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Event Archive 2009

Below is a listing of events from 2009, with links to the original event notice. Where LKL has reviewed the event, an additional link is provided. We also provide a link to reviews or videos on third party sites (marked for a text review and for a video) where we are aware of coverage of an event that we couldn’t get to. Where an event lasts for several days or weeks, it appears in the list sorted on its start date.

EventDateReview
Cold Cell in the Old Police Station19 Dec - 10 Jan 2010
Films from the 30s at the KCCThu 10 Dec 2009
Cho Jung-yoon at St Dunstan-in-the-WestWed 09 Dec 2009
Application deadline for Spring language classes at KCCWed 09 Dec 2009
Supervisions at the KCC04 Dec - 09 Feb 2010
Melodrama of the Modern Girl: Jaesaeng by Yi Kwang-suFri 04 Dec 2009
Wunderkammer at Sesame Art03 Dec - 06 Feb 2010
Yi Chuljin returnsWed 02 Dec 2009LKL
Human Rights and Military-First Politics in the DPRK. Song Jiyoung at Chatham HouseTue 01 Dec 2009
Kim So-Ock at the WigmoreTue 01 Dec 2009
Sulki Yu at the WigmoreMon 30 Nov 2009
US-North Korean Relations and the Peace System in the Korean Peninsula: A Historical InquiryFri 27 Nov 2009
Untold Scandal screens at the KCCThu 26 Nov 2009
Korean and the Transeurasian languages: similarities that make a differenceWed 25 Nov 2009LKL
Predicting Change in North Korea: the Post Kim Jong-il EraWed 25 Nov 2009
Ch’udo yebae: Christian Accommodation to Korean Ancestral RitesTue 24 Nov 2009
Innovative Korea – from past to presentWed 18 Nov 2009
South Korea plays Serbia at Craven CottageWed 18 Nov 2009LKL
November Cooking with Kiejo14 Nov - 28 Nov 2009
The Art of SamulNori: Kim Duk Soo in Cambridge07 Nov - 08 Nov 2009
South Korean Popular Culture and “Asia” in the New MillenniumFri 06 Nov 2009LKL
London Korean Film Festival 200905 Nov - 12 Nov 2009LKL
From Gulag to Getaway: North Korean refugees tell their story in ParliamentTue 03 Nov 2009LKL
The Axis of Vaudeville: Images of North Korea in South Korean Pop CultureMon 02 Nov 2009LKL
Korean photographers in Uncertain States01 Nov - 28 Nov 2009LKL
Music, film and ancient maps in Nottingham01 Nov - 22 Nov 2009
Korea’s 21st Century Music: There and NowFri 30 Oct 2009
Of Origin and Future II29 Oct - 07 Nov 2009
Kim Ka-hyun at St Vedast, Foster LaneThu 29 Oct 2009
Korean Literature Workshop with Ch’oe YunTue 27 Oct 2009
Bruce Cumings in CambridgeFri 23 Oct 2009
Younee’s autumn UK tour and CD release23 Oct - 08 Nov 2009LKL
Margaret Drabble: the search for the Crown PrincessTue 20 Oct 2009LKL
Korean Connections at the 53rd BFI London Film Festival18 Oct - 25 Oct 2009LKL
An evening with the Korean Artists AssociationFri 16 Oct 2009LKL
Autumn 2009 / Spring 2010 seminar series at SOAS16 Oct - 19 Mar 2010
Park Chan-wook’s Thirst gets UK theatrical releaseFri 16 Oct 2009LKL
Dorothy Yoon at SaLon gallery14 Oct - 22 Nov 2009LKL
Earth Alert: Photographic Responses to Climate Change13 Oct - 28 Nov 2009LKL
Korean B-boys battle in BrixtonSun 11 Oct 2009
Gong Myoung tours the South-east10 Oct - 16 Oct 2009LKL
Kwon Kisoo at Flowers East08 Oct - 31 Oct 2009
Park Chan-wook screenings and Q+As in October 200908 Oct - 22 Oct 2009LKL
Anglo Korean Society annual dinnerThu 08 Oct 2009LKL
Jung Ji-eun Kayageum recital, 7 OctWed 07 Oct 2009
Kitty Jun-im McLaughlin in Line Space Colour06 Oct - 18 Oct 2009
North Korean travel talk at Asia HouseTue 06 Oct 2009
Contemporary Korean Art in London: seminar and gallery talkThu 01 Oct 2009LKL
Zen Meditation workshops with monk Master Jisu Sunim30 Sep - 28 Oct 2009
Transreal: My Home Town at Asia House29 Sep - 17 Oct 2009LKL
Michael Shin on Yi Kwang-su’s The HeartlessTue 29 Sep 2009
Curator Talk at the V & A Contemporary Korean Ceramics exhibitionMon 28 Sep 2009
Goldsmiths Fair 200928 Sep - 11 Oct 2009LKL
Korean designers at Earls Court24 Sep - 27 Sep 2009LKL
Sarah Chang plays BruchThu 24 Sep 2009
Scarlet Letter screens at the KCCThu 24 Sep 2009
Sharing by Design: My Perfect Neighbours at the KCC22 Sep - 08 Oct 2009
Dulsori at the Tower FestivalSat 19 Sep 2009
A Chuseok dinner with the Anglo Korean SocietyThu 17 Sep 2009
Artists at Work: Process Recorded at the KCC14 Sep - 24 Sep 2009
Korean National Taekwondo demonstration team tours England14 Sep - 20 Sep 2009
A Scoop of Korea at Thames Festival 200912 Sep - 13 Sep 2009LKL
Rags in the Wind III12 Sep - 12 Oct 2009
More cookery classes with Kiejo12 Sep - 10 Oct 2009
Bungee Jump at the KCCThu 10 Sep 2009
De-familiarisation at Nolias Gallery10 Sep - 15 Sep 2009
Moment of the Passing – 491 Gallery05 Sep - 12 Sep 2009
Learn Samulnori with Dulsori04 Sep - 23 Oct 2009
Double Encounter at I-MYU03 Sep - 03 Oct 2009
Crossfields events03 Sep - 08 Sep 2009
Second KCC Call for ArtistsSat 29 Aug 2009
Son, My Enemy screens at the KCCThu 27 Aug 2009
Taekwondo, Technology, Kimchi & moreTue 25 Aug 2009LKL
An oriental experience in Lancaster GateSat 22 Aug 2009
Fun summer language classes22 Aug - 08 Sep 2009
Kingston Korean Festival 2009: 15 AugustSat 15 Aug 2009LKL
Unsuk Chin Cello Concerto world premiere at BBC PromsThu 13 Aug 2009LKL
Shadows in the Palace at the KCCThu 13 Aug 2009
Storm and Stress at GoldsmithsWed 12 Aug 2009LKL
Edinburgh Fringe 200907 Aug - 31 Aug 2009LKL
Crossfields – Korean Artists and Designers at the KCC30 Jul - 12 Sep 2009LKL
Kim Ayoung: Ephemera at I-MYU24 Jul - 15 Aug 2009
Kick the Moon screens at the KCCThu 23 Jul 2009
Qi Masters in Broadgate Circle and the Scoop19 Jul - 01 Jan 1970
Seahyun Lee at Harewood House18 Jul - 13 Sep 2009
Exhibition + screenings: Exploring Korea’s Cultural Legacy16 Jul - 19 Jul 2009
An exhibition of Gangjin Celadon at the KCC14 Jul - 23 Jul 2009
Meehyun Ahn at the WigmoreSun 12 Jul 2009
Park Jae-eun’s Arirang: UK PremiereFri 10 Jul 2009
A celebration of Korea’s finest cuisine at the KCCFri 10 Jul 2009
Dasepo Naughty Girls screens at the KCCThu 09 Jul 2009LKL
A celebration of Korea’s finest cuisine at the Banqueting HouseWed 08 Jul 2009LKL
Distinctively Korean sales at Christie’sWed 01 Jul 2009LKL
Living Heritage at the KCC29 Jun - 21 Jul 2009LKL
Korean Old Pop at I-MYU26 Jun - 18 Jul 2009LKL
The Marines who never returned screens at the KCCThu 25 Jun 2009LKL
The Manhwa 100 WorkshopTue 23 Jun 2009
Contemporary Dance at Dulwich Picture Gallery20 Jun - 28 Jun 2009
Korean Eye: Moon Generation at the Saatchi Gallery20 Jun - 05 Jul 2009
Nanta comes to the Rose Theatre18 Jun - 27 Jun 2009LKL
Yoon Bok-hee comes to KingstonTue 16 Jun 2009LKL
AKS event: Exploring Korea’s Cultural LegacyTue 16 Jun 2009LKL
UK Korean Festivals 200916 Jun - 11 Nov 2009
3rd New Malden Arts Festival16 Jun - 11 Jul 2009
SOAS workshop: mutual perceptions in travel literatureMon 15 Jun 2009
Korea’s best-loved folk tale at the KCCSat 13 Jun 2009
Nambugun – the first of two Korean War films this month at the KCCThu 11 Jun 2009LKL
A Veteran’s impression of the Miracle on the HanWed 10 Jun 2009LKL
Atta Kim: ON-AIR (Palazzo Zenobio, Venice)07 Jun - 22 Nov 2009LKL
Library: Chun Woojung at the Venice Biennale07 Jun - 22 Nov 2009LKL
2009 Biennale Collateral Events07 Jun - 22 Nov 2009LKL
Condensation: Haegue Yang at the Venice Biennale07 Jun - 22 Nov 2009LKL
Excerpts from Chunhyang: the Opera, at the KCCFri 05 Jun 2009LKL
Ideal Worlds at Sesame Art04 Jun - 03 Jul 2009LKL
Korean Aesthetics at Albemarle Gallery04 Jun - 27 Jun 2009LKL
Sung Hwan Kim: Pieces from “In the Room”, at Wilkinson Gallery29 May - 12 Jul 2009
Min-jin Kym at the WigmoreSat 23 May 2009
100 years of Manhwa at the KCC21 May - 24 Jun 2009
Korean film at the Terracotta film festival21 May - 23 May 2009
A hangul writing competitionSat 16 May 2009
The Great Game and Li-LadygenskyFri 15 May 2009
Nah Youn Sun London debut at the VortexSun 10 May 2009LKL
Two rare Korean Buddhist films at the BarbicanSun 10 May 2009LKL
Myosung Breaks Convention02 May - 04 May 2009
SOAS Centre of Korean Studies – Summer Term seminars01 May - 23 Jun 2009
The Uninvited (Two Sisters remake) in UK cinemasFri 24 Apr 2009
Jin Kim solo show at I-MYU23 Apr - 16 May 2009
Confucius from the Heart – Asia HouseThu 23 Apr 2009
Tale of Two Sisters / Forever the Moment21 Apr - 23 Apr 2009
Francesca Cho in Berlin and Lecce18 Apr - 30 May 2009
King and the Clown screens at the KCCThu 09 Apr 2009
Concert news: Han-na Chang at the Festival HallTue 07 Apr 2009LKL
Cooking with Kie-jo, part 304 Apr - 18 Apr 2009
Kowoon Yang at the WigmoreFri 03 Apr 2009
Three artists from Korea at the Cochrane Theatre Gallery01 Apr - 08 May 2009
Event news: Jasmine Choi at the WigmoreMon 30 Mar 2009LKL
Hangul=Spirit: Inspired by Korean Characters30 Mar - 16 May 2009
Diving Women of Jeju-do screens at LLGFFSat 28 Mar 2009LKL
Being and nothing-ness at Nolias Gallery27 Mar - 07 Apr 2009
Four Ambassadors at the Houses of ParliamentThu 26 Mar 2009LKL
Two seminars at SOAS19 Mar - 20 Mar 2009LKL
Seven Days screens at the KCCThu 12 Mar 2009
Korean history lecture at Senate HouseThu 12 Mar 2009
Escaping North Korea: book launches for Mike Kim’s new book10 Mar - 11 Mar 2009LKL
Henry’s War – an illustrated talk on early 20th Century KoreaTue 10 Mar 2009LKL
Free SOAS lecture – the Confucian Spirit of ethical practicalityFri 06 Mar 2009
Dae Hun Kwon: Waiting, at Rachmaninoffs04 Mar - 03 Apr 2009LKL
Free Study Day: Decorative Arts & Folk Customs of KoreaTue 24 Feb 2009LKL
President’s Last Bang gets uncensored DVD releaseMon 23 Feb 2009
Cooking Galbigui with Kie-jo21 Feb - 28 Feb 2009
Bae Jungmi at Lapkoff Fine Art20 Feb - 01 Mar 2009
In-sook Chappell: This isn’t Romance12 Feb - 07 Mar 2009LKL
The Annual ULKS Korean NightFri 06 Feb 2009
Good Bad Weird on general releaseFri 06 Feb 2009LKL
Classic Film screenings at the KCC05 Feb - 26 Feb 2009
Shine a Light on KCC’s first birthday29 Jan - 21 Mar 2009LKL
Dulsori perform at Chichester FestivalSat 24 Jan 2009LKL
Nick Bonner – Filming North KoreaFri 16 Jan 2009LKL
Hansel and Gretel opens in LondonFri 16 Jan 2009
SOAS Spring Term free seminars16 Jan - 20 Mar 2009LKL
Korean Artists in London Art Fair 200914 Jan - 18 Jan 2009LKL
Exhibition news: Lost and Found at Rokeby Gallery09 Jan - 07 Feb 2009
Bae Chan-hyo: Existing in Costume, at Purdy Hicks09 Jan - 07 Feb 2009LKL
Lee Jae-hyo: Force of Nature, at Albemarle Gallery08 Jan - 03 Feb 2009LKL
Woven Horizon in Colchester05 Jan - 31 Jan 2009
Candle Night exhibition in Kilburn Art Space21 Dec - 10 Jan 2009
Entry forms: more Korean artists in London09 Dec - 15 Jan 2009LKL
“Made in Korea” festival in Brussels08 Oct - 18 Jan 2009LKL