Back in May, the Korean army held open auditions to select the cast for the musical, 'The Meisa's Song: Us under the stars in a desert.'

After the auditions, 31 soldiers, including singer and actor Marine Kim Myung-soo, Army Corporal Jeong Dae-Hyun, and Army Private EXO member Park Chan-yeol were revealed to have been selected. In addition, famous musical actors Brad Little and Michael Lee were also included in the cast.

Meisa is a star means "a shining existence" it means not to lose hope in despair, and this name was given by the main character to the dispatched soldier who protects him.

The Korean army announced, "We are closely monitoring the current Covid 19 situation and are preparing for the performance while applying the highest level of quarantine rules for the safety of the soldiers and staff participating in performance rehearsals."  

The performance will be held from the 15th of October to the 27th of November at the Woori Financial Art Hall in Seoul Olympic Park.

At first, in October, it will be a non-face-to-face, no-contact (online streaming) performance. For the performances in November, it will be decided at a later time whether or not to perform in front of an audience in consideration of the COVID-19 situation.