‘Korea is not just K-pop’: Sound Planet’s growing global ambition
ICA's Tommy Jinho Yoon unpacks the future of the festival as organisers look to broaden the Incheon-based event's horizons in year three
News By Hanna Ellington | 7 October 2026
Carrying the momentum from back-to-back sell-out editions of Sound Planet, ICA Live Asia’s Tommy Jinho Yoon unpacks the ambition to infuse the domestic-leaning event with both global acts and audiences on a quest to create a Glastonbury-level brand.
The two-day festival drew around 50,000 fans to the Paradise City resort complex in Incheon, which is 40km west of Seoul, from 5-6 September to see a headliner pool that included Atarayo, Urban Zakapa, Crying Nut, and Dragon Pony, along with…
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