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MyK Festa 2026 — Seoul's foreigner-only K-pop festival (Jun 25–28, KINTEX)

Reported 2026-05-27 / Posted 2026-05-27 · Compiled from MyK Festa official site, Korea Herald, Yahoo Finance, and verified international resellers (KKday, Trazy, NOL World) · By

Seoul's calendar has a new K-pop festival launching this June — MyK Festa 2026, run by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization. Two things make it unusual:

  • It runs four days (June 25–28) across KINTEX and SONO Calm Goyang, not just a one-night concert.
  • The headline concerts on June 26–27 — branded MyK LIVE — are foreigner-only. Korean nationals and residents cannot buy these tickets. Passport or Alien Registration Card is required at entry.

That second point is the real story. Most K-pop concerts in Seoul are extremely hard for foreign travelers to get tickets to — Korean fan club presales, Korean SMS verification, and resale traps. MyK Festa flips the structure: the tickets are only available to overseas passport holders.

The numbers — Jun 25–28, KINTEX + SONO Calm Goyang

  • Festival window: Thursday June 25 → Sunday June 28, 2026
  • MyK LIVE concerts: Friday June 26 + Saturday June 27, 7:00 PM → 9:30 PM
  • Venue (concerts): KINTEX (Korea International Exhibition Center), Goyang — just north of Seoul
  • Venue (programs): KINTEX + SONO Calm Goyang Resort
  • Eligibility: Foreign nationals only for MyK LIVE — passport or Alien Registration Card required on entry

Lineup by day

MyK LIVE I — Friday, June 26

  • TREASURE
  • RIIZE
  • Hearts2Hearts
  • P1Harmony
  • tripleS
  • EVNNE

MyK LIVE II — Saturday, June 27

  • HIGHLIGHT
  • Wendy (Red Velvet)
  • izna
  • KickFlip
  • EPEX
  • ZEROBASEONE

The split is genre-balanced: Day 1 leans newer 4th-gen acts (TREASURE, RIIZE, ZB1's labelmate Hearts2Hearts), Day 2 mixes veteran (HIGHLIGHT, Wendy) and current chart names (ZEROBASEONE). If you can only do one day, your choice depends on which group you flew in for.

How foreigners actually book

The tickets are sold through international platforms in English, with passport verification baked in:

  • MyK Festa official: mykfesta.com/eng — primary source
  • KKday — concert ticket + Seoul city tour combo
  • Trazy — Day 1 / Day 2 selectable concert + tour package
  • NOL World — concert-only ticket package
  • TK Travel Korea — concert + Ganghwa Island tour
  • Trip.com — listing aggregation

Prices vary by reseller and tier (general/VIP, standing/seated, concert-only vs tour bundle). The official site is the cheapest reference — resellers add tour value but cost more per ticket. Confirm exact pricing on each platform at checkout, since tiers and package contents differ.

Passport at the door — what to bring

Because MyK LIVE is foreigner-only, identity check is enforced at entry:

  • Passport (the same one used at booking) — primary ID
  • Alien Registration Card (ARC) — accepted in lieu of passport for long-stay residents on foreign passports
  • Booking confirmation — email or QR from the reseller

Korean nationals — even Korean-Americans or Korean-Australians traveling on a Korean passport — are not eligible. If your name on the booking does not match the ID, entry can be refused.

KINTEX — how to get there

KINTEX is in Goyang, just north of Seoul. From central Seoul:

  • Subway: Line 3 to Daegok → GTX-A or Gyeongui-Jungang Line to Daegok → Line 3 transfer. The most foreigner-friendly route is the new GTX-A express (opening summer 2026) — see GTX-A guide.
  • Direct bus: Several KINTEX shuttle and express lines from Seoul Station / Hongdae. Some reseller tour packages bundle the shuttle.
  • Taxi: ~40–60 min from central Seoul depending on traffic, ₩30,000–50,000.
  • Arrive 60–90 min before doors for foreigner-booth check and queue.

The other 3 days — K-Culture programming around the concerts

MyK Festa is not just two concerts — it is the inaugural national K-culture festival, with a wider program from June 25 (Thu) through 28 (Sun):

  • Global content industry conference — for industry attendees
  • Interactive K-culture exhibitions — K-beauty, K-food, K-fashion zones
  • Hands-on cultural experiences — varies by day, English support
  • Business programs — Korean companies pitching global content

Casual travelers may find the exhibition + experience portion (free or low-cost) more accessible than the concerts. Check the official site for the daily program detail when it is published.

Honest take

If you have ever tried to buy a K-pop concert ticket in Seoul and lost the queue to local fan clubs — MyK Festa is the easiest two days to actually see a major lineup in person. The trade-off: it is held outside central Seoul (Goyang, ~40 min north), the venue is a conference center rather than a music hall, and the foreigner-only frame means it leans more "marketing festival" than the cathartic frenzy of a fan club concert. But for first-time travelers building a Seoul trip around K-pop, MyK Festa removes the biggest blocker — getting in.

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