Good to see Kim Jin-sung of Pig-Min, also known as Mr Kwang, quoted in the august pages of the Economist in a feature on the South Korean gaming industry. http://econ.st/eaY0Uq # [Read More]
Category: Asides (page 58)
Hong Sang-soo for beginners
Darcy Paquet: Which Hong Sang-soo film is best to show to a newcomer? My gut feeling is HaHaHa. Will test this on my Korean cinema class in May. lklinks: Fell asleep during HaHaHa. My choice would be Like you know it all. darcypaquet: According to Twitter votes, the best Hong Sang-soo film to show a … [Read More]
Korean film at Cannes 2011
Three Korean Films have been invited to the 2011 Cannes Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard section. Nice to see Kim Ki-duk back in action with Arirang. http://bit.ly/i7Q3D3 #. Na Hong-jin’s Yellow Sea plus the latest Hong Sang-soo also going. [Read More]
British celebs in Korean commercials
Samira Ahmed is checking out the British actors taking money for some cheesy ads in Korea. Take a bow, Pierce Brosnan (casinos – Image source) and Jeremy Irons (coffee). I can’t find the coffee ad, but here's Irons advertising a Korean clothing brand on TV: [Read More]
Shilla Hotel in hanbok gaffe
This is unbelievable: Seoul’s Shilla hotel bans hanbok from its restaurant for health & safety reasons. Big mistake. (via Marmot’s Hole) http://bit.ly/dTkkaS #: [Read More]
Rain tops Time poll again
Rain currently tops the 2011 TIME 100 Poll Results. Again. http://ti.me/e5LpEl #. This has surely got to be the last year that he features on the list. [Read More]
Unsuk Chin on BBC Woman’s Hour
You can catch Unsuk Chin’s appearance on Woman’s Hour on BBC iPlayer in an interview with Jane Garvey. 24 mins 45 seconds in. http://bbc.in/idy0Vq # [Read More]
Chelsea flower show news, at peak blossom time in Gyeongsangsam-do
It’s peak cherry blossom time in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do http://bit.ly/fcp9gv #. And it’s good to hear that there’s going to be a Korean garden at the Chelsea Flower Show this year http://bit.ly/goVzkv #. More coverage soon. [Read More]
Korean directors on the panels at Cannes 2011
BBC News – Bong Joon-ho to head Cannes debut filmmaker panel (Camera d’Or) http://bbc.in/dMrGOw # while Lee Chang-Dong is on the panel for critics’ week [Read More]
Kimchee Holborn has strong opening
It looks like Kimchee Holborn, the latest Korean restaurant in London, has had a storming first few days, judging by the photos on their Facebook page: http://on.fb.me/ec9ES3 # [Read More]
KTLit.com in the Press
Charles Montgomery of KTLit.com gets featured in the Korea Herald: Putting Korean literature on the map – http://bit.ly/h9gADi # [Read More]
Gangnam seeks goodwill ambassadors
Why does glitzy Gangnam need foreign bloggers to act as honorary publicity ambassadors? http://bit.ly/dP5y9R #. On second thoughts, the place needs all the help it can get: I never go there if I can possibly avoid it. [Read More]
Poetry actress becomes Chevalier des Arts et Lettres
Actress Yoon Jeong-hee (윤정희) (Poetry) joins Jeon Do-yeon, fashion designer Andre Kim, pianist (and Yoon’s husband) Paik Kun-woo and jazz singer Nah Youn-sun as Chevalier des Arts et Lettres http://bit.ly/i9rCRR #. I wonder if this is the first husband and wife both to have been given the honour. [Read More]
Shin Meekyoung is Guardian’s Artist of the Week
Meekyoung Shin is artist of the week in the Guardian http://bit.ly/gRS2Ce # Why we like her: Translation: Ghost Series is gorgeous. It’s full of fragile-looking vases with stout bellies or elegant swan-like necks in see-through shades, ranging from pale opal to brilliant pinks and yellows. [Read More]
Imjin remembered in Ale
What a great way to commemorate a landmark battle: Glorious Gloster Ale brewed to mark the 60th anniversary of the Imjin battle, says This Is Gloucestershire. Must get myself a pint or three. http://bit.ly/hmbDNw # [Read More]
Photo of the week: the Cheonan dead remembered, one year on
A mother of one of the 46 sailors killed when the Cheonan was sunk on March 26, 2010, cries in front of a relief sculpture of her son that is part of a monument unveiled on Baengnyeong Island, closest to where the ship sank. (photo: Joongang Ilbo / NEWSIS) [Read More]