Anna Lindgren of Indieful ROK meets with the up and coming Korean metalcore band Noeazy One of my very first evenings in Seoul, I found myself at Club FF checking out a bunch of hardcore bands. Although I had a pretty good idea of what the roster would treat me to, one band in particular … [Read More]
Year: 2010 (page 30)
Rain MV banned for breach of traffic regulations
Rain’s latest music video, Love Song, has been banned for flagrant jaywalking. via @allkpop http://bit.ly/9zYlpS #. According to AllKpop, Yoo Seung Chan, PSY and Kim Jang Hoon have also had MVs withdrawn or edited as they too violated traffic regulations. [Read More]
Francesca Cho in Copenhagen “TransitStation”
This coming weekend there will be an International ‘Exhibition as Event’ at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art in Copenhagen. More than 60 International Artists will participate in 2 days of non-stop art in action at art events and will show their works on 17th -18th April from 12 noon to 12 midnight. There … [Read More]
Book launch event: What a Difference a Region Makes
Four years ago there was a fascinating two-day seminar at Birkbeck College examining popular culture in East Asia on a regional basis. How did one East Asian country present others in their popular culture products? Why was it that some countries’ popular culture sold well in other countries? What can be done to support cultural … [Read More]
New North Korean statue in Senegal
One of the DPRK’s monumental art exports is unveiled in Senegal: http://bit.ly/cN9UFc. Recalls Paekho’s exhibition in London, September 2007. # [Read More]
Koreans invent day-glo beagle
Korean geneticists invent the day-glo beagle. BBC video: http://bit.ly/9pgdXX #. They say the technique could help develop cures for human diseases. [Read More]
GNP cracks down on internet piracy
UK law to ban illegal downloads has echoes of Korean proposals: 'Upload a Song, Lose Your Internet Connection' http://bit.ly/9mum3N #. The Korea Times also reports that lawmakers also passed another GNP-backed bill that calls for the strengthening of the real-name verification on Web sites. [Read More]
The Seoul Book of Everything
A new guide book, featuring content from some well-known foreigners in Seoul: The Seoul Book of Everything. http://bit.ly/coILfY #. But how will it compare with Robert Koehler’s guide? [Read More]
DPRK seizes Hyundai’s Kumgang assets
DPRK seizes Hyundai’s Kumgang assets. Would they dare to nationalise these assets if they were Chinese? I think not. http://bit.ly/9AEZW9 # [Read More]
Korean missionaries: Protestant churches and their global vision
Saharial reports from the recent talk at the Korean Cultural Centre: Dr Kirsteen Kim (Theology at Leeds Trinity University College) Wednesday 31st March 2010 In the summer of 2007, a group of missionaries from the Saemmul Presbyterian Church, South Korea, were kidnapped by the Taliban, an incident that left 2 of their members dead and … [Read More]
Jennifer Barclay talks about Meeting Mr Kim at The Travel Bookshop
Remember that nice bookshop featured in the Hugh Grant rom com Notting Hill? Well it’s a real place, and it’s called The Travel Bookshop. You don’t have to guess too hard as to what sort of books it specialises in. Jennifer Barclay, LKL contributor and author of Meeting Mister Kim, will be talking about her … [Read More]
The Korean War – a special interest weekend in Oxford
Details of an interesting couple of days next weekend at Christ Church, in an event organised by Holt Tours. Wish I’d known about it earlier. Special Interest Weekend Christ Church, Oxford 15th April – 18th April 2010 The Korean War was fought 60 years ago, and next year will be the anniversary of the Chinese … [Read More]
Thirst (박쥐, 2009) review: vampirism, desire and the collapse of moral certainty
Park Chan-wook’s Thirst reimagines the vampire myth as a sensual, violent struggle between faith, desire and morality. Blending black humour, brutality and romance to question belief, free will and the nature of humanity, Thirst truly is a sumptuous film and the sum of its many parts utterly redefines the concept of beauty and the beast. [Read More]
East Asian Friendship Charity Event
The Islington Chinese Association (in association with the Japan Society, the Anglo-Korean Society, the British Japanese Law Association, the British Korean Law Association and the Hong Kong Society) invite you to an evening of popular and traditional music and entertainment from China, Japan and Korea (including a traditional Chinese meal) to be held on Tuesday, … [Read More]
Come, Come, Come Upwards at the KCC
To coincide with their exhibition of Buddhist art opening this week, the KCC’s film screenings this month have a Buddhist theme. First, on Thursday this week, 8 April, is Im Kwon-taek’s Come, Come, Come Upwards (아제 아제 바라아제) Synopsis: A high school girl student Soon-nyeo’s father, Buddhist monk Yun Bong, dies. The paternal pain is … [Read More]
Werner Kranwetvogel’s photos of the Mass Games
Great photos of Pyongyang’s Mass Games courtesy of Werner Kranwetvogel (and Koryo Tours) http://bit.ly/bxCHMx #. See the full set, or maybe even buy one. [Read More]