{
  "id": 19775060,
  "title": "Ex-vice minister brings Shakespeare to life with AI music",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/ex-vice-minister-brings-shakespeare-to-life-with-ai-music",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-13T07:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261113/ex-vice-minister-brings-shakespeare-to-life-with-ai-music"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former vice minister of culture, Yong Ho-seong, is making waves with a groundbreaking venture that blends classical literature and cutting-edge AI technology. Under the pseudonym Dr. Dragon, Yong has released his debut full-length album, Fragile Beauty, which brings to life 15 of William Shakespeare's sonnets using AI-assisted composition and vocals. This marks the start of an ambitious project titled DiVerse, which aims to set all 154 of Shakespeare's sonnets to modern music. The concept was inspired by a Shakespeare sonnet collection gifted to Yong during his time as director of the Korean Cultural Centre UK. Yong explained to The Korea Times that the project's name reflects both the original verse and the newly composed lyrics, as well as the diverse musical styles employed to reimagine these timeless classics. His goal is to make Shakespeare's themes accessible to modern audiences, ensuring that the essence of his work resonates with contemporary listeners.",
  "summary": "Yong Ho-seong, former vice minister of culture, sports and tourism, is stepping into a bold new chapter of his creative life by using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to set classical literature to music. Performing under the stage name Dr. Dragon, Yong released his debut full-length album, \"Fragile Beauty,\" on Nov. 10, breathing contemporary musical life into 15 of William Shakespeare's…",
  "key_points": [
    "Former vice minister Yong Ho-seong releases AI-assisted Shakespeare album",
    "\"Fragile Beauty\" features 15 sonnets reimagined with modern music",
    "Project DiVerse aims to set all 154 sonnets to contemporary tunes"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Merging classical literature with artificial intelligence signals a new method for making historical themes accessible to contemporary audiences through diverse musical reimagining.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}