If you pop along to the House of Illustration to see Nick Bonner’s current exhibition, you can pick up a DVD of Comrade Kim Goes Flying. You can also find copy of Centre Forward (reviewed here). Both disks are on the pricey side. But for less than half the price of one of them, you … [Read More]
Year: 2018 (page 22)
Guardian suggests Korean thrillers are the new Scandi Noir
It was not long ago that people were lamenting the absence of Korean genre fiction – such as crime and mystery stories – in translation. Well, apparently, things are changing. An article in Saturday’s Guardian talks about a “wave of interest in Korean thrillers” – highlighting the six-figure sum which bought Doubleday the right to … [Read More]
The Great Wave plays at the National Theatre
The National Theatre hosts a new play set in Japan and North Korea. Related talks include an introduction to the book produced as part of a British Council project in North Korea. The Great Wave A new play by Francis Turnly | co-production with the Tricycle Theatre 10 March – 14 April Dorfman Theatre, National … [Read More]
Event news: Korea Day in Sheffield
A day of Korean culture in Sheffield: Korea Day in Sheffield Sunday 11 March 2018, 12-5pm The Octagon Centre | Clarkson Street | Sheffield S10 2TQ Tickets: £5 | Book via Sheffield Students’ Union The University of Sheffield Korea Society in collaboration with K-pop Dance Society are pleased to announce UoS’s first annual Korea Day! … [Read More]
Event news: Korea Day in Nottingham
A special evening of Korean culture in Nottingham: Korea Day in Nottingham Friday 9 March, 7:30 pm Lakeside Arts, Nottingham | Reserve tickets (link not working at time of posting) K-Pop Dance: The University of Nottingham Korean Society K-Pop Dance Group Traditional Korean Music and Dance : ‘The Shilla Ensemble’ Korea day in Nottingham is … [Read More]
LKL at 12 years old
Yesterday was LKL’s 12th birthday: we went online on 1 March 2006. I never thought I’d keep going for the full 12 year cycle of the zodiac and more. Thanks to you readers, and to those who help out by feeding me information and views. And of course thanks to those who have written articles … [Read More]
HALO’s “Here I Am” tour comes to London
HALO, a six-member boy band whose name is short for “Hexagon of Absolute Light and Organization”, will be performing in London as part of their European tour: HALO: “Here I Am” in UK 229 The Venue | 229 Great Portland Street | London W1W 5PN Sunday 11 March 2018, 19:00–22:30 Tickets: www.kanzenmusic.com Check the event’s … [Read More]
March events 2018
A busy month this month, both in London and further afield. And, if you happen to be passing a newsagents, you might want to pick up this month’s Monocle which has a 48-page section devoted to South Korea, and interviews with President Moon, the First Lady and the Mayor of Seoul. Their travel guide to … [Read More]
Brother Anthony’s poetry talks in St Andrews and London
Brother Anthony of Taizé, the noted – and prolific – translator of Korean literature and poetry, is coming to the UK in March and will be appearing at the StAnza International Poetry Festival in St Andrews on 10 March and giving two talks in London on 13 and 15 March. Details below: Past & Present … [Read More]
Theatre visit: 1446 – The Story of King Sejong the Great
Visitors to Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square, and anyone with a cursory acquaintance with Korean history, will know of the existence of King Sejong. His statue dominates the broad avenue that leads southwards from Gwanghwamun itself, gazing into the distance towards the other great hero of Joseon history, Admiral Yi Sun-shin. Are the life and achievements of … [Read More]
Seung Ae Lee: Becoming, at the KCC
The KCCUK’s second exhibition of the year features Seung Ae Lee. It will be nice to have the time to enjoy her work properly – previous shows of hers at Marlborough Fine Art have never been longer than a week. Seung Ae Lee: Becoming 8 March–7 April 2018 Korean Cultural Centre UK | Grand Buildings … [Read More]
Gyubang: exploring the aesthetic value of Korean handicrafts, at Han Collection
Han Collection’s first exhibition of 2018 looks at the arts and crafts of the boudoir: Gyubang: exploring the aesthetic value of Korean handicrafts 1 March – 5 May 2018 Han Collection | 33 Museum Street | London WC1A 1LH Han Collection invites you to enjoy and explore, this first exhibition to introduce Korean boudoir craft … [Read More]
Luther, Mistresses, Life on Mars get Korean remakes
A small number of BBC TV shows have a keen following in Korea, as can be seen from a Sherlock-themed cafe in Gangnam to the popularity of the Doctor Who world tour in 2014. And it may also be remembered that Luther won Best Mini-Series at Seoul International Drama Awards in 2011. Now Luther is to … [Read More]
March Literature Night: Hwang Sung-won’s Descendants of Cain
March’s literature night at the KCC will feature Hwang Sun-won’s 1954 novel The Descendants of Cain, set in the bitter period between liberation and the start of the Korean War. LKL’s review can be found here. And don’t forget you only have until the end of March to submit your Kim Aeran essay. Korean Literature … [Read More]
BKS late Seollal celebration
Seollal (Korean Lunar New Year) is one of the most celebrated national holidays in Korea. To mark this special occasion, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea is kindly hosting a Seollal celebration for British Korean Society members at the newly refurbished 7th floor of the Embassy. (Note the revised date due to the refurbishment … [Read More]
Neverland: Holland’s ground-breaking K-pop debut in context
Dr Colette Balmain discusses the controversial debut MV from Korea’s “first openly gay” KPOP idol. “Never lose self-esteem and be confident” (Holland, 2018) On 22st January 2018, at exactly midnight KST, Holland released his debut single and MV “Neverland”. Since its release, “Neverland” has racked up over 6 million views on YouTube and Holland has … [Read More]