The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it will distribute about 360,000 performance discount coupons and about 1.37 million exhibition discount coupons starting at 2 p.m. on the 25th, together with the Korea Arts Management Service (KAMS) and Arts Council Korea.
These discount coupons will be issued every Thursday at 2 p.m. from Sept. 25 to Dec. 3. Issued coupons are valid for one week and must be used by midnight every Wednesday.
For each online booking platform, a 10,000 won discount coupon for performances and a 3,000 won discount coupon for exhibitions will be issued each week, two per person respectively. One coupon applies per payment transaction. The discount is applied based on the total payment amount, not the price of an individual performance or exhibition item, so even if the price is lower than the coupon amount, the coupons can be used as long as you purchase multiple tickets and meet the minimum payment of 15,000 won for performances and 5,000 won for exhibitions.
Eligible performance categories include plays, musicals, classical, gugak, dance, and multidisciplinary works, with popular music and popular dance excluded. For exhibitions, eligible events include visual arts exhibitions held at a variety of venues such as national, public, and private art museums nationwide, as well as art fairs and biennales. Industry trade shows are excluded.
Starting Sept. 25, participating booking platforms will expand to six: Nol Ticket, Melon Ticket, Clip Service, Time Ticket, Ticket Link, and Yes24 (YES24). Beginning Oct. 2, they will also be available on Naver Reservation.
Discount coupons dedicated to non-capital regions will also be issued. On Naver Reservation, Clip Service, Time Ticket, and Ticket Link, additional non-capital-region coupons will be issued each week per person, two per booking platform. The coupon amounts are also higher at 15,000 won per performance coupon and 5,000 won per exhibition coupon. The applicable payment amounts for using coupons are at least 22,000 won for performances and 7,000 won for exhibitions. Coupons can be used if you purchase multiple tickets and meet the minimum payment.