2025
三つの風と一本の木
Anarchist (아나키스트) is a Korean original musical that follows three young men drawn into a “righteous bank robbery” and the independence movement in 1930s China. In 2025 it was introduced to Japanese industry and audiences under the title Three Winds and One Tree (三つの風と一本の木) at the 2025 K-Musical Roadshow in TOKYO.
English:
Anarchist
Korean:
아나키스트
Country: Japan | Language: Korean
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ORIGIN
Anarchist (아나키스트) is a new Korean musical written by An Rijun, composed by Heo Suhyeon, and directed by Kim Taehyung, produced by MBZ Company. The premiere run took place at Link Arts Center Dream, Dream 3 Hall in Daehangno, Seoul, from 14 January to 6 April 2025. Developed as MBZ Company’s first original musical, the show aimed to depict the independence movement not through famous historical heroes but through ordinary youth whose personal choices reshape history. In June 2025 it was selected for the Producers’ Pitching section of the K-Musical Market, where it was presented to overseas producers as a candidate for Asian expansion.
STORY
Set in 1930s Beijing and Shanghai, the musical centers on Mu-hyeok, an orphaned cart driver whose only companion is his battered cargo bicycle. His life changes when he meets Deok-hyeong, a former pickpocket, and Ja-gyeong, an idealistic intellectual interested in the independence movement. Together they form a small “revolutionary group” and plot a daring raid on a Japanese bank, treating robbery as a righteous act to fund the anti-colonial struggle. As their scheme succeeds and their activities move to Shanghai, friendship, loyalty, and conflicting ideals begin to pull the three men in different directions. Against the backdrop of Japanese imperial expansion, the story explores what kind of “anarchist” one can be when the cost of freedom is sacrifice, and whether the utopia they seek can exist beyond their own hearts.
POSTER COLLECTION
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KOREAN RUNS
2025 – premiere, MBZ Company.
The original production of Anarchist ran at Link Arts Center Dream, Dream 3 Hall in Daehangno from 14 January to 6 April 2025. During its premiere engagement it built strong word-of-mouth as a well-crafted youth revolution drama, with multiple performances selling out and audience response later cited in promotional and market pitching materials.
GLOBAL STAGINGS & ADAPTATIONS
Japan, 2025
Showcase performance – 20-minute digest at 2025 K-Musical Roadshow in TOKYO.
On 12 November 2025, Anarchist was introduced in Japan under the title Three Winds and One Tree (三つの風と一本の木) at the 2025 K-Musical Roadshow in TOKYO, held at Hulic Hall Tokyo. MBZ Company’s cast performed an approximately 20-minute digest scene as one of five featured works, alongside family and literary-based Korean originals such as The Watermelon Seed and Granny Poetry Club. The event, hosted by the Arts Council Korea and Japanese partners, brought staff and cast to Tokyo to present staged excerpts and interviews to an audience of theatre fans and industry professionals. This showcase marked the musical’s first public presentation in Japan, highlighting its blend of youthful camaraderie, anti-colonial struggle, and poetic imagery for local producers and musical enthusiasts.
REFERENCES
NewDaily – premiere announcement and creative team profile (Korean)
https://www.newdaily.co.kr/site/data/html/2024/12/11/2024121100038.html
Energy Korea – feature on themes of the new musical Anarchist (Korean)
https://www.energykorea.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=54784
Seoul Culture Portal – performance listing for Anarchist at Link Arts Center Dream 3 Hall (Korean)
https://culture.seoul.go.kr/culture/culture/cultureEvent/view.do?cultcode=152053&menuNo=200008
K-Musical Market 2025 – Program Book, Producers’ Pitching “Anarchist”
https://k-musicalmarket.kr/2025%20K-MUSICAL%20MARKET%20Program%20Book.pdf
PR TIMES – 2025 K-Musical Roadshow in TOKYO press release and program details (Japanese)
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000011.000119114.html
AE-ON – 2025 K-Musical Roadshow in TOKYO event overview (Japanese)
