--♥ SMTOWN Cancelled ♥--
--♥ 872 People Request For Compensation ♥--
The number of people who applied for compensation, at the Korea Consumer Agency, for the cancellation of
SMTOWN in August have reached 872.
On 10 December, a representative from the
On 10 December, a representative from the
Korea Consumer Agency –
Court Committee of Consumer Disputes said,
“SM cancelled the contract
(T/N: Here, the term contract is used
because it is a business exchange
between the ticket buyers and the company)
and this caused the other parties
to request for compensation.
Adding the 240 people that filed for compensation
on 9 December to the 632 people that filed previously,
there is a total of 872 people.”
A representative said that a majority of the
A representative said that a majority of the
applicants were youths, and proper proceedings
will be carried out after these 872 applicants
have been verfied. Due to the dispute
SM is having with 3 members of TVXQ,
the “SMTOWN LIVE ‘09″ concert
that was to be held in August was cancelled.
The Committee estimates that the total sales
The Committee estimates that the total sales
for that concert amounted to roughly $9,090,000,000 (Won),
and the Family Ticket which allowed
4 people to enter together amounted to $143,000 (Won).
The Committee will take into consideration
that most of the applicants are youths,
so the latest the verdict will come out is
by next year, and a conclusive verdict will be given then.
source:[Naver News + KB在中家族]
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