In the 2000s, Gumx was one of South Korea's top-tier punk acts. With that band on indefinite hiatus, though, Gumx drummer Gun Choi is now looking to achieve similar success with Startline, a punk trio he formed in March of last year.
"With Startline I wanted to restart my band life all over again and tackle the challenges that new bands face," says Choi.
Influenced by the likes of Blink-182 and Japanese punk icons Hi-Standard, Startline issued its first EP, "Light My Fire," after only six months together. Feeling confident, the Seoul group flew to Indonesia last November for Yamaha's Asian Beat competition. Startline won third prize at the event and Choi was awarded "Best Drummer."