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Cho Yong-pil has been on stage since 1968, and Korean audiences call him the Gawang — the king of song. This Seoul run closes a national tour: three nights at KSPO DOME inside Olympic Park, 27 to 29 November 2026. His catalogue works as a shared memory here. "Come Back to Busan Port" (1976), "The Woman Outside the Window" (1980), "Short Hair", "A Tea House in That Winter" — songs a Korean grandmother and her grandchild can both sing. In 2013, past sixty, he released "Bounce" and took the number one spot on the domestic charts. The Great Birth is his band, not an opening act. They have played with him since the 1980s, and his concerts lean on live band arrangements rather than backing tracks. Language — every song is in Korean, and no subtitle service is listed in the official notice. This is less a show you follow line by line than one where you hear a country's songbook in the voice that made it. The audience singing along is half the evening. Getting there — KSPO DOME stands inside Olympic Park in Songpa. Olympic Park Station (Line 5), Hanseong Baekje Station (Line 9) and Mongchontoseong Station (Line 8) all reach it on foot. Olympic Park holds several venues, so head for KSPO DOME, the former gymnastics arena, rather than the main stadium. Tickets — sales opened on 18 September 2026 through Yes24 Tickets, so check remaining seats before you travel. The setlist and running time are not confirmed in the official notice.