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Principal casting, double casting and changes to announced lineups.
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Ticket openMusical 'Let Me Fly' returns after three years with Ahn Jae-wook and Lee Hee-joonThe award-winning Korean musical opens a third season at Doosan Art Center on 6 October. The second ticket release, for performances from 27 October to 8 November, opens at 2pm on 22 September on NOL Ticket.
Ticket openChicago opens 5 December at LG Arts Center Seoul with Lina, Kim Su-ha and Enoch; tickets from 30 SeptemberThe 2026-27 season of the musical Chicago runs from 5 December to 14 March 2027 at the LG SIGNATURE Hall of the LG Arts Center Seoul, with Lina, Kim Su-ha and Enoch joining the cast. First-release tickets for 5 to 27 December open at 2pm on 30 September through LG Arts Center, NOL, Ticketlink and Seensee Company, from 170,000 won for VIP to 80,000 won for A seats.
Ticket openRichard Yongjae O'Neill reunites with Ditto's Jackiw and James Kim for four Brandenburgs; tickets open todayViolist Richard Yongjae O'Neill's year-end concert Bach Society is at 7:30pm on 23 December at the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall. Thirteen musicians including Stefan Jackiw, James Kim and Lim Hyun-jae play Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 5, 6, 4 and 3. General tickets open at 4pm on 17 September, from 120,000 won for R to 50,000 won for B seats, with 10% off until 30 September.
Ticket openYunchan Lim plays Rachmaninov's Third with Marin Alsop in Incheon, on sale 16 SeptemberThe date carrying Yunchan Lim's name on the Philadelphia Orchestra's visit is 5 November at Arts Center Incheon. He plays Rachmaninov's Third — the concerto he won the 2022 Van Cliburn with — again under Marin Alsop. Tickets open at 4pm on 16 September, from 90,000 won for C seats to 480,000 for R.
CastingXMF 2026 publishes its timetable: 22 acts over two days at Paradise City, IncheonThe Korea-Japan festival released its running order on 11 September. It runs on 3 and 4 October at the Culture Park outdoor stage of Paradise City, with Ado, ONE OK ROCK and DAY6 among the 22 acts.
CastingNew 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.
CastingA 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.
CastingJIMFF's One Summer Night with K-POP Season 2 opens today with a nine-act final lineup"One Summer Night with K-POP Concert Season 2," the K-pop programme of the 22nd Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, runs on 4 and 5 September at Jecheon Arts Center's Summer Plaza. Nine acts perform, among them FT Island, Crush, MONSTA X and RESCENE.
Casting'The Choir of Man' Makes Its Korean Premiere on 18 September With a 19-Member CastThe jukebox musical, a hit in the UK and Australia, opens at NOL Theater Daehangno in Seoul on 18 September and runs to 3 January 2027. Producer Seensee Company confirmed 19 performers after five rounds of auditions.
CastingPark Ji-yeon Joins, Kim Junsu Returns: 'Elisabeth' Expands Its Casting LineupEMK Musical Company has added Park Ji-yeon as Empress Elisabeth and Kim Junsu as Death, bringing both roles to four performers each. The production runs at Blue Square in Seoul through 15 November.
CastingJarasum Jazz Festival Confirms Final Lineup of 39 Acts, Led by Grammy Winner Nate SmithThe 23rd edition, held 9–11 October on Jarasum in Gapyeong, has published its complete 39-act bill. Nate Smith returns after 17 years, and France is this year’s focus country marking 140 years of Korea–France relations.