The highly anticipated BTS Busan ARIRANG concert has become the centre of a ticket scalping controversy after South Korean authorities arrested 11 individuals for illegally reselling concert tickets at significantly inflated prices.

11 arrested selling concert tickets illegally

According to reports, the suspects allegedly purchased tickets through official channels before reselling them for up to three times their original value. The arrests came as authorities intensified efforts to crack down on illegal ticket trading ahead of one of the year's biggest K-pop events.