SEOUL, Korea – Chart topping rapper Psy – Korea’s originator of the current “Gangnam Style” phenomena – performed two special concerts recently, both of lit with Robe moving lights in a design by Myeong Soo Kim. With more than 500 million views on YouTube alone, the lighting design had to create the right vibe and live up to expectations. LiteFactory supplied the equipment.
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SEOUL, Korea – Chart topping rapper Psy – Korea’s most popular singer and originator of the current “Gangnam Style” phenomena – performed two special concerts recently, both of lit with Robe moving lights in a design by Myeong Soo Kim.
The first was a one-off concert for 8000 fan club members at the Seoul Stadium in Jamsil. The second, two days later, was a set at the City Hall in Seoul Plaza, enjoyed by 80,000 people who enjoyed a show including Psy’s block-busting international number one, Gangnam Style.
LiteFactory supplied the equipment.
The Gangnam Style video that instantly achieved cult status has amassed over 500 million views on You Tube alone, over two million of which were in the first two months of release. So the lighting was vital in creating the right vibe onstage for both of the shows. It needed to be potent and imaginative to match everyone’s high visual expectations.
There were 36 Robe MMX Spots and 24 LEDWash 600s were among the lighting specified and were the core of the rig.
These were chosen for their brightness and versatility. LiteFactory, owned by Doochul Shin, has a large stock of Robe fixtures in its rental fleet and has been a loyal advocate of the brand for around 10 years – dating back to the days of the Spot 575 XT.
Myeong Soo Kim also programmed and ran the lights using grandMA and Avolites consoles. He has attended LightFactory’s lighting workshops and training sessions throughout his career, which have showcased Robe’s technology, so he is familiar with the brand.
He is excited by the MMX Spot’s flexibility and options and regularly uses these in combination with LEDWash 600s.
The lighting for the two Psy concerts was hung on a series of over-stage trusses and trussing above a ramp extending out from the stage, bringing the star (real name Park Jae-sang) right out into the audience. There were also some fixtures on the stage deck.
Myeong Soo Kim used the Robes to the max – lots of beam technology, gobo and animation work with the MMXs – contrasted with color washes from the LEDWashes bathing the stage in a palette from deep saturates to delicate pastels.
He also made much use of the LEDWash’s selection of color-corrected whites for the starter and more assertive numbers in the set.
He loves the smooth motorized zoom of both the MMX and the LEDWash 600. He also appreciates the speed of the fixtures and the brand’s general reliability.
Myeong Soo Kim was using a customized LEDWash 600+ with an extended zoom ranging between 8 and 63 degrees. This is the first time Robe’s Korean distributors ArtTech Lighting made this fixture available on such large scale and high profile shows.
The concerts were broadcast to a wider audience on public TV channel SBS a few days later, with highlights also being another viral hit on You Tube. Gangnam Style continues to take the world by storm.
