-10-04T09:52:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}