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Secretly Greatly

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2016

은밀하게 위대하게

Secretly Greatly (은밀하게 위대하게) is a Korean original musical based on a popular webtoon, following elite North Korean agents living undercover in South Korea as they struggle between duty and humanity.

2016

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SOURCE

webtoon

SETTING

Korea

BOOK

adaptation

Productions in Korea

2016.02 UniPlex Hall 2 (Seoul)
2017.07 Dream Art Center Hall 1 (Seoul)
2020.02 Sejong Center M Theater (Seoul)
2022.05 KT&G Sangsangmadang Daechi Art Hall (Seoul)
2023.03 KT&G Sangsangmadang Daechi Art Hall (Seoul)
2026.01 🔴 NOL Theater Daehangno Woori Card Hall (Seoul)

🔴 = Large-scale production

SYNOPSIS

(Full Synopsis)

Set in contemporary South Korea, the musical unfolds in a poor hillside neighborhood where three elite North Korean agents live undercover while awaiting orders.

Won Ryu-hwan, a top agent of the 5446 Corps, disguises himself as a mentally slow man named Dong-gu. Alongside him are Rhee Hae-rang, posing as an aspiring musician, and Rhee Hae-jin, a young student sent to monitor him. Though trained as ruthless operatives, they gradually adapt to ordinary life, forming emotional bonds with their neighbors—especially Soon-im, who treats them with maternal care.

As time passes without orders, their rigid loyalty begins to soften. They experience friendship, warmth, and the possibility of an ordinary life—something none of them had imagined.

Their fragile peace is shattered when a sudden command arrives from the North: all agents must commit suicide to erase evidence of their existence. Refusing to accept this fate, the three choose to resist.

What follows is a violent confrontation involving additional agents and government forces. In the end, the characters are forced to confront the cost of loyalty, identity, and the meaning of a life they were never meant to live.

PRODUCTION NOTE

Secretly Greatly is based on the webtoon by HUN, which was also adapted into a successful film in 2013. Premiering in 2016 as a small-theatre production, the musical gained steady popularity over multiple revivals. By its 10th anniversary in 2026, it was expanded into a large-scale production with enhanced action choreography and staging.

POSTER COLLECTION

Poster images are provided for documentation purposes only and link to their original sources. All rights remain with the original creators and producers.

🔴 indicates Seoul large-theatre productions.

REFERENCES

Synopsis Sources

     

Namu Wiki – Secretly Greatly Musical

https://namu.wiki/w/%EC%9D%80%EB%B0%80%ED%95%98%EA%B2%8C%20%EC%9C%84%EB%8C%80%ED%95%98%EA%B2%8C(%EB%AE%A4%EC%A7%80%EC%BB%AC)

     

Musicals of Korea – Secretly Greatly Synopsis

https://www.musicalsofkorea.com/korean-original-musicals/202601_secretly-greatly

     

     

Articles & Reviews

     

Yonhap News – 10th Anniversary Production

https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20260129174200005

     

MK News – Large-scale Revival

https://www.mk.co.kr/news/culture/11954535

     

VOP Review

https://vop.co.kr/A00000993736.html

     

MHNS Article

https://www.mhns.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=10875

     

     

Related Pages (Musicals of Korea)

     

Musicals of Korea – Secretly Greatly

https://www.musicalsofkorea.com/korean-original-musicals/202601_secretly-greatly

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