Musicals of Korea | Reviews, Archives & Global Shows 한국의 뮤지컬 | 뮤지컬 공연 스케줄 (musical performance schedule)

A bilingual archive of Korean musical theater, at home and abroad

This site is dedicated to Korean musical theater — both at home and abroad — with reflections drawn from my own experiences as an audience member. It’s part archive, part opinion, part curiosity project.

To help navigate the site, I’ve grouped the pages into a few key areas:

Musical Reviews

Personal reflections on musicals I’ve seen — original Korean works, licensed productions, and Broadway shows. Not formal criticism, but responses to performances that stayed with me.

K-Musicals Abroad

A database of Korean musicals staged overseas, from workshops and readings to licensed productions. Each entry records where, when, and in what form, with sources.

K-Musical Culture

A guide to how musical theater works in Korea — audience habits, ticketing, and backstage customs. Useful whether you’re new to Korean musicals or planning to attend one.

K-Musical Timetable

A visual calendar of major musical productions in Korea by venue and year, with external references and links to my reviews.

Why I Write

I prefer musicals to movies because there’s a curtain call. All the dead and the evil come back to the stage, smiling. It reminds us it’s just a story — that we shared it together, and that it ends with a bow.

I write to remember, not to judge — as I elaborated in my Review Manifesto.

And sometimes, I just want to say: “You had to be there.”