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In Taiwan and Hong Kong, female group “Black Pink” world tour concert tickets are on the rise.Taiwan’s media Free Times reported on the 6th (Korea Standard Time) that tickets for the Black Pink performance in Kaohsiung on the 18th to 19th are being traded online at a price of NT$400,000 (about US$1,500).Tickets are priced at T$8,800 (about 320 dollars). In other words, it is sold at a price up to 45 times higher than the regular price. It is known that the fraudulent act of selling tickets is also rampant. Local investigation authorities said they have arrested two men who made about 50 victims of ticket sales fraud in connection with the Black Pink performance.Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture explained that it is in talks with related ministries on the issue of ticket touting, and that it is also continuing advisory meetings to come up with countermeasures. In addition, he said he would continue to work with the event organizers to find ways to effectively prevent ticket touts.In Hong Kong, where the Black Pink concert is scheduled from the 13th to the 15th, a ticket issue has also arisen.
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Hong Kong media South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported that Black Pink’s Hong Kong performance ticket was traded at more than eight times the regular price.According to SCMP, more than 50 black ticket transactions can be confirmed if you search for tickets for Black Pink performance on Alibaba’s used market Shenwi. A seller said, “If the border opens on the 8th, the price of the ticket will rise further if we don’t buy it now because we don’t have quarantine, so if we don’t buy it now, the price of the ticket will rise further,” and sold the ticket for 2,000 yuan (about 300 dollars).Another ticket taker sells VIP seat tickets for as much as 22,000 yuan (about $4,000), which includes benefits such as watching rehearsals. The ticket is priced at HK$2,999.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Deputy Prime Minister Eric Chan said on the 1st that he would be able to travel between Hong Kong and mainland China without quarantine from the 8th.
JULIE KIM
ASIA JOURNAL
