ADG7

ADG7 (Ak Dan Gwang Chil) - a multi-award winning Korean pop music group. With various Korean instruments (daegeum, saenghwang, ajaeng, gayageum and Korean percussion) and powerful vocals based on folk traditions, ADG7 creates a blend of Korean music, pop and funk with cheerful and humorous elements.

The ensemble features six Korean traditional musicians and two Powerhouse female folk singers. ADG7 performs repertoire from the sacred, shamanic and secular gut (ritual music) and minyo (folk song) traditions of the Hwanghae-do region, nowadays a western province of North Korea. Their powerful engaging performance will immerse audiences into a spiritual experience and bring blessings of positive energy originating from gut and minyo.

ADG7 was founded in 2015, to the 70th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule. Their music expresses the true meaning of liberation and South Korea’s desire for reunification. Having earned top honors such as the Sori Frontier Award and KBS Best Group, they’ve swept across Europe and North America from WOMEX to Glastonbury, Roskilde and beyond, as well as playing a concert for Tiny Desk. With the June 2025 EP Let’s Dance!, ADG7 have continued to push the envelope, creating dance-fuelled celebrations of liberation and culture. Fall 2025 saw them playing shows in Germany and Northern Europe and being featured in Korean national broadcaster specials marking the 80th anniversary of Korea’s independence.