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Tue, October 23, 2018 | 16:09

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[INTERVIEW] Cha Ji-yeon pushes every boundary she can

The four-day affair between housewife Francesca and photographer Robert in the musical "The Bridges of Madison County" might look adulterous, but actress Cha Ji-yeon, who plays Francesca for the Korean production of the musical now on stage at the Charlotte Theater in southern Seoul, found deep yet subtle feelings of a woman in it.

Performances | 2018-10-19 17:55

Ode to teen misfits

"Orange Polar Bear," a play currently on view at the Baek Seonghui & Jang Minho Theater in central Seoul, embraces anyone who thinks one is not the center of interest but on the periphery.Co-produced by the NCCK, Birmingham Repertory Theatre and Hanyong Theatre, "Orange Polar Bear" revolves around two teenagers living halfway across the world from each other - Ji-young in Sou...

Performances | 2018-10-16 18:27

Sejong Center opens black box theater

The Sejong Center for the Performing Arts is one of the largest and most prestigious theaters in Korea with its Grand Theater, M Theater and Chamber Hall. Now the theater is making an attempt to nurture more experimental works at its newly built Sejong S Theater, opening Thursday.

Performances | 2018-10-15 16:56

'Korea's Mr. Bean' returns with adult-only show

Comedian-turned-director Shim Hyung-rae, well-known for his Dumb and Dumber-like slapstick in the 1980s, will return with his oldies-but-goodies classic comedy show for adults. The 60-year-old comedian, who earned fame with his slapstick character “Young-gu” in the KBS popular comedy show “No.1 Humor Street” segment, will recreate his character in the live adult-only comedy s...

Performances | 2018-10-08 17:36

BTS in New York - there's no concert like this

K-pop superstar BTS's concert in New York mesmerized some 40,000 U.S. fans at Citi Field, the baseball stadium of the New York Mets, Saturday (local time). Culture critic Kim Young-dae, who attended the concert, said the entire atmosphere of the stadium was “frenetic.” “I've never seen anything like this,” he said. “This is something you could see only in venues where popular...

Performances | 2018-10-07 17:06

Park Yoo-deok portrays humane side of King Sejong in '1446'

King Sejong, the fourth king of the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom, is best known for his creation of “hangeul” (Korean alphabet) and also one of the most frequently revisited historical figures in Korean culture. Numerous television dramas and films such as “The Great King, Sejong” (2008) and “Deep Rooted Tree” (2011) have featured King Sejong as the main character. The new musica...

Performances | 2018-10-04 18:06

Stage director Lee introduces new approach to Korean theater

Lee Soo-eun, the director and stage and costume designer of “Delegation X: Hofmann's Unification Radio,” is a trailblazer in bringing the research lecture performance to Korean theater. “Delegation X” is a research lecture performance introduced by The Lunatiks, a German theatrical production team, in which performers present their perspectives on unification to share with th...

Performances | 2018-10-02 16:39

'Matilda' brings strong female characters forward

It has been 30 years since Roald Dahl's quirky yet funny young rebel Matilda made her debut. However, the children's literature character still lives on in the pages of the book as well as on the stage of theaters around the world in a musical adaptation, including a recently opened Seoul production. The Korean production is receiving standing ovations every night as audience...

Performances | 2018-09-18 18:41

H.O.T warns against scalpers ahead of reunion gigs

H.O.T, the five-member boy band in the late 1990s to the early 2000s, Monday put out a warning against black market tickets for its upcoming reunion concerts.

Performances | 2018-09-10 16:09

K-pop bands enthrall Indonesian fans

South Korean boy bands mesmerized K-pop fans in Indonesia at the closing ceremony of the 2018 Asian Games which wrapped up the 16-day run of competitions. The seven-member boy band iKON and Super Junior took the stage at the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) Stadium on Sunday, turning its mood into something like a grandiose K-pop concert for a moment. When iKON showed up, performing t...

Performances | 2018-09-03 16:31

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