Rivermaya's 2008 Asia Song Festival Video

Finally, after a week of waiting I found a video of Rivermaya's 2008 Asia Song Festival performance! Please check it out. I heard they wowed the crowd but we'll see. So far this is the first one to come out. It was available in Daum but I couldn't find it. I'm glad the video is now available. This is Rivermaya singing Nice To. I hope a higher quality video will be uploaded in the future.

Seconds ago, I found another video with Rivermaya performing Nice To and You'll be Safe Here. Fancam's quality is very bad. I'm looking forward to better quality videos to be uploaded soon.

2008 Asia Song Festival Live Performances SNSD etc

Here are the some of the live performances of various artists during the 2008 Asia Song Festival:

Girls Generation

Berryz Koubou

Why girl bands? Because I like them. Besides, no decent footage of other artists' performances are available -- yet.

2008 Asia Song Festival; Rivermaya will Perform

Torpe not Trope

The 2008 Asia Song Festival will START today (as in the highlight performances or main event, so to speak). It is said to be an event where "musicians" around Asia gather to celebrate music but in reality a show to promote Korean artists to people outside of Korea. Usually, Korean fans show disdain towards guest performers from other countries and last year none of the Korean representatives even bothered to show up at the press conference (see popseoul for details) of the festival. Music festival goers around the world know they will be exposed to other people's music and are open-minded about it. After all this is what music festival is about - an exchange of culture. It will go wrong if it's just a thinly-disguised marketing event which is what Korea's Asia Song Festival is. Barbie Almalbis' song Torpe became Trope. Don't believe me check out the youtube video. Watch it. As added bonus Thai singers Golf & Mike became TAI LOL. It is another video though.

I know a barangay festival that could organize a better event than this one.

This total lack of respect to other Asian performers is the reason why their "Korean Wave" is waning. It will not happen if the guest performers were "Americans".

I hope they treat guests much better this time.

October 3, 2008 performing artists:

SHINee, 2AM, U-KISS (Korea), Berryz Kobo (Japan), Yoga Lin (Taiwan), Jocie Guo Mei Mei (Singapore), BX (Mongolia), PECK (Thailand), and Rynn Lim (Malaysia).

October 4, 2008 Performers

SNSD, TVXQ / DBSK, Seung-Hun Shin, SS501 (Korea), W-inds, Anna Tsuchiya (Japan), Anson Hu (China), Fahrenheit (Taiwan), Karen Mok (Hong Kong), ICE (Thailand), Ho Quynh Huong (Vietnam), Rivermaya (Philippines), and Agnes Monica (Indonesia).



Other Resources:
Tatta Hitotsu No Koi
Proposal Daisakusen
Nobuta Wo Produce
Kimi Wa Petto
Change Dorama
Things They Do in Korean Dramas


10-8-08 Update

No untoward incident was recorded. Thank goodness. Nice to know Rivermaya has Korean fans and they reportedly showed some love to the band. Good. Thank you very much.

RIVERMAYA TO PERFORM AT ASIA SONG FESTIVAL

source: rivermaya.net

Philippine band Rivermaya is among the ten main performers at this year's Asia Song Festival (to be held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Oct.3-5, 2008 in South Korea). Other performers are Fahrenheit, TVXQ, Girls Generation, and Agnes Monica.

October 3 Performers
SHINee, 2AM, U-KISS (Korea), Berryz Kobo (Japan), Yoga Lin (Taiwan), Jocie Guo Mei Mei (Singapore), BX (Mongolia), PECK (Thailand), and Rynn Lim (Malaysia).

October 4th concert performers:
TVXQ / DBSK, Girls' Generation, Seung-Hun Shin, SS501 (Korea), W-inds, Anna Tsuchiya (Japan), Anson Hu (China), Fahrenheit (Taiwan), Karen Mok (Hong Kong), ICE (Thailand), Ho Quynh Huong (Vietnam), Rivermaya (Philippines), and Agnes Monica (Indonesia).