Studded with K-pop music singers, KPOP officially opens its Broadway bow at Circle in the Square Theatre November 27. The show moved its original opening date from November 20, having begun performances October 13. To celebrate its run, the multimedia musical kept its red carpet for the November 20 performances ahead of its official press opening. Check out the celebration here.
The Broadway musical follows the behind-the-scenes drama of a fictional K-pop music label's American debut. As its superstars—solo artist MwE, girl group RTMIS, and boy band F8—perform songs and curated public images for a documentary filmmaker hired by label executive Ruby, the pressures on each of them begin to show. MwE faces personal struggles, members of RTMIS and F8 deal with their own challenges, and the filmmaker decides to dig deeper. Will they pull off their American debut?

Starring real life K-pop artists Luna, BoHyung, Min, and Kevin Woo, joined by Julia Abueva, Amy Keum, Kate Mina Lin, John Yi, Hamilton's Eddy Lee, Joshua Lee, Abraham Lim, James Kho, Jiho Kang, Dear Evan Hansen's Zachary Noah Piser, Lina Rose Lee, Major Curda, Jinwoo Jung, Jully Lee, Timothy H. Lee, Aubie Merrylees, Patrick Park, and Marina Kondo.
Director Teddy Bergman helms the production, which features choreography by Jennifer Weber, music direction by Sujin Kim-Ramsey, scenic design by Gabriel Hainer Evansohn, costume design by Clint Ramos and Sophia Choi, lighting designer Jiyoun Chang, sound designers Peter Fitzgerald and Andrew Keister, projection design by Peter Nigrini, hair and wig design by Mia M. Neal, and makeup designer Suki Tsujimoto. Cherie B. Tay serves as production stage manager, and casting is by Tara Rubin Casting.

Conceived by Jason Kim and the Woodshed Collective, KPOP featuring a book by Kim with music, lyrics, as well as music, lyrics, music production and arrangements by Helen Park, and music and lyrics by Max Vernon. It first opened Off-Broadway for its 2017 world premiere at Ars Nova. Ma-Yi Theater and the Woodshed Collective also contributed to bringing KPOP to the stage, and the musical ultimately took home three Lucille Lortel Awards including Outstanding Musical, the 2018 Richard Rodgers Award, and an Off Broadway Alliance Award for Best Unique Theatrical Experience.
Visit KPOPBroadway.com.
Bowen Yang at opening night of KPOP
Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale at opening night of KPOP
Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale at opening night of KPOP
Matt Rogers at opening night of KPOP
Amber Ardolino at opening night of KPOP
Amber Ardolino at opening night of KPOP
Daniel K. Isaac at opening night of KPOP
Daniel K. Isaac at opening night of KPOP
Zell Steele Morrow at opening night of KPOP
Zell Steele Morrow at opening night of KPOP
Orfeh at opening night of KPOP
at opening night of KPOP
Liesl Tommy at opening night of KPOP
Liesl Tommy at opening night of KPOP
Katrina Lenk at opening night of KPOP
Minnie Mills at opening night of KPOP
Andrew Barth Feldman and Helen J. Shen at opening night of KPOP
Eleri Ward at opening night of KPOP
Eleri Ward at opening night of KPOP
Ben Levi Ross and Sekai Abeni at opening night of KPOP
Jason Eagan at opening night of KPOP
Piper Curda and Saylor Curda at opening night of KPOP
Piper Curda, Major Curda, and Saylor Curda at opening night of KPOP
Wayne Cilento and Cathy Cilento at opening night of KPOP
Ash Santos at opening night of KPOP
Tiler Peck at opening night of KPOP
Tiler Peck at opening night of KPOP
Micaela Diamond at opening night of KPOP
Micaela Diamond at opening night of KPOP
Lily Mae Harrington at opening night of KPOP
Matthew Hoffman at opening night of KPOP
Lea Salonga at opening night of KPOP
Lea Salonga at opening night of KPOP
Telly Leung at opening night of KPOP
KPOP opening night
Curtain call at opening night of KPOP
Curtain call at opening night of KPOP
Helen Park at opening night of KPOP
The company of KPOP
Luna (center) and company of KPOP on opening night
Company of KPOP on opening night
Helen Park at opening night of KPOP
Teddy Bergman at opening night of KPOP
Max Vernon at opening night of KPOP
Luna at opening night of KPOP
Julia Abueva, Kate Mina Lin, Amy Keum, Min, and BoHyung at opening night of KPOP
Min at opening night of KPOP
BoHyung at opening night of KPOP
Julia Abueva at opening night of KPOP
Julia Abueva at opening night of KPOP
Kate Mina Lin at opening night of KPOP
Kate Mina Lin at opening night of KPOP
Amy Keum at opening night of KPOP
Amy Keum at opening night of KPOP
Sarah Yejin Hahm and John Yi at opening night of KPOP
The Stage Management Team at opening night of KPOP
Kevin Woo at opening night of KPOP
Kevin Woo at opening night of KPOP
Kevin Woo at opening night of KPOP
Kevin Woo at opening night of KPOP
Major Curda, Patrick Park, Jiho Kang, John Yi, Joshua Lee, Kevin Woo, Abraham Lim, Eddy Lee, Timothy H. Lee, James Kho, Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
Major Curda, Patrick Park, Jiho Kang, John Yi, Joshua Lee, Kevin Woo, Abraham Lim, Eddy Lee, Timothy H. Lee, James Kho, Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
Major Curda, Patrick Park, Jiho Kang, John Yi, Joshua Lee, Kevin Woo, Abraham Lim, Eddy Lee, Timothy H. Lee, James Kho, Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
Eddy Lee at opening night of KPOP
Eddy Lee at opening night of KPOP
Jiho Kang at opening night of KPOP
Jiho Kang at opening night of KPOP
James Kho at opening night of KPOP
James Kho at opening night of KPOP
John Yi at opening night of KPOP
John Yi at opening night of KPOP
Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
Zachary Noah Piser at opening night of KPOP
Major Curda and Seonjae Kim at opening night of KPOP
Abraham Lim at opening night of KPOP
Major Curda at opening night of KPOP
Joshua Lee at opening night of KPOP
Joshua Lee at opening night of KPOP
Marina Kondo, Patrick Park, Lina Rose Lee, Timothy H. Lee at opening night of KPOP
Aubie Merrylees at opening night of KPOP
Lina Rose Lee at opening night of KPOP
Lina Rose Lee at opening night of KPOP
Marina Kondo at opening night of KPOP
Timothy H. Lee at opening night of KPOP
Jully Lee at opening night of KPOP
Jinwoo Jung at opening night of KPOP