It’s not often that you find a K-pop story in the pink pages of the Financial Times. In fact, if you search their site for “BTS” you will simply get a list of articles about the company formerly known as British Telecom. So what brings them to report the ins and outs of Lee Seung-hyun’s, […]
Category: K-Pop, rock and indie
Seven O’Clock The Beginning World Tour in London
Tickets are now available for the London performance in Seven O’Clock’s The Beginning world tour. Seven O’Clock is a six member K-pop boy group under Forest Network. They debuted in 2017 and were contestants on the survival reality show Mix Nine. This is their first world tour. The Garage | 20-22 Highbury Corner | London […]
BTS world tour: Love Yourself, Speak Yourself @Wembley Stadium
Tickets go on sale on 1 March for the biggest K-pop event this year. Join BTS at this sensational new stadium show and get ready to enjoy the show as the world’s most in-demand pop band perform live on stage to BTS fans from all over the world. Update 3 March: As a result of […]
ATEEZ – The Expedition Tour, at Kentish Town Forum
Tickets for ATEEZ’s London appearance go on sale 25 February on Ticketweb (for members of MyMusicTaste). They go on general sale two days later. ATEEZ – The Expedition Tour Wednesday 3 April 2019, 7pm O2 Forum Kentish Town Tickets: £50 – £115 | Tickets via Ticketweb The show will last for about 100 minutes.
A.C.E world tour comes to London
My Music Taste are bringing boy band A.C.E to London as part of their world tour: Date: Sunday 10 Mar 2019 @ 6:00 pm Venue: O2 Academy Islington, London Tickets: £62 (General) | £131 (VIP) Ticketmaster | Ticketweb VIP includes: Hi-touch with A.C.E + First entry to the venue Timing: 6:30pm – Doors open | […]
Bang Yongguk plays the The Underworld, Camden
Bang Yong Guk, former leader of B.A.P, will be touring Europe this March in 5 cities – a powerful and sentimental lyricist who will be releasing his new album soon. Wednesday 27 March 2019 from 17:30-21:30 | Facebook event page Underworld Camden | 174 Camden High St | Camden Town | London NW1 0NE 5:30PM: […]
It’s the Korean Music Awards time of year again…
This is the time of year that I realise how behind I am with the music scene in Korea. The Korean Music Awards make me guilty that I’ve missed out on so much great music, but also grateful that they bring it together in one place so that I know what it is that I […]
Eric Nam plays the Islington Academy
The Korean American singer and songwriter will be in London this June. Friday 21 + Saturday 22 [extra date] June 2019 @ 7:00 pm | O2 Academy Islington, London Facebook events page Links: www.ericnam.com
BLACKPINK London tickets go on sale 5 Feb
BLACKPINK have announced two UK shows as part of their 2019 world tour. The K-Pop stars will perform at the Manchester Arena on Tuesday 21 May, and the SSE Arena in Wembley the next day, marking their first ever UK dates and what should be the biggest K-pop event in the UK so far this […]
Hyolyn solo concert “TRUE” — at Electric Ballroom
Hyolyn, former leader of SISTAR, will be giving a solo concert in London in February. Tickets go on sale today: Date: Saturday 23 February 2019, 17:00 – 21:30 Venue: Electric Ballroom | 184 Camden High Street | London NW1 8QP Tickets: £30 General | £40 Early Entry | £95 VIP | Buy tickets here (On […]
PLT 1st Tour “We Go Holic” in London
MyMusicTaste presents: Planetarium Records Date: Sunday 17th February 2019, 19:00 – 23:00 GMT Venue: ULU Live at Student Central | Malet Street | London WC1E 7HY Tickets via EventBrite The upcoming Korean record label PLT (플라네타리움 레코드 – Planetarium Records) are heading for their first tour 2019 PLANETARIUM RECORDS 1ST TOUR “WE GO HOLIC” IN […]
SIK-K World Tour comes to Manchester and London
SIK-K, WOODIE GOCHILD, DJ SMMT Saturday 23 Mar 2019, 18:00 – 23:00 Factory | 118 Princess St | Manchester M1 7EN | Buy tickets Sunday 24 March 2019, 19:00 – 23:00 Electric Ballroom | 184 Camden High Street | London NW1 8QP | Buy tickets £30 General | £95 VIP Event Timeline 6PM: VIP doors […]
EPIK HIGH 2019 European Tour comes to London
Tickets are currently on sale for EPIK HIGH’s London appearance in March: EPIK HIGH, a 3-member hip-hop group led by rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer Tablo. Debuted in 2001, EPIK HIGH is unarguably the pioneer in the Korean hip-hop scene. Their album ‘EPILOGUE’ took over iTunes and reached #1 on iTunes hip-hop/rap album chart. The […]
Colette Balmain’s top 10 Kpop music videos of 2018
My top 10 Kpop videos of 2018, chosen on the basis of their visuals, storytelling, songwriting and musicality: 10. #Cookie Jar (Red Velvet) Red Velvet are one of the few girl groups to successfully switch between the girl crush and cute concepts. #Cookie Jar, their single from their first Japanese EP, combines the sweet & […]
A review of the London Korean cultural year 2018
Every year at this stage in the year, I look back on the cultural highlights, whether they be live performances, exhibitions, movies or books that I have encountered over the past twelve months. Every year I lament that I’ve been unable to cover everything, that I’m getting slower and that there’s been even more to […]
Crush European Tour @ Kentish Town Forum
Miss Vogue recently compiled a list of All the Korean Artists You Need To Know Now, which includes DEAN, Zico, Holland … and Crush. You can catch Crush live in London in January: Crush: Europe Tour Hosted by Cult of Ya Sunday, 20 January 2019 from 18:00-23:00 O2 Forum Kentish Town | 9-17 Highgate Road […]
DAY6 1st world tour ‘Youth’ @ Kentish Town Forum
Day6, the five-member boy band from the JYP stable, make their London debut on 25 January. O2 Forum Kentish Town | 9-17 Highgate Road | London NW5 1JY Friday, 25 January 2019. 17:30 – 22:00 Tickets £85 – £158 | Book tickets