Day 1 of the Korea Branding and Entertainment Expo, coinciding with President Park’s State Visit, was very much business-focused, with fashion and contents buyers browsing the many stalls. Day 2 was given over to the visual arts and musical entertainments. Downstairs, in the spectacular vaulted basement, was a huge exhibition of video art, celebrating the … [Read More]
Event tag: Live K-pop gigs (page 13)
Event news: Infinite to perform at Hammersmith Apollo
News of an upcoming K-pop concert: Infinite: One Great Step Eventim Apollo Hammersmith 27 November 2013, 7pm Tickets £79-£180 (Book here) K-pop sensations Infinite announced their first ever UK show as part of the European leg of their highly-anticipated ‘One Great Step World Tour’. Just three years after forming, Infinite’s infectious melodies, electric rhythms and … [Read More]
Event news: Super Junior’s Super Show 5
It seems that following Big Bang’s performances in Wembley Arena last year the K-pop promoters have gained confidence that there is a market in London for the big groups. So here comes one of the most established ones, on 9 November. Super Junior – Super Show 5 World Tour 9 November, Wembley Arena, 8pm £56 … [Read More]
Jay Park, supported by Victor, at the Hammersmith Apollo
How could I have forgotten about this little gig, a 12 minute stroll from my front door? Jay Park With Victor 21 September 2013, 8pm Ticket Prices: £33.75 to £88.75 (plus fees) One of the biggest Korean solo stars, Jay Park will kick-start his very first European tour at Hammersmith Apollo on 21st September. Jay … [Read More]
Teen Top in London gig
I suppose I have to mention that boy band Teen Top are coming to London on 8 February to do a gig at The Forum in Kentish Town. More information at UnitedKpop. Tickets on sale on Ticketmaster from 5 January. [Read More]
BIGBANG at Wembley Arena: Fantastic, Baby
The thudding of the bass speakers was turning my inside to soup as the shrieks of the fangirls were searing laser-like into my brain. And the concert hadn’t even started yet. I had brought a stiffening drink into the arena with me, but there was no chance to down it. As soon as the band … [Read More]
It’s finally happening – BIGBANG are coming to London
The CNBlue gig earlier this year was a treat, but you knew who many fans were really wanting to come. The rumours were persistent: BIGBANG would eventually visit London. It nearly happened last year but that unfortunate car incident got in the way. But now it’s happening: December 15 at Wembley Arena, according to their … [Read More]
CNBLUE at the indigO2 – Saharial reports from last Saturday’s gig
It was 3pm on a sunny but cool afternoon when I began to queue for the CNBLUE concert, though many had been there since early morning coming from as far afield as Finland, France, Switzerland, Italy and Poland – a wide mix of nationalities and ethnicity that seemed almost equal. As with all concerts there … [Read More]
CNBlue comes to the indigO2
Not many commercial K-pop bands play their own instruments, but CN Blue is one of them. And in fact their story on Wikipedia has them debuting as an indie band. But they are now with the same conglomerate that runs Hyori and T-ara. CNBLUE at the indigO2 22 September 2012, 6pm The smash hit 4-piece … [Read More]
The MBC K-pop event: HyunA and Queen will shine; EXO K have nothing to lose
The MBC K-pop and culture showcase at the indigO2 sold out in around 3 hours. For those who didn’t get tickets, what are we missing out on? Here’s LKL’s predictions: The headline acts 4Minute Cube Entertainment’s girl band 4Minute came to London last year for the United Cube concert in Brixton. In hindsight, I think … [Read More]
MBC K-pop gig sells out within a couple of hours
I’m pleasantly surprised that, despite all the negative vibes about MBC and the absence of a really big name in the line-up, the K-pop bash at the indigO2 seems to have sold out within a couple of hours. The off-on gig, originally pencilled in for the Jubilee weekend, is now scheduled for 23 June, but … [Read More]
Cube United – Saharial reports from the Brixton Academy K-pop concert
For those of you who follow Kpop in the UK, and maybe those who don’t, Monday 5th December was a rather momentous occasion. 4minute, G.NA and BEAST, three of the five acts Cube Entertainment manage, came to London’s Brixton Academy as United Cube in the first really big K-pop event held in London. After a … [Read More]
Backstage with BEAST – a K-pop novice enjoys the United Cube concert
The queue of excited teenagers and twenty-somethings was snaking down the side of the Brixton Academy, patiently waiting to get into the gloomy insides to see Cube Entertainment’s main acts in what was billed as the UK’s first K-pop showcase. It was still 90 minutes before curtain up, and somewhere among the crowd a reporter … [Read More]
One week till the London United Cube concert. What can we expect?
It’s one week to the big live K-pop event in the Brixton Academy. So what can we look forward to? Cube Entertainment, founded by a former employee of JYP Entertainment, are fairly new to the K-pop world, and are keen to get themselves heard. Despite being relatively new, they can just about claim to be … [Read More]
United Cube K-pop concert set for 5 December
The United Cube K-pop concert is now set for 5 December in Brixton, according to this: KpopConcerts.com. B2ST, G.Na and 4minute will be performing live, with tickets available via Live Nation. Sounds promising. [Read More]
2011: the year K-pop goes global?
I’m now losing track of the number of flashmobs, talent contests and auditions organised by fans, the Ministry of Culture or Korean TV stations, all with the aim of getting K-pop out of Korea and into … well just about anywhere overseas. K-pop has of course been big in Asia for a while, has tried … [Read More]