News

Performance news verified against KOPIS data — ticket openings, sell-outs and schedule changes, each with its source.

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  Ticket open·Sep 7, 2026Sandeul plays solo concert 'Baramgyeol' in October; general sale opens 8 SeptemberSandeul of B1A4 plays his solo concert 바람결 at Blue Square's Woori WON Banking Hall on 3 and 4 October. General sale opens at 8pm on Tuesday 8 September through NOL, with every seat priced at 154,000 won.
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  Ticket open·Sep 7, 2026Boohwal bring their 40th-anniversary tour to Suwon on 5 December; tickets on 9 SeptemberBoohwal, the rock band that debuted in 1985, play the Suwon leg of their 40th-anniversary tour at the Grand Theater of Gyeonggi Arts Centre on Saturday 5 December. Tickets go on sale at 2pm on Wednesday 9 September, at 143,000 won for R seats and 121,000 won for S seats.
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  Ticket open·Sep 7, 2026SHINee's Key holds birthday party 'KEYdult Club' on 23 September; tickets on 8 SeptemberKey of SHINee holds his birthday fan party KEYdult Club at Myunghwa Live Hall on Wednesday 23 September, with shows at 4pm and 8pm. Tickets go on sale at 7pm on Tuesday 8 September at 77,000 won a seat, one per person per show.
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  Weekly roundup·Sep 6, 2026451 new productions registered with KOPIS this week451 productions were newly registered and 251 revised over the past week. Here are the largest of the new arrivals.
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  Opening·Sep 6, 2026Dolsoejeon opens 2 October at the National Jeongdong TheaterThe National Jeongdong Theater stages Dolsoejeon, an adults-only comedy musical folding the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche into a bawdy Joseon-era tale, from 2 to 15 October at its Cecil venue. All seats are 30,000 won, with a 30% early-booking discount through 9 September.
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  Opening·Sep 6, 2026Kang Eun-il's haegeum recital I Am Kim Young-jae, 20 September at the National Gugak CenterHaegeum player Kang Eun-il gives her 31st solo recital, I Am Kim Young-jae, at 17:00 on 20 September in Umyeondang Hall at the National Gugak Center. Kim Young-jae himself appears on the closing piece; all seats are 30,000 won.
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  Opening·Sep 6, 2026Seoul Opera Ensemble's Viva Puccini gala marks the Turandot centenary on 2 OctoberSeoul Opera Ensemble presents the gala Viva Puccini at 19:30 on 2 October in Jangcheon Hall at Gwanglim Arts Center, marking the centenary of Turandot's premiere and the founding of the Korea Puccini Society. Tickets start at 50,000 won.
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  Opening·Sep 6, 2026SIDance 2026 opens with the Asian premiere of Vandekeybus's VoidThe 29th Seoul International Dance Festival opened on 2 September at Gangdong Arts Center with the Asian premiere of Void, a new work by Belgian choreographer Wim Vandekeybus. The festival runs to 19 September with 31 works from eight countries across eight Seoul theatres.
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  Casting·Sep 6, 2026New Korean musical Majesty announces full cast for October tryout runMajesty, a new Korean musical based on the self-declared Emperor Norton I, runs 25 October to 15 November at Woori Card Hall in NOL Theater Daehangno as a tryout premiere. Eom Ki-jun and Park Jae-yoon lead the announced cast.
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  Casting·Sep 6, 2026A Tale of Two Cities returns after 12 years with Kai, Shin Sung-rok and Ko Eun-sungThe musical A Tale of Two Cities comes back in a new Shownote production twelve years after its Korean premiere, running 11 November to 8 February 2027 at BBCH Hall, Gwanglim Arts Center, with Kai, Shin Sung-rok and Ko Eun-sung sharing Sydney Carton.
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  Opening·Sep 6, 2026Hai-Kyung Suh plays the Seoul Philharmonic, then Carnegie HallPianist Hai-Kyung Suh performs Rachmaninoff with the Seoul Philharmonic at the free Seoul Phil Park Concert on 19 September, then gives a 60th-anniversary solo recital at Zankel Hall, Carnegie Hall, on 3 October.
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  Opening·Sep 5, 2026Sung Si-kyung's 'Ja, Oneureun' opens today, outdoors for the first timeSung Si-kyung's brand concert "2026 Sung Si-kyung with friends [Ja, Oneureun]" runs 5-6 September at the 88 Lawn Field in Seoul's Olympic Park. It is the first edition staged outdoors since the series began in 2022, with Yang Hee-eun, Gummy, Kim Jang-hoon and Indonesian singer Raisa on the bill.