LMFAO to bring 'party rock'

American duo LMFAO will perform at Olympic Hall in Bangi-dong, southeastern Seoul on April 7. / Courtesy of VU Entertainment

By Kwaak Je-yup

When K-pop fans were dancing to the moves of idol groups Big Bang and Girls' Generation last year, pop music lovers elsewhere were rocking to the addictive sounds of American duo LMFAO, DJs RedFoo and his nephew SkyBlu. As demonstrated by their appearance on the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show and in one of the commercials, they made one of the definitive albums of 2011.

And on April 7, local fans will get a chance to see the duo in action on the stage of Olympic Hall in Bangi-dong, southeastern Seoul.

That fan base includes 24-year-old movie star Jang Geun-seok, who introduced them to the local mainstream audience by mimicking their moves on a TV show. His reenactment of the signature moves, nicknamed "shuffle dance" here, caused a sensation; now at any given club on any night, one could easily see a group following the same routine.

The 36-year-old uncle and his 25-year-old nephew were first signed to the Interscope Records in 2008 and scored an international breakthrough three years later, when they released the single "Party Rock Anthem" from the first album, "Sorry for Party Rocking". The electro pop sound, which the group calls "party rock", won fans around the world at an astounding speed, partially thanks to the power of YouTube and their carefree, pull-out-all-the-stops music videos.

Attendees can expect to hear their subsequent hits "Champagne Showers", "Sexy and I Know It", as well as earlier tracks like "I'm in Miami Trick". The Grammy-nominated act is currently on the North American leg of its tour, moving on to Europe by mid-month before getting to Asia at the end of March.

Adding to their already-high level relevance, in 2010 RedFoo was also involved in an in-flight altercation with the current U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney during the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.

It is also notable that the duo is family of the founder of the legendary Motown Records, Berry Gordy. RedFoo is his son and SkyBlu is his grandson.

The first round of tickets will be available on Thursday at 2 p.m. at ticket.interpark.com. The second round of selling begins on the 20th. Standing room tickets cost from 88,000 to 99,000 won and assigned seats cost from 88,000 to 121,000 won.

Call 1544-1555 for more information.

Source : www.koreatimes.co.kr/... ( English Korean )