Gwanghwamun Love Song (광화문 연가) is a musical directed by Lee GiNa, written by Ko Sun Woong, composed by Lee Young-hoon and choreographed by Seo Byung Koo. It is about memory, true love and death. It was co-produced by CJ E&M and Seoul City Musical Company.
Plot
In 2017, a middle-aged man, Myungwoo, was in a coma before death. Wulha (god who takes care of human events). He appears in front of Myungwoo and takes him on a journey through his past. The first place that the God brings him to is the moment when Myungwoo meets his first love, Soo-Ah, in the spring of 1984 painting competition. Myungwoo falls in love with this passionate and motivated woman. However, when Myungwoo witnesses Soo-Ah getting attacked by the police during a riot, he feels guilty because he cannot protect her, and eventually leaves her. Myungwoo searches through the moments of regret in his past with Wulha and is led to a mysterious empty house that he cannot remember.
Casting +Production teamPositionNameHangulCareerHangulScript Ko Sun Woong고선웅Arirang, script, director, 2015 Werder, dramatized, 2017아리랑, 대본, 연출, 2015 조씨고아, 각색, 2017ComposerLee Yong Hoon이영훈DirectorLee Gi Na이지나The Deveil, 2014 Seo Phyeon Je, 2014더 데빌, 2014 서편제, 2014ChoreographySeo Byung Koo서병구Music directorKim Sung Soo김성수Jesus Christ Superstar, 2015 Gone Tomorrow, 2016
+ActorCharacterHangulNameHangulMiddle age Myung Woo중년 명우Ahn Jae Wook Lee Kun Myung
Lee Kyung Joon안재욱 이건명
이경준Wul Ha월하Jung Sung Hwa Cha Ji Yeon정성화 차지연Young Age Myung Woo젊은 명우Heo Do Young Kim Syung Kyu
Park Kang Hyun허도영 김성규
박강현Yong Age Soo Ah젊은 수아 Hong Eun Joo Lindsay홍은주 린지
Gwanghwamun love song
Old version The musical started on March 20, 2011. The composer Lee-Young hoon was passionate about writing the musical and continued writing even while hospitalized. Oh Se-hoon, the mayor of Seoul, and Lee Moon-se attended the opening night performance. Over 40,000 seats were booked before opening night. It received favourable reviews online. People wrote “I can reminisce about the good old days”, “It feels like getting a present from my memory”, and “I cannot sleep after watching its performance”.
New version When a musical reopens its series, the crews often refer to the reopening musical as ‘the upgrade’. However, Gwanghwamun Love Song went through a major construction. This musical was the first musical that altered each scene.
Actors Gwanghwamun Love Song cast both Sunghwa Jung and Jiyeon Cha as Wulha, which is unusual because they are different genders. Theatre companies often double or triple cast regardless of gender, but this can be more complex in a musical because of the differences in male and female vocal ranges.
Set list +Set list SongHangulUnder the street-tree shadow가로수 그늘 아래 서면Flying deep night깊은 밤을 날아서Girl소녀What it means my love사랑이란 것은That was me그게 나였어When the autumn comes가을이 오면Sunflower해바라기My old lady내 오랜 그녀Each other서로가Red sunset붉은 노을All today오늘 하루Whistle휘파람Only the sound of her laughter그녀의 웃음소리 뿐Song of sad love슬픈 사랑 노래Gwanghwamun love song광화문 연가Merry-go-round 회전목마Old love 옛사랑When you live this world이 세상 살아가다 보면When love is gone사랑이 지나가면
Performance schedule +Tour ScheduleLocationDatesTheaterSeoul2017.12.15 ~ 2015.01.14.Seojong Art CenterDaeJeon2018.01.20. ~ 2018.01.21.Daejeon Art CenterGeonggi2018.01.27. ~ 2018.01.28.Gunpo Culture & Art CenterDaegu2018.02.02. ~ 2018.02.04.Geimyung Art CenterUlsan2018.02.09. ~ 2018.02.11.Ulsan Culture & Art CenterIncheon2018.02.23. ~ 2018.02.25.Incheon Culture & Art CenterBusan2018.03.16. ~ 2018.03.18.Busan Citizen's Hall
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