For those who have lost someone to a violent crime, the passage of time does not necessarily bring the consolation that others so readily expect, especially when the person responsible has completed their sentence and returned to ordinary life, while the bereaved are left to contend with consequences that no legal judgement can undo. In…
21st London Korean Film Festival: In Conversation With Yoon Ga-eun (Director) and Jang Hye-jin (Actress) of “The World of Love”
From Guest (2011) and Sprout (2013) to The World of Us and The House of Us, Yoon Ga-eun’s films have consistently returned to childhood as a space of emotional intensity rather than innocence. With The World of Love, her third feature, she continues this exploration, but in a more unsettling form. Explaining the origins of…
21st London Korean Film Festival: “The World of Love” Review
Yoon Ga-eun has spent much of her career exploring the lives of children and teenagers, paying attention to the feelings, insecurities and difficult experiences that adults often fail to recognise or take seriously. From her early short films Guest (2011) and Sprout (2013) to her acclaimed features The World of Us and The House of…
The A Festival 2026: A Second Day of Great Performances, Music and Laughter in Paris – Concert Review
The second day of The A Festival at the Paris Event Center, on 25 October, gathered a great number of artists again. Japanese pop-rock, Chinese R&B, K-pop and Thailand’s increasingly influential T-pop industry all had their place on the programme. And what is worth discussing is not simply the international line-up, but the differences between…
Jay Park & LNGSHOT in London: A Night for Performance Lovers – Concert Review
Many are the opinions that swirl around Jay Park: none of which deny his talent on stage. The South Korean singer and rapper has been in the music industry since before many of his fans were born, including one of the boys under his own label, More Vision, that he’s been working closely with, amongst…
The A Festival 2026: From T-pop to P-pop, Asian Artists Take Centre Stage in Paris (Day 1) – Concert Review
A music festival that brings together performers from different countries lets us experience far more than a succession of concerts. I truly appreciated that each artist comes with their own musical influences, cultural background and approach to performing, making it interesting to see how differently they connect with a crowd. Some need little more than…
Determination Is an Understatement: Lee Han Gyul on His Solo Mini-Album “NOISE” and Why He Never Gave Up on Music – Exclusive Interview
Lee Han Gyul‘s music journey hasn’t always being an easy one. From his early days with IM to competing on The Unit and later Produce X 101, where he earned a place in X1, Han Gyul has experienced the excitement of debuting, the disappointment of unexpected endings and the challenge of starting again. His subsequent…
KTAM Unleashed Brings Emerging Korean Artists to London and Brighton This November
K-pop fans in London and Brighton have plenty to look forward to this November as KTAM Unleashed Winter Showcase prepares to bring a selection of Korean performers to the UK. Taking place across a few dates, the event will present several artists who may not yet be familiar names outside South Korea. Organised by KTAM,…
The A Festival: ATLAS on Finding Their Sound, Growing Together and Bringing T-Pop to Paris – Exclusive Interview
Since making their debut in 2021, Thai boy group ATLAS have come a long way, especially musically. Five years of working together have given them plenty of opportunities to discover their strengths, try different sounds and learn what it takes to keep a group moving forward. Their early releases introduced us to seven young performers…
“Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub” (2026) Revew
Betrayal is difficult enough to forgive, but when it comes from someone who has known you since childhood, the damage goes far beyond lost trust, especially when years of friendship have concealed a growing resentment neither person wanted to acknowledge. In Choi Kook-hee’s Tazza: The Song of Beelzebub, two childhood friends who once dreamed of…
London Korean Film Festival 2026: Korean Cinema in the Spotlight
The London Korean Film Festival returns this November for its 21st edition, bringing together established directors, emerging filmmakers and some of Korean cinema’s most recognisable actors for two weeks of screenings, premieres and conversations. For more than two decades, the London Korean Film Festival (LKFF) has introduced British audiences to the remarkable variety of stories…
The A Festival – IRONBOY: “The Most Global Thing You Can Do Is Sound Like Where You’re From” – Exclusive Interview
IRONBOY was only eleven when he first heard Eminem, although by then he was already familiar with performing in front of an audience, having spent much of his childhood entering singing and dancing competitions. Growing up in Ratchaburi, a province in western Thailand, he had started singing at seven and was accustomed to the discipline…
The A Festival: Myyu and Chanya on “AI Girl”, Their First Major Roles and Meeting Their European Fans in Paris – Exclusive Interview
Imagine spending most of your time working, keeping to yourself and having little interest in romance, only for a mysterious package to arrive at your door containing a remarkably lifelike robot who looks exactly like the woman of your dreams. That is the rather unusual beginning of AI Girl, the 2026 Thai Girls’ Love romantic…
The A Festival: New, Pide, PJ and Leon on Bringing “GELBOYS” to Life – Exclusive Interview
A manicure is a promising excuse to spend time with someone you fancy, until you discover they have been taking somebody else along too. That situation sets the relationships in GELBOYS in motion, as FourMod’s attraction to Chian becomes tangled with jealousy, friendship and the involvement of Baabin and Bua. First released in 2025, the…
