In an article on Politics Home, former UK Home Secretary Jack Straw writes about South Korea’s need to investigate rape and other atrocities inflicted by South Korean soldiers upon women during the Vietnam War. Despite Korea’s history of Japanese military sexual slavery, successive South Korean governments have refused to investigate their own military’s crimes against … [Read More]
Year: 2019 (page 17)
Brief review: Seong-jin Cho’s Rachmaninov at the Barbican
I can’t help feeling slightly disappointed at Seong-jin Cho’s performance of Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto at the Barbican at the end of March. There was no shortage of virtuoso filligree fingerwork and moments of poetry, but somehow the performance as a whole lacked passion and fire. Perhaps part of the problem was rapport between orchestra … [Read More]
K-beauty x K-pop makeup workshop at The Place
SOKOLLAB, who introduced themselves to LKL readers a few weeks ago, are working with the Purple A k-pop team to bring you a beauty workshop later this month. Don’t miss it! K-beauty x K-pop makeup Workshop The Place | 17 Dukes Road | London WC1H 9PY Saturday, 22 June 2019, 13:00-14:00 Check for updates on … [Read More]
Liverpool Biennial seeks emerging Korean curator
An interesting opportunity for an emerging Korean curator to work on the 2020 Liverpool Biennial: Curatorial Fellowship Dates: October 2019 – 2020 Location: Liverpool Hours: 37.5 per week Total fee: £22,000 Application deadline: 1 July 2019 Liverpool Biennial, working in collaboration with Arts Council England and Arts Council Korea, is offering an exciting opportunity for … [Read More]
KOJA Beauty pop-up store at Boxpark Shoreditch
Cruelty-Free K-Beauty Pop-Up Store: KOJA Beauty 18 – 23 June 2019 Unit 26 | Boxpark Shoreditch | 2-10 Bethnal Green Road | London E1 6GY Visit the event’s Facebook page for updates KOJA Beauty is opening the first Cruelty-Free K-Beauty Pop-Up Shop. Come and discover our favourite K-Beauty brands and get the chance to try … [Read More]
Don Mee Choi and Kim Hyesoon win 2019 Griffin Poetry Prize
Congratulations to Don Mee Choi and Kim Hyesoon for winning the 2019 International Griffin Poetry Prize with Autobiography of Death. In an interesting way of recognising the relationship between the creators of the original text and the translated work, the collection is credited as being “by Don Mee Choi, translated from the Korean written by … [Read More]
XXX European Tour @Corsica Studios, London
XXX is the collaborative duo of bilingual rapper Kim Ximya and producer FRNK, who combine to elevate Korean hip hop by venturing away from traditional song structures and creating a sound all their own. With the release of their latest double album LANGUAGE and SECOND LANGUAGE, the duo’s insistence on directly opposing Korea’s modern musical … [Read More]
Paul Smith retrospective opens in DDP
A retrospective of designer Paul Smith’s work opened at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza yesterday. A good friend of LKL went along to the opening and took a few pictures. The exhibition is hosted by the Seoul Design Foundation and the Design Museum in London. The Korea Times describes it as “like walking into the renowned … [Read More]
Nobudam: Playground – a group exhibition at Art Number 23
A brief group exhibition in Bermondsey: Nobudam: Playground directed by Yaejin Hong, Garim Kim Saturday 8 June – Wednesday 12 June 2019 Art Number 23 | Block F | 100 Clements Road | London SE16 4DG Sat 17:00 – 22:00 – Opening Night with performances from: DJ Brakio, The We.K.End Company, KNOT, and Jinsun Park … [Read More]
2019 Korean Art Exhibition at Landmark Arts Centre
Friday 14 – Sunday 16 June 2019 Friday: 1 – 4pm | Saturday: 10am – 2.30pm | Sunday: 10am – 4pm Landmark Arts Centre | Ferry Road | Teddington TW11 9NN | www.landmarkartscentre.org An exhibition of contemporary Korean art exploring some key themes in Korean culture including the spirit of the pine tree, flora and … [Read More]
Call for Papers – BTS: A Global Interdisciplinary Conference Project
The call for papers has been issued for the long-planned conference on BTS: Call for Papers – BTS: A Global Interdisciplinary Conference Project Kingston University, January 4-5, 2020 Korean boy group BTS are the first ever Korean act to perform at Wembley Stadium as part of their Love Yourself: Speak Yourself world tour. Debuting in 2013 under … [Read More]
Korean Sounds annual concert at SOAS
The Korean Music and Dance Societies at SOAS proudly present their performances they have been preparing for during this academic year. At this annual concert these societies and guest performers will entertain the audience with traditional music. The Korean Drumming Society, Kayageum Society, Korean Dance Society and Sori Society are groups of individuals (students and … [Read More]
Jay Park SEXY4EVA tour at Olympia
Tickets for Jay Park’s return to London on 20 October go on sale on 8 June at 11am UK time. Jay Park “SEXY4EVA” Tour Sunday 20 October 2019, 19:00-23:00 Olympia London | Hammersmith Road | Kensington | London W14 8UX Check the event’s Facebook Page for updates Tickets from Cult of Ya Multi-platinum, Korean-American hip-hop … [Read More]
Monsta X “We are here” tour at SSE Arena
Tickets are now on sale for the return of Monsta X to London. Monsta X “We are here” tour SSE Arena, Wembley | Buy tickets Tuesday 9 July 2019, doors 5:30pm MONSTA X, one of the hottest K-Pop bands in the world returns this summer with their third world tour, the 2019 MONSTA X WORLD … [Read More]
NCT 127 – Neo City: The Origin at SSE Arena
Tickets for NCT 127’s London performance go on sale 7 June, with pre-sales for SSE Rewards members from 5 June. NCT 127 – NEO CITY Tour: The Origin SSE Arena Wembley | Buy Tickets Sunday 7 July 2019. Doors 6:30pm NCT (엔시티), an acronym for‘Neo Culture Technology’, Chart-topping K-pop boy band NCT 127 is one … [Read More]
June events 2019
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 … [Read More]