Interview with 18Fevers

 What’s the meaning of 18Fevers? 

18Fevers의 의미가 무엇인가요?

 

Fevers in this context is extreme excitement and emotional interest.

Why 18? Because 19 is too many, and 17 is not enough!  18 can sound like a bad word in Korean too so it has a punk legacy in Korea dating back to some of the early bands using it out of rebellion so it’s a nice shout out to that concept. 

 

Name of the members. Who is the composer and lyricist? 

멤버들의 이름은 무엇인가요? 작곡가와 작사가는 누구인가요?

 

Matt - bassist - tech genius

Christmas - vocals - guitar - emotion 

YuHee - Vampire - guitar - soul

Garik - drums - swag 

 

 

When did the band start?

밴드가 언제 시작되었나요?

 

September 2021

 

How did you meet each other?

서로 어떻게 만나게 되었나요?

 

The punk/underground scene in Korea is very small so everyone knows each other pretty well and people recommend others to you to form bands. A mutual friend introduced Christmas and Matt who were in previous bands who found Garik on Craigslist. Later YuHee found out from a friend that we needed a lead guitarist so she completed us.

 

How many albums/singles do you have?

앨범/싱글은 몇 개나 있나요?

5 song EP, 4 members, 3 singles, 2 badass women, and a partridge in a pear tree. 

 

What does your lyrics talks about?

가사는 어떤 이야기를 하나요?

 

We like to bring up social and political issues that affect us and typically deal with underrepresented people being treated fairly or critiques of social norms and social systems. Human rights like LGBTQ and racism, feminism, mental health, shitty politicians, and generally telling stories that interest us are what we focus on. We are angry and our lyrics can be dark but also positive and we enjoy having fun. You’re allowed to be angry but also express other emotions.

 

What are your plans, musically?

음악적으로 앞으로의 계획은 무엇인가요?

 

Keep evolving, keep exploring what we can do musically , maybe release a full length in the future but the release landscape is so strange these days with streaming platforms being so dominant. We love making music videos though so we will keep doing that as well. Definitely keep touring anywhere that will have us. We’re heading to Japan a few times in 2024 and back to the UK in Summer of 2024.

 

Which song are you the most attached to out of all your tracks?

여러 트랙 중 가장 애착 있는 곡은 무엇인가요?

ㄱㅔㅇㅣㅌㅡ ㅋㅣㅍㅓ

I love Gatekeeper as well. A little groove, a little thrash, a little build up. It’s a fun song to play~ 

Save your Venom is really fun to play live so it’s probably my favorite right now.

 

What is your favorite quote or saying?

가장 좋아하는 명언이나 속담은 무엇인가요?

We mostly just quote our drummer Garik so we have classics such as:

 

“You know what I’m saying?” 

“You ‘bout to die!”

“You trippin’ ” 

And “It’s actually very technical.”

 

 

 

What stirs your sense of creativity?

창의성을 자극하는 것은 무엇인가요?

 

Expression is important. Expression from every band member is essential for us. Our songs aren’t done until everybody has a say and puts their fingerprints on the song. 

The city of Seoul inspires us in good and bad ways. Our bassist travels the city a lot for work and sees many areas and aspects of the city, its people and their stories. Also when people try to put us down, stop us from doing what we want or hate on us it inspires us to crush them and shut them up.

 

 

Which song would you recommend to anyone who may not be familiar with your music?

당신의 음악을 모르는 사람을 위해 어떤 곡을 추천하시겠어요?

 

Dance Macabre - it’s a balance of fun and aggression. 

 

What is your favourite food and beverage?

가장 좋아하는 음식과 음료는 무엇인가요?

 

Dr. Pepper 

We love pickle back shots! A shot of whiskey with a shot of pickle juice as the chaser. And we drink a lot of soju and beer.

 

Where do you see yourself doing in 10 years?

10년 후에 자신을 어디에서 보고 싶으신가요?

 

Still making music and hanging out together would be the dream. Being able to make a living from music would be the ultimate dream.

 

A message to the fans/readers?

팬들/독자들에게 한 마디 말씀을 해주실래요?”

 

Come have fun with us at a live show! We love connecting with any crowd and being free in the music. Being able to share our gifts with others is amazing. And if someone falls in the pit, pick them up! If people don’t like “loud” music they should try and give it a chance. Just because it’s loud doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a range of emotions or that it can’t make you feel good and positive. Loud music can light your heart on fire and also stay in your head to get you through life.