Jeongeup-si to Host Musical 'Dal-eul Pum-eun Superman' on the 26th

Jeongeup City in Jeollabuk-do announced on the 12th that it will hold a musical performance of ‘NEW Superman Embracing the Moon’ at 7 p.m. on the 26th at the Jeongeupsa Arts Center.

This performance is part of the 2024 regional customized small and medium-sized content distribution project hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Arts Management Support Center Foundation. Jeongeup City was selected through a collaborative public contest this year to carry out the project.

Musical 'NEW Superman Embracing the Moon' poster.
Photo by Jeongeup City

The musical ‘NEW Superman Embracing the Moon’ is a work created by director Choo Jeong-hwa, who won the New Director Award at the 2017 Korean Musical Awards, and music director Heo Soo-hyun, who won the Composition Award at the 2008 Musical Awards.

It is a youth healing musical that tells the story of hopeful young people who participate in a band competition with a prize money while living in a moon village boarding house where a mother and her two children reside.

The admission fee is 10,000 KRW, with a 50% discount for Jeongeup citizens, national merit recipients, and persons with disabilities. Tickets can be purchased on Ticketlink until 5 p.m. on the 26th.

A city official said, “We will strive to hold various cultural performances that meet the expectations of our citizens to relieve cultural thirst and to promote the development of local culture and arts as well as improve the quality of life of our citizens.”

Jeongeup = Kim Jae-gil, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy baekok@asiae.co.kr

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