S2 | E1 - You Konichiwa'ed the Wrong Guy

Welcome back for Season 2!After a long pandemic-induced break, we're back today with Hansol Seung, a Korean-German musician, to hear how he transformed an aggression on the street into a punkrock song. The single tells the story of anti-Asian racism from the perspective of Hansol (he/him), who is of Korean descent. SHORELINE teamed up with Asian-American Singer-Songwriter KOJI (they/them) to work on the song. KOJI was born in Peixtin (Paxton) (or Harrisburg) PA and just recently came back from a long hiatus, releasing their most recent single “To Carry (On and On)”- a song about their experience as a member of the Asian diaspora, facing white supremacy and the movements to eradicate the conditions that create violence. *SHOWNOTESKonichiwa Lyrics:Start another conversation about the place where I was born(but where are you really from?)I don’t really understand why you want to be in controlTell another joke that I’ve heard about a thousand times beforeyour fingers stretch your eyes to mock mineyou think like a dinosaur I don’t know how your head’s so old but you’re still youngnot in a good way, it’s all wrong your excuse and words mean nothingyour ideas were broken by the test of timeshout “konichiwa” and I swear one more timeand I will lose my shit and fuck you up Okay I know, you’ve been asking out of interestlow expectations, you compliment my languagemaybe at some point you should reflect on your choiceto fetishize my skin(you speak so well)you’re just a clone of an older speciesyou will go on and praise tradition I don’t know how your head’s so old but you’re still youngnot in a good way, it’s all wrong your excuse and words mean nothingyour ideas were broken by the test of timeshout “konichiwa” and I swear one more timeand I will lose my shit and fuck you upstray for more, stray for loveI know you’re smart at heartshed the skin, it’s embarrassingdecenter, dismantle, abolish*SHORELINE’s website: shorelineband.comInstagrams: Band: @shoreline_band Hansol: @meatfreeyouthKOJI: @kojisaysalohaLabel Shoreline: @end_hits_recordsLabel KOJI: @getbetterrecords*WOC Podcasters Insiders: https://membership.wocpodcasters.co/bundles/insiders-membership?ref=9d91dc