Ji Whizz – even the Telegraph resorts to feeble puns to celebrate Ji Dong-won’s last minute goal for Sunderland against top of the league Man City on 1 January. Ji was clearly off-side, but a great goal anyway. [Read More]
Category: Asides (page 44)
North Koreans mourn the death of Kim Jong-il
Bewildering sights and sounds of North Koreans mourning the death of the Dear Leader – videos on the KCNA website http://t.co/pRK5edK1 [Read More]
KCC wins award for SNS marketing
Congratulations to the KCCUK for winning the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade ‘Minister’s Award’ for Best Performance in relation to PR & marketing on social networking sites. http://on.fb.me/rFO3wK [Read More]
London Korean Catholics in their own building at last
Congratulations to the London Korean Catholic community. After 20 years, this morning is their first Mass in their own building, down in Sutton. Till now, they’ve had to borrow buildings. [Read More]
Thomas the Tank engine wins Korean hearts
Thomas the Tank engine is second only to Pororo the Penguin in the hearts of Korean kiddies, according to a survey: http://t.co/BGeJONhD. There’s even an exhibition in Seoul right now. [Read More]
Sena Gu’s ceramics on show in Canary Wharf
Nice to see Sena Gu‘s ceramics in Canary Wharf. I spotted her work at 100% Design London this year, and now I pass it on the way to work every morning, at least until 4 January 2012. Pretty and imaginative. [Read More]
Lee Byung-hun lives again in GI Joe 2
Lee Byung-hun in GI Joe was one of my guilty pleasures of 2009, so I’m looking forward to the follow-up next year! http://t.co/O8bc06sZ [Read More]
Letters from British Korean war vets in Chelsea Flower show
Letters from British Korean war veterans will feature in Hwang Ji-hae’s DMZ Garden at the Chelsea Flower Show in 2012. Interview with the garden designer in the Joongang Ilbo: http://t.co/lvTZYkgs [Read More]
“Thank you, Jeon Ji-hyun! And Sorry”
“Thank you, Jeon Ji-hyun! And sorry.” Interesting piece on the use of celebrity models in Korea’s cosmetics industry, as Kim Tae-hee replaces Jeon for the Elastine brand http://t.co/3xWVg32V [Read More]
Korean megaship develops cracks on maiden voyage
Vale Beijing, a huge ore carrier built by Korea’s STX Offshore & Shipbuilding for Brazilian mining company Vale SA, developed cracks on its first loading on 5 December, and needs repair. Updates: STX Pan Ocean: Damage to Vale Beijing “Reparable” (4 Jan 2012) STX Pan Ocean says Vale Beijing problem is ‘isolated’ (9 Jan 2012) … [Read More]
Modern Korean Cinema features gangsters for a week
Check out Jopok Week on Modern Korean Cinema for reviews of Im Kwon-taek’s classic General’s Son 1 2 and 3, Kim Sung-su’s Beat, Song Neung-han’s No 3, Jang Hyeon-su’s Born to Kill, guest essays by Darcy Paquet and Connor McMorran on gangster comedy, by Rowena Santos Aquino on Masculinity and Beauty, plus box office reports … [Read More]
London protest against DPRK rights abuses
I hear there might be a protest against human rights abuses outside the North Korean Embassy in West London today 9 Dec http://t.co/9KYMBpdR. [Read More]
Has anyone tried Ceena, the new BBQ jip in the City?
Has anyone tried Ceena, the Korean BBQ place near Ludgate Circus in the City? Must try it when I’m in the area next: http://t.co/MWB2p7hw [Read More]
Good to see BBC Radio 4 covering United Cube concert
Good to see the BBC (Radio 4) covering the big K-pop event tonight. Apparently there will be video on the Observer website too, and it will be on the BBC World Tonight sometime in December. [Read More]
Feel-good hit Sunny is now out on DVD
Feel-good hit Sunny is now out on DVD at YesAsia (http://t.co/TSj2zCDN) – but this 3DVD special edition takes up far too much shelf space [Read More]
North Korea perceived as 2nd most corrupt state in the world
Look on the bright side. North Korea is not perceived as the most corrupt state in the world. But it is number two on the list http://t.co/QBJuHTg4, put together by Transparency International. [Read More]