KPOP Meaning
Ticketing means booking and buying tickets for concerts, fan meetings and similar events. The Korean dictionary Urimalsaem defines 티켓팅 as booking train tickets, admission tickets or performance tickets in advance. When crowds rush a booking all at once and the competition gets fierce, Koreans call it 피켓팅 ("blood ticketing"), which the same dictionary glosses as ticketing like a war where blood is spilled. K-pop concerts may open a presale for official fan club members first and general sale afterward. According to TV Report, aespa's 2025 Seoul concerts sold out all three days, down to the obstructed-view seats, through the fan club presale on June 26 and general sale on June 27.
Usage
Used around concert bookings, as in "I got tickets in the presale" or "fan club presale ticketing." Presale and general-sale times differ by show, so check the official notice for dates.
Examples
- aespa — Its KSPO DOME shows on August 29–31, 2025, sold out down to the obstructed-view seats through the fan club presale (June 26) and general sale (June 27) (TV Report).
- The dictionary illustrates 피켓팅 with a report of a booking site crashing as fans rushed for tickets to a concert in Korea.
In context
Sources
- Urimalsaem (National Institute of Korean Language): 티켓팅
What we checked
Urimalsaem (National Institute of Korean Language): 티켓팅
- Urimalsaem (National Institute of Korean Language): 피켓팅
What we checked
Urimalsaem (National Institute of Korean Language): 피켓팅
- TV Report: aespa sells out all three Seoul shows at KSPO DOME (June 28, 2025)
What we checked
TV Report: aespa sells out all three Seoul shows at KSPO DOME (June 28, 2025)