On 8th February, Le Cordon Bleu London will be joined by Korean Buddhist nun and chef, Venerable Beop Song, for a special culinary demonstration of Korean temple food. A renowned chef and cookbook author, Beop Song became a Buddhist nun under the tutelage of Venerable Seongkwan in 1996. She has refined her practice of temple … [Read More]
Year: 2023 (page 18)
Junny “Blanc” tour in London and Manchester
R&B singer-songwriter Junny returns to London with his Blanc tour, and will also be visiting Manchester before moving on to Dublin and elsewhere. Last time he was here he was with Blase and DJ Minjeong, and Minjeong is with him this time too. [Read More]
Sabal: Playing with Fire – works by Shin Chul and Kim Byung Yeoul, at Han Collection
This exhibition of Korean Tea Bowls will demonstrate the beautiful and diverse forms of Korean ‘Sabal’, as well as the naturally extravagant hues of the hoeryeong glaze. Two artists will participate in this exhibition. Kim Byung-yeoul – a seasoned professor in ceramic art and craft, and Shin Chul – a master potter of teabowls, whom … [Read More]
Review: Cho Nam-joo – Saha
After the domestic success of Kim Ji-young (2016; English translation by Jamie Chang published in 2020), and of its encouraging sales overseas, it was natural that Cho Nam-joo’s next novel would attract interest. Accordingly, Saha had a slightly shorter journey from Korean into English: after an original publication date in 2019 its English translation came … [Read More]
Transfer / 갈아타다: Korean and British Abstract Painting and the Digital Document
From 24 February – 15 April, the Korean Cultural Centre UK presents TRANSFER, a workshop-style exhibition that explores the digital documentation of painting. It consists of paintings juxtaposed with forms of digital documentation, and focuses on works from both the UK and South Korea which have been made over the past thirty years. A ‘document’ is … [Read More]
Book review: Seo Su-jin – Korean Teachers
After what was a fairly downbeat reading experience for us last year, quite by chance we came across the first publication of translated Korean literature from Singapore’s Harriet Press, released without our noticing it in March 2022. Seo Sujin’s debut novel Korean Teachers won the Hankyoreh Literature Award in 2020, and it is encouraging that … [Read More]
SOAS conference: The Real North Korea: in its Multiplicity of Origins, Dynamics, and Futures
Speakers: Andrei Lankov, Park Hyung-jung, Tatiana Gabroussenko, Balazs Szalontai, Kevin Gray, Charlotte Webb, Camilo Aguirre, Peter Ward This special one-day symposium on North Korea’s history, society and economy will be co-hosted by the SOAS Centre of Korean Studies and the AKS Korean Studies Laboratory: ‘The Real North Korea’. It will be an opportunity to hear … [Read More]
Science Engagement with the DPRK: The Mount Paektu Research Centre
BKS members are invited to this talk and drinks reception. Doors open 18.15, Talk and discussion: 18.30, Drinks reception: 19.30 Opening and closing remarks Professor Sir Martyn Poliako FRS, University of Nottingham Martin Uden, Chair, British Korean Society The Mount Paektu Research Centre Professor James Hammond, Birkbeck, University of London Dr Amy Donovan, University of Cambridge … [Read More]
V+A Hallyu! family events
Make-it: Korean Calligraphy Take part in this families workshop and find out more about Korean Calligraphy. Monday 13 – Tuesday 14 February 2023, 10.30 – 16.00 Venue: Art Studio, Learning Centre £15 | book here Join artists Kilchan Lee and Taeyoung Lee as you experiment with Korean calligraphy. Have a go at mastering the Korean … [Read More]
AOMG “Follow the Movement” tour in Hammersmith
There ain’t no party like a AOMG and a Seoul Therapy party. We’re teaming up to bring you the best K Hip-Hop and K R&B line-up to date in the continent. The 3:30 hours concert will feature Simon Dominic, legendary name in K-Hip-Hop, top-notch rapper Loco, all rounded producer, rapper and singer, GRAY, LeeHi, the … [Read More]
Seong-Jin Cho plays the Barbican
Piano sensation Seong-Jin Cho brings his musical refinement to a solo programme of Baroque dance music and the Romantic composers inspired by it. Baroque music is closely intertwined with dance and Seong-Jin brings together works inspired by its energy and rhythmic drive. Handel supposedly describes the beats of a foundry in his Suite; years later, … [Read More]
pH-1 “About Damn Time” tour comes to the Troxy
pH-1, from his real Korean name Park Jun-won, is a South Korean, American rapper based in Seoul. As a member of H1GHR Music label since 2017, pH-1 released many popular singles in recent years, and he works in collaboration and also appears on many featuring with other Korean artists. Now he is about to embark … [Read More]
Kang Daniel First Parade tour in Manchester and London
Kang Daniel is back with the release of Retold, the repackaged version of his first full-length The Story (from May 2022), and he brings his First Parade world tour to the UK. Singer-songwriter Kang is a former member of the boy group Wanna One. [Read More]
Eunjung Seo Feleppa: In Your Eyes
D Contemporary is proud to present ‘In your Eyes’ Eunjung Seo Feleppa’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. The gaze within the visual arts remains one of the most intriguing ways to understand an artwork’s narrative. From the Old Masters’ portraits with the enigmatic, direct and diverted eyes, to contemporary self-portraits, the gaze has captivated … [Read More]
Celebrate Seollal at the British Museum
Join us in celebrating Lunar New Year with magical musical and dance performances by the Shilla Ensemble in the Great Court. Drawing on both contemporary and traditional music, the programme is inspired by the five colours significant in Korean culture – white, black, blue, yellow and red. Hyelim Kim (Daegeum) will be joined by Jieun … [Read More]
Si On: A Peace Brimming with Malice, at Edel Assanti
My dog barks. Snow falls. Wind blows. The moon rises. I count stars. The sun rises. In the morning, I change water in a vase once and for all. It stinks from stem rot. However, the flower is still beautiful and smells sweet. I will probably cut the rotting stems out and look away as … [Read More]