SM Entertainment artists are popular around the world. Earlier we reported that the SM Town Live in Paris concert tickets were sold out within 15 minutes. Unfortunately, many fans were not able to buy their tickets to the concert. The concert will be held at Le Zenith de Paris, which only holds 6,000 seats.
French Kpop fans have begun to protest and are calling for SM Entertainment to extend the SM Town Live in Paris by adding an additional concert. Fans have created a Facebook page and are planning to hold a protest on May 1st at the Louvre Museum via a flashmob.
A representative from SM Entertainment said, “We heard about the French fans’ protest. This shows the popularity of the groups. Unfortunately, there is no plan for another concert date.”
Korean Connection, a Kpop fanclub in France, had 54 of their members visit South Korea last week. They had the opportunity to visit the SM Entertainment building, and were also able to meet SHINee.
The same Kpop fanclub, Korean Connection, left a message to European Kpop fans on April 27th and said:
Hello,
We are really happy for everyone who will be attending the first “Grand K-pop Concert” in Europe on June 10th. A historic event. Something that was unexpected at the start of this project and will soon become reality.Source: Newsen, Concert K-Pop à Paris and Korean Connection, koreaboo
However, we are also sad about the way things have started out at the ticketing yesterday. We in no way were able to influence the sales and the other problems whatsoever. A lot (too many) of K-Pop fans in Europe found themselves without a ticket. It is very difficult to accept this after all the efforts and the sacrifices that we have all made to get these groups to come.
We have to show SM Entertainment to give us another chance to take better account of European fans. We can sell out (the concerts) without the Americans and the Koreans. And also without the frauds. Isn’t that so???
That is why we are proposing to you a flashmob / fan meeting next Sunday on May 1st at exactly 3PM in front of the Louvre Museum pyramid.
We will be filmed by KBS reporters.
Come by the mass with all of your board signs, your lightsticks, your fan panoplies for the possible chance of having a second (concert) date.
The page for this event is here: http://www.facebook….
Join the page « Concert K-Pop à Paris » and like this comment: http://www.facebook….
We would like to thank you again for your support,
The Korean Connection Team
SM Town Live in Paris is the first Kpop concert to be held in Europe. The concert will be held at Le Zenith in Paris, France, on June 10th. Tickets were sold through the Live Nation France and fnac websites. Tickets were sold out within 15 minutes, showing the hot reaction of fans in France.
