Aug. 11-14 LOS ANGELES

A box-office smash in South Korea, the musical “Waikiki Brothers” comes to town for a short run at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre. Featuring hit songs from the ’70s and ’80s, “Waikiki Brothers” is based on the hit Korean film of the same name.

Located at 4401 W. 8th St. Reserve your tickets through the Korea Times by calling (323) 692-2070.

Through Aug. 17 LOS ANGELES

“Sunspots & Pink Cloud,” on exhibit at Giant Robot’s GR2 Gallery, features the art of Etsu Meusy and Jeana Sohn. A native of Korea who moved to the U.S to study character animation at CalArts, Sohn designed the T-shirts and buttons for Death Cab for Cutie earlier this year. Now she brings her drawings and paintings, which combine the simplicity of children’s book illustrations, with the subdued color palate of weathered folk signage and free-flowing composition of street art, to GR2.

Located at 2062 Sawtelle Blvd. Visit gr2.net for more information.

Aug. 19 LOS ANGELES & New York

The first film in Park Chan Wook’s revenge trilogy, “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance,” gets a limited theatrical release prior to coming out on DVD domestically by Tartan Films. So see the movie that preceded “Old Boy” on a big screen in order to take in the disturbing, yet irresistible imagery Park puts on film.

In Los Angeles at the Nuart Theatre (located at 11272 Santa Monica Blvd.) and in New York at the Angelika Film Center (located at 18 Houston St.). The film will also open in other cities in the following weeks, including Houston and Dallas on Sept. 9.

Aug. 20 & 27 and Sept. 10 NEW YORK

The Web site New York Seoul (www.newyorkseoul.com), along with ImaginAsian TV, is presenting a series of performances featuring KA musicians and comedians called “Amateur Nights.” On Aug. 20, it’s the music of Bill Moon, Jesse Lee, Koo Chung, Jinny Kim and FlowSik; followed by the sounds of Ben Shin, Christina Chung and Deborah Lee and the jokes of TaeWoo Kim on the 27th. Both nights at Junno’s bar, located at 64 Downing St. in Greenwich Village. Then on Sept. 10, a lineup with all the above acts takes the stage at the ImaginAsian theater located at 239 E. 59th St.

For more information, e-mail mhan@newyorkseoul.com.

Through Aug. 28 LOS ANGELES

Min Sook Yang, who experienced culture shock immigrating to the U.S. from Korea, focuses on the theme of transmutation in his art, and his two- and three-dimensional pieces can be viewed at LA Artcore Brewery Complex.

Located at 650A S. Avenue 21. Gallery hours are Thursday to Sunday, noon to 4 p.m.

Aug. 30 LOS ANGELES

Violinist Sarah Chang headlines the Hollywood Bowl, as she performs Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic and conductor Leonard Slatkin.