BTS ticket scalper buys apartment, 2 commercial properties

A man in his 30s was arrested in Gyeonggi Province for allegedly buying and reselling thousands of tickets, including BTS concert tickets, at up to 30 times the original price. Police said he was referred to prosecutors on obstruction of business charges and used macro programs plus family accounts to bulk-buy tickets. They also said he used the proceeds to buy an apartment and two commercial properties.

Police said the man bought 8,967 tickets to popular performances and sporting events between September 2018 and April this year.

His total sales reached 2.4 billion won, and some resales were marked up to nearly 30 times the original price.

Authorities secured a pre-indictment preservation order covering two commercial properties and 1.26 billion won in bank deposits in his name.

Police said an amended version of the Public Performance Act took effect Aug. 28 and makes illicit ticket resales punishable regardless of whether macro software was used.

Published Sep 18, 2026 2:46 pm KST

K-pop artist seized by police from the home and other locations linked to a man in his 30s suspected of large-scale ticket scalping / Courtesy of Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police Agency

A man in his 30s has been arrested for allegedly buying thousands of tickets to popular concerts and sporting events, including a BTS concert, and reselling them for as much as 30 times their original price.

The Gyeonggi Bukbu Provincial Police Agency said Wednesday that the man, whose identity was withheld, was arrested and referred to prosecutors on charges of obstruction of business.

The man is accused of purchasing 8,967 tickets to popular performances and sporting events between September 2018 and April this year and reselling them at inflated prices. His total sales reached 2.4 billion won ($1.73 million).

According to police, he used macro programs that automate repeated inputs and created accounts under the names of seven family members and relatives to buy tickets in bulk.

He allegedly resold the tickets through various methods, including changing delivery addresses, transferring tickets online and handing buyers admission wristbands at concert venues.

Police said he bought a ticket to a BTS concert at Seoul's Jamsil Sports Complex in 2019 for 110,000 won and resold it for 3 million won, more than 27 times the original price.

He also allegedly bought a ticket to a Seventeen fan meeting last year for 110,000 won and resold it for 1.8 million won. A ticket to a 2024 football match between Team K League and Tottenham Hotspur was bought for 400,000 won and resold for 1.65 million won, while a ticket to Bruno Mars' 2023 concert in Korea was bought for 250,000 won and sold for 1.2 million won.

In some cases, the markup approached 30 times the original ticket price.

Police said the man even registered an e-commerce business to make his ticket reselling operation appear legitimate.

After news reports in March said police had busted a large-scale ticket scalping ring, he allegedly stopped selling tickets, closed his business and formatted his computer and mobile phone in an attempt to destroy evidence.

Investigators recovered evidence of the alleged offenses through forensic analysis of a USB storage device and mobile phone.

"I didn't know ticket scalping was illegal, and I faithfully paid my taxes," the man was reported as saying. "I didn't harm anyone."

Police said the man used proceeds from the operation to purchase an apartment and two commercial properties. Authorities secured a pre-indictment preservation order covering the two commercial properties and 1.26 billion won in bank deposits held in his name, preventing the assets from being disposed of before a potential confiscation order.

Police said an amended version of Korea's Public Performance Act took effect Aug. 28, making illicit ticket resales punishable regardless of whether macro software was used.

"Ticket scalping is not simply a private transaction in which tickets are resold at a premium, but a crime that deprives K-pop fans of opportunities to attend performances," police said. "It is also an unfair practice that disrupts consumer prices. We will continue tracking such offenses to help normalize the performance market."

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, was translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.

一名30多岁的男子在京畿道被捕，他涉嫌以高达原价30倍的价格买卖数千张门票，其中包括防弹少年团（BTS）演唱会门票。警方称，他因涉嫌妨碍商业活动被移交检方，并利​​用宏程序和家庭账户进行批量购票。警方还表示，他用所得款项购买了一套公寓和两处商业地产。

警方称，该男子在 2018 年 9 月至今年 4 月期间购买了 8967 张热门演出和体育赛事的门票。

他的总销售额达到了 24 亿韩元，一些转售价格甚至高达原价的近 30 倍。

当局获得了起诉前财产保全令，保全了他名下的两处商业地产和 12.6 亿韩元银行存款。

警方表示，修订后的《公共演出法》于8月28日生效，规定无论是否使用宏软件，非法转售门票都将受到处罚。

发布于2026年9月18日下午2:46（韩国标准时间）

警方从一名30多岁男子家中及其他与大规模倒卖门票有关的地点查获一名韩国流行音乐艺人/图片由京畿道北局警察厅提供

一名 30 多岁的男子因涉嫌购买数千张热门音乐会和体育赛事门票（包括 BTS 演唱会门票）并以高达原价 30 倍的价格转售而被捕。

京畿道北部警察厅周三表示，这名身份不明的男子已被逮捕，并被移送检方，罪名是妨碍商业活动。

该男子被指控在2018年9月至今年4月期间购买了8967张热门演出和体育赛事的门票，并以高价转售。他的总销售额达到24亿韩元（约合173万美元）。

据警方称，他使用宏程序自动执行重复输入，并以七名家庭成员和亲戚的名义创建账户，批量购买门票。

据称他通过各种方式转售门票，包括更改送货地址、在线转让门票以及在音乐会场馆向买家发放入场手环。

警方称，他于 2019 年以 11 万韩元的价格购买了一张在首尔蚕室体育中心举行的 BTS 演唱会门票，然后以 300 万韩元的价格转售，是原价的 27 倍多。

据称，他还曾以11万韩元的价格购买了一张去年Seventeen粉丝见面会的门票，并以180万韩元的价格转售。一张2024年韩国K联赛球队对阵托特纳姆热刺队的足球比赛门票，以40万韩元的价格购入，并以165万韩元的价格转售；一张2023年布鲁诺·马尔斯在韩国举行的演唱会门票，以25万韩元的价格购入，并以120万韩元的价格售出。

在某些情况下，加价幅度接近原票价的 30 倍。

警方表示，该男子甚至注册了一家电子商务公司，以使他的倒卖门票活动看起来合法。

3 月份有新闻报道称警方捣毁了一个大规模的黄牛票团伙后，据称他停止售票，关闭了店铺，并格式化了自己的电脑和手机，试图销毁证据。

调查人员通过对U盘和手机进行法证分析，找到了涉嫌犯罪的证据。

据报道，该男子表示：“我不知道倒卖球票是违法的，而且我一直按时纳税。我没有伤害任何人。”

警方称，该男子利用非法所得购买了一套公寓和两处商业地产。当局已获得起诉前财产保全令，涵盖这两处商业地产以及以其名义持有的12.6亿韩元银行存款，以防止在可能的没收令下达前这些资产被处置。

警方表示，韩国《公共演出法》的修订版于8月28日生效，规定无论是否使用宏软件，非法转售门票都将受到处罚。

警方表示：“倒卖门票不仅仅是私下高价转售门票，更是一种犯罪行为，剥夺了K-pop粉丝观看演出的机会。这种不公平的做法扰乱了消费者的消费价格。我们将继续追踪此类违法行为，以帮助演出市场恢复正常秩序。”

本文来自《韩国日报》（《韩国时报》的姊妹报），由人工智能生成系统翻译，并由《韩国时报》编辑。