There is no end to the reign of the Ticketmaster tyranny in ticket-selling, especially in North America. Ticketmaster has once again allegedly deceived fans with an unprecedented NFT purchase deception issue for Stray Kids “MANIAC” World Tour Tickets 2022.
So what REALLY happened? Here’s the full story for you.
Ticketmaster Has Allegedly Deceived Fans with Unprecedented NFT Purchase Deception Issue for Stray Kids “MANIAC” World Tour Tickets 2022
It is a bizarre week in the STAYville!
After their previous collision with BTS’ ARMY fans, American largest ticketing company, Ticketmaster has once again invited another one of Kpop’s most powerful fandom, Stray Kids’ STAY, into their ring fight. STAY fans claimed that Ticketmaster had deceived them into an unprecedented NFT purchase deception issue for Stray Kids “MANIAC” World Tour 2022.
On April 29, Stray Kids STAY fans claimed that Ticketmaster has apparently deceived them into buying NFT while selling tickets for Stray Kids “MANIAC” World Tour 2022 for the North American region.
What REALLY Happened?
The issue started getting viral on the internet and social media after fans realized that once they finalized the ticket purchasing process for Stray Kids “MANIAC” World Tour 2022, they got a notice from Ticketmaster stating they had purchased a “Virtual Commemorative Ticket” in the form of NFT.
fyi: if you bought a stray kids concert ticket off Ticketmaster, you unknowingly “bought” an NFT too. 🥲 pic.twitter.com/F4L1rR4VSO
— trinh ⁷ ⟭⟬ bts 6.10 (@trinhers) April 28, 2022
According to some STAY fans, they didn’t realize that Ticketmaster embedded an NFT product into the tickets they bought for Stray Kids “MANIAC” World Tour 2022 because it hadn’t been there originally. The involvement issue of NFT within Stray Kids world tour tickets happened the next day.
@Ticketmaster notice how the first screenshot from Saturday doesn’t have anything listed about an NFT in it. But the second screenshot which is from today does.
— PrincessFairyKitten ⁷ 𖧵 (@SayWeCanSleep) April 28, 2022
WHY DIDN’T WE KNOW WHEN WE BOUGHT THE FUCKING TICKETS pic.twitter.com/eu9dk4NJgu
What is an NFT?
NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token, which is basically a digital souvenir you can own virtually with all its unique signature. The term “non-fungible” means “irreplaceable” and “unique” because NFT items can only have one official owner with a piece of exclusive ownership evidence, while others can only copy without its original value. For some people, the exclusiveness of NFT is worth a lot of money.
1/ We are🌟THRILLED🌟to introduce you to the first-ever K-pop NFT collection!https://t.co/PdayLaGPBO pic.twitter.com/lSFB1kzPK7
— Featured by Binance (@FeaturedBinance) November 9, 2021
When you own an NFT, your ownership of the particular NFT will be recorded digitally via blockchain, a digital ledger recording all the digital currency exchanges. Everyone can access this ledger, allowing them to know who’s the owner of which NFT, and track the ownership record of the NFT.
However, most Kpop fans—especially STAY and ARMY—frowned upon the rising NFT business in the Kpop industry. That is because they fully understand that it takes so much power from tons of computers in every NFT transaction. Some people even compare that one NFT transaction is equal to months to a year worth of resident’s energy.
And since this power comes from the power plants that emit CO2 into the atmosphere, it is a massive contribution to climate change and destroying the environment.
One Ethereum transaction uses about as much electricity as watching youtube for 1 year and 4 months straight lol
— Bren (@brenbenevento) January 16, 2022
I can imagine thousands of computers being discarted after a year totally useless by the heavy use when they could be with a real person for 5-10 years. And that is another enviromental harm that i don’t see often in NFT discussions.
— 💙 Keuri Pabo 💙 :: STREAM REAL LOVE (@thelostmiracle) April 16, 2022
JYP Entertainment of Stray Kids Previously Terminated Their NFT Business
Since they know how much damage NFT is putting into the environment and how the fans are completely against the Kpop x NFT idea, JYP terminated their plan to integrate NFT business into their artists’ products.
In fact, on April 4, a digital asset company and JYPE’s former NFT partner, Dunamu, stated that both parties had canceled their agreement.
“Dunamu and JYP Entertainment planned to establish a joint venture for the NFT business, but at this moment, we have decided to terminate our business contract with each other after mutual agreement.”
Dunamu.
JYP Entertainment x Dunamu CANCELED NFT joint business! YAY! pic.twitter.com/WXjJ35V9QP
— kvibeslover 💜 My Universe of EveL (@kvibeslover) April 29, 2022
Ticketmaster NFT Issue Does NOT Happen to Stray Kids World Tour Tickets Only
Apparently, Stray Kids “MANIAC” World Tour 2022 is NOT the first time Ticketmaster deceived their artists’ fans of the NFT issue in the tickets. Previously, the same thing also happened to MONSTA X, My Chemical Romance, and Slipknot.
its the same for the monsta x concert btw, not just skz :(( n/f/ts https://t.co/e624O7DdhD
— bel (@hyunigoo) April 29, 2022
i just checked and it’s like this for the mcr tickets too,,,wtf ticketmaster https://t.co/s0uy6O0btK
— talya ☼ (@mochidaehyeon) April 29, 2022
Knowing that the Ticketmaster NFT tickets issue did not only happen to Stray Kids and JYP Entertainment had decided to terminate their NFT program, fans believe that the Stray Kids home agency, JYP Entertainment, is not responsible for the deception.
^^^^ if it was jype it would likely be some sort of digital merchandise but it’s a virtual ticket stub which is something ticketmaster controls directly, there’s also been news (very quiet) of them wanting to spread this to their platform as a whole. jype sucks but not this time
— mads (@marblemads) April 29, 2022
Ticketmaster NFT Issue Only Occurs for Stray Kids “MANIAC” World Tour 2022 Tickets in North America
Furthermore, the Ticketmaster NFT tickets issue only occurs in the North American legs of Stray Kids “MANIAC” World Tour 2022. Fans who bought the tickets for other regions do not seem to encounter such a problem.
And this is why they believe that Ticketmaster and their bizarre tyranny are responsible for the deception.
i just want to share that i bought tickets (for a different artist) using tickermaster australia and didnt get this alert, so i think it must only be for american purchasers? just wanted to add that in case anyone else was wondering if it would affect them!
— ot8 red lights enthusiast⁷ (@ourstayc) April 29, 2022
lots of other stays are finding this now so i just want to say: this is 100% real, at least for the north america leg of the tour! i originally only looked at kia forum bc it’s my show, but i’ve since checked the ticketing pages for each of them and they all have it!
— reba (@rebarob22) April 28, 2022
WHY Didn’t Stray Kids and Other Kpop Artists Use Other Ticketing Platforms?
Along with the NFT issue, many fans wonder why Stray Kids still insisted on using Ticketmaster to sell their “MANIAC” World Tour 2022 tickets.
The answer is that because they have NO other choice.
According to an investigation report by American talk show host John Oliver, after their gigantic merger with LIVE NATION, Ticketmaster has reportedly forced almost ALL major live entertainment venues in the United States into using Ticketmaster as their primary ticketing platform. Besides, the American Department of Justice also mentioned that, apparently, Ticketmaster has done it repeatedly.
That is why, if you want to hold a big concert in a respected entertainment venue in the United States, no matter who you are and how famous you’ve been, you MUST use Ticketmaster.
As a result, there is no way Stray Kids can escape from the Ticketmaster issue for their upcoming “MANIAC” World Tour 2022 unless they want to perform in weird places like what the manager of famous American artist Pearl Jam once mentioned.
What’s Next? – Other Kpop Fans Started Getting Cautious
Unfortunately, there’s not much fans can really do at the moment.
Ticketmaster is by far the largest ticketing platform in the United States. With its merger with LIVE NATION, which organizes almost all major live entertainment venues, it means that Ticketmaster holds an exclusive position and access to all the venues despite its NFT and any other appalling issue.
It is a tyranny, indeed. However, there’s not much the artists or the company can do by themselves as today. Every individual who wants to hold a big concert in a prominent venue will most likely have to abide by the contract with Ticketmaster. That is why other Kpop fans started getting anxious and cautious, especially regarding the Ticketmaster NFT issue.
it’s been seen for many different artists north american tours🤥
— haruharu💜 (slow) (@haruharu_w_bts) April 29, 2022
i would like to just see the boys 🫶🏻 i do NOT want to own a nft🫥
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