Um Sang-hyun

South Korean voice actor (born 1971) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Um Sang-hyun (Korean: 엄상현; born December 29, 1971) is a South Korean voice actor[1][2][3] who began his career by joining Educational Broadcasting System's voice acting division in 1998.[4]

Born
엄상현

(1971-12-29) December 29, 1971 (age 54)
OthernamesSang-hyun-son
Um-oppa/hyung
Luke/Luke Um
EducationChung-Ang University
Theatre and Film[citation needed]
OccupationVoice actor
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Um Sang-hyun
엄상현
Born
엄상현

(1971-12-29) December 29, 1971 (age 54)
Other namesSang-hyun-son
Um-oppa/hyung
Luke/Luke Um
EducationChung-Ang University
Theatre and Film[citation needed]
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1998–present
Korean name
Hangul
엄상현
Hanja
嚴祥鉉
RREom Sanghyeon
MRŎm Sanghyŏn
WebsiteOfficial fan club (in Korean)
Official Twitter
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Before making his debut as a voice actor, he used to work in theaters, including performing his roles as a Japanese assassinator and a royal servant in a 1997 South Korean musical The Last Empress[5] and working as the assistant director for South Korean musicals Gaeddongi[6] and Moskito[7] the same year. In 1992, he also appeared in a South Korean independent film called Opening the Closed School Gates.[8]

After his exclusive work at EBS, Um has been a freelancer since 2001. In the early 2000s, he came to prominence after voicing Kira Yamato on the Korean dub of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED. Since then, Um has dubbed a number of television animation series such as Chrono Crusade, Digimon Frontier, Fullmetal Alchemist, InuYasha and School Rumble. As a result of his popularity among children audiences, the voice actor won a Nickelodeon Korea Kids' Choice Award in 2012 for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (known as Best Voice Actor/Actress in South Korea). He became the recipient of the award for his role as Po in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, gaining 3,121 votes, which is about 38% of the entire poll.[9]

Although having been highly active as a freelancer for more than a decade, Um is also still one of the main voice actors representing EBS. He is best known for his roles as Calcifer on the Korean dub of the Studio Ghibli animated movie Howl's Moving Castle, L Lawliet on the Korean dub of the Japanese television animation series Death Note, Po on the Korean dub of the DreamWorks Animation film series Kung Fu Panda and even more recently, Poli on the South Korean animated children's television series Robocar Poli.

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Voice acting

TV animation dubbing

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  • Hero Circle (히어로 써클, EBS)
    • Ketchop
    • S.A.M.
    • Cowman
    • Vampire
    • Ned
    • Kane
    • Timmy/Power Supreme Genius (first voice)
    • Occult
    • God
    • Simon
    • Steve (first voice)
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  • Hunter × Hunter (헌터x헌터, AniOne TV)
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Animated movie dubbing

2000s
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2001Run=Dim
(런딤: 네서스의 반란)		Cheol-jin[91]
2003The Cat Returns
(고양이의 보은)		Prince Lune[92]
2004El Cid: The Legend
(엘 시드: 전설의 영웅)		Rodrigo Díaz de VivarThe movie is an animated adaptation of the historical legend of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, also known as El Cid.
Blade of the Phantom Master
(신 암행어사)		Jun (浚/준)[93]
Howl's Moving Castle
(하울의 움직이는 성)		Calcifer[94]This animated film is based on the novel of the same name, written by Diana Wynne Jones (British writer).
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron
(스피릿)		Little CreekThe Korean TV edition broadcast on SBS
2005Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light
(유희왕 극장판: 빛의 피라미드)		The Professor
Yugi Mutou[95] (Yoo-hee)		He voiced Yugi Mutou in 2010 when the film was re-released.
2006On a Stormy Night
(폭풍우 치는 밤에)		Mei[96][97]This is an animated film adaptation covering a series of children's books under the same title.
Kirikou and the Wild Beasts
(키리쿠, 키리쿠)		Karaba's Soldiers[98]
Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea
(포켓몬스터 극장판: 포켓몬 레인저와 바다의 왕자 마나피)		Jack Walker[99]
Tenchi the Movie: Tenchi Muyo in Love
(천지무용 in Love 극장판)		Tenchi MasakiThe Korean TV edition broadcast on Anibox TV
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys
(포켓몬스터 극장판: 열공의 방문자 데오키시스)		RyūThe Korean TV edition broadcast on AniOne TV/Champ TV
2007TMNT
(닌자 거북이 TMNT)		Michelangelo
Ah! My Goddess: The Movie
(오! 나의 여신님 극장판)		Keiichi MorisatoThe Korean TV edition broadcast on Animax
2008Azur & Asmar: The Princes' Quest
(아주르와 아스마르)		Asmar
Crayon Shin-chan: Adventure in Henderland
(짱구는 못 말려 극장판: 헨더랜드의 대모험)		Prince Gorman/Su Noman PaThe Korean TV edition broadcast on Anibox TV/AniOne TV/Champ TV
Kung Fu Panda
(쿵푸 팬더)		Po[100]
Fly Me to the Moon
(플라이 미 투 더 문)		Butch
2009Garfield's Fun Fest
(가필드: 마법의 샘물)		Garfield[101][102]
Open Season 2
(부그와 엘리엇 2)		Elliot
The Story of Mr. Sorry
(Korean: 제불찰 씨 이야기; RR: Je Bul-chal Ssi Yi-ya-gi)		Mr. Sorry (Je Bul-chal)[103]The movie was created as an animated adaptation of a short story under the same title, which is one of the episodes of "지문 사냥꾼 (Fingerprint Hunter)", a collection of short fantasy fictions published by Lee Juck (South Korean musician).[104]
The Missing Lynx
(링스 어드벤처)		Skinny Soldier[105]
Nocturna
(마법의 세계 녹터나)		The Cat Shepherd[106][107]
Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called: The Singing Buttocks Bomb
(짱구는 못 말려 극장판: 태풍을 부르는 노래하는 엉덩이 폭탄!)		Shigureinji Tsune (Bak Min-ho)
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2010s
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2010Astro Boy
(아스트로 보이: 아톰의 귀환)		Sparx[108]
Sunshine Barry and the Disco Worms
(춤추는 꿈틀이 밴드)		Barry[109]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
(하늘에서 음식이 내린다면)		Flint Lockwood[110]This is a film adaptation of the children's book of the same name by Judi and Ron Barrett.
Happily N'Ever After 2
(엘라의 모험 2: 백설공주 길들이기)		Mambo
The Gruffalo
(괴물 그루팔로)		The MouseIt is a short animated film based on the picture book of the same name, written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. In South Korea, a Korean TV edition of that film was broadcast on EBS.
Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers
(레고: 클러치 파워의 모험)		Clutch Powers
Shrek Forever After
(슈렉 포에버)		Gingy (Gingerbread Man)
The Five Magic Letters
(Korean: 마법천자문; RR: Ma-beop-cheon-ja-mun)		Yeo-eui-pil[111]This film is an animated adaptation based on a series of comic books under the same title, which has sold over 12 million copies in South Korea.[112]
Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
(스페이스 침스: 자톡의 역습 3D)		Ham III[113]
The Secret World of Arrietty
(마루 밑 아리에티)		Shō[114]
Despicable Me
(슈퍼배드)		Victor "Vector" Perkins
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
(가디언의 전설)		SorenThe film is based on Guardians of Ga'Hoole, a fantasy book series written by Kathryn Lasky (American author).[115]
2011Metal Fight Beyblade vs the Sun: Sol Blaze, the Scorching Hot Invader
(극장판 메탈 베이블레이드 대 태양: 작열의 침략자 솔블레이즈)		Hyoma (Dong-san-do-ryeong)
Magic Journey to Africa
(아프리카 마법여행)		The Caracal
Jana's father[116]
Garfield's Pet Force
(가필드 펫 포스 3D)		Jon Arbukle/Emperor Jon
Nermal/Abnermal
Alpha and Omega
(알파 앤 오메가)		Garth[117]
Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time
(유희왕 극장판: 시공을 초월한 우정)		Yugi Mutou[118] (Yoo-hee)
Rango
(랭고)		Spoons[119]
Rolling Stars: The Greatest Space Baseball Competition
(Korean: 지구대표 롤링 스타즈; RR: Ji-gu-dae-pyo Rolling Seu-ta-jeu)		Sam-shik-yi
Kung Fu Panda 2
(쿵푸 팬더 2)		Po[120]
Po's parents (in Po's dreams)		The movie used to be the most commercially successful animated film ever released in South Korea, crossing the five-million mark in selling tickets, until later being surpassed by Frozen (10.29 million). It still remains the most widely seen movie of all the animated films that Um has ever dubbed.
Green Days
(Korean: 소중한 날의 꿈; RR: So-jung-han Nal-eui Kkum)		Cheol-soo's uncle[121]Originally English-titled as Dinosaur and I
Leafie, A Hen into the Wild
(Korean: 마당을 나온 암탉; RR: Ma-dang-eul Na-on Am-tak)		Rooster[122]The film is based on a popular children's book authored by Hwang Sun-mi,[123] and has become South Korea's highest-grossing domestic animated film, attracting 2.2 million viewers. It broke the record previously held by the digital restoration of Robot Taekwon V, which drew 720,000 viewers back in 2007.[124]
The Smurfs
(개구쟁이 스머프)		Neil Patrick Harris as Patrick Winslow
Honggildong 2084
(Korean: 홍길동 2084; RR: Hong Gil-dong Yi-gong-pal-sa)		Hong Eui-jang[125]
From Up on Poppy Hill
(코쿠리코 언덕에서)		Shun KazamaHe voiced the character on the DVD release of this film.
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
(틴틴: 유니콘호의 비밀)		Tintin
The Prince of Tennis: The Battle of the British City
(테니스의 왕자 극장판: 영국식 테니스성 결전)		Kieth
Osamu Watanabe
Senri Chitose
Yushi Oshitari
Friends: Naki on Monster Island
(프렌즈: 몬스터 섬의 비밀)		Gunjō[126][127]The film is based on Naita Aka Oni (meaning "The Red Ogre Who Cried"), a Japanese children's novel by Hirosuke Hamada.[128]
2012Legend of a Rabbit
(레전드 오브 래빗)		Tu[129][130]
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
(마다가스카 3: 이번엔 서커스다!)		Mort
Go! Anpanman: The Tears of the Mermaid Princess
(날아라! 호빵맨 극장판: 인어 공주의 눈물)		Shokupanman (Breadman)The Korean TV edition broadcast on Animax
Go! Anpanman: Gomira's Star
(날아라! 호빵맨 극장판: 쓰레기맨의 별)		Horrorman (Skeletonman)
Shokupanman (Breadman)		The Korean TV edition broadcast on Animax
Go! Anpanman: Nyanii of the Country of Dream Cats
(날아라! 호빵맨 극장판: 꿈고양이 나라의 야옹이)		Horrorman (Skeletonman)
Shokupanman (Breadman)		The Korean TV edition broadcast on Animax
Go! Anpanman: When the Flower of Courage Opens
(날아라! 호빵맨 극장판: 용기의 꽃이 피어날 때)		Horrorman (Skeletonman)
Shokupanman (Breadman)		The Korean TV edition broadcast on Animax
Sammy's Adventures 2: Escape from Paradise
(새미의 어드벤처 2)		Jimbo[131]
Wolf Children
(늑대아이)		SouheiHe voiced the character on the Korean IPTV edition of this film. The Korean dub was shown in small movie theaters across South Korea, and released on DVD the following year.
Tad, the Lost Explorer
(테드: 황금도시 파이티티를 찾아서)		Freddy
Go! Anpanman: Dadandan and the Twin Stars
(날아라! 호빵맨 극장판: 우당탕과 쌍둥이별)		Horrorman (Skeletonman)
Shokupanman (Breadman)		The Korean TV edition broadcast on Animax
When Bucketwheet Flowers Blossom
(Korean: 메밀꽃 필 무렵; RR: Me-mil-kkot Pil Mu-ryeop)		Dong-yi
The young Heo Saeng-won[132]		This film is an animated adaptation of a short novel under the same title, published by Lee Hyo-seok (South Korean writer).[133]
2013Pororo: The Racing Adventure
(뽀로로 극장판: 슈퍼썰매 대모험)		Toto[134]The film was created in celebration of the tenth anniversary of Pororo the Little Penguin.[135]
Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky
(명탐정 코난: 은빛 날개의 마술사)		Isao Shinjo (Woo Sang-ha)[136][137]
The Life of Guskou Budori
(부도리의 꿈)		Guskō Budori[138]The movie is based on an autobiographical fairy tale of the same name, written by Kenji Miyazawa (Japanese writer).[139]
Marco Macaco
(해양경찰 마르코)		Carlo[140]
Ploddy the Police Car
(꼬마영웅 경찰차 프로디)		Dottie[141][142]
The Adventures of Jinbao
(쿵후 팬더: 영웅의 탄생)		Jinbao[143]
The Smurfs 2
(개구쟁이 스머프 2)		Neil Patrick Harris as Patrick Winslow[144][145]
Despicable Me 2
(슈퍼배드 2)		Floyd Eagle-san[146]
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2
(하늘에서 음식이 내린다면 2)		Flint Lockwood
Pororo: Cyberspace Adventure
ChichiHe voiced the character Chichi in the Korean cartoon film.
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2020s
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2022The Bad Guys
(배드 가이즈)		Mr. Snake
2025The Rose of Versailles
(베르사유의 장미)		André Grandier
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Film dubbing

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Narrations

  • The Best Cooking Secrets (최고의 요리비결, EBS)[155][156]
  • Culture & Art 36.5 (문화예술 36.5, EBS)
  • D'Factory (디팩토리, Elle atTV)
  • Friday Night Theater (금요극장, EBS)
  • FUN FUN Board Games (FUN FUN 보드게임, Brain TV)
  • Janghak Quiz (EBS 장학퀴즈, EBS)
  • Star Track (스타트랙, O'live TV)
  • TV Scoop! Surprising World (TV 특종! 놀라운 세상, MBC)
  • tvN eNEWS (tvN 이뉴스, tvN)[157]
  • The UCC Scientific Expedition (UCC 과학탐험대, SBS)
  • The World of My Friends (내 친구들의 세상, MBC)

Commercial film dubbing

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  • Ahngook Pharmaceutical (안국약품)
    • The pollack on the commercial "Tobicom-S"
  • Aurora World (오로라월드)
    • Poli on the commercial "Robocar Poli Action Toy (로보카 폴리 작동인형)"[158]
    • Poli on the commercial "Robocar Poli Rag Doll (로보카 폴리 봉제인형)"[159]
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  • Binggrae (빙그레)
    • The commander (voice only) on the commercial "Binggrae Samanco: The Revenge of Samanco (붕어싸만코: 싸만코의 역습)"[160]
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  • FedEx (페덱스)
    • The black guy on the commercial "Zombie Outbreak"[161]
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  • GS Caltex (GS칼텍스)
    • Shinbbori on the commercial "The Good-Hearted Oil Stories (착한 기름 이야기)"[162]
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  • IBK (IBK 기업은행)
    • Oscar on the commercial "IBK Salary Account (IBK 급여통장)"[164]
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    • Tata (The blue-haired Meritz Merry Doll) on the "Meritz Merry Dolls (메리츠 걱정인형)" commercials[171]
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  • Shinhan Card (신한카드)
    • Two guys on the early part of the commercial "Shinhan LOVE Card"
  • SKY (스카이)
    • Narration for the commercial "SKY Hush"
  • Sonokong (손오공)
    • Narration for the commercial "Fruity Robo (후로티 로봇)"[172]
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    • Narration for the commercial "Chuggington Die-Cast Toys"[174]

Video game dubbing

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  • Grand Chase for kakao
    • Ercnard Sieghart
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  • Star Project Online (스타 프로젝트 온라인)
    • Sebastian Leon von Valencia
  • Steambot Chronicles (스팀봇 크로니클)
    • Vanilla R. Beans
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Drama CD

  • The audio drama of the How to Grow a Man ~Turning Chumps to Hunks~ (Oops! My Prince); Sound of Prince ~The Acclaimed Morning Kiss~ (어이쿠! 왕자님 오디오 북 《사운드 오브 왕자님 ~호평받는 모닝키스~》)[187]
    • Roe

TV appearances

1990s

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1998Ding-Dong-Dang Kindergarten
(딩동댕 유치원)		EBSThe guyUm appeared as the guy who delivers a letter to Hong Gil-dong's mother.
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2000s

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2003Into the Careers
(성공 예감! 직업 속으로)		EBSHimself
2005Anitopia
(애니토피아)		HimselfHe appeared on the segment "Ani-Where (애니웨어)". (Episode 89)
Career and People
(일과 사람들)		Himself
2005-06Tok! Tok! Boni, Hani
(톡! 톡! 보니 하니)		HostHe hosted the segment "Tell Me, Show Me (말해 줘, 보여줘)" Thursdays.
2006The Morning of the World
(생방송 세상의 아침)		KBSHimself
2008EBS DocuPrime
(EBS 다큐프라임)		EBSHimselfEpisode: "Children's Privacy: Male and Female (아이의 사생활: 남과 여)"[188]
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2010s

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2010Mobile Suit Gundam 00
(기동전사 건담 더블오)		Anibox TVHimselfThe voice actor appeared on the trailer for the series.
xxxHolic
(xxx홀릭)		HimselfHe appeared on the trailer for the second season.
2011Transformers: Prime
(트랜스포머 프라임)		EBSHimselfHe appeared on the ending title for the first season.[189]
2012Nickelodeon Korea Kids' Choice Awards
(니켈로디언 코리아 키즈 초이스 어워드)		Nickelodeon KoreaHimselfHe appeared as one of the nominees, and the winner for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Best Voice Actor/Actress).
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Stage appearance

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1997-98The Last Empress
(Korean: 명성황후; RR: Myeong-seong-hwang-hu)		One of Japanese assassinators
One of the royal servants		The Opera Theater, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul[190]
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Stage directing

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1997Gaeddongi
(Korean: 개똥이; RR: Gae-ttong-yi)		Rock operaAssistant directorMunye Theater, Seoul[nb 2][191]
Moskito
(Korean: 모스키토; RR: Mo-seu-ki-to)		Rock musicalAssistant directorHakchon Green Small Theater, Seoul[nb 3][192]
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Film appearance

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1992Opening the Closed School Gates
(Korean: 닫힌 교문을 열며; RR: Dat-hin Gyo-mun-eul Yeol-myeo)[193]		Jin-sooThis is also the real debut film of Jung Jin-young (South Korean actor), who later gained publicity after appearing in King and the Clown.[194] The movie was banned due to its failure of passing prior deliberation.[195] Instead, the independent film drew audiences through universities and civic centers, in the major cities across South Korea.
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Awards

Nickelodeon Korea Kids' Choice Awards

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2012 Po in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
(Best Voice Actor/Actress)		 Won
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Miscellaneous facts

  • Although born in 1971, he looks younger than his actual age, and that is why many fans of Um tend to call him 상현소년 (Sang-hyun-so-nyeon) meaning "The Boy Named Sang-hyun", or its shortened form, 상현손 (Sang-hyun-son).
  • Um Tae-jun (Korean: 엄태준), the son of Um, also has worked as a voice actor, participating in dubbing of various television shows for children, including Blue's Clues, Dora the Explorer, Team Umizoomi, and Tickety Toc.[196] He recently voiced young Mike on the Korean dub of Pixar animated film Monsters University.[197]
  • Um also sang some theme songs of his works, such as the opening theme for Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, and "Clumsy Love (Korean: 서투른 사랑; RR: Seo-tu-reun Sa-rang)", the ending theme for the third season of Chobits.
  • In the South Korean version of the 2012 KCAs, a new award called "Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie (Best Voice Actor/Actress)" was featured along with "Favorite TV Actor/Actress (Best Actor/Actress)". In the following year, however, the former was excluded from the show, and thus Um currently remains the first and only recipient ever to win that category.
  • As of October 2013, the total number of tickets sold for animated films which Um has participated in dubbing is about 38 million.
  • The ending title for the Korean dub of Transformers: Prime is based upon a video shot by Goo Ja-hyeong (South Korean voice actor), who dubbed Megatron on the show.[198] The title aired only when the first season of the show ended. In this video, Um appears for a moment, with a scene in which Jack Darby is running.

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  1. [1]
    He voiced one of the thieves, who says "Sesame! It's sesame! (Korean: 참깨! 참깨잖아!)" on the public campaign advertisement "Open Sesame (Korean: 열려라 참깨)".
  2. [2]
    The theater was renamed to Arko Arts Theater in 2002.
  3. [3]
    The theater ceased its operation on March 10, 2013, due to the change of building use.

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