BACKGROUND

MOD is huge in Asia. One reason, why so many kids joined subcultures, such as MOD or PUNK, was, that they wanted to be someone - have a voice on their own. They were eager to escape the restrictive and old fashioned rules, they had to put up with. Weather in the late 50s or in the Thatcher years of the 80s. MOD was a liberation for young people. MOD broke all the rules and the style was sexy. MOD was the first subculture to give young people power.

With a delay of almost 45 years, this liberation is about to happen right now in Thailand, Indonesia, Japan and Singapore. The youth in Asia wants to be heard and seen. We are talking about the same liberation, which took place in Europe throughout the 60s.

Specialy in Japan or Indonesia, where young people have to deal with rigit religions and family traditions. It was propably the movie QUADROPHENIA, which planted the seeds. MOD is just massive in Asia. Young MODS, who live MOD, like we did in the 60s and 80s. In their thousands.

Its just stunning to watch, when hundrets of scooters cruise through the city night lights of Bangkok, Singapore, Hong Kong or Tokyo. Each year there are MOD's MAYDAYS in Bali, Tokyo, Osaka, Jakarta etc.

NEVER GROW UP will dedicate a whole episode on the asian MOD Scene. We will travel to Japan, Indonesia, Kuala Lumpur, Thailand to experience this fresh energy first hand.

I will meet single MODS. See how they live, what their motivation is and how they are dealing with their traditional culture in context with MOD. After having spoken to some japanese and indonesian MODS in London, I am convinced, that the MODS in asia are driven by the same motives and emotions as we were, when we discovered MOD in the first place.

In Jakarta you'll see muslim MODS. Girls with headscarves on the back of a scooter, wearing a parka. Can religion and subcultures co-exsist?