Korea Grand Sale: A Nationwide Shopping Festival for Foreigners in South Korea

Korea Grand Sale is a nationwide shopping festival hosted by the Visit Korea Committee designed for overseas guests in Korea to help them enjoy their Korea shopping experience to the fullest!

The Korea Grand Sale is a promotional event for the vitalization of shopping and tourism to enable foreign tourists to experience Korea in various aspects including food, lodging and various performances in addition to shopping.

Korea Grand Sale 2014

Korea Grand Sale 2014

As an overseas guest in Korea, foreign passport holders are eligible for special product discounts, free admission to leading attractions, and even free gifts! About 20,000 companies and organizations are participating, including many of your favorite brands.

TOP 3 famous coupons of Korea Grand Sale!

  1. 40%~10% discount for Lotte Department Store
  2. 10% discount for Etude House
  3. 10% discount for N Seoul Tower

Korea Grand Sale 2014

The Korea Grand Sale 2014 was held from January 3 to February 16, 2014.

Event Theme Details
Opening Week(Jan. 3 – Jan. 9) ▪ Hanbok Fashion Show, Hallyu Star Performance, Giveaway Event, Opening of Event Center
Fashion Week(Jan. 10 – Jan. 16) ▪ Participation Event: Catching up with the fashion of Jeon Ji-Hyeon & Kim Su-Hyeon from the drama “My love from the star” and exhibiting life-size cutouts (participating Company: Lotte FITIN)
Entertainment Week(Jan. 17 – Jan. 23) ▪ Participation Event: Photo event using trick art wall (participating company: Alive Museum)▪ Giveaway Event: Free gifts including tickets from participating companies (Hologram performance hall “K-LIVE” of Lotte FITIN, Seoul Music Awards, Everland, 7Luck Casino, Spirited Garden, Kung Festival, Drum Cat, Fanta-stick, Lotte World, Marine Park, The Painters : Hero, Original Drawing Show “The Look”, Music Show Wedding, Jump, Ballerina Who Loved a B-boy, Bibap, Korean Folk Village, Miso, etc.)To celebrate the Entertainment Week, “Alive Museum”, one of our partners, has installed a giant trick art wall in front of our event center located at Doota Plaza in Dongdaemun.Try various fun poses in front of the wall. If you pose just right, you will look as if you are part of the original work!The period January 17 – 23 is the Korea Grand Sale “Entertainment Week.” Our event center at Doota Square in Dongdaemun will be giving away tickets for the Jump, Ballerina Who Loved a B-Boy, Miso, Alive Museum, Everland, Lotte World, Korea Folk Village, and many more! So, don’t miss out on all the fantastic offers from our event center when you go to Doota Square.

*For the complete guide to help you “entertain” yourself during Korea Grand Sale, click the link below!

Food Week(Jan. 24 – Jan. 30) ▪ Participation Event: Sampling of traditional tea and fusion Korean food
(participating company: Jinjinbara, 16:00~19:00, on Jan. 24)▪ Giveaway Event: Meal voucher (participating company: Jinjinbara, On The Border)It’s time to enjoy Food Week which runs until January 30! You will be able to get food and beverage discount coupons, and there’s even a Food & Drink Sampling Event hosted by “Jinjinbara” today afternoon (from 4 pm to 7 pm) . Please drop by the Korea Grand Sale Event Center if you’re planning to go to Dongdaemun. No reservation needed, just bring your appetite!
Beauty Week(Jan. 31 – Feb. 5) ▪ Participation Event: Makeup Show, Hallyu Star Makeup Experience Event (Participating Company: MAC on Feb. 4, Skin Anniversary on Feb. 5)▪ Giveaway Event: Presentation of Beauty Product including mask sheet or BB Cream (Participating Company: Etude, MAC, Skin Anniversary)During “Beauty Week” of Korea Grand Sale, the main event center located in Dongdaemun Doota square will hold Hallyu Makeup Experience event. Visit the event center to get free makeup with Mac (5:00~7:00 pm, Feb. 4) and Skin Anniversary (1:00~10:00 pm, Feb. 5). There’s even a chance to win popular makeup products, so don’t forget to check this out!
Special Week(Feb. 6 – Feb. 16) ▪ Photo Exhibit of Hallyu Stars including Girl’s Generation, EXO, Psy, etc. (participating company: K-wave, Doota / Venue: 5F of Doota)▪ “Looking for my own style” Consulting Event: Looking for the color matching my skin tone, Suggestion of fashion item that suits each body type, and One-to-one shopping guide with a style consultant, etc. (February 14, 3:00~7:00 pm)As part of “Special Week” event, the Korea Grand Sale Event Center in front of Doota will be holding a style consulting session where you can look for your own beauty & fashion style (Feb. 14). There will also be a photo exhibition of Hallyu stars including Girls’ Generation, TVXQ and EXO on the 5th floor of Doota (until Feb. 16). Hope many of you will visit!
※ The event schedule and details listed above are subject to change.

TIP: Did you know Korea Railroad Corporation (KORAIL) offers 20% discount on all train fares for foreign tourists during the Korea Grand Sale? Download the discount coupon from their website to purchase your ticket at discounted price! http://www.koreagrandsale.co.kr/en/companies/342

Korea Grand Sale

Venue: Seoul, Gyeonggi area and major cities
Participating establishments: Hyundai Department Store, Lotte Department Store, Shinsegae Department Store, Dongwha Duty Free Shop, Duty Free Korea, Lotte Duty Free Shop, Walkerhill Duty Free, Yeoju Premium Outlets, Paju Premium Outlets, Korean Folk Village, N Seoul Tower, Ballerina Who Loved a B-boy, Miso, BIBAP: Bibimbap Performance, Jump, etc
Homepage: http://www.koreagrandsale.co.kr/ (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
Inquiries: +82-2-512-7156 (Korean), +82-70-4680-1976 (English), +82-70-4680-1977 (Japanese), +82-70-4680-1978 (Chinese)
Korea Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330 (Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)

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