Lee Byung-hun in GI Joe was one of my guilty pleasures of 2009, so I’m looking forward to the follow-up next year! http://t.co/O8bc06sZ [Read More]
Month: December 2011 (page 2)
Event news: Happy Ero Christmas screens at the KCC
Something lighthearted for the last screening before Christmas, this Thursday: Happy Ero Christmas (2003) Director: Lee Eon-hee Running Time: 110mins Screening Date: 15 December, 2011 7pm Number of Seats: 130 Theatre: Multi Purpose Hall, KCCUK Synopsis Everybody dreams of a merry Christmas with loved ones. Burt these three characters want more than just a happy … [Read More]
Letters from British Korean war vets in Chelsea Flower show
Letters from British Korean war veterans will feature in Hwang Ji-hae’s DMZ Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2012. Interview with the garden designer in the Joongang Ilbo: http://t.co/lvTZYkgs [Read More]
“Thank you, Jeon Ji-hyun! And Sorry”
“Thank you, Jeon Ji-hyun! And sorry.” Interesting piece on the use of celebrity models in Korea’s cosmetics industry, as Kim Tae-hee replaces Jeon for the Elastine brand http://t.co/3xWVg32V [Read More]
Cube United – Saharial reports from the Brixton Academy K-pop concert
For those of you who follow Kpop in the UK, and maybe those who don’t, Monday 5th December was a rather momentous occasion. 4minute, G.NA and BEAST, three of the five acts Cube Entertainment manage, came to London’s Brixton Academy as United Cube in the first really big K-pop event held in London. After a … [Read More]
Backstage with BEAST – a K-pop novice enjoys the United Cube concert
The queue of excited teenagers and twenty-somethings was snaking down the side of the Brixton Academy, patiently waiting to get into the gloomy insides to see Cube Entertainment’s main acts in what was billed as the UK’s first K-pop showcase. It was still 90 minutes before curtain up, and somewhere among the crowd a reporter … [Read More]
Korean megaship develops cracks on maiden voyage
Vale Beijing, a huge ore carrier built by Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding for Brazilian mining company Vale SA, developed cracks on its first loading on 5 December, and needs repair. Updates: STX Pan Ocean: Damage to Vale Beijing “Reparable” (4 Jan 2012) STX Pan Ocean says Vale Beijing problem is ‘isolated’ (9 Jan 2012) … [Read More]
Modern Korean Cinema features gangsters for a week
Check out Jopok Week on Modern Korean Cinema for reviews of Im Kwon-taek’s classic General’s Son 1 2 and 3, Kim Sung-su’s Beat, Song Neung-han’s No 3, Jang Hyeon-su’s Born to Kill, guest essays by Darcy Paquet and Connor McMorran on gangster comedy, by Rowena Santos Aquino on Masculinity and Beauty, plus box office reports … [Read More]
London protest against DPRK rights abuses
I hear there might be a protest against human rights abuses outside the North Korean Embassy in West London today 9 Dec http://t.co/9KYMBpdR. [Read More]
Has anyone tried Ceena, the new BBQ jip in the City?
Has anyone tried Ceena, the Korean BBQ place near Ludgate Circus in the City? Must try it when I’m in the area next: http://t.co/MWB2p7hw [Read More]
Good to see BBC Radio 4 covering United Cube concert
Good to see the BBC (Radio 4) covering the big K-pop event tonight. Apparently there will be video on the Observer website too, and it will be on the BBC World Tonight sometime in December. [Read More]
Feel-good hit Sunny is now out on DVD
Feel-good hit Sunny is now out on DVD at YesAsia (http://t.co/TSj2zCDN) – but this 3DVD special edition takes up far too much shelf space [Read More]
Exhibition visit: NyLon – the KCCUK’s exchange show with New York
November’s exhibition at the KCCUK was a joint project with the Korean Cultural Service New York. Four artists, two from each city. Representing London were Shin Meekyoung, who had a huge solo show at the Haunch of Venison in March 2011, and Je Baak, who has recently been showing at HADA Contemporary and Asia House. … [Read More]
Exhibition Visit: Delayed Sojourn – London, home away from home
It was good to see the KCC so busy on a Saturday afternoon. The attraction was the Korean Artists Association’s one-week exhibition: Delayed Sojourn – London, home away from home. And while there was plenty to enjoy inside, it was an unusual exhibit in the window that was drawing people in: 48 small glass bowls, … [Read More]
British Korean Women’s Society’s December meeting
The British Korean Women’s Society is a recently formed organisation. It grew out of a series of requests for help and advice from Korean women in the UK, which were originally received by the ROK embassy and forwarded on to people who the embassy thought might be able to help. The principle objectives of the … [Read More]
North Korea perceived as 2nd most corrupt state in the world
Look on the bright side. North Korea is not perceived as the most corrupt state in the world. But it is number two on the list http://t.co/QBJuHTg4, put together by Transparency International. [Read More]