Netizens Speculate RIIZE’s Poor Ticket Sales Point To Trend Among SM Entertainment Idols
RIIZE‘s ticket sales for their North American tour are garnering mixed reactions among netizens.
After tickets went on sale, majority of tickets are still available in the venues even days later.
Netizens speculate this is occurring for different reasons: Some felt as if it was the fault of Ticketmaster’s platinum ticketing system (tickets with increased prices according to demand).
tm and sm sabotaging riize with all these platinum tickets
(for nyc btw) pic.twitter.com/5NEycEV0nD— ☆ D ☆ (@don9hyuckss) August 8, 2025
Others felt as if the group is continuing the trend of SM Entertainment groups biting off more than they can chew with ambitious tours outside of Asia.
no sm group will ever sell more than theaters outside of asia why the company keeps setting them up for failure? https://t.co/AuGsueVdRO
— hanna (@lsrfmfan) August 11, 2025
are they allergic to theaters? why is everyone booking arenas?
— 𓆩♡𓆪 (@cho_kolee) August 12, 2025
Some point out that it’s simply too early to tell as the shows take place in the fall, giving them adequate time to sell.
- “It’s still three months away in November, so I’m sure they’ll sell.”
- “This comment was made without really knowing the facts.”
- “Is nobody reading? It literally says $84…”
- “Don’t worry, they’ll handle it themselves. Why do you care so much if it sells or not? It’s like you’re obsessively tracking other people’s ticket sales.”
- “I even suspect this might be a reverse PR post.”
- “If it’s $84, that’s not even expensive.”
