June turned out to be extremely busy, but in July we seem to be winding down for the summer. Undoubtedly the highlight for LKL is Leenalchi’s UK tour, coming to the Coronet at the beginning of the month and moving on to Manchester and Glasgow. K-pop fans can look forward to Stray Kids performing at … [Read More]
Monthly events lists
At the start of every month LKL posts a list of events for the coming 30 days. For events further in the future, check the Upcoming Events page (featuring the more significant events) and also the upcoming Facebook events (which tend to be social events)
June events 2025
There’s something for everyone this month, from intimate responses to Yun Dong-ju’s poetry to the barnstorming K-pop roadshow that is SM Town; the KCCUK is particularly busy with talks and workshops (including talks by Charlotte Horlyck and Jieun Kiaer linked to their recent book publications); plus there look to be some good movie screenings at … [Read More]
May events 2025
Highlights of this month are Jaha Koo with his talking rice cookers, Seongjin Cho’s Ravelathon, and the annual Festival of Korean Dance – in London and on tour. It’s also London Craft Week, so expect some top-quality Korean crafts to be on show. Finally, Suh Do-ho’s solo show at Tate Modern opens this month. Exhibitions … [Read More]
April events 2025
Bong Joon-ho is on the cover of this month’s Sight and Sound, marking the special season of his films at BFI and the theatrical release of his Mickey 17, and Park Jiha has a three concert tour to celebrate her new album. You probably didn’t manage to get tickets to Yunchan Lim’s Wigmore Hall recital, … [Read More]
March events 2025
Today is LKL’s 19th birthday – we launched on 1 March 2006. I’m hoping to celebrate by getting myself a ticket for one or two of the Korean movies at BFI Flare. Somehow. But there’s plenty else to keep me occupied if I’m not successful – like Sun-Mi Hong at the Vortex. Screenings BFI Flare … [Read More]
February events 2025
The best of wishes for the new lunar year. Like January, February is currently looking to be pretty quiet. But keep checking our Facebook group or sign up for email updates in the sidebar of LKL’s front page – we only find out about some things pretty late in the day and those events don’t … [Read More]
January events 2025
Happy New Year – and congratulations to Jim Hoare, awarded an OBE in the New Years Honours list for “services to UK interests in the Korean Peninsula”. As is often the case January is a fairly slow month for events: Exhibitions Closing imminently are: Haegue Yang’s Leap Year, at the Hayward Gallery (till 5 Jan) … [Read More]
December events
After the hectic activity of the last two months, be grateful for a slightly quieter December, enabling you to get some Christmas shopping done. The highlight of the month is the continuation of the BFI’s Echoes in Time season, with some cracking films from the turn of the millennium, as well as some restored classics. … [Read More]
November events
The need for difficult decisions continues into November, with music, film, literature and artistic events simultaneously calling for our attention. LKL’s pick of the upcoming month has to be Lee Heemoon at the Purcell Room, closing this year’s K-music Festival. Regretfully, we’re going to have to pass on Geumhyung Jeong’s performance at the ICA (we … [Read More]
October events 2024
We’re now getting in to peak event season – and in fact this is the longest monthly list I can remember. Frieze is at the beginning of the month, Asian Art in London at the end; and there’s plenty of exhibitions outside of those two art fairs in between to launch the autumn season. Meanwhile, … [Read More]
September events 2024
As Chuseok approaches, the cultural calendar starts to get busy again after the summer lull. Highlights this month are the return of the Ambiguous Dance Company to perform a site-specific piece at the Coronet Theatre, and the Dynamic Duo who celebrate 20 years in the business by making their first London appearance. Plus, if you … [Read More]
August events 2024
Normally at this time of year Korean events in London take a bit of a break and the focus switches to Edinburgh for the Fringe. And yes, there’s plenty to justify a trip to Edinburgh if you can find affordable accommodation, not least the retrospective of Do Ho Suh’s work at NGS Modern One, which … [Read More]
July events 2024
July is another relatively busy month with plenty to satisfy most tastes. So far, my personal priorities are the KCC’s exhibition featuring works by members of the Korean National Academy of Arts, the discussion-concert by the “Godfather of K-pop” in Oxford, and I might be tempted to re-watch the psychological thriller Sleep when it comes … [Read More]
June events 2024
A busy month, the highlight probably being IU’s performance at Wembley Arena. Glastonbury ticketholders will also be able to see Seventeen on the main Pyramid stage. For those who follow hallyu stars from an earlier generation, you can meet former FinKL member Ok Joo-hyun who is in town to mark the London production of the … [Read More]
May events 2024
May is getting very busy, making up for the slow three months we’ve had since the end of January. Highlights include the Festival of Korean Dance, Min Jin Lee in Cambridge, a return visit by Jaha Koo with his historically-aware talking rice cookers, and London Craft Week. Live performance Jambinai play Dingwalls, Camden, on 15 … [Read More]
April events 2024
Here’s the list for April. Plenty on offer for music fans; for others the main interest is outside of London, and in the new books coming out this month. Exhibitions In Manchester, Jane Jin Kaisen’s Halmang is at esea contemporary until 21 April. In Bristol, Young In Hong’s Five Acts is at Spike Island all … [Read More]