(Full Synopsis)

Set in early 20th-century Korea under Japanese colonial rule, the musical unfolds across rural villages and occupied territories, where ordinary people struggle to survive amid oppression and violence.

Bang Yeong-geun, the son of a poor family, is sold to Hawaii as a laborer due to debt, while others around him face different forms of hardship. Yang Chi-seong, once a servant to a noble family, becomes a collaborator with the Japanese after personal tragedy, driven by resentment and ambition.

Meanwhile, Su-guk and other women suffer exploitation and violence under colonial forces, forced into lives shaped by loss and survival. As oppression intensifies, families are destroyed, loyalties fracture, and individuals are pushed into moral extremes.

Through interconnected lives, the musical portrays the brutality of colonial rule alongside the endurance and resistance of ordinary people, reflecting a collective history of suffering and survival.