Hue Park

Hue Park (박천휴) is a South Korean lyricist and musical theatre writer.

Early career as lyricist

Park started working as an in-house lyricist for Music Cube while he was still attending Dongguk University for creative writing (now merged with the Korean Literature program). He debuted as a lyricist with works such as the singer Evan's Pain Reliever,^[1] Sangmin Park's Tough Life.^[2] Park then moved to New York City to study visual art at New York University, where he met and collaborated with composer Will Aronson, thus beginning his career in musical theatre.^[3]

Works in musical theatre

In July 2012, Park wrote lyrics for the musical Bungee Jump (music by Will Aronson). The piece was well-received, and Aronson and Park gained considerable recognition.^[4][5] For the second production of Bungee Jump in 2013, Park joined Aronson in the script's adaptation.^[6] Park also adapted, translated, and wrote Korean lyrics for the Musical Carmen in December 2013, which opened at LG Art Center.^[7] He went on to write the script and lyrics for The Schwarz Show: Christmas Radio within the omnibus musical I Hate Christmas in Project Box SEEYA.^[8] Currently, Park is working again with Will Aronson, the composer of <Bungee Jump> on a new original musical.^[9]

Awards

Hue Park received Best Music/Lyric Award in the 7th 'The Musical Awards' in Korea for his musical <Bungee Jump>.^[10][11] Bungee Jump was also named 'the 2 Best Original Musicals of 2012' by 'The Musical' Magazine,^[12] as well as selected for re-production by the Korean Musical Association's original musical support program.^[13]

Graphic design and writing

• Independently published a photoessay book, Polaroidiary (2011)^[14]
• Designed the title art and poster for Bungee Jump, the poster for Omnibus Musical I Hate Christmas, the cover for The Musical Magazine, among other various graphic design projects.
• Wrote a review of a Broadway musical as a New York correspondence for The Musical Magazine (2014)^[15]

References

1. "Evan 2nd Album "Pain Reliever"". Retrieved 2014-06-03.
2. "Sangmin Park "Tough Life"". Retrieved 2014-06-03.
3. "[News Today-Talking About]Hue Park, Lyricist of 'Bungee Jump': a story imbued in true emotion by beautiful words". Retrieved 2014-06-03.
4. "'Bungee Jump' tells of complex love story". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
5. "There's no end to what I can talk about my work". 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
6. "Bungee Jump - All About Performing Art - PlayDB". Retrieved 2014-06-03.
7. "Carmen - All About Performing Art - PlayDB". Retrieved 2014-06-03.
8. "A Young Project, 'I Hate Christmas'". Retrieved 2014-06-03.
9. "Interview : the Duo Behind <Bungee Jump>, Composer Will Aronson and Lyricist Hue Park". Retrieved 2014-06-03.
10. "Winners of the 7th 'The Musical' Awards". Retrieved 2014-06-03.
11. "The musical Awards Best Composition and Lyrics". Retrieved 2014-06-03.
12. "The Best 2 Original Musicals of 2012". Retrieved 2014-06-03.
13. "Musical 'Bungee Jump' Returns to Stage". Retrieved 2014-06-03.
14. "Polaroidiary - Selected Bookshop Your Mind". Retrieved 2014-06-03.
15. "'Rocky', a Passionate Single Punch on Broadway". Retrieved 2014-06-04.