Musical Aladdin Genie Jung Sung-hwa, Jung Won-young, Kang Hong-seok, and Good Morning America M/V appearance

Jun 05, 2025

Genie Station Jung Won-young, Jung Sung-hwa, and Kang Hong-seok from the musical "Aladdin" (from left) Photo = SNCO

Jeong Seong-hwa, Jung Won-young, and Kang Hong-seok, the three actors who played Genie in the Korean premiere of the musical "Aladdin", appeared in the music video for the medley of the morning program "Good Morning America" representing the U.S. broadcasting station ABC on the 31st of last month (Korea time).

The three actors, who are acclaimed for their role as Genie of the Korean premiere, performed 'Friend Like Me' against the backdrop of Seoul's famous complex cultural space 'Korean House'. To this end, actor Don Darryl Rivera, who played Iago in a Broadway performance, had a special meeting with a Korean cast following the Korean premiere.

'Aladdin' has surpassed 200 performances in Seoul, and the Busan performance, which is scheduled to open on the 11th of next month, is also expected. The main character of Broadway productions also praised the Korean performance. Rivera, who has been Iago for 11 years since its premiere, said "It's fantastic. "It feels like I'm watching a performance in New York again. It's really beautiful that the story is told as it is, even if the language is different."

Genie role Jung Sung-hwa, Jung Won-young and Kang Hong-seok from the musical "Aladdin" (from left) Photo =S&CO

'Good Morning America' is a popular program that airs live every Monday to Friday at 7 a.m. ET. In May, the broadcast celebrated the moon of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders' cultural heritage, and collaborated with Disney's theater group and Disney's Asian productions to present a medley music video featuring Disney's representative musical numbers.

Disney's masterpieces are being filmed in the U.S., South Korea, and Japan, and the masterpieces of 「A Whole New World」,'Friend Like Me」,'Prince Ali','Beauty and the Beast','The Lion King'Frozen' were produced by actors performing in each city, and a medley of Broadway productions'A Whole New World (Finale)' that was broadcast live on the same day.

"Aladdin" is an Academy Award-winning hit Broadway production of the same name. It was watched by 21 million people around the world, and was completed by master Alan Menken and other performing arts masters who won 24 Tony Awards, and you can experience beautiful masterpieces, fascinating choreography, and spectacular stage production. The Korean premiere, which continues to be an overwhelming box office hit, will be performed at the Lotte Theater in Seoul until the 22nd, and the last city, Busan, will open at the Dream Theater on the 11th of next month.

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