Soul Mate is a Korean original opera about the Korean traditional wedding ceremonies and customs that showcases the beauty of Korean art and design within a hilarious comedy. The opera had its debut in March 2006 at the Frankfurt Opera House, in the name of Der Hochzeitstag (The Wedding), and was critically acclaimed for the ideal blend of Korean culture and European formality. When the opera had its Korean premiere in 2006 with the new name Soul Mate, the audiences saw the birth of a Korean opera that all of the world can sympathize with. Use of progressive colors and esthetic images of Korea in the stage design, accompanied by a mixture of tension and relaxation in music, has created a new standard for the Korean original opera. Soul Mate had also performed in Tokyo