Olympic Park Protests Lead to String of Concert Cancellations, Including Jay Park; Venue Rental Refunds Exceed 1 Billion Won

A series of scheduled performances have been canceled due to protests at the vote-counting center in the Handball Gymnasium at Olympic Park in Seoul, resulting in more than 1 billion won in venue rental fees being refunded so far.

According to the office of lawmaker Kim Yong-man of the Democratic Party of Korea on the 28th, a total of 15 events have been canceled or relocated since protests began at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium in June.

Performances canceled due to the protests include the 2026 Weverse Con Festival, Park Seo-jin's national tour encore concert, U-KNOW's concert, SEVENTEEN member Dino's fan-con, and singer Jay Park's concert.

According to Korea Sports Industry Development, which manages Olympic Park facilities and venue rentals, a total of 15 events scheduled at the Handball Gymnasium between June 6 and September 27 were canceled following resolutions by the Venue Rental Deliberation Committee.

Out of these, venue rental fees amounting to approximately 1.07 billion won have been refunded for 13 cases so far.

The protest blocking the vote-counting center at the Olympic Park Handball Gymnasium, which was triggered by the shortage of ballot papers during the June 3 nationwide simultaneous local elections, has continued for about three months.

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