Man Arrested for Fraudulent Sales of EXO and BIGBANG Concert Tickets

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Man Arrested for Fraudulent Sales of EXO and BIGBANG Concert Tickets

Seoul Police arrested a 21-year-old man Kim (first name withheld) for fraud.

Kim posted on internet second-hand trading websites from the period of February 2013 to August 2015, pretending to have concert tickets for EXO and BIGBANG, although he did not actually have any. After having seen his posts, 838 people, mostly in their teens, contacted him to buy the tickets and sent him amounts ranging from 200,000 to 500,000 won (about 170-424 USD), later receiving a confirmation number. They were told that having the confirmation number will enable them to pick up the tickets. Many are said to have paid more than twice the original price of the tickets.

In total, Kim received about 208 million won (about 176,000 USD). The confirmation numbers Kim distributed turned out to be numbers taken from other posts by people who sold actual tickets, and did not work when the victims tried to pick up their tickets at the concert.

In order to stay under the radar, Kim changed his cell phone number multiple times and opened at least seven bank accounts to receive payments. When the victims complained, he said, “Refunds are impossible if you report this to the police,” and tricked others into depositing money into the accounts of complaining victims.

Kim allegedly used most of the money in sports betting and other gambling activities.

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Source: Soompi

BIGBANG Earns 2nd Consecutive Million-Selling Album in China with ′E′

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BIGBANG's E album from the 'MADE SERIES' has sold more than a million digital copies on China's biggest music site QQ Music. 

As of August 28, E, which contains tracks Let's Not Fall in Love and Zutter, has sold 1,003,363 copies on China's QQ Music, following D, which also sold over a million copies.

According to QQ Music, BIGBANG's digital albums M, A, D and E from the 'MADE SERIES' have sold a combined 3,407,198 copies. BIGBANG has received an enthusiastic response from local fans with each release, and the group's upcoming full-length album is expected to garner a similar response. 

BIGBANG's music videos also continue to have steady popularity in China. Let's Not Fall in Love and Zutterare ranked number one and three, respectively, on QQ Music's real-time music video chart and have been holding on to the top spots for the month of August. As of August 28, each music video has recorded 5,766,982 and 4,285,794 views, respectively. 

Since May, BIGBANG has performed at sold-out shows in Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, Dalian, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Chengdu and Hangzhou, receiving an explosive response from fans in China. 

BIGBANG will continue on to Changsha on August 28, before wrapping of its tour in China in Chongqing on August 30 and returning to Korea to focus on its full-length album. 

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Source: MWave

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