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View ArticleNo Artificial Flavour: an upcoming online gallery for Korean artists and...
Some of the works on show at the 4482 / Sasapari exhibition in 2010. Some of the artists are now back in Korea, some are still (just) in London. Some have galleries to represent them, others don’t At...
View ArticleIntroducing White Mountain Tea Company: bringing the best Korean tea to Britain
LKL is delighted to hear of a new venture specialising in bringing the best 녹차 to Britain. Kevin Church, the man behind the venture, introduces White Mountain Tea Company. If you’ve read Philip’s...
View ArticleSo now you can buy posh soju at Fortnums
LKL’s soju of choice is 좋은데이, distilled in Sancheong County using the pure waters from Jirisan Mountain. You can’t get it in London as far as I’m aware, and it’s pretty hard to find in Seoul, the two...
View ArticleSeahyun Lee in Ferragamo collaboration
Some of Seuhyun Lee’s Ferragamo collaboration. Image credit: luxuryeditors / instagram Congratulations to Seahyun Lee, who has regularly exhibited in the UK, on his collaboration with fashion house...
View ArticlePostcard Teas, near Bond Street tube – for your supplies of Korean nokcha
One of my top tips for London is Postcard Teas, tucked away in Dering Street, close to Bond Street and Oxford Circus. The genial and knowledgeable proprieter Timothy D’Offay sources his teas from small...
View ArticleK-Beauty pop-up store @Westfield White City
Get ready for the cold and dry weather with a wide range of Korean beauty products at q pop-up store at Westfield: K-beauty Pop-up Store Westfield London | Ariel Way | White City | London W12 7GF 29th...
View ArticleRadio Kimchi Kpop fair
Radio Kimchi UK hosts what is said to be the UK’S only K-Pop radio show from their base in Kingston / New Malden. This is their first major physical event. Stay up to date by checking out the event’s...
View ArticleAn introduction to SOKOLLAB – Soho’s K-beauty and K-pop store
Ever wanted to try that BB cream shade, test that exfoliator out, and listen to K-Pop artists at the same time? Now you can, in Soho – the heart of London’s West End. SOKOLLAB’s Victoria Martin...
View ArticleKOJA Beauty pop-up store at Boxpark Shoreditch
Cruelty-Free K-Beauty Pop-Up Store: KOJA Beauty 18 – 23 June 2019 Unit 26 | Boxpark Shoreditch | 2-10 Bethnal Green Road | London E1 6GY Visit the event’s Facebook page for updates KOJA Beauty is...
View ArticleK-beauty x K-pop makeup workshop at The Place
SOKOLLAB, who introduced themselves to LKL readers a few weeks ago, are working with the Purple A k-pop team to bring you a beauty workshop later this month. Don’t miss it! K-beauty x K-pop makeup...
View ArticleRadio Kimchi K-Pop Fair
Last November’s inaugural K-Pop Fair was a success, so it’s returning this August, bigger and better. Radio Kimchi K-Pop Fair O2 Academy Islington | Angel Central | 16 Parkfield Street | London N1 0PS...
View ArticleNature Republic comes to London
We’ve had temporary pop-up beauty stores before, and since earlier this year the independent SOKOLLAB has been in Soho selling K-beauty and K-pop products. But now the big Korean beauty brand Nature...
View ArticleA fun addition to the smallest room in the house
Even as lockdown is gradually relaxed in the UK, we need to be reminded to be on our guard, that Covid-19 is still a threat. The nice folks at Koryo Studio – an affiliate of the travel company that...
View ArticleLondon Kpop Street – the online K-Pop store with a difference – opens its...
LKL is happy to provide space to inform readers of new ventures which may be of interest. Below is a guest post from London Kpop Street letting you know about their pop-up near King’s Cross at the end...
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