It’s another big month for music and performance, and don’t forget to plan ahead for Bongsu Park’s Dream Ritual featuring Jinyeob Cha and haihm in early July.
Arts and exhibitions
- The KCC’s new exhibition, Ways to Experience, opens on 11 June.
- Art Night is on 22 June, with one-off appearances from Christine Sun Kim and Zadie Xa.
- Yva Jung’s solo show, Monday Morning, is at Departure Lounge Gallery in Luton all month.
- Bongsu Park participates in Contemplating the Spiritual at Rosenfeld Porcini from 7 June, and her separate Dream Auction project is open for dream submissions.
- Francesca Cho and Choi Mi-young participate in a group show in Bermondsey Project Space until 15 June.
- Suh Do-ho’s Bridging Home – London is still installed near Liverpool Street.
- Kimsooja’s To Breathe is at Yorkshire Sculpture Park all summer.
Film
- The KCC’s Home Truths season concludes with Jang Sunwoo’s Lies (6 June), Kim Ki-young’s Woman of Fire (13 June) and Shin Sang-ok’s Mother and her Guest (20 June).
- Jang Woo-jin’s Autumn, Autumn, screens at Aperture Asia & Pacific Film Festival on 11 June.
- Han Jae-rim’s Face Reader screens at the National Portrait Gallery on 21 June.
Music and Performance
- The Festival of Korean Dance is on, with Kim Bora’s Art Project on 4 June and a triple bill on 7 June.
- BTS is at Wembley Stadium, 1-2 June.
- Jambinai play The Garage, Highbury Corner on 6 June.
- Balming Tiger play the Old Blue Last on 12 June.
- Eric Nam plays the Islington Academy 21-22 June.
- KCC June House Concert features Jenny Lee (viola) + Artur Haftman (piano), 25 June.
- SNU’s Department of Korean Music give a lecture-concert on 28 June.
- Giriboy, Kid Milli, Jvcki Wai, DJ SQ play the Oval Space, 29 June.
- Gonne Choi and Peggy Gou play Silver Hayes at Glastonbury.
Academia, talks and literature
- University of Central Lancashire hosts a K-Drama + Korean television symposium on 5 June and the Korean Screen Cultures Conference 6-7 June.
- The second volume of Korean Treasures in the University of Oxford is launched on 6 June.
- SOAS seminars this month are on South Korea’s Video Game Industry on 7 June and relations between North Korea and Socialist Czechoslovakia on 14 June.
- The British Korean Society and Chatham House host an update from the UK ambassadors to the two Koreas on 13 June.
- June’s Literature Night at the KCC features Sweet Potato by Kim Tongin.
Everything else
- Here’s hoping that Son Heung-min gives Spurs the edge against Liverpool tonight in Madrid in the UEFA Champions League final.
- The UK heat of Quiz on Korea is on 15 June, and a Korean Speech Contest takes place on 22 June.
- Various parties and club nights are listed on the LKL Facebook Page.
Also check the upcoming events list, the Google Calendar and the Facebook Event Aggregator for updates, and let me know via the contact form if I’ve missed anything.