Tickets To EXO Baekhyun's Concert In Malaysia Sold Out Within Minutes
The onslaught of K-pop concerts happening in 2025 has raised major concerns over active scalpers buying off tickets on the official site. The main issue regarding scalpers revolves around problems such as the unfair resale rate of tickets as well as not giving fair chances for actual concert-goers to purchase tickets.
Tickets for EXO (엑소) Baekhyun's (변백현) upcoming 'Reverie' concert in Kuala Lumpur officially went on sale today. Unfortunately, netizens are already reporting that it sold out within minutes. Now, questions were posed over the amount of scalpers, as well as ticketing site's problems which left many in queue for hours.
Reports by netizens on social media showed that the two ticketing platforms, Fantopia and BookMyShow, had their own issues regarding statements of sold out tickets. While one site would display a sold out notice, the other would not process buyers in queue leaving fans stranded for hours.
Netizens also fear the increasing amount of scalpers which could have access to bypass links enabling them to cut the queue to get into the buying site within minutes. This issue raises questions on how organisers can curb this issue in the future. Twitter user @/eternallyB04 comments 'Bring back offline ticketing, everything was smooth then', showcasing that digital ticket processing is even harder to acquire .
With fans and resellers in the battle to secure tickets for their own, how do organisers keep track of scalpers while still being fair to everyone?
Source: Twitter
Alyssa Gabrielle contributed to this article.
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The onslaught of K-pop concerts happening in 2025 has raised major concerns over active scalpers buying off tickets on the official site. The main issue regarding scalpers revolves around problems such as the unfair resale rate of tickets as well as not giving fair chances for actual concert-goers to purchase tickets. Tickets for EXO (엑소) Baekhyun's (변백현) upcoming 'Reverie' concert in Kuala Lumpur officially went on sale today. Unfortunately, netizens are already reporting that it sold out within minutes. Now, questions were posed over the amount of scalpers, as well as ticketing site's problems which left many in queue for hours. Reports by netizens on social media showed that the two ticketing platforms, Fantopia and BookMyShow, had their own issues regarding statements of sold out tickets. While one site would display a sold out notice, the other would not process buyers in queue leaving fans stranded for hours. Netizens also fear the increasing amount of scalpers which could have access to bypass links enabling them to cut the queue to get into the buying site within minutes. This issue raises questions on how organisers can curb this issue in the future. Twitter user @/eternallyB04 comments 'Bring back offline ticketing, everything was smooth then', showcasing that digital ticket processing is even harder to acquire . With fans and resellers in the battle to secure tickets for their own, how do organisers keep track of scalpers while still being fair to everyone? Source: Twitter Alyssa Gabrielle contributed to this article. What's your Reaction? +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0 +1 0
