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Theater Screenings of Live Musicals Gain Traction, Offering New Revenue Stream

Theater Screenings of Live Musicals Gain Traction, Offering New Revenue Stream

SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – With movie theaters in South Korea looking to diversify their content offerings, live recordings of musicals are emerging as an unexpected box office draw, potentially marking a new chapter for the industry. Leveraging their large screens as a key advantage, theaters are expanding beyond traditional films to showcase a variety [...]

‘Park Chung-hee’: Superficial Biopic of S. Korea’s Architect of Economic Miracle

‘Park Chung-hee’: Superficial Biopic of S. Korea’s Architect of Economic Miracle

SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The biopic “Park Chung-hee: The Man Who Dreamed of an Economic Powerhouse” is a live capture release of a theater musical about the former South Korean president credited with rebuilding the country after the devastation of the 1950-53 Korean War but decried as a dictator. The movie opens with [...]

Original Broadway Cast for Musical ‘Chicago’ Returns to S. Korea

Original Broadway Cast for Musical ‘Chicago’ Returns to S. Korea

SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The original cast of the long-running Broadway musical “Chicago” has returned to South Korea for the first time in six years. The musical team’s press call performance took place at Blue Square Shinhan Card Hall in central Seoul on Wednesday. Celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2021, “Chicago” had experienced [...]

Musical Industry Calls for Eased Social Distancing Rules in Theaters

Musical Industry Calls for Eased Social Distancing Rules in Theaters

SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The musical theater industry has called for eased social distancing rules at performance venues, citing the difficulty in continuing shows under the government’s current coronavirus restrictions. A group of workers in the industry on Tuesday pleaded with the government to mitigate the virus restrictions that require all members of [...]

K-pop Stars Break Out of Glossy Idol Image with Musical Roles

K-pop Stars Break Out of Glossy Idol Image with Musical Roles

SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — At the height of his K-pop career this week, Hwang Min-hyun, a member of five-piece boy band NU’EST, launched a new show business career which his fans scarcely expected. The 24-year-old Hwang appeared to his fans in his first acting role in the famous musical, “Marie Antoinette,” as the [...]