EXO's Suho, Park Hyo Shin, Ivy, And More Win At 7th Yegreen Musical Awards

Nov 05, 2018

The 7th Yegreen Musical Awards celebrated some of the best of this year’s musicals and performances!

The annual ceremony was held on November 5 at the Chungmu Art Center in Seoul, and was hosted by Min Woo Hyuk and Park Kyung Lim.

The night’s Grand Prize (daesang) went to Seensee Company, while the Musical of the Year Award was given to “The Man Who Laughs.” The production was also recognized with awards for Best Director, Best Actor, Best New Actor, Best Stage Art, and the Popularity Award in both female and male categories.

Singer Park Hyo Shin was given the Best Actor Award for his performance in “The Man Who Laughs,” while singer Ivy took home the Best Actress Award for her work in “Redbook.”

Park Hyo Shin did not attend the award ceremony, but his acceptance speech was read for him. He stated, “I want to first thank my fans. I performed for four months, from the summer until yesterday, but I was so happy during that time and will never forget it. It was an original musical created in Korea and being performed for the first time, so I was nervous and worried, but it has successfully come to an end.”

Ivy said, “I’m not sure if I’m deserving of this award. I still question myself every day, wondering if I’m a good actor. Although I’m embarrassed about saying this, I developed stage fright two years ago and after that I’ve been performing while taking medicine for every performance.” Ivy shared that while she’s been doing her very best in every show, she still doesn’t feel confident about performing, and then shared the honor of the award with her fellow actors, the director, and writer.

EXO’s Suho and Min Kyung Ah, both of “The Man Who Laughs,” received Popularity Awards.

In his acceptance speech, Suho shared that it was an honor to be given the award, and expressed his sincere thanks. “While rehearsing and performing ‘The Last Kiss’ and ‘The Man Who Laughs,’ I was very lonely,” he said. “I sincerely thank all the many people who made me feel that I wasn’t alone during those times. Thank you to the audience who filled up the theater seats, and to EXO-Ls. I’ve really learned a lot while doing musicals.”

When asked what the secret is to his popularity, Suho made everyone laugh by saying it’s that he’s from EXO. He added, “Many audience members and members of the public came, but many EXO-Ls came. Thank you so much.”