Once again Kim Junsu proves where the nickname ''ticket power'' came from. Today the ticket sale for the musical Dracula started at 2pm and was sold out in one minute.
Last month the news about Junsu reprising his role as Dracula got a lot of attention. The articles were trending #1 on Naver (most loved news) ranking and the words 'Dracula' and 'Kim Junsu' were trending in Korea on Twitter.
Kim Junsu returns to play Dracula again for the musical ‘’Dracula’’ in fours years. By creating a unique Dracula character in both the first show and the re-performances, Kim Junsu was praised as "The only actor who can portray Dracula's haunting charm". Composer Frank Wildhorn also complimented Kim Junsu for his character interpretation, "With Kim Junsu's idea, the world's Dracula was revived and became a young character, therefore the entire situation in the musical was changed accordingly and the story developed with a new attraction. For now, Dracula is changing in Kim Junsu's direction and idea around the world.
Kim Junsu's "Dracula" is always a hot topic after every performance because of his outstanding visual, interesting character interpretation, and desirable achievements. The explosive singing power and the performance of legendary Dracula Kim Junsu brought out explosive reactions of fans from Korea and overseas. During nearly 2 months of the first performances in 2014, "Dracula" attained an enormous success when it attracted 100,000 audiences. Moreover, during 2 weeks of the encore performance in 2016, he once again proved the title "Xiacula" when all 3,000 tickets for each rendition of the musical given at Sejong Center for the Performing Arts were quickly purchased.
Meanwhile Kim Junsu is preparing for his end of year concert ‘209 XIA Ballad & Musical Concert with Orchestra Vol.6 ’ held on December 28 and 29. The concert tickets were sold out in 5 minutes. Junsu will meet the audience as Dracula on February 11 in 2020.
Credits: XiaGallery, Vlive
I've seen his youtube recording (not of live musical because you cant do that) of that Dracula song, and omg, it's amazing!!! I can't imagine how good it must be in the actual musical ahhhhh I really want to go too