Runaway cabbage prices in South Korea are threatening supplies of kimchi, says FT. http://bit.ly/bzIPRZ #. “After poor harvests caused by a snowy winter, a head of cabbage fetches more than Won6,000, a fourfold surge from the beginning of last year.” [Read More]
LKL articles by Philip Gowman (page 159)
Bobowrap – a nice gift idea
Bobowrap has been giving away free wrapping scarves. @bobowrap Sounds like I need to become one of your Facebook fans in reply to bobowrap # [Read More]
Concert review: The Rock and Jazz sides of Younee
LKL reports from Younee’s two recent London gigs: The Rock Side of Younee a the 100 Club, 7 April; and Younee with Alex Hutton at the Steinway Piano Festival at Pizza Express Jazz Club in Soho, 17 April 2010. Younee is in London to show off the many sides to her musicianship. As a classically … [Read More]
BM Greek treasures in National Museum exhibition
Greek treasures from the British Museum will be on display in Korea’s National Museum from 30 April in an exhibition entitled The Body Beautiful http://bit.ly/bMGXTp # [Read More]
Korean Studies safe at Sheffield
A very welcome job posting: THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD, UK SCHOOL OF EAST ASIAN STUDIES (Full) Professorship in Korean Studies: Consequent upon a five-year grant made by the Korea Foundation, the University is seeking to appoint to a new Korea Foundation Chair of Korean Studies in the School of East Asian Studies and in the … [Read More]
Younee on BBC Women’s Hour
Younee's appearance on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour (12 April 2012 edition) will be available on the BBC website for a while: 16’58” in to the programme. http://bit.ly/a4mest # [Read More]
Rain MV banned for breach of traffic regulations
Rain’s latest music video, Love Song, has been banned for flagrant jaywalking. via @allkpop http://bit.ly/9zYlpS #. According to AllKpop, Yoo Seung Chan, PSY and Kim Jang Hoon have also had MVs withdrawn or edited as they too violated traffic regulations. [Read More]
New North Korean statue in Senegal
One of the DPRK’s monumental art exports is unveiled in Senegal: http://bit.ly/cN9UFc. Recalls Paekho’s exhibition in London, September 2007. # [Read More]
Koreans invent day-glo beagle
Korean geneticists invent the day-glo beagle. BBC video: http://bit.ly/9pgdXX #. They say the technique could help develop cures for human diseases. [Read More]
GNP cracks down on internet piracy
UK law to ban illegal downloads has echoes of Korean proposals: 'Upload a Song, Lose Your Internet Connection' http://bit.ly/9mum3N #. The Korea Times also reports that lawmakers also passed another GNP-backed bill that calls for the strengthening of the real-name verification on Web sites. [Read More]
The Seoul Book of Everything
A new guide book, featuring content from some well-known foreigners in Seoul: The Seoul Book of Everything. http://bit.ly/coILfY #. But how will it compare with Robert Koehler’s guide? [Read More]
DPRK seizes Hyundai’s Kumgang assets
DPRK seizes Hyundai’s Kumgang assets. Would they dare to nationalise these assets if they were Chinese? I think not. http://bit.ly/9AEZW9 # [Read More]
Werner Kranwetvogel’s photos of the Mass Games
Great photos of Pyongyang’s Mass Games courtesy of Werner Kranwetvogel (and Koryo Tours) http://bit.ly/bxCHMx #. See the full set, or maybe even buy one. [Read More]
Conference Report: Joseon Dynasty Court Painting
LKL reports from the one-day seminar on Joseon Dynasty Court Painting held at SOAS on 29 March 2010. Last year, SOAS in conjunction with the Academy of Korean Studies and the British Museum presented a one-day workshop on folk art. As a follow-up event, this year the workshop looked at work from the other end … [Read More]
Mad Cow scare prevents blood donations
Korea Times says Brits can’t donate blood to save a Korean with cancer because we’ve got mad cow disease http://bit.ly/dqku2r # [Read More]
The Korean Music Awards
The winners of the Korean Music Awards were announced on 30 March. Anna over at Indieful ROK has the complete list. A couple of the winning acts were highlighted by LKL contributors as leading lights of 2009. First, Anna herself voted Apollo 18’s Red Album as her Album of the Year: “the most amazing post-rock … [Read More]