Death, regarded by many as the greatest evil, has long been the ultimate adversary of mankind. Whenever we are reminded that humans are mortal beings, that mortality makes us frustrated. Throughout history, people have grappled with the notion of death, believing it to be the moment when the soul de
Nowadays, as short-form media has dominated our culture, people seek easy- to-understand mainstream films. While Tearjerker films, Hallmark films, or Korean generic gangster films take up the theater rankings, there is more we can learn when we venture further out. Here are some films that will help
Many living in the modern world would agree that the internet is a prominent obstacle to staying focused. Johann Hari, a writer, and journalist, started a journey to improve his ability to focus by moving to Provincetown, a small beach town located in Massachusetts with only an analog phone and no a
Based on Irish playwriter Oscar Wilde’s book The Happy Prince and Other Tales, the musical begins with the actor playing Oscar Wilde himself opening the first act.Once upon a time, in a northwestern European town, there stood the statue of the Happy Prince. With deep blue sapphire eyes, twinkling re
Ludwig van Beethoven once said, “Oh continue to love me, never misjudge the most faithful heart of your beloved. Ever thine. Ever mine. Ever ours.” Was he a man who truly believed in the power of love? Or was he someone who simply fell in love with music? Neither seems to get us close to the truth.
“Two suns can never exist under one sky,” said Bum-ong and Sam-moon together. This intrigued the audience, making them wonder what the story about and what might have happened between the two of them. Is it a story about their friendship and loyalty? Or a story about their ambition? Are they friends
Fencing, Nazi Germany, and a whimsical soundtrackIt’s hard to imagine what could come out of the three keywords listed above, let alone see such a combination in South Korea. However, the musical Widerstand successfully combines these three elements and showcases them through a tear-jerking 110-minu
Dear Readers, “There are nine bottles in front of you. Eight are honey, and one is a deadly poison that will instantly take your life. If you are lucky enough, and drink from the bottle full of honey, you will be granted a bag full of money. But if not, you know what will happen.” If this suggestion
Do you believe in fate, or do you believe in destiny? Are our lives defined by a predetermined course of events or does our every interaction with the world continuously change our future?The Invisible Hand, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning Playwright Ayad Akhtar, made its debut in Korean theaters
After majoring in piano, Jiwon becomes famous for a song he plays at his friend’s wedding. The song was actually written for his ex-fiancé, who broke up with him because she did not think Ji-won would be able to maintain his life as a pianist. As they broke up, Ji-won thought that the song wo
I n 1891, Germany was a realm where the adults held all the cards. The confrontation between coercive adults and sexually awakened adolescent students frankly shows the suffocating atmosphere of that time. The adults tried to control and discourage teenagers so that they could not establish a self-i
Have you ever wondered how intense a mother’s love can be? Vincent River is a oneact stage play for adults written by Philip Ridley. Having been premiered at the Hampstead Theatre in London in 2000, the play is currently being performed in Korea. This play concentrates on the mother’s love, grief, a
Based on the 2008 Booker prize-winning novel, Ramin Bahrani’s The White Tiger, the film follows the same epistolary form as the novel, which starting off with a letter to the Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao.It’s 2007. Two people, later to be revealed as Ashok, Balram’s master, and Ashok’s wife, Pinky, ar
Ghost the Musical is an adaptation of the supernatural thriller/ romance film Ghost , the highest grossing movie of 1990 (surpassing Pretty Woman and Home Alone) which starred Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze. As a ghost story, the film was one of the first to introduce Computer Graphic Information (CG
Social Network Services (SNS) have become a huge part of everyday life. It is not difficult to see people habitually checking their SNS accounts. Since you can create another self on social media, people tend to post a better version of themselves or even invent a new self online. But what if the be
Everyone has a favorite movie which thrills them simply by listening to the intro of its soundtraks. In the mid1980s, Asia experienced the heyday of Hong Kong’s Noir films, similar to the current trend of Korean wave. At its center was the movie, Yeongungbonsaek, starring Joo Yoon-bal and Jang Kooky
The subway is fast, noisy, and very oftern crowded. In everyday life, people get on and off the subway as a means to get to a destination. Nevertheless, in the musical Line 1, the subway represents more than just a transportation method. Among the large crowd of people on the subway, every individua
There are many adaptations of Shakespeare's classic play, Romeo and Juliet, but none of them are as relatable as this contemporary adaptation, a play titled Shakespeare's R&J written by Joe Calarco. In this adaptation, four boys without specific names attend an all boys’ boarding school with
The history of Korean journalism can be explained into three large phases: Taedong-gi (Wakening Period, ~1970s), Baljeon-gi (Development Period, 1980s~1990s), and Byeonhyuk-gi (Revolutionary Period, 2000s~2010s). Even though there were several developments in the media during the 1980s, this period
Once your desires and wishes appear in your dreams, they can either bother or motivate you. Arang-Ga is a pansori-style musical. Pansori is a Korean musical genre performed by a singer and a gosu (drummer). This unique element adds a traditional Korean vibe to the musical.Arang-Ga was inspired by Do