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Q1. What was the motivation that you chose to compose POPERA RAIN, which is the world first performance as a genre of POPERA?

  When I got an offer from Ou Hyuk Im, the writer of POPERA RAIN, I was little worried. The fact that I had to work on composing large pieces by myself and the limited time to the deadline gave me a big stress but it was New York that we are going to have a performance and it is the central city in the world. It made me change my mind to participate in the project. Any people can come and see our performances all sharing feelings in common together. And I hope that they can learn many things new and meaningful through our shows such as those that can be messaged out by the tragic loves and sacrifices under wars and different ideologies.

Q2. As it is the first production, what have you focused on?

  I have focused not on that it is the first production but more on that they are POPERA, a new genre and the audience who are going to come to see our shows. POPERA has been made from the mixture of pop and classic, very unfamiliar but I would like to express free style of pop music within the boundary of classic music. I am sure POPERA music must sound easier and user-friendly to many people who have thought classic music is very difficult to listen to. I have wanted to write the music which is very touching, easy and beautiful. And the main purpose of POPERA is not to interrupt the whole story line due to the difficulty of understanding the music.


Q3. Is there anything that you wish for POPERA, which will be performed on Feb 23 and 24?

  First of all, I hope many people can come and enjoy our shows. And I would love the audience to realize what our mission is and its significant meaning is after watching our performances. Lastly, I would like to say thousand of thanks to all staff, conductor and orchestra members.


Q4. From when did you start composing music and have you been affected by anybody?

  I have started composing classic music since I was 12. I have written various kinds of music in the style of each era but I like modern music more. And I have been largely affected by my professor, Dr. Robert Cuckson while I was studying at Mannes College of Music. I learned a lot from him. It was his suggestion that I go on more studying on Film Scoring and Multimedia at New York University.

Q5. Could you tell me if there is anybody that you would like to send special thanks?

  As mentioned above, I would like to thank Dr. Cuckson and Dr. Jerica Oblak heartedly. They helped me a lot to think and see big and encouraged me when I was suffering from creating a new genre, POPERA


Q6. What is your future plan as a composer?

  I would like to compose more music that many people can enjoy more easily such as film music, musicals and poperas.