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“My heart shrunk on stage”… Ock Joo-hyun visits Oh Eun-young and talks about stage fright
In Channel A's 'Oh Eun-young's Gold Counseling Center', which is scheduled to air at 8:10 p.m. on the 26th, Ock Joo-hyun, Lisa, and Lee Ji-hye, the leading musical divas who will splendidly decorate the last broadcast in 2023, will visit the counseling center.
The three main characters of the musical 'Rebecca', which boasts a cumulative audience of 1 million and has become a steady seller in the musical world, introduce each other by saying that they live in the same Manderley mansion. Ock Joo-hyun and Lisa are revealed to be Mrs. Danvers, the butler of the Manderley Mansion, and Lee Ji-hye is the hostess whom Mrs. Danvers serves and harasses, adding to the curiosity about the musical 'Rebecca'.
Lee Ji-hye, who is said to be greatly loved by 'musical fans' for her solid skills, reveals her history of appearing in the internationally popular movie 'Parasite' and the web drama 'Pachinko'. Jihye Lee then performed the song 'Galkabuda' from the web drama 'Pachinko', in which she played Joseon's first vocalist, proving her skills as a representative diva in the musical world.
MC Jeong Hyeong-don, who was listening to Lee Ji-hye's song, claims to be a singer who has released 47 albums and asks about the difference between vocal music and musical vocalization. Ok Joo-hyun explains musical vocalization. He points out that a musical must have a clear goal of delivery, and clearly shows the difference between hatred and longing with just one verse of 'Rebecca ACT2', impressing everyone. Ji-hye Lee, who majored in vocal music, explained that vocal music requires sound to be sent far away without a microphone, and performed 'mio caro bene', which was sung in the movie 'Parasite', using 'Girare', a vocal technique that involves rotating sound. It makes the family shudder.
MCs Jeong Hyeong-don and Park Na-rae, who were listening to the two people sing, asked, “Can we do it if we learn now?” In response to the MCs' burning passion for learning, Ock Joo-hyun rolls up her sleeves and begins close lessons on 'Rebecca ACT2', the representative number of the musical 'Rebecca'. Ok Joo-hyun reveals her four upper teeth and teaches a rather special secret: to tighten the anus. The lesson continues with a manual neck massage to prevent strain on the neck. It is said that the MCs, who had been stern and saying, “I feel like something is going to explode, whether it’s the song or my blood pressure,” surprised everyone by showing their improved skills after Ock Joo-hyun’s close lessons.
Meanwhile, despite the friendly atmosphere, the concerns of the musical divas are revealed. Jihye Lee expressed her worries, saying that she was still scared of the stage. Ok Joo-hyun, who sympathized with this, recalled the dizzying moment right before Rebecca ACT2's song started, when she inhaled dust while saying the line, 'How dare you!' and almost ruined the stage. Although he managed to finish the performance by using all his know-how, he said, “I was so depressed that I understood how Olympic athletes feel about going to the Olympics.”
Accordingly, Lee Ji-hye recalls the day during a performance of the musical 'Jekyll and Hyde', when the sound of a male audience member coughing five times in a row ruined the stage, and the shock caused her to cry throughout the performance. After that, he confessed to being 'coughing trauma', saying that whenever he hears a loud cough, his heart feels like it's going to shrivel, causing regret.
Lisa, who was listening to Lee Ji-hye's story, also confesses the trauma of making mistakes in lyrics. In the musical 'Vented', an anecdote is revealed about how the lyrics 'These tears are flowing~' were sung as 'These two eyes are flowing~' without realizing it. Lisa then pretended to be calm at the time, but after that mistake, she developed the habit of thinking over the lyrics and lines several times before going on stage, drawing sympathy from fellow musical actors Ok Joo-hyun and Lee Ji-hye.
MC Lee Yoon-ji, who was listening to the three people's concerns, also confessed that before a performance, she keeps dreaming of making mistakes, perhaps because she is nervous. MC Park Na-rae, who sympathized with this, confessed, “I still dream about when I was doing a comedy show at K headquarters ten years ago,” and “I dream that everyone knows the lines on stage, but I’m the only one who doesn’t,” making everyone dizzy. MC Jeong Hyeong-don sympathizes with this, saying, “I still dream about being drafted into the military, and even though I told him in my dream that I went back with my military number in January 1998, they wouldn’t believe me.” We will be able to see in the upcoming broadcast what Dr. Oh Eun-young's Eun-young Magic will be for Ok Joo-hyun, Lisa, and Lee Ji-hye, who are weighed down by the tension of the stage.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr
