📺 Music-show audiences: how it really works
Weekly music shows let fans watch live, but seats come from official applications, not ticket shops. KBS Music Bank publishes its rules, so here they are as a real example.
Step by step
- Apply the week beforeLog in to KBS and apply on Music Bank's page from Thursday 09:00 to Friday midnight the week before. Up to 2 seats per person; enter your companion's name.
- Check the lotteryWinners are posted on the page on Monday after 18:00, and texts go out Thursday after 14:00. Seats are assigned at random.
- On the daySwap your win for a seat ticket from 14:00; entry is 16:10–16:40. Bring your original ID and your companion's (copies or photos aren't accepted). No entry once the live show starts.
- Age limitUnder-15s can't enter, even with a ticket.
- Studio rulesNo photos, video or audio recording inside. Anyone caught has their recordings deleted, is removed, and can't attend again.
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Before you go
- Selling or transferring seats is illegal and traded tickets are refused; KBS warns these scams often target foreign fans.
- Music Bank is off-air on Sept 25 and Oct 2, 2026.
- Other shows run their own systems; only use official show pages or official fan notices.
- KBS asks fans not to leave ladders on the pavement outside the hall; they can be removed.
Checked Sep 26 · Sources: program.kbs.co.kr · program.kbs.co.kr
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