Death Note: The Musical/2017 South Korea

A Korean-language production of Death Note: The Musical (뮤지컬 데스노트) ran from January 3 to January 26, 2017 in South Korea at the Seoul Arts Center Opera House in Seoul. It was the second Korean-language production of the musical after the 2015 production, and the third overall production of the musical in any language.

Cast
Several members from the 2015 production returned to their roles: Kum Junsu returned as L, Kang Hong-Seok returned as Ryuk, Park Hye-Na returned as Rem, and Lee Su-Bin returned as Sayu. Newly cast were Han Ji-Sang as Light, Ben as Misa, and Seo Young-Ju as Soichiro.

Showcase
On December 19, 2016, a few weeks ahead of the performance open, a Death Note: The Musical Showcase was performed at the Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul. The Showcase was a concert with cast members performing songs from Death Note: The Musical before an audience. The showcase was streamed live online with over 58,800 viewers watching it live. During the performance of Mortals and Fools by Ben (Misa) and Park Hye Na (Rem), Ben's microphone did not work. Park Hye Na shared her microphone with Ben for part the performance. A stage hand ran a new microphone out to Ben, but the new microphone also didn't work properly, and they shared Park Hye Na's microphone for the remainder of the song.

The Showcase also included cast photos and a panel interview with the cast.

Tickets for the showcase went on sale on December 12 and sold out within one minute.

On January 25, 2017, the production had a Backstage Live Special streamed live online. The video featured the main cast backstage in a group interview.

Studio recordings and music videos
A series of music videos were released online as part of the promotion for the production, featuring studio recordings of the songs by the cast. Music videos for this production included:
 * Death Note performed by Han Ji-Sang (Light)
 * I'll Only Love You More performed by Ben (Misa)
 * Playing His Game performed by Kim Junsu and Han Ji-Sang (L and Light)
 * The Way Things Are performed by Kim Junsu (L)
 * They're Only Human performed by Kang Hong-Suk and Park Hye Na (Ryuk and Rem)

For Playing His Game, a "Making of" video and a "Behind the Scenes" video were also released.

Showcase
Promotional images from Death Note: The Musical Showcase held December 19, 2016, including the related photoshoot and press conference.

Production
Promotional images from the production of Death Note: The Musical, January 3–26, 2017, at the Seoul Arts Center Opera House in Seoul, South Korea.

Awards
Death Note: The Musical won Best Licensed Musical Reenactment at the 2017 Stagetalk Audience Choice Awards (SACA). Additionally, Kim Junsu won Best Musical Actor for his role as L, Park Hye Na won Best Supporting Actress for her role as Rem, and the ensemble for Death Note: The Musical won Best Musical Ensemble Cast.

Trivia

 * Kim Junsu's performance as L in this run of Death Note: The Musical was his last performance before his mandatory enlistment with the South Korean military.