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Event Archive 2014

Below is a listing of 2014 events, 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
The 41st London Open Baduk Congress28 Dec - 31 Dec 2014
Bada Song: This Way & That, at Asia House16 Dec - 19 Dec 2014
Hongjung Park: Voice of Spring & Autumn, at Mokspace14 Dec - 10 Jan 2015
North Korea Freedom Week – programme of events08 Dec - 14 Dec 2014
Ham Jin: Somewhere Underneath, at HADA Contemporary04 Dec - 31 Jan 2015LKL
Suh Do-ho in Gazelli Art House group show28 Nov - 17 Jan 2015
Contemporary Korean Silversmithing and Jewellery at the KCC25 Nov - 10 Jan 2015LKL
Kyung Wha Chung returns with UK recitals and 20-disk retrospective22 Nov - 02 Dec 2014
BAKS Conference 2014 – full programme announced21 Nov - 23 Nov 2014
The British Korean Society annual House of Lords eventThu 20 Nov 2014
Icons of Rhetoric – a different approach to documenting North Korea, at Doomed Gallery20 Nov - 23 Nov 2014
Discover Korea: How much do you know about Korea?17 Nov - 08 Dec 2014
Jenna Sung piano recital at the WigmoreSun 16 Nov 2014
Exhibition news: Lee Kang-hyo at Goldmark Gallery, Uppingham15 Nov - 14 Dec 2014
Mother Green Tree Frog and Her Children, at Gresham CollegeThu 13 Nov 2014
LKL’s latest must-see film of the LKFF 2014: The Road Called LifeWed 12 Nov 2014
Bada Song: Noon Shadows, at the new Tea Museum Art Space and Cafe, opening on 10 NovMon 10 Nov 2014
London Korean Film Festival 2014: the schedule in detail06 Nov - 21 Nov 2014LKL
Controversy in Korean Literature: Hailji on Road to the RacetrackWed 05 Nov 2014
Come celebrate the launch of the next 5 Dalkey K-Lit titlesTue 04 Nov 2014LKL
DPR Korea Fine Art Exhibition, at the DPRK embassy03 Nov - 07 Nov 2014LKL
North Korean Memoirs with Yeonmi Park and Jihyun ParkMon 03 Nov 2014
Hong Sang-soo season on Film 402 Nov - 07 Nov 2014
Ambassador Lim on security challenges in NE AsiaFri 31 Oct 2014
Jump returns to the Peacock28 Oct - 15 Nov 2014
A workshop on Korean cuisine in central London27 Oct - 30 Oct 2014
The London Mansudae exhibition – the Kickstarter projectWed 22 Oct 2014
South Korea: An Economic Powerhouse in Transition, at Asia HouseTue 21 Oct 2014LKL
Lee Bul curator talk – 20 OctoberMon 20 Oct 2014
Minjung Baek in recitals at St Mary’s Perivale and LSESun 19 Oct 2014
Andrew Killick on Hwang Byungki, at SOASFri 17 Oct 2014
Forum on North Korean Human Rights and EngagementFri 17 Oct 2014
Ryu Seonghie is the last of the KCC’s film professionals16 Oct - 11 Dec 2014
Two simultaneous talks on North Korea in Oxford and London, 14 OctoberTue 14 Oct 2014
Sulki Yu: Keys & Coffee at The Forge, Camden, 12 OctoberSun 12 Oct 2014
John Stark: Witchcraft & Warfare, at Charlie Smith Gallery10 Oct - 15 Nov 2014
Korean films at the 2014 BFI London Film Festival08 Oct - 19 Oct 2014LKL
SOAS Book Launch event: Assorted Chatter about Mr.Y’s LiteratureFri 03 Oct 2014
Chun Kyungwoo: Portraits, at HADA Contemporary02 Oct - 30 Nov 2014
Sungfeel Yun solo show at Hanmi Gallery29 Sep - 10 Oct 2014LKL
Film music concert in memory of the Sewol victimsSat 27 Sep 2014
A special Oldboy screening with live music and Q&AThu 25 Sep 2014LKL
Details of the K-Drama Week screenings, 25 – 28 Sept25 Sep - 28 Sep 2014
Cho Young-wuk to conduct the Philharmonia Orchestra in his “Oldboy Suite”Thu 25 Sep 2014LKL
UKISS at the Kentish Town ForumWed 24 Sep 2014LKL
IRIS – the movie – screens as part of K-Drama week on 24 SeptWed 24 Sep 2014LKL
Cho Yong Min in “Catch the Flowers” at Camden Arts CentreWed 24 Sep 2014
K-Drama Week: Global Korean Wave Seminar, 23 September at SOASTue 23 Sep 2014
Korean Drama week: seminars, screenings and more23 Sep - 28 Sep 2014
Autumn 2014 series of evening seminars at SOAS19 Sep - 30 Oct 2014
Constancy & Change in Korean Traditional Craft: KCDF at Tent London18 Sep - 21 Sep 2014LKL
Sunae Kim in Elements of Craft, at Mint18 Sep - 30 Sep 2014
Korean designers at Tent London 201418 Sep - 21 Sep 2014LKL
Lee Young-bin: Solo show at Purdy Hicks17 Sep - 06 Oct 2014
Anna Jung Seo: Her 81 Paces, at A&D Gallery16 Sep - 20 Sep 2014
Shin Dong-hyuk comes to St Anne’s Church, Dean StTue 16 Sep 2014LKL
The 2014 Korean Prayer Mission to the UK15 Sep - 18 Sep 2014
Lee Bul: a special installation at the KCC13 Sep - 01 Nov 2014LKL
Lee Bul’s first UK solo show, at Ikon Gallery10 Sep - 09 Nov 2014LKL
Eemyun Kang at Timothy Taylor Gallery08 Sep - 04 Oct 2014
Jewyo Rhii: solo show at Wilkinson Gallery07 Sep - 26 Oct 2014LKL
Young Korean Painters at Albemarle Gallery from 5 September05 Sep - 27 Sep 2014
K-pop world festival 2014Sat 30 Aug 2014
The Seoul Philharmonic at the BBC Proms – with a Proms Plus introWed 27 Aug 2014LKL
Jee-Hyun Kwun: Cut Out Details, at Southfields Gallery19 Aug - 22 Aug 2014
Je Baak: Ritual – Media – Karma, at HADA Contemporary14 Aug - 26 Sep 2014
Kim Jieun: Talk to me Darling, at Mokspace14 Aug - 06 Sep 2014LKL
Korea Chronicles: the 2014 KAA Summer Residency at the KCC12 Aug - 30 Aug 2014LKL
The Bristol Old Vic graduates come to LondonThu 31 Jul 2014
Artist Talk: THINK !N ART: What is Artistic Research?Thu 31 Jul 2014
Korean performers at the 2014 Edinburgh Fringe30 Jul - 25 Aug 2014LKL
Leodo: Paradise Lost — Norian Maro returns to the Fringe30 Jul - 24 Aug 2014
Jaeho Park: Obsession, at Mokspace29 Jul - 09 Aug 2014
The life of North Koreans in New MaldenSat 26 Jul 2014LKL
Meekyoung Shin’s Cabinet of Curiosities in Lincolnshire26 Jul - 02 Nov 2014
Bongsu Park – Keita Miyazaki: Sound & Vision, at Rosenfeld Porcini25 Jul - 30 Sep 2014
Brush, a show from the Edinburgh Fringe, comes to the KCCFri 25 Jul 2014
Jasmine Choi premieres Songbird’s Journey – a flute concerto composed for herWed 23 Jul 2014
Jeehee Park: Elephant in the Room, at Hanmi Gallery18 Jul - 03 Aug 2014LKL
Film Screenings and an artist talk linked to the current KCC exhibition17 Jul - 31 Jul 2014
Artist Talk – Re-interpreting Shakespeare’s HamletMon 14 Jul 2014
The 2014 Korean Food Festival at the FountainSat 12 Jul 2014
The Korean Hamlet: special seminar + performance ticket dealSat 12 Jul 2014
Exhibition: Lee Seung-taek at Mot International12 Jul - 23 Aug 2014LKL
The Contact – the first of the films featuring composer Cho Young-wukThu 10 Jul 2014LKL
Cho Young-wuk is the third of the KCC’s film professionals10 Jul - 25 Sep 2014
Goldsmiths MFA degree show 201410 Jul - 14 Jul 2014
Ensemble Sinawi in Artist Talk: Think in PerformanceWed 09 Jul 2014
A special offer on Ensemble Sinawi for LKL readers08 Jul - 09 Jul 2014
Ensemble Sinawi at LSO St Luke’s – don’t miss one of the highlights of COLFTue 08 Jul 2014
Soon Hak Kwon: Truth is in the Detail, at Union Gallery05 Jul - 13 Sep 2014LKL
Shin Meekyoung’s Toilet Project comes to sketch London01 Jul - 31 Oct 2014
Andersen’s Gazes – a dance collaboration as part of Seoul in the CitySat 28 Jun 2014LKL
New works by Minho Kwon – at Anise Gallery27 Jun - 20 Jul 2014
Inventing Temperature – the KCC’s summer exhibition25 Jun - 02 Aug 2014
Hyunjoo Son: The Island is a Buoy, at Mokspace25 Jun - 05 Jul 2014
Korean performances at the City of London Festival25 Jun - 17 Jul 2014LKL
Seoul in the City: forum and receptionTue 24 Jun 2014
Royal College of Art 2014 Graduate Show20 Jun - 29 Jun 2014LKL
Kim Hayoung's UEL degree show18 Jun - 22 Jun 2014LKL
Watch the Red Devils in the 2014 World Cup in Central London17 Jun - 26 Jun 2014
Dansaekhwa comes to France17 Jun - 02 Nov 2014
Non-Fiction Diary to screen at East End Film FestSun 15 Jun 2014
Bridging Colours – White: Yong Min Cho performs at Asia HouseFri 13 Jun 2014
Choi & Lager’s Paris summer exhibition: 82-33-4413 Jun - 02 Jul 2014
Korean Screen Culture Conference 2014: draft programme13 Jun - 14 Jun 2014
An evening with Bae Suah at SOASWed 11 Jun 2014
Anna Paik in Medici Gallery Still Life exhibition10 Jun - 08 Jul 2014
The Sounds of Korea: Old and New, East and West – at SOASMon 09 Jun 2014
Catherine Lee and Minjung Baek at Blackheath HallsMon 09 Jun 2014
Ahn Jinkyun: Three Faces, Two Places, One Device, at HADA Contemporary05 Jun - 31 Jul 2014
A Korean Friday Late at the V+AFri 30 May 2014LKL
Hanmi Gallery presents Junebum Park at the V&AFri 30 May 2014
Korean Film at the 2014 Terracotta Festival30 May - 31 May 2014
Paul French discusses North Korea: State of ParanoiaThu 29 May 2014
Yun-Kyung Jeong in Copperfield opening: Obsessive Compulsive Order24 May - 15 Jun 2014
Gong Ji-young in conversation with Grace KohFri 23 May 2014LKL
East Asian Screen Studies Symposium at Kings College LondonFri 16 May 2014
Nick Danziger: “Above the Line” at the British Council14 May - 25 Jul 2014LKL
Woo Bock Lee: The Message — at Mokspace12 May - 24 May 2014LKL
Three Korean underground bands come to Kensington09 May - 12 May 2014
Korean crafts and design at Collect 201409 May - 12 May 2014LKL
Bongsu Park: Before Lines, After Lines — at Hanmi Gallery09 May - 01 Jun 2014
North Korea: Threat or Bluster? — at Asia HouseWed 07 May 2014
Hugh Keice and Peterpan Complex in Artist Talk Party at the KCCUKTue 06 May 2014
Francesca Cho in Hommage à Whanki04 May - 25 May 2014
Korean food at Urban Food FestSat 03 May 2014
Lee Jaehyo: Grass Flower — at HADA Contemporary01 May - 01 Jun 2014LKL
10th Gwangju Biennale to be introduced at the ICAThu 01 May 2014
Myungji Ye: ‘Glowing Lines’, in the Burlington Arcade01 May - 02 May 2014
Event news: B.A.P at the O2 Academy BrixtonSun 27 Apr 2014
Fitzrovia Lates: artist talk and tour at Hanmi GalleryThu 24 Apr 2014
Yoshiko 1945 – at Tristan Bates TheatreSat 19 Apr 2014
K-P.O.P – Contemporary Korean Art at MOCA Taipei19 Apr - 15 Jun 2014
Hyun Jeung: Jardins Croisés, at Mokspace from 17 April17 Apr - 07 May 2014LKL
Dancer / Choreographer Cho Yong-min is Performer in Residence at Asia House15 Apr - 05 Jun 2014
Shin Kiwoun & Wang Ziwon at sketch London14 Apr - 29 Jun 2014
LBF event (Aberystwyth) 11 Apr: Reading Korea, Translating WalesFri 11 Apr 2014
LBF event, 11 Apr 7pm: In conversation with Kim Young-haFri 11 Apr 2014LKL
LBF event (Edinburgh) 10 Apr: Edinburgh ReadsThu 10 Apr 2014
LBF event, 10 Apr 6:45pm: Separations, at Asia HouseThu 10 Apr 2014LKL
LBF Event, 10 Apr 8pm: Reading and Discussion with Kim HyesoonThu 10 Apr 2014LKL
LBF Cultural Programme events, 10 Apr during the day at Earls CourtThu 10 Apr 2014LKL
Cinematographer Chung Chung-hoon is the second of the KCC’s film professionals10 Apr - 26 Jun 2014LKL
LBF Cultural Programme events, 9 Apr during the day at Earls CourtWed 09 Apr 2014LKL
LBF Events at Earls Court, 9 April – Professional programmeWed 09 Apr 2014
LBF events 9 April in the Korean pavilionWed 09 Apr 2014
LBF 9 April events at Earls Court: your conflict-checkerWed 09 Apr 2014
LBF event, 8 Apr 7pm: Toon Talk with Yoon Tae-hoTue 08 Apr 2014
LBF event, 8 Apr 6:30pm: Korean Literature Past and Present, with Yi Mun-yolTue 08 Apr 2014LKL
LBF Cultural Programme events, 8 Apr during the day at Earls CourtTue 08 Apr 2014LKL
LBF Events at Earls Court, 8 April – Professional programmeTue 08 Apr 2014
LBF events 8 April in the Korean pavilionTue 08 Apr 2014
LBF 8 April events at Earls Court: your conflict-checkerTue 08 Apr 2014
LBF event, 7 Apr 7pm: Tales from Korea, with Hwang Sok-yongMon 07 Apr 2014LKL
The Art of Printing: Korea’s Evolving Printing Types07 Apr - 14 Jun 2014
LBF event, 6 Apr: Hwang Sun-mi at Cambridge Literary FestivalSun 06 Apr 2014
Park Seungmo – solo show at HADA Contemporary03 Apr - 27 Apr 2014LKL
LBF event 1 Apr: Books on Screen — MossTue 01 Apr 2014LKL
Between the lines — Work by Jihee Kim, at cueB Gallery28 Mar - 27 Apr 2014LKL
Leonard Johansson: Confessions of an Opium Eater — at Hanmi Gallery27 Mar - 27 Apr 2014LKL
Ki Hyoung Tak: Loyalty, at Mokspace27 Mar - 12 Apr 2014LKL
LBF event 25 Mar: Books on Screen — Leafie, a Hen into the WildTue 25 Mar 2014LKL
The Hairy Bikers come to KoreaThu 20 Mar 2014
CORD – CELL – CUBE: Bongsu Park at rosenfeld porciniThu 20 Mar 2014
BKS Annual General MeetingThu 20 Mar 2014
LBF event 18 Mar: Books on Screen — the Scarlet LetterTue 18 Mar 2014
K-Fashion Odyssey: Artist Talk Party — Think in FashionFri 14 Mar 2014
Chun Kwang-young: Exhibition, Monograph and 70th Birthday, at Bernard Jacobson Gallery12 Mar - 17 Apr 2014LKL
LBF event 11 Mar: Books on Screen — Portrait of the Days of YouthTue 11 Mar 2014
DJ Masa Live in LondonFri 07 Mar 2014
Love, Korean Style! Drama and the Korean WaveFri 07 Mar 2014
Bae Joonsung: The Costume of the Painter – at Albemarle Gallery06 Mar - 02 Apr 2014LKL
Hwang Seon-tae: Sunlight — for Shine Artists at Albemarle Gallery06 Mar - 02 Apr 2014LKL
Sun Ae Kim: Quotidian, at Mokspace06 Mar - 22 Mar 2014LKL
Chung Heeseung: Inadequate Metaphors, at HADA Contemporary06 Mar - 30 Mar 2014LKL
Hwang Ji-hae in miNiATURE, at Strand Gallery06 Mar - 08 Mar 2014LKL
LBF event 4 Mar: Books on Screen — The Road to SampoTue 04 Mar 2014LKL
The Korean Novels on Screen Programme at the KCC04 Mar - 01 Apr 2014
Han Kim plays the Mozart Clarinet ConcertoSat 01 Mar 2014
Gangnam Style? Plastic Surgery and Biopolitics in South KoreaFri 28 Feb 2014
Korean artists and galleries at Art1428 Feb - 02 Mar 2014LKL
Hanmi Gallery at Art1427 Feb - 02 Mar 2014
Symposium: A Banquet of Korean Contemporary Art — The 6th Exhibition by 4482 (Sasapari)27 Feb - 02 Mar 2014
KCC launches its Korean Literature Night seriesWed 26 Feb 2014
Minjung Baek plays Scriabin, Beethoven, Chopin and RavelWed 26 Feb 2014
Chaos, Cosmos And Circulation: Sungfeel Yun at Hanmi Gallery26 Feb - 09 Mar 2014
Korean Literature Nights: the programme for the year26 Feb - 26 Nov 2014
“Korean” film at the Asia House Pan-Asia Film Festival26 Feb - 01 Mar 2014
Free gayageum and minhwa classes at the KCC26 Feb - 01 May 2014
2014 Korean Literature Nights26 Feb - 26 Nov 2014LKL
Dari Bae in Hanmi Gallery group exhibition: ARE YOU OK?24 Feb - 09 Mar 2014
A reason to watch the Sochi closing ceremonySun 23 Feb 2014
Kim Ha-young: Modern Soup, at 43 Inverness Street20 Feb - 22 Mar 2014LKL
Korean Designers at London Fashion Week 201414 Feb - 18 Feb 2014LKL
K-Fashion talk at the KCC, Friday 14 FebFri 14 Feb 2014
Heeseon Byun: Shorthand, At Mokspace13 Feb - 01 Mar 2014
Screen writer Park Hoon-jung the first focus of the KCC’s 2014 film programme13 Feb - 13 Mar 2014
Private: CANCELLED: SOAS East Asia FestivalFri 07 Feb 2014
Je Baak & Ahn Jinkyun at HADA Contemporary06 Feb - 23 Feb 2014
Escape from North Korea – Panel discussion at LSEWed 05 Feb 2014
K-Fashion Odyssey at the KCC starts on 4 Feb04 Feb - 15 Mar 2014LKL
BBC Panorama on Pyongyang University of Science & TechnologyMon 03 Feb 2014
Attention: 1 – Yumi Chung, at Hanmi Gallery25 Jan - 02 Feb 2014LKL
Bada Song: Ta-iL, at the Agency Gallery25 Jan - 01 Mar 2014
One Fine Day: Short Film & Discussion of Korean Media Art in LondonFri 24 Jan 2014
SOAS evening seminars: Spring 2014 series17 Jan - 14 Mar 2014
Korean art at the 2014 London Art Fair15 Jan - 19 Jan 2014LKL
Limits of a Function: Hanmi Gallery at London Art Fair15 Jan - 19 Jan 2014LKL
DRAWINGS by Paul Lee – Rachel Pearcey – Hanna ten Doornkaat in Shepherds Market13 Jan - 19 Jan 2014LKL
Sungfeel Yun Showcase at Sketch11 Jan - 12 Apr 2014
Korean Studies seminars at EHESS, Paris10 Jan - 13 Jun 2014
When nothing is sure, everything is possible: Hanmi Gallery’s 29th interim exhibition09 Jan - 19 Jan 2014
Jukhee Kwon at October Gallery05 Dec - 01 Feb 2014LKL
HADA’s seasonal group show: Homo Utopicus05 Dec - 31 Jan 2014
Unfixed: A Solo Exhibition by Meekyoung Shin12 Nov - 18 Jan 2014LKL
Shan Hur’s installation at Berkeley Square House01 Aug - 31 Jan 2014LKL
Qi Masters in Broadgate Circle and the Scoop19 Jul - 01 Jan 1970