{"id":522408,"date":"2022-12-07T03:35:55","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T00:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/kpop-to-close-in-december-two-weeks-after-opening-on-broadway\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T03:35:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T00:35:55","slug":"kpop-to-close-in-december-two-weeks-after-opening-on-broadway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kpop-to-close-in-december-two-weeks-after-opening-on-broadway\/","title":{"rendered":"#\u2018KPOP\u2019 to Close in December Two Weeks After Opening on Broadway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a364daae87ac\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a364daae87ac\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/kpop-to-close-in-december-two-weeks-after-opening-on-broadway\/#%E2%80%98KPOP_to_Close_in_December_Two_Weeks_After_Opening_on_Broadway\" >\u2018KPOP\u2019 to Close in December Two Weeks After Opening on Broadway<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%98KPOP_to_Close_in_December_Two_Weeks_After_Opening_on_Broadway\"><\/span>\u2018KPOP\u2019 to Close in December Two Weeks After Opening on Broadway<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    <em>KPOP<\/em>, which broke ground on Broadway for its casting and representation of Korean culture, is closing just a few weeks after opening at the Circle in the Square. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The musical, which originally premiered off-Broadway in 2017, will end its run on Dec. 11, the producers announced Tuesday. Written by Jason Kim and directed by Teddy Bergman with music and lyrics by\u00a0Helen Park\u00a0and\u00a0Max Vernon and choreography by Jennifer Weber, <em>KPOP<\/em>\u2018s closure follows 44 previews and 17 regular performances. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The final performance will feature a panel discussion celebrating and reflecting on AAPI representation on Broadway. Those panelists include David Henry Hwang, the first Asian American playwright to win a Tony; <em>KPOP<\/em>\u2018s Park the first Asian female composer in Broadway history; Korean playwright\u00a0Hansol Jung; and actor\u00a0Pun Bandhu. In support of that final performance, 200 complimentary tickets are being offered to AAPI community members and youth. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The show, which announced last week that a Broadway cast recording would release on Feb. 24, stars Luna, Julia Abueva,\u00a0BoHyung,\u00a0Major Curda,\u00a0Jinwoo Jung,\u00a0Jiho Kang,\u00a0Amy Keum,\u00a0James Kho,\u00a0Marina Kondo, Eddy Lee,\u00a0Joshua Lee, Jully Lee,\u00a0Lina Rose Lee,\u00a0Timothy H. Lee,\u00a0Abraham Lim,\u00a0Min, Kate Mina Lin,\u00a0Aubie Merrylees,\u00a0Patrick Park,\u00a0Zachary Noah Piser, Kevin Woo and\u00a0John Yi.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    The story presents a behind-the-scenes look at various K-pop groups and a massive solo star who have come together to film for a special one-night-only concert. In the process, they find themselves unpacking both cultural and personal issues that threaten to dismantle one of the industry\u2019s hottest labels and their sense of self as artists.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Speaking with <em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em> in early November, producer Joey Parnes acknowledged that the show had struggled to attract early audiences, saying that it has been challenging for producers to attract theatergoers to new or unknown work when some may still be nervous to return. \u201cIt\u2019s not surprising that if they\u2019re having to be discerning, they\u2019re going to choose something that is more certain,\u201d Parnes said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Since it began previews in October, the new musical has often made less than $200,000 a week, ranking among the lowest-grossing in weekly industry tallies. Capacity has remained fairly healthy but alongside a low average weekly ticket price. The quick closing means <em>KPOP<\/em> will not be able to benefit from the traditional boost in ticket sales that comes around the holidays and for which many shows hold out for.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Beyond its box office, the musical\u2019s presence on Broadway was historically significant, marking firsts in terms of its subject, its cast and creative team. As the first musical ever about Korean culture on Broadway, <em>KPOP<\/em> featured Korean representation in the creative team and onstage, including 18 Broadway debuts and only one non-Asian actor in the principal cast. It also featured lyrics for the songs and lines in Korean, with Park not only making history as a first for Asian women but joining just a handful of Asian composers to work on any Broadway show. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    Earlier this week, producers Parnes and fellow producer Tim Forbes addressed these milestones while responding to a <em>New York Times<\/em> review of the show which both called an \u201cinsensitive and frankly offensive\u201d take on the musical. In a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CltnDmVuDFp\">lengthy Instagram statement <\/a>addressing the critic Jesse Greene, along with the paper\u2019s theater editor Nicole\u00a0Herrington and chairman Arthur Gregg\u00a0Sulzberger, the duo addressed a \u201ccultural insensitivity, underlying ignorance of and distaste for K-pop\u201d present in the review, which they cited with a number of examples as statements that come \u201cacross as casual racism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    They wrote that from the headline to the review itself, specific word choices about the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>, choreography, costuming, lighting design and score \u2014\u00a0coupled with the review\u2019s decision to leave out both audience reaction to the show\u2019s Korean language elements and a lack of discussion about the performers themselves \u2014 denied the production\u2019s K-pop performance elements \u201cvery legitimacy as part of a Broadway musical\u201d and offered an \u201cimplicit assertion of traditional white cultural supremacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    \u201cThe job of theater critics is to dissect, analyze and ultimately judge work,\u201d the producers\u2019 statement concluded. \u201cWe also contend that they have a responsibility to meet a show on its own terms and to be informed enough to know what that even means. Above all, in these troubled times, they have an obligation to do so with cultural sensitivity and absolutely without the casual racist tropes Mr. Green wittingly or not perpetuates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n    In a statement <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.playbill.com\/article\/the-new-york-times-responds-to-kpop-review-controversy\">shared with <em>Playbill <\/em><\/a>on Tuesday, a spokesperson for the <em>Times<\/em> noted that after the open letter, the publication \u201cquickly convened a discussion among editors and members of our standards department.\u201d It found that the publication was \u201cin agreement that Jesse\u2019s review was fair\u201d and disagreed \u201cwith the argument that Jesse\u2019s criticism is somehow racist.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004\">\n!function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\nif (f.fbq) return;\nn = f.fbq = function() {n.callMethod ? n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);};\nif (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\nn.push = n;\nn.loaded = !0;\nn.version = '2.0';\nn.queue = [];\nt = b.createElement(e);\nt.async = !0;\nt.src = v;\ns = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n}(window, document, 'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '352999048212581');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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