G-Dragon Concert Organiser Drops New Ticket Sales Dates; Fans Question Transparency Over Availability
The controversy surrounding G-Dragon (권지용)'s upcoming two-day concert in Kuala Lumpur continues to escalate. In late May, concert organiser Star Planet Malaysia came under fire from fans after pre-sale tickets were reportedly purchased by foreign buyers using bypass methods. Many also raised concerns about scalpers reselling tickets at significantly high prices.
The company then issued an official statement, announcing an investigation to identify scalped tickets and immediately cancel them. They added that these cancelled tickets would be put back on sale at a later date. Although information about ticket availability has been released, fans remain unconvinced about the transparency of the process. Here's why:
Yesterday (Tuesday, 3rd June), Star Planet Malaysia announced that they had identified the number of G-Dragon concert tickets involved in scalping and had subsequently cancelled them. 'To ensure fair access for genuine fans, all voided tickets will be re-released for public sale on 6th June 2025 at 2pm,' the statement read. According to the organiser, a total of 254 tickets will be available for purchase, including:
19th July | VIP x 81
19th July | CAT 1 x 23
20th July | VVIP x 6
20th July | VIP x 82
20th July | CAT 1 x 34
20th July| CAT 2 x 28
'The organiser will continue to monitor all ticket activities, and if any scalping cases are discovered, the same strict measures will be applied without exception,' they added. However, despite the newly released information, fans remained unconvinced about the number of tickets available and suspected the issue had not yet been resolved. Many pointed out that the numbers don't add up, as there were over 300 tickets that had been scalped by two individuals who openly boasted about their purchases during the pre-sale and public sale periods.
Others suspected dishonesty on the organiser's part, pointing out that, as it is a two-day concert at Axiata Arena with a capacity of 16,000, there should be more tickets available for purchase. Some are demanding an explanation over claims that many of the G-Dragon tickets were sold to insiders. Although they didn't explicitly address the insider issue, Star Planet clarified in their Facebook post that 'a substantial portion of tickets were indeed purchased by genuine fans.'
Fans are understandably upset by the whole ordeal, but we hope the situation improves before the concert. Perhaps more tickets will become available in the coming days. What are your thoughts on this matter?
Sources: Facebook, Twitter (1)(2)
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