SM And HYBE Warn Fans About Fraudulent Event Using NCT, SEVENTEEN, And ENHYPEN's Names

Both SM Entertainment and HYBE have spoken up to warn fans about a scam that is using several of their artists’ names.

On February 3, both agencies issued official warnings about a fraudulent event called “Fest World Tour.” The tour, which has now been revealed to be a scam, falsely advertised that it would be holding concerts in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand featuring NCT DREAM, WayV, SEVENTEEN, ENHYPEN, and MIRAE.

SM Entertainment, PLEDIS Entertainment, and BELIFT LAB all announced that their artists were not participating in any such event, with the latter two agencies adding that they would be taking legal action against the unlawful use of their artists’ names.

PLEDIS Entertainment’s full English statement is as follows:

Hello.
This is PLEDIS Entertainment.

We would like to inform you that an opening of an unlicensed tour infringing SEVENTEEN’s intellectual property has been announced online without our company’s authorization.
SEVENTEEN does not participate in this event. We advise CARATs to be extra cautious not to get adversely affected.

Event Name: FEST WORLD TOUR 2023
Event Region/Country: Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand

Please request for a refund to the event organizer immediately if you have already purchased tickets to the above event. Our company does not hold responsibility for any damages occurred by this event as it is an unauthorized event.

We would also like to inform you that we will take legal actions against such illegal and unauthorized attempts that infringe artist IP.
We will continue to protect our artists’ rights.

Thank you.

Meanwhile, SM True released the following statement in English:

It has come to our attention that an organization has mentioned our artists NCT DREAM and WayV, saying that they are participating in an event in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand.

We wish to announce to the public that this information is misleading and incorrect. We would like to emphasize that our artists, NCT DREAM and WayV, will not be participating in that event.

We would like to ask the public not to respond to these schemes.

Finally, BELIFT LAB’s full English statement can be found below:

Hello.
This is BELIFT LAB.

Any external event ENHYPEN participates is jointly announced by BELIFT LAB and the event organizers followed by discussions between both parties. Event organizers or hosts do not announce an event without an official announcement of ENHYPEN’s official channels. An unauthorized event that infringe ENHYPEN’s intellectual property has been announced online and we advise all ENGENEs not to be adversely affected.

We would also like to inform you that we will take legal actions against such illegal and unauthorized attempts that infringe artist IP.
We will continue to protect our artists’ rights.

Thank you.