Watch: Harvard student's Disney-inspired Korean musical a hit online


By AGENCY

Disney has done the frozen Nordic princess, the Chinese warrior princess and many others in between. But a Korean princess? Not so much.

Harvard University student Julia Riew has set out to fix that. The 22-year-old Korean American senior wrote Shimcheong: A Folktale - a full-length musical inspired by a Korean folktale with a decidedly Disney movie vibe - as her senior thesis.

Get 20% OFF The Star Digital Access

Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

Best Value

Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Culture

Tarantino's first stage play will debut in London with Baron Cohen as star
In Johor Baru, theatre gives voice to communities living under the haze
Weekend for the arts: ART KL 2026, Ahmad Zakii's 'Sementara', 'Turandot'
Irish author Sally Rooney’s books pulled from UK over Palestine Action support
Five highlights of the 'Robert Rauschenberg and Asia' exhibition at KL’s Ilham Gallery
Van Gogh work unseen in public for 60 years on show in Hong Kong
'Turandot' centenary celebration brings a new scale of ambition to KL City Opera
Egypt’s Fayoum mummy portraits to travel abroad for first time after restoration
Lost in music: 'Fragments Of Tuah' songs find a life beyond the stage
Sharon Chin's 'Missing From The Scene' highlights a different kind of absence

Others Also Read