1. Overview

Let Me Fly was created by ProsLab and developed through the Wooran Foundation’s new musical incubation program. With book and lyrics by Minhyung Cho and music by Chanhong Min, the musical premiered in Seoul in 2022. Blending romance, gentle humor, and time-slip fantasy, it followed an ordinary tailor whose life stretched between 1969 and 2020. Its nostalgic tone and emotional clarity made it one of the most export-ready contemporary Korean originals.

2. Story

The musical told the story of Namwon, a young man in 1969 who dreamed of becoming a fashion designer. On the eve of leaving for Seoul with Jungbun, he fainted under the moonlight and woke up in 2020 as a seventy-year-old man living with a woman named Seonhee. Unable to accept the lost decades, he tried to make sense of the missing years by retracing memories, objects, and forgotten dreams.
As past and present slowly converged, Namwon realized how deeply his life with Jungbun had shaped the future he did not remember. The truth of their choices came to light, and the story ended with Namwon accepting the life he had lived and the love that had carried him across time.

3. 2025 K-Musical Roadshow in New York

Let Me Fly made its United States debut at the 2025 K-Musical Roadshow in New York City, an invitation-only industry event held on November 18, 2025, at Open Jar Studios. The 40-minute English-language presentation was directed by Telly Leung, with music by Chan Hong Min, book and lyrics by Minhyung Cho, English translation and additional lyrics by Michael K. Lee, and music direction by Laura Bergquist. It was produced by Let Me Fly LTD. The New York cast included Marcus Choi, Christine Heesun Hwang, Daniel May, and Hazel Anne Raymundo.

The Roadshow was presented by the Korea Arts Management Service, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Korea), and The Business of Broadway. Designed to introduce Korean originals to industry professionals, it featured Let Me Fly alongside Rimbaud and Dalí, Gala Exhibition. Since its first staging in Shanghai in 2016, the Roadshow has facilitated international development opportunities for Korean musicals in the UK, Japan, and the United States. Following the renewed attention to Korean works after the Broadway success of Maybe Happy Ending, Let Me Fly was positioned as a promising new title entering the global marketplace.