2014.11.19 Ticket
LEE SEUNG-CHUL CONCERT
COEX, Hall D
Dec. 24 to Dec. 26: One of Korea’s top singers, Lee Seung-chul, will return to celebrate Christmas with the concert “Ultra Cap Song.” The concert will be particularly exciting because Lee has asked for the audience to join in, the singer’s agency said.
The concerts start at 8 p.m.
Tickets range from 77,000 won to 154,000 won.
Samseong Station, line No. 2, exit 5.
YANG BANG-EAN’S EVOLUTION 2014
National Theater of Korea
Nov. 28 to 30: International Korean-Japanese musician Yang Bang-ean is holding a solo concert to “show his own personality,” according to the event’s organizers.
The concert starts at 8 p.m. on Friday; 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday; and 3 p.m. on Sunday.
Tickets range from 20,000 won to 80,000 won ($18 to $72).
Dongguk University Station, line No. 3, exit 6.
JASON MRAZ LIVE IN SEOUL
Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
Nov. 24 to 25: World-famous singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is holding a concert in Korea to celebrate his fifth full-length album “Yes.” Female rock-folk band Raining Jane, which has worked with Mraz since 2007, is joining this world tour after making an album with the singer.
The concert starts at 8 p.m.
Tickets range from 88,000 won to 143,000 won.
Gwanghwamun Station, line No. 5, exits 1 or 8.
2014 MBLAQ CURTAIN CALL
Olympic Hall, Olympic Park
Nov. 29 and 30: Boy group MBLAQ invites you to celebrate its fifth anniversary. The name of the show is “Curtain Call” in honor of member Lee Joon, who is leaving the band. This will be his final performance.
According to the agency, the group’s members will also perform solo.
The concert on Saturday starts at 7 p.m. and Sunday at 5 p.m.
Tickets are 88,000 won.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3.
TENACIOUS D
Olympic Park
Dec. 5 and 6: Jack Black, who is famous for his movies “School of Rock,” “High Fidelity” and “Kung Fu Panda,” is coming to Seoul as part of Tenacious D, the duo he performs in with guitarist Kyle Gass. Known as one of the biggest cult bands in the world, Tenacious D is stopping in Seoul for two days on a tour of Asia. Private Curve, the event’s organizer, said it has been trying to invite the duo for the past five years and “finally managed to organize the concert as an Asian tour, having the Seoul concerts in the core.”
The concert starts at 7 p.m.
Tickets range from 99,000 won to 121,000 won.
Olympic Park Station, line No. 5, exit 3.
INGER MARIE: SONG FOR YOU FAR AWAY
Mapo Art Center, Art Hall Mac
Dec. 7: Winter is just around the corner, and so is a performance by Norwegian jazz vocalist Inger Marie, who is returning to Korea to warm up the audience with her mellifluous voice.
This time, she has prepared performances with Shin Dong-jin, bassist Kim Sung-soo and pianist Bee-an. Renowned jazz guitarist Park Youn-woo is also invited, as is trumpeter Per Willy Aaserud from Norway.
The concert starts at 5 p.m.
Tickets range from 30,000 won to 70,000 won.
Daeheung Station, line No. 6, exit 2.
2014 CHRISTMAS CONCERT - YUKI KURAMOTO AND HIS FRIENDS
Seoul Arts Center, Concert Hall
Dec. 25: Christmas is just around the corner, and Yuki Kuramoto will once again perform “Christmas Concert.” For this year’s annual show, famous classical violinist Richard Yongjae O’Neill will join him. Kuramoto has been holding concerts with special guests around Christmas since 2008.
The concert starts at 7 p.m.
Tickets range from 30,000 won to 120,000 won.
Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5.
THEATER
AIDA
Nov. 25 to Nov. 30: La Scala’s original Italian version of “Aida” will be performed in Seoul to commemorate the 130th anniversary of ties between Korea and Italy. The show tells the story of Aida, Nubia’s princess, who is enslaved in Egypt, and it vividly describes the tragic love story between her and Radames. Lila De Nobili, a fashion designer who has worked with Hermes and Lancome, created the outfits.
The performance starts at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 25 to 28; 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Nov. 29; and 5 p.m. on Nov. 30.
Tickets range from 77,000 won to 330,000 won.
Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5.
NOTRE DAME DE PARIS
Sejong Center for the Performing Arts
Jan. 15 to Feb. 27: “Notre Dame” has become one of the best-loved musicals in the world, and the tragic love story is being presented to Korean audiences for the first time in 10 years.
The musical centers on Esmeralda, a free-spirited female gypsy, and the three men who are in love with her: Captain Phoebus, who temporarily desires her; Archdeacon Claude Frollo, whose love is closer to lust; and Quasimodo, the hunchbacked bell-ringer of the cathedral, to whom Esmeralda is a savior.
The previous performances in 2005 and 2006 recorded the largest audience numbers within the shortest period in Korea.
The musical starts weekdays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sundays at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.. There are no shows on Mondays.
Tickets range from 60,000 won to 200,000 won.
Gwanghwamun Station, line No. 5, exit 1 or 8.
THE NUTCRACKER
Korean National Ballet: Seoul Arts Center
The Korean National Ballet is staging its annual Christmas performance of “The Nutcracker” from Dec. 20 through 28. See THEATER, below. Provided by the organizer
Universal Ballet: Universal Arts Center
Dec. 19 to Dec. 31: Korea’s two major ballet companies are staging two versions of “The Nutcracker,” the traditional holiday performance. Along with “Swan Lake” and “Sleeping Beauty,” “The Nutcracker” is one of three ballets composed by Tchaikovsky. This time, the Korean National Ballet presents its version adapted from the ballet choreographed by Yury Nikolayevich Grigorovich, the art director of Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater from 1964 to 1995.
The performance starts weekdays at 7:30 p.m. and at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekends.
Tickets range from 5,000 won to 90,000 won.
Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5.
More than 700,000 people have watched the Universal Ballet Company’s version of “The Nutcracker” since it was first staged.
The performance starts on weekdays at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; on Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and on Sundays at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. There are no shows on Mondays.
Tickets range from 10,000 won to 100,000 won.
Achasan Station, line No. 5, exit 3
RUDOLF
D-Cube Arts Center
To Jan. 4: The musical “Rudolf,” based on the Mayerling affair - the death of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover Mary Vetsera - is being staged in Korea for the second time.
Shows start 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 public holidays.
Tickets range from 60,000 won to 130,000 won.
Sindorim Station, lines Nos. 1 and 2, exit 1.
I AM YOU
Kwanglim Arts Center
Nov. 27 to Dec. 31: Ahn Joong-geun is the most well-known Korean independent activist because he assassinated Japanese Gov. Hirobumi Ito, one of the central figures of the Korea Annexation Treaty. The play is about Ahn Joong-saeng, the activist’s youngest son. It illustrates the life he led after his father’s execution, depicting how he was forced to struggle under the shadow cast by his legacy.
Song Il-kook, who is currently enjoying popularity due to his appearances in “Return of Superman” takes on two roles, as Ahn Joong-saeng and Ahn Joong-geun.
The performance starts weekdays at 8 p.m.; on Thursday at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Saturday at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.; and Sunday at 3 p.m.; on Christmas at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
There are no performances on Mondays.
Tickets range from 50,000 won to 100,000 won.
Apgujeong Station, line No. 3, exit 5.
A DWARF WHO LOVED SNOW WHITE
Daehangno Art One Theater
To Jan. 11: The story of a princess poisoned by her envious stepmother and revived by a prince’s true-love kiss is most widely known as the fairy tale “Snow White.” The musical has been presenting an adaptation of Snow White since 2001, but the performance stars a mute dwarf, Bandari, who harbors special feelings for the protagonist.
Shows start at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Saturdays and at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Sundays and public holidays. There are no performances on Mondays.
Tickets range from 30,000 won to 50,000 won.
Hyehwa Station, line No. 4, exit 2.
MARIE ANTOINETTE
Charlotte Theater
To Feb. 1: “Marie Antoinette” is being presented in Korea for the first time. The musical conveys a story of two parallel lives; the Queen of France, who is considered France’s most misunderstood monarch, and Margrid Arnaud, a poor woman. But the French Revolution changes everything. Margrid rises as a revolutionary while Marie falls.
Shows start at 8 p.m. on weekdays and 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on weekends and public holidays. There are no performances on Mondays.
Tickets range from 50,000 won to 140,000 won.
Jamsil Station, line No. 2, exit 3.
ONCE
Seoul Arts Center, CJ Towol Hall
Dec. 3 to March 29: The public is already familiar with the movie “Once,” which tells the tale of a Czech immigrant who falls in love with a street performer. The Seoul Arts Center is now presenting the same storyline, but as a musical. The movie attracted more than 200,000 viewers and became an unprecedented box-office hit as an independent film.
The show starts at 8 p.m. Tuesday through Friday; 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday; and 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Tickets range from 60,000 won to 120,000 won.
Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5.
TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE
BAEBIJANG-JEON
Jeongdong Theater
To Nov. 30: “Baebijang-jeon,” a classic novel written by an unknown author in the late Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), evokes laughter by satirizing the hypocrisy of the period’s ruling classes and natural human desires. The novel was also made into a Korean traditional opera and a musical, thus verifying its entertainment value.
Shows start at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. every day. There are no shows on Mondays.
Tickets range from 40,000 won to 60,000 won.
City Hall Station, line No. 2, exit 12.
*Event information is collected from the Korea Tourism Organization and tickets for most events are available at ticket.interpark.com/global or by calling 1544-1555.
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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