amassed nearly a million views on TikTok. “I think stories are so important for kids,” Julia Riew, 22, told CNN of the fanfare surrounding her Disney-inspired creation “Shimcheong: A Folktale” which she’d reportedly made to introduce some diversity into film, and complete her senior thesisThe St.
Louis native added, “As someone who, as a young person, never saw herself represented in media, or in film, TV or onstage — that was something I always longed for.”There was no Korean Disney princess so I decided to make my own :) #disney #korean #koreanamerican #disneyprincess #musical #originalsong #originalmusical #musicaltheatre #theater #music #newsong #dreamworksIn the 41-second clip, uploaded last month, Riew introduces “Shimcheong” by singing the musical’s main number “Dive.”“Now all of the fish in the sea can’t stop me,” Riew croons before using a TikTok filter to morph into the musical’s titular animated heroine. “All of the waves in the world can’t rock me.
I’m on a mission and gee, just watch me go!”“Shimcheong,” which is based on the Korean folktale “The Blind Man’s Daughter,” tells the story of a young girl who falls in the sea while trying to save her father and ends up in the treacherous “Dragon Kingdom” with seemingly no way out.
As a result, Shimcheong is forced to try and escape her underwater prison and find her way home.Along the way, the aquatic adventurer meets a prince and an evil Dragon Queen — both of whose signature songs Riew teased on TikTok.
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