Actress Choi Jeong-won drew admiration for her tireless energy.
On the 15th, on KBS1's 'Morning Yard,' musical actress Choi Jeong-won, returning with the musical 'Mamma Mia,' and f(x)'s Luna appeared as guests.
That day, announcer Eom Ji-in said, "Choi Jeong-won has an incredible presence. The waiting room is quiet in the morning. The moment Choi Jeong-won appears, you can feel the energy. Why does your energy overflow, senior?" Luna also said, "I am quite surprised. There's always no fluctuation. Maintaining high tension without crossing the line is very difficult, isn't it? I call this part self-management royalty. Not only on broadcasts, but in performances, during practice, in any space, there's always positive energy, a happy virus. Because of this energy, I think the juniors always want to follow suit."
In response, announcer Kim Jae-won said, "No one in the musical fan community doesn't know Choi Jeong-won, right? I didn't know Luna could match the passion of her mom. Isn't 'Dancing Queen' supposed to be sung with friends?" he praised, to which Choi Jeong-won replied, "During curtain calls, Luna would just cheer for us from the back, but for the first time, we matched our breaths together, and I think surely in 20 years, she will take on my role, Donna."
Luna, upon hearing this, said, "I am so honored," but Kim Jae-won teased, "So, for 20 years, will Choi Jeong-won handle this then?" eliciting laughter. Choi Jeong-won expressed, "So I will manage very well. Let's see if we can get into the Guinness Book of Records. Can't I do it when I'm in my 70s? I don't want to age like this."
She emphasized, "But really, I forget my age and I keep getting fitter. It's like Park Ae-ri's voice, but my husband Poppin Hyun-jun dances, and as I dance over the years, back then it was just 'strong', but these days, I can regulate my strength. I think I performed most comfortably in the last season of Chicago. Even while doing 'Mamma Mia' this time, my condition has been good every day. I think about it this way: my playground is a place where I play every day, so how can my stamina diminish there? On performance days, I feel much better, and my theme song is 'Dancing Queen.' It feels like these lyrics were born for me. "Try dancing joyfully; life is fabulous. Remember, you are the best dancing queen, Jeong-won. I seem to keep repeating this. I always tell my daughter that she must engrave this on my tombstone."
Announcer Kim Jae-won cautiously asked, "Isn't it a difficult role to handle at this age since you have to dance in high heels for 'Chicago'?" Choi Jeong-won replied, "But knowing that it is possible at this age instills hope for the future in the juniors. It shows that even at 60, you can still do side turns, dance, and kick. Of course, it could be different if a foreign company decides they can no longer use Choi Jeong-won, but when I said I'd only do this season, they told me, 'You must go until 70.'"
Park Ae-ri said, "You are just the same. It's been 30 years since I saw you on stage during 'Love is Riding on the Rain' in 1995, and you look exactly the same," she said, while Lee Kwang-gi remarked, "You're almost 60, yet it seems you passed that without going through menopause because of the power of positivity." In response, Choi Jeong-won noted, "I think this is my calling. What I love to do is now my profession, and I am the happiest person in the world because of it. Even so, since I love it, I practice a bit more than others, and having exercised at the same time since my 20s, I think it's showing on stage after 30 years."
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