For her final college project, known as a senior thesis, Harvard University student Julia Riew wrote a full-length musical that has become popular on social media. The 22-year-old Korean American student has been releasing parts of the musical, which is inspired by a Korean folktale, on TikTok. The short videos that show her changing into a princess have quickly gotten a strong following. Supporters have taken to creating visuals and animations to help bring her story to life. Riew has even gotten attention from Hollywood and theater producers. “It honestly still feels like I’m dreaming,” she said recently. “It’s been heartwarming to see the reaction, especially among the Korean American community.” Heartwarming is a term that means causing pleasant feelings or happiness. Riew hopes the musical follows the same path of other musicals that have had success on TikTok in recent years.
Title: College Student's Korean Musical Becomes Popular Online
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5460/A14.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='College Student's Korean Musical Becomes Popular Online' data-article-id='6050'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13542'>For her final college project, known as a senior thesis, Harvard University student Julia Riew wrote a full-length musical that has become popular on social media.</span> <span data-start-time='13542' data-end-time='25021'>The 22-year-old Korean American student has been releasing parts of the musical, which is inspired by a Korean folktale, on TikTok. </span> <span data-start-time='25021' data-end-time='32625'>The short videos that show her changing into a princess have quickly gotten a strong following.</span> <span data-start-time='32625' data-end-time='40104'>Supporters have taken to creating visuals and animations to help bring her story to life.</span> <span data-start-time='40104' data-end-time='45604'>Riew has even gotten attention from Hollywood and theater producers.</span> <span data-start-time='45604' data-end-time='50063'>“It honestly still feels like I’m dreaming,” she said recently. </span> <span data-start-time='50063' data-end-time='57083'>“It’s been heartwarming to see the reaction, especially among the Korean American community.”</span> <span data-start-time='57083' data-end-time='62708'>Heartwarming is a term that means causing pleasant feelings or happiness.</span> <span data-start-time='62708' data-end-time='71375'>Riew hopes the musical follows the same path of other musicals that have had success on TikTok in recent years.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5460/A.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=18452 data-hint-location='32625' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5460/supporters_have_taken_to_creating_visuals_and_animations_to_help_bring_her_story_to__blank_.wav'>Supporters have taken to creating visuals and animations to help bring her story to <span class='blank'>life</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='life'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5460/life.wav'><span>life</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5460/wife.wav'><span>wife</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5460/knife.wav'><span>knife</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5460/live.wav'><span>live</span></div></div></div><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=18453 data-hint-location='57083' 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