PSY urges fans to avoid ticket scalping for 'SUMMERSWAG 2024'
The poster for PSY's "SUMMERSWAG 2024" / Courtesy of P Nation
Singer PSY has called for eliminating ticket scalping, urging fans to avoid illegal transactions.
PSY's "SUMMERSWAG 2024" tour kicks off on June 29 in Wonju, Gangwon Province, and will visit nine cities across the nation.
The ticket release for "SUMMERSWAG 2024" saw an overwhelming response, with ticketing platform Interpark reporting over 8 million hits per minute on the first day of sales on June 10, demonstrating the immense public interest in PSY's concerts.
In light of this, PSY addressed ticket scalping for the event directly on social media Wednesday.
He posted a note on his social media account requesting fans avoid dealing with resellers and scalpers who exploit legal loopholes.
"If you thoroughly ignore premium prices, resellers and scalpers exploiting legal loopholes, I will ensure that canceled tickets are made available on Interpark the day before the cancellation fee applies (11 days before the concert)," he said.
"From today, 10 days before the first city, Wonju, remaining seats are being released. The same applies to other cities. Please purchase tickets at the correct price this way. Hoping for stronger related laws. Yours truly, PSY."
P Nation, PSY's agency, acknowledged the significant increase in scalped ticket postings this year. It said that it is actively tracking and blocking scalped tickets, collaborating with major secondary market sites to delete such listings.
However, the agency admitted that completely preventing secondary market transactions, which exploit legal loopholes remains challenging.
P Nation said that the best way to avoid paying inflated prices is to purchase tickets through official platforms, such as Interpark.
It encouraged those needing to cancel their tickets to do so within the cancellation period on Interpark, where the remaining tickets are still available at the original price.
This article from the Hankook Ilbo, sister publication of The Korea times, is translated by generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.