Thanks to Andrew Jackson for the link to Winterplay’s latest single, Yoboseyo Baby (여보세요 베이비): a slightly cheeky and very catchy number with nice 1960s styling in the video. The single is from their latest album, Two Fabulous Fools, released last month. It’s just gone onto my YesAsia wishlist. Not on iTunes yet. Links: Buy … [Read More]
Year: 2013 (page 14)
Kiejo’s cookery classes in September
Kiejo Sarsfield will be resuming her relaxed and friendly K-cookery classes in September after her usual summer break. Dates for September are Saturday 14th, 21st and 28th. For more details contain kiejosarsfield [at] hotmail [dot] co [dot] uk. Links: Kiejo’s blog [Read More]
Media Skins: some photos from the Edinburgh installations
A few photographs, taken yesterday, of the Media Skins installation in Edinburgh as part of the 2013 International Festival. The installation was hung on the main frontage of the Festival Theatre, and also on hoardings in the square outside the Usher Hall. A poster in the Festival Theatre gave the following information: For this installation, … [Read More]
A new trend in Korean-speaking Brits?
As an inspiration to the many British Koreaphiles out there who don’t speak the language, look no further than X-factor winners Little Mix. According to the Chosun Ilbo, a contestant performing a cover version of their song Wings on K-pop Star prompted them to release their own Korean version: Rather more proficient is 영국남자 or … [Read More]
Reality Check at 43 Inverness Street
Notice of the next event at 43 Inverness Street: a one-day event with installations and a performance. Reality Check 28 August 2013 43 Inverness Street 6-9 pm 43 Inverness Street is pleased to announce Reality Check, a one-day event presenting artworks that involve sound, performance and installation on 28 August with artists Yoonsuk Choi, Ingeun … [Read More]
Perfect Number (용의자X, 2012) review: a nuanced Korean reimagining of a Japanese thriller
Based on the best-selling novel ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ by Keigo Higashino, ‘Perfect Number’ asks what one man is prepared to do for love. An in-depth yet nuanced thriller at its core and a romance in part, ‘Perfect Number’ ultimately answers the question of whether heart or mind will win in a battle between the two. [Read More]
Happy End – the last of the KCC’s Women on Screen season
A film which rounds up the KCC’s Women on Screen season, while uniting the second and third actors from the KCC’s Year of the Four Actors: the well-regarded drama / thriller Happy End. Happy End (해피엔드, 1999) Director: JUNG Jiwoo Running Time: 100min Screening Date: 7pm, 22 August 2013 Synopsis Min-gi is a banker who … [Read More]
August meeting of the British Korean Women’s Society
Notice of the next meeting of the BKWS: British Korean Women’s Society Monthly Meeting Tuesday 20 August 2013 6.30pm at In and Out Club 4 St James’s Square LONDON SW1Y 4JU 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 … [Read More]
Jasmine Choi to move on from Vienna Symphony…
Readers may remember Jasmine Choi’s splendid Wigmore Hall debut back in 2009. At the time, she was associate principal flautist at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and last year she moved to the Vienna Symphony as their principal flautist. Sadly, at the end of her probationary year the orchestra members voted not to give her tenure. … [Read More]
MinJung Baek plays Beethoven and Liszt at St Martin-in-the-Fields
Notice of a lunchtime piano recital by Minjung Baek at St Martin-in-the-Fields Free Lunchtime Piano Recital – MinJung Baek Tuesday 13 August, 1:00 pm Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Programme Beethoven – Sonata No.32 in C minor, Op.111 Liszt – Sonata in B minor, S.178 Performer The Winner of 2012 Beethoven Piano Society of Europe … [Read More]
Sung Rim Park solo show at A&D Gallery
Chelsea MA candidate Sung Rim Park has a solo show at A&D Gallery, 51 Chiltern Street, London W1U 6LY, 12-17 August. There is an evening opening on 15 August. Links: www.aanddgallery.com [Read More]
Moon Jar exhibition celebrates the beauty of imperfection
This summer’s exhibition at the KCC marks 130 of relations between the UK and the Korean peninsula. And it is because of those relations, and also because of the good relations built up between the KCC and the British Museum over the years, that the exhibition happened at all. The centrepiece of the exhibition is … [Read More]
Korean artists (and award-winners) at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is now in its last week. And as ever, if you look closely at the catalogue, or have an eye for particular artists’ work, you will find a number of works by London-based Korean artists. Two years, Kwon Daehoon won the Jack Goldhill Award for sculpture at the exhibition, and … [Read More]
East Asian Societies in Transition: Challenges and Connections — Joint East Asian Studies Conference at Nottingham
I always try to get to the BAKS and Joint East Asian Studies conferences – a great way to learn, meet like-minded people, broaden your horizons and enjoy yourself. This one looks particularly interesting. There will be six panels on Korea: two on North Korea, two on popular culture in South Korea, one on historiography, … [Read More]
KAA’s 합, 合, Collaboration programme: the opening performance
As in previous years, the KAA’s residency at the KCC launches with a varied programme of music and performance during the opening festivities on 28 August. Pre-registration is required via [email protected]. See details of the main event here. And the programme for the performance is as follows: Collaborative Performance 1. ‘Petal – like’ (꽃잎처럼) Poem … [Read More]
Central St Martins graduate featured in Joongang Ilbo
There’s a nice feature in today’s Joongang Ilbo on the London-based Korean fashion designer Lee Jung-sun of J. JS Lee, who has an MA from Central St Martins. Her collections are known for their clean and androgynous lines. Links: www.jsleelondon.com | @Jackiejslee Fashion’s rising star focuses designs on ‘cleanism’, Lee Do-eun, Joongang Ilbo, 6 August … [Read More]