A Quiet Place: Silent Disco Makes its Final Mark on Arcadia

As the summer comes to an end, the party never stops! 626 Night Market brought back the fun-filled silent disco during K-Poppalooza, a themed-weekend centered around K-Pop. Following a K-Pop dance showcase and random play dance, Silent Disco featured a K-Pop genre for guests who love artists like BTS, LE SSERAFIM, and Girls’ Generation.

As soon as Silent Disco opened, guests were lined up to receive their headset to access the three genres of the night: R&B/Hip-Hop Throwbacks, Electronic, and K-Pop. Listeners were greeted to classic K-pop songs like “10 minutes” by Lee Hyori and EDM remixes to iconic K-Pop songs like “Super Shy” by NewJeans

The R&B/Hip-Hop channel had guests turned up with club hits like “Blow the Whistle” and “California Love.” The crowd slowly formed a dance circle, where guests “silently” dance-battled through each high-energized song.

Even after the random play dance, K-Pop lovers were still itching to dance along to their favorite tracks. In the Silent Disco, they grooved to songs like “Touch” by Katseye and “Midas Touch” by Kiss of Life. Groups of guests clustered up to perform the choreography to other songs that they love.

Near the end of the night, guests were seen flipping through channels, laughing. One screamed out: “Wait! They’re all playing Clarity!” In a well-organized prank, Mar, DJ Chen, and Rated E all played the iconic song by Zedd. The crowd cheered in unison as the song played through each person’s headset.

The night ended with crowds cheering and clapping, thanking the DJs for amazing sets.

Here are the DJs for this Silent Disco:

DJ Kultural Guerrilla

Kultural Guerrilla started DJing in 2011, mostly for community events and weddings. As an open format DJ, his sets mainly include Hip-Hop, R&B, House, and more recently Asian genres of K-Pop, P-Pop, and City Pop. Outside of DJing, he’s been a community organizer and educator in Asian American Studies at the K-12 and college levels for over 20 years.

mar

mar is an open-format DJ who enjoys curating genre-blending sets combining hip-hop, R&B, house, EDM, and more. As a full-time music marketer during the day, mar's pulse on the latest in music culture and her love for diverse genres has allowed her to move the crowd wherever she plays. 

JVZUMI

JVZUMI (/ juh • zoo • me /) is an open format DJ based out of Los Angeles, California.

Her mission is to take you on a journey of all kinds of genres and vibes that will help you unleash any negativity - guaranteed to leave you with good vibes only ʕ •ᴥ•ʔゝ☆

DJ CHEN

As an Open-Format Club and Mobile DJ based in Los Angeles, DJ CHEN has nine years of experience performing for thousands of people at different venues across Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, and New Jersey. He has notably performed at HiJinx Festival 2022 and Moonrise Festival 2019. He was directly reached out to headline a K-Pop Dance Night at David Rubenstein Atrium at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts on May 5th, 2023 for the Korean Cultural Center New York.

Jwon

Jwon is an artist from Orange County. He brings a wide variety of genres that range from high energy to chill, groovy beats. 

Rated E

RATED E is a rising local DJ and Event curator based in Los Angeles. Within a year, he has already sold out shows from Academy LA to KBPM. RATED E is known for his electrifying and energetic open format DJ performances bridging music genres from EMO to KPOP. RATED E's model's after the slogan "rated e for everyone" which ties to the legacy he wants to leave, a positive impact in everyone's life.

Our Silent Disco is coming to Las Vegas! Be sure to follow us on Instagram to find out who’s spinning in our final events of the year.

Videography provided by Clay Dizon