This Week's Cultural News

[Interview : Yun Seok-hwa, Director] "To avoid the limitations of telling a biography with a realist approach, I used a type of expressionist approach while putting on this show".

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[Interview : Song Il-kook, Role of "Ahn Jung-geun" and "Ahn Jun-saeng" ] "Ahn Jun-saeng was an ordinary man like ourselves, so he could not abandon his family, home or children. Therefore, he ended up choosing life instead".

The play "I am You" has premiered earlier this month.

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[Interview : ] "There is news that Ito Hirobumi has ordered Korea's annexation to Japan".

The play is about Korea's national hero Ahn Jung-geun and his son Jun-saeng who lived in the shadow of his father.

[Interview : Song Il-kook, Role of "Ahn Jung-geun" and "Ahn Jun-saeng" ] "Playing a double role was a very difficult task for me, especially because this was my first time in a play. Playing the role of Ahn Jung-geun was difficult, but it was more difficult to understand the character of Jun-saeng, his son".

[Interview : Park Jeong-ja, Role of "Jo Maria" ] "This performance is not just about entertainment. Instead, the actors and audience members together examine the modern Korean history through the character of Ahn Jung-geun and his great achievements. Therefore, this performance is very meaningful for us".

The musical "Wonhyo" depicts the story of the eccentric Silla Dynasty's Buddhist Monk Wonhyo, who was regarded as a genius and great thinker. His love story with Princess Yo-seok will also be included.

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Ahn Jung-geun certainly is Korea's national hero but there are not many opportunities to see a living, breathing representation of him.
Right and who knew being a monk could be so much fun