Interview with Kyuho from Madmans Esprit
After multiple hindrances, finally, I present an interview with Kyuho, founder of a South Korean band Madmans Esprit. At the time of the interview I was an Asian studies, Korean language major student of University of Latvia. This interview was included as a part of my bachelor's thesis on Korean alternative music scene. I am extremely thankful to them for giving me this chance and agreeing to do this interview. (Santa Marija Kivriņa) What is your main audience? (Age, gender etc.) What’s the ratio between Korean and foreign listeners at live shows? I would say our main demographic is around the late teens to early twenties. We have mostly female fans, but we do have many LGBTQ+ people too. Before the Covid-19 situation, I would say we had around 30% foreign fans at our live shows in Korea. Now there are more Koreans. Are there some differences between Korean and Western listeners? If yes, what kind? If they are at the venue for us, I don’t see that much difference in them. But if