Veteran four-member Korean rock band Delispice and Japanese group HY will be performing in Seoul at a special joint Seoul-Okinawa concert showcase on May 31.

The concert will be held in the Live Hall at the KT&G SangsangMadang Center in Mapo-gu at 7:30 p.m.

Making their start playing in various clubs in Hongdae, Delispice released its first studio debut in 1997 with the lead single “Chau Chau,” from its first, self-titled album. 

Now more than 15 years later, Delispice is one of the nation’s biggest rock bands. Delispice has released seven full albums, which include the group’s popular hit tracks “Confession,” “I’ll Always Keep the Engine Turned On” and “Goodbye Sadness.”

Along with this upcoming Seoul and Okinawa joint concert, Delispice will also be headlining acts in this year’s Greenplugged and Jisan World rock festivals, next week and in August, respectively.

HY is one of Japan’s most successful indie rock groups. The band formed in 2000 by five high school friends from Okinawa, with the band’s name referring to the members’ hometown, Higashi Yakena.

The band’s debut album titled “Departure” was released in September 2001 and immediately sold out. Its second album “Street Story” released three years later topped the Oricon chart stayed at No. 1 for four weeks, breaking an indie artist record for the chart.

In 2006, HY embarked on a nationwide tour comprising of 47 stages and ended up selling out all tickets to the shows within the first day the tickets went on sale. The rock band has released nine albums to date and continues to be one of Japan’s most popular and beloved indie groups.

HY and Delispice will perform together in Japan on Sept. 20. The venue of that show has yet to be announced.

By Julie Jackson (juliejackson@heraldcorp.com)