Can’t get enough of the world’s biggest boy band? Their latest movie will be screening on 7 and 10 August at various venues. Check out www.bringthesoulthemovie.com for details. According to Variety, “Bring the Soul” is expected to be similar in theme to 2018’s “Burn the Stage: The Movie,” which was a mixture of BTS’ live … [Read More]
Month: July 2019
DOK2 returns to London with the Thunderground tour
We think DOK2’s first performance in London was back in 2011. He came back in 2016 and now he’s including the Scala in his tour of Canada and Europe: DOK2GONZO World Tour 2019: Thunderground Wednesday 11 September 2019 Scala | 275 Pentonville Rd | London N1 9NL | scala.co.uk Tickets £35.20 on sale 3pm, 5 … [Read More]
Live music review: SaaWee at the Albany, Deptford
When anticipating Korea related events involving live performance, I generally try not to raise my expectations too high. That way, I don’t get disappointed. But sometimes I break that rule, usually based on past experience of one or more of the performers. Hence, when pulling together the events post for July I highlighted three events … [Read More]
Say Sue Me UK Tour
Say Sue Me are certainly busy this year: this is their second tour in the UK – this one as part of a wider European tour: 18/08 – Green Man Festival – Crickhowell, UK – (sold out) 31/08 – Golden Leaves Festival – Darmstadt, DE | 02/09 – Supersonic – Paris, FR | 04/09 – … [Read More]
Eris 136199 play the Vortex
Eris 136199 brings their “beautiful noise” (KFJC 89.7 FM) to Europe starting with a performance at The Vortex, London, 8 August Eris 136199: Han-Earl Park, Catherine Sikora and Nick Didkovsky Thursday 8 August 2019, 8pm Vortex Jazz Club | 11 Gillett Square | London, N16 8AZ Tickets £10 | Book here Han-earl Park (guitar) | … [Read More]
Ko Jin-young wins the 2019 Evian Championship
Going into the final day, all of the top four players on the leaderboard of the LGPA Evian-les-Bains golf tournament were Korean. Kim Hyo-joo led, followed one shot behind by Park Sung-hyun. A further three shots behind were Park Inbee and Ko Jin-young. On the final day, today, things started to go wrong for Kim … [Read More]
Nina Park plays one-handed daegeum
Join Ms Nina Park for this one-handed daegeum performance at Christ Church North Finchley: 620 High Rd | North Finchley | London N12 0NU Sunday 18 August 2019, 3.30pm | FREE, drop-in [Read More]
CANCELLED Teen Top perform at Islington Assembly Hall
The event’s Facebook page says this is now cancelled, and the venue website has stopped selling tickets. Tuesday 27 August 2019, doors from 6pm Islington Assembly Hall | Upper St | Islington | London N1 2UD Tickets from £85 | Book here Teen Top is a South Korean boy band formed in 2010. The group … [Read More]
LKFF 2019 Teaser Screening #4: Ode to the Goose
The fourth teaser of the season: Ode to the Goose (군산: 거위를 노래하다) European Premiere Director: Zhang Lu (2018, 121 min) Cast: Park Hae-il, Moon Sori, Jung Jin-yung, Park So-dam Monday 19 August 2019, 6:20pm Picturehouse Central | Corner of Great Windmill Street and Shaftesbury Avenue | Piccadilly Circus | London W1D 7DH | www.picturehouses.com/cinema/Picturehouse_Central Tickets £7.90 … [Read More]
KNK Sunrise Tour at the Islington Academy
Korean boyband KNK bring their Sunrise Tour to London off the back of their new EP, Lonely Night. Sunday 18 August 2019, 7.00pm O2 Academy Islington | Angel Central | 21 Parkfield Street | London N1 0PS Tickets £51 – £125 | Buy tickets [Read More]
CANCELLED Lucente “Lights On” Tour at 229 the Venue
Another K-pop concert bites the dust – at least the second this year. Here’s what the organisers had to say. Dear Lu.b, We are extremely sorry to tell you that LUCENTE European Tour is officially cancelled. This tour was our call since the beginning and we were thrilled to see your passion. We did try, … [Read More]
KCC August House Concert: Jaeyong Nam (Clarinet) + Harry Rylance (Piano)
August’s House Concert at the KCC is a clarinet recital: Jaeyong Nam (Clarinet) & Harry Rylance (Piano) Tuesday 27 August 2019, 7PM @ KCCUK Register via the KCCUK’s website Programme Liszt: Transcendental Etude No.4 “Mazeppa” | Andante Lagrimoso Brahms: Clarinet Sonata No.2 Op.120 Robert Schumann: 3 Romances Op.94 About the performers Jaeyong Nam is a … [Read More]
Joo Yeon Sir lunchtime recital at St James’s Piccadilly
Friday 23 August 2019, 1.10pm Joo Yeon Sir, violin Irina Andrievsky, piano Richard Strauss – Sonata for Violin and Piano in E flat Major Op. 18 Pancho Vladigerov – Bulgarian Rhapsody ‘Vardar’ Royal College of Music series Links: St James’s Piccadilly lunchtime recitals page Joo Yeon Sir’s concert diary [Read More]
Jambinai, Park Jiha and SB Circle – a roundup of reviews of three K-music performers
The line-up of K-music 2019 has been announced, and it’s nice to see some familiar faces returning to London so that we can get to know their music better. Jambinai, who open the festival, have become fairly regular visitors to the UK. They had the UK launch of their new album, Onda, at the Garage, … [Read More]
LEAFF open air screenings in Leicester Square
LEAFF is constantly coming up with new ideas to keep audiences involved and engaged throughout the year. This summer, they are hosting a two-day event of free open air screenings in Leicester Square. Sunday 28 July will feature four Chinese language screenings. LKL readers will be more interested in the screenings on Saturday 27 July, … [Read More]
The 2019 K-Music festival: the official press release
The schedule for the 2019 K-Music festival was released last month, giving everyone the time to plan their diaries. Here, rather belatedly (it’s been a busy few weeks), is the official press release. Tickets are already on sale. K-Music 2019 London’s Festival of Korean Music Thurs 3 Oct: Jambinai, Purcell Room Sun 6 Oct: Celebrate … [Read More]