"Hotel Del Luna" starring IU and Yeo Jin Goo to be remade as a musical!

tvN's popular drama "Hotel Del Luna" starring IU and Yeo Jin Goo, will be made into a stage musical.

On January 27, production company Showplay announced that they will produce "Hotel Del Luna" as a creative musical in 2022. 

The upcoming musical will not only present the horror, romance and fantasy themes of the drama but they will also add more emphasis to the main characters Goo Chan Sung and Jang Man Wol. The production also stated that they will also add scenes that cannot be seen in the drama to highlight more on the fateful encounter and love of the main leads.

tvN's "Hotel Del Luna" aired in 2019 and garnered high ratings with the unique love story of Jang Man Wol (IU's character), the CEO of the hotel who takes care of the ghosts, and Yeo Jin Goo's character Goo Chan Sung, the newly hired hotel manager. Other actors of the drama includes: Lee Do Hyun, Pyo Ji Hoon, Shin Jung Keun, Bae Hae Seon, Park Yoo Na and Kang Mina. 

The drama was helmed by renowned screenwriters, The Hong Sisters (Hong Jung Eun and Hong Mi Ran). It was directed by Oh Choong Hwan. 

The drama achieved high ratings and also topped the charts for its OSTs. With its popularity, an exhibition of the drama was made in 2020, showcasing some of the famous scenes in the drama as well as Jang Man Wol's fashion.  2022 will be "Hotel Del Luna's" year again as fans can watch it again through a stage musical. 

The upcoming musical is already gaining attention with the excitement on how they will recreate the famous scenes of the drama, as well as how they will reproduce the unique plot and love story. Another thing to look forward to is the use of the OSTs sung by top artists such as Gummy, Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon, 10cm, Chungha, Heize, Paul Kim, Red Velvet, and more.

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