Xiah Junsu and Ock Joo-hyun ranked top musical stars of 2010

Posted on : 2011-01-08 14:05 KST Modified on : 2019-10-19 20:29 KST
Interpark announced top ticket sales and rankings for the calendar year

Surh Jung-min

The most popular actor and actress in the 2010 musical market were 24-year-old Xiah Junsu (real name Kim Jin-su) and 31-year-old Ock Joo-hyun, while 46-year-old actor Seo Hyun-chul and 24-year-old actress Moon Geun-young boasted the strongest box office power in the category of theater. Interpark, South Korea’s largest ticket reservation site, announced these results and others Friday following an analysis of 2010 ticket sales by genre, ticket sales and ranking points for shows featuring different performers, and popularity votes from Internet users.

The pieces named as the top box office performers were “Mozart!” in the musical category, “Kim Jang-hoon & Psy’s ‘One Touch’” in the concert category, and “Stevie Wonder in Korea” in the overseas tour category.

Kyu-hyun (real name Cho Kyu-hyun), the 23-year-old Super Junior member appearing since December in “The Three Musketeers,” was named the most promising new musical performer for 2011, coming in ahead of the four child actors in the currently running “Billy Elliott.” They are 14-year-old Kim Se-yong, 13-year-old Jeong Jin-ho, 14-year-old Lee Ji-myeong, and 12-year-old Im Seon-u.

Kim Jun-su, a former member of the popular teen idol group TVXQ who debuted on the musical stage in “Mozart!” in January 2010, had a close battle with Cho Seung-woo, who returned to the musical stage with “Jekyll & Hyde” in December following his discharge from military service, but finished first in terms of featured appearances, sales numbers, and online voting.

Following successful runs in “Chicago” and “Monte Cristo,” Ock Joo-hyun registered high ticket sales once again with “Aida,” which began its run in December.

Film actress Moon Geun-young, who trod the boards for the first time in August 2010 in the play “Closer,” recorded sellout shows within thirty minutes of the first ticket opening for her featured performances. Noted stage actor Seo Hyun-chul earned high popularity marks for the play “If It’s With You,” which began an encore run.

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