Living Your K-pop Passion in France.

start with JARI.

• Community — join a fandom or cover dance crew (동아리), or start a meetup (모임).
• Marketplace — buy and trade albums and photocards (second-hand section), between members.

K-pop concerts & events.

Tours stop at the big Paris venues: Accor Arena (Bercy), Paris La Défense Arena, Zénith… Tickets sell out fast: turn on alerts and follow announcements. On the fan side, cup sleeve events (idol birthdays celebrated in cafés) are booming in Paris.

dance: cover dance & classes.

The cover dance scene is lively: crews, battles and flashmobs (often at the K-Street Festival in September). You can also take K-pop dance classes at Paris studios. Find your crew on the JARI Community.

albums, photocards & goods.

• Asian shops and online stores for albums and merch.
• Trade your photocards and resell duplicates on the JARI Marketplace (second-hand), between verified members.

K-food & K-beauty.

Craving a taste of home? Restaurants, Korean marts, K-beauty shops… find them.

K-drama & K-cinema.

For the big screen, the Korean Film Festival in Paris (FFCP) runs in autumn (see Exhibitions & Korean culture). Streaming platforms cover the rest.

2026, a special year.

2026 marks 140 years of France-Korea friendship: nearly a hundred events (K-Plus, Korean Spring in Nantes, K-Street, FFCP…). Follow them.

tips.

• Concert tickets and cup sleeve events book up early.
• Beware of resales outside official channels (scams) — favour member-to-member trades.
• Joining a local fandom is the best way to enjoy your passion with others.

common mistakes.

• Missing a ticket drop for lack of an alert.
• Buying counterfeit goods or via dodgy resales.
• Staying on your own when the community is active.

FAQ.

Where to see K-pop concerts? Big Paris venues; follow announcements. Where to buy/trade albums and photocards? Asian shops and the JARI Marketplace, between members. How to find a cover dance crew? The JARI Community and the K-Street Festival. And K-food? Find Korean spots.

useful links.

• On JARI: Community · Marketplace
• Korean agenda: Cultu'Corée
• Read next: Exhibitions & Korean culture · Making friends in France