Pray for Eugene!

April 4, 2007

Eugene, Musical Appearance Postponed Due to Rib Hairline Fracture
Due to a hairline fracture on the ribs, Eugene's musical appearance on A Dancer's Innocence will be postponed.
Eugene, who has been double-casted in the musical 'A Dancer's Innocence' (opening this Thursday, the 29th), discovered too late that she had a rib hairline fracture from too much strenuous dance practice.

Last Friday (23rd), after rehearsing the dance competition scene in the musical, Eugene felt a sharp pain in her ribs, so she went to the hospital and had a CT scan done. After confirming a rib hairline fracture, the doctor said, "it's not serious enough to be concerned about, but I'm surprised she could bear it and practice in that state for such a long time," and told Eugene to rest for at least a week.

But because this was her musical debut and there was only one week before the opening, Eugene persisted that she had to keep practicing. Upon hearing this news, the director and playwright persuaded her to postpone her first appearance by at least a week.

In the end, the performance on the 31st, which was originally going to be Eugene's debut, will go to Yang So Min, who was double-casted with Eugene.

Eugene plans to begin performing in the April 4th or 7th performances.
Eugene is currently avoiding strenuous dance practice and is focusing on singing and acting.
The director said that "Eugene was so determined and burdened to be at her best for the audience, that she stayed and practiced her dancing until 2,3 AM even after her costars finished practicing," and was amazed at the amount of practice she put in.

There is a lot of excitement over 'A Dancer's Innocence' since it will be all-around entertainer Eugene's musical debut. It will be performed from the 29th of this month to July 1st (3 months) at Seoul Samsung Dong Baek Ahm Art Hall.