As part of a month-long festival of events at Foyles to celebrate Korean Culture Month, young classical musicians have rearranged a selection of songs from K-pop, Korean Drama and Korean Film and transformed them into classical music pieces. Whether you’re a big fan of K-pop, Korean drama, Korean film and Korean children’s music or are … [Read More]
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Fiona Bae in conversation with Na Kim
As part of a month-long festival of events at Foyles in partnership with the Korean Cultural Centre to celebrate Korean Culture Month, Fiona Bae, the author of Make, Break, Remix: The Rise of K-Style, discusses her bold and beautifully-made study of contemporary Korean style with designer Na Kim. Make, Break, Remix explores the extraordinary impact … [Read More]
Traditional Korean Music from ReMidas, at Foyles
As part of Korean Culture Month, ReMidas will be performing Korean Traditional music with the gayageum and the geomungo, two traditional Korean instruments. ReMidas is a duo featuring two exciting Korean musicians: Ji Hyun Park, who impressed UK audiences in 2019 with an outstanding performance as leader of Hey String, and Min-Young Kim, one of the foremost geomungo … [Read More]
DPR Regime tour in London and Manchester
Tickets for this event have now sold out, but you can still join the Waiting List should any tickets become available. Cult of Ya presents DPR REGIME WORLD TOUR Starring: DPR LIVE, DPR IAN, DPR CREAM Dream Perfect Regime (DPR) is a multi-genre audiovisual collective from Seoul. https://dreamperfectregime.com/ VIP tickets Include entry to venue earliest … [Read More]
East meets East: Han Ma Eum (Planetary Mind)
Celebrating UK Korea Contents Week 2022, Art Center Nabi and KCCUK co-present the exhibition Our Friendly Neighbours and a hybrid art conference East meets East: Han Ma Eum, demonstrating the current trajectories of Korean contemporary art in the commencement of the East meets East project. East meets East (EmE) is a long-term research project by … [Read More]
A night with BeBe and friends – incl Korean Soul
The latest addition to Benjamin “BeBe” Winans‘ 60th Birthday Celebration in London this 16th September is Korean Soul, the gospel group that wowed global audiences with their rendition of R&B classic “All My Life” during their audition on the 16th season of “America’s Got Talent” in 2021. This however was not the first time Korean … [Read More]
Korean interest at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival
Details of the five Korean movies and one Korean American movie in this year’s London Film Festival follow. For completeness, and not listed below, there’s a zainichi Korean character in Kôji Fukada’s movie Love Life. Decision to Leave (헤어질 결심) South Korea 2022, 138min Director-Producer: Park Chan-wook Screenwriters: Chung Seo-Kyung, Park Chan-wook Cast: Tang Wei, Park Hae-il … [Read More]
September events 2022
The diary usually starts filling up around Chuseok time, but this month is exceptional. No question about it: the focus this month is on the Coronet Theatre and their stunning array of performances at their Tiger is Coming festival. Each one of the performances is a must-see, and Choi Jeong-hwa’s installations are self-recommending. Keep an … [Read More]
*** Cancelled *** Celebrate Chuseok at the British Museum *** Cancelled ***
Join us for a day of performances, workshops, talks and demonstrations to celebrate Chuseok – the Korean harvest moon festival. Bring your family and friends to join us at this festival of thanksgiving. Activities will be held throughout the Museum and are suitable for visitors of all ages, unless stated otherwise. All activities are free, just drop in. … [Read More]
Transcending Time: Traditional and Contemporary Interpretations of the Moon Jar
The Moon Jar – an iconic image of Korean ceramics. Appreciated by many for its simplicity, serenity, and timelessness. The genesis of the moon jar is attributed to the 17th century. Large, globular jars were first used for storage of sauces, pastes and other culinary items, before being produced by the royal kilns. At the … [Read More]
Review: JM Lee — Broken Summer
A seemingly ideal partnership between a successful artist and a doting wife who is also his manager suddenly dissolves when the wife walks out without warning, leaving behind a surprise which the artist knows will shortly destroy his reputation and career. The artist had clearly been living a lie, with his wife plotting his destruction … [Read More]
September Literature Night: The Pachinko Parlour
Author Elisa Shua Dusapin and translator Aneesa Abbas Higgins will join us for a talk about the novel ‘The Pachinko Parlour’, following the talk, Elisa Shua Dusapin will respond to questions from the audience. This event is co-organised with the publisher Daunt Books Publishing. The Pachinko Parlour From the author of Winter in Sokcho, Winner … [Read More]
W24 tour comes to London, Birmingham and Manchester
W24 is a South Korean idol rock band that debuted in 2018 with their single ‘Always Missing You’. The band consists of members Yunsoo Kim (leader, guitarist), Jonggil Kim (drummer), Howon Cheong (vocalist), and Aaron Park (keyboard). The band received the Focus Award at the Asia Artist Awards and traveled to Chile to become the … [Read More]
Jessi’s European tour comes to the Troxy
Jessi is finally back in the UK. After her first tour in 2018, Jessi couldn’t wait to return. The Korean rapper, known for her fierce lyrics and attitude, hits Troxy this October. Since her last tour Jessi has seen a rise in popularity with her massive hits NUNU NANA, Cold Blooded and the TikTok viral … [Read More]
Pixy – I wanna be your villain tour – in London
PIXY(픽시), who debuted in 2021, will be coming to London in their new four-person format as part of their European tour. Other stops on their tour are Amsterdam (13 Oct) Cologne (14 Oct) Paris (16 Oct) and Warsaw (20 Oct). [Read More]
Trandee Rock K-Pop Dance Workshop Tour
Trandee is a professional K-Pop Dancer working with EXO, NCT, SuperM, SHINee, THE BOYZ, ASTRO, Mamamoo and more. Mnet TV Show ‘Be Mbitious’ Finalist. This is the very first Trandee Rock Dance Workshop Tour in Europe. 1st session: K-POP Dance workshop Calling all K-Pop lovers! In this session Trandee Rock will be showing you step … [Read More]