Moon Geun Young’s Play Sells Out In Two Minutes

Jul 28, 2010

Tickets went on sale on Thursday for “Closer” the stage play starring Moon Geun Young in her theater debut with co-star Eom Ki Joon, and was sold out in two minutes for its first show.

That puts Moon’s selling power on comparable levels with top idol stars; two other productions that sold out with similar speed were the musical “Mozart,” thanks to the name draw of Xiah Junsu, and the “Goong Musical,” thanks to U-Know Yunho.

Moon Geun Young alone would be reason enough to check out the play, but part of the interest, I’m sure, comes from the strip-dancing her character performs in the play. I wouldn’t call the interest necessarily prurient, but driven by curiosity; Moon grew up in the public eye and has successfully made the transition to an adult actress, and has done so without playing on a sexual image or “sexy transformation.” (She attempted a sexier image once in her late teens but the public wasn’t buying it, since she still had such a strong “cute” image.) Therefore this play is the first time she’ll be portraying an overtly sexy/sexual adult role.

“Closer” will open on August 6th and runs through October 10th.

Below are a few photos snapped behind the scenes at rehearsals.