2023 Jan. 27 Ticket

Kim Jae-joong Asia Tour Concert | Hey Zico! Give me a Minute? | Vienna Boys Choir | Red | Matilda | Hero | Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden | Sweeney Todd |

KIM JAE-JOONG ASIA TOUR CONCERT COEX Shinhan Card ArtiumJan. 28 – 29: Singer Kim Jae-joong is holding a two-day concert in Seoul, titled “J-Party.” He’ll be promoting his third full-length album “Born Gene,” which was released last September. It was Kim’s first music in two years, as well as his first full-length album in six years since “NO.X” in 2016.

“Born Gene” has nine tracks including the lead track “Nobody Like You.”

Kim debuted in 2003 as a member of boy band TVXQ. After he left TVXQ with members Kim Jun-su and Park Yoo-chun, the three formed boy band JYJ. Kim launched his solo music career in 2013 with the EP “I.”

The concert will also be streamed live via Hello Live.

The concert begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday and at 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Tickets cost 143,000 won ($115.50).

Samsung Station, line No. 2, exit 5 or 6

HEY ZICO! GIVE ME A MINUTE?Nodeul Live House

Rapper and producer Zico performs at ″The K-Concert″ in Jamsil Sports Complex, southern Seoul, on Oct. 7. [NEWS1]

Jan. 29: Rapper and producer Zico will hold a concert and a fan meeting event this month for the first time in four years. Zico said through Weverse that he organized the upcoming event for his fanclub Common. The title of the concert comes from his web reality show “Give me a minute,” which came to an end last year.

Zico’s latest release is “Grown Ass Kid,” which came out last summer.

Zico, whose real name is Woo Ji-ho, debuted in 2011 as a member of boy band Block B. The septet saw commercial success with songs “NalinA” (2012), “Jackpot” (2014) and “HER” (2014).

Zico has seen popularity as both a K-pop and hip-hop artist. He is also part of the hip-hop crew Fanxy Child, which consists of artists Dean, Crush, Penomeco, millic and Stay Tuned.

Tickets cost 99,000 won.

The concert begins at 7 p.m.

Nodeul Station, line No. 9, exit 2

VIENNA BOYS CHOIRSeoul Arts Center, Concert HallFeb. 4 and 5:Vienna Boys Choir, one of the best known boys’ choirs of sopranos and altos based in Vienna, Austria, is returning to Korea for the first time in three years.

The choir has been visiting Korea almost every year since its inaugural performance in 1969, but could not visit for the past three years due to the pandemic.

The best musicians have worked with the choir, including Schubert, Haydn, Beethoven, Wagner and Straus, who all conducted or dedicated their music to the choir.

The choir covers a variety of genres from classics to popular music, and its performances have entertained the ears of audiences since its establishment in 1498.

Maestro Manolo Cagnin will conduct the choir for the Seoul concerts.

The concert starts at 5 p.m. on both days.

Ticket prices range from 33,000 to 110,000 won.

Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5

REDSeoul Arts Center, Jayu Small TheaterThrough Feb. 19:“Red” is a play by writer John Logan that tells the story of Mark Rothko, an American abstract expressionist artist. The play, which debuted in London’s Covent Garden in 2009, is a two-hander comprising a conversation between Rothko and his fictional assistant Ken.

It Is loosely based on a story from 1958 about Rothko being commissioned to produce several large murals that were to hang in The Four Seasons, a luxury restaurant in New York City, before suddenly breaking the contract after finishing about 40 paintings. The confrontation between Rothko, who represents the old generation, and Ken, illustrating the young, leads the audience to question life.

After debuting in London, the play moved to Broadway in 2010 and received six Tony Awards that year, including the honor for Best Play. It premiered in Korea in 2011.

Actors Jeong Bo-seok and Yoo Dong-geun alternate the role of Rothko while Kang Seung-ho and Yeon Jun-seok alternate the role of Ken.

Tickets range from 40,000 won to 70,000 won.

The play begins at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays; 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on weekends. There are no performances on Mondays.

Nambu Bus Terminal Station, line No. 3, exit 5

MATILDAD-Cube Arts Center Through Feb. 26: Based on Roald Dahl’s 1988 best-selling novel, this musical tells the story of a gifted young girl named Matilda who possesses telekinetic powers.

While dealing with her insensitive parents, Matilda befriends her school teacher, Miss Honey, and defends her friends from her evil principal Miss Trunchbull.

Four actors — bbLimHa-yoon, Jin Yeon-woo, Choi Eun-young and Ha Shin-bi — play Matilda.

The musical begins at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays, and 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekends and holidays.

There are no shows on Mondays.

Ticket prices range from 70,000 to 150,000 won.

Sindorim Station, lines No. 1 and 2, exit 1 or 5

HEROLG Arts Center Seoul, LG Signature HallThrough Feb. 28:The Korean musical “Hero,” which centers on the life of Ahn Jung-geun, the Korean independence fighter who was executed in 1910 after assassinating Japanese Resident-General Ito Hirobumi, is being staged at the new LG Art Center Seoul in Magok, western Seoul.

The musical has recently been turned into a film by director Yoon Je-kyun.

The musical stars actor Jeong Seong-hwa who plays the lead character Ahn in the film as well. Musical actor Yang Jun-mo and Min Woo-hyuk will also alternate the role with Jeong.

The musical starts at 7:30 p.m. on weekdays; 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. on weekends. There are no shows on Mondays.

Tickets range from 60,000 won to 150,000 won.

Magoknaru Station, line No. 9, exit 3 or 4

SACHSISCHE STAATSKAPELLE DRESDENLotte Concert Hall

Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden, one of the world’s oldest orchestras, will be coming to Seoul for a concert. The orchestra will perform under the baton of maestro Chung Myung-whun. [MARK ENFOTOGRAPHIE]

March 3: Sachsische Staatskapelle Dresden, which is one of the world’s oldest orchestras, will be coming to Seoul for a concert. Maestro Chung Myung-whun will be holding the baton, and Korea’s star pianist Cho Seong-jin will accompany the orchestra.

The program includes Tchaikovsky’s “Piano Concert No. 1 in b-flat minor, Op. 23,” Schubert’s “Symphony No. 8 in b-minor, D. 759, ‘Unfinished’" and Weber’s “Opera ‘Der Freischutz’ Overture.”

Tickets range from 90,000 won 380,000 won.

The concert begins at 7:30 p.m.

Jamsil Station, line No. 2, exit 1 or 2

SWEENEY TODDCharlotte Theater

Musical ″Sweeney Todd″ is being staged at the Charlotte Theater in southern Seoul. [OD COMPANY]

Through March 5: The musical thriller “Sweeney Todd” will be back next month. After its premiere on Broadway in 1979, it became the signature work of American composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim.

When the musical was first unveiled to the public, it was praised by critics. They wrote that “Sweeney Todd” took the musical from a form of entertainment to the realm of art. The musical was instantly dubbed a “sensational masterpiece” and took home eight awards, including Best Musical at the Tony Awards the year it premiered. The Korean production of the musical has been also loved by musical aficionados.

The upcoming production will feature Kang Pil-seok, Shin Seong-rok and Lee Kyoo-hyung as Sweeney Todd while Mrs. Lovett will be alternated by actors Jeon Mi-do, Kim Ji-hyun and Lina.

Set in 19th century England, the musical revolves around a barber named Benjamin Barker, who is played by Cho. He is living a happy life with his beautiful wife and daughter, but everything changes when he is falsely accused of a crime by Judge Turpin. The barber eventually loses his family and is exiled to Australia.

Tickets range from 70,000 won to 150,000 won.

Jamsil Station, line No. 2, exit 3 *Most tickets are available at ticket.interpark.com/global or by calling 1544-1555.

BY YIM SEUNG-HYE [yim.seunghye@joongang.co.kr]