Mexico president asks Korean counterpart for more BTS concerts

January 27, 2026 – 11:07 AM

Members of K-Pop band, BTS perform on ABC’s ‘Good Morning America’ show in Central Park in New York City, U.S., May 15, 2019. (Reuters/Brendan McDermid/File Photo)

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“Everyone wants to go,” Sheinbaum said at her daily morning press conference on Monday, adding that she had sent a diplomatic letter to South Korea’s Lee seeking more concerts.

“Around 1 million young people want to buy tickets, but there are only 150,000 tickets available,” she said.

The chart-topping band is set to embark on a global tour in April, shortly after they launch their first new album in three years. The band has been on hiatus since 2022 while its members undertook South Korea’s mandatory military service.

Mexico’s consumer watchdog said it has launched a probe into Ticketmaster and is sanctioning resale platforms StubHub

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and Viagogo for “abusive and disloyal practices” over the

S ticketing process, without giving more details.

Tickets were selling on Ticketmaster from about 1,800 pesos to as much as 17,800 pesos for VIP tickets (around $100 to $1,030), but on resale platforms on Monday the tickets were selling from 11,300 to 92,100 pesos (more than $5,300).

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, has faced other controversies in Mexico, including in 2022 when it reimbursed around $1 million to customers after more than a thousand fans reported being denied access to a Bad Bunny concert at Mexico’s Estadio Azteca.

At the time, Ticketmaster criticized resellers and fraudulent ticket vendors and called for stronger control measures.

($1 = 17.3032 Mexican pesos)

—Reporting by Sarah Morland, Diego Ore and Ana Isabel Martinez in Mexico City; Editing by Emily Green and Matthew Lewis