Here at LKL we’re pretty excited about an upcoming CD release from our favourite female singer, Nah Youn Sun, on the ACT label. If you can’t wait for the European release, you can catch the Korean release at YesAsia. Same Girl Released 27th September 2010 At Youn Sun Nah’s 2009 debut in Munich’s Unterfahrt jazz … [Read More]
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Bedevilled to screen at Frightfest
Frightfest is becoming as much a feature of the August Bank Holiday weekend as the Notting Hill Carnival. Given Korea’s track record in producing scary movies you can usually count on there being a K-film or two. This year it’s Bedevilled, screening on Monday afternoon 30 August. The stills look promising. From the KCC website: … [Read More]
Jang Sun-woo season: Lovers in Woomuk-baemi at the KCC
The Jang Sun-woo season winds up on Thursday with one of koreanfilm.org’s top 10 films of the 1990s: Lovers in Woomukbaemi 7pm, Thursday 26th August Director: Jang Sun-woo Cast: Park Joong-hoon, Choi Myoung-gil Genre: Drama Certificate: 18 (South Korea) Running Time: 114 mins Venue: The Korean Cultural Centre UK Ground Floor, Grand Buildings 1-3 Strand, … [Read More]
UANGEL visits the KCC this Friday
An impromptu performance by a vocal quintet, en route from Edinburgh to Seoul, at the KCC this Friday: UANGEL VOICE CHOIR From Edinburgh Fringe Festival “Mighty sounds from the smallest of sources… they sing beautifully, creating superbly rich harmonies” -Herald Scotland- At the Korean Cultural Centre 7 pm, Friday 20th August You raise me up … [Read More]
Jang Sun-woo Variations with Tony Rayns at the KCC
The Jang Sun-woo season continues tomorrow at the KCC with the Jang Sun-woo Variations, followed by Q&A with Tony Rayns. Details below: The Jang Sun-woo Variations 7pm, Thursday 19th August Director: Tony Rayns Cast: Jang Sun-woo Genre: Documentary Certificate: Not rated Running Time: 118 mins Venue: The Korean Cultural Centre UK Ground Floor, Grand Buildings … [Read More]
Dhayoung Yoon at St Dunstan-in-the-West
Fri Aug 20th 2010, 1:15–2:00 pm St Dunstan-in-the-West, 186a Fleet St, London, EC4A 2HR Programme * Scarlatti: Sonata in D Major K.213 * Brahms: Sonata in F minor Op.5 Artist info Dhayoung Yoon was born in South Korea in 1989. She first started playing the piano at the age of 6 with Myungsook Ko at … [Read More]
Hong Sang Soo retrospective at BFI South Bank
A couple of years ago, when participating in the Blogathon on the subject of A Virgin Stripped Bare by her Bachelors, I commented that the UK had never seen a Hong Sang Soo retrospective, while the US has had three of them. The BFI, with the assistance of the Korean Cultural Centre, is now putting … [Read More]
Another Sun: big budget Korean musical comes to Sadlers Wells
News of a major musical at Sadlers Wells later this month. First, the trailer: Next, the press release. The production is free on emailing the address below: Another Sun The face of musical theatre in London is set to change as a Korean theatre company arrives in the London later this month to perform an … [Read More]
Jang Sun-woo season at the KCC: full details
Here’s the press release for the Jang Sun-woo season at the KCC this month. We’ve already had A Petal last week, and Road to the Racetrack is this week. Tony Rayns introduces his documentary on Jang the following week, while the another rarity, one of koreanfilm.org’s top 10 films of the 1990s, The Lovers of … [Read More]
Jang Sun-woo season: Road to the Racetrack screens at the KCC
August’s season of Jang Sung-woo films at the KCC continues this Thursday 12 August with Road to the Racetrack (1991): The Road to the Race Track 7pm, Thursday 12th August Director: Jang Sun-woo Cast: Kang Soo-yeon, Moon Sung-keun Genre: Drama Certificate: 18 (South Korea) Running Time: 140 mins Venue: The Korean Cultural Centre UK Ground … [Read More]
Kingston Korean Festival 2010
The annual Korean Festival at the Fairfield Recreation Ground, Kingston, is upon us: 14 August. [Map] The event usually kicks off with a parade of British Veterans from the Korean War at 11am. Lots of food stalls, bouncy castles for the kiddies, traditional performances, taekwondo demonstrations and more. Here’s the details, in Korean, from the … [Read More]
Jung-Yoon Cho at St Dunstan-in-the-West
Jung-Yoon Cho (violin) and Daniel King-Smith (piano) Tue Aug 10th 2010, 6:15–7:00 pm St Dunstan-in-the-West, 186a Fleet St, London, EC4A 2HR Programme: César Franck: Sonata for piano and violin Artist info Jung-Yoon Cho was born in 1987 in South Korea. She began playing the violin at the age of three and later was educated at … [Read More]
Dual Mirage: Tourists Dream at Project Space 2, Rivington Place
News of an interesting artistic launch this Friday, 6 August: Dual Mirage Part 2: Tourists Dream Publication launching & Video screening Friday 6 August 2010, 6-9pm Project Space 2 at Rivington Place, London EC2A 3BA [Map] Admission free dual-mirage.blogspot.com Due to the limited number of seats, RSVP is required. RSVP: [email protected] Dual Mirage is an … [Read More]
Jang Sun-woo season: “A Petal” to screen at KCC
Back in October 2008, a creative Korean traditional music group called Baramgot, led by composer-musician Won Il, gave a sparsely attended concert at St Giles Church Cripplegate. It was their first UK performance, and no-one knew quite what to expect. They blew us all away with their haunting, atmospheric music, and the concert was one … [Read More]
On the Other Side of the Globe
On the Other Side of the Globe – first major contemporary Korean art and design exhibition in Manchester Manchester Digital Laboratory (Madlab) is a new community space for people who want to do and make interesting stuff – a place for geeks, artists, designers, illustrators, hackers, tinkerers, innovators and idle dreamers; an autonomous R&D laboratory … [Read More]
Korean Collective 2010 at Albemarle Gallery
Details of the group exhibition currently showing at the Albemarle Gallery: Korean Collective 2010 30 July – 31 August Bae Joon-sung | Hong Sung-chul | Jeong Ji-hyun | Kim Yong-jin | Lee Kang-wook | Min Jung-yeon For some time now, the Far Eastern economies and cultures have played a significant role in the European and … [Read More]