SHINee’s Onew to be a musical star

SHINee’s leader Onew will join the list of idols-turned-musical-stars with his lead role of Joo-Bong in Brothers Were Brave from April 1st to June 20th in Coex Theaters.

The musical, which was first opened in 2008, was critically acclaimed. It was based on two brothers that never got along, who went back to their hometown to find a hefty fortune in their father’s will. The two grow closer during their adventure. The younger sibling, which will be played by Onew, feels like he got the short end of the stick. He has a bit of a temper, but is a highly educated man, having graduated from Seoul University, known to be Korea’s best university. During their adventure, the two set their differences aside and eventually develop a strong brotherly relationship with one another.

In his first musical, Onew will also be partaking in a kiss scene, surprising many people, but building even more anticipation.

The production staff said, “Onew is doing a musical for the first time. Jessica of SNSD was very successful with Legally Blonde even though it was her first time as well. These days, the idols are very good in the fields of singing and dancing. Not only that, they try very hard at everything they do so I think he will do great.”

SM Entertainment, Onew’s company, said, “After he got cast for this musical, he started practicing his singing, dancing and acting. He is working hard to bring a nice performance on stage.”

Are you guys excited for the kiss scene musical?


discussion 235comments

  1. awww, onew !! no kissing scene can ? :(

  2. Good luck and Congrats Onew! (^_^)

  3. …… gahhh im hating the thought about our Onew kissing some girl. grr. I know its jsut acting but still. Onew is my absolute favorite out of ALL kpop. Im really happy for him that hes gonna be in a musical but the kiss scene….bleh.

    I LOVE YOU DUBU! <3

    sry im just really obsessed with him lol

  4. Kiss?! Who’s He Kissing??!! :O:O

  5. WHAT? KISS SCENE? Won’t it be his supposedly first kiss? I always find it sad if an actor or singer’s first kiss is a scripted one, not a real one… :( Wait…but more importantly…WHO IS HE KISSING???

  6. KISS SCENE???:(:(:( i cant imagine it!:( dubu!

  7. lol. kiss scene- will it be on yt? hahaa

  8. kiss scene ><
    but can't wait~

  9. 안돼~ ㅠ.ㅠ
    NO KISSING SCENE PLS!!!

  10. yayness!!!

  11. awwww
    go onew!!! :DDD

  12. aaw onew hwaitinq! <3

  13. does it have kissing scene…….i will never agree..if it has

  14. Congrats Onew… Good luck!
    Seems like SME artists are going into musicals lately…
    Heechul, Kangin, Jessica, Yesung, Sungmin, & (Xiah Junsu), and now Onew…
    Hopefully his first performance would be a blast..
    Again, congrats!

  15. Congrats Oppa on being in a musical! But.. Can you cancel the kiss scene? ): You won’t want Shawols to be heartbroken do you? >< & the female whom you're kissing will have TONS & TONS of antis!! I'm sure you won't want that. I hope you'll remain the cute & innocent & funny & dubu leaer just like you always are (:

  16. GO!!!

  17. OMG.i think he more better to be a gagman :DD
    he just too cute.

  18. Although my heart is twisting in this very immature way at the thought of Dubu Leader kissing a girl, I’m very excited and happy for him that he got casted in the musical! I hope this will create success for him and SHINee as a group since it’ll be great exposure to an older and mature audience (and so that people will finally give him the props he deserves for his amazing singing voice). I’m totally looking forward to seeing the responses to his acting, I’m sure a lot of Shawols are excited to see Onew with a new and different persona, and hopefully become a real bad boy…? Heh heh…

  19. I wish I could go and see it ………n

    I think it will be a great success!

  20. onew oppa! good luck!! congrats :D

  21. aww go onew!
    i really wonder who he is going to have his kiss scene with.

  22. THE ONLY PERSON HE NEEDS TO KISS IS MEEEEEEEEEEEE

  23. Im so glad for Onew!
    Good luck!

  24. Oh nice!
    Good luck Onew!

  25. Onew Oppa!! GO GO GO!!

  26. good luckkk ! <3

  27. ha wat kiss scene no onew oppa!

  28. good luck onew!! ^^

  29. OMG, there’s a kiss scene?? anyway, i miss miss onew! hope everything goes well for him!

  30. go Onew!! <3

  31. yaY ! hope Sica gives him lots of tips ! ;]

  32. i think he will do really well in this musical
    :)

  33. good luck onew oppa :D!

  34. the story reminds me of cain and abel (from what i know) a little bit. sm does musicals! jessica, xiah, and now onew! i bet many fans would be buying tickets like at xiah’s musical
    FIGHTING! :D

  35. awesome!!
    Im excited to see his theater acting skills! and of course the kiss scene!!
    SHINee Fighting!!
    woohoo!!