Korean Musical Play <Madame Ong>, Starring Alumna Lee So-yeon of School of Korean Traditional Arts, Continues to Succeed

Lee So-yeon, who studied in our undergraduate and graduate programs in the School of Korean Traditional Arts, played the leading role in Madame Ong from July 2nd through July 3rd at Daejeon Yeonjeong Korean Traditional Music Center.

Madame Ong is a Korean musical play presented by the National Theater of Korea. Enjoying great popularity, Madame Ong was staged every year since its premiere in 2014. The tickets have gone sold out every time, and Lee So-yeon, who has performed in the play for six years since the premiere, contributes to attaining perfection of performance with her skilled acting and clear voice.

When premiered in 2014, Madame Ong gathered attention for being the first changgeuk to have an 18+ age restriction and its lengthy performance period up to 26 days maximum. In the same year, the work gained recognition by winning Cha Beom-seok Drama Award in the musical script. In 2016, the performance was invited to and staged at the Theatre de la Ville in Paris.