It was revealed that Crying Nut's bassist Han Kyung-rok's birthday has become a festival called "Gyeongrokjeol," drawing attention.
On the 6th edition of MBC variety show I Live Alone, the daily life of Crying Nut member and "Captain Rok" Han Kyung-rok, who is celebrating his 30th anniversary since debut, was portrayed, and a unique culture formed around his birthday was introduced.
That day Han Kyung-rok said, "There are three major holidays in Hongdae," adding, "Halloween, Christmas Eve, and Gyeongrokjeol," which made the studio laugh. He explained that the birthday gathering named after him naturally continued every year.
Seeing the footage, Park Ji-hyun expressed surprise, saying, "Is that a birthday party?" and Kian84 also reacted, astonished at the larger-than-expected scale.
Han Kyung-rok recalled the start of Gyeongrokjeol, saying, "It began modestly at a chicken restaurant around 2008." He added, "As word spread that it was fun, more and more people came, and at some point the chicken restaurant couldn't handle it," and said, "It naturally became its current form." Gyeongrokjeol has continued for 18 years this year.
He also said, "I like hanging out and playing with people," and "I saved up a few months of royalties and started it with the mindset, 'I'll treat everyone on that day.'" In response, Jun Hyun-moo marveled, saying, "Isn't this the proto-flex?"
Han Kyung-rok said, "With about 800 people gathering at once, more than 1,000,000 cc of beer is consumed," and added, "No matter how much we prepare, it's hard to handle, so we started accepting sponsorships eight years ago." He said that a variety of musicians — Choi Baek-ho, Han Young-ae, Yoon Do-hyun, Kim Chang-wan, Jannabi, Melomance — have performed on the Gyeongrokjeol stage.
Meanwhile, Han Kyung-rok was born in 1977 and is 48 this year. Gyeongrokjeol, held around his birthday on Feb. 11 each year, is a festival that naturally formed within the Hongdae indie music scene, and Han Kyung-rok is known for maintaining such wide-ranging connections that he is called the "finale of Hongdae connections."
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