Chef Douglas Kim, owner of Jeju Noodle Bar in the West Village, presents ramyun, the Korean equivalent of Japanese ramen, demonstrating distinct Korean flavors and ingredients. Brian Goldberg, the owner of Mr. Bing, with locations in the East Village, Urbanspace, and Madison Square Park, serves Beijing-style jianbing, one of the most popular Chinese street foods. The two speakers share stories of promoting comfort foods perfectly suited to the taste buds of native Koreans and Chinese, while also appealing to customers in New York City and worldwide. Moderated by Matt Rodbard, the Editor in Chief of TASTE and author of Koreatown: A Cookbook, a New York Times bestseller.
Followed by a tasting reception, featuring specialties from Jeju Noodle Bar and Mr. Bing.
Finding Comfort in Asian Cuisine with Jeju Noodle Bar & Mr. Bing
Thursday, April 19, 2018 | 6:30 PM
Tickets: $15 for Members, $25 for Non-members
Korea Society Fellow, Patron, and Corporate members, please register HERE for complimentary tickets.
If you have any questions, please email Kloe Byun or call (212) 759-5360.
The Korea Society | 350 Madison Ave., 24th floor, New York, NY 10017
Pre–registration is now required for all Korea Society events, and an ID is required for security.
Douglas Kim After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Douglas Kim embarked on the Crystal Serenity cruise for a trip of a lifetime: 65 countries around the world. Since his return, he has accumulated more than a decade of experience in the restaurant scene: Gordon Ramsay, Nobu, Per Se, Bouley, Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare, Morimoto, and Zuma. Combining his experience with his Korean heritage to create his take on a traditionally instant dish in Korea, he opened a modern noodle restaurant called JeJu Noodle Bar in the West Village in 2017. Acclaimed by The New York Times as well as receiving many accolades from other culinary outlets such as Eater and GrubStreet, he hopes to continue to introduce more authentic Korean dishes with his own unique twist.
Brian Goldberg Born and raised in New York, Brian Goldberg got his taste for bings while studying abroad in Beijing in 1998. It was there that he ate jianbings daily, made fresh by a lady operating a bicycle cart right outside his school. Having fallen in love with the Northern Chinese street crepe, he aspired to bring bings to America, holding on to this idea throughout his studies and eventually drafting the original business plan for Mr. Bing in 2011 as a graduate student at Columbia University. After graduation and prior to opening Mr. Bing in the US in 2015, Goldberg spent nine years in Asian equity sales & trading (BNP Paribas, Societe Generale, Macquarie), and three years as a TV news producer and reporter (CNBC, Channel News Asia). Goldberg is also a man of many talents. He qualified for the 2002 Winter Olympics as luge athlete and currently competes in Masters swimming. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, he lived and worked in China, Singapore, Taiwan, and Hong Kong for 13 years, and currently resides in NYC.
Matt Rodbard He is the Editor in Chief of TASTE and author of Koreatown: A Cookbook, a New York Times bestseller. He has been published in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Travel & Leisure, Bon Appetit, Saveur, GQ, and Fodor’s.
Accomplished film, television, and theater director Jang Jin speaks at The Korea Society. The creative talent behind films such as Good Morning President and Welcome to Dongmakgol, Director Jang shares his experience working in various sectors of the Korean entertainment industry.
Director’s Talk with Jang Jin
Moderated by Samuel Jamier
Friday, April 13, 2018 | 6:30 PM
The Korea Society Fellow, Patron and Corporate members: FREE with registration
Jang Jin (born in 1971 in Seoul, Korea) is an accomplished South Korean film director, theater director, playwright, screenwriter, film producer, and mastermind of the television show Saturday Night Live Korea. He also played as Director for the opening and closing ceremony of 2014 Asian Game in Incheon, Korea.
Started acting in his freshman year of high school, his passion in acting led him to major in theater studies at Seoul Institute of the Arts. He then stared working full-time as a brilliant theater director in Korea and later his career brought him to the top of Korea’s directors. Considered one of the most distinctive voices to emerge from the 1990s Korean cinema renaissance, Jang’s unique filmmaking style mixes unconventional storylines, quirky characters, dry and subversive humor, comic twists, sharp puns, stagy presentation, a keen observation of society, and humanism.
In 2015, the International Film Festival Rotterdam honored Jang with a retrospective. Tony Rayns wrote that the director “is best known for one thing: satire. He doesn’t respect institutions, powerful individuals or dogmas of any kind. He believes, endearingly, that satirical comedy might change society more effectively than throwing Molotov cocktails.”
2016
8th Festival International Du Film Policier Du Beaune: Grand Prix (Man on the High Heels)
2012
30th Fajr International Film Festival International Cinema Competition (Eastern Vista, Asian Cinema): Crystal Simorgh for Best Screenplay (Romantic Heaven)
2009
MBC Drama Awards: Special Award for Radio Show Segment (Standard FM Radio Book Club)
2009
5th Korea Green Foundation’s People Who Brightened Our World: Person of the Year
2005
4th Korean Film Awards: Best Screenplay (Welcome to Dongmakgol)
2004
5th Busan Film Critics Awards: Best Screenplay (Someone Special)
2000
36th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Screenplay (The Spy)
His recent works include ‘The Ice (2016 / theater)’, ‘Flower’s Secret (2015 / theater)’, ‘We Are Brothers (2014 / film)’, ‘Man on High Heels (2014 / film)’, ‘December: Unfinished Song (2013 / theater), ‘Romantic Heaven (2011 / film)’, etc.
Samuel Jamier is the executive director of The New York Asian Film Festival, North America’s leading festival of popular Asian cinema, “the world’s best-curated program of new and classic Asian cinema” (Indiewire), conceived and produced by Subway Cinema (and held at Film Society of Lincoln Center and SVA Theatre), a film and culture nonprofit which he also heads since 2015. He is also the founder of Windwellers Films and Citizen Pain Releasing Productions, a film producer, and a partner at the Hong Kong based film sales agency Good Move Media.
Until July 2013, he was senior film programmer and curator at Japan Society, responsible for the selection and organization of all films, series and festivals, and was in charge of its acclaimed Japanese Film Festival, Japan Cuts, for several years. Previously, he was senior programmer at The Korea Society, where he designed and executed cultural programming initiatives including an annual program of public lectures and workshops on topics ranging from foreign policy and corporate symposia to Korean cinema and traditional performing arts, hosted by heads of state, senior government officials, business leaders, university professors, authors, film directors and actors, as well as living national treasures.
Samuel Jamier earned doctoral, MA and BA degrees in English Literature, Comparative Literature, and Medieval Philosophy, with Honors, from the Sorbonne Nouvelle University; is an Agrégation Laureate in Modern English Literature; and a graduate from the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, France. He also completed postgraduate studies at Tokyo University, Japan and King’s College in London, England.
He is of Korean descent, and grew up in Brittany, France.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.
Ham Sup (b. 1942) has worked with hanji, traditional Korean paper made from the bark of mulberry trees, as his primary medium for over 30 years. Hanji is well known in Korea as a prized material for cultural and religious purposes, and has been an integral part of Korean daily life for centuries. While the traces of Korean history are immediately apparent in the medium and colors of his work, Ham’s unique artistic process reflects the visions of a true modern artist who effectively combines tradition and modern abstraction, celebrating dreams of Korea in both its past and future.
Born and raised in the Gangwon provincial capital, Chunchon, a rural area known for its natural beauty, Sup Ham has participated in numerous exhibitions at internationally renowned venues, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art (Seoul), Hyundai Art Gallery (Seoul), and the Museum for Asiatische Kunst (Berlin), and collections including the Rockefeller Foundation (USA), Boeringer Collection (Germany), and Foundation Juan Marche (Spain).
Professor Kyunghee Pyun discusses the process of Hanji making with regards to sustainability and ecosystem of a Korean artisanal tradition. She also presents Ham Sup’s unique art making with Hanji to emphasize his innovative process that touched upon the cultural heritage of Korea.
This exhibition participated in “Asia Week 2018” and it will run until April 12, 2018.
This exhibition is presented in collaboration with the Dongwha Cultural Foundation.
Step into the global phenomenon known as Hallyu, or the Korean wave, with Chung Chung Lee, creator behind the fashion label LIE and son of legendary designer, LIE SANG BONG. Chung Chung is a pioneer in expanding awareness of Korean fashion at 2018 New York Fashion Week through “Concept Korea,” a biannual fashion show supported by South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism. At the Korea Society’s event, Chung Chung shares the inspiration behind his past seasonal fashion shows. For fashionistas interested in learning more about up-and-coming K-fashion trends, this event is not to be missed!
Followed by a reception with light fare.
The Rise of K-fashion, LIE
with Chung Chung Lee
Monday, February 12, 2018 | 12 PM
@ The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, NYC
Commencing his design career in menswear on the famed Savile Row under the guidance of the celebrated menswear designer Oswald Boateng, Chung solidified his tailoring skills, which eventually led to launching a menswear line, A. Hallucination in London. Upon the introduction of his first collection, Chung received critical acclaim by notable fashion magazines such as Vogue UK and GQ UK followed by multiple awards including two consecutive “Winner of Ones to Watch” awards in 2010 and 2011 by Vauxhall Fashion Scout, “Bright Young Things” by Selfridges, and “Menswear Designer” award given by Fashion’s Finest Awards in 2011.
In 2011, Chung partnered with his sister Nana to form the fashion label LIE. Defined by a masterful blending of geometric patterns and shapes, each collection manifests their multicultural perspective through a playful yet restrained use of sculptural shapes, proportion, and texture accompanied by intricate details and tailoring.
Since its launch, LIE has grown to include two free standing stores in Korea, multiple pop-up shops throughout Asia and a permanent section in the flagship LIE SANGBONG Concept store in New York’s Meatpacking District. The line is distributed across the globe including select boutiques, specialty shops and department stores in Korea, Singapore, China, Turkey, Middle East, Canada, and the United States. A crucial component of LIE’s global expansion plan, LIE is set to make its official US debut this fall with its spring summer 2018 collection during New York Fashion Week through which Chung endeavors to reach a wider global audience. With a team that’s located worldwide, the brand continues to grow and evolve by exploring new possibilities while remembering its roots.
Proclaimed by UNESCO in 2003 as part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, p’ansori is a unique genre of Korean musical storytelling. Singer, Jin Wook Hong, performs traditional and contemporary pieces in this style, accompanied by musicians on the gayageum, bass, drums, and keyboard.
6:30 PM | Registration and Reception 7:15 PM | Performance
Korea Society Fellow, Patron, and Corporate members, please register HERE for complimentary tickets.
Jin Wook Hong is a p’ansori singer and an occasional gosu, p’ansori drummer. He began his musical training at the age of twelve, studying with masters, Woo Hyang Sung and Su Mi Kim and later trained as a p’ansori isuja, a successor, for Intangible Cultural Property No. 5. After completing his undergraduate studies at Seoul Institute of the Arts College, Hong relocated to the US to study Music Therapy at Molloy College.
In celebration of the holiday season, The Korea Society collaborates with YUNA YANG Collection to present an exclusive members’ event. Since its debut at 2010 New York Fashion Week, the luxury women’s wear brand has represented the quality of traditional couture with a modern vision. The collection is featured extensively in publications such as New York Times, Elle, Brides, New York Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue Taiwan, Vogue Korea, and Style.com. Numerous Hollywood stars including Carrie Underwood, Kendall Jenner, Danai Gurrira, Brittany Snow, Ann Curry, and Julianne Hough have worn pieces from the collection.
The event will take place at YUNA YANG Collection’s first ever pop-up store in the West Village. Yuna Yang, the Creative Director, will discuss her past collections which present a collage of her inspiration from Korean heritage to Western experience.
Join us and enjoy an evening of private shopping with discounts, drinks, and finger foods. Ten lucky guests will win YUNA YANG Collection’s signature cloud denim pouch as a gift.
If you have any questions, please contact Kloe Byun or (212) 759-7525, ext. 321.
MORE ABOUT THE COMPANY
YUNA YANG Collection is known for collaborations with various cultural influencers on productions such as the recent Umeda Hankyu Dept. Cherry Blossom Festival; Isetan Shinjuku Holiday Event; Met Gala with Maye Musk; Venice film festival winner ‘Mona Fastvold’ -‘The Thief’ Fashion film collaboration; 21st Century Fox films ‘Water for Elephants’ & ‘Red Tails;’ Duck Hyun Cho, respected Korean artist, for luxury department store ‘Avenuel’ Opening Event; and Nick Cannon’s Project Canvas..
Jeju is home to the world-famous haenyeo, female divers who gather marine goods for a living. These women have received considerable attention from around the globe. The haenyeo symbolize Jeju women, their unyielding spirit and lead role in boosting the Jeju economy. UNESCO designated Jeju haenyeo as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Magnum Photographer David Alan Harvey stayed in Jeju for about a month and found inspiration in the Jeju haenyeo.
David Alan Harvey (June 6, 1944) is an American Photographer based in North Carolina and New York City. Harvey has been a member of the Magnum Photos Agency since 1967. He has photographed extensively for National Geographic magazine and in 1978 was named Magazine Photographer of the Year by the National Press Photographers Association. Harvey is the publisher and editor of Burn Magazine, an online publication featuring the work of emerging photographers.
Photographer’s Afterword: “I was amazed every morning by these strong willed women, it’s clearly hard physical work and yet the women seem happy and are constantly joking and laughing with each other… I stayed in Jeju for about a month and continued to be inspired by haenyeo every day. I wanted to give a very special and humble thank you to all haenyeo who made me feel at home. I came to admire their resilience, free spirit, sense of humor, and warmth. These women divers showed me a whole new world. Bobbing around out there in the frigid Pacific on their little foam floats and then kicking down without oxygen tanks to pick up a few abalones of the ocean floor was simply something to witness. I was so honored to be in their presence.”
December 8 -22, 2017
Gallery Opening | 6 PM
Gallery Talk | 6:30 PM
For more information, contact: Jahee Yu, Art Exhibition Coordinator | 212-759-7525 ext. 301.
The Korea Society Gallery 350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10017
Gallery Hours: M-F, 10 AM-4:30 PM
Organized by (주최)
The Korea Society Jeju Special Self Governing Province
Supported by (주관) Euro Photos/Magnum Photos Korea Agent
Media Sponsor (미디어 후원) The Monthly Photo Art Magazine
Curators: Inhee Iris Moon, Ki-Myoung Lee Curatorial Assistant: Mijung Jo
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.
The 15th Annual New York Korean Film Festival Announces Upcoming Program
for November 3rd to November 5th, 2017 at the Museum of the Moving Image.
The New York Korean Film Festival returns to the Museum for its yearly celebration of the best in Korean cinema. This 15th edition of the Festival includes a wide range of genres, with action thrillers, comedies, romance, documentary, social drama, melodrama, and the madcap science fiction and social critique of Bong Joon-ho.
Fabricated City (조작된 도시) FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2017 | 7 PM Dir. Park Kwang-hyun. 2017, 126 mins. DCP.
A paranoid thriller with a high-tech edge, Park Kwang-hyun’s (Welcome to Dongmakgol) latest film pits a team of skilled video gamers against a mysterious underworld organization in a battle that rages through both the physical and digital worlds. When Kwon Yu (Ji Chang-wook), a former tae kwon do star turned video game addict, is framed for murder, his gamer friends come to his aid and in the process uncover a vast, murderous conspiracy. This nonstop thrill ride of a movie mixes jaw-dropping action scenes with pointed commentary about socioeconomic inequality in today’s Korea. Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter calls it “an updated version of Park Chan-wook’s Oldboy set in the world of online video games…. Featuring a fast-paced plot and a snappy visual style, Park’s absorbing third feature should appeal equally to high-tech enthusiasts and action film fans.” (Description by Tom Vick, film curator, Freer and Sackler Galleries)
A Quiet Dream (춘몽) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2017 | 3 PM Dir. Zhang Lu, 2016, 98 mins. DCP
With Han Ye-ri, Yang Ik-june, Park Jung-bum, Yoon Jong-bin. In Korean with English subtitles. The loveable opening film of the 2016 Busan Film Festival follows three goofballs vying for the affection of the attractive owner (Han Ye-ri) of a dive bar in a scrappy Seoul neighborhood. The three wooers are well-known actor-directors riffing on their own films. Yang Ik-june plays a vagabond gangster (as in Breathless), Park Jung-bum is a defector from North Korea (as in The Journals of Musan), and Yoon Jong-bin’s character is reminiscent of the army private he played in Unforgiven. From this clever conceit, director Zhang Lu spins what Variety’s Maggie Lee called a “whimsical, frequently poetic urban rhapsody buoyed by its deadpan dropout protagonists.”
Yourself and Yours (당신자신과 당신의 것) SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2017 | 5 PM Dir. Hong Sang-soo, 2016, 86 mins., DCP
With Kim Joo-hyuk, Lee Yoo-young. In Korean with English subtitles. The prolific Hong Sang-soo boldly and wittily continues his ongoing exploration of the painful caprices of modern romance that was inspired by Luis Buñuel’s That Obscure Object of Desire. Painter Young-soo (Kim Joo-hyuk) hears secondhand that his girlfriend, Min-jung (Lee Yoo-young), has recently had (many) drinks with an unknown man. This leads to a quarrel that seems to end their relationship. The next day, Young-soo sets out in search of Min-jung, while she—or a woman who looks exactly like her and may or may not be her twin—has a series of encounters with strange men, some of whom claim to have met her before. Yourself and Yours is a break-up/make-up comedy unlike any other, suffused with sophisticated modernist mystery.
Bamseom Pirates Seoul Inferno SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2017 | 7 PM Korea, Jung Yoon-suk, Korea, 2017, 120 min., DCP
An audience favorite at the recent Rotterdam and New York Asian Film Festivals, Jung Yoon-suk’s appropriately irreverent documentary follows the anarchic exploits of the Bamseom Pirates, a politically outspoken, gleefully nonconformist two-man punk band. Performing mainly at street protests and political rallies, their satirical antics, which include blasting through one hundred songs in ten minutes in their first gig and titling one of their songs “All Hail Kim Jong-il,” take aim at the absurdities, inequality, and corruption of South Korean society. But they learn just how far they can go when their manager is arrested for posting allegedly pro-North Korean tweets.
Come, Together (컴, 투게더) SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 | 4 PM Dir. Shin Dong-il, Korea, 2016, 122 min., DCP
With Im Hyeon-gook, Lee Hye-eun, Chae Bin. In Korean with English subtitles. An “assuredly executed drama with fiery performances” (Maggie Lee, Variety), Shin Dong-il’s engaging film illustrates the toll Korea’s hyper-competitive society can take on an ordinary family. When middle manager Beom-gu (Im Hyeon-gook) is fired from his job after eighteen years, his violent rage throws his family into turmoil. His wife Mi-young (Lee Hye-eun), now the sole breadwinner, starts cutting ethical corners in her job selling credit cards. Meanwhile, their daughter Ha-na (Chae Bin) frets over her college entrance exam. Shin’s psychologically astute film is a well-crafted combination of social critique and tense drama that movingly makes the case for following one’s passions rather than succumbing to societal pressures.
Okja Followed by live video call with Bong Joon-ho SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2017 | 7 PM Dir. Bong Joon-ho, Korea/United States, 2017, 120 mins., DCP
With Tilda Swinton, Ahn Seo-hyun, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal. In English and Korean with English subtitles. Hailed visionary Bong Joon-ho (Snowpiercer, The Host) returns with a typically twisted, vegetarian-friendly blockbuster about the friendship between a young girl named Mija (Seo-Hyun Ahn, Monster) and her “super-pig” Okja. In the guise of a family movie, this madcap anti-corporate satire follows the duo’s fight against a villainous corporation—led by the always superb Tilda Swinton, who plays both a hypocrite CEO and her scheming twin sister. En route to freedom, Mija and Okja encounter a plethora of quirky characters, including a cadre of eco-terrorists led by a courteous troublemaker (Paul Dano) and a “Sir Attenborough” from hell (Jake Gyllenhaal).
ABOUT THE KOREA SOCIETY
The Korea Society is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea.
ABOUT MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
Museum of the Moving Image (movingimage.us) advances the understanding, enjoyment, and appreciation of the art, history, technique, and technology of film, television, and digital media. In its stunning facilities—acclaimed for both its accessibility and bold design—the Museum presents exhibitions; screenings of significant works; discussion programs featuring actors, directors, craftspeople, and business leaders; and education programs which serve more than 50,000 students each year. The Museum also houses a significant collection of moving-image artifacts.
Major support provided by the Korea Foundation.
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council.
G.E.M.iN.Y, short for Gayakeum Ensemble Music in New York, derives from the Korean phrase, “chaeminaji” meaning to have fun while performing. The ensemble, composed of founder, Rami Seo and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation gayakeumists, debuted in the form of a gayakeum orchestra in 2007 with “If This Gayakeum Could Talk.” In addition to performing traditional Korean music on the 12-string gayakeum, G.E.M.iN.Y plays music of all genres, including classical, jazz, crossover, and contemporary, on 18-string and 25-string gayakeums. To celebrate GEMiNY’s 10th year anniversary in 2017, the concert will showcase world music that brings together traditional Korean culture and the diversity of cultures in New York.
Thursday, November 2, 2017 | 6:45 PM
6:45 PM | Registration 7:15 PM | Performance
G.E.M.iN.Y 10th Anniversary Concert: The Nexus of Gayakeum and Generations
Hyo Seon Kim Iris Kim Joanne Booye Kim Sharon Daso Kim Chris Minkyu Park Julia Minji Park Soon Ok Park Dorothea Smith Hyerin Yoon Yeongseo Yoon Inae Yun
Performers from Rami Seo’s World Music Ensemble
가야금: 서라미 Rami Seo 기타: 최호경 Hokyung Choy 피아노: 박상훈 Sanghoon Park 콘트라베이스: 정상욱 Sang ouk Jung 드럼: Peter Manheim
