with rules on eating, dating, and more. However, it’s not a uniquely Korean system by any means; it’s heavily influenced by Motown in the U.S. and Johnny’s in Japan. I’m envious of that bohemian spirit of being able to sit down and be like, “Let’s make music because it’s what we love to do” instead of having to constantly wonder about what the radio wants. I’m sure that pressure was always there, but right now you’re answering to so many different people when you sit down to write a song.DH: Hailing from Wisconsin—and helping represent the Midwest at SXSW—this six-piece band booked some buzzy gigs after playing at last year's festival. They're returning this year with some major touring under their belt, including opening up forThe Lumineers by a group of German, British, and American men who staged a coup. They were assisted by the U.S. military and an all-white militia called the Honolulu Rifles. Under armed colonial occupation, the Indigenous island nation of Hawai’i was annexed to the U.S. in 1898.