December events 2018

Finally, it’s calming down a bit, after a truly hectic couple of months, but there’s still plenty going on.

Film and TV

There’s another chance to catch Lee Chang-dong’s Burning prior to its theatrical release next year: 10 December at Regent Street Cinema
The SOAS North Korea Society is hosting a screening of The Jangmadang Generation on 6 December
You can still see Park Chan-wook’s Little Drummer Girl on BBC iPlayer

A brief exhibition by young Korean artists in Pechkam ends on 2 December: Hey Siri, What am I doing?. There’s an associated artist talk at the KCC on 1 December
Public installations by Suh Do-ho and Lee Ufan are still in place in the City and Kensington Gardens
The KCC’s winter exhibition relates to Jeonju’s gastronomy
Soon Yul Kang has a solo show, dialogue, at the Menuhin Hall all month
Yanghwa and Sang Ho Chung participate in Figurative NOW, at Daniel Benjamin Gallery, all month

The Thames Philharmonia (cond Yu Byung-yun, with Han Soojin, violin) play Beethoven Saint-Saëns and Bloch at the Landmark Arts Centre, 1 December
Simon Dominic and others are performing at the Indigo at o2 on 2 December
B.A.P’s “Forever with BABYz” Tour comes to the Troxy on 4 December
There’s a Christmas concert of operatic and folk music in St James’s Church, Bushey, on 8 December featuring Korean performers

SOAS Centre of Korean Studies seminars this month are on sustainable development (7 December) and transmedia storytelling (14 December)
SOAS Centre of Taiwan Studies hosts a talk on Female Legislators in Korea and Taiwan, 5 December
In addition, the SOAS Korean Social and Environmental Justice Society is hosting a talk on gay rights in the South Korea military, 3 December
In Brighton there’s a kimchi-making workshop on 1 December
In New Malden there’s a chance to meet Mr Choi, the North Korean exile featured in the documentary Little Pyongyang, 3 December

There are some BTS fan group meetups in London (15-16 December) and Manchester (29 December)
In Manchester there are Kpop/hip-hop parties on 8 December and New Year’s Eve
London has two New Year KPOP parties – one on 29 December in Islington and one on New Year’s Eve itself in Vernon Place
There’s a Kpop dance competition in New Malden, 15 December
There’s a meet and greet with beauty YouTuber Joan Kim, 15-16 December
The 56th Sewol Silent Protest is on 15 December