Mark the calendar: June 27–28, 2026. Busan’s biggest K-pop weekend is back, and the tenth-anniversary edition of the Busan One Asia Festival (BOF) with NOL is bringing a roster that reads like a “best of 4th- and 5th-gen idol” Spotify playlist: RIIZE headlining Day 2, TREASURE, AKMU, and NCT’s Haechan on Day 1, plus CRAVITY, 8TURN, KiiiKiii, tripleS, Hearts2Hearts, idntt, and EVAN across both nights.
If you’ve been waiting for an excuse to plan a Busan summer trip, this is it. Here’s the full guide — what’s new for the 10th edition, who’s playing when, where, and how to get a ticket.
What is BOF, and why “BEYOND 10”?
Launched in 2016 by the City of Busan and the Busan Tourism Organization (co-produced with SM C&C), BOF has grown from a regional K-pop showcase into one of the few Korean festivals deliberately built as a global K-Culture gathering — drawing fans from across Asia, North America, and Europe to the port city that gave us BTS’s Busan-born members, Hyukoh, and the city that anchored their 2022 free concert.
The 2026 edition’s concept is “BEYOND 10: THE NEXT WAVE.” Translation: this isn’t just a K-pop concert. It’s two days of stadium-scale concerts plus a multi-day cultural festival — exhibitions, brand experience zones, a curated K-beauty & fashion “select store” co-produced with creator group Leferi, food vendors, the BIG TALK conference series, and a free outdoor Park Concert a week before the main event.
The 2026 lineup, day by day
Saturday, June 27, 2026 — Day 1 at Busan Asiad Main Stadium
- TREASURE — YG’s globally-touring 10-piece, finally on a BOF stage
- AKMU (Akdong Musician) — Lee Suhyun & Lee Chanhyuk’s indie-pop benchmark
- Haechan (NCT) — solo stage from NCT’s high-clarity main vocalist
- CRAVITY
- 8TURN
- KiiiKiii — the buzzed-about Starship rookie group
Sunday, June 28, 2026 — Day 2 at Busan Asiad Main Stadium
- RIIZE (headliner) — SM’s 5th-gen powerhouse, fresh off becoming the fastest 2023-debut group to cross 1 billion YouTube views
- tripleS — the 24-member fan-driven mega-project that just keeps growing
- Hearts2Hearts — SM’s newest girl group, here for a milestone festival slot
- idntt
- EVAN
The BIG Concert format is deliberately cross-genre. Expect K-pop choreographies sharing the night with hip-hop and rock sets — a structure built to feel less like a single label’s showcase and more like an actual festival.
Watch: the headliner’s most recent MV
If you want a quick sense of why RIIZE got the closing slot, start here. “Bag Bad Back” is one of the cleaner showcases of the group’s choreography-first identity.
Video: RIIZE 라이즈 ‘Bag Bad Back’ Official MV — SMTOWN / YouTube.
The free warm-up: BOF Park Concert (June 20)
Can’t get a ticket — or want a low-stakes way to test the BOF vibe before the main weekend? The Park Concert is free, open to all ages, and requires no reservation. It runs Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM KST at Hwamyeong Eco Park (화명생태공원), the riverside grass lawn that turns into one of Busan’s most relaxed summer venues. Bring a picnic mat.
“BOF will continue to expand beyond a concert into a multi-genre cultural festival — combining K-pop with beauty, fashion, and food. With ‘BEYOND 10: THE NEXT WAVE,’ we’re building an international platform where people from around the globe come and enjoy K-Culture in Busan.”
— Busan Tourism Organization, 2026 BOF official statement
Tickets and prices
Tickets for the BIG Concerts went on sale May 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM KST via NOL Ticket, NOL World (international), and Interpark. Daily pricing tiers (per night):
- S — Ground: 97,000 KRW
- A — Ground: 77,000 KRW
- B — Ground: 46,000 KRW
- C — Stand (1F–2F): 28,000 KRW
- D — Stand (3F–4F): 18,000 KRW
- Park Concert: Free, no booking required
International fans can buy through NOL World in English. Two-day ticket packages and travel bundles (concert + Busan hotel/tours) are also available through partners like KKday.
Getting there
- Main venue: Busan Asiad Main Stadium, 344 World Cup-daero, Geoje-dong, Yeonje-gu, Busan
- Subway: Busan Metro Line 3, Sports Complex Station (사직역), Exit 1 — ~10 minute walk
- From Seoul: KTX to Busan Station (~2h 40m), then Metro Line 1 → transfer Line 3 at Yeonsan; total ~3.5 hours door-to-door
- Park Concert venue: Hwamyeong Eco Park, Buk-gu, Busan — Metro Line 2 Hwamyeong Station, Exit 1, ~20 minute walk along the Nakdong River
Why this year matters more
BOF was first held in 2016 and has weathered everything since — including the pandemic years when most Korean festivals went silent. The 10th anniversary lands at a moment where Busan is leaning harder than ever into hosting global K-pop events (2026 also brings the IVE Australian tour stop, NCT 127 promo days, and rumored BLACKPINK Busan dates). BOF is the city’s own homegrown answer to that wave — and the 2026 lineup is the strongest the festival has ever booked.
Two nights, ten artists, one stadium, plus a free outdoor concert a week earlier and a multi-day cultural festival around it. If there’s a “K-festival weekend” worth flying in for this summer, it’s this one.
Sources:
Visit Korea — 부산원아시아페스티벌(BOF) with NOL 공식 정보 ·
BOF 공식 홈페이지 (bof.or.kr) ·
Busan Metropolitan City — 2026 BOF with NOL official announcement (EN) ·
Busan City — BOF 2026 K-pop Wave kickoff (EN) ·
Stripes Korea — BOF 2026 unveils K-pop lineup ·
부산일보 — BOF with NOL, 라인업·티켓 일정 공개 ·
BOF Official Instagram (@bof_official_kr)
