National Jeongdong Theater, New Year's Concert on the 4th of Next Month

The National Jeongdong Theater Foundation (CEO Kim Hee-chul) will hold the New Year's Concert "虎氣: The Energy of the Tiger" (hereafter New Year's Concert) on the 4th of next month to welcome the Year of the Black Tiger 2022. This New Year's Concert, presented for the first time in 27 years, features tigers from folk paintings conveying the energy of the tiger, produced in various video versions, creating a stage to enjoy along with the music.

As a multi-genre performance venue, the National Jeongdong Theater's New Year's Concert showcases artists from diverse genres such as traditional music, musicals, and classical music. "Forte Di Quattro" is a Korean version of the "Il Volo" project, a crossover male quartet, delivering an emotional stage with songs like "Nostalgia" and "Winter Sound."

Music director Lee Sung-jun (with Brandon Ensemble) will perform musical pieces including the "Medley" from the musical "Frankenstein" and the "Prayer Concerto" from "Ben-Hur." The performance features piano by Lee Sung-jun, violin by Jeon Ji-hye, cello by Jung Min-young, and electric and nylon guitars by Park Sung-beom.

The stage also includes two sorikkun (traditional Korean vocalists). Jeong Ji-hye, the representative and sorikkun of Pansori Factory Badak Sori, and guitarist Baek Ha-hyeong-gi will perform "Uri Goyuhae," a song created by Jeong Ji-hye that tells the story that we are all unique and special people. Sorikkun Jeong Bo-kwon will present the "Rabbit Hunting Scene" from "Sugungga." Additionally, Jeong Ji-hye and Jeong Bo-kwon will perform a duet of "Imari Jideut Madeut" from "Jeokbyeok."

The young traditional Korean music group "JUL Hz," which offers new music with three traditional Korean string instruments, will participate. They will present a rearranged version of "9 to 6," which conveys various emotions, and their new song "Bunno" (Anger).

The National Jeongdong Theater's "Art Troupe Percussion Team" will open the first New Year's Concert. The six members?Nam Yong-woo, Lee Ki-soo, Jeon Jun-young, Lee Jeong-dae, Jeong Sang-hwa, and Park Da-yeol?will deliver a vigorous rhythm unique to the percussion team, presenting the brave energy of the tiger to the audience.

The MC for the New Year's Concert is actress Yang So-min. The direction is led by Lee Ki-ppeum, the head of the creative group LAS, who has received acclaim for various works crossing theater and musicals such as "Juliet and Juliet" and "Eugene and Eugene." The video director is Easthug (Go Dong-wook), who is gaining attention in the performing arts world for stage video and LED media art.

Kim Hee-chul, CEO of the National Jeongdong Theater, stated, "The New Year's Concert provides a stage not only for artists who have worked with the National Jeongdong Theater, such as those from 'Composers Walking on the Staff' and 'Youth in Full Bloom,' but also for new artists." He added, "The concert was planned to commemorate the conclusion of the National Jeongdong Theater's 26 years of beloved performances and the reconstruction scheduled for the second half of 2022." He continued, "I hope that the artists who have been with us for a long time and the audience can cherish the memories of the National Jeongdong Theater's finale, and I wish that 2022, the Year of the Black Tiger, will be a year of renewed vitality with the tiger's energy."

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