A slice of North London in Seogwipo: North London Collegiate School opens overseas campus in Jeju-do http://t.co/waEFr82X, 26 September 2011. [Read More]
Month: October 2011 (page 4)
HSBC to sell 11 Korean retail branches
HSBC to sell 11 Korean retail branches, says MoneyToday – hardly a surprise given similar US and Russian sales. http://t.co/dxyNVzvp [Read More]
London’s K-pop team featured in the Standard
A two-page spread on London’s K-pop scene in London’s evening freesheet today, with a trailer on the masthead. Someone’s being doing some heavy PR. http://t.co/8tgd2x2y [Read More]
Student soldiers finally get official recognition
Real life student veterans from “71 Into the Fire” battle get recognition, and military serial numbers, 61 years on. http://t.co/jyHtrOfQ Links: LKL review of 71 Into the Fire, 포화 속으로, dir John H Lee (이재한, 2010) [Read More]
Event news: Sunwook Kim Plays Prokofiev at the RFH
Kim Sun-wook, who won the Leeds Piano Competition in 2006, makes an appearance on the South Bank this month. Royal Festival Hall at Southbank Centre 13 October 2011, 7:30pm Programme: Benjamin Britten: 4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No.2 Interval Thomas Adès: Dances from Powder her face Igor Stravinsky: The Firebird, … [Read More]
Event news: Possessed screens at the KCC
Leading up to Halloween, the films at the KCC this month aim to scare. First up, Possessed, aka Living Death (불신지옥). Possessed (불신지옥) Director: Lee Yong-ju (2009, 100mins) Screening Date: 7pm, October 06, 2011 Number of Seats: 125 Theatre: Multi-purpose Hall Synopsis: A young girl named So-jin survives a terrible car accident which left her … [Read More]
The annual LKL site overhaul
August is usually the month when I tweak LKL’s look and feel with a new theme or new functionality. This year, I’m a month late – the delay being caused mainly by the complexity of unpicking the coding behind the Thesis theme which I use. My task this year was to re-jig the way I … [Read More]
October events 2011
Films The BFI London Film Festival has two Korean films – Hong Sang-soo’s latest and Kim Kyung-Mook’s Stateless Things In the run-up to Halloween, the KCC’s screenings are in the horror genre: Possessed, Deathbell, and Yoga on 6th, 13th and 20th. Exhibitions A Device: Back to the Moment is at MokSpace until 6th October UNLASTED: … [Read More]
Creating Impressions of Colonial Korea: The Role Played by the Japan Society and its Membership, 1910-1939
The Japan Society is holding a talk on 17 October which may be of interest to Koreanists: Creating Impressions of Colonial Korea: The Role Played by the Japan Society and its Membership, 1910-1939 Susan House Wade, Independent Author and Lecturer Monday, 17th October 2011 6.45 pm The Oriental Club Stratford House 11 Stratford Place London … [Read More]
How Korean Pop Conquered Japan
How Korean Pop Conquered Japan: K-Pop groups look and act like real adults, whereas J-Pop outfits often emphasize adolescent cuteness, says Patrick St. Michel in The Atlantic. [Read More]
So far from the Bamboo Grove discussed by Governor Romney
WikiLeaks: Massachusetts governor Romney discussed So Far From the Bamboo Grove with acting foreign minister Cho Jung-pyo in 2006. The book, on state school reading lists, contributes to a negative perception of Koreans. [Read More]
How to put Korean literature on the map: Charles Montgomery
Charles Montgomery gives his suggestions for Literature Translation Institute Korea for the next 10 Years. Well worth a read. [Read More]
Korean martial arts as empowerment for women
Korean martial arts as empowerment for women: interesting articles / books on Taekwondo in Broomfield Enterprise Online and Kuk Sool Won in Wrapped in Foil blog [Read More]
Kim Jong-il spends up to $200,000 a year on pets
AFP reports that Kim Jong-il spends up to $200,000 a year on pets, according to GNP MP Yoon Sang-hyun. “Kim Jong-il spends £120k on dog food” echoes The Sun [Read More]