Busking Club
Live music, right in the middle of a school day.
I started Busking Club with my friend Ian to give students a place to perform—and everyone else a chance to hear their friends play during lunch.
Bringing busking to school.
I had wanted to try busking—street performance—after hearing that Busker Busker, the Korean band behind 벚꽃 엔딩, used to busk before becoming well known.
Ian and I wanted to bring that atmosphere to school lunchtime. We started the club and put together a demonstration: friends singing and playing for other students, right where they were already spending their break.
My first busking with Ian.
At our first busking demo, students enjoyed seeing their friends perform, and teachers encouraged the idea too. One teacher told us how much positive energy it brought to the school community.
Making it a regular thing.
The club grew to around 40 members, with 15 active buskers. We performed every two weeks, giving musicians a place to practice in front of a live audience and other students a place to relax and enjoy music during lunch.
Having that space for both performers and listeners was the most rewarding part of building the club.