Park Yoo-chun charges 450,000 won a ticket for Japan dinner show

Singer and actor Park Yoo-chun, who is active in Japan, has drawn attention for the steep price of an upcoming dinner show.

Park will hold "Park Yoo-chun Dinner Show 2027" at a hotel in Osaka, Japan, on Feb. 13 next year, according to the music industry Thursday.

The event — Park's first dinner show in Osaka — will be held with fully assigned seating and is open only to paid fan club members.

Tickets are priced at 52,000 yen ($328) each, rising to 53,500 yen once delivery fees and service charges are added — the equivalent of about 450,000 won.

That far exceeds the average price range of 200,000 to 300,000 won for hotel dinner shows by top-tier domestic acts. Some observers note the price is not far off what Japan's biggest local artists charge for similar events.

In a promotional video for the show, Park appeared in formal attire draped with a kimono. Park's team also promoted a perk for ticket buyers: two commemorative photos taken with Park, along with a gift prepared by the singer.

The planning and approach are squarely aimed at capturing the Japanese fandom.

Earlier, Park posted photos on social media in October wearing a train conductor's uniform aboard a Shinkansen bullet train, a move seen as an appeal to Japanese fans.

Park has in effect been shut out of the domestic entertainment scene. In 2019, Park was sentenced to 10 months in prison, suspended for two years, on charges of using methamphetamine. At the time, Park denied the drug allegations and announced retirement from the industry, only to reverse course and shift activities to Southeast Asia and Japan. In 2023, the National Tax Service listed Park among habitual high-amount tax delinquents. However, Park's representatives said in July that all related litigation had concluded and that the outstanding taxes would be paid in full by the end of the year.