K-Pop Idols Compete in Musical, Who is the Winner?

Many idols have been debuting as actors in musicals.

Girls' Generation member Jessica has been gaining much attention with her role in the musical, "Legally Blonde," which was originally a movie from 2001.

Jessica had played this role back in 2009 and has been casted again for the role, 3 years later. Jessica commented at the press conference, "This is a musical that I love and I am happy to play the role again. I hope to work well with the other actors."

A Pink member Jung Eunji also will be playing the role of Elle Woods for the musical, "Legally Blonde." She commented, "I had always wanted to be a musical actor when I was younger and I am so happy that I am finally able to live that dream."

For the musical, "Catch Me if you Can," many male idols have been featured such as Super Junior's Kyuhyun, SHINee's Key, ZE:A's Dong Jun, BEAST's Son Dongwoon and others. This musical is directed by Steven Spielberg and was also made into a movie that featured Leonardo DiCaprio.

4minute member Jeon Jiyoon also has debuted as a musical actress with her first musical, "My Love By My Side." Many are curious to see how she does on stage. This musical will begin on December 8 to January 20.

Other singers such as Shoo and Bae Seul Ki have also taken a stab at musicals as well. They will be performing in the musical, "The Golden Days."

This musical will begin on November 11.

It seems that many idols have begun branching out into different types of music to greet the audience with a different and fresh image.

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