Filipino fans of the K-pop boy group TREASURE have appealed for lower ticket prices for the upcoming concert of the band in the Philippines this April.
On Tuesday, concert promoter Live Nation Philippines unveiled more details of the 10-piece group's first concert in the country such as the ticket prices, seat plan, and the date of the ticket sale.
Here are the ticket prices for the "2023 HELLO Tour" on April 15, 2023, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena:
- PHP 19,500 - VIP Send Off
- PHP 19,500 - VIP Sound Check
- PHP 16,000 - Floor Standing
- PHP 15,250 - LBA Premium
- PHP 14,500 - LBA Regular
- PHP 13,650 - LBB Premium
- PHP 12,900 - LBB Regular
- PHP 7,750 - UB Premium
- PHP 7,000 - UB Regular
- PHP 3,500 - General Admission
Ticket pre-selling for members of TREASURE's WeVerse fan club will be on January 19 while those who have Live Nation accounts will be on January 20. The general sale will be on January 21.
Shortly after the announcement, Filipino TEUMEs, the group's fandom name, took to social media to express their frustration with what they tagged as "overpriced" tickets.
As of writing, the keyword LNPH still remains the top trending topic on the social media platform Twitter.
"most of the teumes are students!! as much as we want to buy tickets but we can't afford it as non-working people. please consider us. we want to see treasure, as well as treasure wants to see us," user _trsrlovebot replied to Live Nation PH's tweet.
More reactions on Twitter from frustrated fans:
you can say that trsr is indeed big here in ph. but their ticket prices is much more expensive than other groups. it does not make sense. you can think it might be because of their agency, but ticket prices for the same concert in other countries are way lower. it's lnph talaga.
— 𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒂. (@cometeumeworld) January 10, 2023
FILO-TEUMES LET'S DEMAND TO @livenationph NA GAWING CHEAPER ANG PRICE! THIS IS FRUSTRATING, KNOWING THAT MAJORITY OF US ARE STUDENTS AND YET THE TICKET PRICE IS NOT FRIENDLY🥲ANG MAHAL NG TICKET TAPOS SELLING AGAD NEXT WEEK?😭
— tel.SMA DEAL FOR TRSR📌 (@PAJISMILE) January 10, 2023
Summary:
— arem 🐶🦔 (@aiurskies_) January 10, 2023
LNPH ANG MAHAL. LOWER THE HELLO TICKET PRICES pic.twitter.com/AA0ASIbsFo
filo teumes, we better file a petition to lower the price. this is too much not just for students but to all that are planning to attend the concert. also the seat plan is not good at all. 💀
— troy 戦士 (@kanemoyoshi) January 10, 2023
can filo fanbases send a letter or petition to firenation to lower the price? they need to consider that majority of the teumes are students. Also, they need to consider those teumes from VisMin who needs money for their airfare+accom expenses. filo fanbases we need u dis time
— dee 🐈 (@asahiflare) January 10, 2023
LNPH has yet to comment on the matter, as of writing.
This will be TREASURE's second time performing in the country after they headlined the KPOP Masterz concert back in July 29, 2022, with GOT7's Jackson Wang and Bambam.
At that time, only 10 members participated as Bang Yedam and Mashiho both halted activities, as announced by YG Entertainment in May.
However, in November, the label announced the departure of the two from the group after a "long and careful discussion."
Debuted in 2020, TREASURE’s 10 remaining members are Choi Hyun-suk, Jihoon, Yoshi, Junkyu, Yoon Jae-hyuk, Asahi, Doyoung, Haruto, Park Jeong-woo, and So Jung-hwan.