Yeosu to Host K-POP Stage Events in June with STAYC, Ailee, Paul Kim and Others Participating

The city of Yeosu in South Jeolla Province will hold the large-scale Hallyu tourism festival “2025 MyK FESTA in Yeosu” from June 13 to 15, turning the entire city into a stage for three days. Organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea International Cultural Exchange Promotion Agency with Yeosu City serving as co-organizer, this event aims to blend K-pop with the city’s historical and tourism resources under the theme “To Yeosu! To the World! To the Future!” K-pop concerts will be held twice at a special stage located behind the Sky Tower at the Yeosu World Exposition Complex on June 13 and 15. Popular domestic artists such as STAYC, ONF, xikers, LIGHTSUM, Ryujin, Kai, Dosie, Rowoon, Sooyoung, and Ailee will all perform at these concerts. As a pre-event activity, performances by overseas K-pop cover dance teams from countries like Turkey and the Philippines will also take place to appeal to global fans. Citizens and tourists who wish to attend the concerts must purchase their tickets online through Ticketlink, which will open at 4 p.m. on May 30. Each concert will offer 5,500 seats. In addition to the K-pop concerts, the festival features a variety of programs that highlight Yeosu’s historical identity. The “Jeolla Left Naval Command Dike Building and Naval Deployment Ceremony,” themed around Yeosu’s 400-year history as the main headquarters of the Jeolla Left Naval Command during the Joseon Dynasty, will be held at Yi Sun-sin Square. Traditional Korean music performances will take place at Jinnamgwan, while the “Yi Sun-sin Storytelling Nampaldalsan Walk Tour” provides a unique experience by connecting Yeosu’s history with storytelling and tourism content. The finale of the K-pop concerts will feature a drone light show involving 1,000 drones. Beyond this, other events such as the K-pop competition “Digilog Concert,” “Romantic Busking·Youth Busking,” “Candlelight Outdoor Performance,” and the “Night Walk at Yeosu Marine Meteorological Science Museum and Aquarium” will transform various areas of Yeosu’s city center into stages. During the festival, Yeosu City will operate free shuttle buses to facilitate tourists’ movement and will also run special tourist trains in collaboration with Korail. Participants who prove they attended the events will receive discounts on entry fees to major tourist attractions. Additionally, the city plans to strengthen strategies for attracting foreign tourists by inviting international students from universities in the Gwangju-Jeonnam region and foreign workers, as well as developing tour packages that connect them with local landmarks using global travel platforms.