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Event Archive 2024

Below is a listing of 2023 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
Squid Game Season 2: preview screeningMon 16 Dec 2024
Yves Apple Cinnamon Crunch tour in LondonMon 09 Dec 2024
Yong Min Cho dance performance: The Art of PaintingThu 05 Dec 2024
Bestselling and Beloved: Korean Literary Treasures28 Nov - 21 Mar 2025
Two Koryo Saram documentary screeningsSun 24 Nov 2024
Oh Gee x The Korean Pantry: kimchi workshop + dinnerSun 24 Nov 2024
K-music 2024: Lee Heemoon’s Obangsingwa tour in LondonSat 23 Nov 2024
2024 Kimchi FestivalSat 23 Nov 2024
Korean art songs with Binny Supin YangSat 23 Nov 2024
K-Women: Celebrating Korean Female Artists22 Nov - 19 Apr 2025
Anti-Feminist backlash: Gender and generational conflict in South KoreaFri 22 Nov 2024
Curator talk: a look at Mire Lee’s installation at Tate ModernWed 20 Nov 2024
North Korea: Human rights, security and beyondWed 20 Nov 2024
XG “The first HOWL” tour in Manchester and London18 Nov - 19 Nov 2024
Chae Soojung Soridan: folk music performance in Oxford and London18 Nov - 19 Nov 2024
From Escape to Hope: Escape in Search of a United KoreaSat 16 Nov 2024
Book talk: Return to the Dallergut Dream Department StoreSat 16 Nov 2024
‘K-History Unlock’: King Sejong16 Nov - 30 Nov 2024
K-music 2024: Seoul Metropolitan Traditional Orchestra x No-NoiseFri 15 Nov 2024
Meet the authors: Eun Hee-kyung and Lee Geum-yi14 Nov - 15 Nov 2024
Hyowa Project X Jieun Kim at The Jago DalstonThu 14 Nov 2024
NCT Dream Dream()Scape tour in LondonTue 12 Nov 2024
Seoul Manner, by Bek Hyunjin08 Nov - 09 Nov 2024
Yollin Lee: Illusion, at the KCCWed 06 Nov 2024
2024 Kimjang FestivalSat 02 Nov 2024
London Korean Film Festival 202401 Nov - 13 Nov 2024
BAKS Speaker Tour – Prof. Suk-Young Kim01 Nov - 07 Nov 2024
Gray by Silver: The Symphony of Light and ShadowFri 01 Nov 2024
K-music 2024: Black StringWed 30 Oct 2024
Woosung: B4 WE DIE Tour at the TroxyWed 30 Oct 2024
BFI Film Season: Echoes in Time — Korean Films of the Golden Age and New Cinema28 Oct - 30 Dec 2024
Cancelling Patji – presented by Namoo Chae LeeMon 28 Oct 2024
DPR: The Dream Reborn World Tour 2024Sun 27 Oct 2024
K-music 2024: Hera Hyesang Park with David Junghoon KimSat 26 Oct 2024
Foyles Korean Culture Month: Miye Lee in ConversationSat 26 Oct 2024
Mikey Espinosa: With Love, Korea – at No Format Gallery25 Oct - 31 Oct 2024
길 – The Road to Korean traditional dance and musicFri 25 Oct 2024
The Human Comedy - the cinema of Hong Sangsoo25 Oct - 08 Dec 2024
Through the Shattered Mirror of Yi Sang, at Norito Gallery25 Oct - 14 Nov 2024
ARTMS Moonshot world tour in LondonWed 23 Oct 2024
K-music 2024: Seayool with Ligeti Quartet — Suite for Jeju IslandWed 23 Oct 2024
London East Asia Film Festival 202423 Oct - 03 Nov 2024
Kpop UK National Competition 2024Sun 20 Oct 2024
Bang Yongguk: III Europe Tour in LondonSun 20 Oct 2024
The Oulim in London 202418 Oct - 27 Oct 2024
Hello, Delight! - Korean Culture Reimagined by AI17 Oct - 07 Jan 2025
Jeju 4:3 Archives on Truth & Reconciliation16 Oct - 22 Oct 2024
Ga Kook-hyun: Sensible Still Life, at Mokspace16 Oct - 15 Nov 2024
2024 Korea Kimchi Festival at Samsung KXSat 12 Oct 2024
Joo Dong-geun (All of Us are Dead) at KCC and Foyles11 Oct - 12 Oct 2024
Documentary screening: The Last of the Sea Women11 Oct - 31 Oct 2024
Korean artists at FOCUS Art Fair 202410 Oct - 13 Oct 2024
Korean Art Now! – discussion at KCCUKThu 10 Oct 2024
‘Korean Feminist Artists: Confront and Deconstruct’ – Book Launch & Panel DiscussionThu 10 Oct 2024
Andrei Lankov: North Korea — Masters of Survival and ControlThu 10 Oct 2024
Hong Sangsoo's A Traveler’s Needs (여행자의 필요) at BFI LFF09 Oct - 17 Oct 2024
Haegue Yang: Leap Year, at the Hayward Gallery09 Oct - 05 Jan 2025
Mire Lee: Hyundai Commission at Tate Modern09 Oct - 16 Mar 2025
Symposium: Interrogating “K-Culture” – Religion, culture and philosophy through multicultural perspectivesWed 09 Oct 2024
Madmans Esprit European tour in LondonTue 08 Oct 2024
UCLan Korean Culture Day and exhibition 202408 Oct - 11 Oct 2024
Future of Hangeul: Exploring Korea’s Script in a Globalized WorldTue 08 Oct 2024
Guided by Nature: Crafts from Lloyd Choi Gallery at Cox London07 Oct - 17 Oct 2024
K-music 2024: Youn Sun Nah with Bojan ZSun 06 Oct 2024
London Hallyu Festival: Hallyu seminar and interactive experiencesSun 06 Oct 2024
Mirror: a performance conceived by Bongsu ParkSat 05 Oct 2024
London Hallyu Festival: celebrations in New MaldenSat 05 Oct 2024
Infinite Blue: A dialogue between East and West, at Han Collection05 Oct - 26 Oct 2024
‘K-History Unlock’: The Throne (Sado)05 Oct - 19 Oct 2024
London Hallyu Festival: Korean Iconic; Echoes Now, at Hanmi Gallery04 Oct - 12 Oct 2024
B.I 2024 European Hype Up tour in LondonFri 04 Oct 2024
K-music 2024: National Changgeuk Company — Lear03 Oct - 06 Oct 2024
DKB Dark Strange tour in LondonWed 02 Oct 2024
Moon Kim’s The Waiting Room, at Space Theatre Canary Wharf02 Oct - 05 Oct 2024
Kingsbury Coffee Morning: Art from the Land of High MountainsMon 30 Sep 2024
[Durham] Knitted together: the Korean lives and legacies of Richard and Joan Rutt28 Sep - 04 May 2025
Makgeolli Brewing Workshops at The Hoxton Shoreditch28 Sep - 29 Sep 2024
United Steps: A Dance of Many TalesFri 27 Sep 2024
K-Culture Tech: UVR to the Future – discussion at the KCCFri 27 Sep 2024
Tales of Boseong: An Exhibition of Korean Teaware by Seong-Il Hong & Hye-Jin Lee25 Sep - 02 Nov 2024
Geumhyung Jeong: Under Construction25 Sep - 15 Dec 2024
4482 Artist Talk with Woo Jin JooTue 24 Sep 2024
Hallyu Con 2024Sun 22 Sep 2024
2Z x Nam Dong Hyun: A Crash Landing in Europe tourSun 22 Sep 2024
The Comfort Woman, at King’s Head Theatre22 Sep - 25 Sep 2024
A North Korean Chuseok 2024Tue 17 Sep 2024
The BOYZ Zeneration II tour in LondonSun 15 Sep 2024
Dynamic Duo European tour in LondonFri 13 Sep 2024
Seong-Jin Cho Plays Ravel and Liszt in late-night PromThu 12 Sep 2024
K-pop Worlds: Exploring the Global Influence of a Korean Phenomenon11 Sep - 17 Oct 2024
SuHo “Welcome to Su:Home” tour in LondonTue 10 Sep 2024
Ambiguous Dance Company: The Belt10 Sep - 14 Sep 2024
ESEA Culture Festival 2024Sat 07 Sep 2024
Kim's Convenience: second run at Riverside Studios, with London family business photo exhibition 05 Sep - 26 Oct 2024LKL
KCC exhibition: Digital Heritage, Now! AI With You05 Sep - 20 Nov 2024
Jinhee Kim: Drink Water, at Frieze Cork Street05 Sep - 21 Sep 2024
Discussion: The History of Korean CinemaWed 21 Aug 2024
Made in Korea K-pop reality show screens on BBC117 Aug - 21 Sep 2024
Peggy Gou plays Gunnersbury ParkSat 17 Aug 2024
Independence Day celebrations in New MaldenSat 17 Aug 2024
Book talk: Anton Hur – Toward EternityFri 16 Aug 2024
Moon Kim’s The Waiting Room, at the Camden Fringe14 Aug - 18 Aug 2024LKL
Where London Meets Korea: K-Pop Themed Walking TourWed 14 Aug 2024
Korean Temple Food with Venerable Beop SongWed 14 Aug 2024
Woori Han’s Housemates musical, at the Camden Fringe01 Aug - 03 Aug 2024LKL
Korean performers at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival and Fringe31 Jul - 25 Aug 2024
KCC seminar series: art, perception and hallyu31 Jul - 09 Aug 2024
World Korean Food Festival 2024 in New MaldenSat 27 Jul 2024
I.M. (Monsta X) Off The Beat World Tour in LondonFri 26 Jul 2024
Billlie play the TroxySun 21 Jul 2024
KCC networking event: Bridging Research and Industrial Talents TogetherSat 20 Jul 2024
Korean art exhibition and concert with the Thames Philharmonia19 Jul - 21 Jul 2024
KCC Literature Night: Kang Hwagil’s Another Person, with Clare RichardsWed 17 Jul 2024
Stray Kids play BST Hyde Park 2024Sun 14 Jul 2024
K-Poetry Melodies, at St James’s PiccadillySun 14 Jul 2024
Market Root: the K-Creatives marketSat 13 Jul 2024
Tabber x Miso Europe Tour in LondonFri 12 Jul 2024
Short film screenings: Chorus, + Q&AWed 10 Jul 2024
Screening: Voices of the Silenced (UK Premiere)Thu 04 Jul 2024
‘Across the Decades’- an exhibition celebrating the 70th anniversary of the National Academy of Arts04 Jul - 24 Aug 2024
[Oxford] A discussion-concert with the Godfather of K-PopThu 04 Jul 2024
Esther Yoo (Violin) and Jae Hong Park (piano) play the WigmoreWed 03 Jul 2024
Daegu’s Drinking Boys and Girls Choir support Otoboke Beaver at the Electric BallroomWed 03 Jul 2024
Balming Tiger play HeavenTue 02 Jul 2024
K-Folklore: Past, Present, and FutureTue 02 Jul 2024
AB6IX Fan Concert: ‘Find YOU’Sat 29 Jun 2024
Seventeen play Glastonbury Pyramid StageFri 28 Jun 2024
[Oxford] A Conversation with Cha InpyoFri 28 Jun 2024
Park Nights: Eun-Me Ahn at the Serpentine Pavilion28 Jun - 29 Jun 2024
[UCLan] Joint East Asian studies conference 202426 Jun - 28 Jun 2024
Screening: Love Death Dog + Baek-gu (UK Premieres)Wed 26 Jun 2024
IU HEREH tour at Wembley ArenaFri 21 Jun 2024
Refugee Week screening: ‘Little Pyongyang’Fri 21 Jun 2024
Activism and Post-Activism: Korean Documentary Cinema: 1981-2022, A lecture by Prof. Kim JihoonFri 21 Jun 2024
Jason Yu’s Sleep (잠) screening at Raindance, + Q&AThu 20 Jun 2024
Pulse: Beyond Delight – Seoul-inspired immersive video experience20 Jun - 08 Oct 2024
IVE “Show What I Have” tour at the o2Sun 16 Jun 2024
Korean Days at Leeds University13 Jun - 14 Jun 2024
Symposium – Visuality, Nationhood and Power Relations: Representation of Korea in World’s Fairs and ExpositionsThu 13 Jun 2024
[Cambridge] The U.S.-Korea Alliance: Why It Might Fail and Why It Must NotThu 13 Jun 2024
Okkyung Lee: three day residency at Cafe OTO13 Jun - 15 Jun 2024
TRI.BE True Diamond tour at the Brixton JammTue 11 Jun 2024
Next Sohee (다음 소희) – preview & theatrical release11 Jun - 28 Jun 2024
Korean Day at Oxford UniversitySat 08 Jun 2024
From Shadows to Light: An Afternoon of Talks on North Korean Human RightsSat 08 Jun 2024
Book talk: The New Seoul Park Jelly MassacreSat 08 Jun 2024
Marie Curie: original cast screening + Q&ASat 08 Jun 2024
"Archipelagic Void" - Minsuk Cho's Pavilion at Serpentine Gallery07 Jun - 27 Oct 2024
Kim Bohie: “Beyond”, at Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art06 Jun - 05 Sep 2024
OnlyOneOf – World tour comes to HeavenSun 02 Jun 2024
Dano celebrations in New MaldenSun 02 Jun 2024
Musical: Marie Curie01 Jun - 28 Jul 2024LKL
Korean Day at Liverpool UniversitySat 01 Jun 2024
K-Dance 2024: Cheok, by Ae-soon Ahn31 May - 04 Jun 2024
Next-Gen Late Night at the KCCFri 31 May 2024LKL
Jin Han Lee: Keen Feet, at Union Pacific31 May - 13 Jul 2024
[Sheffield] Digital Korea: Stories, systems and spaces of connection30 May - 31 May 2024
K-Dance 2024: Burnt Offering, by 99 Art CompanySat 25 May 2024
Sunyoung Hwang: The Listened Landscape, at Frestonian Gallery23 May - 22 Jun 2024
Hope: Traditional Korean Folk Art Exhibition23 May - 27 May 2024
UK screening premiere: Regardless of Us, at the ICA23 May - 29 May 2024
Ra Jong-yil Lecture 2024 – A Conversation with Min Jin LeeWed 22 May 2024
Sculpting with Fire: artist talk with Jihyun KimTue 21 May 2024
International Booker book talk: Hwang Sok-yong and Mater 2-10Mon 20 May 2024
Yeonjoon Yoon (piano): Um [Sprouting], at Milton CourtFri 17 May 2024
Moon Kim’s The Waiting Room, at Brighton’s Lantern Theatre17 May - 19 May 2024
K-Dance 2024: Kontemporary Korea – a double bill of K-Dance16 May - 24 May 2024
Jambinai play Dingwalls, CamdenWed 15 May 2024
Author discussion: A Crane Among WolvesWed 15 May 2024
Hidden Gem: Lloyd Choi Gallery at London Craft Week15 May - 19 May 2024
Fine Craft by Soluna – at London Craft Week15 May - 19 May 2024
The Comfort Woman – at Rosemary Branch Theatre13 May - 15 May 2024
Screening: The Flower in Hell (지옥화)Mon 13 May 2024
Making the most of the OED and its coverage of words from Asian languagesThu 09 May 2024
The Roundup: Punishment (범죄도시 4) – UK theatrical release03 May - 10 May 2024
Book talk: The Penguin Book of Korean Short StoriesFri 03 May 2024
Jaejun Lee: The Blue in Pots02 May - 25 May 2024
2024 Korea Day in SheffieldWed 01 May 2024
KCC Exhibition: 26, Your Korean Words29 Apr - 22 Jun 2024
Korea food month at Westminster Kingsway: workshops and K-menu week27 Apr - 18 May 2024
ITZY “Born to Be” tour in LondonWed 24 Apr 2024
[UCLan] Exploring Dynamics: Korean Anthropology and Sociology in a Global Context19 Apr - 20 Apr 2024
Korean films at Queer East 202419 Apr - 28 Apr 2024
Shin Chul: Objects for Propriety, at Han Collection18 Apr - 11 May 2024
Korean Documentary season at Sheffield’s Showroom Cinema16 Apr - 21 Apr 2024
Novus String Quartet returns to the Wigmore14 Apr - 15 Apr 2024
Seeing the world through different eyes: Monica Macias – Black Girl from Pyongyang13 Apr - 09 May 2024
Seong-Jin Cho plays Beethoven 4Wed 10 Apr 2024
Wave to Earth UK tour07 Apr - 10 Apr 2024
Haon plays the GarageFri 05 Apr 2024
New Malden 2024 K-pop Festival05 Apr - 06 Apr 2024
KCC film night: My Mother, the Mermaid (인어공주)Thu 04 Apr 2024
The Rose “Dawn to Dusk” tour in LondonSat 30 Mar 2024
iKON play the Troxy *** CANCELLED / POSTPONEDThu 28 Mar 2024
Eric Nam “House on a Hill” tour in Manchester and London25 Mar - 26 Mar 2024
BamBam “Area 52” tour in LondonSun 24 Mar 2024
Tacit Group and Gazaebal return to the Coronet22 Mar - 23 Mar 2024
Voices of Freedom: Performances, Escapee Talks, Documentary & Director Q&ASat 16 Mar 2024
Korean films at BFI Flare 202416 Mar - 23 Mar 2024
Exhuma (파묘) – UK theatrical release15 Mar - 21 Mar 2024
Unsuk Chin and Donghoon Shin Barbican performances14 Mar - 07 Apr 2024
KCC screening: A Sister’s Garden (자매의 화원)Wed 13 Mar 2024
An Evening of East Asian Music with the Celadon Club: Poetry and TraditionTue 12 Mar 2024
King’s College research seminar: a Deeper Understanding of the Korean WaveMon 11 Mar 2024
Oh Myung-hee in The Future is Female, at the Garrison Chapel08 Mar - 06 Apr 2024LKL
Camo: Pressure Makes Diamonds tour in London and Manchester03 Mar - 04 Mar 2024
STAYC Teenfresh tour at the TroxySun 03 Mar 2024
Sun-mi Hong plays at the Vortex02 Mar - 29 Mar 2024
Hera Hyesang Park and Bretton Brown at Milton CourtFri 01 Mar 2024LKL
Korean crafts at Collect 202401 Mar - 03 Mar 2024
Dreamcatcher: Luck Inside 7 Doors tourWed 21 Feb 2024
Ordinary World: KCC’s 2024 Open Call exhibition20 Feb - 13 Apr 2024
Corbyn and LXX play the Lower ThirdSun 18 Feb 2024
Do Ho Suh: Tracing Time, at NGS Modern One17 Feb - 01 Sep 2024
0WAVE play the GarageMon 12 Feb 2024
Lunar New Year with Connect: North KoreaFri 09 Feb 2024
Jiwon Oh in Resolution triple billWed 07 Feb 2024
Choi Jeong Hwa in “When Forms Come Alive”, at Hayward Gallery07 Feb - 06 May 2024
Young In Hong: Five Acts, at Spike Island03 Feb - 05 May 2024
Honouring Our Fallen: British Servicemen in the Korean WarFri 02 Feb 2024
Korean Film Night: A Tour Guide (믿을 수 있는 사람)Thu 01 Feb 2024
Everglow “All My Girls” tour in LondonTue 30 Jan 2024
Su-a Lee: Dialogues, at Celtic Connections 2024Tue 30 Jan 2024
Xikers Tricky House: First Encounter tour in LondonSun 28 Jan 2024
SOAS seminar: An Atomic Age UnleashedFri 26 Jan 2024
Rolling Quartz: Fearless EU tour at the Islington AcademyFri 26 Jan 2024
Youngsun Yoon’s 1997 play, “Kiss”, at the Bread and Roses Theatre26 Jan - 27 Jan 2024LKL
MCND Odd Venture tour in LondonThu 25 Jan 2024
Exploring Kew’s Economic Botany Collection through a Korean lensMon 22 Jan 2024
Jane Jin Kaisen: Halmang20 Jan - 21 Apr 2024
SOAS seminar: Crackdowns and Containment: K-culture and markets in North Korea under CovidFri 19 Jan 2024
Jimmy Brown and Rovv play the Oslo HackneyFri 19 Jan 2024
SOAS online seminar: Translating the Korean War and the national division: reconstruction of narratives in division fiction in KoreaWed 17 Jan 2024
Black Girl from Pyongyang: paperback launch eventTue 16 Jan 2024
P1Harmony tour in LondonFri 12 Jan 2024
Jane Jin Kaisen: Community of Parting11 Jan - 25 Jan 2024
AI Chef Seo Yugu: Re-imagining 18th century Korean foodThu 11 Jan 2024
Peace initiatives of the Moon Jae-in administration in Korea: their legacyThu 11 Jan 2024
Kim's Convenience, at Park Theatre08 Jan - 10 Feb 2024LKL
BIGONE, Dive, DOHANSE: The Dial Music, at The GarageSun 07 Jan 2024
Noryang: Deadly Sea – UK theatrical release29 Dec - 11 Jan 2024
Min Woo Nam in Within and Beyond – Looking into the Infinite, at gallery rosenfeld15 Dec - 16 Feb 2024
1883: A Journey Through the Archives07 Dec - 27 Jan 2024
Heecheon Kim: Double Poser, at Hayward Gallery01 Dec - 07 Jan 2024
Delight media art exhibition: Seoul’s urban cityscape13 Oct - 16 Jun 2024LKL