the National Theater Association of Korea, and best stage play for 2001 by the Dong-A Art Foundation. Original soundtrack "가려진" - "Veiled" by Jang Jae-hyeong (Jang-seng's theme) "프롤로그 - 먼길" - "Prologue - Long Roads" "각시탈" - "Gak-shi Tal (Mask of a Woman)" "돌아올 수 없는" - "Cannot Return" "너 거기 있니? 나 여기 있어." - "Are you over there? I am over here." "세상속으로" - "Into the World" "위험한 제의 하나" - "Dangerous Suggestion Number One" "행복한 광대들" - "The Happy Clowns" "내가 왕이 맞느냐" - "Am I the King or not" "위험한 제의 둘" - "Dangerous Suggestion Number Two" "꿈꾸는 광대들" - "The Dreaming Clowns" "수청" - "Serve Maiden" "인형놀이" - "Playing with Dolls" "연정" - "Romantic Emotions" "그림자놀이" - "Playing with Shadows" "피적삼의 울음소리" - "The Cry of Rags" "광대사냥" - "Clown Hunt" "광대의 죽음" - "Death of a Clown" "어서 쏴" - "Shoot Now" "질투" - "Envy" "장생의 분노" - "The Fury of Jang-Seng" "내가 썼소" - "I wrote it." "애원" - "Plea" "장생의 외침" - "The Yell of Jang-Seng" "눈먼장생" - "Jang-Seng the Blind" "자궁속으로" - "Into the Womb" "반정의 북소리" - "Ban-Jeong's Sounds of Drumming" "반허공" - "Mid-air" "에필로그 - 돌아오는 길" - "Epilogue - The Homeward Road" "반허공" Guitar Version - "Mid-air" Guitar Version Reception In South Korea, the film sold a total of 12.3 million tickets, including 3,659,525 in Seoul, in its four months of screening, which ended on 18 April 2006. It ranked first and grossed in its first week of release and grossed a total of after 12 weeks of screening. Its worldwide grossed is . For a low-budget film costing only , it surpassed the 10 million viewer mark on 2 February, received good reviews from both critics and audiences. This led to its commercial success, which is remarkable, considering its focus on traditional arts with homosexual themes. The success was also surprising given the lack of a big budget and high-profile top-billing actors and director compared to other films such as Taegukgi: Brotherhood of War and Silmido, who have both surpassed 10 million viewers. The film also notably propelled the then unknown Lee Joon-gi into Asia-wide stardom. This film was chosen by the Korea Film Council-appointed committee as South Korea's submission for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was selected over two other films: The Host and Time for its overall aesthetic and commercial