K-Music is back this autumn with a stunning programme of music from Korea, reflecting the country’s ancient traditional culture and its highly innovative and dynamic music scene – one that draws on the past, explores the borders of tradition and modernity and intertwines old and...

‘Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo’ and ‘Bride of the Water God’ actor Nam Joo Hyuk is coming to Manila for his event titled Nam Joo Hyuk: Private Stage [CLOSE-UP], which will be held in KIA Theater this September 23. The actor is currently playing the “Water...

Get to know the boys behind the K-Pop group – B.I.G and get a chance to hang out with them during the 1st ever fan meeting here in the Philippines on September 2, 2017 B.I.G ASIA TOUR in MANILA is happening on September 2, 2017 at Music Museum. Tickets range from Php 5,000, Php...

Date: 24 August, 7:00pm Venue: Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image, 43 Gordon Square, London WC1H 0PD La Vie en Rose feels like a Tarantino movie set in a comic book shop. It’s a film that works over many genres, ranging from martial arts to vengeance, from coming-of-age to finding your...

Converse is excited to celebrate the iconic One Star, welcoming Zhang Yi Xing into its community of collaborators. Zhang Yi Xing is collaborating with Converse to share his passion for One Star and the spirit of today’s youth, first through the latest One Star seasonal lookbook. The One...

Date/Time: Tuesday 25 July, 7pm Venue: Korean Cultural Centre UK ARTISTS: Halcyon Quartet Claudia Fuller violin I Leidy Sinclair violin II Nathalie Green-Buckley viola HeeYeon Cho violoncello PROGRAMME Haydn Op.77 No.2 in F Major Moeran No.1 in A minor Interval Borodin No.2 in D Major Formed...

Produced during the ‘golden age’ of Korean cinema, It’s Not Her Sin tells the story of Seong-hui, wife of the diplomat Baek Sang-ho. After shooting at her husband’s mistress, Yeong-suk, Seong-hui is arrested by the police. With the media reporting a love triangle between the three,...

As part of Korea/UK 2017-18 the London Korean Festival offers breath-taking stage performances from Korea’s oldest traditions to the latest K-Pop hits.

Mission I: Super Pop Con 2017 Brought to you by KIRIN, in partnership with LUMOS E&M and All Access Productions It’s not even half of the year and more exciting surprises are coming for Filipino K-Pop fans across the country. This July, experience a one of a kind K-Pop show that’s...

Mission I: Super Pop Con 2017 Brought to you by KIRIN, in partnership with LUMOS E&M and All Access Productions ​  This July, experience a one of a kind K-Pop show that’s heart stopping and super action packed as KIRIN, in partnership with LUMOS E&M and All Access...

Gone are those days where we use to just read fan fiction or fanfic to satisfy our fangirl needs. With the innovation of chatbots, particularly the Facebook messenger chatbots, we can now have an interactive story. Chatbot is the Millennials’ version of a Fanfic. Fanfic is a story made by...

(Five-member vocal group PHP grand prize winners of Pinoy Kpop Star Vocal Category and Director LEE Jincheol of Korean Cultural Center (right)) Vocal and dance performers PHP and Volo Pro Veritas, covering today’s popular Kpop groups Bigbang and BTS, won the 2017 Pinoy Kpop Star which was...

DATE: Tues 27 June, 7pm VENUE: Korean Cultural Centre UK ARTIST: Samson Tsoy Choi piano Pianist SAMSON TSOY, described as “the most promising” by BBC Music Magazine, was named Laureate of the prestigious 2012 Santander International Piano Competition. At the invitation of...

Korean Cultural Centre UK, 1-3 Strand, London, WC2N 5BW Dates: 27 June – 19 August, 2017 The Korean Cultural Centre UK (KCCUK) is pleased to announce Rehearsals from the Korean Avant-Garde Performance Archive running from 27 June – 19 August 2017, as part of the 2017-2018 Korea/UK...

​(Department of Education Secretary Leonor Briones (left) and Korean Ambassador KIM Jae Shin sign the memorandum of agreement for the Special Program in Foreign Language – Korean) The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in the Philippines and the Department of Education (DEpEd) signed an...

​If you’re a K-Pop or K-Drama fan, chances are, you collect K-Pop albums or you also want to try the things that the celebrities are using. You’ll find yourself wanting to buy the cute merchandises that South Korean shops have in-store. Satisfy your fangirl needs as we list down the 4...

Article by: Jamie Emarzon Garcia Interview by: Gia Allana Soriano and Jamie Emarzon Garcia On the photo: Lead actors Jin Ju Hyung and Kim Hyun Woo, lead actress Devon Seron with the writer of the Movie You with Me Ms. Shine Deauna-Ricafort South Korean Actors Kim Hyun Woo and Jin Ju Hyung...

​Comma Entertainment, the company behind the “Taste Jinro” series of clubbing events that took over the metro is taking their event to the next level as they will officially launch Jinro Slush in Boracay Beach Club Paraw this coming May 27. ​Jinro Slush is a refreshing drink made of...

VIXX is praised as a “concept idol group” for the edgy ideas presented in all their albums. Their fourth mini-album ‘Shangri-La’, the band’s interpretation of “Oriental fantasy”, was released on May 15th. The original title in Korean (Do Won Kyung) means “the peach blossom...

​South Korean Youtuber Jun Sung Ahn popularly known as Juncurryahn visited the country and performed in front of thousands of Filipinos on Youtube Fanfest Philippines 2017 that was held at the World Trade Center last May 12. Youtube stars such as Alex Wassabi, Janina Vela, Jayden Rodrigues,...

​Bangtan Sonyeondan’s third solo concert in the Philippines: The Wings Tour 2017 BTS Live Trilogy Episode III in Manila is one of the proof of their global fame. It is the first sold out two-night K-Pop concert in the country produced by Pulp Live World which was held on May 6-7, 2017 at...

​After years of concentrating on her music career in South Korea, Sandara Park better known as Dara of 2ne1 is back on Philippine cinemas. “One Step” is her first Korean movie where she is the main character. The movie is about a girl named Si Hyun who loses her memories and has...

Bandhobi is a story about the crossover between two different cultures and the friendship it can spark. As the title suggests, “female friend” in Bengali, the film follows the evolving relationship between Min-seo, a 17-year old rebellious Korean girl, and Karim, a 29-year old Muslim...

The Korean Craft and Design Foundation (KCDF) presents ‘Between Serenity and Dynamism; Korean Ceramics’, an exhibition that explores the beauty and heritage of Korean ceramics, and the contrast and harmony between the traditional and more contemporary forms of the craft that exists in...