Dae Jang Geum - The Musical! 
The popular Korean historical drama, Dae Jang Geum (aka Jewel in the Palace) is to be made into a musical.
Actors Kim So Hyun (as Jang Geum), and Won Ki Jun (Sir Min) posed for photos during a ceremony to mark the launch of a musical version of the historical TV drama Dae Jang Geum.
"Dae Jang Geum has aired in 50 countries, so its storyline is well-known and it has name value." said Song Seung-hwan, the musical’s producer. “We have here today people from a Chinese theatre, a Japanese broadcaster and a Singaporean stage company. They are very interested in the musical Dae Jang Geum, and want to show it in their countries."
The musical's production company PMC is already famous for creating the hit percussion dance show "Nanta." PMC says it will focus on the Korean market this year with shows in July in Daegu and at Seongnam Arts Center south of Seoul in August. The company will then seek to hold performances next year in Southeast Asia and other countries. Dae Jang Geum as a musical could further spread Korean culture throughout the world.
The musical has already been shown in countries outside Korea. Most recently, Japan has purchased rights to produce the Dae Jang Geum musical. I am sure that one day, the Dae Jang Geum musical could also prove to be a great success in the UK.
The story focuses mainly on the love story between Sir Min and Jang Geum. It is very hard to condense a 54-hour drama into a musical lasting only a couple of hours, and this seems to have been the main issue that the musical's directors have had to deal with.
A preview of the Dae Jang Geum Musical:
For more information visit The Korea Times
posted by Alice at 10:40 PM
6 Comments:
I am sure it will be a HIT and I wish I could watch it in UK.
ukfan
Musical DJG will make another storm. Before musical DJG, I hope TV drama DJG would be aired in UK.
I searched dae jang geum in internet today and found Iranians and Indians are fall in love with DJG nowadays. In Iran and India, still women have less freedom. So, DJG would be big impact in those countries.
Probably Russia might be the next.
Lee Young Ae majored German language in the University. So she has been invited to Berlin film festival as a referee. I entered a German site by chance. Surprisingly, many Germans were already hooked by DJG. They watched DVD with English subtitles. They said that DJG is so touching that no German TV series can be compared to this. It should be aired in Germany. So, DJG might be aired in Germany earlier than UK.
And then Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, ... Eventually, UK! ^^
do u have this uploaded some place that i can watch?i am surprised i cant find it on any websites
Man i love this show!! i just started watching it!! its reallyy awesome!!
Fijian Girl
The Jang Geum musical should come to the UK stage for sure!
Dae Jang Geum the Musical in the London's West End!
We LOVE Dae Jang Geum and Lee Young Ae!
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