Musical “Goong” To Show Overseas Starting January Next Year

Musical “Goong” To Show Overseas Starting January Next
Year



Official poster for musical “Goong” [Group 8]

The
musical adaptation of hit TV series “Goong” will show overseas next
year, according to the musical’s producer Group 8 on Wednesday.

Park
Rae-hyun, a PR official from Group 8 told 10Asia over the phone that
producers will take the show to countries outside of Asia, starting with
Japan, in January 2010.

He added that the company has yet to
decide on the official dates and locations for its overseas run —
details for its showing throughout South Korea will be set first.

In
Seoul, the musical will run at the National Museum of Korea from
September 8 to October 24 and continue on into other provinces in the
country until the end of the year.

U-Know Yunho, Kim Dong-ho and
RUN will play the lead crown prince role of Lee Shin and actresses Gwak
Sun-young and Shin Eui-jung will take over the role of the tomboyish
Chae-kyeong.


“Goong,” originally based on the best selling
comic series of the same name, is about an average high-school girl
marrying a royal prince in 21st century Korea, which is in fiction a
monarchical country.

It was adapted for the small screen in 2006
and was a huge hit in the country recording viewership ratings in the
high 30 percent mark and turning the two leads, Yoon Eun-hye and Joo
Ji-hoon, into household names.

The drama was sold to 23 countries
including China, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan and the United States,
creating a Hallyu craze among the fans, particularly in Asia.

Credits: asiae.co.kr
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