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Performance-market analysis drawn from KOPIS, Korea’s national performing-arts data network — ticket-sales rankings and trends by genre, region and venue.

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Weekly reportNov 2, 2026

Weekly performance market report (Oct 26 – Nov 1, 2026)

438,357 tickets were sold at Korean performance venues between October 26, 2026 – November 1, 2026. JEONGHAN X JOSHUA JOURNEY INTO: DREAMING [인천] sold the most, at 24,894. Musical took 29.1% of the total.

Monthly reportNov 1, 2026Monthly performance market report (Oct 1 – 31, 2026)2,366,072 tickets were sold at Korean performance venues between October 1, 2026 – October 31, 2026. 엘리자벳 sold the most, at 47,717. Popular Music took 29.0% of the total.
Monthly reportOct 1, 2026Monthly performance market report (Sep 1 – 30, 2026)1,782,236 tickets were sold at Korean performance venues between September 1, 2026 – September 30, 2026. 임영웅 콘서트: IM HERO, THE STADIUM 2 sold the most, at 95,602. Musical took 30.3% of the total.
MonthlyAug 31, 2026South Korea's top 50 performances by July 2026 ticket bookingsThe 50 highest-selling performances of July 2026, from the KOPIS booking dashboard. 31 of them (62%) open only after the month ends — the number one, Lim Young-woong's stadium concert, plays in September. Popular music took 29 places (58%) and the capital region 46 (92%). Every run, venue and house size checked against KOPIS's own records.
MonthlyAug 31, 2026South Korea's top 50 performances by August 2026 ticket salesThe 50 highest-selling performances of August 2026, from the KOPIS booking dashboard. A musical — Dracula in Seoul — took first place over four newly arrived arena concerts; 35 of the 50 (70%) had not opened yet; 34 (68%) are new since July; and July's number one fell 16 places. The capital region eased from 92% to 84%.
Insight reportAug 31, 2026South Korea's performing-arts market in the first half of 2026Six genres sold 801.9 billion won of tickets in the first half of 2026, on 11.1 million tickets and 10,032 runs. Plays doubled — up 105.1% to 75.9 billion won, with almost all of the gain in houses of 1,000 seats or more. Popular music held 56.5% of the market but earned 6.1% less per run. Large-house musicals, dance and Korean traditional music all staged more and sold less. From the KOPIS Insight Report; the six-genre totals are ours.
QuarterlyAug 30, 2026South Korea's top 20 performances by ticket revenue, Q1 2026The twenty highest-grossing performances of Q1 2026, from KOPIS box-office data. Popular music took 11 of the 20 (55%), a single room — KSPO DOME in Olympic Park — hosted 6, and 18 of the 20 (90%) were staged in the capital region. Every run, venue and seat count checked against KOPIS's own records.