[News] The first drama ever to take “Musical” as a subject, Mini Series The Musical!

Mini Series The Musicalis the first drama ever to make a Musical Stage as a subject. Ku Hye Son plays the role of a medical school student Ko Eun Bi, who dreams of becoming a musical actress, Choi Daniel plays the role of Hong Jay, a famous musical writer of Broadway, Park Ki Oong plays the role of Yoo Jin, a cold blooded investor, and Ok Joo Hyun plays the role of Bae Kang Hee, a musical queen.
In addition, Ki Eun Sae plays the role of Seo Ra Kyung, a perfect cold woman, and Park Kyung Rim plays the role of Sa Bok Ja, a friend of Ko Eun Bi.
Many famous musical stars appear on Mini Series The Musical. Sonya of “Maria Maria”, Seo Bum Seok of “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and Hong Ji Min of “Dream Girls” will appear. Not only that, the famous musical writers Frank Wild Horn and Sylvester Levay gave permission to use their music.
The production crew confidently said, “As a first drama ever to take musical as a subject, this drama will provide a lot of entertainment with its characters, interesting plotline, dances, and songs.”
Mini Series The Musical will start its first episode on September 2 at 9:55 p.m.
Source: TvReport from Nate
Translation: korea.com
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Goo Hye Sun’s new drama ‘The Musical’ confirms first broadcast date for September 2nd
‘The Musical‘, a drama that received much attention due to the casting of actors Goo Hye Sun and Choi Daniel, has confirmed a broadcast date of September 2nd!
‘The Musical’ will be the first-ever Korean drama with a setting of a musical. Goo Hye Sun will play the character of ‘Go Eun Bi’, a medical student who dreams of becoming a musical actor, and Choi Daniel will portray the character of ‘Hong Jae Yi’, the best musical composer coming from Broadway. It’s been rumored that Goo Hye Sun has been engrossed in dance and singing practice, while Choi Daniel purchased a piano for himself and is wholeheartedly preparing for his role.
Other roles and actors include Park Ki Woong as the cold-hearted investor, ‘Yoo Jin’ and Ock Ju Hyun as the queen of musicals, ‘Bae Kang Hee’. Additionally, Shin Ae, Ki Eun Se, and Park Kyung Lim will also be starring in the drama.
The drama has also recruited real musical actors such as Seo Bum Suk, Hong Ji Min, and Choo Jung Hwa, and scenes from musicals like ‘Jekyll & Hyde‘, ‘Maria Maria‘, and ‘Finding Kim Jong Wook‘ will also appear as the background for the drama.
An official from the writing team stated, “This is the first drama with a musical setting, and the drama’s lead actors will show off their colorful singing and dancing. With two years of planning and pre-production combined with a solid story, we are planning to presents viewers with fresh humor and emotion”.
‘The Musical’ will contain 16 episodes and is set to broadcast it’s first episode on September 2nd through SBS.
Source: Economy Today via Nate
Translation: Allkpop

The Musical, Daebak!!! \(^-^)/