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Have you ever heard of ‘Bangtan Seniors’?
It refers to the senior actors who are leading the box office in the theater industry these days, such as actors Shin Gu, Park Jung-ja, and Oh Young-soo.
Reporter Woongjin Shin met them.
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Benedict XVI, who voluntarily abdicated, and Francis who succeeded him, the story of their religion and life ‘The Two Popes’
It premiered in the UK in 2017 and has since become a hot topic as a Netflix movie.
Among the plays currently performing, it is running at the top of the box office, with senior actors such as Shin Goo, Jeong Dong-hwan, and Seo In-seok standing at the center of it.
[신구(86세) / 연극배우 : 이쪽은(연극은) 소명이라고 살아왔기 때문에 이게 무슨 음식 좋아하고 말고가 아니죠. 이거 예를 들면 우리 생명하고도 같다고 생각하면 됩니다.]
The play ‘Love Letter’, which features two actors Park Jung-ja and Oh Young-soo, also maintained the highest reservation rate for two months before the performance.
[박정자(81세) / 연극배우 : 저희들에게 정년은 없습니다. 무대 위에서 두 발로 든든히 서 있을 때까지 호흡할 수 있을 때까지가 저희가 무대를 향한 마음이라고 생각하고요.]
[오영수(79세)/ 연극배우 : 70, 80까지 갔을 때 배우의 참모습이 나오지 않을까 그런 생각을 가지면서 후배들에게 가끔 그런 이야기를 합니다.]
Thanks to this passion, for several years, senior actors have been in the spotlight as a guarantee of theatrical success.
[손 숙(79세) / 배우 (지난 2020년 인터뷰) : 농담으로 우리가 대학로의 방탄노년단이라고 해.]
(How are the members?) Soon-jae Lee, Goo Shin, and Sook Son.
In the play ‘Hamlet’, which was sold out last summer, it is evaluated that the role played by the elder actors such as Kwon Seong-deok, Jeon Mu-song, and Park Jeong-ja, who took on small roles, was a big factor.
The play ‘Art’, featuring actors Lee Soon-jae, Baek Il-seop, and Noh Joo-hyun, also sold out soon after the first ticket was opened, proving the blast of ‘Bangtan Seniors’.
My name is Woongjin Shin from YTN.
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