Seoul Large Theatres for Korean Original Musicals

This page documents major large-scale Seoul theatres (935 seats or more) associated with Korean original musicals, including venue histories, seating changes, representative images, and selected productions. Venues are represented primarily through selected premiere runs; where no premiere productions exist, representative Korean original musicals staged at the venue are listed instead.

Blue Square Concert Hall

블루스퀘어 콘서트홀

Image Note: My own photographs.

Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2011.11–2017.10 Blue Square Samsung Card Hall | 블루스퀘어 삼성카드홀 (1,379 seats)
2017.11–2021.01 Blue Square iMarket Hall | 블루스퀘어 아이마켓홀 (1,379 seats)
2021.02–2025.03 Blue Square Mastercard Hall | 블루스퀘어 마스터카드홀 (1,379 seats)
2025.04–2025.12 Blue Square SOL Travel Hall | 블루스퀘어 SOL트래블홀 (1,379 seats)
2026.01–present Blue Square Woori WON Banking Hall | 블루스퀘어 우리WON뱅킹홀 (1,379 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Arsène Lupin | 아르센 루팡 (2013)

Blue Square Grand Hall

블루스퀘어 대극장

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2011.11–2017.10 Blue Square Samsung Electronics Hall | 블루스퀘어 삼성전자홀 (1,766 seats)
2017.11–2021.01 Blue Square Interpark Hall | 블루스퀘어 인터파크홀 (1,766 seats)
2021.02–2025.12 Blue Square Shinhan Card Hall | 블루스퀘어 신한카드홀 (1,766 seats)
2026.01–present Blue Square Woori Bank Hall | 블루스퀘어 우리은행홀 (1,766 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Bungee Jumping of Their Own | 번지점프를 하다 (2012)

Mata Hari | 마타하리 (2016)

Charlotte Theater

샤롯데씨어터

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2006.10–present Charlotte Theater | 샤롯데씨어터 (1,241 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Arang | 몽유도원 (2026) (Premiere Transfer | 초연 이관)

Chungmu Arts Center Main Hall

충무아트센터 대극장

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2005.03–2008.02 Chungmu Arts Hall | 충무아트홀 (809 seats)
2008.05–2016.05 Chungmu Arts Hall | 충무아트홀 (1,300 seats)
2016.06–present Chungmu Arts Center | 충무아트센터 (1,300 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Frankenstein | 프랑켄슈타인 (2014)

Ben-Hur | 벤허(2017)

Sandglass | 모래시계 (2017)

Man in Hanbok | 한복입은 남자 (2025)

COEX Artium

코엑스 아티움

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2009.05–2011.02 COEX Artium | 코엑스아티움 (808 seats)
2011.03–2013.03 COEX Artium Hyundai Art Hall | 코엑스 현대카드 아티움 (808 seats)
2013.04–2013.08 COEX Artium Hyundai Art Hall (operated by SM Entertainment) | 코엑스 현대카드 아티움 (SM엔터테인먼트 운영) (808 seats)
2015.01–2020.08 SMTOWN@coexartium | SMTOWN@coexartium (808 seats)
2021.12–2025.08 COEX Shinhan Card Artium | 코엑스 신한카드 아티움 (1,004 seats)
2026.03–present COEX Artium Woori Bank Hall | 코엑스아티움 우리은행홀 (1,004 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Temptation of Wolves | 늑대의 유혹 (2011)

Almond | 아몬드 (2022)

Crash Landing on You | 사랑의 불시착 (2022)

Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight | 오늘 밤, 세계에서 이 사랑이 사라진다 해도 (2025)

D-Cube Art Center

디큐브아트센터

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2011.09–2021.02 D-Cube Art Center | 디큐브 아트센터 (1,242 seats)
2021.03–2023.03 Daesung D-Cube Art Center | 대성 디큐브아트센터 (1,242 seats)
2023.04–present D-Cube Link Art Center | 디큐브 링크아트센터 (1,242 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Lovers in Paris | 파리의 연인 (2012)

Eyes of Dawn | 여명의 눈동자 (2019)

GS Arts Center

GS아트센터

Image Note: No venue photographs were available, so I used my own Broadway photographs of the venue’s opening production as representative references.

Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2025.04–present GS Arts Center | GS아트센터 (1,200 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

The Great Gatsby | 위대한개츠비 (2025)

KBS Hall

KBS홀

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

1991.09–present KBS Hall | KBS홀 (1,824 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

No Premiere Productions

Jesus Jesus | 지저스 지저스 (2003) (Revival | 재연)

KEPCO Art Center

한전아트센터

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2001.04–2006.09 KEPCO Arts Pool Center | 한전아츠풀센터 (999 seats)
2007.01–2019.03 KEPCO Art Center | 한전아트센터 (999 seats)
2019.09–present KEPCO Art Center | 한전아트센터 (999 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Haeohwa | 해어화 (2007)

My Love by My Side | 내사랑 내곁에 (2012)

Like the Wind, Like a Flame | 바람처럼 불꽃처럼 (2015)

A Better Tomorrow | 영웅본색 (2019)

1 Second | 1초 (2025)

Kwanglim Arts Center BBCH Hall

광림아트센터 BBCH홀

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2013.11–present Kwanglim Arts Center BBCH Hall | 광림아트센터 BBCH홀 (998 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Sherlock Holmes: The Missing Children | 셜록홈즈: 사라진 아이들 (2014)

Ruth | 루쓰 (2023)

LG Arts Center

LG아트센터

Image Note: Venue identity placeholder used where no photographs were available.

Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2000.03–2022.02 LG Arts Center | LG아트센터 (1,103 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Hero | 영웅 (2009)

Woyzeck | 보이첵 (2014)

Arirang | 아리랑 (2015)

Peste | 페스트 (2016)

LG Arts Center Seoul LG SIGNATURE Hall

LG아트센터 서울 LG SIGNATURE 홀

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2022.10–present LG Arts Center SEOUL LG SIGNATURE Hall | LG아트센터 서울 LG SIGNATURE 홀 (1,335 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

La Rose De Versailles | 베르사유의 장미 (2023)

National Theater of Korea Grand Theater

국립극장 대극장

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

1973.10–2000.05 National Theater of Korea Grand Theater | 국립극장 대극장 (1,518 seats)
2000.05–2004.03 National Theater of Korea Haeoreum Grand Theater | 국립극장 해오름극장 (1,518 seats)
2004.10–2017.10 National Theater of Korea Haeoreum Grand Theater | 국립극장 해오름극장 (1,563 seats)
2021.09–present National Theater of Korea Haeoreum Grand Theater | 국립극장 해오름극장 (1,221 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Wedding Day | 시집가는 날 (1974)

The Han River Flows | 漢江은 흐른다 (1987)

The Sword of Fire | 불의 검 (2005)

Tears of Heaven | 천국의 눈물 (2011)

Arang | 몽유도원 (2026)

NOL Theater Daehakro Woori Card Hall

NOL 씨어터 대학로 우리카드홀

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2026.01–present NOL Theater Daehakro Woori Card Hall | NOL 씨어터 대학로 우리카드홀 (935 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

No Premiere Productions

Secretly Greatly | 은밀하게 위대하게 (2026) (6th Run |육연)

Along with the Gods : The Afterworld | 신과 함께_저승편 (2026) (5th Run |오연)

Sejong Center Grand Theater

세종문화회관 대극장

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

1978.04–2003.01 Sejong Center Grand Theater | 세종문화회관 대극장 (4,240 seats)
2004.03–present Sejong Center Grand Theater | 세종문화회관 대극장 (3,022 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

The Moonlit Wanderer | 달빛 나그네 (1978)

The Tale of a Korean Aristocrat | 양반전 (1986)

Song of the Wild Grass | 들풀의 노래 (1990)

Xcalibur | 엑스칼리버 (2019)

The Independence Warrior in Front of the Theater | 극장 앞 독립군 (2019)

Seoul Art Center DOAM

서울아트센터 도암홀

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2023.05–present Seoul Art Center DOAM | 서울아트센터 도암홀 (1,084 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

No Premiere Productions

The Life of Siddhartha | 싯다르타 (2024) (4th Run |오연)

Seoul Arts Center Opera House

예술의전당 오페라하우스

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

1993.02–present Seoul Arts Center Opera House | 예술의전당 오페라하우스 (2,305 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

The Last Empress | 명성황후 (1995)

Love & the Topknot | 애랑과 배비장 (1996)

Henequen | 애니깽 (1998)

Shooting at the Moon, Yun Dong-ju. | 윤동주, 달을 쏘다. (2012)

The Man Who Laughs | 웃는 남자 (2018)

Seoul Arts Center Towol Theater

예술의전당 토월극장

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

1993.02–2011.08 Towol Theater, Seoul Arts Center | 예술의전당 토월극장 (671 seats)
2013.02–present CJ Towol Theater, Seoul Arts Center | 예술의전당 CJ 토월극장 (1,004 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Lost Face 1895 | 잃어버린 얼굴 1895 (2013)

Along with the Gods : The Afterworld | 신과 함께_저승편 (2015)

The Origin of Evil by Darwin Young | 다윈 영의 악의 기원 (2018)

Navillera | 나빌레라 (2019)

il Tenóre | 일 테노레 (2023)

Seoul Citizens Hall

서울시민회관

Image Note: Historical images (public domain) sourced from public archives and linked to original records.

Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

1961.11–1972.12 Seoul Citizen's Hall | 서울시민회관 (3,003 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Heungbu and Nolbu | 흥부와 놀부 (1963)

Sweet, Come to Me Stealthly | 살짜기 옵서예 (1966)

My Dariling, Kkocnim My Dear, Kkocnim | 꽃님이 꽃님이 꽃님이 (1967)

Seong Chun-hyang | 성춘향 (1968)

We Are Here | 우리 여기 있다 (1972)

The-K Art Hall

더케이아트홀

Image Note: Venue identity placeholder used where no photographs were available.

Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

1991.03–2013.03 Seoul Education and Culture Center Auditorium Grand Theater | 서울교육문화회관 대극장 (998)
2013.04–2024.12 The-K Art Hall | 더케이아트홀 (998)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Yoduk Story | 요덕스토리 (2006)

Universal Arts Center

유니버설아트센터

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

1981.11–2006.12 Little Angels Arts Center | 리틀엔젤스예술회관 (1,200 seats)
2007.08–2009.06 Universal Arts Center | 유니버설아트센터 (1,200 seats)
2009.10–present Universal Arts Center | 유니버설아트센터 (1,024 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Orpheo | 오르페오 (2007)

Really Really Like You | 진짜진짜 좋아해 (2008)

New Roly Poly | 뉴 롤리폴리 (2012)

Song of Two Flowers | 쌍화별곡 (2012)

Woori Financial Art Hall

우리금융아트홀

Image Note: Venue identity placeholder used where no photographs were available.

Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

2009.11–present Woori Financial Art Hall | 우리금융아트홀 (1,184 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Queen Sundeok | 선덕여왕 (2010)

Hong Gildong | 홍길동 (2010)

The Life of Siddhartha | 싯다르타 (2019)

The Promise of the Day | 귀환 (2019)

Blue Helmet : A Song of Meissa | 메이사의 노래 (2021)

Yu Gwan-sun Memorial Museum

유관순기념관

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Venue Name and Capacity History (click each entry for references)

1974.03–present Yu Gwan-sun Memorial Museum| 유관순기념관 (2,002 seats)

Selected Premiere Runs of Korean Original Musicals

Padam Padam Padam | 빠담 빠담 빠담 (1977)