甲午農民戦争
Son returned to musical theater for much of the latter half of 2016. He was double-cast as Dr. Rieux in "Peste", the translated musical adaptation of Albert Camus's novel "The Plague". Featuring music by K-pop legend Seo Tai-ji, the musical premiered on July 20, 2016. In December 2016 he was cast as the protagonist in the musical "Geumgang 1894", which was based on the Donghak Peasant Revolution.