Opening plannedChecked
Seoul Arena
서울아레나
The source data marks this venue as opening planned.
01 / OPENING
Opening information
- Latest official announcement
- Seoul press release, 2026-04-15: “Seoul Arena, which is approaching completion in the first half of next year” (= first half of 2027).
- Other official announcements
- Seoul Balanced Development Portal: construction period 2023.11 to 2027.3; completion and operation planned for March 2027.
- Seoul, 2024-07-02: target completion in March 2027.
- Announced by
- Seoul Metropolitan Government
- Developer
- Seoul Arena Co., Ltd. (a project company established by Kakao in June 2022); private investment project (BTO, 30-year operation).
02 / ADDRESS
Name, address and map
Official address notes
The road-name address has not been announced. The official location is given as lot numbers 1-23 and 24, Chang-dong, Dobong-gu (50,149 m²) by the Seoul Balanced Development Portal. The groundbreaking ceremony took place at 1-23 Chang-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul (Seoul, 2024-07-02).
Official website
No official Seoul Arena website was found. See the Seoul project pages listed in the sources.
03 / CAPACITY
Capacity and basis
28,000
Maximum capacity announced by Seoul Metropolitan Government: 28,000 people. Seoul announced 18,269 seats on 2024-07-02.
04 / TRANSIT
Transit and access
- Subway, line, exit and walk
- Chang-dong Station · Line 1 · Line 4 · Not in official info · Not in official info
- Nowon Station · Line 4 · Line 7 · Not in official info · Not in official info
Seoul announced that the venue is being built near Chang-dong and Nowon stations. Exits and walking times have not been announced.
- Airport rail
Not in official info
- Other shuttle information
Not in official info
05 / NOTES
Notes
- Scale: two basement floors to six above-ground floors (height 44.7 m), with a gross floor area of 119,097 m² (Seoul Balanced Development Portal).
- Planned facilities: arena, medium-sized concert hall, cinema, popular music support facilities and commercial facilities.
- 2026-09-10 report: the first rental application intake for concert promoters began. The original official text was not verified; this item is from a press report.
06 / CONFLICTS
Differences between official sources
- Arena size: Seoul on 2024-07-02 says 18,269 seats / up to 28,000 people; the Seoul Balanced Development Portal says “Arena (18,000 seats).”
- Medium-sized concert hall: Seoul on 2024-07-02 says a 7,000-seat scale; the Seoul Balanced Development Portal says “medium-sized concert hall (2,000 seats).”
- Opening timing: the Balanced Development Portal says completion and operation in March 2027; Seoul in April 2026 says completion in the first half of next year. Completion and the first concert date may differ.
07 / SOURCES
Sources
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