Yuhan said on the 22nd that the musical "Swing Days, Codename A," about the late founder Dr. Yu Il-han, has posted a high reservation rate. Dr. Yu took part in the NAPKO operation, a U.S. military plan for anti-Japanese resistance during the Japanese colonial period. The musical is an original work based on this story.
The musical tells the story of Yu Il-hyung, a Korean entrepreneur who worked as a secret agent with the codename "A" for the country's independence. Actors Yu Jun-sang, Shin Sung-rok, and Jung Sang-hoon appear. Music director Kim Moon-jung and writer Kim Hee-jae of the film "Silmido" are participating. It is the second run following 2024.
After doing business in the United States, Dr. Yu returned in 1926 and founded Yuhan. He later went back to the United States, led the creation of the Maengho unit, an armed anti-Japanese independence force, and took part in the NAPKO operation. Although the operation was not carried out due to Japan's surrender and the Aug. 15, 1945 liberation, parts of it became known through documents from the U.S. National Archives in the 1990s.
The musical vividly conveys the sacrifices of those whom history did not record. It runs at the Chungmu Art Center through July 5.