Yesung Carier

 

 

2008-2009 : Musical Theatre

 

On 9 May 2008, Yesung was sent to the hospital after he injured his leg during the 70 km 24-Hour Marathon of Hope in wich he and band mates Shindong, Sungmin, Leeteuk, Eunhyuk, and Kangin participated. The event was in collaboration with the SBS charity program "Hope TV 24" and money raised was donated to a Mongolian school in South Korea which was at risk of closing down. Due to the injury, Yesung was unable to complete the marathon, but appeared on stage on crutches with his fellow members. Also on August, Yesung was sent to the hospital after falling from 1.5 m stage while rehearsing at the KBS music program, Music Bank. The injury aggravated old injuries from the neck and waist and was hospitalised for two days.

 

He sang ballad track "Love Really Hurts" for the original soundtrack of television drama Tazza, wich aired from 16 September to 25 November 2008. In 2009, Yesung made his musical theatre debut in Namhansanseong ( lit. South Korean Mountain Fortress), wich is based on the novel of the same name by Kim Hoon , which is based on the historial incident of Byeongja Horan, at the Namhansanseong in Gyeonggi-do. But the musical focuses on the lives of common people and their spirit of survival during harsh situations. Yesung played villain " Jung Myung-soo", a servant-turned-interpreter who feels sad from being betrayed by his country, from 9 October to 4 November at the Seongnam Arts Center Opera House. On 6 November, he made a suprise appearance on KBS "Music Bank" with label mates SHINee in place of Jonghyun, who was recovering from influenza, in a performance of  "Ring Ding Dong".

2010 : OST

 

In 2010, Yesung starred in the title role of musical Hong Gil Dong, alongside band mate Sungmin who also palyed the historical figure Hong Gil Dong. It played at the Woori Financial Art Hall at the Olympic Park from 18 February to 18 April 2010. On 31 March 2010, Yesung Contributed to the OST of television drama Cinderella's Sister, Starring Moon Geun Young and Chun Jung Myung. The song "It Has To Be You", is a ballad that tells the story about a man who refused to look for another girl, except for the one he loved. On 4 June, Yesung performed it for the first time, and his first solo stage, on Music Bank which reached #3 on show's K-chart.