Galaxy Corp., a South Korean entertainment technology startup, has officially opened its Robot Park in southeastern Seoul, a 16,500 square-meter facility where AI-powered humanoid robots perform K-pop concerts, execute taekwondo routines alongside human practitioners, and interact with visitors across multiple hands-on zones. The park drew more than 20,000 visitors during its pre-opening period since July before its formal grand opening ceremony on Friday.
At the park’s Robot Arena, surrounded by four-sided screens, humanoid robots performed synchronized routines to K-pop hits including Yena’s “Catch Catch”, Rose’s “APT.”, BIGBANG’s “Bang Bang Bang”, and Momoland’s “Banana Chacha”. In a separate performance, five robots paired with five human practitioners to perform taekwondo moves including jumping side kicks. Other zones allow visitors to operate robot dogs and dance alongside robots through interactive programs.
The Entertainment AI Thesis
Galaxy CEO Choi Yong-ho framed the park’s commercial logic explicitly: robots are moving beyond industrial applications into entertainment, and the combination of physical AI and content is the next wave of consumer-facing technology after K-pop itself established the global template for Korean cultural exports.
“We envision combining content with physical AI as the next wave following K-pop,” Choi said. “We will make Galaxy Robot Park a starting point for expanding our entertainment business globally.”
The 20,000-plus pre-opening visitors provide an early demand signal for robot entertainment as a standalone venue category rather than a technology showcase. Galaxy’s existing business – it manages K-pop star G-Dragon, actor Song Kang-ho, and singer Kim Jong-kook – gives it the celebrity IP and entertainment production experience to develop robot performance content that can compete for Korean and international audiences.
Global Expansion Plans
Galaxy said it plans to leverage its Seoul experience to expand robot-based entertainment into global markets including the United States, the United Arab Emirates, and Japan. The three target markets reflect distinct audience profiles: the U.S. for its scale and K-pop fandom, the UAE for its appetite for high-technology tourism attractions, and Japan for its established robot culture and entertainment technology heritage.
Founded in 2019, Galaxy Corp. combines celebrity intellectual property with AI, robotics, and metaverse technologies. The Robot Park represents the company’s most significant physical AI deployment to date – a venue that generates revenue from admission while simultaneously building operational data and production experience for the robot performance content it plans to export internationally.
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