[OSEN=김나연 기자] Singer IU is continuing the war against ticket scalpers.
On the 29th, EDAM Entertainment, the agency, posted a notice of the second cancellation of fraudulent tickets for the ‘2024 IU HER WORLD TOUR CONCERT IN SEOUL’ through IU’s official fan cafe.
Previously, on the 23rd of last month, IU posted a notice saying, “Among tickets purchased/acquired through channels other than the official sales outlet of ‘2024 IU HER WORLD TOUR CONCERT IN SEOUL’, reservations may be made through illegal methods such as macros, premium ticket or used trading sites, “We will consider all tickets sold on personal SNS as fraudulent tickets and take strict action against them,” he announced. In addition, we received reports from fans regarding illegal transactions and notified that informants would be given performance MD products or performance tickets.
Ticket premium transactions have been considered a chronic problem in the performance industry. As the number of people using professional programs such as macros to reserve a large number of tickets and then sell them to fans at high prices has increased, each agency has strengthened the identity verification process to prevent this, or arbitrarily canceled tickets suspected of being fraudulently reserved. The goal was to prevent ticket scalping. However, on the contrary, it became a problem as there were many cases where even innocent fans were harmed.
Meanwhile, IU’s side received information from fans about premium transaction posts posted online and evidence of the transaction circumstances, and blocked illegal transactions at the source by canceling the tickets. Already on the 23rd of this month, a total of 41 tickets that were confirmed to be illegal ticket transactions were canceled and the ticket purchasers were permanently expelled from the official fan club.
The agency said, “We are continuously requesting explanations for cases suspected of being illegal transactions confirmed through reports and monitoring, and only in some cases where explanations are lacking or have been canceled, we will be able to receive on-site tickets or enter through additional identity verification. “We want to proceed,” he explained.
Afterwards, a second cancellation notice was posted on the 29th, announcing that additional measures would be taken against a total of 44 reservations confirmed to be fraudulent ticket transactions. In addition to having their tickets canceled, they were also permanently expelled from the fan club.
Fans continue to cheer for the agency’s quick response. In particular, in the case of scalpers, they were unable to be eradicated and continued to exist because they exploited the hearts of fans who desperately wanted to go to concerts. However, with the introduction of a system that provides performance tickets to those who report fraudulent transactions, there is also a positive effect of eradicating fans from purchasing premium tickets.
Meanwhile, IU will hold the ‘2024 IU HER WORLD TOUR CONCERT IN SEOUL’ at KSPO DOME in Seoul for a total of 4 days on the 2nd, 3rd, 9th, and 10th of next month. Afterwards, he visited a total of 18 cities, including Yokohama, Taipei, Singapore, Jakarta, Hong Kong, Manila, Kuala Lumpur, London, Berlin, Bangkok, Osaka, Newark, Atlanta, Washington DC, Rosemont, Oakland, and Los Angeles, to promote UANA at home and abroad ( We are planning to meet with fandom name).
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