Kim So-hyun has opened up a controversy over casting her personal connections I’m so responsible

Musical actress Kim So-hyun expressed her position as the controversy over “personal connections casting” continued.

Kim So-hyun posted on her SNS of 22 people, “I agree,” along with the same post posted by musical actors Nam Kyung-joo, Choi Jung-won, musical director, and music director Park Kal-rin.

The content said, “Many people, including actors, staff, and production companies who love and work in musicals, feel sorry and responsible for the recent complaint in the musical industry. In particular, as the first generation of actors in the musical, we are even more grieving.”

“In the midst of the great disaster of COVID-19, we have all worked together to maintain the reputation of performing arts, and now it is time for us to shine even more, so we couldn’t overlook this situation,” he said.

In addition, “We will create a number of processes together until a musical can fully meet the audience.” Everyone of us who is working in it has to keep our position and work, he said. “In order to properly develop the concepts of all the creative teams, we have to sharpen our capabilities only.” The core of the musical is an ensemble between actors on stage, so we have to love, respect our fellow actors, and try to create a good atmosphere,” he stressed.

In addition, “Learners are people who receive praise from the audience for their work, so they should respect the staff behind the stage.” “Actor should focus on his original work of acting, but he should not violate the unique authority of the production company, such as casting,” he confessed.

In addition, he added, “The performance environment should be fair to not only a few specific people but also all staff actors who participate, and we should work at the forefront of making it an environment where everyone who participates can work with pride.”

In particular, I think the current situation was caused by the fact that this much has been broken. I feel the responsibility of our seniors who have been on the sidelines until this situation, he said. “Our seniors will no longer watch to fully protect the musical stage that has continued for decades despite difficulties.” If there are unfairness and disadvantages in the entire process of performing a musical, we will face it and work together to change it properly,” he said.

▶ Full text of official position

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Many people, including actors, staff, and production companies who love and work in musicals, feel sorry and responsible for the recent musical complaint. Especially, as the first generation of actors in the musical, we are even more grieved.
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Even in the midst of the great disaster of COVID-19, we have all worked together to maintain the reputation of performing arts and now it is time to shine even more, so we couldn’t overlook this situation.
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Until a musical can fully meet the audience, we will create a number of processes together. Every one of us working in it has to keep our own position and work.
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1. An actor must sharpen his or her skills to properly present the concept of every creative team on stage. The core of the musical is an ensemble between actors on stage, so you have to love, respect your fellow actors, and try to create a good atmosphere. Actors are people who receive praise from the audience for their work, so you should respect the staff behind the stage. Actors should focus on their original work of acting, but should not violate the production company’s unique rights such as casting.
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2. Each staff should do their best to run the stage as well as conduct sufficient practice so that the actor can concentrate on the performance in their own part. Listen to the actors, but for the convenience of some actors, you have to take the center of the work that doesn’t flow. In addition, we should treat all actors equally and strive for the safety of actors standing alone on the stage when the performance begins.
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3. The production company must do its best to keep the promises made to the staff and actors they work with, and do not overstate the promises they cannot keep. We should make sure that the performance environment is fair to not only a few specific people, but also all staff actors who participate, and we should strive at the forefront of making it an environment where everyone who participates can work with pride.
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I think this current situation was caused by the fact that this much was broken. I feel the responsibility of our seniors who have been on the sidelines until this situation.
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Our seniors will no longer watch to fully protect the musical stage that has continued for decades despite difficulties. If there are unfairness and disadvantages in the entire process of performing a musical, we will face it and work together to change it properly.
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I hope all musical people will join us for the degree of musical. Only when we have self-purification efforts will we be able to create a good stage.
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And we will be able to present a proud and wonderful performance to the audience.
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Thank you.
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Musical actors Nam Kyung-joo, Choi Jung-won, actor, director, and music director Park Kalin