[Spot] Charismatic ‘Go Young-bin’ and Innocent ‘G.O’ Star in ‘The Kingdom of the Winds’

On May 1^st, the team of the dance musical ‘The Kingdom of the Winds’ held a performance release at the Seoul Performing Arts Company practice room at Seoul Arts Center.

‘The Kingdom of the Winds’ depicts a story of three generations of families: King Yuri, Daemusin and Minjung of Goguryeo. The story starts to unfold with the collision between Daemusin (Muhyul), the 3^rd king of Goguryeo and Prince Hodong who hopes peace.

‘The Kingdom of the Winds’ is a remake of the original comic book by famous cartoonist Kim Jin. It is now Seoul Performing Arts Company’s one of the famous musicals. It is their new musical in 5 years. The original comic book was also recreated as a drama on KBS.

The father and the son come into conflict

Go Young-bin has played Muhyul 3 times since 2006. Muhyul is the king of Goguryeo, who is a charismatic and lonely character. Go Young-bin holds the stage with his great acting skills and charisma.

G.O of MBLAQ plays Hodong, a vulnerable character and the son of Muhyul. He has a warm heart. He will look like a pure boy during performing the musical. He has worked with director Lee Ji-na for his former musicals ‘Gwanghwamun Love Song’ and ‘Seopyeonje’.

G.O worked with Go Young-bin for ‘Gwanghwamun Love Song’. They play as a father and a son.

With the sound of strong wind, the rehearsal began.

The coolest things about the musical are group dances and splendid performances. Especially the fast music and the dances that remind you of wars continue for 12 minutes, the coolest part of the musical.

Groups of actresses who show smooth performances make the musical more dramatic. And the stages look very simple and artistic. The music includes Korean elements as the show is about events happening in Goguryeo.

‘Was G.O cute like this?’ Prince Hodong’s cute performance 1

 

‘Was G.O cute like this?’ Prince Hodong’s cute performance 2

Myhyul is the leading character of the show. He makes the audience fully engage in the musical with his charismatic acting skills.

G.O comes on the stage, saying “Mother, mother”. He looks cute during the entire musical. While he is having a fight with his father, he said, “You eyes are full of fear. It hurts me so much”, expressing his poor situations.

‘The Kingdom of the Winds’ is written by Kim Jin and directed by Lee Ji-na and art director Jung Hye-jin. The show will be performed during the period of May 11st and 20^th.

◎Photo Gallery – Images for 'The Kingdom of the Winds'

Written by Han Jihee, Photographed by Ryuma, Translated by Lee Sarah

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