Seoul’s viral quadricycle band turns landmarks into rolling concert venues

On a bright spring afternoon at Yeouido Han River Park in Seoul, a strange vehicle glided past: a four-wheeled bicycle stacked with people playing drums, saxophone, guitar and melodica, pushed from behind. All the band members were dressed in red caps and colorful sashes. As the band played a breezy Korean pop ballad from its moving stage, people raised their phones and shouted, “This makes me so happy!” and “They’re so cute!” The group is Dongmi Bicycle Club, an indie band turning some of Korea’s most familiar songs into a rolling street parade and reinventing what busking looks like in Seoul. Video clips of the band weaving through Seoul's landmarks and busy markets have gone viral on social media in recent weeks, with fans calling them “the hottest people right now” and begging them to visit their hometowns across the country, from Daegu to Jeju. From Jazz trio to rolling parade Dongmi Bicycle Club started with saxophonist Shin Choi-go-young-jin, drummer Lee Sung-min and melodica player Won Chung-yeon. They met as students at Seoul Music High School in the early 2010s

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