The musical builds an original mythology from Korean creation legends and the Dangun tradition, with a fantasy world of two suns framing a conflict among life, peace, desire, and political domination. It premiered in Gurye-gun, Jeollanam-do, on October 1–2, 2007, and was conceived as a cultural export project highlighting the mythic origins and moral ideals of Korea.

It was produced by the Hyundai Theatre Company, founded in 1976 and known for international tours promoting Korean performing arts. For the overseas productions, the company engaged Joseph A. Baker, a Broadway music director and arranger whose credits include Footloose, Smokey Joe's Café, and The Lion King, to re-orchestrate the score and lead the orchestra, working with director Kim Jin-young and production supervisor Jeff Markowitz. Traditional instruments such as the daegeum and haegeum were set within a Western orchestral framework, and the choreography drew on Korean martial arts.

The musical was presented at New York City Center on September 9–10, 2008, as part of a cultural exchange program supported by the Korean Cultural Service New York, with a Korean cast from Seoul. It drew little English-language press coverage but attracted attention within the Korean diaspora community. In August 2010 it was staged at Sadler's Wells Theatre in London with three free public performances. A London critic described it as "educational, though not easily accessible to foreigners," pointing to the difficulty of cross-cultural translation. It did not lead to further Western transfers, but it is an early example of a Korean production partnering with Broadway professionals to present a Korean narrative abroad.