Police arrest man accused of reselling nearly 9,000 K‑pop and event tickets

The suspect allegedly used automated purchase programs and relatives’ accounts; police linked him to a large resale community and identified proceeds in property and bank accounts. The arrest reflects intensified enforcement after revisions to the Public Performance Act and National Sports Promotion Act expanded punishable resale offenses.

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- Police allege 8,967 tickets were purchased between Sept. 2018 and April 2026 and resold at steep markups, generating ~2.4 billion won in revenue.
- Examples cited: a BTS 2019 ticket resold for 3 million won after purchase at 110,000 won; Stray Kids and Seventeen tickets resold at multiple‑times markups.
- Suspect reportedly operated within a social media resale group of ~1,300 members.
- Police arrested 16 members of a related scalping ring earlier this year; suspect stopped selling after those arrests.
- A revised Public Performance Act and National Sports Promotion Act (effective Aug. 28) broaden punishable resale conduct beyond use of macros, enabling more prosecutions.
- Authorities moved to freeze property and financial claims identified as alleged criminal proceeds.

Read full analysis on koreaherald.com

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