LEGAL CASENOTHING NEW FOR 72 DAYS

‘Anti-Scalping Law’

aespa, Stray Kids, BIGBANG, and CORTIS have concerts lined up through August as South Korea's revised Performance Act raises scalping fines to 50 times the ticket price.

ON THE RECORD Jul 4 – Jul 4, 20261

WHERE IT STANDS

JUL 4

RESULT

A result landed. The legal case may still continue.

Jul 4RESULT

K-pop concert surge meets South Korea's toughest-ever anti-scalping law, effective Aug 28

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NOTHING NEW SINCE JUL 4

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K-pop concert surge meets South Korea's toughest-ever anti-scalping law, effective Aug 28Read on KTRENZ ›

News (24)

Korea widens anti-scalping rules↗
Scalpers Hounding Audiences at Performance Venues… Will They Disappear Faced with 50-Fold Fines?↗
Minister Choi Hwee Young: "Ticket Scalpers Free-Ride on Creators' Value...Fines Up to 50 Times the Sale Price"↗
Illegal Ticket Scalping Defies Government Crackdowns↗
Korea enacts tough new rules to crack down on ticket scalping↗
South Korea enforces strict anti-ticket scalping laws↗
Up to 50 Times the Sale Price in Fines for Ticket Scalping↗
Culture Minister Vows Fundamental Fix for Movie Ticket ...↗
South Korea's ticket scalping crackdown: What changes on ...↗
K-pop Ticket Resale and Transfer in Korea: Entry Risk and Official ...↗
Up to 50 Times Penalty for Ticket Scalping... Revised Enforcement Ordinances of Performing Arts Act and National Sports Promotion Act Applied↗
The revised Performance Act and the National Sports Promotion Act will take effect on the 28th. It i..↗
Korea raises ticket scalping penalties, but movie resellers ...↗
Is One-Time Personal Resale of Concert Tickets Okay? ... Sanctions Strengthened from August 28↗
'The Odyssey' hits Korea; so do the scalpers↗
Korea enacts tough new rules to crack down on ticket scalping↗
Ticket scalpers in South Korea face fines of up to 50 times of resale price↗
“Anti-Scalping Law” Officially Takes Effect…But It Cannot ...↗
Korea Ticket Scalping Law: 50x Fines Now in Force - Seoulz↗
Korea Declares War on Ticket Scalpers↗
Korea Ticket Scalping Law: 50x Fines Now in Force↗
Korea Enacts Tough New Rules to Crack Down on Ticket ...↗
«Scalping» de billets : des amendes jusqu'à 50 fois les prix de revente désormais en vigueur↗
Scalping Law Fuels Ticket Price Surge to 6.2 Million Won↗

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HOW FAR IT TRAVELLED

YouTube views count every view since upload. X figures are impressions over a 7-day window. They are different quantities and are not added together.

BROADCAST — the artist's and label's own accounts

YOUTUBE

4 posts

28,076,745

views (lifetime)

4 of 4 posts

819,542

engagement

4 of 4 posts

SPREAD — fans, media and third parties

YOUTUBE

12 posts

3,483,962

views (lifetime)

12 of 12 posts

98,532

engagement

12 of 12 posts

TIKTOK

8 posts

1,431,648

views (lifetime)

8 of 8 posts

274,776

engagement

8 of 8 posts

122 posts

3,088

impressions (7-day)

122 of 122 posts

engagement

122 of 122 posts

WHO CARRIED IT

AjuPress · Edaily · The Asia Business Daily · The Chosun Ilbo · The Korea Times · The Straits Times · Financial News (Fnnews) · Seoul Economic Daily · KpopAngel · Before Korea · Asia Business Daily · Maeil Business Newspaper +9 more

4 posts were found on these accounts but could not be tied to this story, so they are counted here and left out of both panels above: no work on the release (4)

How far this spread — AI + media reach →