Kapanlagi.com - Written by Vierda Safyra
During the pandemic, instead of decreasing, its popularity keeps rising. Especially the Korean music industry. The pandemic doesn't stop them from interacting with their fans. One of them is by creating online fansigns through video calls and holding online concerts on suitable platforms.Â
Finally, after the pandemic subsided, BOOM! A series of Korean artists' concert dates in Indonesia emerged. There is also a rise in ticket war services and even scalpers. Why do many people wait for scalpers? Even though scalpers will sell the tickets at a much higher price. This can be considered an illegal act. Many fans also buy tickets from scalpers when the concert is approaching because they know that scalper tickets will be much cheaper than the original tickets.
Feeling that scalping is very detrimental to UAENA (IU's fans), IU finally took action against the concert ticket sellers held at KSPO DOME on September 23-24, 2023. Curious about how she did it? Let's find out below!
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1. Thanks to UAENA's Help
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As reported by Korean media OSEN, on September 23-24, 2023, IU held the 2023 IU Fan Concert I+UN1VER5E at KSPO DOME in Songpa-gu, Seoul and met with fans. This concert is an offline event held four years since her last fan meeting in 2019. In commemoration of IU's 11th debut fan meeting, all tickets have been sold out. The ticket sales system used only through the official UAENA fan club.
There was a commotion about illegal ticket transactions leading up to the concert. Therefore, IU took action like a 'Secret Royal Inspector' by requesting an explanation for the alleged illegal transactions through reporting and monitoring. IU's team announced that if an explanation alone is not sufficient, they plan to verify the ticket buyers' identities.
Afterwards, IU's team took action against a total of 12 confirmed fake ticket reservations and suspended those accounts from the UAENA fan club for 1 year. The reporters were given a 'reward' in the form of IU concert tickets.
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2. Becoming a Culture to Eradicate Illegal Transactions
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Fans who received canceled tickets felt touched and disbelieving, because by helping in a small way, they were able to assist various parties. One fan who received a ticket said, "It feels like a dream. I cried uncontrollably until I lost my sanity at the moment, but this is really happening," he said while showing the ticket he received from IU.
The 'Secret Royal Inspector' system is the beginning of eradicating illegal transactions. Although there is a possibility that reports will continue because the inspection relies solely on fans, it is hoped that the culture of checking illegal transactions through this system can gradually be implemented and a culture of good performance will be formed.
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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.