[PHOTOS]110216 YUCHUN AND YUHWAN STALK PICS

Probably in Tears of Heaven teather
Yuchun is taking care always with his little bro xD


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[CAPS]110216 JUNSU AT KBS

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[NEWS]110216 TVXQ’s Yunho reveals the touching story behind his thumbs-up pose

On February 15th, TVXQ’s Yunho moved viewers on SBS’s “Strong Heart“ by revealing the story behind his characteristic ‘thumbs-up pose’.

He stated, “When I first came up from Gwangju, my father and grandfather disapproved of my trainee life severely. At one point, I lost all support from my home and was forced to sleep homeless at a subway station in Seoul.”

Yunho continued, “Right before I debuted, my grandfather passed away. I heard that his condition was bad while we were recording for our debut album, so I went back down to my hometown. My grandfather, who was always known to be quiet, gave me a thumbs up. That was the last image I have of him.”

“For three days, I cried night and day. And then I became determined – I will rise to the top one day and keep my promise to my grandfather. Only then would I let go all of the tears I held up inside of me. If you look closely, I have a lot of pictures of me with the thumbs up pose, and it’s because I never want to forget the promise I made with my grandfather.”

He concluded, “I hope to receive a lot of good awards at the year’s end, and cry to my heart’s content.”

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[VIDEO]110216 PARADISE FARM EPISODE 7 AND 8

EPISODE 7

EPISODE 8


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[INFO] 110216 TVXQ & JYJ Ranks Top on KCharts

K-Pop Chart

No. 1 : Untitled Song Part 1 (JYJ)
No. 2 : Why (Keep Your Head Down) (TVXQ)
No. 3 : MISSION (JYJ)
No. 4 : Don't Go Home (GD & TOP)
No. 5 : Lip Stain (5dolls)
No. 6 : Someday (IU)
No. 7 : Well Done (Navi)
No. 8 : Shy Boy (Secret)
No. 9 : Black & White (G.Na)
No. 10 : Amazed (K. Will)


Singers

No. 1 : JYJ
No. 2 : TVXQ
No. 3 : Park Jae Beom
No. 4 : Beast
No. 5 : Sung Si Kyung
No. 6 : GD & TOP
No. 7 : 2NE1
No. 8 : IU
No. 9 : Psy
No. 10 : Supreme Team

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[TRANS] 110214 JYJ Xiah Junsu’s “Tears Of Heaven” Performance Event

Those who purchase the “JYJ Music Essay” during the event period will stand a chance to win tickets to Xiah Junsu’s Musical performance.

Prizes: First Floor Tickets for the 8pm Show on 17 March starring Xiah Junsu (Worth 130,000 Won) x 20 tickets – 20 people will be randomly picked. (1 ticket per person)

Event Period : 14 February 2011 4pm ~ 10 March 2011

Publication of Results : 11 March 2011 (Winners will be individually contacted)

Collection of Tickets : After publication of results, winners will receive tickets via registered mail.

Website : Interpark

(T/N: This is only for the "Tears Of Heaven" promotional event. The rest of the promotional activities were not translated)

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[PHOTO]110216 JEJUNG STALK PIC[IN THE CAR]

The soucer said he´s into his bentley

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[NEWS]1102216 Announcing the 3rd Annual Shorty Awards Finalists!

We are delighted to announce the Shorty Awards finalists in the main categories after receiving over 750,000 tweeted nominations.

The Real-Time Academy of Short Form Arts & Sciences will determine the winners from among these finalists. The announcement will be made at the Shorty Awards Ceremony on Monday, March 28th, 2011 at The TimesCenter in New York City. Tickets are on sale now. Are you a finalist? Register here to let us know if you can attend the ceremony.

Categories still accepting nominations include Real-Time Photo of the Year, Foursquare Mayor of the Year, Foursquare Location of the Year, Microblog of the Year on Tumblr and the Connecting People Award sponsored by Nokia. In addition, late entries for the Shorty Industry Awards, honoring the industry’s best agencies, brands and social media leaders, will be accepted through February 25th, 2011.

The finalists are:

Actor: Nathan Fillion @NathanFillion, Ian Somerhalder @iansomerhalder, Munro Chambers @The_Munro, Misha Collins @mishacollins, Neil Patrick Harris @ActuallyNPH, Chris Colfer @chriscolfer

Actress: Angel Locsin @143redangel, Stana Katic @Stana_Katic, Nina Dobrev @ninadobrev, Zendaya Coleman @Zendaya96, Erin Sanders @ErinZariah, Rachel Hershorn @rachelhershorn

Apps: COLOURlovers @colourlovers, Who Unfollowed Me @whounfollowedme, Twaitter @Twaitter, Agency News Network @annDigest, Codeorama @Codeorama, mr. unfollowr @unfollowr

Art: Project DOG @ProjectDOG, Lar deSouza @lartist, Alice Arnold @alicearnold1, One Stop Poetry @Onestoppoetry, Alfonso Mtz Campos @Ponchote, Andrew Wheeler @automotophoto

Author: Dewa Klasik Alexander @KamarSolusi, Shawn S. @TreatWomenRight, John Green @realjohngreen, Sergio E. Avilés @seraviles, J K Rowling @jk_rowling, Kyell Gold @KyellGold

Celebrity: Kim jae joong @mjjeje, Justin Bieber @justinbieber, 희님 @Heedictator, Niall Horan @NiallOfficial, Selena Gomez @selenagomez, Jay Bum Park @JAYBUMAOM

Charity: The Trevor Project @TrevorProject, Justin Bieber @justinbieber, Echelon House @TheEchelonHouse, PSU Dance Marathon @THON, CharLaurEmSydCas @BiebsmeetHayley, To Write Love on Her Arms @TWLOHA

Cultural Institution: Culture Vulturess @culturevultures, Tyneside Cinema @tynesidecinema, Liverpool FC LFC @LFCTV, Science Gallery @ScienceGallery, IndieInk @indieink, RB quotes @RonnieBquotes

Customer Service: Zain Jordan @ZainJo, Research In Motion @BlackBerryHelp, SquareTrade @SquareTrade, Media Temple @mediatemple, Xbox Support @XboxSupport, Zappos.com @Zappos_Service

Design: Falcão @brega_falcao, Codeorama @Codeorama, Justin Bieber Fan@JBieberBoy94, Gleidson Gouvêa @gleidsons, Kathleen DeCosmo @katiesheadesign, Shawn S. @TreatWomenRight

Entertainment: 6002 @6002theMicky, Greg F. @iRespectFemales, Barney Stinson @Broslife,Teen Things @TeenThings, Soshified @soshified, Toby Turner @TobyTurner

Fashion: Harry styles @Harry_Styles, Caitlin Beadles @godsgirl8494, Kim jae joong @mjjeje, Nataly @natalyestefania, Ann Li @thisisAnnLi, Ivete Sangalo @ivetesangalo

Finance: The Dave Ramsey Show @ramseyshow, Ashraf Laidi @alaidi, George Dagher @DagherGeorge, Slow Money @SlowMoney, Penny Golightly @PennyGolightly, BitterWallet @bitterwallet

Food: Epic Meal Time @EpicMealTime, BieberBucks Coffee @Bieberbucks, Luiz Caropreso @luizcaro, Bitchin’ Kitchen @bitchinkitchen, Ruth Bourdain @RuthBourdain, Jamur Kriuk Eyang @JamurKriukEyang

Gaming: Adam Montoya @SeaNanners, Sean Plott @day9tv, Totalbiscuit @Totalbiscuit, The Sims 3 @TheSims3, ExtraCreditTeam @ExtraCreditz, Mike Husky @HuskyStarcraft

Government: John Moore @JohnFMoore, Barack Obama @BarackObama, Vilassar de Mar @vilassardemar, Cory Booker @CoryBooker, Eric Cantor @GOPLeader, Lord Credo @Lord_Credo

Green: Waylon Lewis @elephantjournal, Mud Baron @Cocoxochitl, Hank Green @hankgreen, Nadya Hutagalung @Nadya_HutaGalng, Pure Natural Diva @PureNaturalDiva, Greenpeace USA @greenpeaceusa

Humor: Louis Tomlinson @Louis_Tomlinson, Christian Beadles @LittlecBeadles, The Dark Lord @Lord_Voldemort7, MR.Jamie @iJever, Epic Tweets @EpicTweets, Hugo Gloss @HugoGloss

Innovation: AD Lane @indywoodFILMS, Rene Silva Santos @Rene_Silva_RJ, Harry styles @Harry_Styles, Vincenzo Scipioni @UnseeingEyes, Frank Adman @FrankAdman, 雅-MIYAVI- @MIYAVI_OFFICIAL

Journalist: Flávio Fachel @flaviofachel, West Wing Report @WestWingReport, William Bonner @realwbonner, Jenni Hogan @jennihogan, Who? What? Why? @fleetstreetfox, Daniel Razon @DanielRazon

Music: One Direction @onedirection, Jonas Brothers @JonasBrothers, Justin Bieber @justinbieber, 김준수 @0101xiahtic, Britney Spears @britneyspears, Nick Brown @IamNickBrown

News: Lei Seca RJ @LeiSecaRJ, The Young Turks @TheYoungTurks, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution @ajc, Ivete Mania Club @IveteManiaClub, Korean Updates @KoreanUpdates, HipHopDX @HipHopDX

Politics: Dusty Trice @DustyTrice, Marina Silva @silva_marina, Ray Beckerman @RayBeckerman, DC Debbie @DCdebbie, The Bloggess @TheBloggess, Moron Watch @moronwatch

Science: MythBusters @MythBusters, Virtual Astronomer @VirtualAstro, Michio Kaku @MichioKaku, NASA @NASA, Scientific American @sciam, Paolo Nespoli @astro_paolo

Social Media Expert: Shay Carl @shaycarl, Dewa Klasik Alexander @KamarSolusi, Facts About Boys @FactsAboutBoys, 희님 @Heedictator, Devon Wordlaw @Darkskin, Karen Civil@KarenCivil

Sports: Empire of the Kop @empireofthekop, Arthur Muhlenberg @urublog, Mister Chip @2010MisterChip, barcastuff @barcastuff, Opta Sports @OptaJoe, New Orleans Saints @Official_Saints

Tech: SoldierKnowsBest @SoldierKnowBest, José Elías @twitteliax, Rosana Hermann @rosana, Jaamit Durrani @jaamit, Hipolito Delgado @hipolitodelgado, Chris Luzader @TechZader

Television: Attack of the Show @aots, Kurt Sutter @sutterink, Brother Eli Soriano @BroEliSoriano, HIMYM Production @himymprod, Psych @Psych_USA, Sesame Street @sesamestreet

Travel: Charles Trippy @CharlesTrippy, Evelyn Hannon @Journeywoman, JD Andrews@earthXplorer, Columbia, SC @columbiasc, I LOVE NEW YORK @I_LOVE_NY, Alex and Luke @alexandluke

Weird: Maureen Johnson @maureenjohnson, Alli Speed @allispeed, Fail Whale @failwhalequotes, OMG, I do this too! @omgidothistoo, Sweaty Ghost Comedy @sweatyghost, Bob Tzu @duhism

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[TRANS] 110214 MMA Staff Twitter Account

Today, Yoochun and Junsu came to the Military Manpower Adminstration
for their medical examination.

I don’t usually pay attention to male idols, so I didn’t think much about it.

Upon further observation, (I realised that) they were really different from other artists, and people who appear at performances. Not only were they friendly, but humble as well. They were smiling as they signed autographs for the other students that were going for the medical examination, and chatted with the students beside them.

After the medical examination was over, they smiled and said goodbye to each of the staff in a friendly manner, showing me a whole new side to artists.

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[PHOTOS]110216 JYJ FOR NII

I´ll find Junsu´s pic ok dear readers?
But the colors are beautiful, ne???



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[TRANS]110216 JYJ Went For Medical Exam at MMA, “Waiting For Results, Possibility Of Re-examination"

Recently, JYJ’s Kim Jaejoong, Park Yoochun and Kim Junsu underwent their medical examinations at the Military Manpower Administration.

On 16 February, Newsen Journalists contacted the CJeS Officials in a telephone interview, and they expressed, “The three members went for medical examinations at the Military Manpower Administration, and are currently waiting for the results.”

The official also said, “Usually, the results will be immediate, but due to Park Yoochun’s asthma, a more detailed examination is required. After the receiving the medical examination results, there may be a possible re-examination.”

On another note, after Kim Junsu’s musical ends, JYJ will be kicking their world tour for the first half of the year in March.

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[TRANS] 110215 TVXQ Yunho - "I Really Want To Cry"

On February 15, TVXQ once again appeared on SBS 'Strong Heart', showcasing their individual personalities.

The SBS television station has released some 'Strong Heart' episode details, with U-Know Yunho saying in the show, "Up until now, TVXQ has experienced laughter and hardship, but I have yet to let it go and have a good cry. I'm a normal person, so there are times when I want to cry. I always feel that it isn't the time to cry, so I've been holding it back for so long. Right now is the time for me to work hard, so if I had a wish, I'd want to have a great big crying session at the end of the year."

Changmin also expressed that, "I haven't seen Yunho-hyung before."

Full broadcast of the 'Strong Heart' episode will be on February 15.

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[News] Yunho finally talks about being poisoned by an anti; He also reveals why he gives a thumbs up during performances

On February 15th, TVXQ’s Yunho guested on SBS’s “Strong Heart” and shared his personal story about being terrorized by an anti-fan.

After TVXQ released their third album in October of 2006, an anti-fan had given Yunho a drink with an adhesive mixed in. After drinking it, he began to vomit and was immediately rushed to the ER; the idol was hospitalized for a few days of treatment. Although the anti-fan turned herself in, the shock of the incident did not wear off for some time.

Yunho revealed, “A long time ago, I was terrorized by a drink. Someone gave me a drink with a poisonous substance in it, and I thought, ‘why did it have to be me? I don’t even know that person, why did I have to be terrorized?’”

He continued, “At that age, the incident was something bigger than what I could handle. Even though I can laugh and talk about it now, I was truly afraid of people then.”

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[News] Girl’s Day’s Minah dances with TVXQ’s Yunho on “Strong Heart”

Girl’s Day’s Minah had confessed on an earlier show that she’s been a huge fan of TVXQ’s Yunho; in fact, her love has spanned over eight years! To her delight, the young star was able to not only stand on the same stage with him, but she also performed with Yunho as well.

On the latest episode of SBS’s “Strong Heart“, Minah performed a ‘kkab‘ version of HyunA’s “Change” choreography. With overly-exaggerated movements, Minah succeeded in cracking up her audience, as they called out, “Daebak, daebak!“”

MC Kang Ho Dong added that it was the most shocking female idol dance he had ever seen in the program’s existence.

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[CAPS HQ]110216 PARADISE FARM EPISODE 8

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[VIDEO 110215 @Paradise_Dongju’s Video Message

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[VIDEO]110216 CHANGMIN IN GOOD MORNING

His smile is so precious♪

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[TRANS] 110214 Park Yoohwan Calls His Brother Yoochun A Superstar – Wants To Surpass Him

According to the Korean Press on 15 February, JYJ Member Park Yoochun’s younger brother Park Yoohwan debuted as an actor on MBC’s drama “Shiny Shiny Shining,” and has gained much attention from the entertainment industry as well as fans.

As he is the younger brother of Park Yoochun, who is a member of a famous group, it is only natural that the Korean entertainment industry places more attention on him, but also leaves “JYJ Yoochun’s younger brother” as a first impression. To this, Park Yoohwan expressed that he doesn’t mind, saying, “My brother is a superstar that I will never be able to surpass, but in the field of acting, I want to surpass him. My brother joined the industry first, and has given me some advice, so I feel very grounded.”

When being interviewed by the Korean Media, Park Yoohwan expressed that both he and his brother spent their youth in America, and his brother loved music, and often wrote songs and sang it to him. For himself, he enjoyed acting, so he would rent some DVDs to watch, then try to imitate them. After that, he returned to Korea because of this, and took up acting classes.

The media reported that before debut, Park Yoohwan had mentioned to Park Yoochun that he hoped to develop himself in the entertainment industry, and become an actor. During then, Park Yoochun’s answer was that, “There will be many obstacles, and it will be difficult, so you have to consider this carefully.” But after his brother had set his mind on it, Park Yoochun has been totally supportive of Park Yoohwan, and even Yoochun’s fans are supporting Yoohwan. Park Yoohwan expressed that his brother and fans’ support are the driving force that pushes him to work harder.

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[NEWS] Hero JaeJoong Valentine Chocolate→silkworm "worm? like a begger? Don't eat it!" are overseas fans fright

Fans are frighten over the picture of silkworms.
Group JYJ member Hero JaeJoong, gave the picture of silkworms instead of chocolates to fans.
Just before the end of Valentine's Day on the 14 of February, Hero JaeJoong posted on twitter leaving a message saying, "Silkworm in the stead of Chocolate" along with the picture of a plate of silkworm that was served with red chilli.

Overseas fans who saw the picture made different kinds of comments on it and local fans and netizens were smiling over the picture.

Fans have left messages like:

(Oppa, What is that? Seems like an insect)”,
(What-_-;??)”,
(Did you eat this?)”,
(iyyyyyyyy bad T_T)”
because they didn't get many chances to see silkworms.
And also messages like:
(How could you eat things like this!!!!)”
(Don’t eat, oppa!! It’s not healthy!!)”
Overseas fans seemed to be worried about Hero JaeJoong's health.

Whereas, Korea Netizens commented things like:
"ㅋㅋㅋㅋcutie pies are crazy over silkworms ㅋㅋ”,
"this is delicious~ and it's absolutely nothing bad to the health but it's very nurtritious ^^ maybe something better than chocolate?"
"should we try listing silkworms onto visiting korea tour books?"

영웅재중 발렌타인 초콜릿→번데기 “벌레? 거지같애? 먹지마!” 해외팬 기겁

번데기 사진에 해왜 팬들이 기겁했다.

그룹 JYJ의 멤버 영웅재중이 발렌타인데이를 맞아 자신의 팬들에 초콜릿이 아닌 ‘번데기’를 선물했다.

영웅재중은 2월 14일 발렌타인데이가 끝나기 직전 자신의 트위터에 “초코렛 대신 번데기”라는 글과 함께 빨간 고추까지 뿌려져 있는 한 접시의 번데기 사진을 올렸다.

이 사진을 본 해외 팬들의 다양한 반응은 한국 팬들과 네티즌들을 웃음짓게 했다.

그들은 “오빠 이게 뭐야? 곤충 같은데(Oppa, What is that? Seems like an insect)”,
“뭐냐-_-;(What-_-;??)”,
“이거 먹어?(Did you eat this?)”,
“아으----거지같애 T_T(iyyyyyyyy bad T_T)”
라며 평소 잘 보지 못했던 번데기에 기겁을 했다.

또 “너 이런거 어떻게 먹냐!!!!(How could you eat things like this!!!!)”, “먹지마 오빠!! 건강에 안좋아!!(Don’t eat, oppa!! It’s not healthy!!)”라며 영웅재중의 건강까지 걱정했다.

이에 한국의 네티즌들은 “ㅋㅋㅋㅋ귀염둥이들 번데기에 기절했구나ㅋㅋ”, “이거 맛있는 거에요~ 건강에 나쁜거 절대 아니고 영양 만점 식량인데^^ 초콜릿 보다 좋은걸지도?”, “한국 관광 책자에 번데기를 넣어볼까…”라고 반응을 나타내 웃음을 자아냈다.

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[INFO]110216 Tears of Heaven Setlist

Act 1

01. Better Left Alone _Mr. Kim
02. The Tiger and the Dove Prelude _Mr. Kim and Company
03. Shadows on My heart _Tianna
04. Pearl of the East _Linh, Quyen and Showgirls
05. What If… _Colonel Grayson
06. The Tiger and the Dove _Joon
07. Who Can You Trust? _Linh, Sang, Tam and VCs
08. Morning Comes _Company
09. I’ve Never Loved Like This _Linh
10. He Put It There _Quyen
11. I’ve Never Loved Like This Reprise _Linh and Joon
12. Rules of Engagement _Colonel Grayson
13. Can You Hear Me? _Joon, Linh and Colonel Grayson

Act 2

01. I’ve Had to Learn _Joon
02. The Tiger and the Dove Part II _Company
03. Who Can You Trust Reprise _Sang
04. The End of the World _VCs and Pearl Guys and Girls
05. The End of the World Reprise _Tam
06. Tears of Heaven _Linh and Company
07. Moving On _Colonel Grayson
08. Raining Fire _Company
09. Tears of Heaven Reprise _Joon, Company
10. Can You Hear Me Reprise _Joon
11. Start of Something New _Quyen, Linh and Company
12. Start of Something New Reprise _Colonel Grayson and Company
13. Pearl of the East Reprise _Quyen and Girls
14. Without Her _Colonel Grayson
15. Sweet Song of Life _Linh
16. This is My Confession _Ms.Tranh, Tianna and Mr. Kim
17. I’ve Had to Learn Reprise _Mr. Kim
18. The Tiger and the Dove Finale _Mr.Kim, Tianna, Ms.Tranh and Company

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[NEWS]110215 Korean musicals need time for sophistication

Broadway expert lauds Korean talents as ‘exceptional’ on world stage


A veteran U.S. musical director has said Seoul’s musical scene boasts a many more talented musical actors than Broadway but lacks the time necessary to perfect technical elements to make the product more sophisticated.

Robert Johanson is in Seoul to direct the musical “Monte Cristo” for the second consecutive year. The show is to run from March 1 at the Chungmu Art Center with local musical stars Ryu Jung-han, Um Ki-joon and Shin Song-rok triple-cast in the lead role.

“In terms of talent, it’s exceptional. That’s why we could do a triple cast. In many shows in America, I couldn’t find three leads to triple cast that would be equally good,” said Johanson in an interview with The Korea Herald.

“I’ve noticed that a lot of people in China and Japan come here to see musicals in Korea because the best singers are in Seoul,” he said.

However, Korean musicals need much more development time, especially for the creative team to fine-tune technical work during rehearsals at theaters to further refine the product, he said.
Robert Johanson, director of musical “Monte Cristo,” poses during an interview in Seoul on Jan. 19. (Park Hae-mook/The Korea Herald)

“You can get much more spectacular shows in New York because they can spend six months in the theater before they open. Here, we spend six days,” the 59-year-old said.

“There’s only a certain amount of work in a certain amount of time and there’s no playing around here.”

Of course, the performance and the story are more important than the technical work but “a little bit more sophistication” comes if you do it, he added.

Johanson supported the idea of giving K-pop idols the chance to debut as musical actors, while some critics say the immaturity and insincere attitudes of idol stars could spoil the atmosphere.

He took an example of Kim Jun-su of boy band JYJ who did an excellent job with the musical “Mozart” last year. Johanson said Kim did not know much about the musical at the first rehearsal, but had learned really fast. Whether everybody else will make the journey in the same way that he did, however, is questionable, he said.

“It’s a case-by-case thing. If they do one or two shows and they don’t get it, then they don’t get it. Give me them a chance to grow a little bit,” he said.

Born in 1951 in Delaware, Johanson started directing when he was 11. He used to gather 35 kids in a show and put it on for the whole school every year.

He went to Ithaca College, an art school famous for music and drama courses, and then went straight to New York to get into a Broadway show.

Since taking his first full time job as a director aged 25, Johanson has directed over 250 musicals and plays in New York and around the world in the last 35 years.

Johanson was the artistic director of the Paper Mill Playhouse for more than 20 years until 2002 and he has been working as a freelance director since.

He started directing Korean musicals because he wanted to keep doing new shows, rather than repeating what he had done before.

“There aren’t many strong opportunities in the U.S. because people are nervous about the economy, so they’re doing the shows that everybody knows,” he said.

Musical “Monte Cristo” is based on the novel “The Count of Monte Cristo” and the music was composed by Frank Wildhorn.

Although it was premiered in Switzerland with different production and creative teams in 2009, the Korean version is unique, Johanson said.

The successful showcase of “Monte Cristo” at the Universal Arts Center last year led to an upgrade for the second show at the larger Chungmu Art Hall’s Grand Theater, which is better equipped for the musical.

“People who have seen the first show will see all kinds of small changes throughout. We’re fine-tuning everything for perfection,” he said.

Musical “Monte Cristo” runs from March 1 through April 24 at the Chungmu Art Hall’s Grand Theater. Tickets range from 50,000 won to 120,000 won. For details, visit www.musicalmonte.com.

By Kim Yoon-mi (yoonmi@heraldm.com)
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