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South Korea Says It Contacted BTS Producer After Mexico Sought More Concerts

The push reflects a bid to ease a severe ticket shortage that fueled consumer complaints.

Overview

  • President Lee Jae-myung replied to Claudia Sheinbaum, confirming outreach to BTS’s production company and signaling openness to discussions.
  • No additional Mexico dates are confirmed, with demand cited at over one million fans for roughly 150,000 available seats.
  • Mexico’s consumer agency opened an infraction proceeding against Ticketmaster over the BTS sales, indicating a potential fine exceeding 5 million pesos.
  • Ticketmaster was notified on January 28 and has ten business days to respond, with the deadline falling on February 12.
  • Profeco issued compliance warnings to Viagogo, StubHub/StopHop and Helloticket and is preparing new guidelines for ticket advertising, information and sales.