The Story and Sound of K-pop: A three-day programme with CHAMIN (Composer, Singer & Vocal Coach) Join the KCCUK for a special K-pop journey at the Korean Cultural Centre UK. Experience both the sound and story of Korean pop music — from hands-on singing sessions to a deep dive into its 30-year evolution. … [Read More]
Category: Classes talks and seminars
Flashlight: in conversation with Susan Choi
Ahead of the Booker Prize announcement, the Korean Cultural Centre UK is pleased to host a special literary conversation with Susan Choi, Booker Prize–shortlisted author, in discussion with Sarah Howe from Penguin Random House. Together, they will explore Choi’s latest work, Flashlight, reflecting on the themes of creativity, storytelling, and the inspirations that shape her … [Read More]
K-Music 2025: Gagok Masterclass with Kang Gwonsun
A special workshop with vocalist Kang Gwonsun ahead of Dionysus Robot at Southbank Centre. As part of the 2025 K-Music Festival, the Korean Cultural Centre UK is delighted to present a special masterclass with Kang Gwonsun — one of Korea’s most exceptional vocalists. The chameleon-like vocalist Kang Gwonsun, a designated master of Korea’s National Intangible … [Read More]
Halfway There: Korea’s SME Digital Transformation and Policy–Practice Gap
Why do Korea’s SMEs lag in AI and digital transformation? This talk explores the policy–practice gap behind the digital divide. Korea may be one of the world’s most high-tech societies, but not every business is keeping up. While big corporations surge ahead with digital innovation, many Hare still struggling to catch up. This talk explores … [Read More]
Temple Food Meditation with Venerable Jeong Kwan
Join the KCC in partnership with Cultural Corps of Korean Buddhism and take a step inside to Korean Temple Food with Venerable Jeong Kwan. Get to learn the culinary philosophy and the mindfulness of Temple Food and have a sneak peek at her new recipe book! Venerable Jeong Kwan is Abbess of Cheonjinam Hermitage, Baekyangsa … [Read More]
Temple Food Demonstration with Yeogeo Sunim
Join Le Cordon Bleu London for a demonstration of Korean Temple Food with Venerable Yeogeo on 28th October 2025. Ven. Yeogeo is a Korean Buddhist nun and a renowned expert in temple food, currently residing at Geungnaksa Temple in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. She has been officially designated as a Temple Food Artisan by the Jogye … [Read More]
Korea – the Unforgotten War: History and Philately
On 11 November 2025, the Royal Philatelic Society London (RPSL) will host Korea – The Unforgotten War, a one-day celebration dedicated to the history and philately of the Korean peninsula from Liberation in 1945 to the Armistice in 1953. Organised in association with the Korea Stamp Society (KSS), this special event coincides with the 75th … [Read More]
Bridging Media Art and East Asian Philosophy in the AI Era
Part of the Korea Foundation’s LAB Series in collaboration with SOAS University of London, this lecture by leading scholar and media artist Dr Jinjoon Lee explores ontology in the post-digital age, where myth and his tory, memory and data, identity and anonymity converge. As a “data gardenist,” he investigates the liminoid experience of utopian space … [Read More]
[Sheffield Conference] Korea Futures: Society, Sustainability, and Transformation
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The challenges facing contemporary societies, including demographic ageing, technological disruption, environmental crisis, and widening inequality, are deeply interconnected. Across the world, governments and communities are grappling with how to build sustainable and inclusive futures amid accelerating change. South Korea provides a particularly compelling vantage point from which to consider these global transformations. As a highly … [Read More]
Seminar: A Digital Future for Korea’s Timeless Beauty
Join the KCCUK for a special K-Seminar exploring how the delicate sensibility of 18th-century Korean painter Hye-won (Shin Yun-bok) continues to inspire today’s digital world. This in-conversation event will feature Dr Seunghye Sun in dialogue with In-keon Chun, discussing how Joseon art’s timeless aesthetics — from the iconic Portrait of a Beauty to its immersive … [Read More]
7th Kimjang Festival: Make Kimchi, Experience Kimjang
The 7th Kimjang Festival – Make Kimchi and Experience Kimjang! invites everyone to celebrate one of Korea’s most cherished traditions: Kimjang, the communal making and sharing of kimchi. Experience and share the true spirit of Kimjang with Chef Cindy Robert of Korean Pantry — a kimchi maker for Selfridges — and Global Kimchi Ambassador Justina … [Read More]
Kimchi School at the 7th Kimjang Festival
Join Netflix-featured Kimchi Master Ha Yeon Lee, officially appointed by Korean government, and learn the secrets of authentic kimchi making Join KBCE at the Korean Community Centre on 13 & 14 November 2025 for two fun-filled days of learning, making, and celebrating kimchi! Whether you’re a seasoned kimchi enthusiast or trying it for the first … [Read More]
Tactile Resonance: artist talk with Viviana Hayeong Jeon
Join 4482 | Sasapari for an artist talk with Viviana Hayeong Jeon, a London-based multidisciplinary artist whose installation-based practice explores the affective density and perceptual instability of contemporary life. Rooted in Eastern philosophy and feminist theory, Viviana investigates human vulnerability, fragmentation, and hybrid identity through tactile materials and recursive digital processes. Her work resists coherence … [Read More]
Oxford conference: Memory and Responsibility in History, and the Role of the International Community
The International Committee for Joint Nomination (ICJN) is pleased to extend our heartfelt invitation to you to an international conference below. The ICJN is an international civil society network established in 2015 by 14 organizations from 8 countries — Korea, China, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, and the Netherlands — united in their shared … [Read More]
London Hallyu Festival: the Symposium’s culture panel takes a look at UK Hallyu trends
Seeing that I invested a bit of time in pulling together some discussion material for the culture panel at the Korea Symposium on 29 September I thought I’d share some of the slides together with the gist of what I was trying to say. I was trying to trace, as objectively as possible, what one … [Read More]
SOAS seminar: New office revolutions
Tropes and technologies for open talk in South Korean offices since the 1980s 1980s South Korea saw many reports promising a ‘new office revolution’ or a ‘new wind’ that would dramatically change South Korean work life through automation (자동화 – jadonghwa). Drawing on newspaper archives from the 1980s and 1990s, this presentation looks at some … [Read More]