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AUSTIN, TX- With the wave of K-Pop acts invading American Culture these days, it can be easy to overlook some of the Asian musicians who inhabit the music space. That’s why I decided to check out Big Phony at SXSW.

Big Phony (née Bobby Choy) is singer/songwriter whose introspective songs have been compared to the likes of Elliott Smith. After attending the School of Performing Arts and Music and Art, he decided attend a Christian college to study to become a pastor, but soon realized that music was his calling. Now based out of South Korea, he has released several albums which are imbued with a nostalgic melodies whose soft melodies will linger well after they end.

There is nothing phony about the stories and moods that Big Phony’s music espouse. As he sings earnest lyrics like “Girls Like You Don’t Go For Guys Like Me” with his gentle voice, you can’t help but to believe in the truth of the soft proclamation.

For his one of his “official” SXSW performances, Bobby took the stage at the Austin Convention Center with just his guitar. His entrance was without fanfare, and almost obscured by the idling chatter of those who were waiting in audience.  But as soon as he started to croon his gentle tunes, the room hushed to a deafening silence.  In the vast space carved out in the convention center for featured performances, you could hear a pin drop.

As he performs, you notice how human Bobby and his music are. He’s singing about a vast number of topics- relationships, faith, insecurities- and every word makes you lower you guard a little bit more. It’s the flood of emotions in his songs that gets you emotionally invested in his performance. It draws you in. It makes you relate. It’s powerful, almost somber, stuff, and it’s good.

The heaviness of music is tempered by his self-deprecating humor between songs. He likes to joke about his music and his nature, and that evinces the sincerity and honesty of his music. Making him more real than his stage name may suggest.

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Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.
Big Phony @ Austin Convention Center for SXSW 3/16/19. Photo by Derrick K. Lee, Esq (@Methodman13) for www.BlurredCulture.com.

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