The cast of the upcoming musical “ Peste ” pose at a press conference held at the Di Nozze Convention center in Seoul on Thursday . ( Yonhap ) A musical based on the tragic tale of French author Albert Camus ’ “ The Plague ” combined with the sounds of legendary K - pop icon Seo Tai - ji , new local musical “ Peste ” is gearing up to hit the stage later this month . To this day , Seo is widely considered an unparalleled iconic musician for his controversial and politically defiant lyrics that pushed the envelope and influence of the music industry throughout the 1990 s in Korea . “ It took us six years to complete the script and we eventually came to the conclusion that Seo Tai - ji ’ s music would best encompass Peste ’ s dramatic story of solidarity and resilience , ” said producer Song Kyung - ock , during a press conference held at the Di Nozze Convention center in Seoul on Thursday . “ One of the biggest challenges of this production was to adapt Seo Tai - ji ’ s songs to fit into a musical score , as well as selecting the songs that we felt best represented the story of this musical , ” Song added . Camus ’ novel “ The Plague ” was published in 1947 and based largely on the real - life events of the cholera epidemic that killed a large percentage of Oran ’ s population in 1849 . The musical tells the horrifically graphic tales of a deadly plague that sweeps the Algerian coastal city of Oran . Featuring characters from all walks of life , including criminals , doctors and random drifters , the story line of the novel - based musical emphasizes the effects that a plague has on place and questions the very nature of human survival and destiny . Poster for musical " Peste " “ I think that the combination of Seo Tai - ji and Camus as a new musical genre will be both liberating and superb , ” said the musical ’ s director , Noh Woo - sung . “ I truly do consider it destiny that the works of these two artists have finally been able to meet , ” Noh added .    The two - act production will feature 21 of Seo ’ s rap - rock singles , including “ Take One , ” “ Human Dream , ” “ Live Wire ” and “ Coma . ” The legendary K - pop idol songs will be reprised by an all - star musical cast including fellow legendary idol star Son Ho - young of g . o . d . “ Seo Tai - ji is a musician who I admire and I have been a fan of his music ever since I was a young kid , ” said Son at the press conference . “ Being able to transform his songs into a new musical and further blossoming the possibilities of his music is something that I am thrilled to be a part of and have been happily preparing for . ”   The production will also star Kim Da - hyeon , Park Eun - seok , Kim Do - hyun , Oh So - yeon , Linzy of Fiestar and Jeong - min of Boyfriend . “ Peste ” will be staged from July 20 to Sept . 30 at the LG Arts Center in Gangnam - gu , Seoul . Ticket prices range from 60 , 000 won ( $ 52 ) to 140 , 000 won and can be purchased online at interpark . com . By Julie Jackson ( juliejackson @ heraldcorp . com ) <ⓒ KoreaHerald ( www . koreaherald . com ) 무단 전재 및 재 배포 금지 >