[TRANS] 110205 ‘Tears Of Heaven’ Kim Junsu, Idol? No, A ‘Musical Star!’

JYJ member Kim Junsu (Xiah Junsu) has announceed his extravagant rebirth as a musical star through the large-scale production ‘Tears of Heaven’.

Kim Junsu plays the role of Jun, a Korean soldier in Vietnam in the musical ‘Tears of Heaven’ which opened in the National Theater on the 1st. Through the role of the solider who falls in love with a Vietnamese woman Lin, Kim Junsu showcased charismatic singing and acting.

He has already debuted as a musical actor through the musical ‘Mozart!’ last year. With a caliber not usually found in rookies, Kim Junsu won two awards at The Musical Awards as well as the Rookie of the Year award at the Korea Musical Awards. Kim Junsu, who has proved his potential, has vowed to appear in at least one musical per year from now on. He decided upon ‘Tears of Heaven’ for his second production.

His slightly unstable and nervous acting at the beginning of the show stabilized as the show progressed. His witty and outstanding ad libs gave a new sense of joviality to Jun and Lin’s love. Though he still has minor areas to fix up and put the finishing touches on, he deserves high marks if you take into consideration that this is only his second musical.

Compared to his acting skills which were not extraordinary, his musical capabilities were beyond expectations. This only proved why he’s singled out as the idol singer with the greatest vocal talents. His sweet voice in the first act that sang of his love with Lin, and the husky singing style he used in the second act to express a painful parting, mesmerized the ears of audience members. He stood out immensely during his solos in ‘Do I have to say’ and ‘I had to learn’, both of which are the opening songs of the first and second acts respectively. He was able to draw applause from audience members from the start.

Kim Junsu’s ticket power is also something to be noted. All 15,000 seats of the first round of reservations for ‘Tears of Heaven’ were sold out in 5 minutes and 3,000 seats for the second round were sold out in 3 and a half minutes. Even the third round of reservations, which opened on the 31st last month, sold out in 2 minutes and 30 seconds. He’s shown a ticket power greater than that of Jo Seung Woo of ‘Jekyll and Hyde’. The string of sold out performances, which has never happened before in the musical industry, caused scalper tickets to reach prices of over 3 million Won, much to the dismay of Kim Junsu, who said that such a situation was “Unfortunate.”

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[TRANS] 100913 U-Know Yunho Debuts Successfully as a Musical Actor

Yunho made his debut as a musical actor through his role in 'Goong' on September 8th at Theater Yong. This marks the beginning of a new phenomenon.

The first scene of the musical established a serious atmosphere and this was followed by a dance in the scene which followed, leaving the whole of the audience intrigued, unable to tear their eyes away. Throughout the performance, the use of LEDs provided a feeling of elegance, allowing the crowd to gain a better understanding of the plot. Enthusiastic responses were received from not only Korean fans but also overseas audiences.

On the day, the director said that Yunho's sincere acting and graceful dancing was the reason of their success: 'Over the past four months, Yunho has completely let go of his image as an idol. As an actor in 'Goong', he has worked ceaselessly to perfect his portrayal of Lee Shin. Despite being a newcomer and performing for the very first time, the choreographers expressed that Yunho did not seem like an amateur at all, on the contrary, his charismatic presence allowed him to really make the stage his own. I hope that he'll have gained some valuable experience and growth through 'Goong'.'

With idols such as U-Know Yunho as part of its cast, the musical 'Goong' has generated a great degree of interest from the media.

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[TRANS] 100712 Musical Actor Kim Dong Ho Talks About U-Know Yunho

Currently performing in the musical "Cat On The Roof", musical actor Kim Dong Ho (25) has also been invited to participate in the musical "Goong". He can be considered quite charming in terms of his musical performances, and his stage acting is also very outstanding, so he can be counted as a senior with plenty of stage experience.

This time, he will be assuming the role of the lead character as Prince Shin along with the leader of idol group TVXQ, U-Know Yunho. He humbly expressed that he wanted to take U-Know Yunho, who was challenging musicals for the first time, as a normal person, or someone he could naturally interact with under ordinary circumstances.

The tickets for U-Know Yunho's appearances were sold out within 2 minutes, which has evoked a huge amount of popularity and attention towards Goong. In response to this, Kim Dong Ho expressed calmly that although he had thoughts of making Yunho a competitor, Yunho did ask of plenty of guidance in terms of his acting from all the actors, so he was really thankful because he himself had areas where he wasn't sufficient in.

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[TRANS] 100609 Xiah Junsu, Another Challenge As A Musical Actor

On the 7th of this month, the grand opening of the musical celebration and award ceremony “The 4th Musical Awards” was held at the Sejong Cultural Centre in Seoul. Xiah Junsu, who challenges from being an idol singer to a musical actor, is posed to face the camera lens.

Called “South Korea’s Tony Award” (Broadway Award which was founded in 1947), the “Musical Awards” is to help make continuous development in South Korea’s musicals and to congratulate the musical efforts and achievements of the actors, and it was first started in 2007, and is now currently the undisputed best Korean musical feast and award ceremony.

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