Minjung Baek tours a Rachmaninov programme in London venues during February. The recitals celebrate her live recording from the finals of the Aevea Piano Prize in Verona in July 2019, which is available on iTunes and Spotify. Tuesday, February 11th, 2020, 1:00 PM St James’s Church | Sussex Gardens | Paddington | London W2 3UD […]
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Concert notes: Park Jiha at LSO St Lukes
What a difference a venue makes. Uncomfortable seats, noisy air conditioning and poor sight lines meant that Park Jiha’s gig at the Rich Mix in the 2019 K-music festival was less enjoyable than it could have been. At LSO St Luke’s at the end of January everything seemed right. Yes, there was the faint hiss […]
(G)I-DLE “I-LAND” World tour in London (venue tbc)
Cube Entertainment and Live Nation have announced the dates of (G)I-DLE’s first world tour. The venue for their London appearance on 24 May has yet to be confirmed.
KCC February House Concert: Esther Park (Violin) + Kumi Matsuo (Piano)
The KCC House concert series for the year kicks off with a really interesting and varied programme. Esther Park (Violin) & Kumi Matsuo (Piano) Tuesday 25 February 2020, 7pm @ KCCUK Admission free | Reserve a seat Programme Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 27 in G Major, K. 379 Ⅰ. Adagio – Allegro Ⅱ. Theme and […]
BTS Map of the Soul tour comes to Twickenham
Having sold out the home of football two days running last year, the unstoppable BTS are now planning on doing the same to the home of rugby: the Map of the Soul tour will be coming to Twickenham Stadium on 3 and 4 July this year. Ticket details will be forthcoming in due course. In […]
Stray Kids “District 9 Unlock” tour at Wembley Arena
Stray Kids return to London in May to play Wembley Arena. Since their visit last June, Woojin has left the group, but there are still eight boys to entertain you. Tickets will be on sale from Ticketmaster in due course. Stray Kids World Tour: District 9 Unlock Sunday 17 May 2020 @ 6:00 pm The […]
Two days total immersion in BTS at Kingston: a report from the Global Interdisciplinary Conference Project
When I told someone at the (virtually empty) office on the first Friday of the new decade that I would be spending the weekend at a two-day conference on BTS, he at first looked blank. I had to explain to him that they’re a K-pop boy band, at which he grinned and urged me to […]
PH-1 “Roommate Search” tour in London
Rapper PH-1 comes to London as part of his European tour titled Roommate Search, with support from DJ SMMT. Tickets go on sale 13 January at 11am. Sunday 22 March 2020, 8pm Oval Space | 29-32 The Oval | Bethnal Green | London E2 9DT Check for updates on the event’s Facebook page Tickets from […]
A review of the Korean cultural year 2019
A review of some of the highlights and trends in the Korean cultural year, primarily in London but also with half an eye to anything we might have seen elsewhere in the UK. The review is a personal one, inevitably skewed towards the events we managed to get to. Introduction This time last year I […]
Wacław Zimpel + Park Jiha play LSO St Lukes
An interesting double bill coming up at the end of January, as Park Jiha returns to London following her appearance at the 2019 K-music festival. LSO St Lukes is a better venue than Rich Mix: you’ll be able to get a better impression of Park’s other-worldly sounds in a more natural acoustic and without the […]
Unsuk Chin premiere: SPIRA – A Concerto for Orchestra, in Birmingham Symphony Hall
Birmingham Symphony Hall hosts the premiere of a new work by Unsuk Chin, as part of CBSO’s 100th birthday celebrations. Mirga’s Beethoven + Unsuk Chin premiere Thursday 30 January 2020, 7.30pm Birmingham Symphony Hall | CBSO Centre | Berkley Street | Birmingham, B1 2LF Tickets £13 – £52 | Get tickets City of Birmingham Symphony […]
SuperM “We are the Future” tour at the O2 Arena
SuperM exploded on the scene in late 2019 as the “the Avengers of K-pop”, put together by K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment and Capitol Music Group. The group pulls talent from multiple top acts, including Taemin of SHINee, Kai and Baekhyun of EXO, Taeyong and Mark of NCT, Ten and Lucas of WayV. Their streetwise sound […]
ONE: Prvt Only, at XOYO London
Hip-hop artist ONE is coming to London as part of his two-stop tour in February: XOYO | 32-37 Cowper Street | Shoreditch | London EC2A 4AP Sunday 23 February 2020, 19:30 – 22:30 Tickets £25 – £95 | Get tickets Check for updates on Facebook event page 6PM: VIP doors / Photos with ONE 7PM: […]
AB6IX 6IXENSE World Tour in London CANCELLED
According to a message from the tour organisers, posted in the AB6IX fan cafe, the tour is cancelled. Rookie five-member boy band AB6IX will be including London in their world tour in February: indigo at The O2 | Peninsula Square | North Greenwich | London E3 3 Wednesday 26 February 2020, showtime 7:30pm Tickets £64 […]
Seventeen: Ode To You World Tour at Wembley Arena CANCELLED
Following the cancellation of the AB6IX Tour, Pledis Entertainment has announced the cancellation of Seventeen’s tour, again citing Coronavirus. SEVENTEEN WORLD TOUR [ODE TO YOU] 취소 관련 공지 pic.twitter.com/ZikJvtzjAr — 세븐틴(SEVENTEEN) (@pledis_17) February 9, 2020 Sunday, 8 March 2020, 6pm SSE Arena | Arena Square | Engineers Way | Wembley Park | Wembley HA9 0AA […]
BTS: Fandom Culture in the age of New Media
For those that can’t make it to the two-day conference in Kingston, here is some consolation. I expect this one will be popular. Book soon. BTS: Fandom Culture in the age of New Media Monday 6 January 2020, 6:30pm @ KCCUK Reservation essential via KCC website Dr. Jeeheng Lee will present a lecture at the […]
Enlighten – 한, at Menier Gallery
Damilola Eniola presents the fruition of her work in Sound and Music’s New Voices programme: an exhibition, combining both visual artwork and sound. There will be electronic music representing each artwork that people can listen to either at the exhibition or online. At the private view there will be a live performance where her composition […]