Cumulative Audience Surpasses 1 Million, Musical ‘Ppallae’ Held in Gumi

Gumi City in Gyeongbuk will hold the planned musical performance "Laundry" three times over two days starting from the 27th at the Grand Performance Hall of the Cultural and Arts Center.

Musical 'Ppalrae' Poster.

The musical "Laundry," which depicts the weary daily lives and warm comfort of small-town residents on the outskirts of Seoul, features the main characters 'Nayoung,' who became a bookstore employee instead of pursuing her dream of becoming a writer, and 'Solongo,' a Mongolian youth who came to Korea chasing his dreams but is now at risk of not receiving his salary this month. The story unfolds as the two gradually grow closer after Nayoung’s laundry is accidentally blown away by the wind one day.

"Laundry" is a representative steady-seller musical in Korea, having started its first performance in 2005 and continuing to receive steady love with over 5,000 performances and a cumulative audience exceeding one million.

At its premiere, it won the Lyricist/Script Award at the 11th Korea Musical Awards, and later received the Script Award and Lyricist/Composer Awards at the 4th The Musical Awards (2010), as well as the Grand Prize at the 6th Yegreen Musical Awards (2017), gaining early recognition for its artistic quality.

Additionally, based on its solid artistic value and domestic success, it achieved great success by exporting Japanese replica and Chinese licensed performances.

Over the years, "Laundry" has been known as a gateway for musical stars, with many talented and famous actors such as Lim Chang-jung, Hong Kwang-ho, Lee Kyu-hyung, Jung Moon-sung, and Lee Jung-eun having performed in it. For this Gumi performance, Jang Hye-min will play Nayoung, No Hee-chan as Solongo, Kang Na-ri as the Landlady, Kim Song-i as Hee-jung’s mother, and Lee Seung-heon as Mr. Koo, among others, delivering passionate performances.

Yoon Hee-seon, director of the Cultural and Arts Center, said, “I hope the musical 'Laundry' will provide comfort and healing in difficult daily lives, and we will continue to promote public projects so that all citizens can enjoy the joy and happiness that art brings.”

This performance is part of a project selected by the Korea Cultural and Arts Centers Association’s “Cultural Sympathy Across the Country with Arts Centers” public contest, supported in part by the Arts Promotion Fund.

To allow many citizens to enjoy the performance, ticket prices have been set affordably at 20,000 KRW for R seats (1st floor) and 10,000 KRW for S seats (2nd floor).

Tickets can be reserved through Interpark, and Gumi citizens and employees of Gumi companies can receive a 30% discount on the ticket price, while families with multiple children in Gumi can receive a 40% discount. Additional details about the performance can be found on the official website, and inquiries can be directed to the performance planning department.

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