HYBE Hit With Major Criticism After BTS J-Hope’s Concert Ticketing
HYBE are being blasted after ticketing for BTS J-Hope‘s upcoming tour.
Recently, J-Hope announced his first tour since being discharged, and it involved several dates in America, along with Asia.
On January 22 (local time), the tickets were sold for membership only, and netizens started sharing the prices.
HOBI SEND OFF PRICES AS OER NYC pic.twitter.com/tcVCiwxeq9
— ᯓ✦valentina⁷ is seeing hobi🃏 (@zerobyval) January 22, 2025
Ticket price for #jhopetour is priced between $73.05 – $995.00. Price range do not apply to VIP package. pic.twitter.com/yVh8zrd2S7
— Sya ⁷ (@MeetsPanda) January 22, 2025
Ticket prices for jhope in san antonio! #JHOPE #jhopeworldtour #ticketmaster pic.twitter.com/EfDpTzoKuu
— ℓуѕѕααнн ✨ (@p_lysss) January 22, 2025
Netizens quickly blasted HYBE for the unreal costs that, combined with dynamic pricing, meant many were over five times the price of the Seoul tickets. Many claimed it was unreal to have prices so high during a time when there was a cost of living crisis, with many sharing that prices exceeded $1000 for some tickets.
jhope ticket prices are nearly ONE THOUSAND USD???? that is crazy why are they almost 5x the amount as the tickets for the seoul concert hybe you are HORRIBLE
— kari °❆⋆.ೃ࿔*:･ (@takoyakistaki) January 22, 2025
hybe. you had one job. book bigger venues and lower ticket prices. you’re 0/2 there.
— trinh ⁷ ⟭⟬ 💜 (@trinhers) January 22, 2025
must I remind you that the boycott didnt stop?? that hybe is still working with scooter who is funding a genocide??? they sold VIP tickets for 200$ to korean fans and international fans got it for 2k, they dont care about you morons
— star ⁷ 🇵🇸🍉 (@studioyoongi) January 22, 2025
$613 isn't cute, it's a fucking rip off. Working class people, in this world, in the economy that is killing people, aren't able to afford it. It's a fucking joke. Giving all your money to the zionist meet up that is hybe and they're laughing at you through 613.
— yunkiverse 🍉 (@unclecrumpet) January 22, 2025
if they tried to sell kfans tickets at these prices they would have a guillotine inside hybe within the day
— diana⁷ 🫐☕️ (@kooberrylatte) January 22, 2025
hybe not having many europe dates recently, cause they can't use dynamic pricing or get away either pricing tickets a $1000, yeah
— maia⁷ 🌒 (@sopeniverse) January 23, 2025
Netizens also blasted HYBE for “underestimating” J-Hope and his popularity by choosing to book arenas rather than stadiums, leading to thousands of people missing out on the chance to see the idol perform live.
okay but hybe is dumb as fuck for booking arenas in the first place like y’all should’ve learned from the mots tour and from yoongi tour that the demand was gonna be high but y’all stoop down to arenas with a capacity of 19k for WHAT reason
— 니아 !! nia⁷ ੈ♡˳·˖✶ (@theseaofbtss) January 22, 2025
Almost 100K people in queue for 19k tickets for Hobi’s concert is absolutely insane… hybe really need to stop underestimating bts as soloists and give them stadiums 😟 pic.twitter.com/tCzjM2buRm
— dee the astronaut (@zonequal) January 22, 2025
HYBE has been criticized in the past for the use of dynamic pricing and high costs, and it seems like that continues to be an issue.
