2018.1.10 Ticket
APINK CONCERT: PINK SPACE 2018
Olympic Park, SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium
Jan. 12-13: Girl group Apink will hold their own concert under the theme “Pink Space.” The group recently released the EP “Pink UP” in June 2017, which features the track “Five.”
The group has a variety of stages, costumes and sets prepared for their fans.
The concert starts at 8 p.m. on Friday and 6 p.m. on Saturday.
Ticket prices are 99,000 won ($84.60) for all seats.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3
OPERA CARNIVAL
Lotte Concert Hall
Jan. 12: Local interest in opera has never been higher than it is right now: In the last quarter of 2017, opera blossomed and many major stages across the country staged successful opera performances. In this concert, international and newly debuted singers alike will perform together at the “Opera Carnival.” The scheduled performers are: Bass-Baritone Samuel Youn, Bass Sonn Hye-soo, Baritones Julian Kim and Benjamin Cho, and Tenors Kim Seung-jick, Philllip Jeong, and Kim Hyun-soo.
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
Ticket prices range from 50,000 to 100,000 won.
Jamsil Station, line No. 2, between exit 1 and 2
CHUNG MYUNG-WHUN & ASIA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Lotte Concert Hall
Jan. 13: In celebration of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics along with the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics and the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, Korea, China and Japan’s best musicians will gather together to perform a concert wishing for a successful start to East Asia’s Olympic reign.
Korean pianist and conductor Chung Myung-whun, Chinese cellist Jian Wang, and Japanese violinist Daishin Kashimoto will gather on stage with the Asia Philharmonic Orchestra and perform Beethoven’s “Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56,” more commonly known as “Triple Concerto” and Dvorak Symphony No.9 in E minor, Op.95, “From the New World.”
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
Ticket prices range from 60,000 to 150,000 won.
Jamsil Station, line No. 2, between exit 1 and 2
VIENNA BOYS CHOIR
Mapo Art Center, Art Hall Mac
Jan. 23: Vienna Boys Choir, one of the best known boys’ choir of sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria, is having its 520th anniversary in 2018. The best musicians had experience with the choir, such as Schubert, Haydn, Beethoven, Wagner, Strauss and many more to conduct or dedicate their music to the choir. The choir, based on church music, covers a vast genre of music from classics to popular music, and their classy stages have entertained the ears of the audiences since their establishment in 1498. The program includes “O Virgo splendens,” “Cantate Domino,” “Und wann’s amal schen aper wird,” “Kaiserwalzer Op. 437” and 14 other pieces.
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
Ticket prices range from 30,000 to 60,000 won.
Daeheung Station, line No. 6, exit 2
THE XX ‘I SEE YOU’ SEOUL 2018
Olympic Park, SK Olympic Handball Gymnasium
Feb. 13: As a part of U.K. rock band The xx’s world tour in support of their third album “I See You,” the band will perform solo in Korea for the first time. The band consists of three members - producer Jamie XX and vocalists Romy Madley Croft and Oliver Sim.
Their most recent album “I See You” has been received acclaim from critics for its minimal sound and refined emotions.
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
Ticket prices range from 121,000 to 132,000 won.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3
PIANIST JI, “I AM NOT THE SAME”
Seoul Arts Center, Concert Hall
Feb. 24: Pianist Ji is one of the few Korean artists at Warner Music Group and was recently featured in the “Android: Monotune” advertisement. In the ad, he tunes a piano to play only one note, and uses it along with another piano to play Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata.”
At this show, he will start off with Bach’s “Goldberg Variation, BMV 988 Aria” and other classical pieces in the hopes that he expose people to new songs.
The concert starts at 7 p.m.
Ticket prices range from 30,000 to 70,000 won.
Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5
JOHN LEGEND, DARKNESS AND LIGHT TOUR
Olympic Park, Olympic Hall
March 15: John Legend, the R&B and soul musician, is returning to Korea. Since his first Korean performance in 2009, the artist has not only held three of his own concerts, but he has also attended various Korean music events such as the Mnet Asian Music Awards, showing his immense popularity in the country.
Since his debut album “Get Lifted” in 2004, the artist has won 10 Grammy Awards. He jumped to the world of film with his role in the 2016 movie “La La Land” and his duet with singer Ariana Grande for the soundtrack of “Beauty and the Beast” (2017).
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
Ticket prices range from 110,000 to 165,000 won.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3
[THEATER]
MUSICAL ANNA KARENINA
Seoul Arts Center, Opera Theater
Jan. 10 to Feb. 25: In the advent of the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Seoul Arts Center’s Opera house, “Musical Anna Karenina” - with its original production by the Moscow Operetta Theatre -will perform.
The performance starts at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. for Wednesdays. On Saturdays, the musical starts at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. while it begins at 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sundays. There will be no shows on Mondays.
Ticket prices range from 60,000 to 140,000 won.
Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5
SISTER ACT
Blue Square, Samsung Electronics Hall
To Jan. 21: The Broadway musical “Sister Act” is coming to Korea for the first time.
Deloris, a singer working in a club, dreams of becoming a famous star someday. One night, she witnesses a crime committed by her gangster boyfriend Curtis Jackson and his crew, and she runs to the police for help, while Jackson orders his crew to search for her.
Believing her life to be in danger, she tells the police everything. The police put Deloris in the witness protection program and hide her in a place they believe that she will never be found - a convent.
The performance starts Tuesday to Friday at 8 p.m., with additional performance at 3 p.m. for Wednesdays, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the weekends.
Ticket prices range from 60,000 to 140,000 won.
Hangangjin Station, line No. 6, exit 2 or 3
EDGAR ALLAN POE
Kwanglim Arts Center, BBCH Hall
To Feb. 4: Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most renowned writers of the 19th century, but due to his tragic love life and those who were jealous of his talent, his life was full of tragedy. However, his works still highlight what people fear the most and has inspired many artists, such as director Alfred Hitchcock.
The performance starts at 8 p.m. on weekdays, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. for Sundays and holidays. There will be no performance on Mondays. For December and January, there will be two stages at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesdays and only one stage at 3 p.m. on Sundays.
Ticket prices range from 60,000 to 120,000 won.
Apgujeong Station, line No. 3, exit 4
RICHARD III
Seoul Arts Center, CJ Towol Theater
Feb. 6 to March 4: Set in England during the 15th Century, Richard III is born with intelligence and humor, but he is always ignored or overshadowed for his ugly appearance as a hunchback. Having grown up full of resentment and bitterness, his ambition to become the king grows uncontrollably and he will stop at nothing to achieve what he wants. Veteran actor Hwang Jung-min will play the role of Richard III.
The performance starts at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 3 p.m. on Wednesdays, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays, 2 p.m. on Sundays and national holidays. There are no shows on Mondays.
Ticket prices range from 33,000 to 88,000 won.
Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5
The Korean production of the popular jukebox musical “All Shook Up,” composed of songs by Elvis Presley, is being staged at the Hongik Daehangno Art Center in central Seoul. [YONHAP]
Hongik Daehangno Art Center
To Feb. 11: Classic songs such as “All Shook Up,” “C’mon Everybody,” “Can’t Help Falling in Love” were all hits from the legendary Elvis Presley. Twenty-four of his hit songs will be performed in this musical, which has a storyline similar to Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” - a story about love, joy, marriage, passion, and most of all, happiness.
The concert starts at 8 p.m. on weekdays, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays and national holidays. There are no shows on Mondays.
Ticket prices range from 55,000 to 110,000 won.
Hyehwa Station, line No. 4, exit 3
LG Arts Center
To March 11: This musical is an updated version of the popular musical, “Rudolf” produced by EMK Musical Company.
Set in Vienna, Austria in 1888, a glorious party is full of the city’s most powerful names, including the Crown Prince Rudolf himself.
However, the prince is burdened by his royal life and power politics. Mary Baroness Vetsera, a teenage girl, was a member of Austrian “second society” who was supposed to marry into families of importance to raise her family’s social status, but she secretly yearns instead for a mysterious columnist named Julius Felix, who strives for freedom in his writing.
The musical starts at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Saturdays, and 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Sundays and holidays.
Ticket prices range from 60,000 to 140,000 won.
Yeoksam Station, line No. 2, exit 7
[TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE]
MADANGNORI SHIMCHUNG
National Theater of Korea, KB Haneul Round Theater
To Feb. 18: The classic Korean tale “Shimchung” is a famous story about a girl named Shimchung who is known for being good and full of love for her blind father. However, in this performance, the tale has been adapted to fit the tastes of a contemporary audience.
The characters have been recreated with more distinct personalities while staying true to their basic desires. In this play, Sim Bong-sa, Shimchung’s father, is addicted to social media, only obsessed with posting cool photos of his life online to gain attention from followers.
The main character, Shimchung, is depicted as a more realistic character who struggles between her impulse to run away from reality and to be the good girl who supports her immature father.
From Tuesday to Thursday and on weekends and national holidays, performances start at 3 p.m. and at 8 p.m. on Fridays. There are no shows on Mondays.
Ticket prices for all seats is 50,000 won.
Dongguk University Station, line No. 3, exit 2 for the shuttle bus, or bus No. 02 or 420 to the National Theater of Korea stop.
*Most tickets are available at ticket.interpark.com/global or by calling 1544-1555.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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