What’s Happening in Korea Now: Issues for Visitors and Fans

The issues people visiting Korea — and fans following Korea from abroad — need to know about right now. Each page follows one issue from the start, adds a line every time something new happens, and says what it means for you. Ordered by how much each issue is being reported now and how recently it moved. Updated Oct 9.

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Since Sep 10 · 5 updates

Why is the won strengthening and what does it mean for trip costs?

The won has firmed against the dollar for four straight sessions, making Korea cheaper for visitors, but Goldman Sachs warns intervention could slow further gains.

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1. #01 · 🎬 K-drama & film · since Sep 25 · 📰 104 reports this week · 12 updates

   BIFF 2026: what’s on and which fan events can you attend?

   Annecy sci-fi animation ‘Pilgrims’ landed a sales deal with EST N8 at the Busan festival’s market, expanding the film’s reach for international buyers and fans.

2. #02 · 🎬 K-drama & film · since Sep 26 · 📰 39 reports this week · 8 updates

   Which new K-dramas are out this week and where to stream?

   October 2026’s Netflix K-drama slate is out: Doctor X, 100 Days of Deception, Final Table, The Blue Road and Take Charge of My Heart, with weekly schedules now confirmed.

3. #03 · 🎤 K-pop · since Sep 26 · 📰 16 reports this week · 3 updates

   BOYNEXTDOOR US tour: which cities and how to get tickets?

   BOYNEXTDOOR’s first North American tour, ‘KNOCK ON Vol. 2’, has announced dates and kicks off at the end of October, launching from the ‘HOME: DELUXE’ repackaged album release.

4. #04 · 🎤 K-pop · since Sep 18 · 📰 16 reports this week · 6 updates

   Which K-pop groups are making fall comebacks and when?

   K-pop’s October comeback race is crowded: IVE returns October 19 with ‘Looks Can Kill’, while Seventeen, PLAVE, rookies And2ble, Fly to the Sky and PSY also release new music, amid Song Min-ho’s apology.

5. #05 · 🎤 K-pop · since Sep 11 · 📰 19 reports this week · 5 updates

   BTS world tour: how to get tickets and what rules changed?

   BTS’s ARIRANG world tour is crossing South America — Bogotá and Lima shows this week, record $500M tour revenue, cinema screenings announced — but hotel crowding and ticket cancellations are the issues fans face now.

6. #06 · 💱 Money & prices · since Sep 10 · 📰 33 reports this week · 5 updates

   Why is the won strengthening and what does it mean for trip costs?

   The won has firmed against the dollar for four straight sessions, making Korea cheaper for visitors, but Goldman Sachs warns intervention could slow further gains.

7. #07 · 🌀 Weather & safety · since Sep 27 · 📰 31 reports this week · 9 updates

   Does the DMZ mine blast affect border tours and travel safety?

   A DMZ landmine blast injured South Korean soldiers; Seoul blames North Korea, which denies it and fired a missile. Border tours could face continued restrictions as mine clearance continues.

How we pick issues: every day we read English-language Korean news feeds and keep only stories that change something for visitors or international fans — tours and ticketing, releases, entry rules, transport, weather, events, shopping and prices. Domestic politics, crime and gossip are left out.

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