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Classical Concerts

Gonjiam Woodwind Festival 2019: Wenzel Fuchs & Friends
Seoul Arts Center
Aug. 11

Extending upon the annual flute festival held by the Gonjiam Music Festival, this woodwind festival includes other instruments including clarinets, oboes, bassoons and more. This year's theme is music from famous movies and operas. Wenzel Fuchs, the principal clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic, will be the featured performer. He along with other rising stars Emily Beynon, Elrich Koella, Rando Kim, Jeongmin Song and others will perform six songs for attending audiences.
Tickets cost 20,000 won to 50,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1544-1555.

Pianist Lee Jin-sang will be the next performers featured in this series./Courtesy of Kumho Art Hall Yonsei

Beautiful Thursday Concert Series: Lee Jin-sang
Kumho Art Hall Yonsei
July 11

The Kumho Art Hall is featuring a performer every Thursday to spread classical music culture in Korea. Pianist Lee Jin-sang will be the next performer featured in this series. Lee began his music journey in Korea and then moved to Europe to pursue his education. He studied in Germany and Austria and has won many prestigious international competitions such as in Hong Kong and Germany. He has also performed with world-renowned orchestras including the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra. At this performance, he will play works of Mendelssohn, Brahms, and Schuman.
Tickets cost 40,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1544-1555.

Big Tickets

Park Hyo-shin Live 2019 Lovers: Where is Your Love?
KSPO Dome
Until July 13

Park Hyo-shin is one of the nation's most famous ballad singers and musical actors today. He was born in 1981 and made his debut in 1999, after which his music career skyrocketed. With 440,000 copies of his debut album sold, Park showed incredible potential from the very start of his career. To date he has released seven studio albums along with several compilation and cover albums. He has won the Golden Disc Awards, the KBS Music Awards and the Cyworld Digital Music Awards to name a few. He starred in musicals "Elisabeth," "Mozart!" and "Phantom" among several others.
Tickets cost 77,000 won to 164,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1544-1555.

AB6IX 1st Fan Meeting in Seoul
Jamsil Arena
July 13 and 14

AB6IX is a boy band under Brand New Music. The group has five members, several of which were participants on season 2 of the show "Produce 101." Members Park Woo-jin and Lee Dae-hwi were part of the group Wanna One, which was the boy band formed from the program and disbanded last year. The two, along with Lim Young-min, Jeon Woong and Kim Dong-hyun, debuted as AB6IX in May and have already received attention for their vocals, rapping and dance skills. They have released one mini-album so far titled "B: Complete."
Tickets cost 55,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1544-1555.

Pop and Jazz

Thom Yorke Live in Seoul
Olympic Park
July 28

Thom Yorke is the lead singer of the band Radiohead, which formed in 1985 with five members. The band has been immensely popular for its rock music. In fact, the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year for its legacy. Yorke was named by Rolling Stone as one of the top 100 singers of all time and has released several of his own solo albums. Yorke has also made a name for himself as an advocate for human rights and the environment, and uses his music as a platform to create social change. He will be coming to Seoul to perform for Korean audiences this summer.
Tickets cost 99,000 won to 132,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1544-1555.

Plays & Musicals

Another Country
Uniplex
Until Aug. 11

This play was originally written by Julian Mitchell, an English playwright. The play revolves around a gay student named Guy Bennett, who attends an English public school. After another gay student at the school hangs himself after being outed, Bennett is the next target of persecution from social pressures and school prefects. Bennett's best friend Judd is a Marxist who tries to help him. The two realize the difficulties of being outcasts and the flaws of the British class system. The Korean adaptation will show at Uniplex by a talented cast including Lee Dong-ha, Park Eun-seok and Yeon Joon-seok in the role of Bennett.
Tickets cost 44,000 won to 66,000 won.

This musical will play at Sejong Arts Center until Aug. 4./Courtesy of EMK Musical

Xcalibur
Sejong Arts Center
Until Aug. 4

The musical "Xcalibur" is about King Arthur and his adventures with Excalibur, his powerful and legendary sword. First performed in 2014 in Switzerland, the musical also revolves around Lancelot and other brave Knights of the Round Table, showing how they fought bravely for the sake of the kingdom. The Korean cast has adapted the musical to have more songs and a more intricate storyline. Full of top musical actors and singers, the cast includes Junsu, Kai and Lee Jee-hoon.
Tickets cost 70,000 won to 150,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1544-1555.

Mamma Mia!
LG Arts Center
July 16 to Sept. 14

Well-loved musical "Mamma Mia!" will hit the Korean stage this summer. A musical based on the songs of legendary group ABBA, the musical includes hits such as "Dancing Queen," "The Winner Takes it All," and "Take a Chance on Me." It was adapted into a film in 2008, which was also widely popular. The plot revolves around Sophie, who is getting married but does not know who her birth father is. By delving into the story of three of her mother's past loves, Sophie learns more about her mother and her possible birth fathers. The Korean cast includes Luna and Lee Su-bin as Sophia as well as Choi Jung-won and Shin Young-sook as Donna.
Tickets cost 60,000 won to 140,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1544-1555.

Anna Karenina
Blue Square
Until July 14

This musical is set in 1870s in Russia and revolves around Anna, who is unhappy in her marriage. When she meets the young and handsome Count Vronsky, she falls in love with him, starting a complicated and secret relationship. Count Vronsky has love complications of his own, after having pursued a different woman at court before meeting Anna. The musical is based on the original novel by Leo Tolstoy, and was adapted into a musical with music by Konstantin Khvatynets. A star-studded Korean cast including Kim So-hyun and Cha Ji-yeon playing the role of Anna will perform the Korean adaptation of this musical.
Tickets cost 60,000 won to 140,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1544-1555.

Dance

Korean National Contemporary Dance Company: Ssang Ssang
Seoul Arts Center
July 19 to 21

The Korea National Contemporary Dance Company (KNCDC) seeks to bring its audiences contemporary genres while retaining traditional dance roots. For this performance, they have collaborated with Marcos Morau, a choreographer from Spain, to create a new performance, Ssang Ssang. Morau is currently the director of his own dance company, La Veronal, and has been widely acclaimed for his beautiful works. This performance, featuring 12 performers, is based off the themes of self-reflection and exploring deep into ourselves, even into the unconscious.
Tickets cost 20,000 won to 50,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1544-1555.

Traditional

Saturday Performances
National Gugak Center
Throughout 2019

Every Saturday at 3 p.m., the National Gugak Center holds a performance showcasing traditional Korean music and dance. This series will take place all throughout 2019. Each week the series will exhibit the works of various gugak artists. Various performances throughout the month of July will include the piri, pansori and sanjo. There will also be a traditional fan dance at the end of the month.
Tickets cost 10,000 won to 20,000 won. For more information, visit gugak.go.kr or call (02) 580-3300.

Gugak Silk Road
Mapo Art Center
July 19

This summer, the Mapo Art Center is holding its second gugak festival, which was created to spread traditional Korean music. The festival will feature Kim Young-im, a gugak veteran, who will showcase various performance pieces, and Daseureum, a women's gugak group that was formed in 1990 and has dedicated its mission to not only keep a strong hold on the traditional roots of Korean music, but also develop upon modern interpretations. In total the group has put on over 700 performances.
Tickets cost 20,000 won. For more information, visit ticket.interpark.com or call (02) 1544-1555.

Clubs

Club Octagon
Nonhyeon

Located near the New Hilltop Hotel in Nonhyeon, Club Octagon is notable for its stylish interiors and elite clientele. The club features a performance stage, lounge bar and dining area and is the perfect place to unwind on a night out after work or on the weekend. It is near exit 4 of Hakdong Station on Line 7. For more information, call (02) 516-8847.

Club Globe Lounge
Itaewon

Club Globe Lounge is famous among women looking for a place to throw birthday parties or enjoy a light dinner. From 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., it serves as a bar, changing into a club after 10 p.m. Every Thursday, Club Globe Lounge has a Happy Hour buffet for guests. Club Globe Lounge is located near the Hamilton Hotel by exit 2 of Itaewon Station on Line 6. For more information, call (02) 792-1127.

Club Evans
Hongik University

Club Evans is a live music club that has served as a platform for emerging jazz artists for a decade. It also operates jazz recording studios, where it produces albums for many local jazz artists, and a jazz academy. Club Evans holds jazz concerts and music sessions every Monday and Tuesday. Opening at 7:30 p.m., Club Evans is located near exit 1 of Sangsu Station on Line 6. For more information, visit clubevans.com or call (02) 337-8361.

Once in a Blue Moon
Apgujeong

Once in a Blue Moon, one of the best-known jazz clubs in the city, features live jazz sets from two different bands every night, usually starting at 7:30 p.m. It is located between the Hakdong Intersection and Galleria Department Store in Apgujeong. For more information, visit onceinabluemoon.co.kr or call (02) 549-5490.

Club Vibe
Cheongdam

Opened on August 24, 2018, Cheongdam brings to partygoers its latest club. Its new facilities have a modern vibe. The club plays both EDM and hip hop music and has already had a guest performance by trending hip hop artist Sik-K at its opening party. For more information, call 010-8671-6323.