South Korea has given international audiences plenty of reasons to pay attention to its entertainment industry, but WILD WILD (와일드와일드) offers something quite different from the K-pop concerts and television dramas most people know. These men certainly know how to dance, and they have absolutely no problem making an audience blush. Behind the impressive physiques,…
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KID PHENOMENON Explore Resilience and Hope in New Single “I’m still breathing”
Japanese vocal and dance group KID PHENOMENON has released their latest single, “I’m still breathing”, a thoughtful mid-tempo track that explores loneliness and the determination to carry on when life becomes difficult. Written as the ending theme for the second half of the second season of the television anime Mission: Yozakura Family, the song is…
Jinn and Sky: Ten Years of Friendship, a New Partnership and the Expanding World of Thai Drama – Exclusive Interview
Ten years ago, Jinn and Sky worked together on a Thai television drama, with Sky still a teenager and Jinn already establishing himself in the industry. Neither could have anticipated that they would eventually reunite as the romantic leads of Ocean’s Heart. Their return to the same television set also comes at a fascinating time…
21st London Korean Film Festival: In Conversation with Park Hoon-jung, Director of “Tristes Tropiques”
In Park Hoon-jung‘s films, power rarely changes hands peacefully, and those who have spent their lives serving powerful men often discover that loyalty gives little protection when everything begins to fall apart. His latest crime thriller, Tristes Tropiques (슬픈 열대, 2025), returns to the violent criminal world that has become familiar territory for the South…
21st London Korean Film Festival: “The Accordion Door” (2025) Review
Childhood is often described as a time of discovery, when young people are encouraged to develop their interests and gradually understand what they might want from life, although the reality can be considerably less forgiving for children who grow up believing that their achievements determine how others see them. In his feature directorial debut, The…
21st London Korean Film Festival: In Conversation with Kim Mi-jo, Director of “The Journey to Gyeong-ju” – Exclusive Interview
South Korean filmmaker Kim Mi-jo has never been particularly interested in making life easier for her characters, especially when their experiences raise uncomfortable questions about injustice, family relationships and the ways people respond to suffering. Her first feature, Gull (2020), followed an older woman who, after being sexually assaulted, finds herself fighting not only for…
21st London Korean Film Festival: Lee Jung-eun on Grief, Motherhood and the Difficult Questions Behind “The Journey to Gyeong-ju” – Exclusive Interview
Lee Jung-eun has been acting for more than thirty years, spending much of that time in theatre and taking on smaller screen roles before finally receiving the wider recognition her performances had long deserved. Since her stage debut in 1991, she has built an impressive career in Korean film and television; her performance in Parasite…
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…
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…
21st 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: 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…
