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Short answer
Pick the event's date, its local start time and its time zone, and the converter shows the start time where you are, with daylight saving applied for that exact date. A Seoul show at 7 p.m. on November 14 starts at 5 a.m. that day in New York and 10 a.m. in London.
Concert and release time converter
Convert a show, livestream or album drop time to your time zone and to major fan cities.
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Uses your browser's time zone database, including daylight saving time. Nothing is sent anywhere.
Key facts
| Seoul time | KST, UTC+9, no daylight saving |
| Example | 7 p.m. Nov 14 in Seoul = 5 a.m. New York, 10 a.m. London |
| Daylight saving | Applied per date from the IANA time zone database |
| Privacy | Runs in your browser; nothing is sent |
Why do K-pop release times confuse fans abroad?
Most K-pop comebacks, music shows and livestreams are scheduled in Korea Standard Time, nine hours ahead of UTC with no daylight saving. A 6 p.m. drop in Seoul lands at 4 or 5 a.m. the same day in New York, depending on the season, and in the middle of the night on the West Coast.
How do I use the converter?
- Enter the date and start time exactly as the agency or venue announced them.
- Choose the event's time zone: Seoul for shows and drops in Korea, the venue's city for world-tour stops.
- If the announcement says midnight or 00:00, enter the start of that date, not the end of it.
- Pick your own time zone; the page tries to set it from your browser.
- Read the result and the fan cities listed under it.
What about daylight saving time?
The converter uses the date you enter, so a November show and a June show give different results for New York or London. The gap to Seoul is 13 or 14 hours for New York and 8 or 9 hours for London, depending on the season.
The US and Europe change their clocks on different dates, in March and again around late October and early November. In those weeks one city may already be on its winter offset while the other is not; the converter follows the real dates.
How far ahead is Seoul, season by season?
The table shows how many hours Seoul is ahead of each city in mid-January and mid-July, so you can see where daylight saving changes the gap and where it does not.
- To convert by hand, subtract the hours for your city and month from the Seoul time; if you pass midnight, go back one day. Example: 7 p.m. in Seoul in November, minus 14 hours, is 5 a.m. the same day in New York.
| City | January | July |
|---|---|---|
| Tokyo | same time | same time |
| Manila | +1 h | +1 h |
| Jakarta | +2 h | +2 h |
| Bangkok | +2 h | +2 h |
| Sydney | -2 h | -1 h |
| London | +9 h | +8 h |
| Paris | +8 h | +7 h |
| São Paulo | +12 h | +12 h |
| Mexico City | +15 h | +15 h |
| New York | +14 h | +13 h |
| Los Angeles | +17 h | +16 h |
Where should I confirm the time?
Schedules can move after they are announced, so check the official time again a day before and look for a time zone label such as KST next to the start time.
- The agency's or artist's official channels.
- The venue or ticketing page.
- The streaming platform's event page.
FAQ
Does Korea use daylight saving time?
No. Korea stays on UTC+9 all year.
Why does the result show a different date?
Seoul is far ahead of the Americas, so morning events in Korea often fall on the previous day there. A 9 a.m. Seoul start is 7 or 8 p.m. the previous evening in New York, depending on the season.
Is my location shared?
No. The converter reads your browser's time zone setting and runs entirely on the page.
Sources
Figures change. Check the primary sources above.