Um Ki-jun and Jeon Mi-do are rewriting legends after 10 years...Werther's 25th Anniversary Performance

Dec 26, 2024

 Um Ki-jun and Jeon Mi-do are rewriting legends after 10 years...Werther's 25th Anniversary Performance
25th anniversary poster featuring Jeon Mi-do (left) as Lotte and Eom Ki-jun as Werther, photo = CJ ENM



Musical 'Werther' (production CJ ENM), which will warm up this winter with beautiful love, unveiled a poster for the 25th anniversary performance ahead of the opening.

'Werther' will be performed at the DCube Link Art Center in Seoul from January 17 to March 16 next year. The musical 'Werther', which returned after five years, is a combination of classical cast and new cast this season, ranking first in the reservation list at the same time as the first ticket opening, and various SNS and communities are already drawing great attention, with fans waiting for the opening. As such, the work, which is considered the best expected work of 2025, is raising expectations for the main performance by releasing three fair posters full of sentimental and affectionate emotions.

The pair posters of 'Verter' and 'Lotte' consist of Eom Ki-jun, Jeon Mi-do, Yang Yo-seop, Ryu In-ah, and Kim Min-seok and Lee Ji-hye, and contain one scene in the play, raising questions about the love story they will present. First of all, Um Ki-jun and Jeon Mi-do, who are a classic cast and drawing attention for their first reunion in 10 years, captured a scene of the most loved number 'We Are' in 'Werther'. It is even more eye-catching as you can feel the affectionate feelings of the two characters looking at each other with affectionate eyes along with the lyrics "'Like a passing foxbee because we accidentally encountered each other.'"




Newcast Yang Yo-seop and Ryu In-ah then showed the scene of the number 'One Night 1,000'. In the poster, Yang Yo-seop raised expectations for the appearance of 'Werther' he will present with his eyes and smile in love, and Ryu In-ah's expression of 'Lotte', which is loveliness itself, heralds the birth of another legendary character he will create.

 Um Ki-jun and Jeon Mi-do are rewriting legends after 10 years...Werther's 25th Anniversary Performance
25th anniversary poster featuring Ryu In-ah (left) as Lotte and Yang Yo-seop as Werther. Photo =CJ ENM
 Um Ki-jun and Jeon Mi-do are rewriting legends after 10 years...Werther's 25th Anniversary Performance
25th anniversary poster featuring Lee Ji-hye (left) as Lotte and Kim Min-seok as Werther.. Photo =CJ ENM
Finally, Kim Min-seok and Lee Ji-hye, the meeting between Newcast and Classic Cast, captured the first meeting in the play, 'The Legend of Magnet Mountain'. The pure appearance of Lotte's puppet show and the warm gaze of 'Werther' with his eyes on him give a sentimental feeling just by looking at it, stimulating curiosity about the relationship between the two.

The musical 'Werther', which released a fair poster where you can feel the pure love moment created by the topical casts, is based on Goethe's novel 'Werther's Sadness' and deals with the sublime love story of 'Werther' and 'Lotte'. Since its premiere in 2000, the work has been consistently well-received as a representative work of well-made Korean creative musicals, boasting a beautiful chamber orchestra performance with classical melodies, delicate stories, elaborate productions, and high completeness. As this season returns with a performance marking the 25th anniversary, it will present an upgraded stage as a creative musical representing Korea.






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