London Korean Links

Covering things Korean in London and beyond since 2006

2024 Kimchi Festival

Join 17 master kimchi chefs in the shadow of Fleet Street’s famous St Brides Church to celebrate kimchi day! Kimchi pancakes, dumplings and spicy chicken will fuel you for the afternoon. Program 12:00 – 12:30 Opening & Greeting London Korean Hummingbird Choir 12:40 – 13.30 Talking on Kimchi By Prof Yoon Sook-ja Gayageum playing – … [Read More]

Korea Calling at the Thames Festival 2011

Korea returns to the Thames Festival this year (10-11 September) with a range of entertainments. The Taekwondo demonstrations are always popular, plus this year there’s the Sookmyung Gayageum Orchestra. If you’ve ever heard a Beatles number performed on massed Gayageums, you were probably listening to these ladies. They’ve also been known to accompany B-boys, which … [Read More]