BTS Is Playing Busan in Two Weeks. Hotels Are Gouging. Here's What Fans Can Do.
June 12 and 13. Busan Asiad Main Stadium. Two nights - and the June 13 show will stream live in cinemas worldwide. Tickets to both dates are still available through the official platform, but everything around them - hotels, in particular - is not.
BTS's ARIRANG World Tour makes its second Korean stop next month, following the sold-out three-night run at Goyang Comprehensive Stadium in April. The Busan dates are the only return to Korea before the tour moves into Europe and North America through the summer and fall.
Concert Dates
June 12 (Friday), 7 PM KST - Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
June 13 (Saturday), 7 PM KST - Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan
Tickets
Remaining seats are on sale now through NOL, the official Korean ticketing platform.
Buy tickets (Korea, all dates): world.nol.com/en/ticket/places/26000398/products/26005547
Play & Stay packages (ticket + hotel bundle): world.nol.com/en/ticket/places/26000398/products/26005593
June 13 Global Live Viewing (cinemas worldwide): btsliveviewing.com
Tickets are available for online purchase only; physical box offices are not an option.
Ticket tiers (KRW):
Sound Check: 264,000 won
General R: 220,000 won
General S: 198,000 won
NOL has flagged ongoing monitoring for fraudulent reservations and illegal resale transactions. Tickets purchased through resale platforms will not be honored at the venue. If you're buying from a third party, don't.
The Accommodation Situation
Hotel prices near the venue have surged to the point that the Korean Ministry of Economy and Finance and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism convened a joint task force on May 28 specifically to address price gouging in Busan ahead of the concerts. The government is monitoring accommodations in Busan, Yangsan, and Changwon for price collusion and has set up a reporting system that pays a reward of up to 10% of any assessed fine for confirmed violations.
In response to the hotel crisis, Busan's civic institutions launched a "Fair Lodging Challenge" now involving more than 1,300 alternative accommodations: Buddhist temples offering temple stays (Beomeosa, Honbeopsa, Seonamsa), seven Christian churches including Suyeongro Church and Bujeon Church, one Catholic facility, three universities (Pusan National University, Pukyong National University, Koshin University), and several public institutions including ARPI:NA and the Railway Human Resources Development Institute. Combined capacity exceeds 400 guests. Most are free or capped at 131,000 won per night.
Free accommodations were distributed via lottery through Busan's visitbusan.com portal; that lottery has already closed. Participating hotels are managing their own bookings through their own websites - check directly. Paradise Hotel Busan and Fairfield by Marriott Busan Songdo Beach are committed to offering rooms at publicly listed rates when cancellations open up.
Getting There and Beyond
The Busan Asiad Main Stadium is located at 344 World Cup-daero, Yeonje-gu, Busan. The city is running shuttle buses to the venue during concert days. Busan has also opened a food and experience venue at Busan Port Pier 1 ("Port Village Busan 2026") with 50 local F&B vendors, plus a traditional liquor pop-up and night market at Hwamyeong Eco Park for concertgoers extending their stay.
The ARIRANG World Tour continues through 2027, with upcoming stops in Madrid (June 26-27), Brussels (July 1-2), London (July 6-7), and Paris (July 17-18) before North America dates resume in August.
