6 Times Idols Have Had An Impressive Transformation For A Musical Role

K-Pop idols are trained for many years in singing, dancing, and even acting. Therefore, once their career has been established as a singer, many of them attempt to extend into different entertainment fields. One of those being musicals.

Many idols have been in musicals throughout the years. Every musical is different and depending on the content the costumes can be just regular clothing or very detailed and eye-catching. So here is our list of idols that had an impressive transformation for their musical roles.

1. Jo Kwon, ASTRO's MJ, and NU'EST's Ren

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All three of these idols played the same role, the main character, in the musical "Everybody's Talking About Jamie." The musical is about a 16-year-old boy who is struggling with being gay and overcomes it to become a drag queen. For the musical, all the idols wore drag-like makeup, heavy and very colorful. Therefore, when they were released the teasers went viral online. There isn't very much queer representation in Korea, so this musical was a welcomed addition to the growing inclusive media community. Additionally, look forward to Ren's transformation in his up

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