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computer glitches, disappointed T-Sones, Popular 9 angels, SNSD JJANG, SNSD Taiwan Arena Concert 2011
The popularity of the 9 ladies knows no bounds. A deja vu situation, ala SM Town Paris 2011, rears its ugly head in Taiwan……
With our 9 beloved ladies set to rock the Taiwan Taipei Arena once again in September 2011, computer glitches in the on-line ticketing system have left many Taiwanese fans of the Girls in a huff :(.
Apparently, 20,000 tickets for the 2 SNSD performances scheduled on the 10th and 11th of September were snapped up within the space of two and a half hours when they were released for sale on the 13th of August 2011.
Many T-SONEs believed the concert tickets would have sold-out even faster, if not for the aforementioned computer glitches ;).
Unsuccessful fans immediately registered themselves onto a waiting list, with the resulting number of registrants exceeding 6,000 within 1 day !
In order to grasp the opportunity to catch the 9 ladies live in their 2nd Arena Concert in Taiwan, many fans skipped school, work, and even endured the rainy weather, to wait patiently outside the many convenience stores in Taiwan where the concert tickets were being sold.
Yet, because of the system failures in the on-line ticketing system, a fair number of T-SONEs were left disappointed when they failed to secure the coveted tickets. This caused the fans to lament their bad luck and to comment “some things just cannot be bought with money”.
On the other hand, one lucky male SONE actually said: “So what if I don’t have a girlfriend? It is enough to get a Zone C standing ticket in SNSD’s concert!” 😀
As an aside, one twice unlucky fan (who failed to get tickets 2 years in a row !) actually made a parody of the situation using scenes of Adolf Hitler from the hit German movie “Downfall”, complete with fictitious Chinese subtitles to express her displeasure with the computer ticketing system, and released it on Youtube, garnering a record 200,000 views since last year (with most netizens agreeing with her rant on the matter :)).
Not to be outdone, another unhappy fan did a similar video, using scenes from the same movie, and had the infamous historical figure say: “I became a member (of the concert organizer Superdome) 800 years ago and yet I couldn’t get a ticket but those black market ticket sellers managed to do so!” and “The waiting list has exceeded 6,000 people. Isn’t this too much?” ;).
(Well, let us hope the Singapore organizers of the Girls’ upcoming Singapore SNSD Tour Concert in 2012 take note of this and try not to have a repeat of this unfortunate situation.)
[Update] A 3rd concert date (9th September 2011) has been officially added to the previous 2 concert dates to cater to those on the waiting list. So it looks like even Hitler himself may still be able to get tickets to catch the 9 ladies’ live concert performance 😀 !
sources: The Liberty Times, yuh80929@youtube.com, ttx13@youtube.com, www.fanwonder.com
SNSD Korean 
YEAH!!!! THX GOD I GOT MY TICKETS!!!!!
Since girls seldom came to US, I will have to fly back to TW for them!!!
Cant wait for Sep 10 nd 11!!!!
Ooohh.. thats really unlucky. I really hope that person who didn’t get tickets 2 years in a row will get it the next time. I feel bad for all of those people who couldn’t get the tickets because of the crash. That probably would be me, but if it did happen I would immediately try to get to a store and get the tickets.
i will definitely get my tix when they come SG.. ;D
Poor Hitler can’t watch SNSD’s concert in Taipei 2011. ^^ Nevermind, You can watch on Youtube. And lastly, let us just hope everyone have a nice day and of course our ladies a good health. SNSD Hwaiting!
Is the problem the computer glitches, the fact that black market ticket sellers have the inside track on tickets, or just the plain fact that there are just too many SONES for the limited number of tickets?
And… you post two Downfall videos, but none to satisfy your English-language readers? These two videos deal with a similar complaint: SME’s control over our wallets.
It’s mostly a computer glitch problem and not enough tickets to satisfy demand. Scalping is fairly well controlled in Taiwan, you have to actually register and become a member of the concert venue 10 days before the tickets go on sale in order to be eligible to buy. Each member’s account is verified by email and mobile number, and each member is allowed to buy only 4 tickets per concert. Every ticket issued is matched to the member’s ID that bought the ticket so if anyone tries to scalp they’ll have all the information to trace them down, and if they’re found guilty of scalping they will be banned from future ticket selling events. All of these rules and procedures really put a damp on scalpers’ ability to gain control on large quantities of tickets. I think they’re doing the best they can to ensure the tickets end up in the hands of fans who are, dare I say, desperate to see SNSD, as we know Taiwan is one the most SNSD-crazy places in this world.
Thanks RageX,
So are there no legal avenues to resell a ticket at face value or higher? If I find out later that I have to miss a concert, do I return the ticket to the venue and they will sell it to the next person on the waiting list that this post mentions?
(I think the NY Giants tried to institute similar rules to prevent a large volume of tickets getting onto the black market … they failed. It seems when demand outstrips supply, the tickets will (eventually) find their way into the hands of those who are most willing to shell out the big bucks for them.)
Judging by the user stats on this very blog, I would think Singapore is the most SNSD-crazy square miles outside of Korea.
According to the rules the best way to handle a ticket that you cannot use is to return them to the Superdome official organizers and they will then reallocate them to the people on the waiting list. But since you are allowed to buy up to 8 tickets, it’s inevitable that some tickets will go to people other than yourself. I think they go through another round of checks when you enter the venue so that people who bought tickets from scalpers will not have the matching ID (or the seller who bought the ticket) with them, and thus the ticket will be voided. They also monitor online auction sites very closely for scalping activities.
No one can question Singapore’s status, but Taiwan is pretty high up there. Just less than a year ago when they held the first tour in Taiwan, it was sold out very quickly just like now, and at the time SNSD has never even visited the island for any official matters! SNSD left Taiwan praising T-Sones and said it was one of the best concert experience they had. I think Singapore will put up a very impressive showing themselves when the girls get there, I expect nothing less.
S-Sones Guys i wish you all good luck on securing your tickets be nimble and quick jump over any candle sticks and snag those bad boiz S-SONES HWAITING~
Some are really dissapointed, just because of computer glitches.
“Apparently, 20,000 tickets for the 2 SNSD performances scheduled on the 10th and 11th of September were snapped up within the space of two and a half hours when they were released for sale on the 13th of August 2011.” sounds like a virus attacked the system, too bad others didn’t get tickets. (but I think it’s computer glitches)
hope is still there, maybe next time the ones that didn’t get the tickets may be able to get one.
Lol. Its not like they are gonna sing “live”. It will be just another lip sync performance =p
@Ann
You really think so, do you really think that they are not singing live but instead they just do lip sync?
I think your’e wrong . . . for me they sing live, we just can’t notice it because their singing talents are almost the same in their recordings (not just almost, but exactly) if for you they perform lip sync, I respect your opinion.
Just to make sure that not all sones in the world thinks that they are doing lip sync, if they get the news about what happened to the online ticket sale that has gone wrong, I think the girls will perform their best to the ones that got the tickets and for the ones that didn’t got the tickets. 😉
I’m just saying what I really felt about this article, no hard feelings. Just my opinion. 😀
Yeah I do think so that it would really sold out faster even without computer glitches, of course it would really sold out more faster because of Snsd’s popularity and many sones out there.
I wish you the best T-Sone friends. If they went here and I couldn’t get to see them despite my best efforts, I’d rage too. Hopefully, your blood, sweat, and tears will pay off.
I hope I can get the ticket when they come to Singapore
And… Oh god.. The concert is on my birthday… = =
I sure hope not,but Singapore isn’t that big…I just hope I will clear my first step of convincing my dad to let me go tk the concert…then I will start worrying about not enough tickets…
It’s not everytime they have their own solo concert in Singapore…
This is a problem everywhere. A lot of concerts in Hoju are sold out 2 seconds after the tickets officially go on sale.
Are they still planning to come to Hoju ? About a month ago, people were saying in November ?? I haven’t been able to find out where or when .
another concert and yet i cannot attend…
i envy you all…
SNSD, fighting! ^^
w0a w0a i can’t say anything n0w..they are so perfect…everyone loves them 😡
wow!! i hope i can get the ticket for SG concert!! i want it really bad!! XD
I wasn’t a fan when SNSD came to Taiwan last year. Now I entirely understand this parody after waiting in line and fighting against the sucks computer ticketing system for hours! And I only got a seat where I believe I can easily touch the ceiling of Taipei Dome!!
Well, I still thank God at least I’m able to get in at 10th, however.
DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN GET SMTOWN IN NEWYORK TICKETS?
A third concert date for Friday September 9th has been officially added to the schedule. Now Hitler may finally get his wish because the people who registered on the waitlist will get priority on purchasing these tickets. Someone should update this post, I’m sure interested parties would love to know about the new date.
When. Is. The. Date. For. 2011. Concert. In. Singapore. ?