Musical 'Death Note' Returns After 5 Years...Reborn Through Meeting with Odi Company

The musical Death Note, based on the bestselling original work Death Note (Producer: Shin Chunsu · Production: Odi Company Co., Ltd.), will meet audiences in April 2022 at the Chungmu Art Center Grand Theater.

The musical Death Note is based on the manga of the same name, which depicts the intellectual battle between the genius high school student “Light,” who accidentally obtains a “Death Note” that causes death when a name is written in it and uses it to punish villains, and the brilliant detective “L.” The original Death Note has surpassed 30 million copies sold in Japan alone and has been published as a book in about 60 countries including South Korea, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In addition to the musical, it has been reborn in various genres such as animation, movies, and dramas.

When Death Note premiered in 2015, it posed a profound question about “justice” and brought a fresh breeze to the musical scene with its meticulous psychological depiction between characters. Moreover, it achieved an astonishing record of sold-out shows for every performance and seat, and its music video has recorded 14.8 million views, firmly maintaining its position as one of the top-ranked musicals on YouTube.

Shin Chunsu, producer of Odi Company, the production company, said, “I was confident that the power of the original work, which has already been globally verified with its unique and interesting subject matter, combined with Odi Company’s production capabilities accumulated through years of know-how, would create another masterpiece in the Korean musical industry. This production will preserve the unique charm of the musical Death Note while differentiating itself from previous productions with a more tense development and tempo direction, and a stage art full of detailed ideas based on minimalism, resulting in a highly complete and attractive work. We ask for your great anticipation.”

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