Here the official press release about the Korean representation at the Thames Festival this year: A Scoop of Korea Bringing Korea to the Heart of London at the Mayor’s Thames Festival, 12th – 13th September LONDON, UK (1st September, 2009) – ‘A Scoop of Korea’ is being held as a part of The Mayor’s Thames … [Read More]
Year: 2009 (page 13)
Stairway to Heaven: over-rated?
Saharial‘s first Korea TV drama review – and she has her doubts about one of the most popular ones. I am a busy gal and simply do NOT have time to waste on a drama that doesn’t push all the right buttons for me. I have been lucky though, that in all this time there … [Read More]
Visit Korea, tour a shipyard
LKL ponders some of the out-of-the-ordinary things you might want to do on holiday in Korea In the Q&A which followed the Korean Tourism presentation and documentary screening at the Cultural Centre last week, some unusual holiday ideas were floated, all of which are achievable in Korea. Here are some of the suggestions, supplemented with … [Read More]
De-familiarisation at Nolias Gallery
News of a one-week group exhibition in Nolias Gallery in Southwark. Exhibition notes below are © the exhibition’s curator Anna miyoung Kim “Defamiliarization” Hun Kim; Changhwan Park; Gunwoo Shin; Sangyoon Yoon Curated by Anna miyoung Kim 10th Sep 2009 – 15th Sep 2009 Opening event: Wed 9th Sep 2009 6-8pm “The purpose of art is … [Read More]
Moment of the Passing – 491 Gallery
A quick notice of an upcoming solo exhibition by Park Hyewon in Leytonstone. Moment of the Passing 491 Gallery Opening times 5 Sept – 12 Sept, 2009 12-5pm Private view 4 Sept 2009 6-9 pm 491 Gallery 491 Grove Green Road London E11 4AA [Map] (2~3mins walk from Leytonstone station/central line) Park is an MA … [Read More]
September events 2009
Featured event For the third year running, Korea has a high-profile input into the Thames Festival: 12-13 September Other performances Dulsori appears at the Tower Festival on 19 September Social and meetups The Anglo-Korean Society has its first monthly meetup on 2 September in a central London restaurant. The Anglo-Korean Society’s Chuseok dinner is on … [Read More]
Double Encounter at I-MYU
News of the upcoming exhibition at I-MYU. Double Encounter 3 September – 3 October 2009 I-MYU PROJECTS presents DOUBLE ENCONTER, a new large-scale work by Korean artist Hong Young In in her first major London solo show. To accompany the exhibition Hong launches her latest book: Where is Plin? A group of figures hover ghost-like, … [Read More]
The Folding Plug
Korean designer Choi Min-kyu fixes clunky UK 3-pin plugs. Ingenious. “I was on my way to college once and put my laptop in my bag, but when I took it out again there was a huge scratch across the surface which had been made by my plug,” said Mr Choi, who moved to the UK … [Read More]
More cookery classes with Kiejo
Some more dates for your diary to learn Korean cooking in friendly surroundings: 12th September Menu: Bindaetteok Japche (Stir fried vegetables and potato noodle) Kimchi Jjigae (Kimchi stew) 19th September Menu: Tteokboggi (rice cake and Vegetables with spicy sauce) Galbi Gui (Grilled short rib of beef) Miyuk and cucumber salad 26th September Menu: Haemulpajeon (Seafood … [Read More]
Crossfields events
News of some unteresting events at the Cultural Centre to go with the Crossfields exhibition: a fashion workshop, gallery tour and conference with exhibiting artists How to Thrive as an Artist? Tuesday 8 September, 2009, 6 – 7.30pm We have selected six participating artists to be present for this forum to discuss subjects of which … [Read More]
Visit Korea, experience the Cold War
Coming to the Travel Channel this autumn is a new travel documentary on Korea. At the Korea Tourism evening at the KCC last week we were given a preview. It was refreshing: a Korean tourism documentary, but from a Westerner’s perspective. Yes, we were told that the KTO assisted in the film’s production, but the … [Read More]
Ha Ji-won speaks Busan dialect like a native
Ha Ji-won’s Busan accent takes Haeundae over the 10 million mark. # So convincing is Ha’s Busan accent that even locals believe she is one of their own, but in fact she mastered the accent with the help of a dialect coach. Nice that she’s drinking the local soju brand, too. Source: Chosun Ilbo [Read More]
Surprise sushi restaurant in New Malden mini-market
There’s a good sushi restaurant at the back of the Seoul Plaza shop very near the Fountain Pub in New Malden. Turbot Set with maeuntang especially recommended! # [Read More]
Michael Shin on Yi Kwang-su’s The Heartless
The third Global Korea lecture of 2009 will be held at the KCC on 29 September at 6:30pm. Michael Shin from Cambridge University will talk on Yi Gwangu’s The Heartless, sometimes known as Korea’s first modern novel. There will be a raffle to win the novel in an English translation. The novel The Heartless by … [Read More]
Visit Korea, escape to Thailand
LKL considers the flight schedules and concludes that a critical vacation problem might just be soluble. “Taekwondo, Technology and Kimchi” was the title of the talk given by the KTO at the KCC on Tuesday this week. The talk was billed as follows: Culture shock, modern, unique, dynamic, sparkling, friendly, technological, ancient! These are all … [Read More]
Twitter explodes into the Klogosphere
From nowhere, Twitter has come to be an established part of anyone’s presence on the web. First people used static websites, then it was blogs. In parallel, discussion forums and bulletin boards sprung up. Social networking sites followed, and finally came Twitter, the microblogging platform. All represent different ways to reach and interact with different … [Read More]