London’s annual East Asian film festival returns for its fourth year at the end of October. The 2019 programme includes cinematic offerings from 11 countries, including two movies from North Korea. The festival opens with a South Korean disaster comedy movie and closes with a film by celebrated East Asian actor Aaron Kwok. Here is … [Read More]
Year: 2019 (page 9)
London East Asia Film Festival 2019 – detailed programme
Here are the films due to be screened at this year’s London East Asia Film Festival. The post will be updated with screening times when they become available. Check the festival website, www.leaff.org.uk, for updates. The official press release can be found here. London East Asia Film Festival 24 October – 3 November 2019 www.leaff.org.uk … [Read More]
London Korean Film Festival 2019 – the detailed schedule
Here’s the detailed schedule for the London screenings in the London Korean Film Festival. You can find the press release here. Check for updates on the festival’s official website, koreanfilm.co.uk. Time Title Strand Venue Friday 1 November 19:00 The Seashore Village (갯마을) + Q&A Dir: Kim Soo-yong (1965, 91 min) Opening Gala RSC Saturday 2 … [Read More]
Kim Doo Soo plays Cafe Oto
This is definitely a Cafe OTO gig I’ll be prioritising. Kim Doo Soo with Kim SoonOak Monday 14 October 2019, 7.30pm Cafe OTO | 18–22 Ashwin Street | Dalston | London E8 3DL Tickets £14 | £12 advance | £10 members | Book tickets Pleased to welcome back the incredible Korean folk artist Kim Doo … [Read More]
Bae Suah in conversation at Foyles
Phillip Kim will be chairing a conversation with Bae Suah as part of Foyles Korean Culture Month 2019. Bae Suah in conversation Friday 25 October 2019, 19:00 – 21:00 Level 6 | Foyles | 107 Charing Cross Road | London WC2H 0DT Tickets: £5 Standard | Book tickets We’re incredibly excited to welcome Bae Suah, … [Read More]
London Korean Film Festival 2019: the official press release
Here is today’s official press release that announces the line-up for the 2019 London Korean Film Festival: The London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) has launched its full programme of films and events for the upcoming 14th edition, taking place from 1st-14th November in London before embarking on the annual tour 18th-24th November. The Special Focus, … [Read More]
Jin Sangtae and Choi Joonyong play Cafe OTO
Two Korean experimental musicians return to Cafe OTO, eight years after their last appearance. Jin Sangtae + Choi Joonyong – MATINEE Sunday 6 October 2019, 2pm Cafe OTO | 18–22 Ashwin Street | Dalston | London E8 3DL Tickets £8 | £6 advance | £4 members | Book tickets Please note that this is a … [Read More]
UK National Kpop Competition 2019 – the finals
As part of the 2019 Kingston Korean Festival there is another edition of the UK National Kpop Competition. Some of the entries got to perform in front of the public at the Kingston Harvest Fest over the weekend, at which the finalists were announced. UK National Kpop Competition 2019 Saturday 26 October 2019, 4pm – … [Read More]
Korean designers at London Design Fair 2019
As in previous years, there is a strong contingent of Korean design companies in town for the fair: London Design Fair 19–22 September 2019 Old Truman Brewery | Hanway Street | Shoreditch | London E1 6QR | www.londondesignfair.co.uk [Read More]
Video: Kingston Korean Harvest Fest 2019 ft The Move
It was glorious weather yesterday for Kingston’s Korean Harvest Fest – almost too hot for some of the energetic Kpop dancers and the visiting professionals from Korea. The ice cream sellers were doing brisk trade, as of course were the Korean food stalls that were set up down one side of the historic market place. … [Read More]
PV: Kyung Hwa Shon: The Blinking of the Eye
A few years ago we were given the chance to look inside Standard Chartered Bank’s city offices for a guided tour of their art collection. Now, a chance to see an exhibition by Korean artist Kyung Hwa Shon in HSBC’s head office in Canary Wharf. RSVP essential: you won’t be let in unless your name … [Read More]
Kim Kulim and Jessica Hyunjin Kim perform at Cafe OTO
Don’t miss this chance to see a recreation of Kim Kulim’s early controversial staging of Sex on the Piano, together with new work in a collaborative evening with his daughter, Goldsmiths alumna Jessica Hyunjin Kim. Kim Kulim and Jessica Hyunjin Kim Saturday 5 October 2019, 7.30pm Cafe OTO | 18–22 Ashwin Street | Dalston | … [Read More]
Parasite (기생충, 2019) review: Bong Joon-ho’s masterful satire of class and capitalism
While one would routinely expect a film from a director as well thought of and respected as Bong Joon-ho to be exemplary, Parasite not only virtually redefines that description but also raises the bar for other films and directors to aspire to. In short, miss this wry, insightful and masterful social drama at your peril. [Read More]
Review: 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism
Ha-Joon Chang: 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism Penguin, 2011, 304pp As a Cambridge University professor, Ha Joon Chang is of course highly specialized in his field of economics. However, this book is written for the lay reader. The book is written in a very interesting format. It comes as a series of … [Read More]
It’s amazing what you can do with a bit of glue
The KCC’s exhibition in collaboration with the Gwangju Museum of Art, Circulation Metaphor, closed today in preparation for the installation of the KCC’s next show, The Real DMZ. Regular visitors to the KCC during the course of the exhibition will have noticed an unfortunate accident that happened to the ceramic installation that greeted you when … [Read More]
Two good sources of Korean Studies videos
First, the Center for International Affairs at the Academy of Korean Studies (AKS) would like to share a Youtube Channel which has lecture videos on various Korea-related topics. The lecture contents are made based on the Societas Koreana lecture meeting programme in which foreign diplomats and researchers who reside in Korea have participated. An index … [Read More]