Shinhwa Member Andy Thrills Chinese Fans

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Shinhwa Member Andy Thrills Chinese Fans

Idol stars are expanding their horizons and Andy of boy band Shinhwa is one of them. But fans, even fans from abroad, remain loyal. About 250 fans from China, Taiwan and Hong Kong gathered at Ja-U Theater, Daehangno in Seoul on Sunday afternoon to see the musical ``Music in My Heart'' starring Lee.

Chiang Pei-hsin, 21, from Taiwan came to Korea on a seven-day trip to see the musical. She highly praised the show saying, ``I came to see Andy, but I got much more than just Andy. The show was very interesting and humorous. The songs were beautiful and all the actors were so good.'' Having first seen Lee in the Korean variety show ``X-Man,'' Chiang is a big fan of Korean television shows.

Sponsored by Seoul Tourism Marketing Division of Seoul Business Agency, ``Music in My Heart'' invited Chinese fans to the show and special fan meeting with Lee. Chinese subtitles were provided to help understanding the storyline of the musical. Lee's new single was also first aired to the public at the fan meeting.

The musical is a romantic comedy about a dumb playwright Min-a who writes scripts with her four imaginary friends. Then she meets handsome, perfect actor-director Jae-hyeok, played by Lee. Premiering in 2005, ``Music in My Heart'' is a hit Korean original musical.

PMC Production, the producers said that in addition to Chinese, many Japanese have seen the performance and Japanese musical companies want to perform ``Music in My Heart'' in Japan. ``This universally understandable love story combined with Lee's ticket power, we think ``Music in My Heart'' could be successful in Japan, too.''

The musical is currently playing at the Ja-U Theater in Daehangno, northern Seoul. Lee will act only until Dec. 2, but the show has an open run.

After leaving the musical, Lee will release his first solo album and debut as a DJ at Benny Benassi's Party on Dec. 29 at Coex InterContinental Hotel. As well as their personal activities, Shinhwa will reunite in December for concerts in Japan and China and to prepare their ninth album, which is planned for release next March.

Source: Koreatimes

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