Musical 'The Man Who Laughs' Returns with Kyuhyun, NCT Doyoung, and Stellar Cast
Dec 16, 2024
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The musical 『Laughing Man』, which will open at the Opera Theater of the Seoul Arts Center on January 9, 2025, will start its fourth season with a legendary lineup, and the existing cast and the new cast, which will revitalize, are expected to lead the overwhelming box office with different styles and personalities. The stage, which provides emotion and immersion with perfect cast harmony, is already making the audience's heart flutter.
EMK's first musical "The Laughing Man" to open 2025 is set in 17th-century England, where discrimination was severe based on the original novel, which world-renowned writer Victor Hugo picked himself as "couldn't write any greater works." Through Gwynplen's life, which has the face of a terrible monster but retains its innocence, it criticizes the collapsed social justice and humanity and sheds in-depth light on the value of human dignity and equality, as well as creates a solid narrative structure of a great master to match the musical style, opening a new horizon for creative musicals.
After a total of five years of production, the musical 'Laughing Man', which premiered as a world premiere in 2018, was praised as a masterpiece of the present and future of Korean musicals, breaking an unprecedented box office record of exceeding 100,000 cumulative audiences in the shortest period of a month after the opening, exceeding 92% of the audience share. In particular, in the third season, it recorded a phenomenal ticket sales rate, solidifying its status as an overwhelming box office hit.
In addition, he won six awards at the 7th Yegreen Musical Awards, three awards at the 3rd Korea Musical Awards, the 6th E-Daily Cultural Awards, the 14th Golden Ticket Awards, and the Best Musical, winning all four awards at the award ceremony, proving that he is a masterpiece of both cinematic and popularity.
In addition, the actors' intense emotional lines and immersive acting gave the audience shudder every season, and actors have also served as an opportunity to prove their skills and have given birth to life characters. The fourth season, which will be presented in 2025, is also drawing keen attention to actors who will set up a legendary stage. In this season, the new casts, which were newly joined together with the existing casts who previously appeared in the musical 'Laughing Man', are in appropriate harmony, raising expectations for a new stage.
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Park Eun-tae, who will appear in the fourth season after Sam-yeon in 2022, is expected to play 'Gwinplen', which has been upgraded with deeper acting, as he is an actor who stands out for his delicate emotional acting and explosive singing skills. Lee Seok-hoon, who played the role of 'Gwinplen' in the 2020 reenactment, is also expected to deeply resonate with the audience with his mature acting and music interpretation, as he is an actor who increases the audience's immersion through warm tone and unique character interpretation. Kyu-hyun has grown into a musical actor by creating a life character with the role of 'Gwinplen' in the 2020 reenactment, and he will express 'Gwinplen' in a more solid form as he has built up his inner workings on various stages.
Min Young-ki will be together in the fourth season as 'Ursus' following the 2020 reenactment and 2022 Samyeon. Min Young-ki, who boasts a colorful acting spectrum and overwhelming singing ability, is expected to perform more heavily. Lee Soo-bin will perform delicate performances with the charm of the original 'Dea' as he received favorable reviews by acting 'Dea' from the premiere. Kim So-hyang, who gave birth to the fascinating 'Joshiana' in 2020 and 2022 in Samyeon, will also increase her immersion with deeper character interpretation and expression as she will be on stage for the third time.
New Cast's performance is also a factor that makes this season even longer awaited. It is expected that those who will re-create existing characters in their own colors and inspire freshness. As a new cast, NCT Doyoung was named as 'Gwinplen', Beom-Seok as 'Ursus', Jang Hye-rin as 'Dea', and Lisa as 'Joshiana'.
After making his first debut in the musical 『Marie Antoinette" in 2021, DOYOUNG is expected to complete his second musical stage based on his various stage experiences. It is expected that Do-young, who will strengthen his position as a musical actor with a more mature appearance, will perform. The new 'Ursus' Seo Beom-seok is also expected to show a deeper emotional line in 'The Laughing Man' as he has strengthened his own charisma by appearing in a number of big works.
The new 'Dea', which debuted last year with the musical 'Benhe', Jang Hye-rin is a newcomer who is growing at a rapid pace and is expected by the audience. She heralded her performance with her delicate acting skills and outstanding singing skills. As Lisa has overwhelmed the audience with her explosive charisma in many works so far, she is expected to focus the audience with a new charm through the role of 'Joshiana'.
In this way, the musical 'Laughing Man' will rewrite the famous scene of the work in harmony with the existing cast, which will show strong emotions and acting skills, and the new cast, which will bring freshness to the existing characters with new images and different interpretations. This soon creates a turning point in the musical 'The Laughing Man', raising expectations that it will provide richer performances to the audience.
The musical 'The Laughing Man' will open at the Opera Theater of the Seoul Arts Center on January 9, 2025 and will be performed until March 9.
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