The musical world is noisy every day with allegations of network casting, the resulting accusations, and the solidarity of Actors' statements, but the subjects who need to open their mouths seem to be silent.
Recently, the musical system is confused by the suspicion of 'personal casting' related to the casting of 'Elisabeth' 10th anniversary. Kim Ho Young later posted an article on SNS that seemed to shoot Ock Joo-hyun, starring Elizabeth, and Ock Joo-hyun sued Kim Ho Young and two evil people, and Kim Ho Young also foresaw the right to be hit.
The confrontation between Ock Joo-hyun and Kim Ho Young, who did not know the direction, was overheated with the announcement of the position of Actor Nam Kyung-ju Choi Jung-won and music director Bakkalin, who are called 'musical first generation'. The three people express their grief over the case of suing their colleagues through the article "The Word of Appeal to All musical People", and Actor should not infringe on the unique authority of the production company, such as casting, the staff should do their best to operate the stage in their own part, and the production company should make efforts to keep the promise to the staff and Actor, I hope the industry will normalize."
Shortly after the entry was released, the Actors' solidarity continued. Starting with Kim So-hyun, who was at the center of suspicion of casting 'Elisabeth' network, Jung Sun-ah Choi Yoo-ha Choi Jae-rim, Shin Young-sook, Jung Sung-hwa Lee Sang-hyun Lee Jin-hyun, Im Jin-ah,
After the statement was Gong Yoo, the public interest in the case has increased, but Ock Joo-hyun, who is at the center of the situation, is watching the situation without expressing his position. emk musical Company (emk), which finally decided to cast Elisabeth and made the controversy of casting network to the present, is also silent.
emk is a company that introduced German musical music in Korea, starting with musical 'Mozart!' in 2010. He has a large number of licensed works such as 'Elisabeth' Monte Cristo, 'Rebecca' and 'Marie Antoinette'. He also made creative musical productions through 'Matahari', 'Laughing Man' and 'Prida'.
emk is also a company that stands at the forefront of star casting. Kim Jun-soo, Park Hyo-shin, Jang Hyun-seung, Leo, and other idols and famous singers, and have played a role in establishing star casting in the musical industry. Through these marketing, they have succeeded in many times, but on the contrary, there have been many cases where they have been controversial with indiscriminate use and marketing beyond.
In 2015, Seven, who was in the process of entering the massage parlor, was controversial for playing the role of "Elisabeth" death, and in 2016, MC The Max Lee Soo, who was suspended for prosecution for minor prostitution, A major boycott movement was cast as the main character, when the enthusiasts were called "Mozart! After continuing to protest related organizations such as overseas production companies and original authors who have the copyright of Lee Soo got off the work, but emk was criticized for lack of morality.
And in five years, the controversy over the "personal casting" broke out. It is as if one Actor is controlling the company and clouding the water of the industry, but behind it there is definitely the responsibility of the producer emk, who has tolerated and kissed these 'asaripan' castings. The statement, "The producer must make efforts to keep the promise to the staff and Actor, and should not make promises that can not be kept," also pinpoints the role of emk in this incident. This is why emk, which is hiding behind Actor, should make its official position and cooperate for industry Midnight in the future.