[5] It was originally established on 9 September 1932 as the Far Eastern Krai Korean Theatre (극동지방고려극단; Дальневосточный краевой корейский театр) in Vladivostok,[6][7] during the 1910–1945 Japanese occupation of Korea.

Art and drama also took up societal positions of prominence under Soviet policies, which led to acting even becoming a desirable role.

[7] In 1939, the famous Korean independence activist Hong Beom-do worked as a night watchman in one of the theatres.

[5] As there was little freedom of movement at the time, these traveling performers also served as an important cultural and communication network between the dispersed Korean people in the region.

[5] During World War II, the Kyzylorda group moved to Ushtobe in Almaty, and became the Taldykorgan Regional Music and Drama Korean Theatre (탈듸쿠르간 지역 음악 및 드라마 고려극장; Талды-Курганский областной корейский музыкально-драматический театр).

[1] Around the time of the Perestroika reform movement, the group began portraying the negative impacts of Soviet policies on Koryo-saram more openly.

[5] It eventually moved into its current building (formerly a cinema called "Zhalyn") in December 2003,[9] to celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2002.

[10] On March 11, 2018, the South Korean National Assembly speaker Chung Sye-kyun visited the theatre.

[11] Later that month, the troupe received an award For Merits in the Development of Culture and Art from the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly.

[1] To mark the 30th anniversary of South Korean-Kazakhstani diplomatic relations,[10] the two countries held a Korea–Kazakhstan Mutual Cultural Exchange Year between 2022 and 2023.