YES24 Stage: seat views for Halls 1–3, and the parking catch

Q: Where is YES24 Stage and how do you get there?

The address is 21 Daehak-ro 12-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul (Dongsung-dong) — lot number Dongsung-dong 1-52. It is a three-minute walk, about 100m, from Exit 1 of Hyehwa Station on Subway Line 4. The venue's own directions list these routes. The main phone number is 02-742-9637. For anything lost during a performance the official FAQ asks you to tell the on-site staff first, and to call this number afterwards.

Q: Which seats are best in Hall 3?

Hall 3 is the only one above ground. Third floor, 255 seats, a single tier. Stage area 65㎡. With no balcony, the view is decided by nothing but how far back you sit, which makes it the most predictable of the three. Exposed brick on both side walls makes it easy to recognise in photographs. Front (row 1) — almost touching the stage, with the immediacy a small house is for. Middle (row 8) — where the ratio of stage to auditorium feels most settled. Back (row 13) — the last row of a single-tier house, but the room is small enough that the distance never becomes a problem and stage detail stays sharp.

Q: Can you park at YES24 Stage?

No. The official FAQ puts it plainly: the car park inside the building cannot be used, the streets around the theatre are congested, and audiences are asked to come by public transport. One thing is worth flagging. The KOPIS facility record for YES24 Stage marks a car park as present. A car park does physically exist in the building; whether an audience member may use it is a separate question, and the venue itself says they may not. That mismatch is exactly why people search, read "parking available", and drive over. For a ticket holder, the FAQ is the answer that counts. If you must drive, the venue's site links a "nearby parking" map. Rates and free spaces are not published there and change often, so this guide will not put a number on them — check a map app just before you leave. Daehangno traffic backs up badly on weekend evenings and around curtain times, and with Hyehwa Station three minutes away on foot, the subway is faster almost every time.

Q: What are the rules on food and entry times?

From the official FAQ: Entry times are qualified as "usually" and vary by production, so check the booking site's notice for your show as well.

Q: How do you tell it apart from YES24 Art One?

This is the mistake that actually happens in Daehangno. YES24 Stage and YES24 Art One are different buildings, about 280m apart in a straight line on the same street, Daehak-ro 12-gil. Both also number their halls 1, 2 and 3 — so a ticket that says only "Hall 2" tells you nothing. Even the seat counts are close enough to be no help. The reliable test is the street number — 21 is Stage, 83 is Art One. Full details and what is currently playing are on the YES24 Stage venue page and the YES24 Art One venue page.

Q: What was YES24 Stage called before?

KOPIS still registers it as "YES24 Stage (formerly DCF Daemyung Culture Factory)", with the third hall listed as "Hall 3 (formerly Suhyunjae Theater)". It opened in 2014 under a naming sponsorship as DCF Daemyung Culture Factory, and Hall 3 ran separately as the Suhyunjae Theater. The current name dates from 2019. Older reviews and seat reports still surface under those names — same building, same seats. Sources also disagree about who runs it. Several listings name YES24 Live Hall Co., but the operator printed on the official site is YES24 Stage Co., Ltd. (representative Lee Hee-seung).

YES24 Stage is a three-minute walk from Exit 1 of Hyehwa Station, with 406 seats in Hall 1, 301 in Hall 2 and 255 in Hall 3 — 962 in all. The car park inside the building is not available to audiences, so come by public transport.

PUBLICAi Editorial TeamSep 5, 20266 min read

At a glance

Facilities: 예스24 스테이지(구. DCF대명문화공장)
Address: 서울특별시 종로구 대학로12길 21 (동숭동)
Seats: 962

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Where is YES24 Stage and how do you get there?
How do Halls 1, 2 and 3 differ?
Which seats are best in Hall 1?
Which seats are best in Hall 2?
Which seats are best in Hall 3?
Can you park at YES24 Stage?
What are the rules on food and entry times?
How do you tell it apart from YES24 Art One?
What was YES24 Stage called before?

YES24 Stage is the name you meet most often in Daehangno, and the one that causes the most confusion once you have booked. It has three halls, all on different floors; there is a second, similarly named theatre on the same street; and the building has a car park that audiences are not allowed to use. Here is what the venue's own site and its KOPIS facility registration say, checked side by side in September 2026.

Where is YES24 Stage and how do you get there?

The address is 21 Daehak-ro 12-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul (Dongsung-dong) — lot number Dongsung-dong 1-52. It is a three-minute walk, about 100m, from Exit 1 of Hyehwa Station on Subway Line 4. The venue's own directions list these routes.

Mode	Routes
Subway	Line 4, Hyehwa Station Exit 1 → about 3 min on foot (100m)
Trunk bus	100, 102, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 140, 143, 150, 160, 162, 273, 301, 601, 710, N16
Branch bus	2112
Community bus	Jongno 07, Jongno 08, Jongno 12

The main phone number is 02-742-9637. For anything lost during a performance the official FAQ asks you to tell the on-site staff first, and to call this number afterwards.

How do Halls 1, 2 and 3 differ?

Three halls share one building, but none of them share a floor. Halls 1 and 2 are underground; only Hall 3 is above ground, on the third floor. The building itself runs from three floors below ground to three above. That is why it is worth checking which hall your ticket names before you set off.

	Hall 1	Hall 2	Hall 3
Seats	406	301	255
Location	B3–B1	B3–B2	3F above ground
Seating	stalls + balcony	stalls + balcony	single tier
Stage area	88㎡	68㎡	65㎡
Row labels	A–N stalls, O and Q balcony	A–M stalls, N and O balcony	rows 1–13
Rehearsal room	no	no	yes

The three add up to 962 seats. That figure matches the KOPIS registration exactly — 406/301/255, 962 in total, and stage areas of 88/68/65㎡ as well. Venues disagreeing with their own filed seat counts is common enough that this is worth saying: here, the numbers can be taken at face value when you pick a seat.

The KOPIS record also carries a few things the venue's site does not mention. All three halls have dressing rooms, and only Hall 3 has a rehearsal room. None of the three has an orchestra pit — part of why the programme leans towards small-band and backing-track shows rather than full-orchestra musicals. The wheelchair-seat count is blank for all three halls in KOPIS, so if you need one, call the venue before booking rather than assuming.

Which seats are best in Hall 1?

Hall 1 is the largest of the three at 406 seats, and its high stage clearance lets it take everything from concerts to large musicals. The seating splits across two tiers.

Hall 1 seen from the edge of the second-tier seating, with both tiers visible — Hall 1 — both tiers seen from the edge of the balcony (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Hall 1 balcony seating with the balcony rail and the stalls below in one frame — Hall 1 — the balcony rail and the stalls beneath it (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Hall 1 seating chart — rows A to N in the stalls, rows O and Q on the balcony — Hall 1 seating chart (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Front stalls (row A) — close enough that the stage floor and the performers sit right in front of you. The lighting rig above the stage can clip the top of the frame, and centre and side feel noticeably different even within the same row.

The view from Hall 1 stalls row A seat 4 — the stage floor sits right in front of you — Hall 1, stalls row A seat 4 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 1 stalls row A seat 16 — same front row, but the stage runs away diagonally — Hall 1, stalls row A seat 16 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Mid stalls (rows F and J) — the whole stage reads in one glance. If it is your first visit, anchor your choice around here.

The view from Hall 1 stalls row F seat 10 — dead centre, with the full width of the stage in frame — Hall 1, stalls row F seat 10 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 1 stalls row J seat 4 — the lighting rig and the stairs upstage are both visible — Hall 1, stalls row J seat 4 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Rear stalls (row N) — the row in front clips the bottom edge, but the stage stays wide open. For a show with frequent scene changes this is arguably the better view.

The view from Hall 1 stalls row N seat 10 — the row in front clips the bottom edge, the stage stays clear — Hall 1, stalls row N seat 10 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Hall 1's stage seen head-on from the eye level of the back row of the stalls — Hall 1 — the stage from the back of the stalls (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Balcony (rows O and Q) — a true balcony looking down on the stalls. There is distance to the stage, but it suits anyone who wants the whole composition at once.

The view from Hall 1 balcony row Q seat 2 — looking down past the rail onto the stalls — Hall 1, balcony row Q seat 2 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 1 balcony row O seat 12 — the centre line of the stage sits dead centre — Hall 1, balcony row O seat 12 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 1 balcony row Q seat 16 — the far edge of the balcony, so the stage is angled — Hall 1, balcony row Q seat 16 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Hall 1's stage and the diagonally receding stalls seen from the side of the balcony — Hall 1 — the stage and stalls from the side of the balcony (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Which seats are best in Hall 2?

Hall 2 holds 301 seats in the same two-tier shape as Hall 1, one size down. Stage area 68㎡, running from B3 up to B2.

Hall 2's auditorium seen from the stage — red stalls with the balcony above — Hall 2 — the auditorium from the stage (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Hall 2 stalls, balcony rail and lighting desk from the side of the balcony — Hall 2 — the auditorium from the side of the balcony (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Hall 2 seating chart — rows A to M in the stalls, rows N and O on the balcony — Hall 2 seating chart (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Front stalls (row A) — immersive, but the stage sits above eye level, so you look up at it. If that is uncomfortable, a row or two back is kinder.

The view from Hall 2 row A seat 3 — the step up to the stage is right in front of you — Hall 2, row A seat 3 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 2 row A seat 9 — front row, centre, close enough to read the wall texture — Hall 2, row A seat 9 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 2 row A seat 15 — front row at the side, with the aisle in frame — Hall 2, row A seat 15 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Middle (row H) — the view that best represents the hall. Stage and auditorium fall into a comfortable ratio, and even off-centre the stage does not narrow much.

The view from Hall 2 row H seat 4 — the overhead lighting fits comfortably in frame — Hall 2, row H seat 4 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 2 row H seat 10 — dead centre, the stage perfectly symmetrical — Hall 2, row H seat 10 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 2 row H seat 17 — off to the side, but the stage doesn't narrow much — Hall 2, row H seat 17 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Balcony (row O) — looking down on both stalls and stage, which helps with shows that move a lot of people around.

The view from Hall 2 row O seat 3 — front of the balcony, looking down over the stalls — Hall 2, row O seat 3 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 2 row O seat 16 — further back, but the whole stage picture reads at once — Hall 2, row O seat 16 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Hall 2's stage from the back of the stalls, raised above the seating — Hall 2 — the stage from the back of the stalls (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Hall 2 stalls and the lighting desk seen from the edge of the balcony — Hall 2 — the stalls seen from the balcony (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Hall 2's red seats and wooden armrests seen close up between the rows — Hall 2 — the rows close up (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Which seats are best in Hall 3?

Hall 3 is the only one above ground. Third floor, 255 seats, a single tier. Stage area 65㎡. With no balcony, the view is decided by nothing but how far back you sit, which makes it the most predictable of the three. Exposed brick on both side walls makes it easy to recognise in photographs.

Hall 3's single-tier auditorium seen from the stage, red seats between exposed brick walls — Hall 3 — the auditorium from the stage (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Hall 3's brick side wall and the rows running back from it — Hall 3 — the brick wall and the rows (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Hall 3 seating chart — a single tier, rows 1 to 13 — Hall 3 seating chart (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Front (row 1) — almost touching the stage, with the immediacy a small house is for.

The view from Hall 3 row 1 seat 4 — close enough to read the finish on the stage — Hall 3, row 1 seat 4 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 3 row 1 seat 10 — front row centre, the stage filling the frame — Hall 3, row 1 seat 10 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 3 row 1 seat 16 — front row at the side, with the stage stairs in frame — Hall 3, row 1 seat 16 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Middle (row 8) — where the ratio of stage to auditorium feels most settled.

The view from Hall 3 row 8 seat 4 — the whole stage and the lighting grid in one frame — Hall 3, row 8 seat 4 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 3 row 8 seat 10 — the most balanced stage-to-seat ratio in the hall — Hall 3, row 8 seat 10 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 3 row 8 seat 16 — off-centre, but a single tier means the angle stays gentle — Hall 3, row 8 seat 16 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Back (row 13) — the last row of a single-tier house, but the room is small enough that the distance never becomes a problem and stage detail stays sharp.

The view from Hall 3 row 13 seat 4 — even the back row keeps the stage detail legible — Hall 3, row 13 seat 4 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 3 row 13 seat 10 — back row centre, stage and auditorium together — Hall 3, row 13 seat 10 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

The view from Hall 3 row 13 seat 18 — back row at the edge, brick wall in frame — Hall 3, row 13 seat 18 (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Hall 3's stage from the side of the seating, barely raised above the floor — Hall 3 — the stage from the side (source: YES24 Stage official site)

Can you park at YES24 Stage?

No. The official FAQ puts it plainly: the car park inside the building cannot be used, the streets around the theatre are congested, and audiences are asked to come by public transport.

One thing is worth flagging. The KOPIS facility record for YES24 Stage marks a car park as present. A car park does physically exist in the building; whether an audience member may use it is a separate question, and the venue itself says they may not. That mismatch is exactly why people search, read "parking available", and drive over. For a ticket holder, the FAQ is the answer that counts.

If you must drive, the venue's site links a "nearby parking" map. Rates and free spaces are not published there and change often, so this guide will not put a number on them — check a map app just before you leave. Daehangno traffic backs up badly on weekend evenings and around curtain times, and with Hyehwa Station three minutes away on foot, the subway is faster almost every time.

What are the rules on food and entry times?

From the official FAQ:

Item	Rule
Ticket collection / box office	usually from 1 hour before curtain
Doors	usually from 30 minutes before curtain
Food and drink	not permitted, including food bought in the building
Exception	sealed water bottles of 500ml or less
Smoking	banned throughout, including the plaza outside
Cafés and restaurants	no venue-run cafeteria; Vuala, Gobongmin Gimbap and Sulbing are in the building

Entry times are qualified as "usually" and vary by production, so check the booking site's notice for your show as well.

How do you tell it apart from YES24 Art One?

This is the mistake that actually happens in Daehangno. YES24 Stage and YES24 Art One are different buildings, about 280m apart in a straight line on the same street, Daehak-ro 12-gil. Both also number their halls 1, 2 and 3 — so a ticket that says only "Hall 2" tells you nothing.

	YES24 Stage	YES24 Art One
Address	21 Daehak-ro 12-gil	83 Daehak-ro 12-gil
Total seats	962	851
Hall 1	406	393
Hall 2	301	293
Hall 3	255	165
Former name	DCF Daemyung Culture Factory	Daehangno Art One Theatre

Even the seat counts are close enough to be no help. The reliable test is the street number — 21 is Stage, 83 is Art One. Full details and what is currently playing are on the YES24 Stage venue page and the YES24 Art One venue page.

What was YES24 Stage called before?

KOPIS still registers it as "YES24 Stage (formerly DCF Daemyung Culture Factory)", with the third hall listed as "Hall 3 (formerly Suhyunjae Theater)". It opened in 2014 under a naming sponsorship as DCF Daemyung Culture Factory, and Hall 3 ran separately as the Suhyunjae Theater. The current name dates from 2019. Older reviews and seat reports still surface under those names — same building, same seats.

Sources also disagree about who runs it. Several listings name YES24 Live Hall Co., but the operator printed on the official site is YES24 Stage Co., Ltd. (representative Lee Hee-seung).

Checked: September 2026. Seat counts, floors, stage areas and FAQ wording come from the 이용안내 and FAQ pages of the official YES24 Stage site; the facility registration details (opening year, per-hall stage area, back-of-house facilities, the parking flag) come from the KOPIS performance-facility record. The seat-view photographs are the ones published on the venue's own per-hall seating-chart pages. For anything that changes often, call the venue on 02-742-9637 before you travel.