Pre-booked Seats but 'No Seats Available' Notice
Malaysian Lawyer Sues Organizer
Recently, an overseas fan who attended the BLACKPINK concert held in Malaysia filed a lawsuit against the organizers. The reason was that despite having pre-booked a seat, their seat was not available, forcing them to watch the performance standing up.
On the 14th (local time), according to foreign media such as The Straits Times, Malaysian lawyer Nas Rahman announced on his social media service (SNS) on the 12th that he had decided to take legal action against the BLACKPINK concert organizers.
Earlier, on March 4th, Rahman had pre-purchased two tickets for the BLACKPINK concert held at Bukit Jalil National Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for 488 ringgit (approximately 146,000 KRW).
On the day of the concert, he went to the reserved seats with his wife. The seats Rahman had reserved were seats 36 and 37 in section 207, but seat number 37 did not exist in the venue at all. As a result, Rahman had to watch the concert standing or sitting on the stairs throughout the event.
He expressed on his Twitter, "Is there anyone else who experienced the same thing as me at the BLACKPINK concert?" and added, "There was no seat, so I ended up standing or sitting on the stairs." Afterwards, Rahman received various messages from several fans. Some attendees, like Rahman, complained about not having seats despite paying, while others said their view was obstructed by high fences, making it frustrating.
Two days after the concert, on March 6th, he requested a refund of the ticket price and compensation for the reservation error from the Malaysian BLACKPINK concert organizers (Live Nation and Go Live), but no agreement was reached.
Therefore, Rahman decided to file a lawsuit demanding ticket refunds and compensation. The amount of damages sought ranges from a minimum of 100,000 ringgit (approximately 30 million KRW) to a maximum of 1,000,000 ringgit (approximately 300 million KRW).
Rahman stated, "The reason I took this action is not about the money," and added, "If such problems continue to be allowed, they could happen to others in the future. I hope this never happens to anyone again."
He continued, "Whether I win or lose the lawsuit is not important," emphasizing, "I want all concert organizers to show responsibility toward their customers."
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