Lee Hee Jeong Band brings Seol Gong-chan back with Korean rhythms

Lee Hee Jeong Band presented the creative musical drama 《Seol Gong-chan Jeon》, which interprets the classic novel Seol Gong-chan Jeon through Korean music. The work centers on the story of the deceased Seol Gong-chan, who returns to this world after visiting the afterlife.

The afterlife depicted on stage is a place where status, poverty, and gender do not divide people. The space, where the standards that divide people in reality lose their power, was unfolded in a way that was both terrifying and funny, sometimes through exhilarating rhythms.

The story of Seol Gong-chan returning from the afterlife

《Seol Gong-chan Jeon》 conveys the scenery of the afterlife through the mouth of Seol Gong-chan. Following the world he witnessed, the audience encounters scenes where status, economic ability, and gender no longer define an individual.

The performance did not stop at merely translating the classic as it was. After driving the play forward with laughter and humor, it closed the stage by offering a final word that would remain in the hearts of the audience.

A stage interpreting a classic novel through Korean music

Lee Hee Jeong Band combined the old text of the classic novel with modern Korean music. While preserving the texture of tradition, they translated stories and emotions that modern audiences can follow into music.

The performance scenes captured in the short video convey the emotions of the stage more closely than a simple viewing record. The words conveyed by Seol Gong-chan remain as a question of how to view human beings even after the performance ends.