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Pokémon Mega Festa 2026 in Seoul: Secret Forest, Ditto Playground & Olive Young Pop-Ups

As if Seoul wasn’t already overloaded with pop-ups this spring, Pokémon just said “hold my Poké Ball.” The city has basically turned into one giant Pokémon playground thanks to Pokémon Mega Festa 2026, a massive city-wide event celebrating Pokémon’s 30th anniversary. And honestly? Even people who aren’t hardcore Pokémon fans are getting pulled in because the photo zones, merch, and nostalgia levels are ridiculously good right now.

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Pokémon 30th Anniversary Party at Olive Young N Seongsu: Complete Guide (2026)

The Pokémon 30th Anniversary Party is one of the main events of Pokémon Mega Festa 2026, a citywide celebration marking 30 years of Pokémon. Throughout May, Olive Young has teamed up with 61 beauty and lifestyle brands to release around 230 Pokémon-themed products and special gifts. And while you can find many of these products at any Olive Young, the biggest and most immersive location is Olive Young N Seongsu, where the Trendpot space has been turned into a giant Pokémon-themed party complete with photo zones, exclusive merchandise, and limited-edition collaborations.

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Inside the KPop Demon Hunters Anniversary Pop-Up in Seoul

If you somehow survived the original KPop Demon Hunters obsession last year, I regret to inform you that Seoul has decided to bring it back full circle. To celebrate the film’s first anniversary, the official KPop Demon Hunters One Year Anniversary POP-UP has just opened at The Hyundai Seoul, and it’s already becoming one of the busiest fandom events in the city right now.

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METAMONG PLAYGROUND in Seoul: Complete Guide to the Ditto Pop-Up 2026

Metamong Playground is basically a giant Ditto-themed universe hidden in Seongsu and the entire thing feels aggressively designed for social media in the best possible way (for the most part). Just picture purple everywhere, massive Ditto sculptures, Ditto walls, Ditto desserts, Ditto merch, Ditto chaos! In case you haven’t pieced it together, we’re pretty big on Ditto out here in Korea.

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BTS ‘Arirang’ Pop-Up at Shinsegae: What to Expect + Must-Buy Merch (Seoul)

BTS has officially returned having had a successful and FREE, I might add, comeback concert in the center of Seoul for the world to see. And with the return of BTS come a whole bunch of BTS themed events including not one, but two merch pop-ups! The BTS ‘Arirang’ pop-up is currently being held at both HYBE headquarters and Shinsegae’s main branch in Myeongdong. And the experiences couldn’t be any more different.

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Inside the BTS ‘Arirang’ Pop-Up at HYBE Yongsan (Seoul Guide)

If you’re in Seoul right now, it kind of feels like the city is quietly (or not so quietly) orbiting around one thing… BTS! The kings of K-pop have officially made their comeback with their FREE concert at central Seoul’s Gwanghwamun Square. And with that, they have ushered in a whole itinerary of BTS-coded events all over Seoul.

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Jesus Birthday Cafe Pop-Ups in Seoul

That’s right, in Korea Jesus gets his very own birthday cafe and it goes viral every year. This event is run by the Korea CCC (Campus Crusade for Christ), basically a Christian outreach wrapped in the fun energy of K-pop “birthday cafe” culture.

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“Villains are Destined to Die” in Seoul

Korea might be the home of webtoons, but there aren’t nearly as many events as you might expect. That’s why we were so excited to hear that the “Villains are Destined to Die” was being held for a month this summer in Mapo-gu, Seoul.

The webtoon officially ended back in 2024, but there are stilll lots of fans of the series and D&C Media, the studio behind the webtoon, still regularly holds fan pop-ups and releases merch at events like these about once a year.

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Clio X Harry Potter Collaboration Haul & Review

Clio’s Harry Potter collaboration may be the best Harry Potter makeup collab out there. No doubt, some gorgeous collections have been released like the ones by Sheglam and ColourPop. But personally, I just love how chic and understated the designs of this collection are.

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Clio X Harry Potter Collaboration and Pop-up

Clio is one of Korea’s most popular beauty brands and they just launched a Harry Potter collaboration that’s nothing short of magical. So it’s fitting there is be an equally magical pop-up to celebrate the release. I’m not going to lie, I have been anticipating this ever since they started hinting at it on their Instagram back in February.

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Jungkook’s ‘Golden: The Moments’ exhibition in Seoul

Jungkook’s “Golden: The Moments” exhibition is designed to commemorate his journey from debut to the release of his first solo album “GOLDEN” and it does not disappoint. The exhibition is spread over 2 floors and is divided into about 13 different spaces (14 if you include the shop at the end). It’s surprisingly extensive!