Park Ji-hyun

Sung Min-jae will bring her clear, delicate vocal tone to the character of Sweeney Todd's daughter, a young woman raised in isolation by the villainous Judge Turpin, who dreams of breaking free into the outside world.

The actress, known for her previous stage work in productions like Portrait of a Boy, Laundry, and Beethoven, will share the stage with an impressive ensemble, including Cho Sung-woo, Kang Pil-seok, and Kim Joo-taek rotating in the title role, alongside Jeon Mi-do, Kim So-hyun, and Park Ji-hyun taking on Mrs. Lovett.

This acclaimed Stephen Sondheim musical, blending dark comedy with thriller elements, tells the story of a wrongfully imprisoned barber seeking revenge in 19th century London.

And this special anniversary staging will run at Seoul's DQ Blink Art Center from December 4th all the way through May 2nd, 2027.

In fact, it's not been that long since abortion itself was decriminalized.

Plus, in our How You Highlight segment, we'll review the results of the MTV VMA Awards in Los Angeles and Korean actress Park Ji-hyun.

All that and more on Korea 24.

The South Korean military says North Korean landmines are probably responsible for last week's explosions inside the demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas.

And more importantly, it's good to actually see the tide turn in favor of not just the artists, but more importantly, the fans, the real fans, the super fans.

I would like to also applaud them for going out for the bad guys here.

But moving on to our final story, it's a trending hot topic, which involves Korean actress Park Ji-hyun, who has made Korean history, or as Bernie wants to say, herstory.

As the first Korean actress to be nominated for an International Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Critically Acclaimed Performance in the Smash Hit or Netflix Series, You and Everything Else, which in Korean is known as 은중과 상연.