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Twitter to live-stream K-pop icon Seo Taiji’s concert

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/entertainment/03/18/seo-taiji.jpg"/><figcaption>Seo Taiji. <em>Twitter: @SEO_TAIJI</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA – Singer-songwriter Seo Taiji, an influential figure in South Korea’s idol music scene, will hold an online concert late Thursday that will be streamed globally via Twitter, the social network said.</p><p>Twitter said Seo’s “Quiet Night” concert can be viewed by fans on the 49-year-old artist’s official account (@SEO_TAIJI) at 10 p.m. Philippine time (11 p.m. Korea standard time).</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SEOTAIJI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SEOTAIJI</a> concert &quot;Quiet Night&quot; GLOBAL LIVE-streaming on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/SEO_TAIJI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SEO_TAIJI</a> 🌏🌎🌍 2021. 3. 18. 7am PST / 10am EST / 11pm KST (set the alarm!)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/%EC%84%9C%ED%83%9C%EC%A7%80?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#서태지</a> X <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KpopTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KpopTwitter</a> is happening!<a href="https://t.co/UuZouqzPbF">https://t.co/UuZouqzPbF</a></p>— SEOTAIJI (서태지) (@SEO_TAIJI) <a href="https://twitter.com/SEO_TAIJI/status/1371479703584862210?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 15, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>“SEO TAIJI is the originator of K-pop music scenes, and artists across K-pop appreciate his contributions to culture – and we want to help fans understand as well,” said Kim Yeonjeong, head of Twitter’s global K-pop partnerships.</p><p>Seo was a former member of the trio Seo Taiji and Boys, which introduced various genres of popular Western music into South Korean pop music during the early ‘90s, leading to the foundation of modern Korean idol music.</p><p>The group also criticized Korean culture in their songs, despite heavy pressure from censorship committees at the time.</p><p>In 2017, K-pop phenomenon BTS paid homage to Seo Taiji by covering his song, “Come Back Home,” which they also performed with Seo during an anniversary concert.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/08/20/bts-is-most-tweeted-about-k-pop-group-in-ph-for-2020">BTS is ‘most tweeted about K-pop group’ in PH for 2020</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/03/08/19/why-are-more-korean-stars-coming-to-ph">Why are more Korean stars coming to PH?</a></li></ul><div><strong> RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1642402" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Twitter is set to live-stream the online concert of K-pop icon Seo Taiji on Thursday evening.</p>

Twitter is set to live-stream the online concert of K-pop icon Seo Taiji on Thursday evening.