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2013
光華門戀歌·第二季
Gwanghwamun Love Song 2 (광화문연가2) is a concert-style sequel musical built around the songs of the late composer Lee Young-hoon, premiered in Seoul in 2013. Unlike the 2011 proscenium musical Gwanghwamun Love Song, this version takes place in a live-band setting and follows the behind-the-scenes story of three pop idols preparing a joint concert. The production later toured China, where it secured an extended run and became one of the earliest large-scale commercial exports of a Korean jukebox musical.
English:
Gwanghwamun Love Song 2
Korean:
광화문연가2
Country: China | Language: Korean
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ORIGIN
Premiered in 2013 at Sookmyung Art Center Theater S, produced by Musical Service. Conceived as a spin-off of the 2011 musical but rewritten in a new format, the show adapts Lee Young-hoon’s songs into a meta-narrative about idol culture, fandom, and the economics of the music industry. It was promoted as a “K-concert musical,” foregrounding a live 8-piece band onstage rather than a traditional book-musical staging. (Not to be confused with CJ ENM’s unrelated 2017 musical of the same title.)
STORY
The plot follows three singers—Adam, a current top-ranking idol; Sanha, a former star whose fame has faded; and Gaeul, a singer-turned-idol from a girl group—who are unexpectedly booked to share the same concert stage. As rehearsals unfold, rivalry, nostalgia, and unresolved relationships surface, set against a playlist of Lee Young-hoon’s well-known ballads. The musical shifts between green-room conversations, practice-room quarrels, and fully staged concert numbers, blending fiction with the aesthetics of a live pop performance.
POSTER COLLECTION
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KOREAN RUNS
2013 – Seoul Premiere
2013.05.17 – 07.07, Sookmyung Art Center Theater S.
Directed by Kim Kyu-jong, music arranged by Oh Sang-jun, featuring an onstage 8-member band.
Marketed as a “concert musical” rather than a narrative continuation of the 2011 production.
(No additional Korean remounts recorded; the title does not return after its China tour.)
GLOBAL STAGINGS & ADAPTATIONS
China – Multiple Cities (2013–2014)
Licensed Korean-language tour
Presented by Musical Service in partnership with local Chinese presenters
The tour began in late 2013 and included cities such as Fuzhou, where it was promoted as a hybrid form combining K-pop staging with musical-theatre storytelling. Chinese press emphasized its open band set, LED-driven visuals, and pop-concert pacing as a contrast to traditional operatic musical formats. The production later expanded into a long-run multi-city contract and was cited in Korean media as an early commercial success case for Korean jukebox musicals in mainland China.
REFERENCES
The Musical – Korean production listing
https://www.themusical.co.kr/Musical/Detail?num=1970
Interpark Tickets – 2013 Seoul premiere page
https://tickets.interpark.com/goods/13003517
Weekly Kyunghyang – China tour coverage
https://weekly.khan.co.kr/article/201311121631311
Haixia Dushi Bao – Fuzhou performance announcement
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