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While the musical "Anna Karenina" is noisy due to casting controversy ahead of the performance, Ok Joo-hyun, who was in the "Okpan controversy" due to her past network casting, is being re-examined in the second half of last year, three years after the incident.
Controversy erupted after the casting schedule for the musical Anna Karenina was recently announced. In the role of Anna, three characters, Ok Joo-hyun, Lee Ji-hye and Kim So-hyang, were triple cast, and the five-week schedule was first revealed. In the midst of this, Ok Joo-hyun's appearance is overwhelming. Of the 38 performances, Ok Joo-hyun appeared 25 times, Lee Ji-hye 8 times, and Kim So-hyang 7 times. Even if both Lee Ji-hye and Kim So-hyang's appearances are combined, they cannot keep up with Ok Joo-hyun. Ok Joo-hyun monopolized more than half of the performance.
In the case of Kim So-hyang, five of the seven performances are not night performances, but day performances. Kim So-hyang will perform at night only twice. Lee Ji-hye, who is close to Ok Joo-hyun, has six night performances and two Nyat performances. Despite the triple cast, Ok Joo-hyun often performs on stage for both weekend performances.
Anna Karenina, a musical performance with a ticket price of 170,000 won, is actually performed on most stages by Ok Joo-hyun despite the triple cast. Of course, Ok Joo-hyun must be an actor with ticket power, but Kim So-hyang is also a powerful actor with many longtime musical fans. While practicing the performance together, the way they monopolize the casting like this is bound to be said among musical fans.
Earlier, Ok Joo-hyun appeared with her best friend musical actor Lee Ji-hye and singer Tay on the Channel A entertainment program "Best Talk Documentary Table for Four" that aired in September last year, expressing her feelings about the long-controversial "Okpan Incident."
Park Kyung-rim told Ok Joo-hyun, "There are moments when you are suspected until your ability is recognized. When asked, "How did you endure that time?" Ok Joo-hyun mentioned the Okpan incident, saying, "Are you talking about the incident?" Ok Joo-hyun said, "I and (Lee Ji-hye) have not contacted each other. It's not okay," he said. "I told him not only about 'Elizabeth' but also about other works, 'If you learn well, you can do well.' I didn't want to run for that because the work came up," he explained. Ok Joo-hyun recalled, "I thought it would be okay because we were proud, but things got too big."
Lee Ji-hye said, "My sister (Ok Joo-hyun) is a strong one, and I don't have to be on the chopping board just because I had a personal relationship with her and took lessons, but I became the main character." It was a page-like role in life. But at the moment that should be celebrated the most, I only got a call saying, "Are you okay?"
Ok Joo-hyun has been at the center of controversy due to a post by musical actor Kim Ho-young on her personal account in 2022. Kim Ho-young said, "Asari version is an old saying. Now, he posted a picture of the jade floor and a picture of the concert hall with the words "Jade floor". In response, netizens raised suspicions that Kim Ho-young openly shot Ok Joo-hyun, and articles poured out.
The disclosure of the casting lineup for the 10th anniversary of "Elizabeth" at the time also fueled this suspicion. Ok Joo-hyun was double cast as Elizabeth in the 10th anniversary performance of "Elizabeth" with musical actress Lee Ji-hye. Ok Joo-hyun posted on his Instagram as the allegations spread, "We are preparing to file a complaint against the cause providers who caused the rampant speculation of random speculation and subsequent articles. Regardless of the facts, those who make fun of their snouts and fingers should be scolded," he said, signaling a legal response. EMK Company, the producer of "Elizabeth," also issued an official statement, dismissing the controversy, saying, "Due to the nature of the license musical, casting the musical "Elizabeth" is impossible without the final approval of the original company, including the main and supporting actors."
Ok Joo-hyun later dropped the charges against Kim Ho-young, but Kim Ho-young did not directly explain the controversy over the "okpan."
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