Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

No more $10,000 BTS tickets? Korea passes laws banning scalping, piracy.

A series of legal revisions aimed at banning ticket scalping and the illegal distribution of Korean content passed the National Assembly, as resales for boy band BTS's concert tickets were priced as high as 15 million won ($11,300).

2026-01-29

Six apprehended in alleged scalping transaction for G-Dragon concert tickets

Six people, including four Chinese nationals, were apprehended in an alleged scalping transaction for tickets to singer G-Dragon’s concert. Six individuals were apprehended around 1 p.m. Sunday near Gocheok Sky Dome in Guro District, western Seoul.

2025-12-15

Gov't official gets suspended sentence for booking, canceling first class airline tickets for lounge access

A government official has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for repeatedly booking and canceling first-class flight tickets to gain access to airport lounges.

2025-11-25

Police catch ticket scalper using macro program to resell baseball tickets at high markups

A man in his 30s has been caught using a macro program to bulk-purchase tickets for professional baseball games and resell them at up to eight times the original price.

2025-11-10

Tax authorities take aim at multimillion dollar ticket reselling industry

Korea’s tax authorities opened a sweeping investigation on Thursday into professional ticket resellers accused of turning K-pop fandom into a multimillion-dollar black market, as regulators move to clamp down on years of unreported profits.

2025-11-06

Scalpers dominate ticket sales, fans resort to watching from outside

Scalpers are scooping up tickets so fast that growing numbers of fans are showing up at games and concerts without one — content just to be near the action.

2025-10-28

KBO on track to earn highest postseason gate revenue

The KBO is enjoying an unprecedented boom in popularity, with packed stands across weekday and weekend games, regardless of time or location.

2025-10-27

Suspect arrested in automated ticket reselling scheme, reaped $400,000 in illegal sales

Police in Daejeon have arrested a suspect accused of using automated programs to buy and resell professional baseball tickets, earning about 570 million won ($400,000) through illegal scalping, officials said Tuesday.

2025-10-21

$6,400 for a festival ticket? 'Madly Medley' organizers pull '1%' tier passes after pricing complaints

Organizers of a concert featuring K-pop star G-Dragon apologized for selling a top-tier ticket package priced at 8.8 million won ($6,400), stopping sales after facing backlash from fans over the extravagant price.

2025-07-16

Police nab man in alleged Blackpink concert ticket forgery scam

A man in his 30s has been arrested for allegedly forging and selling Blackpink concert tickets.

2025-06-18