It is not too late in this countdown game to add a new sub-category, is it? I kind of wish I would have thought of this one sooner, but inspiration arrives when the time is right I suppose. Just a short, but oh-so-sultry moment from the musical theater stage today that I am going to READ MORE
Tag: Gwanghwamun Sonata
The Soulful Countdown to G.O’s Discharge ~ Day 532
Gwanghwamun Sonata’s Kang Hyun Woo was a role filled with angst and intensity, and the road to bring him to life on the musical stage demanding. Nevertheless, it was filled with a fair amount of levity for our talented main vocal in his first musical theater role. Perhaps having to share the role with bandmate READ MORE
The Soulful Countdown to G.O’s Discharge ~ Day 444
One of my favorite things about doing this countdown series is that I get to revisit G.O’s musicals over and over. Every time he steps onto a stage to sing, it is magical. This is true. But that magic has been magnified for me in three very distinct instances: his time on the Immortal Song 2 stage, READ MORE
The Soulful Countdown to G.O’s Discharge ~ Day 438
The more I dig into the background of the music that shaped the story of 광화문 연가 [Gwanghwamun Sonata], the more I understand the level of reverence paid to composer/writer Lee Young Hoon. Gwanghwamun Sonata fascinates me because of the unique way in which the musical was born. To build a story around well-established ballads made popular READ MORE
The Soulful Countdown to G.O’s Discharge ~ Day 425
I particularly love today’s offering for the G.O One Shot. For the past ten days I have sprinkled the countdown with moments revisiting G.O’s time on the musical stage as well as celebrating his arrival to the silver screen with his film debut in 아바는 딸 [Dad is Daughter]. I cannot deny that my favorite aspect of READ MORE
The Soulful Countdown to G.O’s Discharge ~ Day 343
I cannot seem to let go. I cannot move the memory of G.O’s tender and brilliant performance of Prince Ho Dong in the musical 바람의나라 [The Kingdom of the Winds] during those wonderful warm days of May 2014 from my heart or mind. A little bit of a musical-inspired few days here for this Countdown series. Even as another READ MORE
The Soulful Countdown to G.O’s Discharge ~ Day 342
Perhaps one of the reasons why Gwanghwamun Sonata and G.O were such a perfect fit on the musical stage was because the story of the musical was built around ballads. I think it was brilliant of composer Lee Young Hoon to choose songs from his songbook and create a musical around them. Using the songs, the READ MORE
The Soulful Countdown to G.O’s Discharge ~ Day 270
I have often written here repeatedly that I firmly believe that when G.O chooses a song to cover, it will be a song that resonates with him or holds special meaning. I myself have pondered often as to what it was in a song that captures him. Is it the melody? Is it the lyrics? READ MORE
The Soulful Countdown to G.O’s Discharge ~ Day 224
Every moment that G.O shared the stage with a co-star in any one of his three musicals constitutes (in my opinion) a heavenly collaboration. So far I have looked at his on stage collaboration with Jang Eun Ah in Seopyeonje and recently, an off-stage moment with Go Young Bin sharing a song from 바람의나라 [The Kingdom READ MORE
The Soulful Countdown to G.O’s Discharge ~ Day 221
For Day 221 of G.O’s service, the One Shot offering will be fan art. This is special fan art because it was a gift I received from my friend Marisol who is an extremely gifted and talented artist. She has given me more than one piece of G.O art and all are equally beautiful. I will start READ MORE