Biggest KPOP Scams That Almost Ruined Idols' Careers

[@Sydbeam]

Jessi was done sooo wrong. And things were much worse behind the scenes than what we saw. Thinking about how worried I was during that time is probably the worst moment I’ve ever had as a fan but I can’t imagine how her and her team were feeling during that whole tour! Still seeing that jessi had a great team and support system they really didn’t deserve any of the stress.. and jessi really just wanted to see her fans which is why she refused to stop the tour even when it felt like she was getting pushed to her limits

[@Sonnenanbeterin1991]

Situation in her Life know

[@Sonnenanbeterin1991]

Especially after we saw that she was mentaly unstabel and in a difficult

[@erikascencen]

Yall delusional if you think she wasn't aware

[@Sydbeam]

@@erikascencen Um what?? if you were there to see how it went down, what people on her team said, and how Tim Kim acted you would know the truth and you wouldn’t say that.. and yeah as if she knew she and her fans would get completely screwed over and she would get stranded in Paris and forced to fund herself because of her scamming TOUR manager who failed to do his job fairly. Why try to pin blame on her when she suffered so much lol??

[@himaririku9254]

G DRAGON THE KING AND QUEEN

[@WhippedForJeonJungkook]

You never know who to trust in the industry, it can be a shady business with those who will use the idols especially for monetary gain

[@TrinhNguyen-sh4fj]

Yup it is cutthroat and it is more than just money sadly.

[@nikodismal4989]

Best off not trusting no one, tbh.

[@Lunar.Eclipsia]

Lias How much is 1billion won I'm guessing it's less than 1B USD

[@adisajakupovic6184]

Imagine coming home, so excited to be back home and absolutely exhausted and then there is NOTHING LEFT, everything is gone. what a nightmare. poor Son Dambi 🥺

[@Style_224]

Damn that jessi concert situation is awful feel bad that it didn't go according to plan

[@seungminnie-miney-mong]

I remember the Highlight tour in Atlanta. All those shirts were used as makeshift umbrellas and left on the ground. Many didn’t want to keep them because BTS weren’t even mentioned on the shirt even though 95% of the people there came for BTS. I remember they had like a 20 minute opening act that no one was having. It was a trip for sure.

[@_Vallie_]

These scandals are so crazy! Like Jessi’s scandal i can’t imagine how scary it must have been. And the other ones to!😱😨

[@jennyhayes2243]

I remember seeing how Jessi's tour went on tiktok. I was so heartbroken and frustrated for her that she had to work with someone who didn't know how to run the tour well and scammed her fans for money on crap merch. I could see how frustrated Jessi was and I was so happy she didn't sugarcoat any of it.

[@sowonmarigold]

K-pop idols trust these people who they assume are close and very good friends only to be stabbed in the back. It’s hard to hear what these idols have went through and to know that they might have a hard time trusting people now especially ones who work with them because you can never know what their intentions are.

[@ryujins.smile.]

I'm so sorry for Jessi :(

[@Sonnenanbeterin1991]

I saw her in Berlin and she clearly had Mental health struggel before this shit happend. How can you fail to book flights ans Hotels .. First Thing you organize or not

[@Sydbeam]

@@Sonnenanbeterin1991 exactly. all he did was book the venues and prepare the merch and light sticks then left her and her fans screwed the rest of the way

[@preciouslyunhinged]

1.Jessi was done dirty....she didn't deserve it 2.sincerly I hope Lisa ex manager will meet karma for what he did...personally he could have taken the money but the trust they had in him.since they knew him in there debut days......it's nasty....no 1 deserves this

[@varshajohn]

Remember how k-friends scammed exo and exols. Exo had to buy their own outfits, and performed with no makeup, bad sound systems, had to but their own plane tickets and performed for free without getting anything (on top of that kai was injured and other members cancelled their events just for this) but exols had to pay a huge sum of money for tickets.

[@haiqua_tanveer05]

Yesss I was here to comment that and I was checking if someone mentioned it. Glad you did it. 4th gen stans/new stans just don't know about it or don't mention it but it was literally the worst

[@varshajohn]

@@haiqua_tanveer05 ikr 😑

[@XOtinkerbell0805]

That event literally broke my heart. They were scammed but they still chose to performed for their fans who is waiting for them.

[@parjol9064]

European concert tickets are always extremely expensive to add to the fact that they never come here anyway. Bought a floor ticket ( not even front ) for the music bank concert in Paris for 150 euro, the literal price of vip at most concerts 🙃

[@dimitra4596]

The music bank tickets were crazy expensive. I am traveling from Greece for this show and I already try to save money. The vip tickets costed the same as an average salary in my country (500 euro).

[@simonemg23]

Literally. Seeing the prices for ateez concert tour in europe compared to these in the usa they are around $100 mroe expensive.

[@waterworldplayz]

this is sad that these scams are still happening sometimes

[@celeste7957]

It scares me that someone you know for so many years would do something like this to you, it scars you, cause when you develop friendships with other people you will remember that, and can't help but be very careful and anxious

[@iamandreasilva]

2:40 u really cant trust anyone huh? not even those close to u, its just sad

[@_Vallie_]

I know!😭

[@BunEsub]

THANK YOU KOOKIELIT❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@z00merang18]

Having an idol career can look like heaven, you have millions of money, youre famous, have millions of fans, you are talented and beautiful but its such a thin string that can break anytime. Public especially plays a huge role in kpop and its so dangerous that all your efforts and hardworking for years can go to waste. So scary.

[@LemonRose59]

You don't necessarily have millions of money, look at Loona, never been paid since debuting.

[@z00merang18]

@@LemonRose59 and that is what I'm talking about having those things are supposed to be happening but they worked hard yet don't even have the basic privileges they deserve

[@pambarab5506]

Re: BTS 2015 tour. I tried to get tickets for Houston, but the buying process was so weird and different than usual ticket buying, that I changed my mind about going to the concert. I've been to other BTS concerts since and everything is normal.

[@samanthahom4973]

I went to the Houston Highlight. It wasn't a tour it was a fan meet and yess it was super confusing. The other artist that performed was really good but I later found out he never got paid. As bad as it was its also my most precious moment because they ran out of posters for the boys to sign. My friend and I got extra time and were so nervous, Jhope of course had to break the tension and just threw his hands in the air and went 'Oh my gosh'

[@preciouslyunhinged]

He literally wiped her whole house ..even undergarments 😳😳😳😳wth

[@Sonnenanbeterin1991]

Shes an Idol imagen He Planner To sell them

[@BunEsub]

You know how kookielit always gives us the best videos❤️

[@GleeChan]

In the Lisa/Dambi stories I can't figure out how you'd kill your job and friendships over some money. Obviously in Lisa's case the guy was so trusted that she readily lent him that amount of money, so it's crazy that he would give up that relationship for that. Given Lisa's fame, the dude could literally make bank just doing what he was doing, AND keep that personal friendship with her. In Dambi's case, if she trusted him that much to give him her house key, you know that's some back stabbing. How can you steal EVERYTHING. I get the desperation when you're in debt, but what money could he possibly get from personal items that have no value? It's just a scummy thing to do

[@Leeunknown]

0:00 Jessi 2:18 Lalisa 3:22 exid 5:09 BTS 6:18 Eric Nam 7:23 son Dambi I feel so bad for them T-T

[@maidatariq4934]

Thats why dont trust anyone in this industry bcz its not living easy as an artist you have to face all horrible things and im rdally angry how these peoples use idols and did the poor managments idols work so hard just to meet their fans and they get all in vain just bcz of somr nasty peoples i really hope in near future these kind of things never happened to fans and idols

[@iamjosh7290]

I guess the rich and famous really are no better than anyone else

[@princesspink9550]

Huh?

[@iamjosh7290]

So often the rich and famous have an easier life and it is nice to be shown on occasion that they are just like the rest

[@smokerscough2907]

I'll never forget the BTS Highlight tour fiasco. TGM was the biggest scam company and got away with so much

[@piii686]

BTOB’s supposed Fan Meeting in Manila wayback in 2016 was also a scam. The event did not push through and our tickets were never refunded. Well, some did but mostly did not. It was my biggest regret. Should’ve just seen Monsta X that year if I knew that would happen.

[@kathysofierce]

Remember hearing Son Dambi’s situation when it came out. It was insane. Talk about cleaning house.

[@Bernicemarie]

That man did Jessi dirty, he’s such a con artist. I felt sorry for Lisa. She trusted her manager but took advantage of her trust.

[@MaMaiBelial]

Can you do research about kpop festivals in europe? There is a huge controversy about kpop stars festival in Poland and kpop Bang fest in Germany

[@rhymecarol3425]

OMG the Lisa scam somewhat reminded me of Selena Quintanilla's case and situation 💀💀

[@Randosf]

I never heard about that happening to BTS or EXID situations before...horrendously bad management

[@justajbfan3229]

Aww Lisa is such a great person ❤️💖

[@mccuish]

I remember that stupid Krowdpop thing.

[@franzitaduz]

So much money in this business, it attracts thieves. Idols have to do business training on the side to survive their success.

[@mxwllphlp]

The temptation of Money 🤦

[@bishopman2308]

That was when Jessi was still with PNation and it makes me wonder why PSY didn't step up and help Jessi and her staff. Jessi shouldn't of been paying with her own money. This could be just one of the reasons Jessi left PNation.

[@Sydbeam]

She actually had JUST left pnation. But the tour was being prepared while she was under pnation. I don’t think pnation was preparing for her to tour bc they were planning heize's tour at the time

[@lillylilly4781]

how would any of these ruin any of their careers? ruined days or ruined weeks yes, career? no.

[@bluedrakken]

when you don't want to be under a label, jessi is responsability for everything.

[@Sydbeam]

Jessi went on tour in 2018, without a label, and it was more than successful. She had a large solo concert in Manila Arena without a label and it was also very successful, everything was perfect aside from a huge traffic jam that caused the concert to start later. Do you know what tour management is for?? It has nothing to do with a company.

[@josukeshairr]

Yall keep talking abt jessi’s tour what abt the one that stole everything from some idols house (idk her nams)

[@harper_0987]

Idols are still humans. This is the result when you work with a "money hungry" people

[@luv.soobinie]

K pop❤😊

[@tafy7967]

This is all old news get something new

[@-JA-]

🫢👍

[@clairehula4005]

I hate the fact that Jessi was done wrong and got scammed and honestly, she deserves better.

[@Kar1eigh626]

❤

[@kimble90126]

Omg

[@joo_tothe_yeon]

Watch the BTS one be BTS fault 💀 it’s their trashy company’s fault

[@elizasiddiiiii]

yeah

[@queen0294]

How?? Did u watch the video ? It was not Bighit who organized it.

[@samanthahom4973]

It wasn't BigHits fault. I went to the Houston fan meet and the boys and fans were treated so bad by TGM. It was a complete scam.

[@joo_tothe_yeon]

@@queen0294 it’s still a company

[@queen0294]

@@joo_tothe_yeon yes but not their*

[@draculis6721]

Coldplay - Champion Of The World (Official Video) react please.💜💜

[@dogarepretty3154]

Daily reminder: God purposefully created you! The God of the universe! God cares about you Do not live your life controlled by satan who didn't form you, die for you, forgive you, and more. What greater love is for someone to die for you while you hated them? live your life with God, Amen

[@frankverisco4722]

"close relationship" means Lisa was sleeping with him.

[@II_II555]

Stfu do you sleep with your friends and family?

[@II_II555]

Weirdo

[@FaeiryneFaun]

Do you sleep with everyone you're close to?

[@sakuraahammad9894]

Man r u ok

[@wajeehasajad8888]

She called him a brother mf