Reading Korean seat labels: 층, 구역, 열, 번

"Lower row numbers are nearer the stage" is a general pattern, not a rule; check the seat map on the ticket page for your show.

VIP석, R석, S석 and A석 are price grades. Usually VIP costs most, then R, S and A, and the higher grades sit closer to the stage. But the organiser draws the grades for each show, so the same venue can be mapped differently from one show to the next. Check the colour-coded seat map rather than assuming from the grade name.

"(현장수령)" after a grade means the ticket is collected at the venue. Some shows split standing into prices too, such as 스탠딩 R석. Names aren't standardised: 2026 Ticketlink shows included top grades named after the show, such as MINHO's FERAL석 and YESUNG's EXTRAORDINARY석, which came with a sound-check event.

Seat labels used in the shows we list

The table counts the seat labels registered in KOPIS, Korea's official performance database, for the K-pop shows in our calendar. Each show page lists its grades and prices in English (calendar).

On standing tickets the number almost always gives your place in the entry order, not a spot. Ticketlink's notice for the Gangnam Festival K-pop concert (October 2026) spelled it out: the number you pick for sections A-1 and B-1 "means the entry order (entry number), not the seat order", and each section had its own queue time. BLUESQUARE says standing entry goes by booking number or first come, and you stay inside your assigned section.

How numbers are called and when to queue are announced per show. Don't confuse this with the online "queue number" you get in the waiting room on sale day.

KSPO DOME's official seating guide calls the floor "1층"; levels 2 and 3 are split into blocks A–D, with sections (구역) 1–22 on level 2 and 23–52 on level 3. So "2층 15구역 7열 10번" is level 2, section 15, row 7, seat 10. Stage position and floor layout change by show, so the seat map on the ticket page wins.

• NOL World gives you up to 10 minutes to choose seats and then 7 minutes to pay, so get used to the seat map before sale day.
• Melon Ticket Global asks for a security code before seat selection.
• On NOL World you can't change seats after booking; you cancel and book again, and fees may apply.
• In baseball stadiums used for concerts, the view from the stands depends a lot on where the stage is. Gocheok Sky Dome's 16,601 seats are its baseball configuration.