2NE1 members (from left) Dara, CL, Bom, and Minzy. Picture: Instagram/@chaelincl
Ticket scalpers of Okay-pop group 2NE1‘s upcoming two-day Manila live performance in November has caught the eye of returning senatorial aspirant Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, who stated the rampant illegal ticket resale must be investigated.
2NE1 will maintain their “Welcome Again” reunion live performance on the Mall of Asia Enviornment on November 16 and 17. Tickets had been offered to the general public earlier this month, with each dates being declared as offered out.
The joyful reunion with the “Pambansang Krung-Krung” Sandara Park, who’s now identified in Korea as Dara, in addition to her bandmates, was marred by reviews of scalpers reselling tickets at exorbitant costs, which Pangilinan wished to have investigated, saying such acts are tantamount to “swindling.”
“Many Filipino concertgoers have been duped by scalpers and this upcoming live performance of the 2NE1 is one other probability for scalpers to swindle our countrymen. And since ticket promoting is now on-line, the usage of AI or bot scalpers must be investigated too,” he stated.
Nanawagan tayo na imbestigahan ang mga scalper sa nalalapit na live performance ng KPop lady group na 2NE1. pic.twitter.com/pd5k0hjlnH
— Kiko Pangilinan (@kikopangilinan) October 21, 2024
In accordance with Pangilinan’s camp, tickets to 2NE1’s reunion present are offered by scalpers for a median of P38,000 to P40,000, despite the fact that the VIP soundcheck and send-off sections value solely P16,500.
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The previous senator additionally cited the current “Silver Star” present of singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo on the Philippine Enviornment, whereby scalpers allegedly offered tickets for P10,000 to P23,000. Rodrigo beforehand introduced that tickets for her present within the Philippines can have a flat price of P1,500.
“Scalping is actually fraud. Followers queue up for tickets in actual life or on-line solely to search out out that there are not any extra tickets or that the tickets are offered at a lot greater costs. It’s a disservice to followers,” he stated.
Except for concertgoers, Pangilinan stated ticket scalpers are a disservice to the artists themselves, as many followers are keen to shell out cash and journey far distances to see their favourite acts.
“Scalping additionally put artists at a drawback if their followers are both unable to observe them, or have been victimized by scalpers. That’s why some go overseas to observe live shows, foregoing revenues that the Philippines ought to have earned,” he additional stated.
The Philippines has but to implement an anti-scalping legislation nationwide though the cities of Pasay, Quezon, and San Juan have ordinances in opposition to scalping.
Whereas live performance promoters would urge followers to purchase live performance tickets from official websites, the shortage of an anti-scalping legislation will increase the chance of scalpers on a number of platforms throughout the nation.
With this in thoughts, Pangilinan harassed that the proposal of an anti-scalping legislation would assist them “preserve management over the distribution of tickets” and preserve a “higher popularity.”
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2NE1 consists of CL, Bom, Dara, and Minzy, they usually debuted in Could 2009. Eight years after their disbandment, the group returned to YG Leisure, and are presently holding their “Welcome Again” tour.
The feminine quartet is greatest identified for his or her hit songs “I Am The Finest,” “Fireplace,” “Can’t No person,” “I Don’t Care,” “Come Again House,” “Go Away,” and “Can’t No person,” amongst many others.
