TBT #24 24-Sept.2016 "Les Temps Des Cathedrales" at Musical Gala Concert

There are so many videos of Jung Dong Ha performing this song at various occasions. I actually like them all. Here is one of them.This is a very nice video and audio. Thank you "Ale Song"  💜

Seems like Jung Dong Ha was particularly frisky during that concert.
Vocally was also in very good condition.
I heard it through a grapevine, that the 2018 will be the 10th anniversary of the musical "Notre Dame De Paris", and it's possible that there might be some  special shows, maybe in the Summer or Fall.
I sincerely hope Dongha can participate.

Another award

Yesterday, July 11th, there was an Award Ceremony for  Daegu International Musical Festival - DIMF.
Dongha was unexpectedly honored with a Popular Artist of The Year award, and appeared to be very happy about it.

This is the same DIMF Award Ceremony, where he received his Debut of The Year  award in 2014, for his role of  The Poet (Gringoire) in "Notre Dame De Paris, the Musical".
This time, he couldn't of course  receive  Rookie Award any more, so he got Artist of the Year, probably because of his big success in Musical Turandot, where he played the role of Prince Calaf.
During the ceremony in Daegu, he and Ali even performed a duet from Turandot, and Dongha sounded great in my opinion, while Ali actually tried  to out-sing him, and sounded too loud.

Was this latest award the fans doing? Did they somehow place his nomination, and voted for him in full force?  Or has he truly received the recognition by music professionals?
I wonder.
He definitely deserved it, but the string of successes he has had last year, and this year, seem almost too good to be true. What is wrong with me? Why am I so suspicious?
                

              Anyway, it was good to see him in public again, well dressed, and in a very good vocal form.

PS. Just to set records straight; I have received  an explanation that the winners of the DIMF were chosen by the organizers of the festival.  It wasn't based on public votes. OK.

OMG! Notre Dame de Paris!!!!

June 11, 2016, first show. The person who recorded this - thank you so much!
The come-back show already started yesterday, and the first secret recording appeared online. My heart swelled, when I heard this voice in the morning. How can I not love this singer, when his voice moves me to the core. Listening to his a-capella singing at the curtain call of the first performance, I hear something in his voice that makes me think that Dongha is very moved, filled with emotions, almost about to cry. Especially in the first few lines, his voice is trembling. Then he seems to pull himself together.

A video posted by @y.j.j.c on Jun 11, 2016 at 9:58pm PDT

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So now, below, I finally will post the past performance of "Les Temps des Cathedrales", from October 2013 KBS TV show. I think I had intention to post this video at least 2 times on my blog, but I ended not doing this, who knows why. This performance from 3 years ago, was crucial for me, when I was slowly becoming his fan. It simply enchanted me, and sealed my fate. I'm such a happy fan now!


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There is another song from this musical that I really love. I love how Dongha sings it, in a bit of the gypsy music style. He performs it in a less formal scenery, simply in one of his concerts in December 2014. I love it so much. The name of the song is "Door of Paris".

Schedule for June 2016

                    Big thanks to Summer Yu who translated Jung Dongha's busy June 2016 schedule.
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Do dreams really come true?

The updated schedule for NOTRE DAME DE PARIS musical  has been posted. Extended now till July 17th. But I know that there will be shows through August 21st. Oh, Lord, please let me go to Korea this Summer...snifff. Is it really going to be impossible? Sniff. Should I really pray for such a thing?

The schedule below, where someone compiled all Dong Ha's performances,  shows that Hong Kwang Ho and Jung Dong Ha will be together in the show  on the following dates: 6-19, 6-23, 6-30, 7-03, 7-06, 7-16, 7-17.  I wish, I wish, I wish. I guess I will leave it to fate.

Notre Dame de Paris is coming back!

My two favorite Korean singers will be together in the musical "Notre Dame De Paris"!!! Hong Kwang Ho, and Jung Dong Ha. Kwang Ho will be Quasimodo, and Jung Dong Ha will resume his role as The Poet(Gringoire). I am so very excited. The two of them starred in this musical in 2013 in the same roles. Jung Dong Ha received an award in 2014, as a "Best Rookie" Actor in a Musical" for his role. I really love his performance "Les Temps Des Cathedrales" from 2014. It was one of those performances that blew me away, and made me his fan. I had also thought that my dear friend Joyce would be impressed, and wanted to send it to her, but I never did. The announcement and promo pictures of this year's production have been just released. Also, the following information from Google Translate:





Performance Information
Musical "Notre Dame de Paris"
Performance period: June 17 to August 21, 2016 
Venue: Blue Square Samsung Electronics Hall
Admission: VIP seating ₩ 140,000, OP ₩ 130,000, R ₩ 120,000 , S ₩ 90,000, A ₩ 60,000 
 

                                                                      

        

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According to casting schedule Kwang Ho and Dong Ha will be together in the same show on June 19th (the evening show);  and June 23rd.

I marked Jung Dong Ha with green dots, and Hong Kwang Ho with pink stars. In addition, the hearts are of course by Dongha dates. It's my dream to be able to attend any of their performances, but it will not happen.