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Exclusive interviews with the Korean team

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by Aashish Gadhvi on 5 December, 2009

in Interviews and features, LKL.tv, Sport

Aashish Gadhvi gets up close and personal with Kim Nam Il and Lee Chung Yong
South Korea were recently in London to play Serbia, and thanks to the help of many people who I am very grateful to, I was able to interview two members of the team. Firstly I just want to say a very [...]

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Korea, recharge your energy

23 November 2009 Interviews and features
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In fifty years since the Korean War, South Korea was catapulted from being one of the poorest countries on the planet, on a par with Ethiopia and Bangladesh, to being one of the OECD countries with a GDP that hovers between 11th and 13th in the world, depending on exchange rates. Now Mr Charm Lee, [...]

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Tearliner revisited

23 October 2009 Interviews and features
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Anna Lindgren of Indieful ROK gets in touch with Tearliner again, two years after her first interview.

The past couple of years, my favourite Tearliner has gone from being the loveliest of indie musicians to becoming the excellent music director that perfectly sets the mood for any scene. Working on popular dramas he’s largely responsible for [...]

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A meeting with Maangchi in Manhattan

2 October 2009 Bloggers and newspeople
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It was LKL’s first transatlantic trip for about two years, and I was keen to see what had changed in Manhattan’s Koreatown. In addition, I was keen to meet up with Maangchi, one of the winners of the first prize in the KTO’s Blog Korea, Visit Korea competition. I had been aware of Maangchi’s work [...]

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Younee and the British Invasion

17 September 2009 Interviews and features
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Younee, the versatile singer-songwriter-pianist from Korea, is in London to launch her new album and play the Pizza Express Jazz Club. She takes a break from her rehearsal schedule to talk to LKL about her musical influences.

It was not a good start to the interview. I had selected the Wigmore Hall bar as a good, [...]

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A meeting with Brother Anthony

23 August 2009 Food & Drink
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LKL talks to Brother Anthony on poetry, tea, temple stays and romanisation
On the twelfth floor of an anonymous building in the Sincheon area of Seoul there’s an overcrowded study. From a cassette player in the corner wafts the soothing sounds of kayageum and daegeum sanjo. Books line every available inch of wall space, and more: [...]

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Remembering the Forgotten War

21 July 2009 History & heritage
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“Freedom is not Free”, we are reminded by the inscription on the monument commemorating the Korean War. In the bustle of our daily lives, we can forget the sacrifices made by previous generations to secure our freedoms.
I have come to the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul to meet General Paik Sun Yup, the now-retired [...]

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Happy music, Happy people

28 April 2009 K-pop rock and indie
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Over the past few years, Happy Robot has become one of the finest indie labels in Korea. Nina Lee from Happy Robot talks to Anna Lindgren from Indieful RoK.

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Warrior at the Imjin

24 April 2009 BKVA
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Bob Warrior describes life as a prisoner of war in North Korea, over 55 years ago. Jennifer Barclay’s compelling interview.

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LKL meets Jasmine Choi

26 March 2009 Interviews and features
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An interview with the young Korean flautist Jasmine Choi

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A meeting with Yeongene

27 November 2008 Interviews and features
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Anna Lindgren interviews the vocalist of Linus’ Blanket: Yeongene.

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A meeting with Sunflower – 해바라기

5 July 2008 Music features
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Anna Lindgren meets with one of the fathers of modern Korean folk music, with special assistance from Jeon Sung-min.

A few years ago I came across a stunningly beautiful folk piece. It was called 내마음의 보석상자 and it had been recorded by 해바라기, Sunflower, in 1986. After getting my hands on a couple of Sunflower compilations, [...]

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Imagination at play with Noridan

12 June 2008 Dano 2008
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Saharial meets with the members of Noridan, the unexpected stars of the Dano Festival.
Before going to the Dano festival in Trafalgar Square this year, the highlight for me was going to see the Yoon Band play again and feel thoroughly spoiled for having the opportunity twice. Much to my surprise, I actually found that the [...]

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Dr Hyun-key Kim Hogarth: how to be an anthropologist of your own culture

24 May 2008 General academia
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Known to her neighbours in Kent as Kim Hogarth, Hyun-key left Korea in 1968 before she’d even learned to cook Korean food. Her CV says ‘Nationality: British’. But it’s her academic work on Korean shamanism that keeps her busy giving papers and publishing books. Jennifer Barclay met the social anthropologist in London to find out [...]

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A diplomatic career in Korea

14 May 2008 Anglo-Korean Society
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Jennifer Barclay reports from the AKS Evening with Warwick Morris at the KCC
Wednesday 7 May, 2008
Warwick Morris retired from the British Diplomatic Service in February 2008 after 38 years, 13 of which he and his wife spent in South Korea in three very different postings. Members and guests of the Anglo-Korean Society had a real [...]

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