Pogo Bar: Horizontaler Gentransfer – Everything Possibbong

In the organizer's words:

April 17, 25, 9 p.m.
In German, English, Spanish and Korean language

Location: Pogo Bar

Tickets available online. / Remaining tickets at the Box Office.

Admission: 5 EUR

The Horizontaler Gentransfer (HGT) collective celebrates the release of its second album Everything Possibbong at Pogo Bar with a performance that combines punk, pop and K-pop.

Horizontal Gentransfer (HGT) is a K-punk band and collective art project consisting of Mizi Lee, Yun Park, Jerry Ahn, Seonha Park, Lilian Gonzalez and Hanseo Oh. Founded in 2022 at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart, their work extends far beyond music production - from stage design, choreography and costume design to merchandise, styling, video and visuals. With their anti-racist lyrics and a dizzying assemblage of quotes, influences and languages, HGT build bridges between genres and cultures - from odes to the Stuttgart pretzel and Viennese chansons to Bangtan Boys (BTS) and Die Goldenen Zitronen.

The Korean folk song, BBong, was created during the colonial period under Western influence, including by the German composer Franz Eckert, who influenced the military bands of Japan and the then Greater Korean Empire and contributed to the national anthems of both countries. Today, BBong is an independent pop music genre that enables intergenerational exchange and discussion of social issues in Korea. This fusion of generations and culture is also reflected in the visuals of Everything Possibbong: with the help of artificial intelligence, HGT generated baby photos from the faces of the band members - a visual reflection of the hybrid music on the album.

Band members

Mizi Lee (vocals, keyboard)

Mizi Lee (*1990, KOR) uses all kinds of media and crosses the boundaries of all disciplines to create a unique event. Sometimes she founds a fake supermarket to print brochures full of artworks, sometimes she screams in a punk band in Berlin's Kulturbrauerei or in old train cars at Stuttgart's Nordbahnhof. She works in an interdisciplinary collective because she believes that artworks require more than just an artist. In 2022, she founded the punk band Horizontaler Gentransfer and creates a series of projects with them that lie at the interface of visual art, performance and theater. She holds a bachelor's degree in painting from Hongik University in Seoul and completed her diploma in fine arts at ABK Stuttgart.

Yun Park (percussion)

Yun Park (* 1995, KOR) completed her bachelor's degree in communication design at Hongik University in Seoul. She was already a drummer and keyboardist in the band "Trident" there. In 2021 she began studying Fine Arts at the ABK Stuttgart. In addition to Horizontal Gene Transfer, she also plays drums with Flora and Ufo Snacks.

Jerry Ahn (guitar, vocals)

Jerry Ahn (*1995, KOR) completed a bachelor's degree in sculpture and art history at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. Since 2020 she has been studying with Prof. Rolf Bier and since 2021 with Prof. Ricarda Roggan at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design. She artistically explores gender identity through drawing, film and installation. "Means" is her favorite word.

Seonha Park (guitar, vocals)

Seonha Park (* 1995, KOR) has been studying Fine Arts at ABK Stuttgart since 2017. She has also been a member of Yeastweise since 2022.

Lilian Gonzalez (bass)

Lilian Gonzalez (*1991, VEN) is a linguist and a multidisciplinary musician and artist. She received her BA in Philosophy from Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. She then moved to Berlin, where she completed a postgraduate degree in classical philology before moving to Stuttgart. In 2021, she completed her MA in Linguistics at the University of Tübingen, where she is currently a PhD candidate. In addition to her academic work, she is part of music projects. Her work, whether academic, musical or artistic, mainly deals with the topic of mixing cultures and languages.

Hanseo Oh (costume, substitute bass)

Hanseo Oh (* 1994, DE) completed her Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design and Art History at Ewha Womans University in Seoul. Since 2022 she has been studying communication design at the Hfg Offenbach. She learned to crochet in the crochet workshop of the feminist group "Femi-DangDang" in Korea. She crochets costumes for Horizontal Gene Transfer and sometimes substitutes on bass.

Price information:

Tickets available online. / Remaining tickets at the Box Office.