Exclusive Interview: JAEJAE Meets the Wicked Cast – Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, and Jonathan Bailey

'위키드' 출연진과의 호주 인터뷰를 통해 독점 공개되는 세부 사항과 한국을 테마로 한 깜짝 놀라움을 만나보세요.

### 뮤지컬 영화 "위키드" 배우들과의 특별 인터뷰: 문명특급 MMTG
* 🎙️ MMTG 문명특급의 재재가 호주에서 뮤지컬 영화 **"위키드"**의 아리아나 그란데, 신시아 에리보, 조나단 베일리, 제프 골드블룸과 특별 인터뷰를 진행했습니다.
* ✨ 재재는 "위키드"의 열렬한 팬으로, 영화에 대한 깊은 이해와 애정을 보여주며 배우들과 즐거운 대화를 나눴습니다.  특히 아리아나 그란데의 도플갱어 승헌 씨의 깜짝 등장과 "위키드"에 대한 열정적인 설명이 돋보였습니다.
* 🎬  **"위키드"**는 "오즈의 마법사"의 프리퀄로, 서구의 사악한 마녀 엘파바의 이야기를 다루며, 엘파바와 글린다의 우정과 사랑, 그리고 오즈의 그림자를 보여줍니다.
* 🎤  인터뷰에서는 영화의 화려한 **특수효과**와 900만 송이의 튤립, 16톤짜리 기차 등 제작 비하인드 스토리가 공개되었고, 11월 20일 한국 최초 개봉 소식도 전해졌습니다.
* 🎶  재재는 배우들과 함께 "위키드"의 명곡들을 부르며 흥겨운 분위기를 연출했고, 특히 아리아나 그란데와 신시아 에리보의 라이브 녹음 과정과 노래 실력에 대한 칭찬이 이어졌습니다.  "Defying Gravity"를 부르는 신시아 에리보의 목소리에 맞춰 새들이 함께 노래했다는 에피소드는 인상적이었습니다.
*  🗣️  "만약 당신의 친구가 당신이 싫어하는 모자를 선물한다면 어떻게 할 것인가?" 와 같은 흥미로운 질문과 답변을 통해 배우들의 유쾌한 모습과 "위키드" 캐릭터에 대한 이해를 높였습니다.
* 💖  인터뷰 말미에는 한국 팬들을 위한 특별 선물과 함께, 재재와 "위키드" 배우들의 훈훈한 마무리가 인상적이었습니다.  "Ozmonina"(오즈모니나, "Oh my gosh!"의 한국어 버전)라는 재치있는 표현도 등장했습니다.
*  🎉  전반적으로 재재의 유쾌한 진행과 "위키드" 배우들의 솔직하고 즐거운 모습이 어우러진, 잊지 못할 특별 인터뷰였습니다.  "위키드" 2편 개봉 시 재회를 약속하며 인터뷰는 마무리되었습니다.

Welcome to "The MMTG SHOW." Ladies and gentlemen, we've arrived in Australia this time.

Why are we in Australia? Well, can you see?  "Wicked." You're the cutest.

[JAEJAE received a friend request from Ariana Grande.] [Somewhere in Seoul, 2024]
I've heard the news.

You've heard the news, right? [Seungheon / Ariana Grande's doppelganger]
I heard you're going somewhere nice.

I'm heading to the Southern Hemisphere. [(JAEJAE departs for Australia with groundbreaking news.)]

[Ariana Grande / Koreana Grande] [Signature song from "Wicked" / "Defying Gravity"]

[Breaks into song] This is "Wicked." Are you upset... Have you been angry lately?

You're going to see Ariana Grande without me. Without me. [(Seungheon, who sadly can't join.)]

[The famous Ariana doppelganger, Seungheon] [Seungheon wasn't like this in high school, but endless practice turned him into Ariana's doppelganger.]

Actually, to Seungheon, who knows almost all the songs from "Wicked," what exactly is the work "Wicked"?

To summarize briefly, it's the backstory before "The Wizard of Oz." [Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West from "The Wizard of Oz"]
You see, the Wicked Witch of the West

wasn't a bad kid from the start. If Dr. Oh Eun-young had provided a solution

things might have been different. ["Wicked" in one sentence]
Why did this character have no choice

[Becoming a witch...]
but to become a wicked witch? The witch named Elphaba and

[Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the Wicked Witch of the West] the good witch Glinda.

Glinda. [Ariana Grande as Glinda, the Good Witch] And the friendship that blossoms between them.

Friendship. [(The friendship of the two witches' characters)] Love. Love. [(Love is also in "Wicked")]

A scary shadow. What's the scary shadow? Oz. [(Even the ominous shadow of Oz)]

Scary shadow. So, what's your favorite song from "Wicked"? [(A tough question for a superfan)]
I can't pick just one.

But "Defying Gravity" is so iconic. [(Sudden excitement)] [(Sudden excitement)]

["Defying Gravity" from "Wicked"] When I saw that vibration, I felt it immediately.

It's happening. (In the original musical) at the very end [Musical version] Exactly.

It's like Boom! but they twisted it. Exactly. [Upgraded movie version] Exactly!

Because it's a musical film, the music is the main focus. [(Thus begins Seungheon's passionate demonstration)]

[(Cynthia Erivo's singing style)] Good. Perfect. Great. As a fan of "Wicked,"

what are you most excited about with the movie adaptation? Well, the stage effects that had limitations in the musical...

They say they planted nine million tulips by hand. Even Shim Soo-bong would be amazed.

Shim Soo-bong. "One Million Roses" [(Even Shim Soo-bong would be shocked by nine million flowers.)]
- Making a million flowers bloom.
- Blooming.

There's that 16-ton train. - The one in Emerald City.
- Emerald City. They moved the train for two days.

[(Surprised)]
They must have spent an insane amount of money. Part 1 is releasing this November

And Part 2 is coming out next year. [(Surprised)]
They're splitting it into Part 1 and 2?

Yes, into 1 and 2. Right. They call "Oh My God" as "Oh my god."

In Korean musicals, "Oh my gosh!" That's how they actually say it. [Final Advice]
Try to surprise Cynthia when you meet her.

Okay, got it. As soon as I meet her [(Immediately chants a spell)] [Final Advice 2]
As for Ariana...

[(Suddenly sentimental)] She likes things like this. [(Somehow feeling sorry)] [(Just mimicking)]

Exactly. [(Sentimental version)] (For Ariana) You have to relax your jaw muscles.

Say "Ee-oh!" Ee-oh? "Ee-oh!" Like Eeyore from "Winnie the Pooh?"

Always Ee-oh. Ee-oh. She's always here to Eeyore things together.

Let's go together for Part 2. I'll go make acquaintances this time. [(Sentimental)]

I miss you so much. It's hard to endure. Bye. JAEJAE.

[(JAEJAE heads to Australia...)] [(Practicing songs intensely as soon as she lands in Australia)]

The room service staff asked me if I was going to a Halloween party. The staff asked me where the party was.

Everyone is so surprised. [(Fan service by JAEJAE)] [(Encore)] [(Satisfied)]
Thank you.

Everyone, this time, it's a highly confidential interview that even our filming team can't join, so we can't set up our usual angles.

Please watch to see how we handle this. [(The "Wicked" team preparing for the interview) / (Confirming the name)]
Is it JAEJAE?

[Jeff wants to make sure of the name.] / Jeff Goldblum / The Wizard [Jeff himself]
Not Jeff, it's JAEJAE!

[Fascinated] / Ariana Grande / The real Ariana Grande / Glinda [Jonathan Bailey / That guy from "BRIDGERTON" / Fiyero]
We'll go with J for JAEJAE!

[Let's enjoy ourselves.] [Cynthia Erivo / Elphaba] Let's go. Hello, everyone.

Hello! Excited! You're on the most popular show. [Intrigued] Beautiful!

[First musical interview for the "Wicked" team.] Thank you for having us. This... after a long wait and

Korea will be the first, very first country to watch the film. You know what? Really?

Yeah, really. - Congratulations.
- When does it open in Korea? [North America release date is November 22nd]
November 20th.

[Korean audiences get to see it before anyone else.] [Cynthia and Ariana celebrating]

[Excited]
Yeah, in Korea. Goosebumps. [Meeting someone like this for the first time.]

You are the cutest. So much. [Jeff wants to join in.]
I've always known one word in Korean.

Is this correct? [Curious]
Hope it's right. Yeoboseyo. ["Yeoboseyo" is how you answer the phone.]

Yeoboseyo! [Proud]
Yeoboseyo. Yeoboseyo, JAEJAE.

Yeoboseyo. [In a musical tone]
Yeoboseyo, it's me. [Singing "A Glass of Soju" in front of Ariana Grande]
Yeoboseyo, it's me

in a famous Korean song. [The four get more into the musical interview.] So the title of our first talk session is

[Musical Interview 1]
What is this feeling? [A signature song from "Wicked"]

[(They sing together)] [(Expressing her signature)] (Impressed) Great vocals. [(Original lyrics) / (JAEJAE's positive version)]

Fantastic. Fantastic, Cynthia. Thank you very much. Two months ago, I saw Jonathan's interview on "Good Morning America."

You said something like this: "Everyone who was working on it is a die-hard fan." The music, I think, was a knockout moment, seeing it for the first time.

It taught us to love and to laugh. What did you learn from seeing "Wicked" the first time?

Oh, the first time I saw it on stage? Well, I saw it, um, you know, in its

first Broadway production with Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth. I cried. I didn't know anything about it

then, but anyway... You cried? Oh yes. I cried like a baby. I was wailing at the end of it.

I didn't know they were going to be best friends? [(Someone who understands that feeling)]
Oh, you did, right.

Tears were springing from my eyes. Jeff, during your first talk with Jon Chu, director Jon Chu,

you were also so emotional that you almost cried. You always cry? I always cry. We all always cry.

[(Confirm emotional "Wicked" team)] We're an emotional family. (Adding more) This is a glass

filled with tears. A tears glass? [(Demonstrating)] Could you please give me one?

Okay. (Definitely) I'll give it to you. Plenty to go around.

Don't worry. And everyone knows that Ariana has a true passion for Glinda. [(Ariana always wanted to play Glinda.)]

And you were 10 years old when you saw the original cast perform "Wicked" on Broadway with your mom and

You even joined the auction to get a ticket to take a photo with the cast backstage.

And here's the photo. [(10-year-old Ariana)] [(Adorable young Ariana)]

Life, it's really full of surprises. It's a very full-circle moment, and we've all loved these characters for the whole 21 years

that this show has been around. So it's really beautiful to have the opportunity to bring our own selves to these roles.

And also to cry together and fill up Jeff's cup together and — I know. 
— pass around the tour.

I'm curious about 2013, you sang on a song called "Popular Song." Oh, yes!

Which sampled "Popular" from "Wicked." [2013 / MIKA "Popular Song" feat. Ariana Grande]

[2024 / Ariana Grande "Popular"] Was that inspired by your love for "Wicked?"

No, actually, it's Mika's song. And he invited me to be a part of it.

So that was just a really funny coincidence. But Oz has been sneaking up on all of us in many ways.

We've all been intertwined with Oz for a long time. It's been reaching for us.

It's amazing then to meet people who had, you know, a similar love for something, and then, you know, you get to make it together.

Destiny. I've never been in a movie that started with everybody going, "Oh, this, I've got to—we've got to do this movie"

we're so thrilled to be in this movie. You know, there are scripts and sets, but with this movie, everybody was like,

for years it's been boiling—and in love—a romance with this material.
—Yes, right.

[(A truly special "Wicked" for everyone.)]
It's not just something, it's special.

And the video of the casting announcement for Cynthia and Ariana has become very famous. [(The moment "Wicked" casting was confirmed)]
casting announcements.

We'd love for you to be our Elphaba. [The moment Cynthia was cast as Elphaba]

[(Reenacting the glorious moment)] That's what she does. And you [When Ariana was cast as Glinda]
Oh my God, thank you.

I love her so much; I'm going to take such good care of her, thank you so much.

I love her so much, I'm going to take such good care of her, thank you! You like this.

That's very good. (Moved) Beautiful! Thank you. [Jonathan, catching onto the musical vibe]
I think we can put this together to create a duet.

[(Jonathan getting hooked on JAEJAE's vibe)] And Jonathan! You were also cast in a very interesting way.

that during the Zoom meeting with director Jon Chu and producer Marc Platt, Cynthia and Ariana just popped up and

[Shiz University]
"Will you come to Shiz? We are all Shiz." Really?

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재재의 아리아나 그란데(글린다 역)와의 만남 예고

승헌(아리아나 그란데 닮은꼴)의 호주행 언급

위키드 뮤지컬 및 영화에 대한 간략한 소개

위키드 영화 및 뮤지컬에 대한 설명과 기대감

위키드는 오즈의 마법사의 프리퀄 스토리

엘파바(악한 마녀)의 삶과 배경 설명

엘파바와 글린다의 관계와 우정 강조

오즈의 그림자 및 위키드의 주요 테마 언급

위키드 영화의 음악과 무대 효과에 대한 기대감 표현

영화의 놀라운 제작 규모와 스케일 언급 (900만 튤립, 16톤 기차 등)

위키드 배우들과의 인터뷰 진행 과정 및 분위기

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위키드 배우들과의 첫 만남 및 인사

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재재의 '여보세요'를 활용한 뮤지컬적 연출

위키드 배우들과의 뮤지컬 인터뷰 내용 (1부)

위키드 뮤지컬 첫 경험과 감동에 대한 배우들의 이야기 공유

아리아나 그란데의 글린다 역에 대한 열정과 어린 시절 경험 공유

아리아나 그란데의 'Popular Song' 참여와 위키드와의 인연 언급

위키드 영화 제작에 참여한 배우들의 열정과 애정 강조

위키드 배우들과의 뮤지컬 인터뷰 내용 (2부)

배우들 간의 우정과 협력에 대한 이야기

신시아 에리보의 보컬 스타일 조율 과정과 아리아나 그란데의 피드백 언급

'Defying Gravity' 촬영 중 발생한 에피소드 공유

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