Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Buttressing the K-wave by sharing Korean art with the world

The K-wave remains at high tide. The hype may be felt at home, but anyone who has been overseas commonly raves in excitement and pride upon discovering the overwhelmingly heightened regard for Korea.

2023-08-03

Musical actor Jeong Sun-ah consoles the audience no matter their choice in 'If/Then'

What if? What then? Musical diva Jeong Sun-ah, 38, is at the pinnacle of her career as possibly the most loved female musical actor in the country right now. A question that she is often asked, she said, is “What if you hadn’t become a performer?

2023-01-11

K-drama 'Crash Landing on You' to be remade as a musical

The hit tvN K-drama “Crash Landing On You” (2019-20) will soon be released as a musical, according to production companies Popmusic and T2N Media on Monday. The musical version will run from Sept. 16 to Nov. 13 at the Coex Shinhan Card Artium in ...

2022-07-04

K-musicals aim to step out of Asia and onto the world stage

The Korean government's habit of tacking on its "K" prefix to virtually everything that it wants to promote globally has been around ever since the success of K-pop. With the global success of BTS, “Squid Game” and “Parasite,” it looks like the ...

2021-11-29

Theater producer Cody Lassen sees potential in Korean industry

Cody Lassen, an American theater producer and consultant best known for producing the revival of “Spring Awakening,” which got him a Tony nomination in 2016, says there’s a lot of potential for Korean musicals to “go global.” ...

2021-11-29

Ramin Karimloo, Michael Lee want you to fall in love with theater again

Two internationally celebrated musical stars — Ramin Karimloo and Michael K. Lee — are coming together on one stage for a three-day concert in Korea, a rare event especially amid the coronavirus pandemic. The upcoming “2021 Michael Lee & Ramin ...

2021-08-03

K-pop stars dominate cast of upcoming musical 'Midnight Sun'

An array of K-pop idols including Onew, Wonpil and Youngjae from boy bands Shinee, DAY6 and GOT7, and Kei from girl group Lovelyz will star in upcoming Musical “Midnight Sun.” The production company Shinswave released the list of the cast Tuesday...

2021-03-09

tvN’s 'Hotel Del Luna' set for musical adaptation

Hit tvN’s drama series “Hotel Del Luna” (2019) will be turned into a musical, production company Showplay said Wednesday. It will hit the stage in 2022. Starring popular singer-actor Lee Ji-eun, better known as IU, and Yeo Jin-goo ...

2021-01-27