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Doing Hallyu! The Korean Wave

The Wick - 'What you see is the unseen - Chandeliers for Five Cities' by Kyungah Ham © Kyungah Ham. Courtesy of the artist and Kukje Gallery. Photo by Chunho An

Above ‘What you see is the unseen – Chandeliers for Five Cities’ by Kyungah Ham © Kyungah Ham. Courtesy of the artist and Kukje Gallery. Photo by Chunho An

Above Squid Game S1

The Wick - Beauty Adorning Herself, Attributed to Kim Hong-Do. Joseon 18th-19th Century © Seoul National University

Above Beauty Adorning Herself, Attributed to Kim Hong-Do. Joseon 18th-19th Century © Seoul National University

The Wick - Painted sculpture, 'Untitled G-Dragon, A Space of No Name' by Gwon Osang © Courtesy Gwon Osang

Above Painted sculpture, ‘Untitled G-Dragon, A Space of No Name’ by Gwon Osang © Courtesy Gwon Osang

The Wick - South Korean rapper Psy performs his massive K-pop hit

Above South Korean rapper Psy performs his massive K-pop hit “Gangnam Style” live on NBC’s “Today” show, New York, USA. Credit: Photo by Jason Decrow/Invision/AP/Shutterstock (9056138l)

The Wick - The Peony dress by Miss Sohee, 2020 graduation collection ‘The Girl in Full Bloom’. Photograph by Daniel Sachon.

Above The Peony dress by Miss Sohee, 2020 graduation collection ‘The Girl in Full Bloom’. Photograph by Daniel Sachon.

The Wick - Hallyu Exhibition Installation photography, 29th September 2022

Above Hallyu Exhibition Installation photography, 29th September 2022

Above ‘What you see is the unseen – Chandeliers for Five Cities’ by Kyungah Ham © Kyungah Ham. Courtesy of the artist and Kukje Gallery. Photo by Chunho An

Above Squid Game S1

Above Beauty Adorning Herself, Attributed to Kim Hong-Do. Joseon 18th-19th Century © Seoul National University

Above Painted sculpture, ‘Untitled G-Dragon, A Space of No Name’ by Gwon Osang © Courtesy Gwon Osang

Above South Korean rapper Psy performs his massive K-pop hit “Gangnam Style” live on NBC’s “Today” show, New York, USA. Credit: Photo by Jason Decrow/Invision/AP/Shutterstock (9056138l)

Above The Peony dress by Miss Sohee, 2020 graduation collection ‘The Girl in Full Bloom’. Photograph by Daniel Sachon.

Above Hallyu Exhibition Installation photography, 29th September 2022

Hallyu! The Korean Wave
V&A, London

24 September 2022 — 25 June 2023
https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/hallyu-the-korean-wave

From K-Pop to K-drama, the dynamic and popular culture of South Korea has captivated the world over. Hallyu! — meaning Korean Wave — has transformed the country’s image from one devastated by the Korean War to that of a leading cultural powerhouse.

The first major exhibition dedicated to Hallyu charts its impact on a diverse range of industries, including beauty, fashion, film and music, thorough around 200 objects as well as pop culture ephemera and digital displays.

Notable highlights include an immersive re-creation of the bathroom in Parasite and the iconic pink suit jacket worn by PSY in his viral 2012 hit single Gangnam Style. Also featured are K-drama costumes and props, including the pink guard costumes and green tracksuit from the hit Netflix series Squid Game, and monumental artworks by such celebrated names as Nam June Paik.