{
  "id": 9142369,
  "title": "Winner of this year's Korea Musical Awards best actress returns as 'Dracula' heroine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/winner-of-this-years-korea-musical-awards-best-actress-returns-as",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-22T13:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/arts-theater/20260922/winner-of-this-years-korea-musical-awards-best-actress-returns-as-dracula-heroine"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korean musical fans have long recognized actor Cho Jung-eun as the celestial maiden \"Seonnyeo\" on stage, ever since she portrayed this character in Pimatgol Yeonga in 2010. This nickname has followed her through a series of graceful and emotionally charged heroines, including Emma in Jekyll & Hyde and Fantine in Les Misérables.\n\nHowever, Cho insists that her offstage personality is quite different from her onstage persona. She told The Korea Times in Seoul that she is not emotional at all in her everyday life. Cho prefers clear, sharp, and distinct things, and she also dislikes meaningless praise, which scares her.\n\nCho has spent a quarter-century on stage, marking her 25th anniversary this year. This comes months after she won the best actress award at the 10th Korea Musical Awards for her role in The Bridges of Madison County. Cho is now back in the role of Mina in Dracula, a character she first played in the show's 2014 Korean premiere.",
  "summary": "Among Korean musical fans, actor Cho Jung-eun has long been known as the \"Seonnyeo\" onstage — the celestial maiden from Korean folklore — ever since she appeared in the costume in \"Pimatgol Yeonga\" in 2010. The nickname has since followed her through a string of graceful, emotionally charged heroines, from Emma in \"Jekyll & Hyde\" to Fantine in \"Les Misérables.\" Offstage, however, the actor says…",
  "key_points": [
    "Cho Jung-eun won best actress at 10th Korea Musical Awards",
    "Cho returns as Mina in Dracula, first played in 2014",
    "Cho has 25-year stage career marking 25th anniversary"
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Winner of this year's Korea Musical Awards best actress returns as 'Dracula' heroine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/winner-of-this-years-korea-musical-awards-best-actress-returns-as-9144632",
        "published": "2026-09-22T13:22:03.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}