YR 47 Issue 1 2011
Scenes
Comm Arts alumna stars in Korean musical
By ZHEA KATRINA R. ESTRADA
IT IS not only in the local entertainment scene where Thomasians stand out.
Communication Arts alumna Cherish Maningat-Bae takes the center stage as she plays the lead female role in the Korean musical Arirang Fantasy.
The show presents a tragic love story between a Filipina and a Korean who were supposed to build a happy family, but due
to a sudden twist of fate, the male character died early, leaving behind his wife and daughter.
“The play is about us (Filipinos) and it somehow aims to show the world who Filipinos are,” Maningat-Bae said in an interview with Kring Elenzano, her long-time classmate from elementary until college, posted at the funnysexy.ph blog last June 8.
“Even if the language is in Korean, the message is universal and
Communication Arts alumna Cherish Maningat-Bae takes the center stage as she plays the lead female role in the Korean musical Arirang Fantasy.
The show presents a tragic love story between a Filipina and a Korean who were supposed to build a happy family, but due
to a sudden twist of fate, the male character died early, leaving behind his wife and daughter.
“The play is about us (Filipinos) and it somehow aims to show the world who Filipinos are,” Maningat-Bae said in an interview with Kring Elenzano, her long-time classmate from elementary until college, posted at the funnysexy.ph blog last June 8.
“Even if the language is in Korean, the message is universal and
everyone can and will be able to understand,” she said Maningat-Bae added that an additional goal she would like to fulfil in portraying the role is to break the negative perception given by most foreigners to Koreans.
“They (Koreans) are not mean and we should not judge them as a whole. It is like saying that all Filipinos are prostitutes just because there are a lot of them. I hope we can break these misconceptions.”
Maningat-Bae’s acting career started during her days at the University where she was academically trained in terms of video editing, television production, television presentation, and video shoots. She decided to pursue the craft further when she studied abroad at the Korean National University for the Arts where she majored in stage directing.
She became part of the Korean show business industry after auditioning for a musical play staged for children. She was also part of the Korean theatre group SUM Musical Co. for half a year and was able to perform all over Korea.
“I still do not consider myself as an actress, though. This is only the beginning and I am just slowly starting
to make my ultimate childhood dream come true,” Maningat-Bae said in an online interview with the Flame.
She added that graduating from UST contributed a huge part in her success, saying that it is through the Thomasian values instilled in her that she became a cut above her Korean colleagues.
Arirang Fantasy had a 20-city tour within Korea that lasted until July 30.
“They (Koreans) are not mean and we should not judge them as a whole. It is like saying that all Filipinos are prostitutes just because there are a lot of them. I hope we can break these misconceptions.”
Maningat-Bae’s acting career started during her days at the University where she was academically trained in terms of video editing, television production, television presentation, and video shoots. She decided to pursue the craft further when she studied abroad at the Korean National University for the Arts where she majored in stage directing.
She became part of the Korean show business industry after auditioning for a musical play staged for children. She was also part of the Korean theatre group SUM Musical Co. for half a year and was able to perform all over Korea.
“I still do not consider myself as an actress, though. This is only the beginning and I am just slowly starting
to make my ultimate childhood dream come true,” Maningat-Bae said in an online interview with the Flame.
She added that graduating from UST contributed a huge part in her success, saying that it is through the Thomasian values instilled in her that she became a cut above her Korean colleagues.
Arirang Fantasy had a 20-city tour within Korea that lasted until July 30.
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