Producer EMK “We will do our best for a safe environment”
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Yoon So-ho “I think that the promise with the audience comes first”
During the performance of the musical ‘Mata Hari’, a structure collapsed and an actor fell. After that, Yoon So-ho, who had a fall accident, continued the performance, and as the voices of criticism against the production company increased, the actor himself said, “I thought it was best to keep my promise to the audience.”
The production company EMK Musical Company said on the 22nd, “During the 2 pm performance today, during the scene of ‘When You Fall’, the stage structure fell and the performance was interrupted and resumed. , and this caused the stage structure that was moving to fall.”
“After the performance was stopped, we immediately checked the status of So-ho Yoon, an actor who plays Armand, but we respected the actor’s opinion and will to proceed with the performance, and the performance was continued, and actor Won Hyun-bin, who played Pierre, was replaced with actor Won-il Jeong.”
Regarding the condition of the actors, “Yoon So-ho was diagnosed with minor bruises after treatment at the hospital immediately after the performance as an inspection, and will perform as scheduled in the future. There is nothing wrong with it,” he said.
In the future, we will do our best to create a safe performance environment by thoroughly inspecting all areas as well as thorough rehearsals for all staff and actors.
However, the audience pointed out that the actor returned to the stage despite the fall. Regardless of the severity of the injury, he should have gone to the hospital immediately after the accident and checked his condition. It is pointed out that even if the actor’s will to go on the stage was strong, this was an insufficient response and judgment that the production company did not take into account the risk of serious injuries such as aftereffects.
As the voice of criticism grew louder online, saying, “The actor was surprised and shocked when he came back on stage,” Yoon So-ho also made a statement. Through his agency SM C&C, he said, “I calmly checked my condition right after the accident, and after judging myself that it is not a situation that I need to go to the hospital right away, I informed the production company. “I thought it would be best to keep my promise to the audience on stage unless I was in an impossible condition.”
He continued, “I went to the hospital immediately after the performance and underwent a close examination, and there were no findings other than a slight bruise.
Kim Soo-young, reporter at Hankyung.com [email protected]