The preview of Musical "KPOP" was staged for the first time at New York's Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway on Sunday(Nov. 20)

The K-pop musical is opens on Nov. 27.

The musical depicts the struggles of K-pop artists. 'Star Mui', a solo singer, an eight-member boy band called 'F8' and five-piece girl band 'Artemis' are all part of fictitious entertainment company 'RBX' based in Gangnam, Korean.

It touches on themes like their grueling training, conflict with the older generation and identity crisis suffered by Korean Americans.

The cast includes Luna of defunct girl band f(x), 'Min' and 'Kim Bo-hyung' of defunct miss A and SPICA, and 'Kevin', a former member of boy band U-Kiss.

Most of the songs and dialogue are in English, but they contain Korean words. 

Composer 'Hellen Park', the first female Asian composer on Broadway, said in an interview that she was encouraged to overcome the language barrier by the Oscar-winning movie "Parasite."

"'Parasite' winning the Oscar empowered us.

"KPOP" is the brainchild of Korean American writer 'Jason Kim' and the performance troupe 'Woodshed Collective', which handled the design.