Kim Jun-su's performance as L in the Death Note Musical has netted him an accolade Korean theatrical industry. Interpark - which represents the ticketing side of live theatre in Korea - named him as its 10th Golden Ticket winner, mostly for his successful run in the role of L. The Golden Ticket Awards are based on hard statistical data from the box offices. Winners are those who prompted the most ticket sales, in addition to attracting the most votes from theatre goers and critics surveyed at the venue. Attendees were asked to highlight those actors delivering the strongest performances on stage. Just over 90,000 people watched JYJ's Junsu perform as L, in fifty-seven productions of Death Note the Musical, staged at Seongnam Arts Center in Seoul during July and August 2015. Every show sold out with audience members pretty much unanimous in their praise for the L actor's 'outstanding performance'. That and hard figures from the box office secured his industry prize. |