2012 Korean Movie Night
Series III: “Epic Romance”
Romance is in the air, but this time, it’s getting EPIC.
Love that spans the ages has been a longtime favorite of Chinese and Japanese cinema, but it wasn’t until the last decade that epic, awe-inspiring romantic blockbusters made their way into Korean film –but when they hit, they hit with a vengeance! The floodgates opened and nobility clashed with peasants, royalty fell for servants, and everyone somehow stumbled across their soulmates amidst the wildest, most untamed eras of Korean history. So prepare yourself for a healthy dose of action, plenty of gut-busting comedy, and all the swoon-inducing, star-crossed lovers you can possibly take as we present New York City with a bouquet of Korea’s most epic romances!
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World renowned soprano, Ms. Youngok Shin will star in the upcoming AWCA Benefit Concert. This is Ms. Shin’s second concert with the AWCA. Her dedication for community giving & magnificent talent as a classical artist keeps her in high demand across the globe. Ms. Shin has performed at the Metropolitan Opera, Carnegie Hall, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Minnesota Orchestra, the Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, Royal Opera Covent Garden, Opéra National de Paris, Cologne Opera, Teatro Regio in Turin, Teatro Massimo Bellini in Catania, the Liceo in Barcelona, Teatro Municipal in Santiago, Chile and in the Pittsburgh Recital Series. She has performed with the Canadian Opera Company, Baltimore Opera Company and with countless leading musicians and conductors of our time such as James Levine, James C ... 
The Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) is delighted to invite you to the inaugural 2012 Business Alliance & Networking event. Proceeds from this event will support KACF’s critical work to improve lives and strengthen communities in the greater metropolitan New York area.
When: Monday, May 7, 2012
Time: 6:30pm -8:30pm
Where: Grand Havana Room, 666 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor (Between 52nd and 53rd Street)
Dress Code: Business Attire
Entrance Fee: $250 per person / Open Premium Bar & Hors d’oeuvres will be served.
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Busan Metropolitan Traditional Music Orchestra performs both traditional Korean music and contemporary work by some of the country’s leading composers.
Traditional pieces include Haegeum sanjo, a work for stringed instrument and single drum noted for its masterful variety of rhythms and melodies, and Samulnori, which combines the sound of two gongs and two drums. The contemporary works include Boating Song, composer Won Il’s modern rendering of a traditional Gyeonggi Province boating song, and Hong Dong-gi’s The Spirit of Goguryeo, which combines traditional Korean and Western musical forms.
The concert forms a part of the visit to Houston by the Vice Mayor of Busan and is co-presented by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Houston. Busan (formerly spelled “Pusan”) is South K ... 
Korean Traditional Music and Dance Institute celebrates its 25th anniversary. Ms. Yoon Sook Park, president of Korean Traditional Music and Dance Institute of NY will perform at the anniversary performance including melodies of acoustic kayagum San Jo and a fusion of traditional and contemporary music and dance.
When: Friday, June 1, 2012
Time:7:30 PM
Where: Flushing Town Hall (137-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY
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A modest hit in Korea that deserves far more attention than it received, this sharp dramedy from The Servant director Kim Dae-Woo has the endearing Yun-Seo ( the legendary Han Suk-Kyu) randomly coming across an ‘indecent novel.’ Hesitant to read it at first, he’s soon inspired to write one of his own, even asking his family rival and infamous captain of guards, Gwang-Heon (Lee Beom-Su, City of Violence), to illustrate it for him. Their book is soon the most talked-about in town and it’s eventually picked up by Jeong-Bin, the king’s favorite concubine. But when she becomes a little too involved, the two men are soon drawn in a tricky web of palace intrigue that will leave no one safe.
Tribeca Cinemas:
54 Varick Street, on the corner of Canal Street, one block from the A, C, E and 1 train Ca ... 
The Korean American Community Foundation (KACF) is delighted to invite you to participate in our 2012 Golf Classic. All the proceeds from this event will go to supporting KACF’s critical work to improve lives and strengthen the Korean American community of greater New York and New Jersey. We look forward to your participation in this unique opportunity to “Give Back as you Golf”!
When: June 11, 2012
Where: Old Westbury Golf & Country Club,
270 Wheatley Road,
Old Westbury, NY 11568
For more information click here.
Holy blockbusters! A big hit at the Korean box office, Sword is the epitome of posh, luscious, decadent period filmmaking. Based on the real life Empress Myeongseong, it tells her story through the eyes of a bounty hunter who becomes her bodyguard (Cho Seung-Woo, now doing his mandatory military service). She tries to stand up to Russian and Japanese intervention in 19th Century Korea and the results are a series of luxurious, CGI-enhanced action scenes alternating with carefully calibrated and eye-meltingly colorful scenes of court life, making this movie feel like an unholy mix of Merchant-Ivory and The Matrix.
Tribeca Cinemas:
54 Varick Street, on the corner of Canal Street, one block from the A, C, E and 1 train Canal Street stops
All seating is first-come, first served.
Doors open at ... 
The biggest annual concert in Southern California, the Korean Music Festival at the Hollywood Bowl is scheduled for April 27, 2013.
In April 2012, the festival celebrated its 10th anniversary featuring popular K-Pop artists such as Lena Park, MBLAQ, and Brown Eyed Girls.
Produced by The Korea Times, the Los Angeles Korean Music Festival began in 2003 and has been held at the Hollywood Bowl every year since then. Korean singers performing everything from pop to trot put on a five hour concert, attracting an audience of all ages and ethnicities. Prior to the show, concertgoers flood the front of the venue to enjoy the pre-festivities, which include music, raffles and freebies like complimentary kimchi.
The Korean Music Festival exemplifies the enduring stamina of the hallyu wave. The festiva ... 
