In a small, relatively smart office space, a short walk up from Jungang Rotary is one of Jeju’s number one concert and musical ticket vendors. More than just the vendor though, Popcorn CEO Koh Chung Hoon (고 충훈) is the man who helps book the big shows for Jeju with past, notable coups, including The Last Empress (widely regarded as Korea’s first “original” musical) and a Korean musical version of Grease. Popcorn was founded around five years ago when Koh returned to Jeju from time abroad in Austria. On return, he found the island devoid of the shows he’d seen in Europe and found that the Korean produced versions were very much confined to Seoul and the mainland. Koh says at first he had to almost beg to get acts to come here, but, now that he’s well known, it’s not so much of a problem. As time progressed he has been able to branch out into jazz and classical music as well as maintaining a staple diet of musicals - three genres that seem to the most popular among Jeju audiences.

In the infamous words of Beavis— “fire, fire, fire!” This quote engulfs the primary theme of the Annual Jeongwol Daeboreum Fire Festival. Beginning in 1997, this year marks the 12th year of the festival, with each year becoming bigger and brighter. While fire, fun, and festivities are the main attraction of the Fire Festival, it is important to understand why this festival came to be in the first place.

This page provides a great day-by-day calendar of events for forthcoming festivals on the island (Korean language).

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