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Back From Vacation And Out Of Patience
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Vacation ends, reality hits, and we come back to Music Elixir with exactly the amount of chill you’d expect: not much. We start with post-travel recovery and the soul-drain of repeat meetings, then detour into Powerball daydreams and that very specific fear of “what if my numbers hit when I forgot to play?” It’s funny, a little too real, and a perfect warm-up for the bigger headlines.
From there, we get into entertainment news with a strong focus on K-pop artist health and fan culture. We talk about Stray Kids’ Han sitting out Music Core due to facial skin inflammation and why makeup, skincare, food reactions, and stress can all be culprits. We also celebrate Stray Kids’ huge first-week album sales, defend a festival-ready remix that actually understands how people party, and spotlight Changbin’s birthday donation supporting pediatric and adolescent patients and their families. The chat naturally turns to long-term career logistics like South Korean military service questions, citizenship nuances, and how groups might stagger schedules with solo and unit projects.
We round it out with more updates across the scene: a solo physical album announcement and showcase stream, ATEEZ’s Hongjoong dealing with a rib fracture, and P1Harmony’s Jiung stepping back due to worsening health. Then we jump to Japan for Snow Man’s dome tour buzz, Super 8’s creative fan-club reveal, and STARTO WEST marriage announcements, before we unleash our full rant on concert tickets: Ticketmaster drops, verified resale pricing, StubHub nightmare stories, and why stadium traffic and basic venue prep still matter. If you’ve ever loved a group and hated the ticketing system at the same time, you’ll feel seen.
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Welcome Back From Vacation
SPEAKER_02Thank you everybody for joining us here at Music Elixir. I'm Sarah Shee, and with me is Miss Diddy Panic.
SPEAKER_01We're back from vacation.
SPEAKER_02Yes, we are. We're still recovering from it too.
SPEAKER_01Tell me about it. Jeez. Yeah. Like when I went back to work, I told my coworkers I needed this week off as well. I was not prepared for what happened that week. And uh yeah, I like I need another week to recover. Definitely. But I still went to work. I was remote remote two days, so I was fine.
SPEAKER_02Well, I was gonna say, luckily, I generally have three to four meetings per week. Ugh. But they're all zoom. So I don't don't put on my camera. I have my sound muted, and I basically just zoned out. I was like, I'm I'm here, but I'm not here. Like, don't ask me a question. I won't be able to answer because I'm just glazed over. But it was at it was good because at least it gave me like an hour to be like, I don't have to really think. I can just see some of it might go in, some of it might not. It's okay. Exactly. It's like the same meeting every week, anyways.
SPEAKER_01Oh god, don't you hate that?
SPEAKER_02Yeah.
SPEAKER_01Oh, it's like, why? Why can't you just send us in an email, okay? That I can just look over once and then delete.
SPEAKER_02Well, it's because we're trying to build this system and we're trying to work through the kinks, you know?
SPEAKER_01Oh my god. So that's ridiculous.
SPEAKER_02So you you get one step cleared and you're like, okay, so now we're going through all these steps and we hit another roadblock and you can't talk about till the following week's meeting.
SPEAKER_01Oh my god.
SPEAKER_02After you, you know, cleared up one problem, you start trying to use it and it's not working, and you have to wait a week to it's ridiculous. It's yeah, it's bad.
SPEAKER_01So what if you know, you're like, I'm not an IT person. Why do I need to be in this damn thing? Leave me alone.
Powerball Dreams And Number Talk
SPEAKER_01So as you guessed everybody, we're doing a ransom rambling because you know, we're just freshly out from back from vacation. Not out from vacation, back from vacation. Uh, you know, the jam Powerball did not want to give us the millions. I know.
SPEAKER_02The billion? It went up to a billion. Uh yes. And somebody won.
SPEAKER_01In Chicago. In Chicago, probably some army. And then one million dollar winner.
SPEAKER_02Oh, really? Mm-hmm. So they didn't get the whole thing, they just got it.
SPEAKER_01So there's one person who got the jackpot, one person got the um the million dollars, and I three think three received five hundred thousand. Wow. Even that would help. I know. I was just I just any number, so I can even a freebie. So I can replay. I know.
SPEAKER_02Start over, start over. Yeah.
SPEAKER_01So I looked at the numbers. So this is what happens. Um, I didn't I forgot to play that week, that day, and then I was like, if it's my number, I'm gonna be so so depressed. But and I'm looking, I'm like, okay, no, it wasn't. I there's none of my numbers in there, so okay, okay, but there was a lot of sixes.
SPEAKER_02Oh, really?
SPEAKER_01Yes, I do. There's a lot of sixes in that. I didn't check it out. The Powerball was number nine. Ah, it was nine, four, twenty-six, six, six, seventy-nine, and sixty nine. I don't know. There was a lot of sixes. I was like, wow, interesting. Okay. Well, kudos to you. Yeah, yeah. Don't spend that all in one time. If it's a real gambler, wonder they just go to like Vegas and like, you know, play it out. Anyways, okay, that's going dark. Never mind. So, you know, happy to you. Uh, I'm glad it wasn't my number. That means that I have another chance to play my number and hopefully be a winner. I mean, what the jackpot is what now, what, 20? 20 mil, which is good. Yeah, it's low, but it's it's still meals.
SPEAKER_02I I I'll give me mills. I want my meals. Well, like I said, even the 500,000 would be helpful. You know what I mean? I mean, you still gotta work.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, but at least it helps out, you know. Get something you really want, pay off some things. Thank god I don't have much to pay off, just just my car. Thank God. Uh yeah, I do wanna have my own house or apartment, condo, whatever. You know, so I know we're here today, dear me. I like I said, it's a ransom rambling. Even though we were on vacation, not much of news have happened, except for some tragic ones, but we're not we're not in the mood to talk about that.
Stray Kids Han Health Update
SPEAKER_01Um, but there have been some medical issues going on with few members that we like. This one that I'm going to talk about is coming out from Soom P. Stray Kids Hand sits out Music Core Live broadcast due to a skin inflammation. So Stray Kids Hand uh set out to the on now saying today's this happened on August 15th on that broadcast on Music Core due to a health concerns. And uh the agency explained in English, Hann visited a hospital that morning after experiencing itching on his facial skin. Ooh, could be makeup. Uh, after receiving medical ex uh examination, he was advised by medical professionals to receive prompt and appropriate treatment and to get sufficient sufficient sufficient rest due to skin inflammation, according to Han. Uh will not be participating in today's live broadcast of the show music core. Hey, sometimes when that happens, it could be allergic reaction to maybe makeup that they're wearing. It could have been something that he might have had eat. Yeah, sometimes if you eat something, it could give you skin inflammation as well. I hope he's well. Yeah, no kidding. I hope he's well.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, I would say, yeah. Most likely culprit is like if they introduced any new skincare products, you know? That too. Because usually, well, unless it's like hives, like a rash caused by a food, but yeah, just I hope he's okay. I hope they figure out what caused it too. I know.
SPEAKER_01So hopefully it's that, and if it's something that is makeup, anything cosmetic, to not to use it anymore, and that he is well. Also,
Album Milestones And Big Donations
SPEAKER_01going back to Stray Kids. So Stray Kids, this and that becomes second album of 2026 to sell three million copies in his first week. Hey, this was reported on August 12th, and let me tell you, oh my god, love that album. It's so good.
SPEAKER_02We were listening to the this and that that festival version. Yes. Love it. Love. And what's so funny though is I have seen like mixed reactions. There's people who are like, why'd they do the this and that festival? That's like what you people obviously don't know how to party. Yeah. I can't imagine what they don't like to do.
SPEAKER_01I'm sure not the international fandom. Come on. International fandom loves to party. I know, right? International fandom loves to party.
SPEAKER_02Um I yeah, I don't know.
SPEAKER_01I don't want to assume that it's K fandom, but who is the one saying that? Because when we listened, when we were here, I'm like, yeah, yeah, this is the one I really like.
SPEAKER_02My favorite. Absolutely. So it was weirdo, like I said, when I saw that, and it wasn't just one person, it was multiple, like people. Yeah, I know, you're right. It's so I'm like, what? How what planet are you living on that this is not a awesome, awesome dance anthem? Wow, okay. Party, all right, whatever. Yeah. Why wouldn't some people's taste is all in their mouth.
SPEAKER_01That's people who do not know how to dance.
SPEAKER_02Well, I'm not the world's best dancer, but I certainly again music hits you and moves you, and you feel it. So definitely feel that.
SPEAKER_01That was awesome. I like the new, you know, that version too, that remix. It's awesome. So I yeah, no, whatever. So uh congratulations to uh stray kids for that, you know. Wow triple million seller. I know that is awesome. So congratulations to Stray Kids, which they're gonna be announcing a tour soon. So this is one that we would like to attend. Also, another stray kids announcement, our special pig bunny Chanbin makes a meaningful donation on his birthday. What's a he cute on his birthday? I just saw little cuts of reels of him on his birthday when he was doing the live when his cake puts a candle, it flops to the side, he's like, ooh. Oh my ha, can you be more adorable? He is so cute. So Chan Bing is celebrating his birthday. This was uh announced on August 11th. Um birthday on a heartwarming way. On August 11th, Chan Bing donated 100 million won, which is approximately $70,000 US, to the Samsung Medical Center with $50 million, approximately $35,000, each being used to support treatments, costs for children and adolescent patients, as well as programs providing emotional support for the families of these patients. Oh my god, isn't he amazing? So Chambing shares thanks to the great love from fans, I can make this meaningful donation on my birthday. I sincerely hope my heart reaches to places that needs help and provides at least small hope and warm support. Oh my god, that is so cute. So now, Chambin, I I mean that donation, come on. And I there's other, of course, that have done that as well on their birthdays. But I've been seeing people, you know, celebrities who have come far, they're like, you know, I have enough money that I can make a charitable or like thank you support to others. Give yeah, give back to the community, you know, at large. Yeah, and that's amazing. So happy birthday to him and congratulations also on that win to everybody. I don't know, the three billion, whatever. And um, yeah, I this group is going far, but they're getting close for military age. I know.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, I I was thinking about that. I was like, oh my god, wait a minute. None of them have gone in yet, right?
SPEAKER_01So what will be like the trajectory now, Felix and our boy Chris, or our boys, our boys, um, they're Australian. Yeah, I I I don't think that that exempts you there's the BM didn't go to the military, only Joseph.
SPEAKER_02But it depends. I was it's funny, I actually for some reason was randomly just reading something about this, that there's like you're considered a Korean citizen if your parents were from Korea, even if they relocated somewhere else and you're born, say, in the US and you're a US citizen. If your parents don't file paperwork with Korea, saying you're not gonna be a cit. Do you know what I'm saying? So, like basically, you have to file paperwork to uncitizen yourself from South Korea to then be exempt from having to be in the military. Otherwise, you are actually still considered a Korean citizen one generation out.
SPEAKER_01Okay. Now, these are younger than BM. There's a possibility that they are not going to the military. So we'll have then Felix and uh Chris just doing solo stuff. I'm thinking. Could be, yeah. And you can see Felix is doing a lot of solo stuff, a lot of modeling things, although I don't know, I don't know, music, not wise, but you know, Chris has been doing something with three racha, which we can't wait.
SPEAKER_02It'll be interesting. I wonder if they'll sort of uh stagger themselves like some of the other artists have. Right. So they will work on maybe unit projects, solo stuff, right, and then reconvene when everybody's out.
SPEAKER_01Right.
SPEAKER_02But they I haven't even heard anything about it. Like I haven't seen any mentions of other than fans talking about they're starting to be, you know.
SPEAKER_01I'm thinking maybe this whole big tour that they're planning on doing that is starting at the end of this year, right? And it's spilling over till 2027. That maybe that's why they're doing this whole big old thing, because they may be planning to start going to the military by the end or the beginning of 2028. Very possible. Mmm. Hmm. Well, you know, they're they love BTS. So I wonder if they're gonna be doing something similar like BTS.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, that could be.
SPEAKER_01Because as you know, BTS is like, no, we're not doing the Grammys. Goodbye. Which we were on uh on our vacation when that whole thing happened. We didn't get to talk about it. When they pretty much say, like, nah, we're not no thank you. We're not gonna put our music for the Grammys. No, yeah, we're and um straight kids didn't say they were not, but they were like kind of like, I don't know, vaguely like I don't think so.
SPEAKER_02Well they were sort of sort of like we we don't really have time to you know right go through this and yeah yeah.
SPEAKER_01So, you know, they like to look up to their youngs, so who knows? Say a possibility. So congratulations to everybody and Han, please be well. Yes, get better. Do you have any other news? I
Solo Debuts And Idol Injuries
SPEAKER_01have that's so that's for me for street kids.
SPEAKER_02Um, no, little things like Evan, also known as He Sung, gonna be releasing his first physical album as a soloist on September 7th. It's called Death of Me. Oh, okay. Interesting.
SPEAKER_01Yeah. Yeah. His whole departure with uh in hyphen and now going solo and like yeah, that's being kind of iffy.
SPEAKER_02I guess, yeah, he's gonna be doing uh a debut showcase in person, and the event will be streamed live on Weaverse and Hive Label official YouTube channel. So when this comes out, yep, he'll be out there for you to see. Okay. Check it out. I like the interesting visuals on I didn't check the visuals, but I have seen his hair is like peroxide blonde. Like kind of like yeah, like wano.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, not quite as our wano is like I'm like, woo, what happened to your hair?
SPEAKER_02It's fried. It is you can see it when it's just like he just got up and did whatever.
SPEAKER_01Yes, oh, oh but that what I like about him, it's like he's making fun of his own hair. Because he put his glasses on and he said something about like math scientists or I don't know, troll or something.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, yeah, the the fluff.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, something fluffy, and I was like, yeah, boo, like, whoa, you're lucky you were bold, you're lucky you didn't lose like hair, you know. Well, who knows? Maybe it is, and it's just I don't know. And again, allergic to fabric, not has not changed, you know.
SPEAKER_02He's like getting he'll he'll start out with clothes and then it'll flick and suddenly there's no clothes here. Exactly.
SPEAKER_01Exactly. I have been saying, I've been sending clips to to our friend, and she's like, who is this? And I'm like, This is one oh once in a while. I send her stuff because he has been the new look is different than the looks that I have been sending her before, and it's just like oh my god, who is this? It's like it's still wano. Oh my god, he morphos into different things, different people when he changed looks. But um, so hey, congratulations to Evan. Let's see um how fans are liking that because I don't know, I don't not see too many activities, at least on my side with okay Asia, uh, you know, asking to be played. Well, we have another injure celeb that we love, and this one is actually coming out from ATs. So ATs Hun Jun diagnosed with rib fracture. That was announced on August 14th. So on August 13th, KQ Entertainment announced that Hun Jun had recently been diagnosed with a rib fracture after visiting the hospital due to a cough. According to the agency, Hon Jun was advised by medical professionals to get sufficient rest. But due to his own wish to participate on the group's previous scheduled engagements, he will continue with his scheduled activities to the extent that his condition allows. Well, you know, Boo is a come on, rib fracture? That's gonna take a long time. Yeah, definitely. So KQ Entertainment continues saying regarding the uh Istanbul Festival on August 14th and other upcoming performances. Please understand that the extent of Han Jun's participation on stage may be adjusted depending on his physical condition. I don't know. They say that he it's just depending how he feels. A cough. And then it became as wow.
SPEAKER_02Well, you believe it or not, you can break a rib. Damn. Coughing, sneezing, damn. So that's a that's some violent cough there. Wow. But it may have been something, you know, during a performance or something, he might have moved wrong and injured it, and it didn't really manifest itself until the cough started, and it was like, ow, you know, uh, every time I cough, my rib hurts. So please be careful. Yeah, but you know, the fact that he wants to continue appearing in performances, and again, this is something we've seen other groups do. Yeah. Someone just sort of sits to the side and does what they can.
SPEAKER_01Actually, minimal activity. Um, he was just sitting on a stool and just singing. I think it was, yeah, he had a medical condition. I forgot if it was his foot. It was something that he was just like, I won't be doing the dancing, but I'll be singing. So, anyways, feel better, Han Jun. This is so a rib, a rib fracture. Jesus. I know. Oh likes. Well, any fracture sucks, but ribs, I don't know. I for me think ribs is a lot more intense because you breathing and you're you're constantly breathing.
SPEAKER_02And well, and just every movement you make, getting up, sitting down, laying down. You're using all the muscles and everything around that, so you're exactly likely to pull it and whatnot. Oh my god, that's just crazy. Oh, actually, did you see this one? What P1 Harmony P1 Harmonies G Young to sit out Kcon LA 2026 event due to health. Oh, yes. This one just came out today on Soomy.
SPEAKER_01Oh, so this is a recent news.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, on August 14th, FNC Entertainment announced that Jiung would not be joining his bandmates for their appearance at K Con LA 2026, the Olive Young K beauty staged the following day. So they announced it yesterday on the 14th, but due to worsening health. They say, hello, this is FNC Entertainment. We are letting you know that due to a worsening of his health, Jiung will not participate in the KCON 2026 stage scheduled for Saturday, August 15th. So today, the stage in question will proceed with the remaining five members.
SPEAKER_01Okay.
SPEAKER_02Apologize for giving the fans cause for concern with this sudden news and do our utmost to help Jung make a speedy recovery. So they're not saying exactly what, just that he's not feeling well. Worsening health conditioning and yikes. That yeah. Okay.
SPEAKER_01Well his privacy. You don't have to tell you don't tell us exactly. So people do, some agencies do, but still.
Japan Tour Announcements And Marriages
SPEAKER_02you know feeling well so anyway speedy recovery to him too then I know geez and some of the some of these some of these activities are just starting I know oh it's crazy anyway I was just because we've seen P harmony P1 Harmony so I was like yeah poor guy I know anyways moving on yeah snowman I know right oh my god our friend Miss Rosemary she's just like I bought what did she I bought the CD because you know this is not my like I'm supporting now snowman they're like my favorites I'm like yes yes and why not because you know some men are amazing so snowman announcements five dome uh five dome tour all sweet they say five dome but there's like a lot of dates for five domes so um multiple days at each one so all the fans can attend you know except for us I know that's you know wow this is they're gonna kick off on October 30th yeah Dewa House Primus Dome in Hokkaido wrap up on January 7th at Kayacera Dome Osaka yes total of 18 shows awesome they're gonna be busy yes they are busy oh my god five major domes I want to be there for Christmas at the Tokyo Dome celebrate oh wow that was for Christmas or even Christmas Eve would be fine oh oh my god wow I wanted to come on millions give my money I want to go see snowman well we'd have to get tickets too oh yeah I forgot international fans don't don't seem to get lucky to go to any of the Starto talent tours in Japan may make it loud saying it loud because we always hear it I couldn't get in because I don't live there blah blah blah but I have to take it and I was like sorry I am so sorry for you but I mean it's just I don't know why I don't know why he's not that that why that's not possible you know that just sucks you know you want to go over there to have fun with the boys and you know it doesn't make it possible but anyways congratulations to the uh our members our boys oh my goodness they just they had this is their sixth year together yes next year is seventh whoa wait a minute I just wait a minute wait a minute let me go back to the tour mmm well make noise are they also celebrating their anniversary no that's January 7th January 7th last year no no I was like oh my god what about also celebrating with snowman well they they might have something separate planned for that you know because it's a big deal I think they're more commemorable will be like when they are eighth year because they're eight members I don't know just a thought they're nine members oh yeah they're nine why am I thinking eight you're thinking of super eight I don't know who used to be eight but yeah nine members sorry yes nine members but although speaking of super eight they've announced new album in Spring Arena Tour as well there you go so they've announced plans to release a new album and embark on arena tour next spring. Look at that made through the group's this is on Tokyo Hive made through the group's fan club exclusive series Super 8 TV they released eight special videos on August 8th okay also known as Super 8 Day so throughout the series the members took on eight different games and each completed challenge revealing part of a hidden message.
SPEAKER_01Oh nice so after clearing the final game fans were surprised with the announcement of the upcoming arena tour and new album additional details will be revealed at a later date okay so stay tuned nice yeah nice that's kind of awesome though to do this whole like project to surprise fans with what they're doing so that's awesome yes yay yay supre senpai yeah now speaking of um other members of Starto West Daiki Shigeoka and Takahiro Hamada both announced marriages but not to each other I was gonna say at least this time it was worded a little better than when show and Iba are show and aiba get married everybody which I'm like yeah looking into the article what no ah man this one it could still be a little you know yeah announced marriages yeah but you know it's it's a little clearer yeah both members announced their marriages on August 9th that was so cool in the statement Shigeoka also revealed that he and his wife have welcomed their first child making him the first member of West to become a father he describes the birth of his child as a precious journey that should never be taken for granted oh my god can you be more sweet Hamada also shares that news of his marriage thanking fans and everyone who has supported him he pledged to continue working hard both as a member of West and as an individual I'm taking that to heart well congratulations to them both my boy my boy I know sorry man sorry girl sorry your boy your boy got married your boy's married now I'm still waiting to find out my other boy from the other band is in fact secretly married too you know what I mean although since everybody's being so bold about announcing marriages and stuff now I guess maybe he would have said something at this point so well Kevin Ash did he married or he announced that he was getting married did Kevin Ash marry yet ah good question there was an announcement yeah yeah there was maybe engagement announcement okay but because they might be married by now because I it's you know you know what we lose track of time I'm all like making fun of Kamen Ash's eyebrows and whatever and I don't want to talk to him he's scary and whatever I'm now following his stupid YouTube and watching him talk he's completely different completely different than what I've been seeing of him and I'm like this is not you it's like I'm like thinking you are a Pisces now that I can think of yes you can be this too he is so like animated and funny and just cutesy and it's just I'm just watching him eat and make food.
Kamenashi Surprise And Idol Personas
SPEAKER_02Well it's it's really funny because you think about you know you see all of these these idols with these serious images right and they're up on stage looking dramatic and and sharp featured and yeah intense right yeah and then like behind the scene just in their daily lives whatever they are like the biggest goofballs.
SPEAKER_01Well this is well you know he is an actor so you know I I'm like should I really trust you because you are an actor and you're good at what you do. So I'm like I'm pretty sure he's you can't act that goofy so that's what I'm you know what I should still feel a little afraid of Kamenash because of that but there was uh Right on Time which is still on Netflix the cartoon episode and he was talking into this people and whatever Kamenash was just like very stern and like annoyed with everything that I was just like talking with who though like other no the because it's a docuseries is yeah yeah no I I remember I watched it but I don't remember him being like he was just very serious in all of his individual one-on-one yeah that's why I'm just like and he's like yeah no no no it's like whoa I thought you meant interacting with other people I was like I don't remember seeing too like when he's talking you know I do want to say they actually uh follow him on one of his shoots one of his um filming of whatever he was doing I don't know if it was a drama or movie and the camera person was just near him he's like could you please give me some time I need to get into character I'm like yo I'm like Kevin Ash no and I was like wow but I'm like that's why I was like yeah Kamen Ash I know he's scary I don't want to no but now he's like doing his YouTube he's like and I'm like this is not the Kelly Nike no this is completely different look at how sweet and cute and I'm like what well the one talking with his mom oh my god did you see that one it's parts of it not the whole thing oh my god that was so adorable talking to his mommy his mom is shorty this is bubble that is fall that is covering her and I'm like oh my god look at him he's like mama did it never done he's like mama it's like ah he loves his mommy like see I don't know see I can't trust him this is too extreme well I was like right he you just said he is an actor but yeah but you cannot fake with your mom no definitely not no he loves his mommy I know that little lady probably gave him a few smacks I don't know she's probably a little powerhouse don't you sass me no I mean you see it when she's like well you need to do this you didn't do that he's like he's you can see it he's like huh like oh shit like mom saying something he's like what Ma oh my god so yes I am doing Kaminaj YouTube it's um it's it's entertaining it's cute he's talking in in Japanese of course you know like you know this is the only way I can learn Japanese if I just listen to Kaminaj talk but I I like it because he's like showing something he goes chang every time chung anyways so yes I'm enjoying I'm enjoying that um what else is going on in the Japanese world oh yeah you know you know number uh yeah I'm like what do you mean what else is going on but you know I started talking about Kaminash and I just like oh what else is going on like you got lost in the I'm a fan now Kamanash okay got lost in the common I just you know I overtake no no and then how they I love them because they did you know I'm such a flip flopper it's ridiculous ridiculous so yes I announced those dates also for five dome Japan tours of course Japan because they're not but they might come over to the US well it does say announce their first ever world tour which will begin with a five dome tour across Japan before expanding overseas in 2027.
Ticket Resale Rage And Survival Tips
SPEAKER_02About California I know right I'm calling it out there that's it's it that's the United States California oh yeah because uh yeah it's interesting it says the tour will be divided into two chapters and did we already say this is on Tokyo Hive again? Yes uh chapter one Japan launching in October chapter two Asia and North America scheduled for 2027 but there's no just additional tour details including dates and ticket information will be announced at a later date okay so there's not actually any mention of anywhere it's it's it just says North America.
SPEAKER_01Yeah we're planning they're planning to also come to our our side of the world I'm just thinking only California maybe Texas or Chicago because Chicago seems to be getting a lot Chicago's been getting a lot of yeah Chicago's always one of the stops but so is so is New Jersey. We have no no hopes of Boston but no yeah New Jersey yeah is a possibility yeah just like be first I was hoping that their next time they would come back it will be Boston no New York which is sold out I know right and um yeah there's now resale ticket I ain't doing no resale ticket I can do a uh resale that gone down back and down to the original ticket yeah yeah exactly I'm not rageous you know like 400 500 I think I sold one for 700 just to be on the floor there's no sitting it's it's like ridiculous and I'm like for that money that's a VIP not general admission I'm sorry exactly well it's a problem with resellers but the only way that you can get there or see your favorite is just to be available that day be there that day check out for tickets buy an hour or two before the show yeah and then you're able to go in at the regular price price so or at least not much over the original price.
SPEAKER_02Right. Doesn't always work out I've seen some people talking about doing that with other shows and they're like oh we still wound up spending like four hundred dollars per ticket but you know we really wanted to go but we were here and we were just waiting for the prices to drop and it's so it depends but yeah sometimes you luck out sometimes you don't so that's uh what I'm thinking if we want to go C B first.
SPEAKER_01I really don't want to give money to resellers no no exactly because it's completely stupid stupid it's just stupid you know I mean I'm sorry you did that right that's that's you I to me I find it not there was one reel that I saw from an army they it was through Ticket Hub oh yeah subhub they you I sure I share the reel with you two ladies went to Paris to see BTS and then when they got there the uh uh the venue said that those tickets were already taken they already sold yeah meaning it's already somebody went in with those tickets so they were out there in on some cafe listening to BTF because uh yeah so but they made a reel they put StubHub they say this is what happened they did actually send a continue uh uh a follow-up to them oh okay so StubHub did actually reach out to the person who bought the tickets told them what happened whatever and then she said that if you are to buy so StubHub did help them out get them a refund also but for next time to find out more information of the seller so if that is to happen a refund will be easier or they can track the person and persecute prosecute can't talk today but you know so she gave a good review after that because they met manna and help them out getting their money well I've been I've been hearing a lot of StubHub nightmare stories.
SPEAKER_02Yeah so people are like don't do it unless it has like instant transfer and stuff somebody was like we were at our seats and someone else came along with the same seats I was like how'd they even get in?
SPEAKER_01Because I thought once one's scanned like you're scanned you're in you're in so I don't even know how that would have happened but like s either somebody's not really in the seats they said they were in or there was a failure with the system but right well just like those ladies they're like already somebody went in with the tickets so we were out there like no sorry these are not your tickets anymore it's like yeah but that's happened to multiple people yeah there was this one instance that I'm talking I don't know how both sets of people got in but they did and then there was a whole big thing about these are our seats now they're our seats here's my ticket here's my ticket you know and it was like again what we verify resource bullshit I'm gonna just say how it is leave me if you want but it's BS don't don't we had our friend who was like should I go to stop on it I'm like no don't don't just don't nope no but then another of our friends when they opened more tick more uh more tickets through Ticketmaster she that's why she was able to go CBTS because she went through Ticketmaster when they reopen more seats so that is the only way because resellers no it's it's like it's it's not gambling but like your chances are like 5050 now. You don't know if if they're true or is it a scam.
SPEAKER_02Exactly which is I know girl I know it's just horrifying because the the price you have to pay for tickets now in general is so outrageous. So to like wind up paying double to someone who scams you know what I mean? Yeah they're uh and like trying to trying to get that back is very difficult.
SPEAKER_01Yeah you know so yeah these are either also could be either fans who just want to have their trip paid or it could be a scammer some person out there who just like I'm just gonna make money from some fan I'm really not a fan. Yeah you know uh that's just oh look ticket so I'm just going I'm going on the B first ticket because you know oh you're you're checking I'm checking find tickets for Friday October 23rd at the Grand Mercy Theater what you need to know yes accept and continue is general admission because we have been there before and uh verify resale ticket $190 and $357 Wow verify resale ticket no no no no oh wait a minute GA price ticket tier two what there was tiers there's tiers how can it be tiers?
SPEAKER_02Well Gramercy Theatre's different because they've also got racket they're doing the two dates so one at Racket New York and one at Gramercy Theater. The ones for Racket are cheaper how cheap are they uh 119 each is the lowest I see but it's again it's general admission you know so you're standing yeah and you're crammed in with all the other people so nobody wants to be behind nobody wants to be behind them. So that's like that's like the the cheapest they go up from there. Yeah you know 150 each 160 each so yeah no interesting yeah because I was like oh wait I didn't know they were when you said grammarcy I'm like what and then I was like oh I see because I remember when we first heard about it I was like oh racket where is that that's way over by the river off on the yeah yeah it's way down and over. I looked up the venue because I was like where I haven't heard of this. So it's way down way over. They both kinda are way down and way but yeah wow I didn't say oh I didn't take a look let me see didn't say resell just says tickets available so I don't know but anyway all right so any other any other news any other topics no besides bitching about tickets and how you know reseller shit is still not not controlled not it's taking so much time to get well I wasn't sure too with those tickets that our friend was able to get were those reclaimed tickets or were those ones that they had you know production holdbacks which I good question I don't know I don't know what they were either they were bought through Ticketmaster.
SPEAKER_01Yeah she definitely was made uh commercially because she heard about it through our local channel uh news channel saying hey da da da tickets more available but I'm like what and then she just went in there and I know because everybody was like why are they going to Fox Barrow?
SPEAKER_00Because they couldn't need they didn't even sell them I'm like they were sold out.
SPEAKER_02They were mm-hmm okay so whatever happened here was either reclaimed or every venue does this they hold some aside for production I don't know what production withholded tickets means but ticket holders but everybody everybody does have that because every other stop has had seats open up yep magically hours before the show. So you know I've just been like really angry with people complaining about why aren't you going to Fox Barrow?
SPEAKER_00My town would have sold out.
SPEAKER_02Yeah that's what you think it would have been the same that's what you think I don't care. They loved it we loved it It was all good. Yes. Or at least they claimed they loved it. They have to say that everywhere they go.
SPEAKER_01Yeah. Those who are like, you should have come to my town. Salty. Salty. Mm-hmm. You know, we've been uh calling this out for years. Years.
SPEAKER_02Finally it's here. Well, and that's the other thing, too. Everybody who's like, that traffic was hard. I'm have you not gone to a concert? I just don't understand how you obviously you can usually walk wherever you go. I mean, if you're in the city, it's easier. This is not in the city. No.
SPEAKER_01So it's not like it's in the in the gotten. It's not like TD Gotten. Right. Like in yeah.
SPEAKER_02Right. This is this is the middle of nowhere. I've told you the it used to be just a field with a thing in it. And you went to shit. Middle of nowhere.
SPEAKER_01Yeah. So even like this Met Life in New Jersey, that was also a shit show to get out. So don't be oh yeah, yeah. That was awful. It's every stadium that has like hundreds of thousands of people trying to get out at the same time. Yes,
Stadium Traffic Problems And Wrap Up
SPEAKER_01that's what's gonna happen. Yes. And and we were like, I was just like, no man, dude. This is no this is insane.
SPEAKER_02It is well, I think that there was a couple of different things going on. Um there the problem is in Massachusetts it's always construction season. So they were doing road work, but apparently the first night there was a really bad accident, and we did drive by it.
SPEAKER_01Oh yeah, oh yeah.
SPEAKER_02And I didn't realize that that's what it was.
SPEAKER_01I just thought it was like some sort of clog up, but it was Yeah, because the second night we're like, we're still stuck, but this doesn't feel as bad.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, no, it was definitely a shorter time. But I they asked me for a review. Gillette Stadium reached out for a review, and I told them point blank that I know been to plenty of concerts, plenty of shows. I know traffic is an issue most places. I said, but what happened here was ridiculous.
SPEAKER_01Can you please tell them to have cooling centers as well? Because these restaurants will not give you you cannot pet you cannot park yourself in there until the time of the show. No, definitely. They only give you like 90 minutes. The one that we did, yeah, it was just 90 minutes limited. You cannot park your your buttocks in a cooling in a in a store because you know, it's like, yeah, no, you you gotta leave. The restaurants are like, yeah, you gotta have a certain limit, you know. Go to another restaurant if you can park yourself in there for 90 minutes, and it's like then you're spending all this money because it's like, are you gonna buy food, you know? All right instead of just water, you know, or soda. Soda was probably like the most, you know. So like a cooling center will be nice.
SPEAKER_02Well, I I told them definitely that they needed to work on parking. I told them they needed to work on restocking the bathrooms.
SPEAKER_01Oh my god. Right? I felt so bad about this employee. She is restocking the soap right at when they let people in. I'm like, weren't these bathrooms supposed to be clean and restocked already? I'm like, what happened?
SPEAKER_02Yeah, no, I like what happened to work on that, and it was not the only bathroom on the floor.
SPEAKER_01Also, the way the upper tier, the nosebleed, that bathroom also was not restocked. Then I'm like, what the in one of the stores had a major accident that the lady had the you know the the kitty litter. Yeah, I was like, oh no, oh no.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, no. So I just told them they needed to work on, you know, a couple of things. But a couple of things. I didn't allow any of those negative things to impact my overall experience. So that's good. Right? Okay.
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SPEAKER_01We need another week vacation. Yes, we do. All right, so until next time. Bye bye.