It's getting bigger...NEW KYUHYUN and Manjitel Kim Seong-cheol joined the musical Death Note in a surprise move → scale upgrade

Nov 18, 2025

Kyuhyun, who plays Raito, and Kim Seong-cheol, who plays L in the musical 'Death Note'. Photo = Audy Company

Musical 'Death Note'Korean production (producer Shin Chun-soo, production Audie Company) faces a new change, with the actors' explosive energy and enthusiastic cheers from the audience. KYUHYUN of "NEW Lito" and KYUHYUN of "L" cast Kim Sung-chul joined in a surprise move. With their joining, the stage is expected to be filled with a larger scale and intense energy.

First of all, Kyuhyun was newly named as the role of "Yagami Raito", a genius brain owner who accidentally picked up 'Death Note' to punish criminals and realize justice. In big works such as musicals 'Laughing Man', 'Frankenstein', 'Phantom', 'Werther', he has been in the spotlight as an actor who combines excellent singing, stable acting, and charisma on stage. With the recent release of the musical live film 'Frankenstein', he left a strong impression by deeply capturing the character's beliefs and reason, and is expected to harmonize highly with 'Lito', which has complex inner and cool intelligence with its unique intelligence and delicate expression. This is why he is already looking forward to his stage, which will portray his meticulous and unpredictable charm.

Kim Sung-chul, who completed the unrivaled 'L(L)' last season with the visuals of 'MAN JITL', sharp intuition, and careful observation, is back. In the musical 'Jekyll & Hyde', which ended successfully in the first half of this year, he played the role of 'Jekyll/Hyde' and expressed the duality of good and evil excellently, solidifying his status as a next-generation musical star with his presence. In the previous season, he dominated the stage by leading 'Death Note Syndrome', and led the audience to enthusiastic responses by thrilling the eyes and ears with his unique expressive and energetic singing skills that detailed the character's habits such as unique visuals and bent signature posture. On the returning stage, it is expected to lead the audience to a moment of shudder and admiration with an intense presence in a fiercely entangled brain fight.

The musical "Des Note" based on a Japanese cartoon of the same name depicts a breathtaking brain fight between a genius high school student who tries to bring justice to justice by punishing the evil of society by getting his hands on the envoy's notebook "Des Note". The stage, where cool-headed reason and hot beliefs are dispatched, is expected to create fresh synergy by combining two new actors and existing actors, further strengthening the tension and immersion unique to the work, and giving the audience another intense and overwhelming stage.

'Death Note' will be performed at the D-Cube Link Art Center until May 10 next year. Kim Sung-chul will perform on Jan. 6 and Kyu-hyun on Jan. 27.