Taekkyeon beats Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu to UNESCO intangible cultural heritage listing. http://t.co/KkyDZ6tC. Tightrope walking (jultagi) and ramie weaving (mosi) also listed. [Read More]
LKL articles by Philip Gowman (page 118)
One week till the London United Cube concert. What can we expect?
It’s one week to the big live K-pop event in the Brixton Academy. So what can we look forward to? Cube Entertainment, founded by a former employee of JYP Entertainment, are fairly new to the K-pop world, and are keen to get themselves heard. Despite being relatively new, they can just about claim to be … [Read More]
Sumi Jo: totally fabulous singing Mozart
Sumi Jo was totally fabulous tonight at the Cadogan Hall with the Academy of Ancient Music. Highlight was the encore – Mozart’s elaborate variations on Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, in a duet with flautist Rachel Brown [Read More]
Korea Times website “malicious”
It had to happen sooner or later. My office now regards the Korea Times website as malicious, and I can no longer access it from work over my lunchtime sandwich. http://t.co/dMSFWNIm [Read More]
Not all Korean food is super-healthy
A bowl of jjambbong contains twice your daily sodium limit, says a new survey – but it’s so tasty. I wonder if the survey will be translated into English. http://t.co/LgffcTmn [Read More]
The depiction of famine in North Korean comics
A reminder of this Friday’s talk at SOAS: A New Deal: comic story representations of food issues in post-famine North Korea Speaker: Martin Petersen (University of Copenhagen) Date: 25 November 2011, 5:00 – 7:00 PM Venue: Russell Square, College Building, Room G50 Abstract In the mid to late 1990s North Korea went through a famine … [Read More]
GNP braves tear gas to pass FTA
Can’t help thinking that this was totally the right thing to do: GNP defy opposition tear gas to vote through FTA http://t.co/MqqFDLkr [Read More]
Hwang Jihae will return to Chelsea in 2012
2011 gold medal winner Hwang Ji-hae will return to the Chelsea Flower show in 2012, featuring a DMZ guard post instead of an outside privy http://t.co/PhwVBSP0 [Read More]
David Kilburn’s hanok featured in Korea.net magazine
Congratulations to David Kilburn of kahoidong.com for his hanok feature article in November’s Korea magazine (5Mb pdf download: http://t.co/9PANXC3f) Next, a talk at the KCCUK? And the Korea.net illustrators did a good likeness of you too! And from earlier this year: The fading remnants of South Korea's traditional buildings – CSMonitor.com http://bit.ly/hbBb9N More press coverage … [Read More]
A mixed review for Lee Man-hee, the classic film director for LKFF 2011
Most years, the London Korean Film Festival aims to include some classic films, usually from the 1960s, within its schedule. This is a valuable feature for UK cinemagoers, some of whom may be of the impression that Korean film started with Shiri. This year Lee Man-hee was featured, with two films: A Day Off and … [Read More]
Book Review: Martin Limón — G.I. Bones
Martin Limón: G.I. Bones Soho Crime 2009 G.I. Bones is the sixth in Martin Limón’s excellent series featuring George Sueño and Ernie Bascom, detectives from the US military based in 1970s Seoul. The first in the series, Jade Lady Burning, was published nearly 20 years ago in 1992, but our investigators are still in their … [Read More]
Festival Film Review: why Dachimawa Lee is thoroughly groovy, and why I’m becoming a fan of Ryu Seung-wan
I have to confess that when I heard that Ryu Seung-wan was to be the featured director on the London Korean Film Festival 2011, my reaction was lukewarm. Of the films I had already seen, the silliness of Arahan did not endear the film to me, while seeing Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Hye-hyoung severely thrashed … [Read More]
Last chance to enter the KTO’s photo competition
Last chance to enter the KTO’s photo competition celebrating Asiana’s daily flights from London to Seoul. http://t.co/H1xCXhM4 [Read More]
The pizza ad that has got academics and bloggers talking
Do pizza boxes appear in ancient Korean buddhist statues? The Mr Pizza ad that has got academics and bloggers talking: http://t.co/mbaFqyXP Photo credit: Wake up and Laugh, where you can find the real meaning of the distinctive headwear. [Read More]
Sergeants Sueño & Bascom return with Mr Kill
Sergeants Sueño & Bascom return in December with Mr. Kill – the 7th in Martin Limón’s excellent detective series set in 70s Seoul. So far, on Kindle only. http://t.co/WvNAx8eT It’s reviewed by LKL here. [Read More]
Jeju is provisionally a New 7 Wonder of Nature
Jeju’s New7Wonders of Nature status is still provisional, but well done to the campaign team. An amazing effort. http://t.co/rHh2gIBo [Read More]